Yearly Archives: 2007

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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End of October Day Sail

Aka "The hardy sail while the rest of us think about sailing!"
The forecast was not good, F3-4 strengthening to F5 for Saturday, overcast but dry, and F5 strengthening to F6 with rain and showers on Sunday. Just the sort of day for a good sail!
With Victor as skipper, Susie and Robert sailed on [...]

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October 6/7th Weekend Club Sail to Lymington

This was the last full weekend sail of the season, organised as a massive get-together by Sandy and Gill culminating at an eatery in Lymington on Saturday evening. We were expecting more than 20 fellow members and they all arrived safely and on time into Berthons on one of the sunniest Saturday afternoons [...]

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Yachtmaster Class

[ 25 September 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] At the Morley College, London. Details from Robert Falk.

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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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Regatta 2007

Words from the Crews!
Gill & Crew…………….. BLUE LADY
Aboard Blue Lady, both participating in the rally as well as being rally control is always a busy number but this year all was quite chaotic. Just getting across to the start line at Daks Simpson buoy in Osborne Bay in very poor visibility and pouring rain [...]

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Rosie Chapman’s Olympic Quest..Progress June

26th June 2007
rosail41@msn.com
Dear all at HSSC
I hope that you are well. As you know I have just got back from Canada. I am enjoying spending time with my family and friends in this short while I am home. Also I am training in the gym. I start a gruelling journey to Portugal tonight, I [...]

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