Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

26/08/2026

This week it's the turn of the Merlin Rocket class to hold their National Championships at WPNSA, as they celebrate their 80th Anniversary of this fabulous boat design.

Racing started on Sunday with the competition enjoying the varied conditions both inside Portland Harbour, and out in Weymouth Bay. With 42 entries from all over the UK, the fleet are enjoying a full social programme ashore as well, with the champions being crowned after the racing finishes on Friday.

With the best view of the harbour up on our balcony, our Twenty12 Cafe is the best place to see whats going on, with coffee, cakes, lunches, ice creams all on offer. Come and visit us, upstairs at the National Sailing Academy, Portland - everyone welcome, and dog-friendly too!😎🐾❤️

The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a not-for-profit organisation, that's fully self-funding (no grants or lottery money etc..), so every penny made goes back into supporting jobs on Portland, maintaining this World-Class competition venue, and enabling the many groups and charities that use our facilities.❤️

22/08/2026

Are you interested in becoming the Chair of the Board at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA)?

For further information, please see the details below or our website: https://lnkd.in/egGtY9jd

15/08/2026

Although there's not a competition going on at the Academy this week *takes a deep breath*, we're still as busy as could be, with over 130 sailors taking part in the annual ILCA Skills Week, a superb week-long training camp for sailors of all ages and standards.😎
In addition to this, you may have seen more and more international teams coming to train here on their lightning-fast iQFOiL windsurfers, in advance of the World Champs coming up in September.😎😲

With the best view of the harbour up on our balcony, the is the best place to see whats going on, with coffee, cakes, lunches, ice creams all on offer. Come and visit us, upstairs at the National Sailing Academy, Portland - everyone welcome, and dog-friendly too!😎🐾❤️

The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a not-for-profit organisation, that's fully self-funding (no grants or lottery money etc..), so every penny made goes back into supporting jobs on Portland, maintaining this World-Class competition venue, and enabling the many groups and charities that use our facilities.❤️

14/08/2026

Well how about that!!!!😎😎😎

09/08/2026

Another week, another Championships!!!
Starting on Monday is the Topper National Championships, with competitors aged 9-17 entered across both the 4.2 and 5.3 fleets (the numbers relate to the size of the sail).👍
Although the vast majority of the 165 sailors racing are British, there is a large contingent travelling from Ireland, and a Chinese racer also.😎
Racing will take place in the Harbour and the Bay all week (weather dependent), with the final race taking place on Friday 14th.
Feel free to come to the Sailing Academy to see what goes on, and enjoy food and drink at the , on the balcony upstairs.😎🥇🍰🍺🫖🧋

.gbr

30/07/2026

No sooner than one event finishes, another one starts at the National Sailing Sailing Academy!
This week it's time for the WASZP Class National Champs... The super-high performance foiling boats lift right out of the water, riding just on their foils (physics!!!!) at speeds up to 45 KPH!!😲
With 46 competitors from as far afield as Finland, New Zealand and Australia, the fleet will be racing in the Harbour until the Champion is crowned on Sunday.😎🏆🥇

29/07/2026

28/07/2026

What do you do when your Catering Team needs a much-deserved night off, but you need to feed 325 hungry sailors, officials, helpers and volunteers????
You call our friends at Portland Paella, who'll pull out all the stops in creating their amazing dishes for us to enjoy👍😎 Great work!!!🥇

25/07/2026

If you’re looking out across Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay this week, and wondering what’s going on out there, this week is the ILCA UK National Championships, hosted here at the Sailing Academy for this Olympic Class.

With 240 competitors, mostly from the U.K., but with visiting teams from as far away as Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, China, Australia and New Zealand, the racing is due to go on until Tuesday, when the new Champions will be crowned.🏆

For many of the competitors, this event is another step towards achieving their Olympic ambitions, representing their countries at the highest levels👍🏽😎🥇

22/07/2026

We would like to say Thank you to John of Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy who has very kindly supplied our Weymouth Bike & Car Night marshalls with Hi-viz wristbands. Now when it's very hot they can wear short sleeve tabards and still give clear directions. Thank you very much John for your kind donation!