Keelboats

Racing

Keelboat racing takes place in Oban Harbour almost every Tuesday evening meeting at 6/6.30pm for a 7pm start, between April and September. In addition there are regular weekend Trophy races, a regatta, and the club organises the Round Mull Race over a weekend in late June or early July. Oban Sailing Club is also a co-organiser (along with the Royal Highland Yacht Club and Western Isles Yacht Club) of West Highland Week in July/August.

Whether you have any experience or not we encourage you to try your hand at keelboat nights. Either boat owners directly or come down to the clubhouse on spec any Tuesday evening at 6pm. (You will need waterproof clothing: we have lifejackets that you can borrow).

Training

If you are interested in learning yacht race crew skills, then please register your interest for our course. Head over to our calendar to see what opportunities are coming up or email us at osc@obansailingclub.org and we would love to chat to you about how to get involved and welcome folk of all ages and experience!

Keelboats are often short of crew and would welcome anyone to join in to learn and have fun. Our website hosts the crewfinder function which allows boat owners and crew to connect and get ready for the next race on our calendar!

The club runs a number of other courses suitable for the keelboat sailor.

Last updated 9:44pm on 23 March 2026