Penzance Sailing Club

Penzance Sailing Club Dinghy and Cruiser racing, cruising and RYA Training in West Cornwall.

Some pics of the main dinghy fleet out tonight, courtesy of duncan on the safety boat.
15/06/2026

Some pics of the main dinghy fleet out tonight, courtesy of duncan on the safety boat.

Our trainees enjoyed a nice sail this evening, a light westerly breeze meant flat conditions with tacks and gybes practi...
15/06/2026

Our trainees enjoyed a nice sail this evening, a light westerly breeze meant flat conditions with tacks and gybes practised by all.
Well done 👏🏻

This weekend saw the first race of our Offshore Series- after Mullion was cancelledAfter quite a slow start on Saturday,...
31/05/2026

This weekend saw the first race of our Offshore Series- after Mullion was cancelled

After quite a slow start on Saturday, 4 yachts raced around to the Helford and back in pretty perfect conditions.
Great food in Helford River Sailing Club, as always, and possibly one or two sore heads on the return trip….

There were spare berths on every boat this weekend, for anyone interested in the future. Next up is Runnel Stone on the 7th of June, please get in touch if you’d like to go…⛵️

Good conditions tonight for both our competing dinghy sailors and our trainees , lots of boats out on the water and in t...
28/05/2026

Good conditions tonight for both our competing dinghy sailors and our trainees , lots of boats out on the water and in the harbour, with the sailing club, the gig club, the sea scouts plus a few jetski,s even a brief appearance from the lifeboat at one point!

Spicy wind conditions meant an evening in the clubhouse for our 2026 trainees tonight.They learned about points of the c...
13/05/2026

Spicy wind conditions meant an evening in the clubhouse for our 2026 trainees tonight.
They learned about points of the compass, tides, collision regs (very important) and also a few of the most popular knots needed.
Hopefully the weather will allow us to get them back out on the water next week.

Monday dinghy sailing, a nice breeze and the first appearance at the club of a lovely all wood albacore, its first time ...
13/05/2026

Monday dinghy sailing, a nice breeze and the first appearance at the club of a lovely all wood albacore, its first time on the water for many decades.

Tonight was the first session for our 2026 trainees, perfect weather conditions, everyone sailed and had a great time, e...
06/05/2026

Tonight was the first session for our 2026 trainees, perfect weather conditions, everyone sailed and had a great time, even some dolphins came along to spectate from a safe distance!
Clubhouse was buzzing with excitement over bowls of hot soup following the obligatory capsize drill that ends the first lesson.

Gusty conditions didnt put our intrepid dinghy sailors off this evening, and the clubhouse was buzzing afterwards with t...
27/04/2026

Gusty conditions didnt put our intrepid dinghy sailors off this evening, and the clubhouse was buzzing afterwards with tales of the racing while enjoying a hot jacket potato!

We are back!Monday 13th april saw the return of evening sailing, a good turnout of sailors braving the chilly temperatur...
14/04/2026

We are back!
Monday 13th april saw the return of evening sailing, a good turnout of sailors braving the chilly temperatures and choppy conditions in a variety of dinghies.
Clubhouse will be open every monday and thursday evening from now until the end of the season, lets hope we have a nice warm summer!

06/04/2026

Most people arrive at a sailing club, rig their boat, go sailing, come back in, pack away and head home, and on the surface that is exactly what most sailing clubs look like.

But it only works because, long before that first sail is hoisted, someone has unlocked the gates, checked the conditions, set the course, launched the safety boats, organised the racing, and made sure that when you arrive, everything simply works.

I see both sides of that, week in, week out.

I volunteer as Commodore and Chief Instructor at my club, I teach adults RYA Level 3 and Start Racing on a Thursday evening, on a Friday evening I work with the kids from Stage 4 onwards, I sit on an RYA Committee, and alongside all of that I still do what every member should do and sign up for duties like everyone else.

And all of this sits alongside a full time non-sailing ‘proper’ job and running Dom Barnes Coaching.

Now I know there are clubs where none of this is needed, where things are paid for, staffed, and taken care of, and if you are part of one of those then you are fortunate.

But most clubs are not built like that.

They are built on people.

People who step forward, people who give their time, people who quietly keep the whole thing moving without ever making a fuss about it.

And here is the bit that often gets missed.

Volunteering is not the sacrifice people think it is.

Yes, you are giving your time so that others can enjoy their sailing, but what you get back is far greater than that.

You start to understand the sport properly, not just your own race, but how everything around you works.

You improve faster, because you are more involved, more aware, more connected to what is going on.

You build real friendships, not just passing conversations, but proper relationships with people who are all pulling in the same direction.

And you become part of something that actually matters.

Because most sailing clubs are not businesses, they are communities, and communities do not run on convenience, they run on contribution.

So next time you walk through the gate, wherever your club is, just ask yourself one simple question.

Are you just enjoying what is there, or are you helping to make it happen?

Because the clubs that really thrive are not the ones with the biggest budgets or the best facilities.

They are the ones where people turn up, get involved, and take a bit of ownership.

Address

Albert Pier
Penzance
TR182LL

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 6pm - 9:30pm

Telephone

+441736364989

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