Wayfarer Class Review
The Wayfarer Fleet at HISC is the largest fleet at the club and has averaged in the order of fifty boats for the last few years, the cruising portion of the fleet being in the majority. The fleet covers all range of skills from the beginner to international class racers. Most of the variants of the Wayfarer are sailed and cover early woodies up to the latest Worlds.
Club racing is supported by a few stalwarts, but it is the intention to encourage more members to take part and new members are always welcome. Current racing crews are always willing to help and encourage those who have not raced before. There are also training sessions arranged during the year which covers boat maintenance, rig settings and to help inexperience crews with sailing techniques.
For those with more available free time, there is the opportunity to join in the social sailing events arranged throughout the season which venture to other clubs both inside and outside of Chichester Harbour.
Club racing is held on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings from the end of March until the beginning of October (with open racing being held from October to December) and also on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer.
Apart from all the local Regattas, Chichester Federation Week is based at the club every August. This is a large open regatta with several hundred dinghies and open keelboats taking part and with the Wayfarers having their own class start.
The club is ideally suited for cruising boats with the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour, the Solent and the Isle of Wight all close at hand. We also enjoy the benefit of being able to retrieve boats at all states of the tide with the aid of powered winches.
Contacts and Other Information
If you are a member of Hayling Island Sailing Club and sail a Wayfarer, you can apply to join our Group to receive notification of events and other information by email. Visit our group site at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HISC_Wayfarers
Other contacts can be made via Hayling Island Sailing Club
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