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HRSC Summer BBQ
Join HRSC for our Summer BBQ on Wednesday 21st July @ 19:00. All members welcome to attend, please reserve your table below. Members joining us for the evening will need to vacate tables at 20:30 ready for the Wednesday Evening racers. https://www.hrsc.org.uk/event/605181
Published 11:51 on 19 Jul 2021
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Wednesday Evening Racing Report - B1
Wednesday Evening Racing Report - B1 After the torrential rain earlier in the week, HRSC Wednesday night competitors were relieved to see the forecast for last night's first race of the 2021 B Series. 27 boats made their way out of the river to be greeted by sunshine and a lovely 10/15 knots NW breeze. With a very strong falling tide, this was the promise of a nice windward/leeward course with important tide
Published 13:44 on 15 Jul 2021
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Foxer Intergallactics
Foxer Intergalactics 2021 DAY ONE REPORT Although the rain drizzled down on a very still Hamble River, 11 sailors mustered at the slipway for the morning briefing.Coffees, and a beer later -whilst watching the antics of the cadets enjoying the water on HRSC paddleboards - the Foxer sailors went afloat an hour late for this year's Intergalactics. Other sailing events had cancelled on the River, which increased
Published 11:48 on 13 Jul 2021
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HRSC Topper Traveller Event, Sunday 25th July.
HRSC is excited to be hosting a special Traveller Event for the International Topper Class Association on Sunday 25 th July. The Club offered to do this when we heard that the Topper Nationals, scheduled for that weekend in a busy tourist resort, had been cancelled because of Government Covid Restrictions. Our event is publicised on the Class Association website https://gbrtopper.ourclubadmin.com/event.php?event=1004 and
Published 10:52 on 7 Jul 2021
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PRINCE PHILIP CUP RETAINED BY HRSC
The Commodore is proud and delighted to announce that our Foxer team from HRSC retained the Prince Philip Cup for a second year. The victorious team and Marty Southworth's (below and centre front) report of the event. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, started sailing whilst at school in Scotland and regularly competed in Cowes Week. The Prince Philip Cup (seen pictured) held by Shaun Barber was first presented in 1956
Published 12:00 on 6 Jul 2021
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Cruise in Company 11th - 13th september 2021
Mooring's Officer John Noe has kindly organised the 2021 Cruise in Company to Bembridge Harbour on the weekend of the 11th -13th September 2021. Saturday 11 th : sail in company with other HRSC members to Bembridge. Harbour entry between 13.15 17.15 Activities and facilities: berthing on Saturday evening, pontoon party & an evening BBQ. Bembridge also has a lovely
Published 11:53 on 6 Jul 2021
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RYA Training Back at HRSC
RYA Training Back at HRSC. With the easing of lockdown on 12 th April, the RYA Training Centre at Hamble River Sailing Club was able to offer RYA courses for children over the Easter holiday period. To be covid compliant, groups of six were the order of the day and all theory had to be undertaken outside as well as the practical work afloat. Colour coded bibs and helmets helped
Published 10:02 on 28 Apr 2021
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HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 4
HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 4 This week should have seen the culmination of the Hamble One Design Championships, with racing on both Saturday and Sunday. However, the Weather Gods, or Storm Barbara as they were called last week, had other ideas. It was clear for several days in advance, that Saturday would be a complete non-starter. So, competitors were given an early cancellation on Friday lunchtime. With
Published 10:32 on 27 Oct 2020
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HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Report Week 3 17/18th October
HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 3 Hamble IRC Autumn Championships If there were any doubts that competitors were not taking things seriously in this return to sailing period, they were soon dispelled on the Friday before racing. At 12.30 Tokolshe 3, Cape 31, David Bartholomew was spotted returning to the Hamble after a fully crewed practice session. Twenty minutes later ICY, Melges IC37, Ian Atkins, left the river
Published 12:48 on 20 Oct 2020
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HYS Hamble Winter Series Race report Week 2
HYS Hamble Winter Series Race Week 2 - 10/11 October. The second week of the HYS Hamble Winter Series started with, as PRO Peter Bateson so aptly put it, "Race 1 really!" With last Sunday's cancellation and high winds all but forgotten, Peter chose to start near 4N, QXI, as it was directly down wind of the first mark, 4J, hamblewinterseries.com. With 10-12 knots from NNW to N and
Published 12:41 on 20 Oct 2020
