HBSC Bulletin Issue 84
Published 11:55 on 12 Feb 2025
Welcome to edition 84 of the Bulletin, the regular communication keeping you informed of things happening at HBSC
Marketing
Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the amazing work Magda is doing with promoting the club through social media! We would like to build on this and are looking to grow a small team to help promote the club. If you are interested, or have any experience you would like to offer we'd love to hear from you! Please contact Darren Moor at Darrenmoor1966@gmail.com or ring him on 07551989866 ... it will be great to have you on-board!
HBSC Branded Clothing
https://www.hernebaysc.stitchprint.co.uk/ Have a look at the link and see the range of new clothing on offer!
Do you have any thoughts around the branded clothing on offer? We want to ensure that the clothing is going to meet members' needs so your feedback is valuable. If you have any ideas, please contact Adrian on adrianpinn@gmail.com
Opening Splash Social Saturday 22nd March Curry and hot pot night
Save the date! Curry and hot pot night! We are introducing hot pots for those who don't fancy a curry. Chefs wanted! Ingredients can be re-imbursed. Please contact Jo with your hot pot / curry offer on 07708545021 or norrington.joanne@gmail.com Cost will be £10 for adults and £5 for primary school aged cadets, free for under 5's. Cadets will sell ice creams for dessert.
Please sign up and pay beforehand on SCM - event bookings is now open.
There will also be a short discussion about 'The Way Forward' Vision for the club - more details to follow.
End of Month Friday bar theme nights
Throughout the season, we are going to run a 'pay day' Friday night bar theme - this could be anything from gin night, cheese and wine, cocktail nights, summer run/walk along the seafront to earn your drink, bar games,.....but we need members to volunteer to run the bar and come up with a theme. We will support you to run it, so if you have any ideas or would like to run the bar, please contact either Jo or Dave so we can add it to the calendar norrington.joanne@gmail.com or davehogben@btinternet.com. It's your club.....lets make the most of it!
We are kicking off with a board games night on Friday 28th February 7pm 
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
Adrian Pinn to be new Training Principle
Clare Dunning has decided to hand over the role of training principle to Adrian Pinn after 7 years in the role. Clare has been a key member of the training team during this time, and my thanks go to her. We hope to see more of Clare on the water as a dinghy instructor and sailor.
We are planning training courses for up to 6 people in May, Early July and September. We have senior instructors lined up for two of the courses and hope to fill the third shortly. We are hoping that the September course will be an all-female Senior and Dinghy instructor led course.
If you are interested please look out for the messaging for booking on SCM. If you have already paid for a course please contact Adrian directly. Course fees are to be announced shortly.
Maintenance this weekend
Essential slipway work and club toppers are being worked on this weekend. Thank you very much to those who have volunteered to help.
HBSC Bulletin Issue 84
Welcome to edition 84 of the Bulletin, the regular communication keeping you informed of things happening at HBSC
Marketing
Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the amazing work Magda is doing with promoting the club through social media! We would like to build on this and are looking to grow a small team to help promote the club. If you are interested, or have any experience you would like to offer we'd love to hear from you! Please contact Darren Moor at Darrenmoor1966@gmail.com or ring him on 07551989866 ... it will be great to have you on-board!
HBSC Branded Clothing
https://www.hernebaysc.stitchprint.co.uk/ Have a look at the link and see the range of new clothing on offer!
Do you have any thoughts around the branded clothing on offer? We want to ensure that the clothing is going to meet members' needs so your feedback is valuable. If you have any ideas, please contact Adrian on adrianpinn@gmail.com
Opening Splash Social Saturday 22nd March Curry and hot pot night
Save the date! Curry and hot pot night! We are introducing hot pots for those who don't fancy a curry. Chefs wanted! Ingredients can be re-imbursed. Please contact Jo with your hot pot / curry offer on 07708545021 or norrington.joanne@gmail.com Cost will be £10 for adults and £5 for primary school aged cadets, free for under 5's. Cadets will sell ice creams for dessert.
Please sign up and pay beforehand on SCM - event bookings is now open.
There will also be a short discussion about 'The Way Forward' Vision for the club - more details to follow.
End of Month Friday bar theme nights
Throughout the season, we are going to run a 'pay day' Friday night bar theme - this could be anything from gin night, cheese and wine, cocktail nights, summer run/walk along the seafront to earn your drink, bar games,.....but we need members to volunteer to run the bar and come up with a theme. We will support you to run it, so if you have any ideas or would like to run the bar, please contact either Jo or Dave so we can add it to the calendar norrington.joanne@gmail.com or davehogben@btinternet.com. It's your club.....lets make the most of it!
We are kicking off with a board games night on Friday 28th February 7pm
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
Adrian Pinn to be new Training Principle
Clare Dunning has decided to hand over the role of training principle to Adrian Pinn after 7 years in the role. Clare has been a key member of the training team during this time, and my thanks go to her. We hope to see more of Clare on the water as a dinghy instructor and sailor.
We are planning training courses for up to 6 people in May, Early July and September. We have senior instructors lined up for two of the courses and hope to fill the third shortly. We are hoping that the September course will be an all-female Senior and Dinghy instructor led course.
If you are interested please look out for the messaging for booking on SCM. If you have already paid for a course please contact Adrian directly. Course fees are to be announced shortly.
Maintenance this weekend
Essential slipway work and club toppers are being worked on this weekend. Thank you very much to those who have volunteered to help.
Last updated 11:55 on 12 February 2025