Special celebration for Southampton Sailing club

Shot of windsurfers as the sun sets

Southampton sailing club are preparing to celebrate a special anniversary. 

The new year will mean the club have been in their current location for 70 years. 

The small clubhouse opened in 1957 and has seen hundreds of sailors come and go weather for dinghy sailing, windsurfing or just sailing.  

The club cushioned onto the Weston shore overlooking the Solent is one of the cities must go locations. 

But the club is currently hosting an autumn series of sailing races open to members. 

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