RAF Yacht Club Annual Corporate Brochure 2011/12

Royal Air Force Yacht Club Official Club Brochure 2011/12

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Contents

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Welcome History The Club Structure and Management Team

Admiral Flag Officers

The Board

Standing Committees

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The club as a base for the Solent and beyond

Cruising Racing Rallies Club Trophies

Clubhouse Facilities

Car Parking Accommodation at the RAFYC

Members’ Bar and Riverside Bar Club Moorings, Pontoons and Club Launches

Membership and How to Become a Member Sailing Activities

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Visiting Yachtsmen

Social Calendar and Other Activities

Foreshore Facilities

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Dinghy Storage and Hammerheads Scrubbing Bays

Appetite @ the RAFYC Holding a Function at the RAFYC

RAFYC for Weddings RAFYC for Functions RAFYC for Club Rallies

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RAFYC for Training and Corporate Events Menu Options and Booking Details The Club Website and How to Contact Us How to Fnd Us

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Welcome

Welcome to probably the friendliest yacht club on the South Coast! That’s what we are told by our visitors, time and time again.

The Royal Air Force Yacht Club is a thriving club with a varied membership of almost 1,000 members from all walks of life, some of whom have been in the forces and some working in civilian life. We have a wide range of interests in boating from cruising locally to around the world, from racing around the cans to across the Atlantic.

Our club provides a superb base for your sailing activities with easy access to the Hamble and the Solent’s many varied ports and harbours as well as to the Channel for those wishing to venture further afield.

On land we have an active social life with a wide range of events held throughout the year from casual summer get-togethers to more formal black tie evenings.

The club is proud of its RAF heritage which brings a special ethos to the club built upon the history and achievements of our predecessors. We sustain a unique culture and an informality which keeps the club a friendly place to meet new friends and enjoy their company in special surroundings.

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History

Situated at the centre of British sailing and on the banks of the River Hamble lies Riverside House, the home of the Royal Air Force Yacht Club. This flourishing, independent fraternity of sailors did not just come about by chance; the story of its conception and progress is worth telling, because there was no silver spoon in the mouth of this struggling infant in 1932.

Calshot, situated at the entrance to Southampton Water, was an RAF Flying Boat Unit in the early 1930s. The Saro Cloud amphibian aircraft was based there to train pilots destined for various operational seaplane squadrons (this was the period when aircraft such as the Supermarine S6B, world speed record holder and Schneider Trophy winner, raced across the Solent skies).

The officers of RAF Calshot sailed a few National 14 dinghies and some Solent-based yacht owners had moorings on Ower Creek.

This was a loose gathering of enthusiastic sailors, the embryo of our club today. The Commander-In-Chief, Coastal Command was based at Lee on Solent; he agreed to formalise the sailing group, and so it was that the title Royal Air Force Yacht Club was granted.

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History continued

The annual subscription was set at £1 and a room in Calshot Castle was used as the Headquarters, two 60’ wooden huts on the foreshore were acquired for the Club, and these acted as a kitchen, bar, store, lounge and dormitory. The Club and members’ yachts lay on their moorings in the creek, and dinghies were ‘parked’ on a flying boat slipway. Although money was short and boats few, these were happy carefree days when the sun always seemed to shine. However, there was a need to increase membership, and the very remoteness of Calshot damaged interest in the Club. Moreover, more pressing matters were soon looming and, in September 1939, the RAFYC found itself in a state of hibernation, very aware that it might never wake up.

After the war, in 1947 at the Royal Air Force Club in Piccadilly, the few original surviving members met, and Air Marshal Sir Arthur Conningham was elected Commodore. The Air Ministry presented him with the contents of the ‘Wings Club”, which had been established for wartime airmen visiting London.

The furniture was moved to the two huts on the foreshore at Calshot.

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The Club was ‘in business’ once again, and one of the first tasks was to bring back the ‘Windfall’ yachts from Germany; these prizes of war had been built, on Hitler’s orders, for the amusement of the Luftwaffe. The whole fleet was sailed back to the UK by the three services, the RAFYC having responsibility for the RAF allocation to Calshot. Eventually, these beautiful craft were distributed throughout the Services.

During the next few years, little thought was given to development, and membership was static until Group Captain E F Haylock (Retd), the editor of ‘Yachting World’, became Commodore in 1951. He persuaded the Committee that the Club would always struggle at Calshot and would need to move to a more accessible location to succeed. Many schemes were mooted but, by chance, the Commodore heard that Riverside House had been purchased by Port Hamble to enable it to increase its foreshore holdings.

