Wave Train - photograph copyright Hamo Thornycroft
A division of the Civil Service Sailing Association - Civil Service Sports & Leisure.

About the club
The club offers sailing and racing opportunities for all, from complete beginners who would like to try a day sail in the Solent, to experienced sailors looking for competitive yacht racing. 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.

Throughout the season we enter a variety of racing events:

  • Inshore races in the Solent such as the Warsash Spring Series, the Hamble River Winter Series and Sunsail Regattas;
  • Offshore RORC and JOG races to France and the Channel Islands;
  • Campaigns such as Cowes Week, the Fastnet, and Cork Week.
Happy crews

NEWS   updated 1st June 2008.

Weymouth JOG We now have a full crew for this event.

Interdepartmental Offshore Regatta Starts tomorrow Monday 2nd.

Programme for 2008  For an updated list of races for this year please see the Events page.

Sunsail Regatta - CSORC entered Rounds 2 and 3 of the Sunsail Regatta series in the Eastern Solent. Skipper Trevor Drew on Round 3:-

Strong winds meant racing was called off on Saturday, so we had a lively sail to Cowes in a 34 knot wind and had a highly successful shopping expedition, also celebrating Tracey's birthday in The Union - complete with a surprise cake.
Sunday was a dead calm, with race 1 timed out, when we were in 6th position and race 2 cancelled. We were anchored off Hill Head for about an hour and, with the vote of the crew, decided that, rather than risk a whole day without sailing, like many others, we'd retire and motor to Ryde, where we picked up some wind. Race 3 did eventually happen, but was very short and without us. But we got in much more sailing, with some spinnaker and MOB practice, so everyone was happy.

We will be entering more Sunsail events later in the year.

Civil Service Sailing - March Click here to download the latest edition in pdf format.

 
   
Copyright © Civil Service Offshore Racing Club 2003