Royal Southampton Yacht Club
A very warm welcome awaits you at Royal Southampton Yacht Club, the friendliest yacht club on the Solent.
Located on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the RSYC clubhouse Gins boasts a modern riverside building with excellent facilities and stunning panoramic views of the water. The club’s unique position affords RSYC members swift and easy access to The Solent and waters beyond.
Welcome
With a range of competitively priced membership options and a wealth of membership benefits, RSYC is always accepting new members.
Joining couldn’t be simpler! Click here for further information on what RSYC has to offer.
Join us at our RSYC 2026 Open Day
Head down to Gins Clubhouse between 10.00am and 2.00pm on Easter Monday to find out more about what it means to be a member of RSYC.
Meet our members and staff, enjoy a tour of our facilities, take a stroll along our pontoon and relax with complimentary tea, coffee and cake on our sun terrace overlooking the river.
Representatives from the RNLI will be on hand to provide FREE life jacket safety checks, and our friends from the Beaulieu Estate will also be dropping by with information on the restoration works currently underway on the Snipe Marsh, the wildlife haven that surrounds the clubhouse.
With a variety of membership options and a wealth of membership benefits, we look forward to showing you what RSYC has to offer!
Latest events
All the latest events both on the water and in the Clubhouse
Yachter is RSYC’s annual club magazine. Complimentary copies are available from Gins Clubhouse. Alternatively you can read the brand new December 2025 edition by using the PageTurner below.
Afloat
RSYC members benefit from an annual Racing Schedule, an annual Cruising Programme, free use of dinghies and paddle boards from the Clubhouse, and a free year round water taxi service to and from the walk-ashore pontoon.
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Cruising
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Clubhouse
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Restaurant
About us
One of the oldest yacht clubs in the UK, RSYC is renowned for its friendly and welcoming ambience. Visiting yachtsmen and motorboating guests can enjoy the peace and tranquillity of our pontoon, or a mooring overlooking areas of wetland with an abundance of wildlife and views out to the Solent. If you are lucky you might see Sea Eagles, Red Kites or Marsh Harriers, or our resident seals. We have clean and modern cloakroom facilities for members and a welcoming bar and restaurant area in which members and visitors alike can relax, drink and dine. Our bosun offers an all-year-round water taxi service.
History
The origins of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club go back to the West Quay Amateur Regatta Club in 1858, and which was renamed the Southampton Amateur Regatta Club in 1862. Frequent races were held in the waters opposite the old West Quay, before the extensive development of the Southampton waterfront.
Contact us
Please contact us for further information on membership, reservations or general inquiries.