The Hostellers Sailing Club offers day sailing and dinghy cruising during the summer and country walking during the winter. The HSC suits all levels of sailing experience including complete beginners. Most members live in London/ Essex/ Southeast England, we also now have a few in Devon. We keep a club owned Wayfarer dinghy on a mooring at Paglesham on the River Roach in Essex.

Events:

Note: the events in italics are not organised by the HSC but are likely to be of interest to HSC members

29 February to 1 March - RYA Dinghy Show - Alexandra Palace, London

The premier UK boat show for sailing dinghies. The Dinghy Cruising Association will have a stand and the HSC Secretary will be attending to help with the stand of the Amateur Yacht Research Society

29 February & 1 March - CA Open Weekend

Coinciding with the RYA dinghy show, the Cruising Association are holding an open weekend with a series of talks on boating subjects at their headquarters in Limehouse - details HERE.

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10 to 13 April - Easter Social and Walking in Pembrokeshire

We have made a group booking for the nights of 10,11,12 at Manorbier YHA on the Pembrokeshire coast. Let the HSC Secretary know ASAP if you would like to be included in this booking - prospective members/friends of members welcome. If you would like to extend your stay outside the days we have booked you could contact the YHA directly.

Manorbier YHA is a modern looking building with a sea view. Meals are availbable in the hostel and there is also a pub and tea-room in the village about a mile away.

manorbier map

Map showing hostel location - about five miles west along the coast from Tenby - hostel building below

yha manorbier exterior

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September 2 to 9 - Dinghy Cruise in Company in the Charante Maritime

For the third time, DCA member Miles D. is planning a dinghy cruise in company in the area of La Rochelle and Rochfort on the west coast of France. HSC members have participated in the previous two events which worked out very well indeed and we are planning to take two dinghies again in 2020. To give an idea of what this is about a few pictures are included below. For accomodation you can either sleep on board your boat in DCA style, or you can carry lightweight camping equipment on board your boat and camp on-shore - the overnight stops are planned to make this feasible.

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The sailing club at Fouras Sud gave us a special reception and invited the town Mayor along!

Gerald's boat on route from Fouras Sud to La Flotte - one of the quite rare occasions when there really was not enough wind to sail

Our fleet in the harbour at La Flotte on Ile d'Re, a fine collection of traditional sailing fishing vessels on the far side of the harbour

In the old port right in the centre of La Rochelle - Gerald's boat and John and Josephine's boat in foreground

Our whole fleet alongside the pontoon at the sailing base of the Voile-aviron dans les Pertuis (VAP), a French dinghy cruising club so a bit like the HSC.

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