 Archive of Club News, 2002 Back to the Current Year's Latest News At the recent AGM it was unanimously voted that HSSC should adopt a new logo. The reasons for the change were: (1) the original three seahorse design was intended to stand for "Saltwood Sailing Society" which is no longer the club's name; (2) A standard version of the old logo was not available, with a variety of seahorse designs precluding a cohesive image across different media; (3) a new logo would serve the club well in reflecting its modern, forward thinking ethos. The new logo does, however, maintain tradition by keeping the seahorse theme, using two seahorses to represent the two S's in HSSC. The new logo will be phased in as new documents are created, as well as integrated into the HSSC web site. Look out also for new club tee-shirts bearing the logo and coming soon.. Click here to see see the new logo.2002 Sailing
Report (by Gill Gough) (20/11/02) Thursday evening racing was very popular this year although I think Im right in saying that it was only the attraction of the racing that encouraged people to come and enjoy the club thanks to all the girls that helped out with the cooking on these summer evenings. Also thanks to all those who supported us even when the weather was so unkind to us. Sunday afternoon racing has suffered badly this year due to the weather although a total of 20 members have taken part in the racing throughout the summer. The RNLI race had to be postponed by a week due to the forecast of gales but on the rescheduled weekend the sun shone and we had an excellent day with close racing for the pennant and a fun race that saw even very young members taking to boats and joining in with the piracy that is the ball race. All in all a lot of fun for everyone and to top it all we managed to raise £180 for the RNLI. Thanks to everyone for taking part and to all those who helped with the galley. The Ship Race in July was a tremendous success with 52 vessels signing on to make the journey down to Sandgate . Thanks to those who kindly gave up the sailing to provide the essential safety cover and also to Pam Wire and Karin Clarke for their help with the timing and distribution of the chocs and drinks. Despite the appalling weather and the various road closures we did manage to run the training sessions at Dover and we are pleased to see a few of our trainees have now purchased boats and are joining in with our racing. Thanks to all those instructors and powerboat drivers who gave their time to help us over the six weeks. Special thanks also must go to John Hope who not only provided the support for the training at Dover over the six weeks but has also been willing to provide support and encouragement throughout the year we look forward to continuing the close working relationship that has been built up between the two organisations over the coming year. Several of our sailors took part in the racing at the Dover Regatta and managed to come home with a large percentage of the silverware with approx 20,000 people attending this event this is obviously great publicity for the club. I think however the most memorable moment of the weekend must be the arrival of two pf our members, in a Hobie cat, at the harbour entrance just as the Air Sea Rescue helicopter arrived overhead for its display. With thousands of pairs of eyes trained on the Harbour what better moment than to make an entrance!!!! There werent however quite so many to welcome them back to Hythe when they eventually made it. Not quite such a successful day when some of more dedicated sailors made they journey to Herne Bay for the Man of Kent event. With near gale force winds they were not to be deterred and flew the flag for HSSC no trophies this time but I am pleased to say at least they all come back with boats and bodies in one piece their state of mind I will not question. Well done lads we were proud of you. This year has seen a noticeable growth in dinghy sailing at Hythe and I now consider that we have a firm base on which to build the section in the coming year. Finally I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in the role of rear Commodore Sailing this year particularly those regular sailors who have turned up week in week out regardless of the weather and I hope that you will all continue to give that support to my successor in the coming year. GILL. 11/02)Our New Years Eve party this year has a "Back to School" fancy dress theme. So dig out your old school tie and come and enjoy "school dinners" and an "after-school disco" once again. The party starts on Tuesday 31st December at 7.30pm. Click here for full details. Congratulations to Niki and Eric ( 20/9/02)Many congratulations to Niki and Eric, who are now the proud parents of a baby boy. Joe was born on Wednesday 11th September at 9.53 am, weighing in at 7lb 12oz. We all look forward to seeing him out sailing soon! Click here for a photo of Joe. 20/9/02) Please note our latest social events for the autumn: Saturday 19th October German evening. Saturday 26th October 6.30pm Halloween evening. Fancy dress, fun and games for the kids, raffle. Prizes for best dressed and best pumpkin. £2 per child including food. Food will be available for adults to purchase. Saturday 23rd November Dinner Dance. Friday 13th December. 