HBSC Bulletin Issue 82

Published 08:34 on 10 Jan 2025

Welcome to edition 82 of the Bulletin, the regular communication keeping you informed of things happening at HBSC

HBSC Branded Clothing

https://www.hernebaysc.stitchprint.co.uk/ Have a look at the link and see the range of new clothing on offer!

Lego Afternoon Saturday 11th January 2-4pm

We are borrowing boxes of Lego from Herne Bay Seaside Museum in exchange for a donation. Come along and bring out your building skills to all build together something fun ?Maybe a futuristic sailing club or design the next slipway?! Everyone is welcome, all ages. The bar and galley will be open serving up fresh proper coffee and delicious cakes so please do come along, even if you just watch the engineers at play!

We are going to make a donation to the museum to thank them for lending the lego so please bring along some cash to put in the donation pot.

John Ormiston Funeral Friday 17th January

9.40am for a 10am start at Herne Bay Crematorium.

The Wake will most likely be Herne Bay Rowing Club (to be confirmed on the day). No need to wear black, colour is encouraged - we will be colourful!

Details of how to give donations to Alzheimer's Research will be given on the day. Please RSVP with numbers. All are welcome so please pass on to anyone, just pass my number on so that they can RSVP.

Love Natalie and Ellenor 07872519219

2025 Programme and membership renewal

I hope 2025 will be a great year for you all. As Sailing Makes Us Happy, we have developed a programme of sailing for the year that allows us all to enjoy time at the club. From the members survey it is clear we like having different activities at the club, and the new calendar provides something for everyone.

For those keen on racing, there are:

• 29 Race sessions (or 1, 2 or 3 races) at the weekend
• 6 Wednesday evening open/sailing race sessions, allowing us to enjoy those summer evenings. We will try and arrange food on these evenings
• 4 Cadet racing days, allowing cadets to have that first experience (supported) of racing

For the general sailors amongst us, there are:

• 19 Improvers session (Saturday AM)
• 14 Cadet sessions (Saturday PM)
• 6 No race days, on which we will plan some cruises
• 3 Training courses are planned to run in May, early July and September.
• 2 Discover Sailing days

And, of course, Club Week!

The club fleet will be available to hire during improvers, race days and Wednesday evening sessions when safety cover is present.

In addition, we will be hosting the OK fleet for an open event on 9 and 10 August.

Club socials:

• There are 13 Socials planned linked to specific sailing days
• The Dinner and Dance is back on 14 November at the Canterbury Golf Club, with band Nightwatch providing the music and dancing

For less than £3.50 per week (excluding boat parking) for a family membership, I think our fees provide excellent value for money; where else can you get access to sporting facilities, kit and a social scene for this money?

I look forward to seeing you all at the club during the season.

To renew, please click on https://members.hernebaysailingclub.co.uk/renew . You will need your username and password for SCM. If you need a prompt, please email membership@hernebaysailingclub.co.uk .

Large locker holders: Please note, when renewing, your locker now appears as a berth allocation!

Brian Golton

Commodore

Last updated 08:34 on 10 January 2025