Community Watersports Festival Portsmouth
Join us for an action-packed day on the water as we celebrate 100 years of Portsmouth’s city status with our Community Watersports Festival!
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Sailing & watersports across the UK
Providing sailing for all
Sailing, watersports & adventure across the UK
All of our Centres are open to all and not-for-profit, helping to provide sailing and watersports to more people across the UK and overseas. Open all-year-round, our Andrew Simpson Centres offer a range of outdoor watersports and sailing courses, activities, clubs, training and adventures for all ages and abilities.
Try something new with our taster sessions, progress in your sport with our RYA accredited courses, or turn your passion into a career with our instructor training.
Open all year round
Our all-season Centres run throughout the year to keep the water accessible to all.
A wide variety of activities
From sailing to windsurfing, foiling to kayaking, theres something for everyone.
Locations across the UK
We have coastal and in-land Centres across the UK and partnerships overseas.
Schools & groups
We host school & youth group days and regular participation clubs throughout the year.
Business facilities
Our Centres offer meeting rooms, catering options and free wifi for businesses.
Providing sailing for all
Explore our most popular activities
We’ve got watersports for everyone across our RYA accredited training centres. Learn to sail, progress in your field or master your skills. Our year-round courses for all age groups and abilities are sure to get you out and enjoying the water.
Explore our huge range of activities
Find your perfect course or activity
Ready to hit the water? Explore activities across our UK Centres and either choose specific dates to suit your calendar or browse everything available.
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Discover our not-for-profit Centres
We have Centres across the UK at both coastal and inland locations, close to transport links to help bring accessible sailing and watersports to more communities. We also have partnerships overseas and specialist Centres.
AS Performance Academy
Through our team of expert coaches, we offer high quality training for sailors in class specific programmes and our foiling pathway. We help sailors transition into a different class and provide the very best chance of success at every level.
Find out moreAndrew Simpson Yachting
Andrew Simpson Yachting offers the full range of practical RYA yachting, power and motor boat practical and theory training. We can also create personalised packages, own boat tuition and the opportunity to extend your horizons with our Milebuilder events.
Find out moreHow we’re transforming lives
Our success stories
We work closely with groups and individuals to help them grow and succeed through learning new skills, building confidence and developing essential teamwork and leadership skills. Explore some of our success stories below.
Promoting Health and Wellbeing throughout 2022
We believe that participating in sailing and watersports promotes positive health and well-being. Therefore, we have developed two charitable programmes which focus upon young people’s physical and mental health.
The Holiday Activity Fund providing Opportunities on the water for all
In 2022, Andrew Simpson Centres received HAF funding from their local councils, with the support of footballer, Marcus Rashford. The aim of HAF is to provide support to children in receipt of free school meals throughout the holiday periods.
Over 1300 young people took part in our Community Clubs in 2022
All Community Clubs are subsidised by the Andrew Simpson Foundation. 88% of the young people who took part in one of our Community Clubs said they felt part of the sailing and watersports community and 50% achieved accredited qualifications.
Our upcoming events
What’s on across our Centres
Explore our upcoming events and open days and discover ways to get involved with your local sailing and watersports community.
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ASC Portsmouth Eastern Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Bart’s Bash @ ASC Portland
ASC Portland Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset, United KingdomBart’s Bash 2026 will be taking part on Saturday September 12th at ASC Portland. To register your own boat or hire one of ours please contact the centre. Get in […]
How to take part
Community clubs
In 2022 1,355 subsidised community club sessions were delivered across our centres with support from the Andrew Simpson Foundation. If you would like to join one of our community clubs, you can explore the options below.
Learning outside the classroom
School trips and youth group activity days
Outdoor education gives students a difference perspective on learning , which can help them achieve their full potential. The Andrew Simpson Centres’ activity days make the outdoors even more fun with a wide range of sailing and watersports activities and bespoke packages ready to be designed.
Find out more about our group activity days
Supporting your sailing community
Volunteering opportunities
All of our centres are not-for-profit and rely on the generous support of local businesses and individuals. If you or your team might be interested in helping out and making a difference in young people’s lives please get in touch and one of our team will get back to you for an informal chat.
Speak to the team at ASC Portland
Make a general enquiry
Whether you’d like to ask about a bespoke activity, a course recommendation or anything else, our friendly centre team will be able to help. Call during normal opening hours (Monday to Sunday 9am – 5pm) or send a message with the form below:
Head office details
Andrew Simpson Foundation
First Floor
13A Church Rd,
Poole, Dorset BH14 8UF
+44 (0)300 124 0449
enquiries@andrewsimpsoncentres.org
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
You’re in safe hands
All of our courses are led by industry-leading professionals, with experience in working with children and those with additional physical and learning needs.
Recognised as experts
Our centres have RYA accredited instructors and coaches, meaning you are getting the highest level of expert tuition for you and your family.
Ethical fundraising
We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, showing that we are committed to fundraise in a way that is legal, open, honest and respectful.
Not sure where to go?
If you’d rather speak to a person, get in touch with our Centres directly on +44 (0)300 124 0449 9am – 5 pm, Monday to Saturday to have a chat.
