All aboard for annual open day

The Shoreham lifeboat will be alongside and visitors to the free event will be able to go aboard and talk to the crew. In addition, the local fishery protection vessel Watchful is also expected and will be open to visitors. Some of the larger boats belonging to club members will be on the jetty and will be available for members of the public to see.

Visitors will also be able to meet members representing the various activities that the club supports, such as yacht racing, diving, dinghy sailing and the work the club does to promote sailing for disabled people.

The Sussex Yacht Club, in Brighton Road, is open for new members, and those joining on Saturday will enjoy specially advantageous terms. Some of the new members who joined last year were taking part in races the next day.