Flying 15 Bulwark Trophy Open
The Flying Fifteen Bulwark Trophy Open Meeting will take place at HISC on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May . . . Racing will take place in Hayling Bay . . . Entry and Registration at HISC Race office from 09:00 hours Sat 25 May . . .
The Flying 15 Bulwark Trophy Notice
of Race and the Sailing Instructions are now available - Click here and details of the
event and accommodation at HISC is available on the Bulwark Trophy
event page.
Mad Hatters Tea By The Sea
Our Tea by the Sea event raising monies for Sail4Cancer. Join our Madhatters Tea Party from 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday (27 May) and raise some money for a great cause . . . £1.00 from every ticket will go to Sail4Cancer . . . There will be a hat competition, with prizes for the best hat in various different categories. So get making your hat and wear it to our tea party and see if you win. Tickets on sale now from the office and/or main bar . . . We will have collection tins out around the club over the weekend for Sail4Cancer, so please support this great charity with any loose change you have. - CD
Solo Open Meeting
The HISC Solo class open meeting for the Tyler Trophy will take place over the weekend of the 1 and 2 of June . . . This will be a last chance to race on the course area that will be used for the Solo Nationals in July . . . The HISC event is also part of the Solo class Sea Series and the Southern Series . . .
The Tyler Trophy Notice of Race is now available and
more details are available on the event webpage - Click
here
Open Meeting entry is available at
the HISC Office on the Saturday 1 June.
The Solo 2013 National Championship
& Nations Cup are at Hayling Island SC, 13 to 19 July
2013. Entry closes for the Solo Nationals on Friday 31 May
2013.
See the Solo Nationals event page
for more information - Click here
Final of HISC Spring Series
With the final weekend of the HISC Spring Series, which at times seemed more like a winter series, we have our first club series winners of the 2013 season . . . In the Saturday series, Neil Upton-Brown (MPS) took first ahead of Adam Golding (RS700) in the Fast. Mark Wood (RS100) romped away with the Medium Asym and Steve and Sarah Cockerill (Merlin) took the Medium just ahead of Tessa and Nick Lancaster (Tasar) . . . The Solo fleet had 36 boats competing over the series with Nick Peters the winner from Nick Rawlings and third Nick Webb. The Slow series went to Liz Sherwood (Radial) . . .
In the Sunday Spring Fast series, Mark Pollington (RS700)
started late but put together a string of wins to take the series.
The medium Asym went to Tom Morris and Emma Porteous (RS200),
the medium to Rod and Maureen Porteous (Tasar) and the Slow
to Harry Kennedy (Laser 4.7).
The Solo fleet was won by Jerome Bakker, with Chris Powles
second and Nick Rawlings third in the 35 boat fleet. The
International Moth came out of hibernation for Mike Lennon to
take a cleansweep of their series. - GN
Sundowner Underway
Well the first Sundowner race on Thursday was a perfect evening!
six yachts turned out on a lovely, clear evening with a 2-3 Southerly
for a gentle hack around an empty harbour, a real pleasure to be out! . . . Guy McBride in Exeat led the way, chased by Mike Saunders in JUPA and Richard Creer in Rockhopper. Mike Tong wielded his racey new Excaliber, Roy Pine was also present in Polly and John Ford got into a tangle on Geofon . . .
The new handicapping system is
supposed to equalise things out a bit but I think class will still
out! Watch this space!
Better still come and join us, it's
all very friendly and fun and you can blame someone else in the bar
afterwards over a pie and a pint, I do! - RP
Use the Kill Cord
Following the safety bulletin issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch today which says that the driver of the speedboat involved in the tragic accident in Padstow was not wearing a kill cord, the RYA is urging all owners and operators of powerboats and RIBs to remember to wear a kill cord . . .
Always attach the kill cord
to the driver
All owners and operators of such vessels fitted with a kill cord
to should:
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Test them regularly to ensure that the engine stops when the
kill cord mechanism is operated |
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Make sure that the cord is in good condition |
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Always attach the cord to the driver, ideally before the engine
is started, but certainly before the engine is put in gear |
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When changing drivers it is strongly recommended that you
should turn the engine off before transferring the kill cord from
one driver to the other. The engine should only be restarted when
the kill cord has been securely attached to the new driver. |
It's there to protect
you
Optimist News
The NOR for the Harbour Chandlers Optimist Open at HISC is now posted and also an event page with online entry opening on 20 May. The Open is on 8 and 9 June, for main fleet and red ribbon . . . The HISC youth club programme is well under way and congratulations to Libby Thompson for winning series A, beating Piers Nicholls by 6 points . . . Jack Prior currently leads series B . . .
