ClubCoastalHaslar, Gosport, HampshirePortsmouth Harbour, the Solent, and offshore waters
Offshore Cruising Club
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Yacht cruising, Offshore cruising, Yacht racing, Sail training
Beginner
Offshore Cruising Club says it welcomes new members whether they have sailed before or not, and describes its membership as ranging from highly experienced sailors to novices.
Training
The club says it runs its own training programme for members who want to develop from competent crew up to skipper level, and its 2026 programme includes midweek training trips from Haslar Marina, Gosport.
Offshore Cruising Club is a Haslar Marina club built around the yacht Overlord, offering Solent weekends, offshore cruising, racing, training trips, and introductory sailing for prospective members.
New members can take up to two trial cruises in the Solent for a nominal fee, deducted from membership if they join. The 2026 programme also lists Open Day Overlord Intro Solent Sailing Day events on 26 and 27 September 2026.
The club says it welcomes new members of all ages and abilities. Its membership options include under-25 membership and family membership covering a member, partner, and children under 25 living at the same address; the exact current family fee should be checked with the club because the current official sailoverlord page only gives the over-25 full membership price.
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No accessibility, Sailability, disabled access, or adapted sailing information was found on the checked official pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The current official join page lists full membership for over-25s at GBP 140 per year, a daily sailing fee of GBP 73 per day for a berth, and shared onboard living costs normally around GBP 30 per day. Trial cruises are available for a nominal fee, deducted from membership if the person joins.
Official site says the club is built around Overlord, a 58-foot Bermudan sloop based at Haslar Marina, and welcomes new members whether or not they have sailed before.
The site describes member and guest sailing opportunities aboard Overlord and berth/day sailing fees, but no separate boat hire, club-boat hire, or visitor boat-use terms were found. Do not treat sailing on Overlord as boat hire unless the club states that explicitly.
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