Island Sailing Club
HOUSE
Facilities • Accommodation
The club for families and fanatics!
The Island Sailing Club provides for people with different `water' interests. Whether you are a F1 high speed merchant, looking for a friendly social focus on which to base your leisure sailing or competitive, we hope to be able to help you.
Some of our members have long since washed the salt from their eyes, whilst others have yet to get their toes wet. All sorts are welcome!
We offer the following facilities:
Clubhouse
On the Members Floor are the lounge bar, Beken Room, dining room and conservatory with unique views looking down the Eastern Solent. The large sliding windows give access onto the balcony and conservatory, popular places to sit and watch the yacht racing while sipping a drink or enjoying a meal or snack. It is the ideal place to entertain your friends in Cowes Week.
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The new Beken Room allows for a quiet retreat on busy days or an area to meet friends for a pre dinner drink. The smaller Centenary Room bar is on the second floor and is a regular venue for private parties for club members. There are few better locations in Cowes. From the Centenary Room lobby there is direct access to the Roof Terrace giving 700 sq. ft in the open air with absolutely magnificent views over the Solent. In the summer half of this space is covered with a marquee for social functions. On the Ground Floor, there is access from the entrance to the ladies' and men's Changing Rooms. Access to the Club Offices is from the entrance hall or through the lower marquee on the seaward side of the club. To seaward of the marquee is the "Foredeck", another outdoor area with picnic tables. A favourite place for children and sun worshipers. |
The Boathouse is alongside the Club Offices, with access directly through to the men's Changing Room.
The pontoons are reached along a connecting bridge from the foredeck.
Bar
Opening hours are generally as follows:
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Bar Hours
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Summer
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Winter
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Monday
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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1130 - 1430
Closed
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Tuesday
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2230
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Wednesday -Thursday
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2130
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Friday
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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Saturday
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1130 - 2300
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1130 - 1430
1800 - 2300
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Sunday
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1200
- 1700
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Bank
Holiday Sundays
Bank Holiday Mondays
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1200
- 2300
1200 - 1500
1800 - 2300
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Mid July until the end of August
The bar will remain open on Friday afternoons
and sandwiches and baguettes will be available
from the bar on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
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Dining Room
The Island S.C. has its own Catering management and
great food is available under our Head Chef, Becky Bradbury. Our facilities
are available for all members for functions from 6 to 160.
Booking is advisable for Friday evening
For more information on the range of service, just contact the Catering
Operations Manager or click
here to see a selection of menus for Dinners, Buffets and Barbecues
for 2008. Opening hours are generally as follows:
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Restaurant Hours
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Winter
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Monday
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1200 - 1400
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Closed
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Tuesday
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1200 - 1400
1830 - 1930
2030 - 2200
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1200 - 1400
1930 - 2100
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Thursday
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1200 - 1400
1930 - 2100
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1230 - 1345
1930 - 2100
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Friday (it is advisable to book
for the evening)
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1200 - 1430
1930 - 2100
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Saturday
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1200 - 1430
1930 - 2100
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Sunday
Bank Holiday Sundays
Bank Holiday Mondays
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1230 - 1515
1230 - 1515
1930 - 2100
1200 - 1430
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Centenary Room and Roof Marquee
The Centenary Room on the Top Deck may be used by members for private functions.
This Room will accommodate up to 24 people for a main meal, 30 for a buffet and 40 for
a drinks party. The Roof Marquee will accommodate 100 for a drinks party/finger buffet
and up to 80 for a sit down buffet. For more details, again contact the Catering
Operations Manager
Offices
The offices are open between 0900 and 1700 on weekdays (except
Bank Holidays). Outside these hours any enquiries should be made at the Bar
(249434) or by using the answerphone (296621) or email
facilities.
Changing Rooms
The Changing Rooms have toilet and shower facilities and a limited number of coat-racks with locks.
Pontoons
We have 90ft of mooring space alongside the outer pontoon. Visiting Members may berth their yachts alongside on a first come, first served basis for up to three hours. Double banking is not permitted and boats are required to fly the Club Burgee while alongside.
We have just replaced our RIB pontoon with a piled pontoon which is more stable
and has plenty of cleats. This is for Members' RIBs of under 6m only which should
be moored bows on. There is a three hour time limit and RIBs must have a Club
Burgee.
Only members' RIBs can be parked/moored upstream of the access pontoon.
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