Arun Yacht Club Official Brochure 2014

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WelcomeClub HistoryDinghy RacingCruisingCruiser RacingBerthingOpen Meeting Programme

Benefits Of MembershipHow To JoinMembership CategoriesTraining CentreShore-Based CoursesRya Sailing CoursesCadets

ClubhouseRallies & VisitorsWeddings & FunctionsSocial & EventsHow To Find UsContact Us

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WELCOMEThe Arun Yacht Club is a friendly, family-focused community sailing club situated on the west bank of the River Arun in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

The Club specialises in dinghy and cruiser racing as well as providing a base for cruising sailors intent on exploring the South Coast and beyond.

Its facilities include a large car park, secure dinghy pen, moorings for approximately 100 cruisers, a dedicated training block and a clubhouse with changing rooms for ladies and gentlemen.

The clubhouse boasts a galley, well-stocked bar, and a large lounge area. A balcony overlooking the river is very popular during the summer months.

The AYC caters year-round for a wide range of sailing interests, from the thrill of dinghy and cruiser racing to the more relaxed atmosphere of organised club cruises. We also hold frequent social events to suit all tastes. For those embarking on the road to sailing proficiency, the club is an RYA-recognised teaching establishment, and our training staff would be pleased to discuss any aspect of training with you. The Club has a vibrant family-oriented atmosphere and encourages cadets to become fully involved in club activities.

If you think you might be interested in joining, please do not hesitate to call the club office on 01903 716 016 or drop by and one of the members will be pleased to show you around!

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CLUB HISTORYThe Arun Yacht Club was founded in Littlehampton, West Sussex, in 1956, the inaugural meeting taking place on Sunday 8th April in the Red Cross Room in the gardens of Winterton Lodge, East Street, the home of the parents of Pip Mitchell, one of the Club’s founding members.

More than 90 people attended and agreed to form a family sailing club, where ladies and children could share membership on an equal basis, which was a novelty in the area at that time. Some 95 members signed up at that meeting and this number increased rapidly to 160 in just a month and to more than 300 by October 1956.

Rather strangely, the Club burgee was decided before the Club’s name! The black diamond was chosen to depict the then top-mark on the east side of the harbour entrance, against the background of the golden sands of Littlehampton. Debate over the name was between the Arun

Sailing Club and the Diamond Yacht Club, so the inevitable compromise resulted in the name we know today.

After a brief search for a suitable clubhouse, which included the possibil-ity of a top flat in River Road, an old wartime motor-torpedo boat, lying on the west bank of the river and previously used as a houseboat, called “Lisboa”, was purchased for around £200, financed by loans from the ear-ly members. To make the craft more easily accessible, there were many working parties of enthusiastic members who excavated a channel and then manhandled the boat further up the beach before she could be of-ficially opened as the Club’s premises in July 1956. Even then, access was from a very steep ladder which was considerably easier to climb than de-scend, particularly after one of the Club’s legendary Fitting Out or Laying Up Parties! It is from this origin that the Club still uses the name “Lisboa” as its call sign on VHF channel 37 (M1).


The founding committee and leading lights comprised Dr Keith Keith (Commodore), a 1936 Olympic yachting trialist, and his wife, Molly, Charles Rang (Vice Commodore), Brigadier Napier (Rear Commodore), Tommy Heasman (Hon. Secretary), Jimmy Winter (Hon. Treasurer), Len Nolan (Hon. Assistant Secretary), Neville West (Hon. Auditor), Pip Mitch-ell, John Westcott, Chris Towler and Roy Cole.

The first Club race took place on the river on 29th April 1956 and was started from the stern of Lisboa, some three months before her official opening. The Club’s first steward, Bert Williams, lived on the houseboat alongside, called Kulali, from which he was able to keep a watchful eye on the Club premises.

At that time the Club was exclusively a dinghy and open day-boat club sailing a variety of classes including the Firefly, Albacore, Enterprise,

Flying Fifteen, Island OD, Sprog, etc. However, it was not long before a few members acquired small cruisers so, in 1958, a number of swinging moorings, secured with chain and sinkers, were laid on the foreshore between Lisboa and the then actively used Ferry Steps, with access by rowing tender from the shore.

