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Reading Sailing Club is based on a picturesque lake on the Berkshire/Oxfordshire border. Welcoming new members, from complete beginners to experienced racers.

Reading Sailing Club is situated on a large picturesque former gravel pit adjacent to the river Thames in Sonning near Reading. Dinghy sailing is the club's main activity with both beginners and experienced racers making use of our facilities. We aim to offer an informal, friendly sailing club where members can race, cruise, and join in the various social events. Facilities for members and their f

amilies include a very attractive sailing lake, clubhouse with changing rooms, hot showers, a galley, large boat park, slipway, jetty, and grass lawned area.

30/08/2026

It's been a busy Summer season for the Modellers at reading, with a good turnout on both Tuesday & Friday's racing.

Mike T is currently leading the Tuesday series after a series of back to back wins. Ron and Peter R are second and 3rd respectively with just one point between them.

Newton meanwhile leads the Friday series, just two points ahead of Darren in 2nd. Mike T is just behind in 3rd.

With 18 different helms across the series', there's been close competition and a great turnout.

21/08/2026

On Saturday, the club ran a Safety Boat refresher for members, focusing on improving their boat recovery skills and strengthening our safety Boat cover during racing and other club activities.
A big thank you to Mark for organising the day, such a success it was, that he is organising a second one, to be held on the 17th October. Get in touch via the website if you'd like to take part.

02/08/2026

Travelling Sailors alert!
Members Chris & Carol recently made one of their regular trips to Falmouth with their trusty Sport 14 "Morwenna" in tow.
Lovely weather and wind for cruising the Carrick Roads, including visits to Restronguet & Mylor.

01/08/2026

A nice force three from the south west, accompanied with a slight drop in the usual heatwave, encouraged plenty of racers down on Wednesday for the latest round of the Gillette series.
23 boats made it to the start line, including 4 double handers.
Rhys (ILCA6) & James (ILCA7) got a good start, along with Will S & Hugh (RS200).
James and Rhys had a close battle all race long until James had to recover from a near capsize.
Will & Hugh's attempt to fly their Spinnaker was only met with much of the fleet overtaking them & the kite wasn't seen on subsequent laps.
Newton (Solo)meanwhile, had made his way up through the fleet & overtook James, whilst; Steve S (Solo), Karen (Comet) & Ralph (ILCA7) were all having a close battle amongst themselves.
Our new trial format meant the back markers crossed the line first, but Rhys was in first, with Newton 2nd and James P 3rd.
On Handicap, Rhys was first, with Newton 2nd and Karen 3rd.

A big thank you to Darren and his team for running the racing on Wednesday.
After the race, there was Spicy Chicken & Rice, followed by Apple tart, made by Newton.

We're back on Sunday for the next rounds of the Summer Series.

22/07/2026

Very shifty winds for Sunday's Summer Series.
15 boats made it out for the pursuit race, with Newton (Solo) taking and maintaining an early lead, having got past the ILCA6's of Rhys, Jess and Cecilia.
He was closely followed by Steve S & Darren (Both Solos). Whilst Rick (ILCA7) made it past Rhys.
At the finish gun, Newton was 1st, with Steve S 2nd and Darren 3rd.
The Handicap race had a similar start, with Newton taking a close lead. He was followed by Rick & Steve S.
Positions once again remained similar, with Darren & Rhys having a close battle in the midfleet before Darren passed him.
On the final lap, Rick overtook Newton to finish first. Newton was 2nd and Steve S 3rd.
On Handicap, Newton was first, with Steve S 2nd and Rick 3rd.
A big thank you to Ron and his team for organising the racing on Sunday.

13/07/2026

Strong and shifty winds for Sunday's July Cup.

14 boats made it out for three races.

There were plenty of capsizes across the day, which made sure the safety team were kept busy & also led to several retirements.

The first two races were won by Will S, with Chris K close behind. Jess finished 3rd in both of the mornings raced. (All ILCA6'S)

After a wonderful lunch of Quiche, made by Ann, we were back out for one race after lunch.

