Yacht Bookings
The REYC yachts are available for charter to serving Royal Engineers, Club members and members of affiliated Service Yacht Clubs. The yachts are berthed at Hornet Services Sailing Club, Haslar Road, GOSPORT (PO12 2AQ). Yacht availability can be checked, and bookings submitted, through the 'Book Online' page on this site, found here:
Royal Engineer Yacht Club : Offshore Yachts (sappersailing.org)
Currently, the REYC only has one yacht available for charter. Trojan is a J109 racer/cruiser which was built in 2007; she is a comfortable yacht and is well set up for cruising as well as racing. It is hoped that a replacement for Right Royal will be purchased early in 2023.
Membership categories and charters fees are explained in the table below. REYC membership is broken into Full, Associate and Honorary memberships. 'Reciprocal' Membership refers to members of affiliated Service Yacht Clubs. For additional advice/information, the Charter Secretary, Jonathan Van Ingen, controls all charters and can be contacted by email at charters@sappersailing.org, or the RC(O), Lt Col Murray Smith offshore@sappersailing.org.
Charter fees as at 21 Dec 2022*
| Season | Apr Oct | |||
| Yacht | Full & Associate Members (cruising & racing) | Honorary & Reciprocal Members (cruising) | Honorary & Reciprocal Members (racing) | Unit Adv Trg |
| Trojan J109 | £160.00 per day | £160.00 per day | Price on application | £150.00 per day |
| New Yacht* | £140.00 per day | £140.00 per day | N/A | £120.00 per day |
Season | Nov Mar | |||
Yacht | Full & Associate Members (cruising & racing) | Honorary & Reciprocal Members (cruising) | Honorary & Reciprocal Members (racing) | Unit Adv Trg |
Trojan J109 | £140.00 per day | £140.00 per day | Price on application | £90.00 per day |
New Yacht* | £120.00 per day | £120.00 per day | N/A | £90.00 per day |
Crew Limitations. Listed below are the minimum and maximum numbers and crew qualifications required for yachts. Maximum numbers are dictated by both the safety equipment provided and the MCA certification. Skippers are reminded that exceeding these limitations will invalidate the insurance cover and skippers may be liable for all costs in the event of an accident.
Trojan
Sailing Area | Minimum Crew Qualifications | Min Nºs | Max Nºs | |||
Skipper | Mate | Crew | ||||
Day Sailing | Either- | Day Skipper | Comp Crew | Offshore Hand | 4 | 6 |
| Or- | Coastal Skipper | Offshore Hand | Offshore Hand | 3 | 6 | |
Coastal Passage | Either- | Coastal Skipper | Day Skipper | Comp Crew | 3 | 6 |
Or- | Offshore Skipper | Offshore Hand | Offshore Hand | 3 | 6 | |
Offshore Cruising | Offshore Skipper | Day Skipper | 2 Offshore Hands | 4 | 6 | |
Racing | Offshore Skipper | Coastal Skipper | Comp Crew +2 | 5 | 7 | |
New Yacht*
Sailing Area | Minimum Crew Qualifications | Min Nºs | Max Nºs | |||
Skipper | Mate | Crew | ||||
Day Sailing | Either | Day Skipper | Comp crew | 2 | 6 | |
Or- | Coastal Skipper | Offshore Hand | 2 | 6 | ||
Coastal Passage | Either- | Coastal Skipper | Comp Crew | Offshore Hand | 3 | 6 |
Or- | Offshore Skipper | Offshore Hand | Offshore Hand | 3 | 6 | |
Offshore Cruising | Offshore Skipper | Day Skipper | 2 Offshore Hands | 4 | 6 | |
Racing | Offshore Skipper | Day Skipper | Comp Crew +2 | 5 | 6 | |
Racing. Club yachts may only be raced by skippers who are authorised by the RC(O) or the Deputy RC(O). Yachts may be manned in accordance with the relevant Racing Instructions, but in no circumstances shall the maximum crew-load as per the yacht's Coding Certificate (SCV2) be exceeded.
NB. All skippers wishing to race Trojan or crew with the asymmetric spinnakers must arrange for specific briefing/training prior to the charter rate.
Adventurous Training. Those planning military Adventurous Training are reminded that the Club limitations do not supersede or negate the requirements mandated by AGAI Chapter 11.
Last updated 09:05 on 3 April 2023