Herne Bay Sailing Club welcomed 500 runners and their supporters for the Les Golding 10K this morning organised by Invicta East Kent Athletic Club. Congratulations to the six HBSC members who took part and thank you to the galley team for the hospitality.
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All members of Herne Bay Sailing Club are invited to take part in a competition to update the photographs at the top of each page on the club website.
We are looking for images that reflect the club's activities and show members enjoying what Herne Bay Sailing Club has to offer whether that is on the water, the shore or the sun deck. You do not have to be a great photographer to take a great image, nor own an expensive camera: many phone cameras as excellent. We are looking for images that showcase Herne Bay Sailing Club. A couple of members of Herne Bay Photographic Club have volunteered to help me select the most suitable photographs. To take part, please upload your photographs to the Dropbox folder (link sent by email) before noon on the 6th July with your name in the image title. There is some advice here on the dimensions of images that are suitable for the banner images. As high a resolution as possible is also advised. We are looking for up to nine images, one for each main page of the website. The winners will have their images displayed on the club's webpage for the next year or two and win a free drink in the bar. All suitable submitted images will be included in a gallery on the website. Please note that the club will need to seek consent from members who are identifiable before including their image on the website. Get snapping and I look forward to seeing your photographs. Clare Work on replacing the windows in the club house has truly started. On a cold February morning Jane, Jeni, Tony, Allan, Steve, David, Peter and Ben got stuck in turning two tons of aggregate into a concrete mantel and yes in case you wanted to ask we did put rebar in there so don't panic. Well unless you belong to the colony of shrimp that had set up home on the old balcony.
Update from Peter on the window fitting: Window install has been delayed as there is the opportunity to have a marine coating applied, which is obviously advantageous in the long run. Install is now expected first week of March. Have you lost a wetsuit or 25? Come along on Sunday 19th November from 4pm and have a look through the big pile of lost property if you are missing clothing, wetsuit(s), life jackets, boots, helmet etc. etc.
The slipway is due to be upped on Saturday 21st October. For new members, this means removing the wooden sections, scraping and cleaning the barnacles off the sections, knocking the rust off fixings and stacking the sections securely next to the fuel store.
All members young and old are encouraged to come down early on Saturday morning to help out; there's a job for everyone. The more hands the quicker the job is done and the bacon sandwiches can be consumed. Timings will be confirmed by the Sailing Committee. Members' boats need to be removed from the Mirror Park--the area between the clubhouse and boatshed--before the slipway is upped so that the sections can be stored. If you are not sure why members' boats have to be taken away over the winter, have a look at Ian Moore's video from 5th October. Clothing branded with the HBSC logo can be ordered from Heron Workwear at Hillborough Business Park. There's no minimum order on most items and an online catalogue may be viewed here.
14 ladies were treated fabulously by the men and young men of Herne Bay Sailing Club during Ladies Day on Saturday 17th June.
The ladies enjoyed coffee and croissants first thing while the men served, washed up and Doug, Glenn and team rigged a couple of Laser 2000's, a Vision, a 420 and 3 Qubas and ran up the safety boats. The ladies were on the water just in time to have a bit of a sail towards the harbour before the wind ran away. Fortunately the tide was such that we drifted gently back towards the slipway until it was shallow enough (for some) to hop out and tow the boats home. Thank you Alison for towing our 420! It was fantastic to see some ladies who sail infrequently (very in Shelina's case!) out on the water and even at the helm. Martin had carried out extensive research to find the best Pimms recipe and the ladies enjoyed ice cold Pimms with fruit all served in style by their appropriately-dressed waiter with their buffet lunch put together by Mark and helpers. The consumption of Pimms did not quite reach the levels of previous years and one bottle remains unopened for next year. Lunch was completed with icecream after cadet Gregg made a special trip to the shops. With the sea breeze not due to arrive until later, we decided not to go for another drift in dinghys. With at least half of the group fully-qualified powerboat drivers, some ladies decided to go for a spin in Viking and Avon. After a brief discussion as to whether the insurance covered taking boats out to the windfarm (we decided probably not), we headed out for a close up of the old pier instead. It is amazing that the building on it still stands, especially when half of it is held up by what looked like a single piece of 4 by 2. We also admired the ability of the King's School sailors who had arrived along with a sea breeze and were not just sailing their 420s rudderless but doing so around the pier head without crashing into it. The ladies spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the deck or beach and enjoying the occasional dip or kayak before afternoon tea and home. Georgina P. summed up the day in her facebook post perfectly: "Another lovely relaxing ladies day! HUGE thanks to all the guys (and gals) that worked so hard to make this a really enjoyable day, from the gallery, bar, boat rigging, slipway, safety boats and advice. I'm not gonna mention you all by name - you know who you are!" . I'd like to add a special thanks to the cadets who helped out all day and put their newly-acquired PB2 skills to great use. On behalf of the ladies - thank you! Photographs courtesy of Ian Moore, Bridget Bree and Chris Weal. Mariners are advised that the Southeast Airshow is scheduled to take place offshore at Herne Bay between 12.30pm and 18.30pm on Saturday 19th August 2017. All spectator craft are requested to avoid the zone defined from Albany Drive to East Street out to the pier head. The exclusion zone does not include our slipway. However, there will be no organised sailing that day because of the large number of spectators expected on the promenade and beach and to ensure the emergency access routes are kept clear. The Notice to Mariners may be downloaded from the links below.
