News
Members Talks Evening (11th October 2024)
An audience of eighteen gathered in The Hornet Services Sailing Club for a meal and an evening of tales told by HYC members. Officially we had four speakers but their …
End of Season Rally Oct. 5-6 Cowes and E Cowes.
In some form of cronkylogical order; The season's finale began, as usual with the hard work done by Jem Nicholls, who, sadly was unable to attend …
Gins Farm, Beaulieu Rally 11th - 13th September, 2024
Wednesday 11th September In the morning we had sunshine, which was a delight after a number of cloudy and showery days. Misty Moon left Haslar at 9am …
Folly Dinghy Dash to Newport Rally (20 - 22 Aug 2024)
This rally was always going to form part of Nemo's annual holiday on the Solent. We had a lovely sail to Yarmouth on Monday with an enjoyable evening in the …
Chichester (Itchenor) weekend Rally, 20 - 21 Jul 2024
Having attended many committee and planning meetings I know how hard it is to come up with fresh ideas for club rallies. This one was quite a departure from the …
Yarmouth mid-week Rally, 18-20 June 2024
The rally to Yarmouth this year was originally planned to provide a Solent-based event for those who didn't want to or could not make the cross-Channel rally being planned in …
Bembridge Harbour Isle of Wight Rally May 11th-12th 2024
The Bembridge Harbour rally was blessed with perfect weather, the sun shone all weekend with enough wind for the yachts to have a decent sail to the Isle of Wight …
Haslar Yacht Club Frostbite Rally 2024 Shepherds Marina Cowes (16-17 March 2024)
Dawn broke on the big day, first HYC Boat Trip of 2024! Bonito was ready and waiting for the adventure, I'd visited in the week to check …
Solo Circumnavigating the Arctic Circle by Ella Hibbert (23 February 2024)
Ella Hibbert is a highly qualified sailor who came along and gave a fascinating talk about her upcoming amazing adventure. Ella will be the first person to solo-circumnavigate the Arctic …
Talk: Sailing to the Orkney Islands - mostly single handed (26 January 2024)
To the Orkney Islands and back - an enthralling talk by Brian Masters on his 2014 expedition. This fascinating story of Brian's expedition begins …
AHOY! Issue 13 - January 2024
Issue 13 of the Haslar Yacht Club newsletter "AHOY!" …