7.30pm Quiz night. Come and test your knowledge in our fun quiz. Teams of 6 or less. Entry is £1 per person, winning team takes all. Tuesday 31st December 7.30pm - Late 'Back to School' New Years Eve Party. Dig out your old school tie and knee high socks for our fancy dress New Years Eve Party. School menu will be available from the canteen along with disco. Price to be confirmed. 30/8/02) This year's Dinner and Dance will be held on 23rd November 2002, starting at 7.00 pm for 7.30 at the Burlington Hotel, Folkestone. The cost is £25 per person. Rooms at the hotel are available at discounted rate if you wish to stay over. Please contact Gill Gough to book. Team 15
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Mark Brooks) (24/7/02) There were a series of 4 inter-club events Sat 27April ~ Bewl Windsurfing Sun 19 May ~ AquaSports Sat 15 June ~ Ardingly Activity Centre Sat 13 July ~ At Hythe&Saltwood Sailing Club South East Zone Inter-club Championship Results Sat 13 July ~ At Hythe&Saltwood Sailing Club. This was the final in the Team 15 series Excellent performances were given by Hythe Hotshots, Elliot Carney, Kimberly Clare and Oliver Brooks. Flat waters produced by a fresh northerly wind provided favourable conditions for the visiting lake sailors from all over the South East. Elliot and Oliver would have preferred a strong South Westerly wind, with accompanying waves to challenge the competition. Oliver 1st in the 5.5m class with six 1st places making him the overall event winner Elliot 2nd in the 4.5m class, Kimberly Clarke 3rd in 5.5m class and 1st girl, an excellent performance for her 1st race event this year. South East Zone inter-club championship, overall results 4.5m Class Elliot narrowly missed 1st place, having won 2 out of three events before the HSSC Team15 Event. The controversial introduction of a clearly oversized Bat sail by his only serious rival in the competition denied Elliot the opportunity for fair competition in the final 2 events. However an excellent performance was given by Elliot, despite the odds, gaining 2nd place overall in the most competitive fleet and a signed rash vest donated by Robby Swift. Well done Elliot for a tremendous performance in representing your club throughout the series! 5.5m Class Oliver produced no less than 20 first places from 20 races, four 1st place event trophies and four times best individual competitor. An outstanding performance throughout the South East Zone inter-club series, maintaining an unbeaten record which afforded him the title of overall SE Zone series Individual Champion and the prizes he desperately wanted to win. a signed slalom fun board donated by Robby Swift and a new waist harness donated by Graeme Fuller. All 1st places receive a new waist harness thanks to Graeme's generosity. Further prizes were generously donated by Steve Burton from Activ. Other Events News Sat 29 June ~ Hove Lagoon: This was a special event in memory of Roddy and Danny - two windsurfing instructors who died in an accident last year; also ran alongside the UKWA race and festival event - all the stars were there. Oliver and Elliot met and had their photographs taken with Robby Swift and the RYA training Guru Peter Hart Elliot took first place and prize in the 5.5m class Oliver took first place and prize in the 6.5m class SE Zone Championships Sunday 7th July Entering in their new classes Elliot and Oliver were challenged by the gusty conditions and the local knowledge of the Bewl sailors Elliot gained a well-deserved first place and prize in the 5.5m class Oliver gained a respectable third place in the 6.5m class Photograph of last year's team is currently being used in national advertising campaign and RYA web site - Elliot Oliver and Lucy are famous! Frequent glimpses of Elliot and Oliver can be found on the RYA Windsurfing website, Windsurfer magazine and Boards magazine and the local papers as well as here on www.hssc.net. The extra T15 events are: Sat 12 Oct ~ Bewl Valley Sailing Club: an X event to link with the LWA race meeting. South East Zone Championships at Bewl on Sunday 7th July - open to all youths under 17 on the 31st December 2002 Classes are: Aloha 6.5m and Aloha 5.5m, Also 5.5, 4.5, 3.5 any board, also an under 19 IMCO class registration opens at 8.30 am pre registration on www.bewl-valley-sc.org.uk saves you £5.00 RYA Youth and Masters National championships are at Weymouth again this year 0n the 26th/27th September - a great event for the family We hope to be running regular Team 15 training on Thursday evenings at the Redoubt Lake (West Hythe) along with our Team 15 race coaches. - £3.00 per session. PLEASE NOTE Team 15 is for any youths who can windsurf, you don't have to be a champion, just get round in your own time is fine! Otherwise come an see what its like -for next season or just