The 100-year building stood in 3 acres of ground, stretching down to the river. It was empty, in a bad state of repair and needed much attention. An approach was made to the Directors of Port Hamble who were prepared to sell for £20,000. However, Group Captain Haylock was the essence of persuasion and he reached agreement to buy the whole property for £6,000, reckoning an extra £2,000 would be needed to make the building habitable. In the event, more money than that would be required, but that is another story. On the 10th of May 1952 the new Club House was opened amid a fanfare from the Central Band of the RAF.

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Since the 1950’s Riverside House has continued to be developed for the benefit of the membership which between the 1950’s and the 1970’s has as a result of the peace dividend, expanded beyond the officers and men of the Royal Air Force to welcome in a diversity of members, all sharing an active interest in yachting. The club membership continues to thrive and during the 1990’s the efforts of the Commodore and his team sought approval from the membership to enter into an agreement with MDL and Berkeley Homes who collectively wished to purchase some of the club’s land. Using some of the income the club has funded and invested in considerable developments of both the foreshore and the impressive facilities in the extension to the building which supports the club as you see it today.

The club has a strong sense of its origins and is justifiably proud of its culture, the club history and the members who sacrificed and contributed so much, to its survival and its development. Making the RAFYC the thriving club which our members enjoy today.

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The Club Structure and Management Team

The Admiral - The Admiral is an honorary post in recognition of a record of many years of support to the club.

Flag Officers - The Flag Officers are volunteers who oversee the operational running of the club, they are elected annually at the club’s AGM in October.

Commodore is the chairman of the board and responsible for the direction of the club as well as acting as a representative of the club to other organisations.

Vice Commodore is the officer responsible for staff management, marketing and finance.

Rear Commodore House is responsible for all shore based activities and acts on behalf of the board to lead the House Committee and events committee.

Rear Commodore Sailing is responsible for all water based activities including the club rallies, launches and racing activities.

Honorary Secretary is responsible for operating the club in line with the club rules and managing any amendments in the policies of the club.

The Board - The board is comprised of the Flag Officers plus up to eight nonexecutive directors who ensure that the club operates for the benefit of the members, these directors normally take a lead in a number of club activities and sit on the standing committees. The board is re-elected annually at the club AGM. Standing Committees - There are a number of standing committees within the club that voluntarily give up their time to support and develop activities on behalf of the membership.

These committees are House, Sailing and Finance. The club also has a Membership Committee and an Events Committee.

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Membership and How to Become a Member

The club offers membership based on either single or family membership and also offers variations on the membership.

Inport members who either live within a 75-mile radius of the club or have a boat located on the South Coast.

Outport membership for those members living in the UK but outside the limits described above.

Overseas Membership for members living for more than six months outside the UK. Under 25 Membership is also available at a significantly reduced rate.

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Membership fees are normally published on the club website and are subject to review from time to time. A joining fee is normally paid on transition from Temporary to Full membership.

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Sailing Activities

The club as a base for the Solent and beyond The Hamble provides an excellent central location for many delightful destinations. The club provides a launch service for members that runs at weekends and Bank Holidays and for other times there is easy access to a slip way for tender launching. The club has also invested in two club tenders for members’ free temporary use.

Whatever facet of sailing interests you, the Royal Air Force Yacht Club, with its large and diverse membership, is able to cater for it.

We are proud to have been recognised as the leading global cruising club and having led the way in that sphere since the 1990s that section continues to go from strength to strength.

The club has an active racing programme and is affiliated to the Southampton Water Sailing Association, a group comprising several different local yacht clubs which affords even greater competition in both dinghy and cruiser racing. Races include evening round the cans in Southampton water and longer weekend races.

The social side of sailing is what attracts many to our great pastime and we have a well-supported rally programme throughout the year that takes in a variety of destinations both close to home and further afield.

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RAFYC members have been involved in the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), in sailing around the world, the Mediterranean and the oceans of the world. In fact the very first round the world cruise in company was organised by members of the club.

In the early 1990’s Trade Winds Cruising Rallies Ltd, the brainchild of club member Malcolm McLaren was established as a club subsidiary to promote global cruising at the club level. Under his dedicated planning and leadership this led to 39 yachts setting sail from Gibraltar in November 1995 on the Trade Winds Round-the-World rally, completing the circumnavigation in 1997. So popular and successful was this pioneering rally that the Royal Air Force Yacht Club attained international recognition as the leading global cruising club, and such was the momentum established beyond the club that a new commercial enterprise, Blue Water Rallies, seized the opportunity to meet the demand.