Lots of our sailors are now coming
out to train and race, as the weather warms up. Turnout will be
further enhanced by 10 new members joining the Optimist fleet from
other clubs. I am told some of them are pretty fast. Come down and
join the fun.
The forthcoming half term training
has sold out with 18 Improvers and 12 Beginners booked in. There is
a waiting list, however Leah our Sailing Secretary will still add
names to the list if you call the office.
The HISC club hire fleet now includes two brand new training
Optimists. Easy to rig and sail. Many of the boat parking issues
have been resolved.
Our travelling sailors have been doing superbly with great
results
At the Eric Twiname invitation series with 73 Entries: 3rd James
Hammett, 13th Jack Lucas - Clements, 18th Alice Handley, 20th Benji
Daniel, 30th Peter Baddeley, 67th James Hall.
Brassemeer International Regatta, 210 Entries: James Hammett 45th
(11th GBR)
Banbury Open: Peter Baddeley 6th, India Page-Wood 20th
Bewl Valley Open: James Hammett 1st, Benji Daniel 8th, Conor
Whelan 9th, Annabelle Whelan 12th, Patrick Whelan 13th.
This coming weekend circa 20 HISC
Optimists will be battling it out at Grafham Water for ranking
event, Inland Nationals.
Congratulations to all the above and good luck to our little
warriors at the weekend. - DN
Brown tail moth - caterpillar infestation at HISC
We have noticed an infestation of the Brown tailed caterpillar moth at the club . . . Most of these moths are situated on the bank of the dinghy park between the RS Tera’s and the RS 700’s . . . They have been sprayed and this should kill them and within the next few weeks we will look to remove the brambles from this area . . . The Caterpillars are about 1 inch long, with 2 red spots on its back and covered in brown hair . . .
PLEASE be aware of these
caterpillars and insure you instruct children not to pick them up
or play with them as;
Brown tail moth caterpillars have
small hairs all over their bodies, which can break off very easily
and irritate the skin, in some cases severely.
Some people can also suffer a type
of asthmatic reaction Minor skin irritations should be washed
immediately with hot soapy water and calamine lotion applied if
necessary. If you have serious of persistent symptoms, for example
of the hairs go in to your eyes or are inhaled, you should see a
doctor. - CL
Volvo Sailing Academy & HISC Open Day
Katherine Mason, Volvo Sailing Account Executive, thanks everyone involved in a great weekend at HISC - the response has been very positive . . . The weather put on its best hat and the inaugral Volvo Sailing Academy together with the HISC Open Day was a great success . . . Olympic silver medalist Saskia Clark opened the event and was busy throughout the day with the stream of young enthusiasts, keen to get first hand sailing tips . . .
Volvo have put a lot of pictures
from the weekend on their facebook page (http://on.fb.me/15mmwsl)
Images Martin Allen Photography
Midsummer Family Camping Weekend
Copycating a very successful idea from other harbour clubs, we are very excited to announce full details of the 1st HISC Midsummer Family Camping Weekend from Friday to Sunday 21-23 June . . .
The plan is to incorporate a family
sailing weekend with the camping in a way that is manageable, safe,
affordable and above all fun! The camping will take place at Cobnor
Activities Centre which is based within Chichester Harbour, on the
creek up towards Bosham.
The location is spectacular and the
facilities (including loos and showers!) are all excellent. The
camping field is large enough for all our tents to be together and
there is a play area. All families are welcome, with children of
all ages, with parents responsible at all times!
Full details availabale here
The Tree
We know the depth of feeling that the old tree has amongst our members and felt that we should bring you all up to date with some recent reports . . . As you may be aware a large branch of the tree was lost in a storm last year and emergency repairs had to be made. Following some concerns from members a tree survey was carried out under the direction of Jan Wareham . . .
The results of the tree
survey stated :
Conclusion: This trunk area would appear to sound
in the test area however the damaged area has been structurally
weaken the whole area in total.
Recommendation: The Pine has lost a major
scaffold limb in the recent past at approximately 2.5m from ground
level. This branch has broken out of the main stem due to an
inherent bark inclusion and co-dominant stem configuration. The
remaining stem is therefore half its size and therefore has an
obvious visual structural weakness. The area of wound is now
exposed to future decay and pathogens which over time may cause
further decline.
On inspection and taking in account
the results of the test, this Pine will need to be Crown reduced
above the damaged trunk area at 2.5m. It is recommend that crown
retrenchment is undertaken in aesthetically sympathetically
procedure by thinning out duplicated branches by 30% and removing
deadwood. This will reduce the wind sail effect over the
structurally weaken area.
This specimen would require an
annual inspection subsequently to ensure future health and safety.
Any material changes due to weathering or future arboricultural
defects should be notified for inspection earlier if
required.
