Facilities

Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour are widely recognised as the finest sailing waters in the UK. This together with the development of the new purpose built, on-shore facilities have resulted in the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy being selected as the venue for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events.

WPNSA primarily offers its superb venue for events and training, but also operates a successful sailing school, and an active members club catering for all abilities from complete beginners to Olympic medallists.

Facilities on shore include a licensed clubhouse, conference/ meeting rooms, slipways, a boat hoist, extensive dinghy and car parks, a permanent crane, and storage for all types of boats.

Whether you wish to run a major championship event, try sailing for the first time or simply enjoy sailing for the fantastic and fun sport that it is, we think you will find our services hard to beat. Please find below a complete list of the facilities available at WPNSA. For information about becoming a member, or hiring any of these,please contact us on 01305 866000 or via email on reception@wpnsa.org.uk

Inside Outside
First Floor Launching- All states of tide & direction
Reception & Offices Main Dinghy Slipway (40m width)
VIP Meeting Rooms Deep Water Slipway 1
Fully licensed lounge bar (up to around 150 people) Deep Water Slipway 2
Balcony & uninterrupted views across Portland Harbour Northern Tender/ Windsurfer Slipway- Not yet available
Large bar & carvery Pontoons
Cafeteria (up to around 200 people) Temporary pontoon berthing for members & visitors
Self service style catering- hot & cold snacks/ meals/ drinks Disabled access points on pontoons
Outside fully licensed bar- catering to the balcony Cranage
4 Lecture/ meeting rooms (each up to 30 people) Fixed crane for boats up to 4 tonnes- available soon
Balcony overlooking the ground floor event hall Boat Hoist
Full disabled facilities, ie, lift etc. Fully submersible boat hoist for boats up to 16 tonnes/ 4.5m beam
Ground floor Storage
Entrance hall Short & long term storage for yachts & powerboats
First Aid/ Medical suite Secure storage for members
Male/ female disabled changing rooms/ showers Dinghy Parking
Event hall with large bar, stage/ PA system & catering facilities, suitable for:-
-Measuring sails/ dinghies
-Indoor training/ sports
-Large functions & weddings
Members dinghy parking areas
Large briefing/ lecture room (up to 80 people) Members secure storage areas
2 further lecture/ meeting rooms (each up to 30 people) 300 event/ training dinghy parking spaces
Gymnasium Vehicle Parking
  Parking areas for approx 300 vehicles
Overnight parking for campervans/ caravans (for those attending WPNSA by arrangement in advance)
The Royal Yachting Association
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South West Regional Development Agency
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
T: 01305 866000 F: 01305 866001 E: reception@wpnsa.org.uk