Over the first few years the membership grew rapidly, whilst Lisboa started to show her age and progressively broke her back. At that time, the gents changing room, in the stern of the boat, would flood at high spring tides, making life aboard nearly as wet as afloat! Plans for a new clubhouse were approved and the test piles for the existing clubhouse were driven in September 1961. The building was completed, at a cost of £12,600, and officially opened at a grand ceremony by His Grace the Duke of Norfolk on 22nd September 1962, accompanied by his daugh-ters, Lady Anne and Lady Mary.


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Once the new clubhouse was in operation, Lisboa was towed out to sea on Guy Fawkes Night and given a Viking’s funeral, spectacularly assisted by a tank full of aviation fuel that had been resting in the bilges!

By the early 1970s the growing number of cruiser members were getting tired of rowing out to their boats and the annual chore of digging up and renewing their mooring chains and sinkers, so a scheme for laying pon-toon moorings was devised and these were established in 1974.

The Club’s first foray into the running of major dinghy championships occurred in 1971 with the hosting of the Albacore National Champion-ship. The championship was a great success and was the forerunner of many more.

Further dinghy championships followed, with two further Albacore Na-tionals (1977 and 1990), two Laser Nationals and one National and one

World Championship for the Enterprise class (1979 and 1984). These events were extremely hard work, but most rewarding, generating great esprit de corps within the membership. Not content with just running dinghy events, in 1984 the Club also hosted the British Open Champion-ship for the First Class 8.

The Club continued to prosper and, by the end of the 1970s, the mem-bership was seeking better moorings with extended sailing times than the original pontoon moorings could offer, plus enlargements to the bar and gents changing rooms. Two separate development committees were established; one to bring forward plans to create an excavated ba-sin with walk-ashore marina-style moorings and the other to design the improvements to the clubhouse.

Under Anthony Hewson’s Commodoreship, these ambitious schemes were brought to fruition, with the improved clubhouse being re-opened


at a ceremony on 18th July 1981 attended by Rear Admiral C B Williams CB OBE.

These improvements, at a cost of some £130,000, had mainly been funded by loans from the Club’s bank and, whilst all was well initially, by the mid-1980s the Club was finding it increasingly difficult to keep the moorings full and, as a consequence, fell behind with its repayments. A crisis committee was formed whose efforts restored the Club to a sound financial footing. Coincidentally, the Council agreed to revise the Club’s ground lease and to extend it to a term of 125 years.

In November 1988, the Club elected Wendy Eve as its first lady Com-modore.

With its finances back in order, the Club continued to flourish. The moor-ings were again full and there was an increasing waiting list; the time had arrived to think of further expansion.

Once again the Club approached the Council to extend its lease, this time northwards so that it could extend the marina. Plans were prepared and approved and a further area of land secured up to, and including, the Is-land. However, no sooner had the lease been finalised than the economy took a dip and, mindful of its past difficulties, the Club put its expansion plans on hold.


DINGHY RACINGDinghy racing at Arun Yacht Club offers something for every level of competitor in a wide variety of boats.

There is a mix of fast and slow handicap dinghies—all monohulls. Racing takes place most weekends during the summer, usually on the sea. In the winter, racing is every fortnight on the river.

AYC is a sea-sailing club with the fallback of river sailing if conditions at sea are unsuitable. There is a busy year-round programme of din-ghy racing: sea sailing from Easter to Christmas, with river sailing from Christmas to Easter. Based inside Littlehampton harbour, launching from the secure dinghy compound is over a firm sandy beach adjacent to the dinghy pen into the river Arun, and from there it is a short sail through

the harbour arms to the open sea. The safety boats will provide a short tow out to sea in light winds.

Racing at sea is run from the Club’s committee boat, ensuring a good beat whatever the wind direction. The Club runs PY racing for all comers. While a good number of classes are represented at the Club, the two-man RS400 and one-man Laser are the most popular designs.

In the river, the race start line is a moving transit from the clubhouse balcony and “pole” position can be hotly contested. Wherever the racing is held there is always excellent safety boat cover from the Club’s fleet of RIBs and launches.


There are many Club trophies to be won, usually over a series of related races. As well as series racing, there are also “one-off” events like the upriver race, where the dinghies race to the Black Rabbit pub at Arundel for lunch, then race back again. Participants invariably feel they sail bet-ter on the return leg!

