ClubCoastalWest Wittering, Chichester, West SussexSnowhill Creek and Chichester Harbour
West Wittering Sailing Club
Verified by the clubClub checked this info on 14 Aug 2026
About this club
West Wittering Sailing Club is a Chichester Harbour club at Snowhill Creek, with member-only weekend dinghy racing, cruising, adult social sailing and training, junior sailing, and storage for dinghies, tenders and kayaks.
All club sailing is available only to members. Because of a condition in the club's lease, it can accept membership applications only from people with a residential address within the West Wittering civil parish boundary. This is a geographical residency rule, not a religious requirement. The address must be used primarily as a home by the applicant and their family. There is no public taster or non-member try-sailing route.
Beginners who meet the membership residency rule can start through member-only routes. Junior routes include RYA courses and Sunday Sail Clinics. Membership requires a residential address within the West Wittering civil parish boundary; this is a geographical boundary, not a church-affiliation requirement. Non-members and non-residents cannot use the club as a try-sailing venue.
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West Wittering Sailing Club is a Chichester Harbour club at Snowhill Creek, with member-only weekend dinghy racing, cruising, adult social sailing and training, junior sailing, and storage for dinghies, tenders and kayaks. Membership is limited to people with a residential address within the West Wittering civil parish boundary.
WWSC states that it is a Royal Yachting Association Accredited Training Centre and runs junior RYA Youth Sailing Scheme courses for members. For 2026 it lists two 3-day youth courses: Training A covering RYA Stages 1 and 2 in SailQubes/Optimists, and Training B covering RYA Stages 1 through 4 in SailQubes, Optimists, Toppers and Fevas. The junior programme also lists Sunday Sail Clinics with beginner, skills, progression and race-support groups. Adult Improver sessions are for adults who have sailed before and want help getting back on the water, with a club RIB/instructor on hand if needed; they are not described as complete beginner courses.
WWSC's Administrator confirmed in August 2026 that all club sailing is available only to members. The club's published membership rules require a residential address within the West Wittering civil parish boundary. There is no public taster, trial-sail or non-member try-sailing route through the club.
WWSC has a substantial junior programme. The 2026 overview lists RYA youth courses, Junior Week, Sunday Sail Clinics and junior racing. Junior Week 2026 is scheduled for 25 to 29 August and includes racing, supported sailing, fun activities and destination sails. The membership page lists Family and Parent & Child membership categories for children under 18. The safeguarding page treats anyone under 18 as a child and names a welfare contact.
Access· Unclear
No official Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or access-needs support information was found in the reviewed official pages. The club does describe limited facilities and a tidal venue with tricky access, but that is not accessibility support information.
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2026 membership rates are listed: Family GBP 149/year with GBP 297 initial joining fee; Parent & Child GBP 98/year with GBP 197 initial joining fee; Partners GBP 98/year with GBP 197 initial joining fee; Single GBP 80/year with GBP 160 initial joining fee; Young Adult GBP 35/year with GBP 71 initial joining fee. Adult Improver tickets are GBP 20 per boat for own boat, or a bit higher when including club single/double-hander rental. Club dinghy rental daily rates shown on the current visible rental page are SailQubes/Oppies GBP 13/day, Toppers GBP 13/day, RS Zests/Pico GBP 16/day, and RS Fevas GBP 22/day, for approved club members only. Course booking pages are linked, but no RYA course prices were found in the reviewed visible pages.
Membership is limited to people with a residential address within the West Wittering civil parish boundary. This is a geographical residency rule, not a religious requirement. The club says the restriction is a condition of its lease, and the address must be used primarily as a home by the applicant and their family. All club sailing is member-only, so the club is not open for casual or non-member sailing. Check the official membership page for current categories, fees and eligibility.
Club dinghies are available for rent by approved WWSC members only; the club says it cannot rent boats to non-members. The rental fleet listed is 11 SailQubes/Oppies, 4 Toppers, 2 RS Zests, 1 Laser Pico and 3 RS Fevas. Members need the relevant induction/waiver/approval before booking privately. Training-event boat use may be included in the event ticket and supported by instructors, but does not make the sailor an approved private renter.
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