About the club

The club offers sailing and racing opportunities for all, from complete beginners trying a day sail in the Solent, to experienced sailors looking for competitive yacht racing. Throughout the season we enter a variety of racing events:

  • Inshore races in the Solent such as the Sunsail race series;
  • Offshore RORC and JOG races to France and the Channel Islands;
  • Campaigns such as the Fastnet.

The emphasis is on having fun, with a friendly atmosphere. There is no minimum level of experience to sail with the club. For details of membership and eligibility click on the Membership menu item at the top of the page or download a crew bureau form here.

A division of the Civil Service Sailing Association - Civil Service Sports & Leisure.


NEWS updated 15th April.

IDOR 2012 Due to popular demand we are planning to enter a second boat in the IDOR this year and have a few places available. If you'd like to join in then contact the crew bureau asap.

photo: Hamo ThornycroftMarch Sunsail Events We were a bit short-staffed for the Sunsail Season Shakedown, but luckily it was a bit breezy and the race officer declared it a no-spinnaker day after the first race. We had a lovely sunny day blowing the cobwebs away, getting our sea legs and a handful of other euphemisms for being a bit slow.

Sunday dawned wet and with a fearsome forecast so our plans to get some practice in were put on hold and we settled for a couple of hours making our way to Port Solent in 30 knots of cold wind. The next one is 31st March - a full weekend of racing this time.

Racing Times The January 2012 Racing Times and also C S Sailing can now be downloaded from the newsletters page .

IDOR update We now have 19 entries for the IDOR, up on this time last year. The tide times for Portsmouth for the IDOR week can be viewed on the IDOR page. There are also some other useful downloads including GPS coordinates.

From next year membership of the CSSC is open to a much wider range of people including local authority employees, teachers, the police and firefighters. Family and friends can become Linked Members so all in all more people can come sailing with us! Full details here. The CSORC AGM will be held at RORC in early February - full details to be confirmed so watch this space.

IDOR 2012 11th-15th June We now have a full CSORC crew but there may be other boats looking for extra crew so do get in touch via the CSORC crew bureau. Five days of racing between Civil Service Departmental crews and CSSA club crews, based in Cowes and raced within the Solent and around the Isle of Wight.

Solent Racing Marks Navigators can download the racing marks from the SCRA website. Here is the link you need.

CSORC Facebook page. If you are a facebook member you can "like" CSORC. Click on the button at the top of this page.

ISAF Offshore Special Regulations The 2010 regulations can be viewed here.

CSORC crew clothing You can now get crew clothing with the CSORC logo from Ocean World in Cowes. There's a selection of T-shirts, rugby shirts, fleeces, caps and beanies. You can order online or by phone.