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Arrival in the Pierce Household (18/10/04)
Congratulations to Kate and Steve Pierce on the arrival of their new
baby, William John, born on 4th October and weighing in at 8Ib 2oz. Steve
and Kate say he is doing really well, and the girls love him. Well done
guys!
Sponsorship
News (18/09/04 by Mark
Brooks)
On Saturday 4th September Club Commodore Antoine Breton was presented with a
grant for £5000 to provide the club with a rescue boat. This represents the
largest single grant obtained by the club since its opening. The money
released by this generous donation will be used to promote the current
highly successful windsurfing training and racing development (Team 15)
programme.
The KCC funds became available as a result of a reduction in
the community charge on second homes in Kent. Chris Capon securing
significant funds for community projects in the Hythe area. Speeches were
given by Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart (Chairman of KCC Members Committee) and
Michael Howard MP (Shadow Primeminister) also present at the reception were
the Chair of the Shepway County Council and Hythe County Councilor, Chris
Capon. Our considerable thanks go to the Green family for alerting the club
to this potential source of funding and to Mark Brooks for the time spent in
securing the grant on the club’s behalf.
Webcam (18/09/04)
Thanks to Graeme Fuller who has provided HSSC with a full weather station,
comprising weather readout (wind, temp, pressure, rainfall, humidity, etc.)
plus live video cam and PC server. HSSC are currently arranging a broadband
internet connect, for the data to be displayed on this web site.
Team 15 News (18/09/04
by Mark Brooks)
We are delighted to report on the success of our Team 15 Hythe Hotshots. The
team have performed consistently in the five events aroung the region.
3.5m class: Jack Brooks - 1st Overall.
4.5m class: Andrew Petts - 1st Overall; Claudia Carney - 2nd and 1st Female.
6.6m class: Elliot Carney - 1st Overall.
Special mention must also go to William Hurrel, William Lama
and Ed Britten for their commitment and effort with T15 this season.
Note from HSSC committee: Once again thanks to team
coach Mark Brooks for his dedication, support and commitment to the team.
Events
Update (23/08/04)
A reminder to members that our long distance race to The Ship Inn, Sandgate,
is next Sunday, 29th August. Do come and join in this fantastic event, or if
not, at least come along and support us. It's usually the busiest day of the
year, and a chance to see more boats and windsurfers on the water than at
any other time. The following weekend (04/09/04), is the Wimereux
windsurfing race. If you are thinking of goin to France to compete this
year, please see Antoine. Finally, our end of season party has been moved
from its original date, clashing with Wimereux, to Saturday 18th September,
7.30 pm. Another chance to party-hard HSSC-style!
Hythe
Hotshots' Team 15 Success (16/08/04
by Eric Petts)
7 August - Whitstable - Results: Holiday commitments resulted in a depleted
Hythe Hotshots team. Nevertheless a warm welcome was provided by Whitstable.
An excellent performance by William Hurrell of Hythe Hotshots secured 1st
place in the 3.5 class; Andrew Petts competed in the 5.5 class for the first
time and took 1st place thanks to some well-timed starts. Hythe's
consistently high performance at T15 events over the season was rewarded
with the Team Series Trophy.
Click here for photo
Individual awards were:
Overall 6.5 class: 1st Elliot Carney
Overall 4.5 class: 1st Andrew Petts, 2nd Claudia Carney
Overall 3.5 class: 1st Jack Brooks, 2nd William Hurrell
All Hythe Hotshots
Congratulations to all the Hythe Hotshot T15 Members: Ed
Britten, Jack Brooks, Claudia Carney, Elliot Carney, William Hurrell,
William Lama and Andrew Petts. Special thanks to team coach Mark Brooks for
his dedication and commitment.
Windsurfing
Demo Day Sat 7th August (24/07/04)
Activ, Folkestone will be hosting a windsurfing demo day at HSSC on Saturday
7th August, from 10.00 am onwards. All the latest Tushingham sails and
Statboard boards will be available, so come and try out the latest kit.
This, of course, is not just a Club event, so please bring along anyone else
who might be interested. Further information from Activ.
Free
Junior Windsurfing Courses (09/06/04)
LIMITED OFFER for Family Membership
Joining before JUNE 11th 2004. Family Membership £100
New family members are entitled to free training for one child, additional
children will require payment at the discounted HSSC member rates shown
below.
Venue: Redoubt Lake Hythe, Course dates: LIMITED OFFER for
Juniors (under 18)
Every Thursday evening for 6 weeks commencing Thursday 17th June 2004. Time:
6pm until dusk
Application forms must be received by JUNE 11th 2004. Pre course meeting 11
am Sunday 13th June at Hythe & Saltwood Sailing club.
Equipment: Boards & Buoyancy aids will be provided. The club has a few
wetsuits / long johns which can be hired @ £1.00 per session.
Cost: JUNIOR. Under 18 years old Each child 6 sessions £40.00
(Normal cost of RYA courses: level 1£85 & level 2 £195 over 4 sessions)
LIMITED OFFER for Family Membership
Joining before JUNE 17th 2004.
Existing family members are entitled to free training for one child, additional
children will require payment at the discounted HSSC member rates shown
below. Course details as above.
Cost: JUNIOR.