In October 2001, 11 yachts set sail from Lagos in Portugal on the Trade Winds USA 2001 rally via the Caribbean and optionally back to Europe via Bermuda and the Azores. Although very different in scope, this was another very successful rally for both club and participants. Those following in the footsteps of the early round the world pioneers continue to explore the world by sea.

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Our members have exercised their skills on the racing circuit and continue to win trophies in various classes including the one designs such as the XOD, the Sigma and the Jeanneau One Designs.

The club racers are frequently active within the Southampton Water Sailing Association (SWSA) and the Junior Offshore Group (JOG) as well as the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC). Events such as the Hamble Winter Series and Cowes Week as well as the Annual Round The Island Race and Cowes Week are also populated by a number of RAFYC members.

The club’s XOD fleet continues to thrive and holds evening and weekend racing series under the careful eye of our sister club at the Hamble River Sailing Club.

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Club members who have a keen interest in sailing in company and socialising among good friends are able to take advantage of the club’s active rally programme which runs from early March through to the Christmas and New Year season.

The typical format of a rally involves a sail to a well-chosen venue in the Solent or beyond, on arrival you are assured of a warm welcome from your fellows who normally offer a glass of something alcoholic. This is most often followed by one of the RAFYC’s legendary pontoon parties where an epicurean mix of boat-made specialties is devoured along with further glasses of wine and good conversation and renewed friendship.

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Next morning our members often appear surprisingly bright and bushy tailed for discussions on whether or not to attend the return fun passage race back to the Hamble.

Destinations for club rallies have included the local favourites such as Ocean Village, Bembridge and Cowes, moving out to the Beaulieu, Lymington, Chichester and on the other side of the channel to Cherbourg, St Vaast and the Channel Islands continuing to Northern Brittany.

Club rallies frequently get booked up early and attract up to 40 boats. Impromptu rallies are started with two boats and their club burgees, attracting others to join in on the way to Brest, La Coruna and beyond.

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Club Trophies

The club has the privilege of owning a distinguished and well-endowed trophy cabinet containing trophies garnered from its activities around the world with an international and particularly colonial flavour. There are some well-known names engraved on these trophies and we hope the current winners will go on to become memorable in their turn.

Our club embraces the spirit of friendly competition, recognising our members’ sailing skills with trophies for both cruising and racing. Non-boat owners are not left out as some trophies can be won by any member!

Our trophies are awarded for results in the locally popular Solent events as well as club regattas and cruising competitions. So we are looking for the best RAF result in events such as the Warsash Spring Series, Round the Island, Bursledon Regatta and the Hamble River Winter Series as well as the Battle of Britain Regatta, cruising logs and photos and one or two more unusual competitions.

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Social Calendar and Other Activities

The club holds a broad and active calendar of events throughout the year. During the sailing season our events tend to be less formal with a number of theme nights continuing our Round the World theme with social dinners inspired from different locations. We also run a number of lunches, barbeques and suppers.

As the nights draw in the club arranges a number of more formal dinners with the opportunity for the ladies to air their best frocks and the gentlemen to brush off their DJ’s. We try and balance a mix of dress codes to suit all tastes.

Entertainment is normally provided by local bands with whom we have a good relationship and who are able to play music to suit a broad range of musical styles.

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Clubhouse Facilities

The clubhouse is situated at the end of Rope Walk with easy pedestrian access from the pretty village of Hamble and its local marinas.

Car Parking The club has an enviable supply of car parking for members and by prior arrangement for a small number of guests. Access is via a pass card or secure access arranged by the office.

Accommodation at the RAFYC The club currently has four bedrooms available for booking by members and non-members. These quaint rooms provide comfortable accommodation for visiting yachtsmen, during the week you are provided with a complimentary DIY breakfast and at the weekend you can book one of Appetite’s fabulous cooked breakfasts. We have two doubles, one of which is en-suite, 1 twin and 1 single (the single when necessary be made into a twin) with shared facilities.

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Members’ Bar and Riverside Bar

The Members’ Bar is operated throughout the week for members dropping in to the club during the evenings. You may also find the bar open on some lunch times subject to the season. The well stocked Members’ bar provides a warm and cosy welcome for members, their guests and visiting yachtsmen to enjoy some convivial company and perhaps have a light snack.

The Riverside Bar offers the facility for those who wish to hold a special event at the club to have their own private staffed bar in the lovely surroundings of the Riverside Room which can be laid out with a dance floor and can provide seating for diners in various configurations.

Both club bars have patio doors opening out onto the club patios for fine days and whatever the weather they offer a fine view of the river.

The two bars can be run together or separately to suit the needs of the occasion allowing members to always have access to the club facilities, at the same time as providing privacy for guests attending functions.

