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This is one of the most anticipated events in our annual sailing calendar—a race where the competition is lighthearted, but the cause is serious: raising funds through entry fees for the Andrew Simpson Foundation. More than 20 dinghies and several yachts from the club joined in, with the day culminating in gourmet burgers crafted by … Read more - Dinghy sailors go Yachting
A group of our dinghy sailors were invited aboard some of the club’s cruisers for an evening sail. As the sun dipped lower in the sky, casting a golden hue across the water, the excitement among the sailors was palpable. The larger cruisers offered a different kind of thrill compared to the nimble dinghies, and … Read more - Round the island
Around 20 boats – cruisers and dinghies took part in our annual Poole Harbour RTI’s – this usually means sailing down to South Deep, including Brownsea, Furzey and Green Islands. However this year the wind was close to our insured limit of 22 knots so the dinghies circumnavigated just Brownsea Island – all in all … Read more
About the Club
Established in 1875, East Dorset Sailing Club is located on Evening Hill, Sandbanks on the northern shore of Poole Harbour. We are now the oldest sailing club in Poole and in 2025 we will be celebrating our 150th Anniversary.
Members enjoy club sailing with regular dinghy racing and cruiser events run between April 1st and October 31st. EDSC is run by the members for the members. As such each member is expected to complete a number of duties during the sailing season as a condition of their membership.
During the sailing season we have moorings available for small cruisers and yachts up to 35ft. Our club house and pier were in fact built by our members many years ago, the clubhouse has fabulous views across the harbour to Brownsea Island and Sandbanks.
The club has a dinghy yard, rack space and a toast rack for tenders in addition to this we have the longest private pier in the harbour with numerous tender outhauls.
In the boatyard we have space for members’ dinghies and club owned boats, which now include two family size Topper Argos, Laser Picos, Toppers, a Laser and an Optimist which are all available for members to use on a fee paying basis during the sailing season. This means that members don’t have to have their own boat in order to enjoy sailing from the club. We are also fortunate to have a summer car park.