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XOD and Folkboat Central Solent Championship 2024
XOD and Folkboat Central Solent Championship 2024 The 2024 XOD and Folkboat Central Solent Championships were hosted by the Hamble River Sailing Club over the weekend of 20 th & 21 st July The XOD class has been around for over a century, so the Central Solent Championship, organised by the Hamble XOD Division, is a relatively new event being only 20 years old.
Published 15:55 on 23 Jul 2024
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Hamble Classics 2024
Press Release Date: 27th June 2024 Issued by Jonty Sherwill on behalf of Hamble Classics Photo attached by Rick Tomlinson - credit required ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamble Classics 2024 Early-Bird Entry closing soon Classic sailors - don't miss out! The 25% discount for Early Bird entries will close at 16:00 on Monday July 1st and also the prize draw for Hamble Classics
Published 15:01 on 27 Jun 2024
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Up the Creek with Youth Sailing
Up the Creek with Youth Sailing Saturday 25th May was the annual Cadets sailing trip to Badnam Creek for a picnic. This event was well attended with 30 cadets along with parents sailing down the river. We even had some adventurous parents rowing up the river to meet up with the sailors. The weather was glorious, and it was a good down wind sail to the creek. Even the
Published 12:02 on 7 Jun 2024
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Phenomenal turnout for Hamble River Sailing Club Try Sailing Event
Phenomenal turnout for Hamble River Sailing Club Try Sailing Event 13 th April 2024 Last Saturday, we welcomed 75 children and their families to the HRSC club to try sailing. The children were offered a 20 min assisted sail with either one of our older cadets or an adult on our larger dinghies (Fevas, Visions and Fusions), followed by a 20 min sail off the beach
Published 14:52 on 16 Apr 2024
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Topper Traveller Event 21st April
HRSC is excited to be hosting our third Open Event for the International Topper Class Association on Sunday 21st April 2024. Race Documents can be found here Please make your booking online here
Published 10:27 on 5 Mar 2024
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Matt Sheahan at HRSC on 20th March 'America's Cup and Why It Matters'
Get your 2024 Wednesday Evenings off to a 'flying start' with this fascinating talk by yachting journalist Matt Sheahan. Matt's talk starting at 19:00 will be about the America's Cup and why the developments it fosters matters to our sport. Its also a chance for you to ask questions of this world renowned journalist, broadcaster and founder of PlanetSail who has an in depth knowledge of the latest technology, and who
Published 14:07 on 4 Mar 2024
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Winter training with the Topper JETS Squad
This year Hamble River Sailing Club once again took part in winter training with the Topper JETS Squad, with 7 HRSC sailors being selected for squad. . February 10 th /11th was Hamble's turn to host.A fabulous weekend at the club was had by all as the squad spent two sunny days on the water with head coach Vicky, developing their sailing ahead of the upcoming southern traveller series. Here's
Published 11:20 on 28 Feb 2024
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Youth Sailing Family Quiz Night 17th February 2024
HRSC's Family quiz night saw 6 team's put there knowledge to the test with 6 rounds consisting of Movies, Animals, Science, General Knowledge, Music and Sailing. All teams had to contain a mixture of adults and children with no more than 6 in a team. With some great questions that really got everyone thinking like "which land animal never sleeps", "what is the hottest planet and in solar system" and "where would
Published 15:39 on 27 Feb 2024
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Hamble Winter Series - Race Report week 8
HWS Race Week 8 Mike Yates, JAGO, declared Sunday's race "A great end to the series, apart from the cold and rain!" Cold and wet it certainly was. Turkey, cranberry and stuffing sausage rolls were added to the normal coffee and Calvados on Hot Rats, Robbie and Lis Robinson, to keep spirits up as they headed to the start area. With Alacrity, Chris and Vanessa Choules, used Father Christmas hats to
Published 13:52 on 7 Dec 2023
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Hamble Winter Series Week 7 - Race Report
HWS Race Week 7 PRO Peter Bateson described the conditions on week seven of the Hamble Winter Series as "cool but not cold." He must have been hiding inside on Wetwheels Hamble, as Ian Handley on Banter was experiencing a Sunday that was "By far the coldest, a true Hamble Winter series experience." One thing is for sure it was a bit grey and miserable in the drizzle. Race
Published 16:05 on 30 Nov 2023
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Paul Howard
Remembering Paul Howard Paul Howard, long-time supporter of HRSC, died unexpectedly on 17 th October 2023. Paul had been a member of Hamble River Sailing Club since 2015. He will be very much missed by not only the club but the whole local sailing community. We will miss his friendship and his rather special sense of humour as well as his skills.
Published 10:51 on 27 Nov 2023
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Hamble Winter Series - Week 4
Hamble Winter Sereis 2023 Race Week 4 The main concern in the build up to Sunday's two races was that the weather was looking rather scary. Well, it was billed as the Halloween Race! "We'll all look pretty scary with 30 knots and wind against the tide!" said Lis Robinson the day before. The Race Team took an early decision to stand down the mark laying rib and just
Published 15:33 on 1 Nov 2023