to support your club team! Lots of prizes for those who take part! Mid Season Newsletter (by Gill Gough and Antoine Breton) (24/7/02) As the season is now supposedly well underway although no one seems to have told the weather I thought it was time that we let everyone know how things are going and what else is happening. The training at Dover has been well supported and we hope to see these new members practising their new found skills at the Club in the coming weeks. Windsurfers hold their racing on a Tuesday night and the dinghy sailors meet on a Thursday Evening. Both sections hold races and meals are available afterwards. Dinghy sailors also meet on a Sunday afternoon although improver sessions will be held on a Sunday morning so turn up at around 10 10.30am and our instructors will help you in any way they can. Afternoon racing is at 2.30pm with additional races weather permitting. We hope that we will be able to hold some beginners racing and reintroduce the parent and child racing on a Sunday morning. The Galley will be manned on most Sundays through out the summer. If anyone would be willing to spare a couple of hours on a Sunday to help in the Galley we would be most grateful alternatively if you could make a cake or something similar please let us know. The RNLI day was very well supported despite the fact that the weather was against us and we had to postpone but in the end I think everyone had a very enjoyable day. Thanks must go to everyone who worked so hard to make the day a success. £180 was given to the RNLI and they have asked for their thanks to be passed to all those who gave so generously and made them feel so welcome. FUTURE EVENTS: Aug 10th & 11th Dover Regatta a weekend of fun based around Dover Harbour and promenade Aug 18th HSSC event at Minnis Bay . Those who participated at the same event last year will Remember a nice relaxing day. A quiet cruise in the bay open to windsurfers and dinghy sailors. Come with your family and enjoy the nice sandy beach. If conditions are better the event may take place at Deal or Sandwich, Watch the notice board for more details. Sept 8th French Windsurfing Trip part one: The now classic long board raid Wimereux/Calais is confirmed. The Club has not yet won the cup so we have to go back. If you fancy 25 miles along the French coast, it is quite an adventure. Day trip leaving the Club at 7am!!!! Sept 28th/29th French Windsurfing Trip part 2: Full weekend in France. Free time Saturday, which can include short boarding, speed sailing, Hobie Cat sailing, surfing, beach fun or whatever you want. More serious long board races on Sunday morning at Wimereux (last year M course, races with one discard) NOTE: for events in France lists are now on the notice board first come, first served for places Nov 16th AGM at HSSC please come along and support your club Various positions will be vacated this year if anyone would like to nominate or volunteer for positions please let us know if you would simply like to find out more about what is involved please talk to any member of the committee. Nov 23rd Annual Dinner to be held at the Burlington Hotel tickets £25 per person tickets are limited and available now. All enquires to Gill Gough Dec 26th 12 noon Boxing day race and social join us for the last race of the year I promise no turkey on the menu Further details for all the above events will be published on the notice boards and on the website so keep your eyes open and we hope to see you at some or all of them. New rules have been introduced with regard to the hiring of club equipment please read the notice on the box next to the galley BEFORE using any club equipment. The board store garage was recently left unlocked all night could all members please ensure that all Club premises are secure before they leave the club if in doubt ask. The procedure for the hiring of Club premises has also been changed all requests for use of the Club premises for private functions must be made through Tekah Barrow. A charge of £20 for evening hire and £10 for afternoon hire will be made. Ship Race Update (by Jane Mackenzie) (24/7/02)Over 30 sailing boats and 20 windsurfers took part in the annual Ship Race. This is the largest event in the club's calender and each year more and more sailors from HSSC and elsewhere take part. The race started at 12.30pm from the Hythe and Saltwood Sailing Club in Hythe and finished at the Ship Inn at Sandgate. For the 5th year in a row good weather and a steady wind enabled all those who competed to complete the course. The event was overlooked by the inshore lifeboat crew and 3 of the club's own rescue boats. Stewart and Wendy Wiffen of the Ship Inn provided an excellent BBQ and plenty of refreshments on the fleets arrival. Stewart, the Landlord at the Ship Inn has sponsored the event for the last 5 years. The event is held in memory of Stewart's son who was a member of the sailing club. The race attracted all ages from juniors, the youngest being 6, to older members in their 60s. For most it was a fun event to enjoy the challenge of a long distance race. Within the sailors the winners were as follows: Junior Event - 1st Joseph Thomas, 2nd Michael Gough and Chris Adams, 3rd Lucy Stewart. Adults Fast Handicap - 1st Richard George, 2nd Peter Wright, 3rd Rob Nicholas. Adults Slow Handicap - 1st Mark Brooks, 2nd Nick Johannsen, 3rd John Mortimer. The windsurfing winners were as follows: Junior Event - 1st Elliott Carney, 2nd Alex Silver, 3rd Andrew Petts. Open Class - 1st Graham Fuller, 2nd Barry Farnes, 3rd Dave Finch. One Design - 1st Marc Carney, 2nd Richard Homewood, 3rd Boyd Garrard. 