Full membership

  • A prestige refurbished grade two listed Clubhouse with a fine collection of art, silver wear and memorabilia collected over 130 years
  • Membership equality for ladies and gentlemen
  • Year round social programme of formal dinners, club and sailing suppers, happy hours and special in house evening entertainment on a regular basis
  • A superb food and wine selection at beneficial prices
  • Interest groups for those keen on wine, food, music, bridge and an investment club
  • Use of the Club facilities for your private functions
  • Reciprocal membership of over 50 yacht and social clubs worldwide increasing every year
  • Extensive library of maritime interest books
  • Membership of a Royal Yacht Club with entitlement to fly the undefaced Blue Ensign
  • Comprehensive yacht racing, cruising and crewing facilities
  • Limited number of Club berths in Haslar Marina at preferential rates
  • Concessionary subscription rates for young and older members
  • Family group concessions
  • A six month free membership for all service members of HM Forces

Corporate Membership

  • Corporate membership can be granted to suitable companies, professions and other business organisations. The size of the group would normally not be less than five, nor more than ten people.
  • Corporate groups have one Full Member with others being Associated Corporate Members for whom there is no joining fee and who pay an annual subscription rate of half that for a local single member.
  • Members can make use of the Club as though they are full members but cannot vote at annual general meetings.

Associate Members

  • Members of the Royal Naval Sailing Association;
  • Association of Retired Naval Officers;   
  • Portsmouth Retired Officers Association;   
  • Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Association; 
  • Friends of the Royal Naval, Royal Marines,
  • Submarine and Fleet Air Arm Museums; 
  • White Ensign Association and The Anchorites.
    May visit the Club up to six times in any twelve month period.

 


Application for membership

If you like what you see about the Club and would like to become a member first read about the benefits then complete an application form and send it back to the Secretary who will be in touch with you very soon

Full/Corporate membership

Joining fee

On successful application, all new members (with the exception of young members) will be required to pay (either as a single or a couple) a joining fee of £100 which will be credited to a loyalty card which can be used to purchase food and beverages over the bar.


Subscription rates 2011:
Local Single Members
Local Couple Members 		£290
£360
Country Single Members
Country Couple Members
(Within 25miles of the club as the crow flies excluding the Isle of Wight)		 £230
£260
Local Single Concessionary Members
Local Couple Concessionary Members
Country Single Concessionary Members
Country Couple Concessionary Members
 (Those full members who on 1 January of any year have reached the age of 65 and who have been members of the Club for a period which when added to their age, totals eighty or more)		 £217
£260
£175
£195
Serving Members of HM Forces
first 6 months only ( then as Full Members)		 FREE
Overseas Members Single or Couple      
(Principal residence overseas will pay 40% of the rate that would be applicable to them if they were living in the UK with 25 miles of the Clubhouse)		  
Young Members either Local or Country
Aged 26 or under
Aged 26 -33
Aged 34 – 40    
Aged 41 or over  

FREE
30%
60%
Full Rate

Family Membership
A family group up to a maximum of four closely related members with the subscription rate based on the total of the subscriptions the members of the family group would otherwise have paid as Full or Young Members less a discount of 10%.