Under 18 years old Each child 6 sessions £30.00
TEAM 15 RACE TRAINING EVERY THURSDAY 6.00 PM AT HSSC IS
FREE FOR JUNIORS UNDER THE AGE OF 15.
Click here for form Contact
Training Officer Mark Brooks mb1jess2@aol.com
Team
15 Update (09/05/04 by
Mark Brooks)
16 May - Aqua Sports - Results
3.5 Class: 2nd Jack Brooks - Hythe Hotshots. 4.5 Class: 1st Andrew Petts -
Hythe Hotshots, 2nd Claudia Carney - Hythe Hotshots. 5.5 Class: 3rd Ed
Britten - Hythe Hotshots. 6.6 Class: Unfortunately Elliot Carney was
competing on the national circuit
Congratulations to William Lama who made excellent progress
throughout the day. Our heart felt sympathies to William Hurrell who,
despite some very good starts found himself becalmed, just at the wrong
time!
TEAM RESULTS
1. Aquasports Aquanauts - 19pts
2. Hythe Hotshots - 17pts
3. Bewl Blasters - 14pts
4. Whitstable Wild Ones - 3 pts
A highly respectable result, especially as we were less than half the size
of Aquasports team on their home territory
With Elliot Carney in the 6.6m Class we are destined to win the team trophy
at the next event.
Any prospective Team 15 sailors should contact
Team Coach, Mark Brooks by E-mail mb1jess2@aol.com or (01303) 238978 or come
along on a Thursday evening 6.00pm at HSSC.
NEXT EVENTS
May 29-31 Hove -UKWA British Open Championships
6 June - Team 15 Bewl
tbc - Team 15 Hythe (revised - provisional)
19 - Team 15 September - Whitstable (provisional)
June 25th Bewl Fun event starting at 4.00pm
June 26th / 27th RYA South East Zone Championships at Bewl
Sept 25-26 Junior, Youth and Masters National Championships, Weymouth
Team
15 Update (04/05/04 by
Mark Brooks)
UKWA main Events for youth and masters
April 9-11th Marazion, Cornwall
May1-3 Pwllheli, North Wales - Welsh Open Championships
May 29-31 Hove -British Open Championships
Sept 25-26 Junior, Youth and Masters National Championships, Weymouth
Training this year will begin on Sat morning 10am 8th May at
HSSC to start with (may move on to lake). Will look to train Saturdays
and/or possible Thursday evenings (venue to depend on ability and age of
this year's squad). Am looking for support from parents and other youth
sailors to make this work effectively this year ! Anyone willing to support
T15 event at Hythe please contact me urgently. Regards Mark.
Spanish
Night at HSSC Saturday 1st May (14/04/04)
HSSC Members. Don't forget our first BIG social event of the year.
Spanish Night on the Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 1st May, 7.30 pm. Entry
is £5 adults, £2 children, and includes Paella, Sangria, and live Jazz.
Make sure you put this one in your diaries, and support your ace social team
- not to mention have loads of fun!
Big
Charity Fundrasining Party on Saturday 8th May (10/04/04)
HSSC Members and friends. On Saturday 8th May, HSSC will be hosting a
big party to raise money for the "Wooden Spoon" charity for
disabled and disadvantaged children. Entry is £5.00 for adults and £2.00
for children, with all proceeds going to the charity, and includes disco and
buffet meal. The bar will also be open, of course. Please do make every
effort to come to this event, which promises to be a fantastic evening, and
for a very good cause indeed. Please put this date in your diaries so you
don't forget. The event is being organised my HSSC member Eric Fuggle who,
later in May, will be competing in the "Great Lakeland Challenge"
for the same charity. This event includes a long row, cycle and mountain
climb in some very tough terrain, so this will also be a good opportunity to
wish him all the best for that.
Tickets are available in advance or on the door. For more
info please complete our mail form.
Prizes are also needed for the raffle, so if you have anything you might
like to donate, please let us know.
About the Charity: The "Wooden Spoon" is the
Charity of British and Irish Rugby, and has recently celebrated its 20th
year of supporting disadvantaged children. Since it began, the charity has
distributed over £8 million to national and local projects, organised over
1000 fundraising events, and has over 9000 members. The Great Lakeland
Challenge is the biggest event of the year for the Wooden Spoon, and covers
the longest lake (10.5 miles canoeing), the steepest pass (26 miles cycling)
and the highest mountain (climbing Scafell Pike at 3208 ft) in the Lake
District - and all in 12 hours! More info on the Charity and its projects is available at HSSC.
Memberership
Renewal Pack (19/03/04)
Remember all that important information you were sent with your
membership renewal forms, that you subsequently put somewhere and now can't
find? Fear not - its all here...
March
Maintenance (15/03/04)
March maintenance is now well under way at the Club, with members
attending each weekend to see how they can help out. Any amount of help is
welcomed, so don't be shy! This year, don't just enjoy HSSC being in a state
of good repair, get that feeling of deep satisfaction in knowing that you
contributed to it! Oh yes, and a couple of jammy *!£$!s also got the first
sunny sail of the year on Saturday, too!
Happy
New Year! (20/01/04)
Happy New Year to all Club members. Its that time again at which I
prepare this site for the forthcoming season. Seems like it comes round
faster and faster! Anyway, watch this space for details of 2004 sporting and
social events, as well as loads of fun photos, and the latest news. Mat
Mackenzie.
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