5/7/02)HSSC Members and Friends. Tickets are now on sale for our Summer Party, which will be held on Saturday 27th July, starting at 6.00pm until late. Prices are: Members - £8 for Adults & £4 for children, Non-members - £10 for adults and £5 for children. Highlights will include: Bar, disco, spit roast pig (oink!) BBQ, Bouncy Castle and Human Table Football. The party theme is "World Cup Heros". Tickets may be bought from Bill Mackenzie behind the bar, or from specific club members including: Tekah & Jason, Nikki & Eric, Marc and Viv Carney, Gill Gough, Mark and Jessica Brooks. Hurry - limited number available for this fantastic event. (Table football is teams of 5, so please organise your team in advance if you wish to play, and let Tekah know.) Important
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(5/7/02) Given that our windsurfers did so well at the recent Team 15 event, here are the full Team 15 newsletters boasting their great achievements. For those interested in or involved with the Team 15 program, these newsletters provide a summary of recent events and a look forward to future events as well. April 27th Newsletter May 19th Newsletter. Windsurfing News (by Antoine Breton) ( 22/5/02)Next Week-end is a big windsurfing Week-end for the club : Sat 25th of May : HSSC event at Deal. Open to experiened long board windsurfers, a long distance cruising on flat water in Sandwich bay, launching from Deal. It's impossible to forecast one week in advance what the wind condition will be and there is no point going there unless the wind is N, NE, E, SE or S. So I suggest that we meet at the club Saturday at 12:00 to decide according to weather condition and forecast. Sun 26th of may : our traditional RNLI race at the club. 10:00 to start races around lunch time. Then the next event not to miss is the "IMCO - encore" Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd of June : The famous group of great ex Imco racers will compete at the club with us, BBQ and Bar open Saturday evening. Well known as a great ambiance event. Then, Sun 30th of June : Hythe Royal Jubilee races : to participate to the Hythe Royal Jubilee Festival, the club will organized at Hythe long board races. Cups have been organised for "Open Class", "Junior", and "One Design". Hope to see you all there at these events. Finally, Eurotunnel has confirmed to me sponsorship for the 2 Windsurfing WE in September in France. (Sun the 8/9 Wimereux Calais Raid, and a full Week-end 28 th and 29 th of Sep for "what we fancy to do" on Sat and long board races on Sun). See you on the beach. Antoine. HSSC Cleans up at Team 15 event ( 10/5/02)It was our first Team 15 windsurfing event at Bewl water on Saturday 27th April, and juniors from HSSC firmly asserted their superiority with a fantastic set of results. Representing HSSC were Oliver Brooks, Elliot Carney, Lucy Stewart and James Homewood. Elliot Carney won 4 first places in the 4.5m class, easily enough to make him the overall class winner. And the same for Oliver Brooks, who took 4 firsts in the 5.5m class, again becoming overall class winner. Oliver's success was also sufficient for him to be awarded the title of overall event winner. Lucy Steward did extremely well in her second race event, and has been invited to join the SE Zone squad. James also did extremely well in his first 3.5, class event. So an excellent performance by all. HSSC members extend their congratulations to you all, and a big thank you to Mark Brooks (Training and Youth Development Officer, and Team 15 Coach.) for his help in training these new windsurfers. Click here for some great photos of the event. HSSC needed 5 team members to stand a chance of retaining the T15 SE Zone trophy won last year. The photograph of last year's team is currently being used in national advertising campaign - Elliot Oliver and Lucy are famous! Your club needs you! we are looking out for any would be T15 windsurfers to complete our successful team - anyone willing to attempt a triangular course, training given. Contact Mark Brooks for more details. We hope to be running regular Team 15 training on Saturday Mornings 10.30am-12.00 at the Redoubt Lake (West Hythe) along with our Team 15 race coaches. Leaving Party for Eric, Nikki, Ira and Lisa (2/5/02)As you may already know, our good friends Eric, Nikki, Ira and Lisa are leaving very soon for a new life in Spain. All at HSSC wish you every success and happiness. To mark the occasion, there will be a leaving party at the Club on Friday 17th May. This is bound to be a fantastic night, so make sure you put this one in your diary. (Please also note that the Black Tie do on the following evening has been cancelled.) 