Priority registration for club week is now open for members until 29th May after which registration will be opened up to the public until 16th June. Registration will close on the 16th June. Forms are available here.
Volunteers Thank you to those who have offered to help. This is a fantastic few days and lots of fun not just for the kids but for everyone. If you are available to help, even for a few house, that would be fantastic. Just let me know. 1st August Tuesday evening match racing Last years Tuesday evening scratch match racing was introduced last year. It was really great, I'm not just saying that because Greg and I won. We will be running this again this year and racing will start at 6.30 so those who have had to work can come down and join in club week celebrations. 3rd August is the annual club week cruise 4th August is free sailing note there will be safety boa cover as the Cadets are hosting WYC with racing. Come down and support us. This year Club week is July 31st - August 4th. As usual the first three days 31st, 1st & 2nd will be focused on the cadets. The provisional plan for the week is below. As always places are limited so if you are planning to attend please reply promptly. The priority-booking period for cadets and family relatives will end on Monday May 29th. Cadets will have priority, but all forms must be back by 29th May with a £15 entry. Following the priority-booking period, any remaining places will be offered on a first-come-first -served basis to all comers at a charge of £50, which will cover the cost of the event and give them membership for the remainder of the year. The cut off date is 16th June. Full details are included in the booking form which is attached/can be downloaded from the club websites Useful Links page. Finally if we are to be successful we will need help from members beyond the parents of children participating. We are looking for boats, safety boat crew, shore crew, galley and a host of other roles. If you can help please email hbsc.cadets@gmail.com. Lets keep our fingers crossed for great weather Ben & Jo Provisional Program Monday 31st July - Cadets
High 06:48; Low 12:39; High 19:08 09.30 Registration with team Leaders to be given T-shirts 10.00 Briefing by officer of the watch 10.15 Group sailing activities 13.00 lunch 14.00 Afternoon activity - Water Olympics. 15.30 Put boats away and play on the inflatables 18.00 Fish and Chip supper 18.30 onwards - Evening leisure sailing for adults Tuesday 1st Aug - Cadets High 07:46; Low 13:42; High 20:13 09.30 Registration with team Leaders (cadets must be changed) 09.40 Briefing by officer of the watch 10.00 Group sailing activities 13.00 lunch 14.00 Cruise down to Ruculver/amusements beach for ice-cream 15.30 Put boats away and play on the Kayaks/windsurf hulls/etc. 18.00 Pizza supper (you must order your pizza at lunch time) 18.30 - onwards - Evening team racing for adults & experienced cadets Wednesday 2nd Aug - Cadets High 08:54; Low 15:11; High 21:23 09.30 Registration with team Leaders (cadets must be changed) 09.40 Briefing by officer of the watch 10.00 Group sailing activities 13.00 lunch 14.00 Coke race & battleships (you will require water pistols to attack the instructors and team leaders) 15.30 Put boats away and play on the Kayaks/windsurf hulls/etc. 17.00 Prize giving /chubby bunnies and BBQ. Thursday 3rd August – Adult members and their families – Cadet activities not taking place This day is for adult club members and their families and there are NOT any cadets activities organised. Club Cruise for a picnic ready to leave at 10.00 be at club by 09.00 Friday 4th August – General sailing – Cadet section meet up with WYC • General sailing, adults to organise amongst themselves. • HBSC Cadets section to host WYC Cadets - Racing/Cruise/Games |
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