The club is taking a break from racing through June to regroup to allow for some sailors to park their dinghies and go off cruising. Racing will resume on Saturday 4th July with the Mazawattee Cup followed by the Groves Cup race to Aldeburgh the Saturday after, so do join us then.
The Spring Newsletter has now been printed and will be available for collection that evening. Please remember to collect your envelope if you can. Any envelopes not collected by the end of the following week will be posted out. Collecting your envelope at the clubhouse really helps us save on postage costs, so your support is much appreciated.
All training dates for 2026 have been announced and course bookings are live on Sailia.
26/04/2026
10/04/2026
At this year’s AGM, the club was delighted to welcome Mrs Migs Howard as the new Commodore.
08/04/2026
Members of the sailing club reflected on the many achievements of outgoing Commodore James Tomlinson at the AGM on April 4th, expressing their appreciation with a warm round of applause.
10/10/2025
Autumn Update from the Commodore 2025
Orford Sailing Club is a friendly open club for sailors of all abilities, with a membership of about 500. We are based on the Suffolk Coast, in the picturesque village of Orford within sight of the famous medieval castle. The club offers good facilities and an active dinghy and cruiser sailing programme
The sailing club has around 500 subscribing members. Its premises are a purpose-built Clubhouse, containing a clubroom with kitchen, changing rooms, showers and a race officers’ bridge. The dinghy park fronts onto the river, with a concrete slipway giving access at all states of the tide and there is a pontoon which dries out at low water. Locked storage for oars and outboard motors is available. There is also supplementary storage for some yacht tenders in a covered (but flooding!) shed on the quay. The club has no moorings available itself; application should be made to the New Orford Town Trust.
It is a family-oriented, friendly and volunteer run club. Tasks such as helping with the maintenance of the clubhouse and dinghy park, administration of races, manning the rescue boat and catering for race day teas and club parties are carried out by members on a rota basis. Training for rescue boat manning and race officer duties is provided. Great emphasis is placed upon safety and seamanship and the club is a RYA Training Centre, running regular dinghy and powerboat courses.