There is a strong emphasis on support for cadets, which includes a ded-icated summer cadet regatta.

The Club has been involved in top-flight dinghy racing since its inception more than 50 years ago, and aims to host at least one major open meet-ing or national championship event every year.

As well as dinghy sailing, the Club also has an active cruiser racing fleet, and many of the dinghy sailors enjoy the opportunity to crew the cruis-er-racers. All racing at the club is fiercely competitive, but no matter how hot the action on the water, good humour always prevails in the Club bar after the boats are packed away.

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CRUISINGArun Yacht Club is home to a wide variety of bilge keelers and lifting-keel cruisers, many of which participate regularly in club activities. Some sup-port the active cruising programme, organised by the Cruising Secretary, who is always happy to advise first-time cruiser skippers. Many of our cruisers cross the English Channel to explore the French coast and the Channel Islands, with some venturing even further.

Other boats focus on the cruiser racing programme, encouraged by the Cruiser Racing Captain. A wide variety of handicapped passage and round-the-marks races are available, including day-long club classics such as the Owers Race and Greenwich Trophy Race. Our racing teams also compete in races organized by other local clubs and travel en masse to complete the Round The Island race.

Visiting cruisers are always welcome at the AYC, so if you’re planning a trip to the South Coast mark us on your chart.

The cruisers from Arun have been seen in all parts of the globe but most keep to the English Channel with its vast variety of ports in Northern France and Brittany and the South Coast of Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isles of Scilly. Many go off on their own for several months at a time whilst the rest either sail to France or the Solent at weekends; with

Fecamp being only 73Nm away this makes France a real possibility. One of the interesting things about berthing your boat at the Arun is that, with few exceptions, you have to have either a bilge keeler or lifting keel; this means our members can be often be found up small creeks and in shallow waters where the big boys fear to venture.

So whether it is a rally to the Solent or exploring further afield our mem-bers have some truly wonderful experiences.

Michael Marston, his wife Wendy and their dog Jasper successfully cruised around Britain and the Orkneys in 2011. Two more Arun mem-bers, John and Sue Bewsey, undertook a cruise in Peggy, their Jeanneau 32, to one of their favourite spots, the Isles of Scilly.

Links to logs and fascinating photographs from both these voyages can be found on our website, www.arunyc.co.uk Reading details of their es-capades may well inspire you to do something similar.

We also enjoy Club cruises as a group and occasionally hold seamanship sessions to broaden the knowledge of our less experienced sailors who have been gripped by the cruising bug and are considering a voyage of adventure of their own.


CRUISER RACINGThe AYC has a fine tradition in cruiser racing, with a dozen or so boats making up the cruiser fleet. The Club has moorings for approximately 100 bilge keelers/lifting keels with all the usual pontoon facilities as well as an excellent bar and galley nearby in the Clubhouse.

The Club hosts a busy calendar of club races with gaps to take in rac-ing events up and down the coast, such as the Escape Race, the Round the Island Race and the Sussex Combined Yacht Clubs Regatta. The Club prides itself on success at such events, which comes from sharing knowl-edge and team spirit.

Club racing generally contains a mixture of shorter round-the-cans races and longer passage races. Races are keenly contested but there is always advice being offered to new racers and to more experienced racers who may not know the hazards outside Littlehampton.

We welcome racers of all levels and experience, as well as individuals who’d like to get to know racing by volunteering to crew. If you’d like a taste of cruiser racing, AYC is the place for you!


BERTHINGArun Yacht Club has probably some of the cheapest fully-serviced Pon-toon Berths on the south coast of England.

We have a variety of drying pontoon berths suitable for sailing yachts up to 32’ (large yachts may be considered on a case-by-case basis). The berths are ideally suited to bilge keeled yachts but swing/retracting keel yachts can also be accommodated.

Our pontoons are located behind security gates and have water and electricity supplies. The berths are generally accessible three hours ei-ther side of high tide and we have a pontoon available for boats waiting to access their mooring. (Note: Access to the River Arun is similarly re-stricted to HT+/-3h by a bar at the river entrance.)