21/4/02) Congratulations to two pairs of proud parents, both boasting the birth of a bouncing baby girl. Steve and Kate, with new addition Jessica, and Tom and Susie, with an addition so new, I don't event know her name yet. HSSC sends you its very best wishes. Wind Festival at Camber 27/4/02 ( 21/4/02)Next weekend is really one to look forward to being our Camber Sands Wind Festival, kindly organised by Antoine Breton. The afternoon starts at 13.00 on Saturday 27th at Jury Gap car park, which is just before you get into the village itself (Same place as last year). The afternoon is a family events, beginning with a DIY BBQ, then fun using anything powered by wind - kites, speedsails, landyachts, mountain boards driven by kites, etc, etc. If you haven't yet tried a speedsail, now is the time to have a go. There will also be beach soccer, sand-castles, cricket - basically whatever you like for the children. Don't forget your windbreak! New frontage
(26/3/02) News from your hardworking social secretary, Martin. Valentines do "Grease Theme" today. Don't forget. Free entry. Rock and Roll style Burgers, Hotdogs and Chips available at £3. NEW PARTY!! Saturday March 2nd 7.30 to welcome the new sailing season in with style. Easter Sunday - children's entertainment - probably an Easter Egg hunt 2.00pm at the Club. Family entertainment April 6th to be confirmed. We have a magician booked at the Club so do come along. The full calendar of events has also been revised, so if you have already had a look, please check again. Publicity Message from Jane Mackenzie (12/1/02)Happy New Year to you all, Just a note to let those of you who missed the New Year's event know all about it. What can I say? It was an excellent evening, helped fantastic organisation from the new Social Committee. The theme of Famous People brought some weird and wonderful characters out of the woodwork. It was like the Oscars, Brit Awards and Variety Club Awards all rolled into one! There were some of the cast from Eastenders, ABBA, several Brave Hearts/Patsys/Lara Crofts, Ali G, Tom Jones, the Flintstones, Blues Brothers and so many more. It was so funny to see so many famous people all dancing and talking to each other. We even had someone the Americans have been trying to find for some time now, dancing at our club! The food was an amazing spread, when we were told that nibbles would be provided, we had no idea what a lovely variety of food there would be, which I am sure took a considerable amount of time to prepare. Well done to all those who helped put that all together. I hear many an hour was spent by the committee at the club planning the event, obviously all that group bonding in the bar paid off! Martin, as the leader of our social committee, did a great job with the Disco and karaoke. The midnight was counted in by Martin who then gave us just the best Irish music to dance in the New Year to. If this is the taste of things to come this year, we are in for a really excellent set of events. I must now do my bit and promote the next events for you to enjoy: Quiz Night, Sat 26th January, £1 entry, up to 8 in a team. Valentines Party, Sat 16th February, "Grease" theme. St Patrick's Day celebration, Saturday 16th March, 2.30 pm start. £3.00 per person to include Irish Stew and Martin's famous Irish-style entertainment. See you soon. Jane. 1/12/01)Club members... Its not quite the New yet, but in preparation, the "News" and "Calendars" web pages for 2001 have now been archived and new pages put in place. Details will be put on line as soon as I receive them. 2001 was a very positive year for the Club, with the Windsurfing section remaining hugely strong, lots of junior training taking place, and the Sailing section taking off big time. Did you know that they are still out there sailing on Sunday afternoons! Well done to you all. With a new "Sailing Committee" now in place, 2002 promises to be even better. The 2002 social scene is also set to be a great one with Martin Munnelly at the helm of a new Social Committee with some great events in the pipeline. Yes, a BIG New Year party is planned! Details soon. The recent AGM saw the introduction of many new committee members, see our Committee Gallery. Members also voted unanimously for a new glass frontage to the Clubhouse, which will prevent water damage to the changing rooms underneath, keep us all warm on those chilly days, and look pretty swish as well! Most recently was our Dinner and Dance at the Burlington, which was fantastic fun for all, and an opportunity to formally thank key members for their contributions over the past year, and especially outgoing Commodore Mark Brooks for his dedication and hard work in developing the Club during his three-year term. See you on the beach in the Spring, and on the web all year round! - Mat Mackenzie.
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