Hayling Island SC, which claims the fastest growing Fireball fleet in the UK, received a further boost with news that the Fireball National Championship will be held at HISC in August 2016 . . . The class World Championships in the UK this year will likely see a big entry to put the Fireball back in the 50+ club and the growing fleet at HISC looks set to continue that trend . . . more . . .

RYA sailing coach, Melvyn Cooper, the inspiration and founder of the highly successful HISC Get Racing Club, was named runner up in the 2015 Sports Coach of the Year in Havant last week . . . Launched in April 2014, Melvyn (of Melvyn Cooper Sailing) has been the driving force behind the new Get Racing Club which encourages new sailors to have a go at racing in a fun and informal format at HISC . . . more . . .

Further progress has been made on Hayling Rescue By ABC marine. The deck has been repaired and is now in etch primer along with the superstructure and the parts taken off . . . more . . .

The 500 Club February draw has taken place . . . Congratulations to the winners. It's ever so easy to join our 500 Club, and very painless - Please do it now, and thanks . . . more . . .

The second GHC winter talk will take place at 2 pm on Saturday 7 March in the Over 18s bar when HISC’s Marine Manager Mitch Webb will present a helpful, and possibly race-winning, guide to Chichester Harbour tides . . . Both previous GRC participants and regular racers will know how important the tide can be in influencing the race results and Mitch’s presentation could be just the thing to give you that winning edge . . . Don’t miss this vital talk together with the chance for discussion and catch-up in the bar afterwards . . . All welcome . . . more . . .

The Marine Department will be starting to put the yachts back in the water from the 2 March, for 2 weeks . . . During this period, we kindly request that you park on the causeway as the car park will be closed whilst the tractor and hoist are moving around the site.

Put a spring in your step and single handedly make a date for coming to the last GODS event of our Winter Season – on Thursday 12 March . . . The talk is by the renowned dinghy sailor, journalist, yachting historian and correspondent in Yachts and Yachting and All at Sea, David Henshall . . . The intriguing title is ‘Seven days that changed sailing’, about the 1965 performance single-hander trials . . . more . . .

The Hayling Island SC 2015 SailRacer Round Hayling Island Windsurfer Race will take place on Good Friday, 3 April. The event will include Open Canoes (OC1) and Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUP) with their own course just off the beach . . . SailRacer will be providing the event website, online entry, GPS tracking and live coverage . . . An event information page has been set on HISC website and on-line entry details etc will be available on the SailRacer event website. more . . .

If you are visiting the club why not check out the new menus for the Dining Room, Snackbar and main Bar . . . New menus have been posted on the website for Breakfast, Dinner, Children's Early Tea and the Snackbar . . . There is also a new Wine List . . . more . . .

We are experimenting with a new rig on Sandy so bear with us . . . We have switched to Rope to extend its lifetime and we have switched to a buoy that is better at dealing with current. More visible for sailors but also more visible for larger boats to avoid . . . Apologies it’s slightly out of place. It will be moved west at the next opportunity . . . more . . .

Have you checked your email lately? The club now sends out emails on important club matters to members who have registered their email address with the Office . . . These are not the general chat Yahoo emails but direct emails on specific club matters . . . so check if You've Got Mail ?

Throughout HISC website you will find dedicated calendars for the many activities of the club . . . Race fixtures, Open events, Youth race and training fixtures, Social events, Social Sailing and Committee meeting dates . . . All entered and stored, together with the entire website content in one place . . . the HISC website common source database . . . more . . .

The Open Meetings for the International 14, RS700 and K6 classes will take place at Hayling Island SC over the weekend of the 25 and 26 of April . . . The Int 14 class will be racing for the Hayling Hull . . . Notice of Race and Event Page now available . . . more . . .