Berth holders are required to become full members of the club. Details

of mooring and membership fees and the berthing application form are available on the club’s website, www.arunyc.co.uk

The Arun Yacht Club is just 10 minutes from the sea and 4 hours’ sailing time from the Solent. We are also an ideal starting point for cruises to the east or south, with many of our regular sailors making passages to Normandy, Brittany, and the Channel Islands. We have a clubhouse with a bar and restaurant and there are organised club races and cruises during the summer months. Explore our website to find out more about our facilities.

If you’re interested, please feel free to drop in and find out more; a club officer is usually available most lunchtimes during the week and all day at weekends. Or call the Office on 01903 716016 for more information.

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OPEN MEETING PROGRAMMEThe coastal waters around Littlehampton are ideal for competition and the club runs several Open meetings throughout the year to promote this exceptional part of the world to a wider sailing audience.

We are also experienced hosts of regional, national and international sailing events, with organisers knowing that excellent sailing competi-tions can be backed up by expert and race management teams along with a warm and hospitable welcome in the clubhouse before and after the racing.

Below you will find an outline of our events for 2012. This list is frequent-ly updated on our website, www.arunyc.co.uk, where you should also check for 2013 events if you happen to discover this brochure later in the year.

Sat 7th June • RS200 & RS400 Open Meeting Races 1, 2 & 3 • RS Open Meeting Supper & Social

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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIPOur club offers a wide range of facilities to all water sport-based sorts of interests. It doesn’t matter if you are old or young, single, student or family we have something to interest you. Our Cadet section teaches youngsters from eight years upwards how to sail safely but at the same time have enormous fun, whilst our dinghy and cruiser sailors offers competitive racing and club cruises.

We also have an ever-increasing number of motor boaters who enjoy fishing on some of the best grounds on the South Coast. In addition to this we have some really great social events in the clubhouse and else-where.

All the necessary documentation required should you be considering

joining us can be found on our website, www.arunyc.co.uk.

The forms, which can be viewed, downloaded or printed out, include: Membership Application Form • Mooring Application Form • Dinghy Pen Application Form • Details on Fees

We are a very friendly and welcoming bunch. If you have any questions then just give us a ring or better still pop in and have a chat. If you do want to pop in then Saturday mornings are best for cadets but for everyone else there is always lots going on on Sundays. We would welcome you as our guest and you could enjoy a drink at the bar or a Sunday lunch in our clubhouse. How-ever, if you can’t make it at the weekends, come in any lunchtime during the week and you will be made welcome.


Want to find out more about our Club? Then follow the Three-Step Start-er Plan on the following page. Individuals or groups wishing to join the Arun Yacht Club are invited to complete the Membership Application Form, providing as much information as possible. The application should be posted or e-mailed to the AYC Office:

Arun Yacht ClubRiverside WestLittlehamptonWest SussexBN17 5DL

email: [email protected]

If you have any questions about completing the application, please call the Office for advice (telephone 01903 716016).

Applications for a mooring and/or dinghy pen space may be completed in parallel with the membership application and will be considered as soon as the membership application has been approved


HOW TO JOINNew members are very welcome at Arun Yacht Club, it says it on our front door and we mean it! Whether you’re new to the area or new to sailing we have a place and a programme for you. We welcome new starters, old starters, re-starters, curious youngsters, curious youngsters’ curious parents, the young, the young at heart, the friends of members, website and brochure readers... the list goes on. All you need is a desire to get involved in sailing at the level right for you and the ability to follow the Three-Step Starter Plan:

Step 1: Call our Secretary, Sue Jenkins, in the Club’s Office (01903 716 016; Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays are best!). If she doesn’t answer, leave a message and she will call you back. She will find out from you what you are looking for and then put you in touch with the most appropriate club member.

Step 2: If you cannot wait until morning to contact the Club, then send us an email to [email protected]

Step 3: While you’re waiting for a call back, take a look around our website, www.arunyc.co.uk, to see what we get up to. We offer sail and power-boat training, dinghy sailing, dinghy racing, cruising, and cruiser racing.

If you fancy paying us a visit, then refer to the How to Find Us page to-wards the back of this brochure and drop in one weekend, when there’s bound to be a member who can tell you all about us. If you would like a guided tour, then contact our secretary. We look forward to seeing you!


MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIESArun Yacht Club has a range of memberships to cater for today’s diverse lifestyles with the aim of giving people every opportunity to become a member of our popular club.

A summary of the different membership categories is as follows:

Ordinary Member - any member aged 18 or over, entitled to have onevote on club matters except on the election of the Cadet Captain.

Joint Members - a married couple or couple in a civil partnership.

Student Member - aged between 18 and 25 and in full-time education, is studying for a professional qualification.

Cadet Member - aged between 7 and 18. Allowed to vote on the election of the Cadet Captain.

Life Member - membership may be awarded by the Management Committee, an automatically to anyone aged 60 and over with at least 25 years continuous membership

Honorary Member - awarded by the Management Committee for such period as it shall think fit. Has no vote.

Temporary Member - must be proposed by a member of the Club. Temporary Members have no vote.

Winter Member - membership runs from 1st October to 31st March. Has no vote.

Associate Member - offered to outside organisations who may apply to use the Club for the purposes of meetings and the like. Have no vote.

Corporate Member - a member of a company which has been accepted for group membership of the Club. Have no vote.

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TRAINING CENTREThe AYC is a Royal Yachting Association-recognised training centre and offers a variety of RYA powerboat, sailing and shore-based training courses. We also offer specialised non-RYA courses that draw upon the considerable dinghy and cruiser racing expertise of our longer-serving members.

Courses are selected to support the Club’s sailing activities and to satisfy our objective to promote sailing to cadet and adult beginners and to develop racing expertise.

We also provide a number of courses that are orientated towards our cruising members, courses providing support in terms of navigation, seamanship, and specialised knowledge.

The bottom line? There is a course for everyone, and where better to learn than in the relaxed, supportive environment of the AYC!

Details of the range of courses we offer can be found on the following pages. For details of specific dates and the current course programme, please visit the Training Programme page on our website, www.arunyc.co.uk

Additional or repeat courses will be added if there is a demand and space within the programme, so please do register your interest, even if you have just missed the course of interest. Suggestions for additional cours-es are also welcome.


SHORE-BASED COURSESA wide range of the RYA shore-based courses are offered in our dedicat-ed training room.

Here is just a brief synopsis of the type of courses we offer, full details of each individual course syllabus can be found by visiting our website, www.arunyc.co.uk:

RYA Radar Course A one-day course giving you an understanding of radar as an aid to nav-igation and collision avoidance.

RYA Diesel Course A one-day beginner’s course to help you prevent and solve diesel engine failure.

RYA First Aid Course A one-day course covering all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boatingperspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross Channel passages.

RYA/MCA RadioShort Range Certificate and Examination - A one-day course for anyone who owns a fixed or hand-held marine VHF radio, followed by a short written test.

RYA Day Skipper A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers taught over 40 hours. This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising.


RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster TheoryAdvanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course. This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages. It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course This course offers a great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new, inexperienced or rusty skippers and crew. It is for anyone interest-ed in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in com-plementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2, Start Yachting and Helmsman courses.

RYA Safety Boat Course This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an es-cort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue tech-niques and elements of race management and mark laying.If you wish to book a place on any of these course, please contact our office or email our secretary at [email protected]


RYA SAILING COURSESWe offer the whole range of RYA Dinghy Sailing Courses for both youths and adults, following the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme and for adults the RYA National Sailing Scheme.

We have a number of club boats that are used for training which include Toppers, Wayfarers, Lasers, RS Fevas, RS Vagos and 420s. Many of our students have gone on to compete in National and International cham-pionships (including the Olympics) and some have also continued into a career in the sailing and marine industry. Once they are competent, students are encouraged to continue their sailing by taking part in club racing or on our Thursday evening practice and general sailing evenings. During the winter evenings, when it gets too dark to see on the water, we hold various shore-based sailing and seamanship theory sessions for our members.

AdultsTuesday evenings are dedicated to adult training and are broken up into six-week blocks. In each block it is hoped that the student will complete either one of the three beginner’s levels or one of the improver’s and ad-vanced courses. There are four modules to the more advanced courses, titled Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing, Sailing with Spinnakers and Perfor-mance Sailing. Full details of the areas covered by each of these courses can be found by visiting the RYA website, www.rya.org.uk.

