Events & Training
Browse upcoming courses, races and charters. Filter by type to find the right fit.
This week
From Thu 14 MayIn 2 daysSpinnakers, Foredeck & Pit Training
Sunfast Foredeck & Pit Training — intermediate two-day course with optional Sunday racing
From Sat 16 MayIn 4 daysSunfast Training Weekend
Intro to Sunfasts and Racing — two-day beginner Sunfast course (Tue/Wed, Thu/Fri or Sat/Sun)
This month
Sat 23 MayNext weekRORC - MYTH OF MALHAM
RORC Myth of Malham — Cowes to Eddystone Lighthouse and back to the Solent
From Thu 28 MayIn 16 daysDouble Handed & Race Skipper Training
Race Skipper & Double Handed Training — advanced short-handed and DH training (from £375)
Sat 30 MayIn 18 daysRORC - DU GUINGAND BOWL
RORC De Guingand Bowl — round-trip Channel race from Cowes, part of the Cowes Offshore Series
Next month
Fri 5 JunIn 24 daysWomen's Open Keelboat Championship
Women's Open Keelboat Championship — UK's only all-female open keelboat championship, hosted by Royal Southern YC
Sat 6 JunIn 25 daysJOG - YARMOUTH
JOG OneSails Cowes-Yarmouth + Yarmouth-Cowes — round-trip Solent weekend
Fri 12 JunRORC - MORGAN CUP
RORC Morgan Cup — Cowes to Dartmouth, classic west-going Channel race
Fri 26 JunJOG - ALDERNEY
JOG Osmotech Cowes-Alderney — overnight Channel race to the Channel Islands
Later in 2026
Fri 3 JulRORC / JOG - ST MALO
RORC Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race — Channel passage to the Brittany coast
Sat 25 JulRORC - CHANNEL RACE
RORC Channel Race — round-trip Channel race from Cowes, part of the Cowes Offshore Series
Sat 25 JulTAITTINGER REGATTA
Taittinger Regatta — Royal Solent Yacht Club inshore regatta in the western Solent
From Sat 1 AugCOWES WEEK
Cowes Week — the UK's biggest inshore regatta, 7 days based in Cowes
Fri 28 AugJOG - ST PETERS PORT
JOG Howard Tenens Cowes-St Peter Port — Channel race to Guernsey
Fri 4 SeptRORC / JOG - CHERBOURG
Cowes to Cherbourg — RORC + JOG joint Channel race, part of the Cowes Offshore Series
Sat 12 SeptJOG - POOLE
JOG Stoneways Cowes-Poole + Poole-Cowes — round-trip Solent weekend to Poole Harbour
Sat 19 SeptSUMMER REGATTA
Royal Southern September Regatta — RSrnYC's autumn inshore regatta on the Solent
Sat 26 SeptJOG - LYMINGTON
JOG Cowes-Lymington + Lymington-Cowes — final-weekend Solent round-trip
From Sat 3 OctTRAINING & SERIES RACING
Unity Training & Series Racing — coached weekend racing through autumn
From Sat 10 OctSUPERSERIES
Solent Super Series — 4 race weekends Oct–Nov, organised by Island Sailing Club