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Club Moorings, Pontoons and Club Launches

The club provides 39 moorings, arranged via an annual ballot to members. These moorings are situated on the river with easy access from the club and are located on pontoons and a few fore and aft moorings suitable for sailing and motor boats from 20 to 40 feet.

The club maintains two pontoons for members’ temporary use, a waiting pontoon with water and power which is dredged for all tide access to CD-1.5m, this is situated just offshore of the scrubbing bays with easy walk ashore access to the club.

The second pontoon is a club hammerhead pontoon with power, just downstream of the club. This pontoon may be booked via the office for short term or overnight stays subject to tidal constraints.

The club provides a launch service for members with access to all moorings situated on the river from the Hamble Point marinas downstream and before upstream to the Bursledon moorings at Universal. The service typically operates on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer and weekends in the winter at times specified on the club noticeboard and the club website. This service also runs by popular demand on Bank Holidays providing a free transit to and from boats for members and their guests. The service is supplemented by volunteers from the membership on Fridays.

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Dinghy Storage Dinghy storage is available in the club grounds and on the water for dinghies less than 16 feet LOA. A number of options are available to suit various budgets and needs, the rear compound caters for less used tenders, while the “dinghy toast rack� storage and on-ground storage is available with easy access to the water. There are a small number of on-water dinghy moorings available on an annual, first come, first served basis.

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Foreshore Facilities

Scrubbing Bays The club has splendid, purpose-built, support facilities to allow yachtsmen to bring their boat ashore for temporary intra tide, maintenance, cleaning and re-antifouling. The two purpose-built scrubbing bays are accessible at high tide for vessels with draft between 2 and 2.5m and with a length of up to 45 feet or approximately 13m.

Using the holding berth on the club pontoons provides accessibility and as the tide drops, yachts can be cleaned using the powerful spray gun made available for the bay. Electricity points are available for plugging in to marina power so you can run your heaters and refrigerators whilst using the facilities.

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Appetite @ the RAFYC

The RAFYC is delighted to be working in partnership with Appetite Gourmet Cuisine led by Vicky Mansfield and her crew.

Appetite Gourmet Cuisine is an exciting new business that has a strong ethos of creating a fine food experience, always derived from finest ingredients sought out from local suppliers and combining them in the most delicious recipes influenced from Vicky’s experience of food from her travels around the world.

Since joining the RAFYC Team in May 2011, Vicky has brought her passion and excitement to bear on the catering experience at the RAFYC much to the delight of her customers. Vicky’s ocassional “Round the World” theme nights in combination with the legendary Club Happy Hour (now extended) from 18:00 to 20:00 have quickly become renowned for being the place to be in Hamble on a Friday night.

About Vicky and Appetite Vicky has a flair for culinary delights, and a range of experience working under top names including Rick Stein and Michelin Star chefs including Nathan Outlaw. Vicky has returned to Hamble after an exciting career in super yacht catering, where she was on board head-chef in New York and the Caribbean and she is well known in the village for her finesse and skills in the world of fine food.

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Having worked in kitchens as a chef since 16, Vicky trained as a professional chef at 18, and in 2009 completed an Advanced Diploma from Leiths School of Food and Wine in London. Vicky also sought work experience during her diploma and trained with many top chefs at Michelin Starred Restaurants.

Vicky has worked at Pescadou Restaurant in Padstow where she cooked fine food for celebrities and stars such as Ainsley Harriet, Fern Britten and Phil Vickery, before moving on to work with Rick Stein at St. Petroc’s Bistro. Working so close to the sea gave Vicky a chance to cook with the freshest fish and seafood available, at some of the country’s best seafood restaurants.

The Front of House team ensures that you have a perfect dining experience. The team work closely with the RAFYC bar staff to look after club diners and guests, making sure that you enjoy yourself at the club!

Appetite Services - Alongside Friday Theme nights and the club’s weekend, lunchtime and evening service, Appetite can offer the following additional services for members by arrangement: Breakfasts - Why not book a pre-boarding breakfast for your crew at the yacht club.

Meals on Keels - Talk to Vicky about your requirements for excellent meals on board ranging from crew packed lunches through to ready-to-serve meals for fine dining on board.

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Holding a Function at the RAFYC

If you are thinking of holding a corporate or private function, then the RAFYC is a venue that ought to be put at the top of your list.

Our team will work with you to plan your day, to link with local suppliers to provide associated services such as marquees and flowers and ensure that you can relax, sit back and enjoy the memories of a great event in a fine location.