YouthsSaturdays are reserved for Youth and Cadet training and, like the adults, are also split up into six-week blocks. We also hold two dedicated weeks during the year for Cadet Training - there is one in the Spring Half Term


and another during the Summer Holiday period. In each block, or during one of our cadet weeks, it is hoped that the student will complete either one of the four youth beginner’s levels or one of the improver’s and ad-vanced courses, which cover the same four areas as those run for adults. Again, further details can be found by visiting www.rya.org.uk.

RYA Powerboat CoursesIn addition to our Shore-based and Sailing courses, we are pleased to offer both the RYA Powerboat Courses Levels 1 & 2.

RYA Powerboat Level 1This course is an introduction to boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a road trailer, everyday boat handling and the use of safety equipment. This is a one-day course. It can be taken alone

or may be integrated into the two Level 2 course.

RYA Powerboat Level 2This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence.


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CADETSArun Yacht Club is proud of its record of introducing young people into our sport. Our Cadet section is thriving and we expect this group of en-thusiastic and promising sailors to go from strength to strength with the anticipated surge in interest which is sure to come from welcoming the Olympic Games to these shores for the first time since 1948.

The Cadets enjoy an active programme throughout the year which is aimed at inspiring their interest, beginning with teaching the basics and progressing through a structured programme to enable them to im-prove to a level where they can feel comfortable and at ease enjoying sailing either in a competitive or social environment.

The emphasis is on fun and the aim is to give our young sailors an enjoy-able and fun experience in a safe environment both on and off the water.

Sessions held on Saturday mornings have proved incredibly popular, as have the Cadets Weeks we hold throughout the year. The club held its first Cadet Regatta in 2011 and the event was such a success it is expect-ed to become an annual occurrence.

One of the cadet-inspired highlights of the year is the Duck Race, where hundreds of plastic ducks are released on to the River Arun. Organised by the Cadet Committee, it is a fun event and terrific spectacle which raises money for club funds.

Barbecues, cream teas and an eagerly-awaited get-together at Christ-mas, known as Cadetmas, all form part of the busy social calendar.


CLUBHOUSEThe Arun Yacht Club has a great clubhouse overlooking the River Arun and Littlehampton from the west bank. With unrivalled views of Little-hampton Harbour it is a great place for our members to sit and watch the world go by whist enjoying great food from our chef Tracey and reason-ably-priced drinks from the bar looked over by our Club Steward Tony Peterson.

We have received glowing compliments for our hospitality from visiting yachtsmen, yachtswomen and club rallies, so why not make us a destina-tion in your sailing calendar.

We are also a great place for holding your party or wedding reception. Please get in touch with Sue Jenkins in our office if you would like more details.

Becoming a member of our club means that you will have can benefit from the great catering available on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday and Sunday lunches as well as all the other social functions that are held throughout the year. Our chef changes the evening and lunch menus every two or three weeks but to whet your appetite here is an example of a typical Sunday lunch menu:

There is also a light snack menu available for those who don’t want a large meal and specials each weekend. Light snacks are available from the bar at lunchtimes when the galley is closed. The club is closed on December 25.

Opening times of the Bar and Galley are as follows, though they will also be open at other times by arrangement to support Club events:


Sunday Lunch Sample MenuStarters

Prawn and Egg MayonnaisE

PatE with toast

Main Courseroast of thE day

BoEuf Bourguignon with savoury ricE

MEditErranEan chickEn and Bacon with Pasta

catch of thE day with frEnch friEs

hoMEMadE chEEsE and Broccoli QuichE with salad

Dessertsa sElEction of hoME-MadE dEssErts on offEr

(dEtails on BlackBoard)coffEE and Mints

Bar Galley Lunchtime Evening Lunch DinnerMonday ClosedTuesday 12.00-14.30 19.00-22.00Wednesday 12.00-14.30Thursday 12.00-14.30 19.00-22.00Friday 12.00-14.30 18.30-23.00 19.00-21.00Saturday 12.00-15.00 18.30-23.00 12.00-15.00 19.00-21.00Sunday 12.00-16.00 12.00-15.00


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RALLIES & VISITORSArun Yacht Club is proving increasingly popular as a destination for rallies by visiting yacht clubs.

