There are many dinghy classes sailed in the UK. Quite apart from the benefit of racing against boats of the same design, classes can provide mutual support and a common interest. At SSC the larger classes have a Fleet Captain who may organise coaching and social events during the year. The club's preferred adult classes are Flying Fifteen, Solo, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 2000 and RS Vision. Preferred junior/youth classes are RS Feva, Laser Radial, Topper and Laser Pico.

We encourage all members who may be thinking of purchasing their own boat to consider one from the preferred class list first. Links to Class Association websites can be found on the left of this page.

Whilst we encourage you to select a dinghy from one of the club's preferred classes, we will accept monohull dinghies with a Portsmouth Yardstick of 982 (Fireball) or higher (ie slower) and with a waterline length of no more than 4.9 metres (16 feet). In our Menagerie Fleet, we have Lark, GP14, Laser Vago, Phantom, Enterprise, Mirror, Fireball, Laser II, Optimist, Scorpion, Wayfarer, British Moth and Topaz. If you have have a monohull dinghy faster than PY 982 please come and talk to us and we will consider it.