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Annual Awards 2008

Crewman Of The Year
Nigel Reese

Crewwoman Of The Year
Diana Abramova

Yachtsperson Of The Year
Gill Woodbridge

Round The Island Cup
Philip Sugarmanand Nanae Gendre

Skipper Of The Year
Adair Butchins

Cruising Cup
Bryan Sheinman

Commodore’s Trophy
Maureen Gorb

Most Promising Newcomer
Martin Sargeant

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Commodore’s Garden Party-2008

It looked as if the July 2008 event would be no less damp and slightly inclement than the 2007 version of the same name, however, surprisingly to some, if not to the forecasters, the afternoon turned bright and intermittently sunny.

 
We made our way over to Gills beautiful home with higher hopes, and we were not [...]

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Suddenly Alone

Suddenly Alone – explained by Frank Yantin, 10 December 2007
Imagine the scene; you are sailing mid-week down the Solent beyond the Needles and on towards Poole. There is very little other shipping around. You are the novice sailor placed on the helm by the only other person on board, your experienced skipper, who [...]

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AGM and Laying up Dinner Report

The gathering of the tribes of Israel in the sailing fraternity of London on 4th November 2007 was a momentous event in the year’s calendar. Not all of our brethren managed to arrive for the AGM but it was a very efficiently run meeting with our commodore Sandy Kattan being aware that, as it [...]

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Commodore’s Garden Party

Tuesday 17th July 2007
Well; so summer had been a while arriving, and all the sailing events we had so far arranged had been wet.. really wet.. ! So why was I worrying that the weather for this clearly outdoor event would or could be less than clement??? The fact that it had been raining [...]

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24 June Club outing to the historic dockyard at Chatham.

 
Eight intrepid members of HSSC braved the M25 in the pouring rain – in the comfort of their cars – to visit the historic dockyard in Chatham. It was still raining when we got there and during the day as well, so indoor attractions were most welcome!
Avi booked a guide who explained what we [...]

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Skippers and Crews March 2007

This eagerly awaited annual event took place at the end of March at Avenue House. Same venue as last year, same format of event however, obviously a difficult day to chose as the numbers of those attending, was initially disappointing.
However, once everyone had taken their fill of a well-stocked buffet with a variety of [...]

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Poodling across the Pond

The hall was full to bursting with HSCC members all eager to see and hear the first lecture of the New Year about Clipper racing. Having hacked their way through fallen trees, broken fences and undergrowth it felt like an ocean going venture just to arrive. The organisers however were almost holed below the water [...]

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Commodore & Mr Riegler to wed!

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