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Winter Dinghy Racing at Warsash SC - you're invited!

by Adrian Williams 29 Oct 2025 15:30 GMT
Winter Dinghy Racing at Warsash © WSC

The days are getting shorter; shops are full of mince pies and there are already perfume adverts on the telly. Time to dust off the Winter wetsuit and head to Warsash.

Warsash Sailing Club warmly welcomes visiting dinghy sailors who wish to take part in our Winter and/or Aussie Summer race series, which run on Sunday mornings over the Winter Period from November to March.

Races start at 10:30 with Fast/Medium/Slow handicap fleets. Courses are set in the environs of Hamble River, Southampton Water and The Solent depending on the prevailing weather conditions. Back ashore, breakfast baps and hot drinks are available for purchase from 09:00 while post-race, the bar will be open, and lunch can be ordered at our Shore House HQ while you enjoy panoramic views of the Hamble from our newly refurbished River Room.

Visiting Sailors have use of the Club facilities on the Sunday(s) of the races during the series and on the Saturday before the start of the series to rig their boat ready for the next day.

Visiting sailors who have entered our Winter Series will be permitted to leave their boat in our boat pound at Warsash for the duration of the series they have entered.

The dates are:

  • Winter Series (8 weeks approx.); From Sunday 2nd November - Sunday 21st December
  • Break for Christmas
  • Aussie Summer Series (13 weeks approx.); From Sunday 4th January - 29th March

FeesWinter Series (approx. 8 weeks)Aussie Summer Series (approx. 13 weeks)
Single Hander£80£130
Double Hander£104£169

To enter the Warsash SC Winter Series and/or Aussie Summer Series, please complete the form at: warsashsc.org.uk/visitor-winter-sailing

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