Hold your next championship event at Herne Bay Sailing Club
Herne Bay Sailing Club has a long history of hosting National and European Championships and Open events. We have been running successful events since at least 1957 and have hosted a wide variety of dinghy classes. Typical fleet sizes range from 25-80 boats these days and some very large fleets in the earlier days: more than 200 Fireflys in 1960 and 102 Albacores in 1985. We are based on the North Kent Coast just 50 minutes from the M25. We are a small club and you will be sure of a friendly welcome.
What we offer
Please contact the Sailing Secretary to enquire about hosting your next championship event at HBSC:
Sailing Secretary
E: hernebaysailing@btconnect.com
Herne Bay Sailing Club
Beacon Hill
Herne Bay, Kent
CT6 6BA
What we offer
- Superb coastal waters offering excellent sailing with the ability to launch at all states of the tide.
- Experienced race management team.
- Full use of clubhouse including changing rooms and lounge.
- Patrol and Safety boats.
- Sun deck view of racing.
- Competitive pricing.
- Cooked breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
- Fully stocked bar including a range of Kentish Ales.
- Camping and camper van parking on site (subject to obtaining permission from Canterbury City Council)
Please contact the Sailing Secretary to enquire about hosting your next championship event at HBSC:
Sailing Secretary
E: hernebaysailing@btconnect.com
Herne Bay Sailing Club
Beacon Hill
Herne Bay, Kent
CT6 6BA
Quotes from previous events
Please be sure to thank the whole team at Herne Bay Sailing Club for making us so welcome. UKWA chair, 2019.
The OK class cannot certainly cannot speak highly enough of the effort Herne Bay SC put in, be it launching the RIBs at 6:00am, the super efficient trolley service, that meals that were put on or the bar being kept stocked up to meet the fleet's needs. Karen Robertson, 2017.
Going to a small club has its advantages, the club was so accommodating and friendly, hope to return soon. Hornet class 2016.
The fleet were treated to the well practiced Herne Bay launching routine. Where else can you launch without getting your feet wet and without having to worry about taking the trolley back? Laser 2000 class, 2005.
Please be sure to thank the whole team at Herne Bay Sailing Club for making us so welcome. UKWA chair, 2019.
The OK class cannot certainly cannot speak highly enough of the effort Herne Bay SC put in, be it launching the RIBs at 6:00am, the super efficient trolley service, that meals that were put on or the bar being kept stocked up to meet the fleet's needs. Karen Robertson, 2017.
Going to a small club has its advantages, the club was so accommodating and friendly, hope to return soon. Hornet class 2016.
The fleet were treated to the well practiced Herne Bay launching routine. Where else can you launch without getting your feet wet and without having to worry about taking the trolley back? Laser 2000 class, 2005.
Past events
Here is an incomplete list of the championships hosted at Herne Bay Sailing Club since 1957.
