• Racing in the Solent
  • Inshore racing at its best
  • Sigma 38 going downwind
  • Racing with CSORC in the 1980s
  • Cheating the tide at Hurst
  • Practising spinnaker trim
  • Inshore racing in the Inter Departmental Offshore Regatta
  • Blue Juice in the Myth Of Malham
  • Merlin off to St Peter Port

About the club

The club offers sailing and racing opportunities for all, from complete beginners who want to try a day sail in the Solent, to experienced sailors looking for competitive yacht racing. Throughout the season we enter a variety of racing events:

  • Inshore races in the Solent;
  • Coastal JOG races;
  • Offshore RORC and JOG races to France and the Channel Islands;
  • Campaigns, such as the Fastnet.

The emphasis is on having fun, with a friendly atmosphere, but there is also the opportunity to gain experience and racing skills, and to progress to skippering. There is no minimum level of experience to sail with the club. For details of membership and eligibility click on the Membership at the top of the page or download a crew bureau form here, or email the crew bureau.

A division of the Civil Service Sailing Association - Civil Service Sports & Leisure.

NEWS Last updated 9th August 2024.

The Season's Results We competed in a full week of Cowes Week - the absolute classic regatta of all classic regattas. Some of the crew did the full week while others did several days. We were in the Cruiser Class D racing against other cruisers which made for a fun yet competitive fleet. The weather was near perfect with a variety of courses around the Solent. We finished midway in the fleet.
The Taittinger regatta was good fun if not covered in glory for our entry. Light winds, strong tides and cruisers don't make for a killer combination where the results are concerned. Socially and organisation-wise this was a superb weekend.
CSORC chartered a Fairview Oceanis 37 to enter the Round the Island Race in the ISC cruiser class. As you may have read/seen the weather was VERY windy and only a small number of boats (less than 200) completed the course, most dropping out before the Needles. We, however completed the course with a rather good result - 5th out of 10 finishers but 50 starters. Kudos to the skipper and crew.
The IDOR was not so successful in terms of results but we can only assume the other crews are getting better - and our crew didn't understand about non-folding props.
Earlier we completed three Sunsail Race weekends, with an overall win in the last round, which earns us a place in the final in November. There's something a bit special about winning!

CSORC Racing Programme for 2024 The next event of the season will be a precursor to the 2025 Fastnet - a RORC race to Cherbourg in Merlin. More information on the Programme page. To book a berth contact the crew bureau.

CS Sailing newletter You can while away those non-sailing hours by reading CS Sailing - available to download from the home page of the CSSA web site

CSORC Facebook Group. If you are a facebook user CSORC has a Facebook Group. When you join you can join discussions and post pictures. .