Chris K finished 1st, with Jess 2nd and Aileen (Comet) 3rd.

With all three races counting towards the final results, Chris K wins the July Cup, with Jess 2nd and Aileen 3rd.

A big thank you to Karen and her team for running the racing on Sunday.

09/07/2026

Saturday 4th July saw a team of five juniors heading to Upper Thames Sailing Club for the 2026 Thames Valley Challenge, a junior two boat team racing event sailed in Fevas.

Eight Teams, from three clubs and one school, sailed a total of 28 races. Each race was one team versus another and over the day every team sailed every other team. The Reading Team started really well with a win against Claires Court Green, followed by another win against Claires Court Red. They were unlucky with a loss in a close fought race against Upper Thames Polar Bears. Two more wins against Claires Court Blue and Maidenhead Southern followed by a very unlucky loss against Upper Thames Penguins, which saw the Penguins that were in last place come through on a puff of wind while everyone else was stuck just before the finish line! The final race saw another win against Maidenhead Pacific.

A very different place to sail for our juniors - on the river with a current and rather a lot of pleasure cruisers to navigate around as well. They were amazing and finished a very well deserved second overall behind Upper Thames Polar Bears. Claires Court Green were third.

Well done Phoebe, Molly, Jerome, Alex and Fergus. Thank you to all the parents for their support from the riverside, to the Hallidays for coming along to support the team and to Karen and Hugh for helping Upper Thames run the event as well as supporting our sailors.

28/06/2026

A force 2 for Wednesday's final round of the Commodore's Cup.
It was all to play for, with just a couple of points separating the top three of Karen, Newton & Hugh.

Newton (Solo) and Karen Comet) both got away well, whilst Hugh infringed Will and has to complete penalty turns.
Newton sailed ahead, with Will & Rhys (Both ILCA7) further back jostling for position.
Behind them, Karen was holding off Darren (Solo).
Will managed to get ahead of Rhys, and passed Newton on the final leg, finishing 1st. Newton was 2nd & Rhys 3rd.
On handicap, Karen was 1st, Newton 2nd and Will 3rd.

The final results for the Commodore's Cup is:
Newton 1st
Karen 2nd
Hugh 3rd
Well done to everyone who took part, with 56 entries.

A big thank you to Adrian for running the racing on Wednesday.

After the race, there was Chili made by Kate.

15/06/2026

15 boats out for Pink Fleet on Saturday. Held on the second Saturday of every month, it's a great opportunity for new sailors to get out and practice. After the usual hearty breakfast supplied by Monica, a fun race was held, with both perfect weather and wind. A big thank you to Monica & Brian for running it.

14/06/2026

Nine Topper and Oppie Sailors competed at the first Junior Regatta of the season on a warm but not so windy afternoon. They all coped really well with the shifting conditions and sat patiently waiting for the wind to fill in again when it died (well most of them anyway!)

The first race was won by Alex (Oppie) who got off to a great start staying ahead of the Toppers for the first lap. Molly (Topper) finished 2nd and Luki (Oppie) was 3rd.

After a shift down the lake, for slightly more wind, the second race got under way and yet again Alex had a brilliant start and won the race. Molly got beaten on handicap by Fergus (Oppie) who took 2nd and Molly finished 3rd.

Race three saw the wind die soon after the start and Molly was obviously the only one still concentrating as she pulled well ahead and stayed ahead to get the win. Alex despite suffering from a wind change and a lull managed to come back to take 2nd and Fergus took 3rd.

Overall winner and first Oppie - Alex
2nd and first Topper - Molly
3rd - Fergus

Thanks to Karen for running the Regatta, Hugh and Will for some great coaching and the parents for supporting their children.

The next Junior Regatta will run alongside Junior Barts Bash on Sunday 13th September at 1pm so save the date.

Address

Reading Sailing Club, Sonning Eye, South
Sonning
RG46TT

Website

http://www.readingsc.org.uk/

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