1957 National Firefly single-handed championships
1958 National Firefly single-handed championships
1960 Firefly National Championships
1965 National Firefly championships
1967 National Albacore championships.
1968 Fireball Open
1969 Fireball Open
1971 Hornet Worlds 11-17 September
1972 Albacore National Championships
1973 OK National Championships
1974 Mirror Southern Areas
1975 Hornet National Championships
1977 OK National Championships
1977 Albacore & Hornets Open Meeting
1979 Firefly National Championships
1981/2 Round table regatta
198? Fireball
1982 Albacore National Championships
1985 Albacore World and National Championships (held over a fortnight)
1987 ish National Championships
1989 Lark Class National Championship 5-11 August
1989 Albacores
1993 Fireball Open
1999 Pacer Nationals
2001 Pacer Nationals
2001 Round Three of the popular European North Sea Cup Series of windsurfing 9-10 June
2001 Finn Nationals 29 August
2001 OK Nationals
2002 National Albacore Class National Championship 3-5 August
2002 International OK Dinghy Eastern Championship 3-4 August
2002 Man of Kent 22 September (and at least two others)
2002 Pacer Nationals 10 September
2003 Pacer Nationals
2004 Catamaran Open Festival 19-20 June
2004 Hobie 16 TT 19-20 June
2005 Laser 2000 Millenium Series and Asymmetric Dinghy Open 2-3 July
2006 ISO Open 24-25 June
2007 Boss, Spice, Buzz and Iso National Championship 25-27 August
2008 RS Vision Open 17 May
2009 RS All Comers Regatta for RS Visions, RS Teras, RS Qbas and RS Fevas 20-21 June
2009 Hornet Nationals 5-6 September
2009 Europe Nationals 5-6 September
2010 UK Laser Association Laser 4.7 Ladder 9-10 October
2010 Hornet Final Fling 9-10 October
2011 Hornet Open 2-3 July
2015 UK Windsurfing Association National Championships Round 3 4-5 July
2015 National 12 Burton Week 22-25 August
2016 UK Windsurfing Association Cup 2 11-12 June
2016 Hornet Europeans & UK National Championship 6-9 August
2017 UK Windsurfing Association Cup 4 15-16 July
2017 OK Dinghy National Championship 21-24 September
2018 Hadron H2 National Championship 7-9 September
2019 Hornet Open 21-22 September (cancelled)
2019 UK Windsurfing Association National Cup Championships 6 5-6 October
2020 UK Windsurfing Association October (cancelled due to COVID)
2021 Hadron H2 National Championship 3-5 September
2022 OK Dinghy National Championship
Here is an incomplete list of the championships hosted at Herne Bay Sailing Club since 1957.
1957 National Firefly single-handed championships
1958 National Firefly single-handed championships
1960 Firefly National Championships
1965 National Firefly championships
1967 National Albacore championships.
1968 Fireball Open
1969 Fireball Open
1971 Hornet Worlds 11-17 September
1972 Albacore National Championships
1973 OK National Championships
1974 Mirror Southern Areas
1975 Hornet National Championships
1977 OK National Championships
1977 Albacore & Hornets Open Meeting
1979 Firefly National Championships
1981/2 Round table regatta
198? Fireball
1982 Albacore National Championships
1985 Albacore World and National Championships (held over a fortnight)
1987 ish National Championships
1989 Lark Class National Championship 5-11 August
1989 Albacores
1993 Fireball Open
1999 Pacer Nationals
2001 Pacer Nationals
2001 Round Three of the popular European North Sea Cup Series of windsurfing 9-10 June
2001 Finn Nationals 29 August
2001 OK Nationals
2002 National Albacore Class National Championship 3-5 August
2002 International OK Dinghy Eastern Championship 3-4 August
2002 Man of Kent 22 September (and at least two others)
2002 Pacer Nationals 10 September
2003 Pacer Nationals
2004 Catamaran Open Festival 19-20 June
2004 Hobie 16 TT 19-20 June
2005 Laser 2000 Millenium Series and Asymmetric Dinghy Open 2-3 July
2006 ISO Open 24-25 June
2007 Boss, Spice, Buzz and Iso National Championship 25-27 August
2008 RS Vision Open 17 May
2009 RS All Comers Regatta for RS Visions, RS Teras, RS Qbas and RS Fevas 20-21 June
2009 Hornet Nationals 5-6 September
2009 Europe Nationals 5-6 September
2010 UK Laser Association Laser 4.7 Ladder 9-10 October
2010 Hornet Final Fling 9-10 October
2011 Hornet Open 2-3 July
2015 UK Windsurfing Association National Championships Round 3 4-5 July
2015 National 12 Burton Week 22-25 August
2016 UK Windsurfing Association Cup 2 11-12 June
2016 Hornet Europeans & UK National Championship 6-9 August
2017 UK Windsurfing Association Cup 4 15-16 July
2017 OK Dinghy National Championship 21-24 September
2018 Hadron H2 National Championship 7-9 September
2019 Hornet Open 21-22 September (cancelled)
2019 UK Windsurfing Association National Cup Championships 6 5-6 October
2020 UK Windsurfing Association October (cancelled due to COVID)
2021 Hadron H2 National Championship 3-5 September
2022 OK Dinghy National Championship