Dell Quay Sailing Club
Dell Quay Sailing Club is a relaxed, friendly and inclusive sailing club, a happy place for all to enjoy in the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour. Sheltered waters, perfect for learning to sail or just refreshing rusty skills while still enjoyable for the more experienced user of the water.
The club itself is in one of the most picturesque locations to be found in Chichester harbour.The harbours 22 square miles of water offer a variety of destinations and of course easy access to the Solent and the English Channel with all their possible cruising destinations.
While most activities, water based and social, take place at weekends, members have access to the club at all times.The main club building houses a bar, lounge area, galley and changing rooms. There is also a converted grain warehouse providing a race office, office/training room and workshop as well as a spacious shed for storage. There are berthing spaces for a large number of dinghies, Kayacks and all sorts of craft and a number of drying moorings for yachts.
One huge benefit of membership is our discounted RYA courses. We provide training courses on both power and sail to Members through our RYA Training Center.
Dell Quay Sailing Club welcomes all those that enjoy water based activities to this idyllic setting, perfect for starting your exploration of the harbour. We have a floating pontoon which serves as a great launch point, accessible from the club house with it's superb views of the harbour.
The club runs "Fun Friday's" on Friday evenings through the summer season, where there are suitable tides, attracting many existing members to just mess about on the water enjoy their sport on a summer's evening followed by a meal from the Galley!
DQSC and the Environment
DQSC is committed to decreasing our impact on the environment and working together with our neighbours on various projects to improve it. We have appointed an Environmental Tsar Chris Pritchard to lead on this. Read more .....
If you are interested in Membership follow this link for detail.
Sailing events run all year round with racing for adults and juniors, a junior training week during the summer holidays, the very active Women on the Water (WOW) group, dinghy cruising and cruiser rallies within the harbour, the Solent and as far afield as Brittany.
Subject to qualifications, Dell Quay Sailing Club also has a number of dinghies for club members use, just in case you dont have your own boat yet. These include an RS Vision, 4 Pico's, a Laser 13, 2 RS Feva's, a Topper, an Optomist and a Wayfarer.
The comprehensive racing programme includes class and handicap series, several open events and the highlight of the season, the Annual Regatta.
We even race Victoria RC Model yachts.
The club hosts :-
- The Dell Quay Sailing Club Regatta.
- The Dell Quay Sailing Club Solo Open Meeting.
- The Dell Quay Sailing Club Firefly Open Meeting.
The harbour and its environs are designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, where boating activity happily coexists with internationally important numbers of wild fowl which make their permanent or seasonal home in its diverse habitats.
We hope this introduction has encouraged you to find out more about Dell Quay Sailing Club.But the best way is to come down and see for yourself.Please contact us and someone will be pleased to show you around.
See details about our clubs facilities.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
