Club Facilities
Club House. At the Sailing Centre we have a purpose-built two storey Club House. The ground floor foyer has noticeboards containing important information for members. Ladies and Gents toilets and shower facilities lead off the foyer. There is also a large, well-equipped kitchen with all the usual appliances; fridge, freezer, microwave, dishwasher, oven, etc. The first floor is reached via a staircase which includes a stair lift for disabled access. On the landing is a small desktop computer station which is available to all members and can be used for booking amenity berths or browsing the club website. The Club Function Room seats up to 90 people and has large picture windows offering panoramic views across Portsmouth Harbour. The upstairs kitchen is primarily used for events and functions and whilst we do not run a bar, the dedicated downstairs kitchen area is available to all members for preparing food and drinks.
Workshop. Within the same building with separate access, we have a well-equipped workshop with work benches, a fixed pillar drill and 'dirty jobs' sink and drainers. There is also a secured tools & equipment room to the rear of the workshop. It contains a wide range of tools used by the volunteer work parties to maintain our facilities. Some of these specialist tools are available for loan to members by arrangement.
Carpark/Hard Standing. Our yard is part asphalt and part un-made compacted stone. In the winter the un-made part provides hard standing for member's boats wintering ashore, with the remainder available for secure car parking. In the summer the whole area is available for parking. Outside in front of the club house there are a number of picnic tables and to the side there are gas barbeques, and these are used at various club functions. Access to the Weevil Lake pontoon moorings is gained via the bridgehead and companionway to the south east and to the south, there is a lockable gate leading to:-
Slipway and Scrubbing Grid. At the top of the slipway there are 'toast racks' to store member's tenders. These are provided for those wishing to access our swinging moorings north east of Burrow Island. The slipway has an adjacent pontoon, which is primarily used for our lift/launch activity. To the west side of the slipway there is a scrubbing grid with securing piles for use by members.
Dinghy & Outboard Storage. There are further 'toast racks' on J pontoon of the Weevil Lake moorings and there is a secured outboard store in the yard and an outboard flushing tank at the top of the slipway.
Lift/Launch facilities. The club owns a Roodberg submersible boat lifter and transporter, together with a powerful tractor. Operated by a dedicated team of trained volunteer members, the club carries out a winter lift service for more than 40 boats each year, with the subsequent launch in the spring. We have our own boat storage cradles which we hire out to members and the whole operation is performed over the space of a few days around two spring tides in the autumn and again in the spring. We also have the ability to offer short periods of lift/launch in the spring for those who don't want the whole winter ashore.
Wicor Shoreside facilities. The shoreside enclosure at Wicor is an MOD owned site leased by RNSA and jointly run and used by RNSA and POG. It is accessed via the Standard Aero helicopter maintenance facility. There are special security arrangements which must be met by a member prior to them taking up a mooring here and being granted access. Inside the enclosure there is ample parking, a small club house with limited toilet and washing facilities. There is a common room with lounge seating, along with a small galley for making tea/coffee etc. Outside in the yard there is 'toast rack' storage for tenders plus a number of communal launching trollies. There is also a secure outboard store. Through the shoreside gates there is a slipway and from there it is a short dinghy trip to the mid-stream pontoon moorings.
Last updated 14:21 on 21 October 2024