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2025 AGM - 14th November 2025
The AGM was held on Friday 14th November at the Hornet Services Sailing Club. 39 members attended. Members were rewarded with a drink on the club on arrival, to kick off what is essentially a social occasion with that important business on the side. Once again we were able to purchase Christmas cards and diaries from the RNLI branch members in attendance before the meeting. RNLI report £158 sales and £15 donations received. After More »
24 Oct 2025
Folly weekend Rally 2025 (20 - 21 Sep 2025)
Choppy, gusty, 2 reefs in the main sail, and a steady 7knots, followed by a very warm welcome. )-1962351:500-( The Folly weekend rally, from Haslar Creek to the Medina River, Isle of Wight. This was our first event with HYC, joining just one week prior. We were the 8 th boat to arrive, and smoothly rafted next to Blue Moon, with a helping hand from skipper More »
26 Sep 2025
Southsea Marina mid-week Rally 2025 (9 - 10 Sep 2025)
We had not visited Southsea marina as a Club so this was a new venture for many of us. The marina is different to others in that it has a cill which rises as the tide falls to keep the water in the marina, a bit like a lock gate but vertical instead of horizontal. We chose the dates to ensure that high water was about midday giving time to get to the marina and More »
20 Sep 2025
Upcoming events
| Jan 23 |
18:00 - Talk: "Close Quarter Manoeuvri…CQ Manoeuvring by Colin McLean |
| Feb 4 |
17:30 - HYC Committee MeetingHYC Committee meeting zoom call |
| Feb 6 |
18:00 - Talk: "The Steamship Shieldhal…SS Shieldhall by Paul Hurst |
| Mar 13 |
18:00 - Talk: "The Work of KHM Portsmo…KHM Portsmouth by Andrew Burns |
| March 21-22 |
Frostbite Rally to West CowesWeekend rally to Shepards Marina |
| April 3-6 |
Lymington Dan Bran Easter Rall…Easter weekend rally to Lymington |
| Apr 10 |
18:00 - Talk: "Seagrass Locations in T…Seagrass locations in the Solent by Emily Stroud |
| Apr 24 |
18:00 - Talk: "Sailing for our climate…Arctic sailing by Ella Hibbert |
