Keelboat Race Series
Our varied programme, including the Spring Series, Thursday Evening Keelboats, the Duo Series, and the X One Design and Folkboat Series, offers competitive, well-run racing across the season, combining tactical sailing with a strong social atmosphere ashore at the Club.
Thursday Evening Keelboats
Make the most of the long summer evenings with our Thursday Evening Keelboats (TEK) series. Enjoy well-organised, competitive racing in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you're part of an experienced crew or new to keelboat racing, you will find a friendly, inclusive atmosphere.
After racing, the fleet returns to the Club to relax, enjoy refreshments and catch up. It's the perfect way to round off the evening, with plenty of post-race conversation, shared stories and the friendly camaraderie that has made Thursday Evening Keelboats a favourite fixture for keelboat sailors.
XOD & Folkboat Wednesday Series
The Wednesday Series offers crews the opportunity to enjoy competitive, well-organised midweek racing, combining close one-design competition with the enduring traditions of classic keelboat sailing.
After racing, competitors and supporters gather at the Club for refreshments, informal debriefs and friendly camaraderie, making the series a social highlight of the week.
XOD & Folkboat Saturday Series
The Saturday Series offers crews the opportunity to enjoy competitive, well-organised weekend racing, combining close one-design competition with the enduring traditions of classic keelboat sailing.
After racing, competitors and supporters gather at the Club for refreshments, informal debriefs and friendly camaraderie, making the series a social highlight of the week.
Spring Series
Marking the start of the sailing season, the Spring Series brings fleets together for a programme of structured racing designed to sharpen skills, test crews and re-establish competitive routines after the winter break, all within a supportive and well-run Club environment.
After racing, competitors regroup at the Club to reflect and reconnect ahead of the busy season to come.
Duo Series
The Duo Series is an engaging double-handed racing programme sailed on selected Saturdays from May to September. Regarded as one of the most interesting and challenging Club Series in the Western Solent and welcoming crews of all abilities to enjoy competitive, tactical racing in a relaxed setting.
More than just racing, the Duo Series is a social highlight of the season — finish lines are followed by lively conversation, camaraderie and refreshments at the Club, where crews, families and friends gather to celebrate good sailing and enjoy the warm atmosphere ashore.
Keelboat Monthly Series
The Keelboat Monthly Series adopts the much-loved Pottership format to offer regular one-design Sunday racing in a competitive and friendly environment.
Racing concludes with crews gathering back at the Club to unwind after close, hard-fought races, enjoying the camaraderie and relaxed atmosphere that lies at the heart of the Pottership-style experience.
