Rye Harbour Sailing Club

21/08/2026

Dinghies are being moved back. The chain to secure them is in place but not anchored. The final stage will be to anchor the perimeter chain and reallocate berths by class.

18/08/2026

Dinghy sailing activity has been curtailed over the last week or so whilst improvements are made to the dinghy and car park. VolkerStevin (who are carrying out the works on the River Rother near Rye) have kindly donated a substantial amount of aggregate to help raise the ground level giving protection against flooding during high tides. It’s taken a while to coral volunteers, engineering plant, delivery of the aggregate and purchase of the Environmental Licence but we are getting there.

Stage 1 is complete, Stage 2 takes place this week.

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

Rye Harbour Sailing Club is situated on the River Rother a short sail from Rye Bay. This has the advantage of being able to sail on the river if it becomes too windy for the Bay. As a working harbour we have to give way to commercial shipping as it makes its way too/from the Wharf upriver of the club. It is quite a sight watching the shipping as it make its way serenely downriver.

29/06/2026

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28/06/2026

Each year the RYA encourages sailing clubs to open their doors to the public to encourage them to ‘have a go’ at sailing. Yesterday, 27 June, Rye Harbour Sailing Club ran its ‘Discover Sailing’ event. Despite overnight storms and heavy rain followed by very light winds early on, the conditions turned out to be near perfect to take out novice sailors into Rye Bay. The event was capped off by a BBQ and bar being opened to the public with club members and passers by availing themselves of refreshments on a warm summer’s day. (Photographs by Alison Short and Mark Whiteman).

26/06/2026

On Wednesday 24 June the Club played host to Rye Chamber of Commerce. A tremendous evening and great to see the new look club house getting lots of use.

22/06/2026

Some great pictures taken yesterday (21 June) of Clive Heathmarsh by his family. In the background are several other dinghies preparing for the start of a race.

31/05/2026

A lesson today to always prepare for the worst. Today’s race was forecast for acceptable weather conditions but out of the blue a squall hit Rye Bay, every dinghy capsized at least once (one six times), with one ending up on Camber Beach. The safety boat was working overtime and the race was abandoned. The photograph shows Peter Joyce being towed ‘back from the brink’ by Paul Whiteman arriving at the club house.

All returned safely - with stories for the bar.

25/05/2026

Rye Harbour Sailing Club deliberately sets its fees at a low level to encourage people from all walks of life to sail. This means that we look to fund raising initiatives to ensure that we can maintain the facilities (infrastructure, safety equipment and club boats are examples). For this reason, the club subscribes to Sterling Lotteries and is licenced by Rother District Council to run a lottery. Tickets cost £1 a week of which 50p comes to the club. The maximum prize available is £25,000.

The club is situated on the River Rother adjacent to Rye Bay where excellent sailing is enjoyed all year round. We are an inclusive club welcoming all who want to have a go at sailing whether on yachts or dinghies; experienced or beginner.

We have active dinghy and cruising divisions and year-round events; sailing and social. The club prides itself on the diversity of its members and sailing interests, catering for all ages and abilities. The club is one where new and prospective members alike receive a warm welcome.

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