You can find us on the western bank of the River Arun where it meets the sea at Littlehampton Harbour. Unfortunately we do not have any visitor berths although we may have a few berths available when members are away.

However, the Harbour Board maintains a visitor’s pontoon immediately opposite our club and this can accommodate a considerable number of yachts especially if rafted out. Some visiting clubs have managed to berth 25 boats on this pontoon.

Members of rallies and visitors using the Harbour Board’s moorings can either visit the club via a quite long walk up the river to the footbridge and back down the west bank to the club or we may be able to arrange

a ferry across the river.

West Beach is a great place for swimming, walking and is a good picnic spot in summer whilst the historic town and castle at Arundel, and even further upstream, can be visited by yacht tender and a following tide.

Our clubhouse has a good restaurant and well-stocked bar. The galley is open Friday and Saturday evenings as well as lunchtimes on Sundays, although other days can be arranged given reasonable notice. The bar is open every lunchtime except Mondays, and is also open on Friday and Saturday evenings. The bar may be open other evenings during the sum-mer, so please check the latest opening times.

For more details about the facilities and menu options at AYC, please contact us: 01903 716016 or email: [email protected]


WEDDINGS & FUNCTIONSIf you are planning a special occasion, you will find that Arun Yacht Club can offer a spectacular venue which, combined with our excellent cater-ing and outstanding service, is guaranteed to make your event a success.

The club enjoys an unrivalled position on the west bank of the River Arun overlooking the harbour in Littlehampton. Our fully-licensed clubhouse is very versatile and can be arranged in such a way that parties as small as six and up to 100 can be accommodated. It ensures that we can create just the right atmosphere no matter how large or small your celebration.

Our Club Steward, Tony, will do his best to ensure that customers re-quirements are fulfilled whilst Tracey – our chef – can provide excellent menus to suit all tastes.

Whether your function is a birthday party, a wedding reception, an anni-versary celebration or a visiting rally the Arun Yacht Club is the venue for you. Do get in touch with us and find out exactly what we have to offer.

Contact our Club Steward by email at [email protected] or phone our office on 01903 716016.


SOCIAL & EVENTSArun Yacht Club has an active and forward-thinking Social Committee that puts together a full programme of events throughout the year.Events range from black-tie dinners through theme nights and quiz nights to discos for cadet members and we try to ensure that every month has a night to remember. Elvis has even been seen entering (and leaving) the building! Our versatile premises lend themselves to all sorts of uses and we have also held workshops, including a very successful ladies’ craft evening.

The Social Committee is always pleased to receive suggestions from members regarding the entertainment we provide and will always do its

very best to accommodate the very varied tastes within the Club mem-bership.

Our full-time Chef and Stewards are always on hand to provide a warm welcome to new and old members alike. Why not come and join the fun?

We also have a full calendar of racing and sailing events throughout each year. The emphasis is very much on fun and there is something for all sailing abilities.

Look out for updates on forthcoming events and activities on our web-site www.arunyc.co.uk

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HOW TO FIND USArun Yacht Club is situated on the west bank of the River Arun in Little-hampton, West Sussex.

If you are using Sat Nav our postcode is BN17 5DL. If you see water com-ing up over the wheelarches you’ve gone too far!

By RoadWe are on the opposite side to the town of Littlehampton. Access is via Ferry Road, which is a turning south of the A259 Bognor Road ap-proximately half a mile to the west of the bridge over the River Arun (signposted to Rope Walk, West Beach, Littlehampton Marina, and Arun Yacht Club). Proceed along Ferry Road until almost the end and take the

turning right into Rope Walk. Proceed to the end of Rope Walk and go through the narrow entrance, passing alongside the golf course and up a ramp where the Club and its car park will be found immediately on your left-hand side.

By RailLittlehampton is lucky to have a terminus station and has direct services from London Victoria and all stations on the south coast mainline. On ex-iting the station, if you don’t mind a stiff walk, turn right and then cross the footbridge by the Arun View Pub. Once over the footbridge turn left into Rope Walk and at the end of this short road follow the left-hand footpath which will lead you to the club.


CONTACT USHere at Arun Yacht Club it is always a pleasure to meet new members, visitors and guests. If we can assist you with any queries or questions that you may have then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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Arun Yacht Club Official Brochure 2014