Dell Quay Sailing Club

General Committee Update June/July

Dear members,
There’s a wide range of items on this month’s GC update so please read the update in full
Items include:

• Additional Covid 19 measures (creation of a specialist ‘Covid team’, some thoughts on a Covid AGM and other initiatives),
• Rowing,
• Lift in,
• Dinghy park condition & Security,
• Projects’ status.

As restrictions begin to be lifted, my commitment, and that of your GC, is that the Club does as much as we can, safely, within the government and RYA guidance.

• Return to Racing,
• Victoria Fleet,
• Use of Balcony, pontoon and other facilities at the Club,
• Parking on the Quay,
• Use of the Hose.

Update Covid 19 – 13th May 2020
 
We were delighted to hear today that some form of boating is now permissible.  It is very important that we comply with the various guidelines published in relation to use of outdoor space.  Please refer to ‘Getting back on the Water’ in the ‘Latest News’ column of this website before...getting back on the water!
 
Best wishes to you all.

For more information see conservancy.co.uk and conservancy.co.uk/latest-news

Dell Quay Sailing Club is a relaxed, friendly sailing club, a happy place for families, couples, and individuals to enjoy in the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour or the Solent.

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, sailing 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 with hot showers. 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 and a number of drying moorings for yachts.

Dell Quay welcomes Paddle Boarders & Kayakers to enjoy this idyllic setting, perfect for exploring the harbour by paddle board. We have a floating pontoon which serves as a great launch for paddle boarders, and a club house with superb views across the harbour. The club wishes to encourage paddle boarders & Kayakers to join as members, and be a part of this active and sociable sailing club.The club runs Fun Friday's through the summer season, where there are suitable tides, attracting many existing paddle boarding members to come and enjoy their sport on a beautiful summer's evening!

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.

We also provide training course on both power and sail to Members only through our RYA Training Center.

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!