YOSC CLUB DETAILS
 Introduction
Yateley is situated in the North East corner of Hampshire and our Club "Catchment Area" includes Camberley, Bracknell, Eversley, Farnborough, Sandhurst and Wokingham. We are about 50 miles from the popular sailing waters of the Solent where most of our Members keep their boats.
RYA Recognised Yachtmaster, Coastal Skipper and VHF Radio Courses are available locally at The Yateley Centre and other teaching centres in the area to encourage local people with boating interests to improve their skills and expertise.
The Yateley Offshore Sailing Club was founded in September 1991 by a group of past members of these RYA shore based evening classes whose mutual interest was sailing with the principal objective to promote and facilitate the sport of sailing and recreational boating
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 The Club is affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association and membership now stands at 81 full and family members among whom a total of 39 boats are owned, most of which are sailing yachts ranging from 18ft to 43ft also a couple of large power boats and three catamarans..
The club wishes to increase its membership to boat owners and others who would welcome the opportunity to meet like minded and enthusiastic people. To this end, the Club holds regular meetings on the first Monday of each month in Room A.1.8 at the Yateley Centre. At these meetings we invite speakers to talk on a wide variety of subjects of interest to the Sailing fraternity. These have proved very enjoyable and instructive to our members.
On other Mondays we meet in the Yateley Centre Bar from around 9 p.m. onwards for an informal chat and drink. Members can swap ideas, exchange information with others on good mooring spots and quiet anchorages, offer berths to members without boats to enable them to get in some sailing hours for their logs and to give practical help to the boat owners.
The Club has organised practical demonstrations including a Survival Course which involved entering a life raft in full wet weather gear in Yateley Pool, practical demonstrations of fire extinguishers and emergency flares, a Navigation Exercise and knot-tying.
Additionally we have had some very enjoyable social and sailing trips in member's boats including cross Channel trips, dinghy sailing on Hawley Lake, visits to Poole and Weymouth, several Solent rallies and barbecues, the Club's Island Cup Event presented to the yacht with the fastest corrected time "Round the Island".
 Our annual two-week Summer Cruise gives Members the opportunity to cruise in company to Normandy or Brittany and the Channel Islands calling at convenient ferry ports for crew to join or leave.
We have set up our own Internet NewsGroup for our Members to post items of interest, sailing questions, requests for information, articles for sale, requests to borrow tools and equipment etc. which has also provoked some lively topical discussions.
If you would like further information about the club see the contact details in the Membership and General Enquiries Section shown below or come along to the Yateley Centre any Monday and make yourself known to any club member - you will be assured of an enthusiastic and warm welcome.
Our 10th Anniversary at the Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth - September 2001
Membership and General Enquiries
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Enquiries about YOSC: e-mail: membership@yosc.org.uk
Membership enquiries to the Membership Secretary - Tel: 01276 31241
Many useful facilities are available to Members including a library of sailing books and videos, use of maintenance tools and equipment, a monthly Newsletter and biannual Magazine, burgee, clothing, car stickers and lots more. CLICK HERE to download a full listing.
Membership Fees for 2008
- Family --- £27.00
- Full ------ £23.50
- Country --£10.00
Note: Country Membership is only open to past Full or Family Members of YOSC who have moved away from the area and wish to keep in touch by Newsletter or Offshore Magazine or to attend the occasional Sailing or Social event.
YOSC is pleased to contribute to:
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RNLI - The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Jubilee Sailing Trust - dedicated to bringing together able-bodied and physically disabled people through the medium of tall ship sailing and building
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