Herne Bay Sailing Club
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Racing

Good-natured sailing on Sunday afternoons

Racing


There is competitive, good-natured sailing on Sunday afternoons from April to October, with races on Sunday mornings too from early summer onwards. Novice and cadet sailors are encouraged to join in. As well as the five main series, there are many cup races and annual events including the cadet races and the Allen cup (under 18s) and the Humphreys cups (under 14s), the ladies race, the greybeards race (gentlemen over a certain age), the Celebration Weekend celebrating all past members of the club including Jim Newbery, Paul Smith and Colin Sproxton, Bart’s Bash, LaserFest and the RYA's Push the Boat Out. 

Race results
Summary of Race Results to date are available from this link, if you spot any anomalies contact the Sailing Committee.
A new on-line HAL results system is now up and running with current results available here. 

Fixtures

All racing fixtures are listed on the club calendar. The race times are the start times so please get down early to rig and register for racing. Click here for a pdf version if you wish to print a hard copy.

Race Reports

The latest race reports are available on the club blog and the results and current standings are on the HAL club website here for current results and here for 2015 and earlier.

Club Racing Instructions

You can view, download or print the sailing instructions 2019 for club racing here.

What's your handicap?
Portsmouth Yardsticks or numbers are the RYA's calculations of handicaps so that different classes can race each other. Calculations are revised each year based on returns from clubs around the country.

Some boats are not raced enough for valid calculations to be made and experimental figures are used which can be adjusted locally by Sailing Committees to take account of actual results. Adjustments can also be made to factor in local conditions and boats sailed out of standard rigs or crew. For instance we will generally reduce a PY by 20 for a double handed boat sailed single handed. Other amendments would be made when a boat is sailed with a trapeze where it is not a standard setup.

This link is to the 2017 PYS that we will be using for this season. If you have any queries please raise them with the Sailing Committee. A guide for Race Officers to assist with HALSail is here. 

Location

Family Sailing at its best

We are a family friendly sailing club and enjoy some of the best sailing waters on the North Kent coast. Our favourable location and our own slipway access mean that we are able to launch and recover at most states of the tide. We have members of all ages and abilities, and anyone interested in sailing with us can be sure of receiving plenty of help and encouragement.

Contact Us

Address

 (Herne Bay Sailing Club
Beacon Hill
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 6BA

Tel: 01227 375650
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  • About
    • A brief history
    • Joining the Club
    • Contact & Directions
    • 100 Club
    • Meet the committee
    • Useful links
    • Championships
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  • Events
  • Training
  • Racing
  • Cadets
  • Weather
    • Web Cam
  • NOTICEBOARD