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= Emsworth Sailing Club =

Emsworth Sailing club is a family oriented club, situated in the safe and sheltered waters at the top of Emsworth channel in Chichester Harbour.

The Club situated at the end of Bath Road, was originally a sea-bathing establishment.

Emsworth Sailing Club was founded in 1919, which makes it one of the oldest water-based activity clubs in the country.

The clubhouse incorporates the original building which was constructed in 1792 and acquired in 1919, but over time has been extended in every direction. It has two bars, function rooms, an upper terrace and a heated fresh water pool.

The club is used There is parking for 391 dinghies, kayaks and SUPs as well as outboard storage, a number of Club-owned floating moorings, and a car park.

The Club’s membership (approximately 1650) includes competitive dinghy sailors, yacht cruisers and racers, swimmers, kayakers, stand-up paddleboarders, windsurfers, rowers, model yacht enthusiasts and non sailing members.

It is an RYA Training Centre, and provides training for Club members, both juniors and adults.

Our annual inter-club racing programme is well supported; there is an annual regatta for both juniors and the Club as a whole, as well as races and rallies for cruisers.

Emsworth SC is a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) affiliated club. It has produced its fair share of Olympic contenders and national champions, currently counting more than 30 national or world titles from amongst the male, female and junior members since 2000 alone.

Centenary 2019
The Emsworth Sailing Club centenary in 2019 was marked b a number of activities both on and off the water, including a centenary regatta, a sail past, on water fun events, an East Head family trip. Onshore there will was a beer and band festival, a centenary ball and a vintage tea party.

In support of the centenary a hard back history of the club was has been written by local author Liz Sagues.

History
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Famous Members
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Sir Peter Blake KBE (1948–2001), yachtsman. Broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 1994

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten

Commodores
The following is list of those who have served as the Commodore of Emsworth Sailing Club.

Links
http://emsworthsc.org.uk/

ttp://www.wikiwand.com/en/Emsworth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsworth

https://www.conservancy.co.uk/

www.rya.org.uk

http://www.emsworthonline.co.uk/about.html