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PCC Regatta
New for 2026 is the PCC Regatta. With racing over the weekend of 19th / 20th of September in King Road off Portishead, the PCC Regatta is designed to provide a fun weekend of racing for all. With 3 races per day envisaged, it’s set to be a fantastic weekend of fun on the water.
Open to all competitors from across the Bristol Channel, the regatta plans to hold 3 races per day across the weekend.
If you’re planning to enter the Holms Race and are visiting Portishead, Boatfolk are offering discounted berthing for the whole week between the events. Call the marina and book your berth by Tuesday 1st September
Entries for this inaugural event are now open!
For the 2026 edition of the PCC Regatta
- Notice of Race
- Entry Form
- Sailing Instructions (issued two weeks before the event)
Once back in Portishead, all crews are invited to join the prize giving and after party outside the lock control building after each days racing where food and a cash bar will be available.
In the meantime, please contact us if you have any questions.
PYSC & PCC Dinner Dance
Based on this year’s highly successful joint Dinner Dance with PYSC, we’ve decided to do it again! Taking place on 7th February 2026 at Nailsea Masonic Hall at 19h00 for a 19h30 start, this is a great opportunity to get dressed up, have a fabulous 2 or 3 course black-tie dinner followed by the annual PCC prize giving and joint disco to celebrate this year’s sailing season.
Tickets for the 2026 event are be priced as follows and can be ordered here. Please also add ‘PCC’ into the special requests box. Note tickets must be purchased by Sunday 25th January 2025.
- 3 courses £38.50 per person
- 2 courses £29.50 per person
When you book your tickets through this form, you’ll be asked to select from the following menu. Please advise of any allergies or special diets when placing your order.
Starters
- Chicken parfait, onion chutney and toast
- Warm goats cheese and red onion marmalade
- Broccoli and Stilton soup (v)
Main Course
- Slow cooked rib of beef steak, red wine, mushrooms and shallots
- Salmon fillets, dill and lemon sauce
- Roasted red pepper, mushroom and spinach wellington (v)
All mains served with a Selection of seasonal vegetables & Potatoes
Desserts
- Apple tart and whipped cream
- Sticky date and ginger pudding with vanilla ice cream
- Raspberry creme brulee and biscuit
To Finish
Coffee/tea & chocolates
If you have any questions, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Julia Filer.
2026 Racing Calendar
It’s time to lock in the dates for the 2026 season! You can find all the details over on the club racing page. The schedule includes all the key dates you need to plan your 2026 season and to assist, we’ve also added the dates for the Shanghai Cup and the Holms Race.
Continuing the theme started in 2024, and in response to member requests, we’ve included a number of dates where there are no races but the tides are favourable for crews to go out for a practice, training or just a fun sail. You’ll see these dates on the calendar as Sail Training. You’ll also see some new races such as the Rum Cup and the Portishead Regatta; more details nearer the time!
The 2026 Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and other key documents will be added to the racing page in time for the start of the new season.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact the club sailing secretary, Matt Bundell.
RNLI Water Safety Day
The club are pleased to support the RNLI Water Safety Day that will be held by the boat lift/ in front of Hall & Woodhouse on Saturday 5th October. See the RNLI undertake sea safety exercises with a life raft, understand more about the ‘Float to Live’ campaign and bring along your lifejacket to be checked. This must-attend starts at 11h00 so why not pop along and say hi?
The club will have a small stall where those looking to find out more about the club can meet with committee members and learn more about how to get on the water.
Can’t make it but want to know about how to get involved with PCC? Just contact us or pop down to one of the club evenings at The Old Mill on Wednesday nights from 20h30.
RNLI Safety At Sea Evening
Following on from the previous RNLI Safety At Sea Evening and ahead of this year’s Holms race, we’re giving members another opportunity to get their lifejackets checked and hear advice from the RNLI about how to stay safe when on the water.
On Thursday 19th September, the RNLI clubhouse will be open to PCC members from 18h30 with the presentation starting at 19h00. The evening will also include a tour of the RNLI boathouse after the presentations.
If you missed the last RNLI evening, why not pop along? As a club evening, the RNLI are also happy for you to take along a beer or two to further create a very convivial evening.
The last time members attended, we learnt a lot about the types of callout the volunteers receive and of the lifejackets checked by their water safety team, a staggering 66% failed for very basic reasons – 2 for example didn’t even have the gas canister screwed into the holder within the lifejacket!
To secure your spot, just fill in the form below
Bristol Harbour Cruise
Given the recent weather, a club social around Bristol Harbour may not have been a wise choice! However, for our summer social, the sun shone and everyone enjoyed a couple of hours cruising around the harbour, stopping off at the Grain Barge and chatting about the passing view or recent sailing adventures.
Boarding the Bristol Ferry Matilda at the Nova Scotia boarding stage and after dodging the many sailing dinghies, paddle boards and other craft enjoying the good weather, our cruise took in many of Bristol Harbour’s familiar sights.
From a glimpse of the MV Balmoral ensconced in dry dock as she undergoes an extensive refit to the passing of the impressively restored SS Great Britain through to sights of Bristol’s waterfront of yesteryear, it was the perfect venue for this year’s summer social.
If you’d like to join a club that has social events, cruising and racing but don’t know where to start, contact us to find out more! We have our weekly club night from 20h30 at the Old Mill pub at the seaward end of Portishead High Street on Wednesdays and new or prospective members can always be assured of a warm welcome.
BCYA Rally & Shanty Festival
This years Bristol Channel Yachting Association (BCYA) English Coast Rally is coming to Portishead Marina. It promises to be a fun-filled weekend across the Whitsun Bank Holiday of 25th – 27th May as it will be at the same time as the Portishead Shanty Festival and the EAT Food Festival.
As with all BCYA Rallies, visitors can benefit from discounted berthing, a complimentary drinks reception, an official welcome from the town and a competition for the best dressed boat.
The BCYA have supplied us with the following information for the event so get involved and enjoy the fun!
RNLI Sea Safety Evening
The RNLI have been in touch to offer members an evening focussed on lifejackets and the latest developments in safety at sea. Designed to be an informal event pitched at both novice and experienced sailors, we would encourage members to attend. Equally, if you’d like the RNLI to give your lifejacket a once over, bring it along!
The event will also feature a short presentation from the Deputy Duty Harbour Master from Royal Portbury Dock who will talk about the dangers associated with sailing in a busy shipping lane.
After the event, members are invited to retire to the nearby Royal Inn for drinks.
The event will take place on 14th March at 19h00 at the RNLI boathouse.
To reserve your spot, please register via the following link. Note that the event space has a capacity of 25 people so don’t delay, reserve your spot today!
Please contact Tim at PCC or Bernd at the RNLI if you have any questions.
