HOSTELLERS SAILING CLUB
Day sailing and dinghy cruising during the summer and country walking during the winter. Suits all ages and all levels of sailing experience including complete beginners. The club moorings are at Paglesham on the Roach estuary in Essex. Most members live in Essex/ London/ Southeast England. No need to own a boatThe club has its own Wayfarer sailing dinghies for the use of all full members. Members do not need to own their own boats, although boat owning members are equally welcome. This makes the HSC ideal for those who would like to try sailing with minimum outlay. We have a number of experienced members who will explain all you need to know to get started |
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WEB SITE CONTENTS |
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| CLUB NOTICEBOARD | |
| Program of events | Our programme for the foreseeable future |
| Club News | What happened at recent events/committee meetings etc. |
| Past events | A record of club events from Jan '00 |
| Contacts | Contacts including HSC, Havengore bridge, boatyard etc. |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLUB | |
| General information | HSC Sailing area, boats, activities etc. |
| For newcomers to sailing | How to get started with notes on what to wear |
| Hostelling activites | More about our youth hostelling and country walking |
| Directions to Paglesham | How to find us by car or public transport |
| Subscriptions | Let me know if you find a cheaper way to take up sailing! |
| OF MORE GENERAL INTEREST | |
| Cruise logs | Accounts of club cruises and cruises by individual members |
| All about dinghy cruising | What is it?, boats, tents, anchors, reefing, cooking etc. |
| Sailing Festivals | Sailing festivals that we have attended in recent years |
| Writings by Harold Mann | East coast trading under power and sail in the 1950's |
| A boat building 'annex' | Two boat building projects - a sailing hydrofoil and a cruising dinghy |
| Dinghy guide to Scilly Isles | You might well wonder why this is here |
| A puzzle for engineers | Is it possible to sail exactly downwind faster than wind speed? |
| Mirror dinghy cruising | A short article about the editor's experiences cruising in a Mirror dinghy |
| Picture Gallery | Our holiday snaps, sailing, rambling etc. |
| Discussion list messages | A few particularly relevant extracts from nautical message lists |
| Links | A small selection of links to other sailing and youth hostelling sites |
| WHAT'S NEW HERE | |
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