HBSC Bulletin Issue 16
Published 23:34 on 14 Jun 2023
Welcome to edition 16 of the Bulletin, the regular communication keeping you informed of things happening at HBSC.
Sailing This Weekend
Link to sailing calendar: https://members.hernebaysailingclub.co.uk/events
Saturday: Open Sailing 10am start
Sunday: 10am start for Summer 1,2,3. Safety boat helm and crew needed - please sign up on SCM.
RYA training is also happening this weekend for those who have signed up.
Friday night Bar
Bar is open this Friday from 7pm, if we have a willing volunteer to open it! Please sign up on SCM and enjoy a beer and watch the sunset with friends. why not bring along a take-away?
Karl's Epic bike ride for Diabetes UK
Long-standing member Karl Royer has set off on his epic bike ride to Austria to raise money for Diabetes UK. You can follow him here: https://dashboard.hammerhead.io/live/L8QZLQ3h . Link to the fundraising page is here: https://bikeride.bigmight.com/blog Regular updates are on the HBSC WhatsApp chat.
Push the Boat Out Day and BBQ 24th June
We are holding an open day for our members on Saturday 24th June afternoon of on the water fun followed a BBQ. If you would like to get out on the water but do not have a boat, please let Russell, our sailing secretary know via russellkyte@yahoo.com , so we can organise enough boats and help. Club Kayaks and the SUPs will also be available for water-user members. We would love for this to spill into a social, so we are going to fire up the BBQ afterwards. This is going to be Bring Your Own food to cook yourself on the BBQ, but the club will provide green leaf salad with normal, accompaniments, Coleslaw, Pasta/ potato salad. There are also lots of rolls available. If you plan to come to the BBQ and would like some salads and rolls, please inform Jo Dengate either on the WhatsApp group or by email gddengate@icloud.com so she knows how many to cater for; there will be a small charge to cover the food cost. We want our club community to be thriving with people and food and sailing so please come along and support this!
Man of Kent Regatta Saturday 1st July
This year Minnis Bay are hosting. Open to all including a club team award. Notice of race and registration is here: https://www.minnisbaysailingclub.co.uk/index.php/sailing/man-of-kent
New Members
A very warm welcome to
Steven, Susan and Rhiley
Graham
Polly, Stuart and Harley!
Barn Dance Saturday 9th September
An evening of fun dancing to a Ceilidh band and a caller. £10 adults, kids are free. Fun for the whole family! This includes a scrumptious buffet. If you would like to go, please add your name to the WhatsApp list or message Tatiana on 07506020537. Numbers may have to be restricted due to space needed to throw our limbs around, so get in quick!
Keel Boat Sailing Saturday 3rd November
We are looking into hiring out some RS21 Keel boats at Queen Mary Sailing Club for some winter fun sailing at Queen Mary Reservoir, West London. Each RS21 can fit 3-4 people. To be sailed without an instructor on board all crew/helm must be experienced sailors. If we have a boat that has anyone with dinghy Level 1 or a recent dinghy Level 2 pass, we will need an instructor on board. We would also need at least one instructor in a Power boat to help with rigging/setup and who could run racing with us in the afternoon. The total cost will be split between the number of people going. Cost is £225 per boat plus £150 for a Keelboat Instructor. Please express your interest to norrington.joanne@gmail.com so we can see how viable this will be. A few members have experienced this and have said at how much fun the day is, so let's see if we can get a group together we have 5 people so far, so if we can have another couple of people, we can have 2 boats.
Communications
Past copies of the Bulletin are now available on the Club website for your reference. Club website is being constantly updated so please do visit it often.
There is an informal WhatsApp group for general chit-chat (not a formal means of communication), link here to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E6CyTSrGGEmLs24vLw6bAB
There is an informal WhatsApp group called 'Sailing mums and dads' This is for parents/carers who would like to help each other with looking after children and joining sailing activities. If you would like to join, please let Magda know (07898778816) and she will add you to the group.
Last updated 07:04 on 19 August 2024