RYA-affiliated offshore club and training centre for Reading and the surrounding area
Reading Offshore Sailing Club welcomes you!
Reading and the surrounding area's own RYA-affiliated club and RYA training centre for people interested in sailing and motor yachts
The Reading Offshore Sailing Club (ROSC) is the inland club for the offshore sailor. It is RYA affiliated and an RYA training centre. Our club is for people resident in and around the Reading area who are interested in sailing or motor yachts.
Our membership is made up of those who have yachts, whether based in and around the Solent area or further afield, others without boats who would like to crew, and those simply interested in learning more about sailing.
In the sailing season we have regular rallies. These are usually to venues along the South Coast, but have also included destinations in other parts of the UK and in the Med.
In winter we have monthly meetings, at the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club (UTMYC).
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We welcome you to explore our site and find out more about Reading Offshore Sailing Club and all that we have to offer.
Final update from our outgoing Commodore
Jackie Bignell says:
The club has had a good year, with excellent talks, a Christmas walk, a rally in May, our annual BBQ in September and a quiz night. The last event of the year was on Saturday 1st November – our AGM and Laying Up Supper.
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This is a great club, started by Mike Bowyer from his evening navigation classes some 54 years ago.
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The club is well supported by all the members and Nick Dunkley was voted in as our new Commodore to take the club into it's 55th year. Nick has already outlined some of his ideas for the coming year.
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I would like to give huge thanks to the committee – Graham, Steve, Kate, Marion, Eleanor, Bill and Mike for all their hard work and support over the past two years, while I have been Commodore.
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We say goodbye to Mike as our Vice Commodore this year as he has decided to step down from that role. However, we are welcoming his son, John Bowyer, onto the committee.
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We welcome Hugh to the committee, as Kate has also decided to step down this year. She has kept us all on track with her excellent time-keeping for our committee meetings. She has, however, agreed to continue to organise the catering for our various events with her first class time management, people and cooking skills! Thank you Kate.
Bill will stand down from the committee, due to his career change, but he has kindly agreed to continue to update our website for the time being.
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I will hand over the Commodore Trophy to Nick with great confidence for the club's coming year.
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Jackie Bignell
1st November 2025
Wind in our usual sailing grounds
Why join?
Benefits of membership
RYA affiliated
We are the only offshore club in Reading affiliated with the RYA
Occasional training opportunities
Through contacts, partners and neighbouring clubs
Regular talks
From experts on a range of nautical subjects
Programme of rallies
Taking place in the UK (Solent and elsewhere) and wider-afield
Occasional charters
Members who don't have boats either charter together or join other members on their boats
Social events
A broad selection of social events
Like-minded people
Meet like-minded people from different backgrounds to share sailing experiences
Discounted yachts
We've partnered up with Hamble Point Yacht Charters to offer club members an exclusive 10% discount. More detail here.
Interested in joining?
Membership fees
for the period 1 January to 31 December
Individual membership
£41 per year
(discounted to £37.50 if paid by 31 January)
Family membership
£55 per year
(discounted to £50 if paid by 31 January)
Associate/Country membership
£17 per year
(discounted to £15.50 if paid by 31 January)
New members joining after 1 June will pay half price membership for their first annual subscription.
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New members joining after 1 November will pay nothing in respect of that year's membership.