Hythe and Saltwood Sailing Club

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Apr 5, 2012

Windsurfing for Cancer Research

HSSC is proud to be participating in the national Windsurfing for Cancer Research (W4CR) event on Sunday 6th May 2012. This event is of particular importance to HSSC members, after losing our friend Steve Avery in 2010. For the event, HSSC will be organising a race meeting, and Steve Burton from Activ Folkestone has kindly agreed to supply two...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Mar 29, 2012

Protected: Club Development Plan

Members are encouraged to read the 2012-2015 development plan for the club, which has recently been prepared by the committee. Download HSSC Development Plan Download Development Plan...

Posted by Jeremy Speakman on Mar 18, 2012

Sailing Training – Cadet Group

Following on the successful taster sessions at Redoubt SC last year, we are most grateful to Redoubt Members for kindly lending their facilities again this year. In addition we will be joining in some of their training including RYA Stage 1 and Stage 2, On Board Taster sessions. Please note dates of the programme below; Junior Training Course...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Jan 13, 2012

Benefits to Members Scheme

For 2012, we have initiated some great schemes to benefit our members. Did you know that HSSC members can obtain discounts at local retailers? With the managers of these companies being HSSC members themselves, you can be assured of a friendly, helpful service, and maybe even a chat about sailing or windsurfing! View our ‘Members...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Dec 10, 2011

Hurrah And Up She Rises!

On Saturday 10th December a working party including myself lowered and re-raised the club mast in order to re-attach the flag lanyards. But that was just the start of things, as we took the opportunity to finally re-site our weather station anemometer at the masthead. So why go to all this trouble? Well, historically, we have suffered from very...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Nov 28, 2011

Welcome to HSSC’s New Website

Welcome to our brand new website. As well as all the usual information on who we are and what we do, there’s also loads of exciting new features which we hope will make the new website the hub of communications for the club. To start with, we have a fully interactive online calendar that committee and other members can directly contribute to...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Nov 28, 2011

Elliot and Claudia Winter Update

HSSC’s own world-class racers Elliot and Claudia Carney start their winter campaign at the ISAF World Championships in Perth Western Australia from the 6th December. Both Eliot (22) Claudia (20) are part of the RYA RSX Windsurfing Olympic Development Squad, and have been training full time with the current Olympic representatives Nick...

Posted by Mat Mackenzie on Nov 1, 2011

HSSC Thanks Council for Award

Hythe and Saltwood Sailing Club recently received a community Chest Award of £3,707 from Shepway District Council. On behalf of all club members, may I warmly thank all of the councilors on committee. With this award we were able to purchase an Avon Rover. The Rib is light and easy to move around on shore and has been used for most of the...