The Royal Southern Academy
Academy membership is available for 18-25 year olds and is very affordable at just £62 for the year. Your membership fee gives you access to all of the club's facilities as well as the opportunity to enter club events. The Academy hosts a wide range of events, both sailing and social throughout the year, and gives you the chance to get to know other like minded people.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Academy and hope to see you around the Club house soon.
What's On?
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Crew Roulette
A one day 'Crew Roulette' event for Younger Members wanting to meet others and enjoy some fun sprint style racing before the season starts!
Pairs will be rotated around the J70s throughout the day, allowing a chance to sail with and against different people in every race. Each pair will have an individual score reflecting their array of results throughout the day.
Key Details:
- Price: £35 pp
- Includes: J70 charter, racing and a post-racing drink
- Enter as a pair or individual here: https://forms.gle/fVCcwY4g76Gb...
- Boats: J70 Sportsboat (provided)
- Style: Short course, windward-leeward fleet racing
- Space: 18 people or 9 pairs, so enter fast!
The event will use the club J70s and will consist of short course fleet racing, aiming to give each of the 9 pairs 8 races each throughout the day. You can either enter as a ready-made pair or as an individual and we can pair you with someone else - please enter using the link above.
All abilities are welcome - it is a great opportunity to meet members of the club and network prior to the racing season!
After racing we will host post-racing drinks in the club - all are welcome to join and stay for food!
If you would like more information or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Royal Southern Sailing Office via sailing@royal-southern.co.uk or by calling 02380450302.
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Race Series
Throughout the Winter, the Academy run a Winter Series and a Frostbite series. Both are open events (open to any age, member or non-member, any boat) with sprint style short course racing on Saturday mornings.
Find out what events are coming up for the Academy by going to our Events page and selecting the 'Academy' tick box.
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Independent Sailing
The club owns three 2018 bought J/70 sports boats, which younger members are encouraged to take advantage of! They are available to rent for sailing, training and racing throughout the year and are great for members who don't own their own boat but are looking to get out on the water, keeping sailing exciting and competitive all year round.
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Social
Social Events
We are looking to run a plethora of social events in 2019 to enable our like-minded younger members to get together and enjoy all the club has to offer together.
Facebook Group
Members can join our Facebook group where younger members sailing and social opportunities are publicised and interaction is encouraged.