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Category Archives: Information
Last Night of the Proms at Osborne House, East Cowes
For some days leading up to the event, a close and watchful eye was kept on the weather forecasts, as they lurched from damp, to very wet and back again! However, we were not to be put off, and slowly, slowly, the forecasts improved enough for us to become a little less pessimistic.
I personally have [...]
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HSSC 2011 Midsummer Rally
NO HEROES this year, No wind, No race but YES, beautiful sunshine and Yes sparkling blue seas and YES the largest midsummer gathering for many years with 8 boats and 30 members dining together at the Royal London Yacht Club on Cowes Parade.
It seemed the only craft moving anywhere on the Solent were those under [...]
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Round the Island Race 2011
Round the Island 2011
Victor and Robert again joined owner Mike and 1st mate Pete on Matahari for the 80th anniversary Round the Island (RTI) race, started in 1931 to commemorate the 1851 race won by the America of “America’s Cup” fame. On August 22, 1851, the America raced against 15 yachts of the Royal Yacht [...]
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HSSC Past Commodores feature strongly in the BNY Mellon Biscay Challenge
HSSC Past commodores Bryan Sheinman and Ed de Mesquita were hailed "the real heroes of the race" and narrowly missed out on an impressive finish were it not for a torn headsail.
Click on link for more details of this race which took place under quite gruelling conditions.
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Treatise on the Subject of Water by Commodore Stan
The subject of water, especially swimming or sailing in it or on it is a topic that does not fit easily with the Jewish people. When the good Lord took the children across the Red Sea not only did he have to part the waters to allow them to walk across, but the sand [...]
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New Photo Albums added
New phtos added to Gallery. View them NOW!!!!
for the Shannon River Cruise click here
for the HSSC Club Family weekend click here
for the HSSC Rally and Dinner click here
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What I learned on my RYA Cruising Course by Phil Sugarman
There is always a little anxiety. The yacht, Wild Spirit, a Jeanneau 40 berthed in Lymington, well founded and with an excellent racing pedigree, is comfortable and handles well for teaching. The victualing done, with heavy duty tupperware (frozen bouef bourgignon, chorizo and bean stew, green Thai chicken curry…) safely stowed in the fridge after [...]
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HSSC Introduction to Radar Tutorial
This is a very brief introduction to radar without going into the niceties of plotting on graph paper or a chart what an actual set of conditions would look like on radar.
Click here to access this tutorial.
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Tom Cunliffe’s Navigational Seminar-December 2010
Tom Cunliffe ran an electronic navigation seminar at the Cruising Association on 11 December. The topics covered were computers and electronic charts (Chris Pontet from Euronav), radar (Alan Watson, independent practitioner) and chart plotters (Nick Meadow from Garmin).
Tom says electronics are aids to the Mk I eyeball. Electronic charts are either Raster or Vector. Which [...]
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Tradewinds Cruise Club
Tradewinds Sailing expereices by Ruth and Richard Sotnick
Some years ago Ruth and I joined Tradewinds Cruise Club entitling us to choose where and when to sail in a 51ft. Catamaran in the Caribbean. Sailing most winters with 6 others plus Skipper and mate – who look after us and prepare the delicious food – with [...]
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