The General Committee have committed to spend a further £350
having the recommended works carried out and this will take place
shortly.
Unfortunately the tree crown is weak and there are no guarantees
that carrying out this work will preserve the life of this very old
tree. We would like you to be prepared for any bad news that may be
delivered about the tree in the future and be fully informed that
the decisions taken are for the right reasons. - CL
New Marine Manager appointed
Mitch Webb is the new Marine Manager at HISC and will start with us on the 6 May. Mitch joins us from a company called First Class sailing and is a keen sailor. Some of you may know he is a Club Member and has coached the Topper squad at HISC. I am sure you will all make him very welcome . . .
Mitch will be working alongside
Colin for a few weeks until Colin leaves us on the 31 May.
We will be having a leaving presentation for Colin on Friday 31
May and you are welcome to join us in the bar from 5.30pm to wish
Colin a fond farewell and the best of luck in Dubai. If you would
like to contribute to his leaving gift a collection is underway at
the HISC reception. - CL
500 Club Monthly Draw . . .
The April draw has now taken place. Congratulations to our winners. As always thanks to everyone who takes part. It's ever so easy to join our 500 Club, and very painless! All you new HISC members - just ask at HISC Reception for a form - go on - please do it now, and thanks . . .
And the winners are as follows:
First Prize £197.75 David Moseley, Second Prize £99.38 Mildred
Cook, Third Prize £49.69 Greg Lamb, Fourth Prize £29.81 Simon
Muckley, Fifth Prize £19.88 Pam Marrs
The 500 Club Committee
Moorings available
Yes, you did read that correctly . . . It is very unusual that this situation has arisen but the club has two inner trot moorings for the year available . . . These moorings are based at the north end of the moorings and can hold a mono hull of up to 30ft in length. They are full tide and are available from today . . .
The cost of this mooring is a
bargain at £883.
We also have 1 tidal mooring left on
the tide mark north run. These moorings can hold a boat of up
to 26ft in length that is able to take to a firm bottom at low
tide. This mooring is available from today (Friday) and can be a
long term possibility for the right boat.
The cost of this mooring is £476
These costing include the use of the
club ferry at the prescribed times in the year book.
If you are interested then please
get in touch marinemanager@hisc.co.uk
, first come first served.
Colin Ralph
Zhik 2013 29er UK Nationals at HISC
The Zhik 2013 UK 29er Class National & Open Championships incorporating the UK 29er Eurocup will take place at HISC from the 10 to the 16 August 2013. The event NOR is now posted and link available for the on-line entry . . .
The Notice of Race is available
here.
On-line entry is available here,
the closing date is 4 Augst 2013.
General information for the event,
accomodation and facilities at HISC are available here.
International invitation flyer available here
For further information please
contact:
Martha Berry (UK 29er Class Administrator)
Tel: +44 (0)1536 742 441 or +44 (0)7818 035 462
Email: membership@29ersailing.org.uk
New Archive Exhibition March 2013
To celebrate the ten years since the new Clubhouse was opened in March 2003, the Historical Archives group have put together a display in the right hand cabinet in the Dining Room. We have used some of the programmes, photographs and press reports from the collection to illustrate the principal events during this time . . .
Featured are the various World and
National Championships, Open Meetings, Youth events, Family Fun
Week, Summer Balls etc., etc., and of course Father Christmas
arriving for the children's party! Members will see that we have
focused on both the Thursday Club and the 500 Lottery, set up in
2005 and 2007 respectively.
HISC has had a very busy ten years !
The exhibition will be in the cabinet for most of this year.
Belinda Cook and Léonie Austin.
New Wine List
Following our wine tasting event at the end of last year with our new wine supplier, we are pleased to advise that our new wine list will be in place from Friday 11 January . . . We are also happy to advise, that The General Wine Company, are giving all members 10% discount to club members for any orders placed via their website or from their shop . . .
To order your wine via their website
http://www.thegeneralwine.co.uk please type
HISC in the promotion code box, when you check out and your
discount will be added. The General Wine Company has two shops,
details below. If you show your club card at the till, you will
again, be given your discount.
See the HISC Wine List 2013
Petersfield
Lavant House, 39 Lavant Street,
Petersfield, GU32 3EL
Tel: 01730 235923
Opening Times: Monday - Saturday -
8:30am - 8:30pm. Sunday - Closed
Liphook
25 Station Road, Liphook, Hampshire,
GU30 7DW
Tel: 01428 727744
Opening Times: Monday - Saturday -
9am - 8:30pm. Sunday - 11am - 7pm
We hope you enjoy our new wine list
and enjoy your 10% discount for any personal purchases from The
General Wine Company that we have obtained on your behalf.
Your House Committee
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