Rye Harbour Sailing Club is situated on the River Rother close to Rye Bay where excellent sailing is enjoyed all year round. We have active dinghy and cruising divisions and year round events both sailing and social.
The club prides itself in the diversity of its members’ sailing interests and in the variety of yacht and dinghy classes that are enjoyed. Some members undertake substantial annual passages whilst others are happy to mess around on the river!
We have an active racing program for cruisers in the spring to autumn and for dinghies year round. Our position on the River Rother enables us to have dinghy races in the river or out in Rye Bay, depending on the weather conditions.
The Club has dual parentage, The Rye Bay Yacht Club which was founded in 1925 and The Rye Harbour Sailing Club which was founded in 1934. The two amalgamated to form the present Rye Harbour Sailing Club (RHSC).
Club Management
President Mark Whiteman
Commodore John Powell OBE
Vice Commodore Martin Newman
Rear Commodore Cruisers David Preston
Rear Commodore Dinghy Simon Marsh
Rear Commodore House Richard Crooks
Hon. Treasurer Jeremy Short
Hon. Secretary Stephen Eccles
Membership Secretary Peter Joyce
Social Secretary Vacancy
Rescue Boat Coxswain Mark Whiteman
Berthing Master Jeremy Short
Committee Member Alison Short
Committee Member Paul Whiteman
Committee Member David Townsley
Committee Member Rick Elliott
Committee Member Claire Powell
Newsletter Editors Vacancy
Bar Jake Wade
Safeguarding Claire Powell
Trustee Bill Lewis
Trustee Jeremy short
Trustee Eric Zon