SOCA Sailing is an active club with members from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and surrounding areas. We also have members from Norfolk and Hampshire. Our members range from beginners to round-the-world sailors, with a number being boat owners.
Take a look at the programme of events we hold and why not join us at one of our monthly meetings? Your first two visits are free to attend as a visitor.
SOCA is a RYA affiliated Sailing Club.
We meet in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Our members mainly sail the East Coast (Essex and Suffolk) and the South Coast (Hampshire), however some sail in France, Spain and other foreign locations .
To get a feel for our association please join our Facebook group.
Website Last Modified 7th May 2026
NEXT MEETINGS and EVENTS
Thursday 14th May 2026 @ 7:30pm
Royal Naval Association W G City
Due to non-availability of most of the committee there will not be a formal meeting with a presenter.
In its place a social get together is planned at the RNA in W G City
Thursday 11th June 2026 @ 7:30pm
Royal Naval Association W G City
“Manufacture of ELT telescope mirror segements”
This non-sailing related talk by Paul Comely looks at how the UK developed a capability to shape the new generation of metre scale mirror segments for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) currently being built in Chile.
Meetings are held at the RNA club in
Welwyn Garden City
The second Thursday of each month starting at 7:30pm
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