RAFYC for Weddings Imagine a band playing your favourite tune, champagne on the lawn and photographs by the marquee! You and your lucky guests can enjoy a day by the riverside with fine catering and excellent service. We offer dining environments for both fair weather and British summer weather to ensure that you relax and enjoy yourselves, you can choose to dine in the Riverside Room or outside in a beautifully decorated marquee. You can even arrange to have a well-stocked bar outside.

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RAFYC for Functions The RAFYC is a perfect venue to celebrate - Appetite and the RAFYC can offer an occasion to remember for the best reasons, whether you are thinking of a special birthday party, a wedding celebration or a perfect location for a corporate or sailing event the RAFYC provides the solution to meet all budgets! Contact Brenn and Vicky for details.

RAFYC for Club Rallies If you are thinking of arranging a group dining event as a visiting yacht club, the RAFYC would make a great choice. We offer superb food, a well-stocked bar in an excellent location. We have specially created Rally Menus available and we can even arrange local moorings at Port Hamble marina with direct access to the club. If you are thinking about a date in the Hamble for a Rally why not put us on your calendar?

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RAFYC for Training and Corporate Events

Perhaps you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the office for some creative time, or you are looking to escape from the mobile phones and interruptions in the office. Or maybe you are looking to combine a meeting with some on-water team building! Then the corporate facilities at the RAFYC might be the place for you.

If you wish to host a small meeting with a difference, we can open the Trade Winds room for meetings of up to 15 people and we can provide projectors, white boards and a laptop for you to present with. Of course we offer light refreshments an optional fully stocked bar and we can arrange lunch and sandwiches.

For larger meetings we would suggest the Riverside Room with seating for up to 100 in various formats.

If you want to coordinate with an on the water team building event, why not ask us to connect you with some of the South’s best event organisers for a turnkey event.

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Menu Options and Booking Details Entree

A la carte menu

Chicken & Watercress soup served with crusty bread Goats cheese & caramelised red onion tartlets Smokey bacon, asparagus with poached duck eggs King prawns with a cognac beurre blanc Duck rillettes served with croutes

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Mixed nut wellington, minted new potatoes, carrot & broccoli puree with a wild mushroom jus Steamed smoky wild sea bass fillets served with aubergine pommes puree, aubergine crisps and steamed pak choi 21 day hung, 8oz rib eye with a balsamic reduction, served with potato dauphinois & pea puree Confit lamb shank with a coffee & orange jus served with pommes puree & trimmed French beans Braised guinea fowl with confit whole shallots & sautéed Jersey Royals

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Citrus crème brûlée with summer fruit coulis Strawberry & vanilla jellies served with a basil cream Tiramisu, served with chocolate motifs Passion fruit creme caramels with dipped physalis Strawberry cheesecake served with a blueberry compote

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As you can tell we are justifiably proud of our catering capability and whether you want a formal sit down dinner or a less formal barbeque or light snack, we are happy to discuss your needs and your budget.

We are in the process of building Platinum, Gold and Silver menus for events and activities, for example here is a tasty sample of a menu that we might offer subject to seasonality for a formal event.

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The Club Website and How to Contact Us

The club keeps a regular update of activities on its web site along with gallery pictures of recent events and write-ups of events and rallies at www.rafyc.co.uk. You will also find a wealth of answers to many of the questions you might have on that site If you have any questions or would like perhaps to drop in and see what a friendly club we are then please give us a call and we can arrange a welcoming committee just for you!

Royal Air Force Yacht Club Riverside House Rope Walk Hamble Southampton SO31 4HD

Telephone: 023 8045 2208 (Office) 023 8045 3278 (Bar & Restaurant) Fax: 023 8045 8001 E-mail: office@rafyc.co.uk Website: www.rafyc.co.uk Office hours: Monday-Friday 0900-1600 R.A.F. Yacht Club

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How to Find Us

The Royal Air Force Yacht Club is located in Hamble, six miles South East of Southampton.

For satellite navigation purposes, our postcode is SO31 4HD.

Directions From Southampton Head out of the city on the A3025 Portsmouth Road. Turn right onto Hamble Lane and follow this road into Hamble. At the end of the High Street, bear right on to The Quay and then take the first left on to Rope Walk. The club is at the end of this road.

From the M27 Leave the Motorway at Junction 8. Turn on to the A3024 Bursledon Road (first exit if travelling northbound, second exit if travelling southbound). At the Windover Roundabout, take the second exit on to Hamble Lane and follow the directions as above.

Public transport The nearest railway station is Hamble, which is one mile away. Frequent services run from here to Southampton and Portsmouth, with connecting services to London and along the South Coast.

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