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HMS Broadsword Falklands Conflict 1982
Come along to HRSC on Thursday 10th February and Join guest Speaker Charlie Threlfall. Charlie was born and bred on the Isle of Wight. He joined the Royal Navy in 1980 at the age of 17, where he completed a Short Service Commission, leaving in 1986 as a Lieutenant. Charlie will give us his personal account of the time he served on board HMS Broadsword as a Midshipman
Published 13:55 on 4 Feb 2022
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Ultramarathons: Adventures of a fully trained idiot
Ultramarathons: Adventures of a fully trained idiot Join guest speaker David Harvey on Thursday 17th February as he talks about his experiences in Ultramarathon running. Ever wondered what an Ultramarathon is? One of the fastest growing extreme sports today and increasingly popular. An Ultramarathon Race is anything in excess of a normal 26.5 mile marathon, the most popular races being 100 + So, if you have ever wanted to
Published 14:34 on 2 Feb 2022
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Tromso to Svalbard on a Clipper 60 - the trip of a lifetime!
Thursday 3rd February at 1900, club member Phil Horton will be holding a talk at Hamble River Sailing Club, entitled: "Tromso to Svalbard on a Clipper 60 - the trip of a lifetime!" The story starts with a day's training in polar bear defence at the National Rifle Association. After joining the boat in Tromso, Hummingbird, her skipper, first mate and 8 crew headed
Published 14:25 on 2 Feb 2022
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Presentation: "The Soldier who came back" by Steve Foster
Part 2 In Search of a Hero: 20 th January 2022 Steve Foster recounts the moving tale of his search for Anthony Coulthard's resting place. Again there was a congenial atmosphere in the Club House on the evening of Thursday 20 th January, as members gathered to hear the second part of Steve Foster's presentation. Steve told the story of how he searched
Published 16:43 on 21 Jan 2022
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The Warming Pan
20th March 2022 Hamble River Sailing Club welcomes you to its annual classic Open Meeting with PY racing for all non-trapeze dinghies PY 970 - 1275 - plus 420's, RS400s and Foxer dinghies. PY divisions depending on numbers and class starts for eight or more of the same type plus Foxers. Race documents can be found here Entry is available online from Monday January 24 th
Published 15:07 on 20 Jan 2022
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Junior Warming Pan
Hamble Junior Warming Pan Date: 9th April First start 12:00 4 races scheduled Racing for all Junior and Youth Classes PY 1100 1642 Book here
Published 14:52 on 20 Jan 2022
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Presentation: The Soldier who came back by Steve Foster Part 1 - Escape attempt in Second World War': 13th January 2022
From L-R: Past Commodore Ken Munro, Presenter Steve Foster and Commodore Steph Merry A congenial group of about 20 members gathered at the Club House last Thursday evening. They had come to listen to a moving presentation by Steve Foster , Author and Historian, about his father Fred. I nterned in Northern Poland in 1940,
Published 09:42 on 17 Jan 2022
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HYS Hamble Winter Series - Race Report Week 7
HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 7 It is always interesting after racing in the HRSC clubhouse, or any clubhouse for that matter, listening to the "reasons" why things didn't go exactly to plan on the racecourse. The recurring theme last Sunday, turned out to be that annual affliction post JOG Dinneritis! Perhaps there should be a jab for it? On the face of it, for those who
Published 10:57 on 25 Nov 2021
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HYS Hamble Winter Series 2021 - Race Report Week 6
HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 6 Now it turns out that there is a big lump of sand in the middle of the Solent called the Bramble Bank. Almost all racing yachters know it's there and almost all racing yachters have run in, or on to it, at one time or another. This Sunday's HYS Hamble Winter Series race coincided with low water and a shifty, northerly air stream.
Published 10:49 on 25 Nov 2021
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HYS Hamble Winter Series 2021 - Week 5 Race Report
HYS Hamble Winter Series - Race Week 5 With the clocks having gone back an hour and the weather becoming more winterish, the final four weekends of the HYS Hamble Winter Series, are one race a day affairs. The Bateson/Smalley led race team anchored the CV Wetwheels, a quarter of a mile NE of John Fisher (4Q). The forecast was for 13-15 knots from a WNW direction and sunny intervals. The courses
Published 13:57 on 11 Nov 2021
