HPYC NEWS  

Holiday Week is almost upon us, but first there is a cup to be won and some race training cunningly timed to take place earlier the same day.  We have news of the Club Regatta  and we now have Wi-Fi in the Club.  

On Saturday 7 August the bar will be open from 7.30pm and our monthly Bar Quiz starts at 8.30pm.   Quiz teams should be a maximum of 6; you can either bring a team or make one up when you get here; entry is £1 per person.  The quiz is open to all members but please feel free to bring friends; just remember to sign them in at the bar as a guest.

Pre-race training takes place on Sunday 8 August.  Turn up at 10am for on the water training on how to make the most of starts and sailing to the windward buoy.  You must have some basic sailing skills. If you don't have a boat the Club Toppers are available. At 12pm on the same day we race for the Hampton Cup.

HOLIDAY WEEK
Monday 9 to Friday 13 August will be a fun-filled week of activities on and off the water.  Holiday Week is a fantastic way to make friends and to improve your confidence on the water.  Many children have learnt about boat handling without even realising it!   New ideas and suggestions for the week will be very welcome.  We meet at 10am on Monday to plan the week, but a draft (and so far incomplete) programme is available here.  The programme will be updated during the week so keep checking back. 

Holiday Week includes a talk on Seamanship Theory on Thursday 12 August.  This is for anyone interested in learning about seamanship; effect of tides, currents, moorings, preventing collisions. It will be an informal talk and discussion based on the RYA seamanship and day sail modules.  Designed to be fun as its Holiday Week, this event is presented by round Britain sailor, Jack Daly.

On Saturday 14 August we have some serious silverware to defend in the Herne Bay Carnival.  We still need ideas and willing volunteers to put together a float for the Carnival and Holiday Week is the ideal time to get cracking.

Sunday 15 August sees the second race in the Late Summer series, and it's not too late to start this series as we ran out of wind in the first race so hardly anyone finished!  Take part in the race or just watch from the Clubhouse. 

On Wednesday 18 August the sixth race in the Evening Series starts at 7pm.  Race results are available here.

The following weekend (21-22 August) we have three races for the Kent Trophy.  That's one on the Saturday at 11am and the other two on Sunday, with the first one also off at 11am and the second after lunch.


CLUB REGATTA
This take place on Saturday 28 August.  The  first race will be at 12pm.  Sign in by 11.15, briefing at 11.30.

There will be a number of short team races and some more unusual events!
Mixed teams will be selected on the day with fast/medium/slow boats and expert/intermediate/novice helms all with an equal chance of contributing to their team’s success. If you don’t own a boat, or need a crew but don’t have one, then no problem. We will try to get everyone into a team and on the water.

Light refreshments will be available with Cream Teas in the afternoon.



Late Summer 3  is on Sunday 29 August, starting at 3pm.  This will be a special race in the Club's calendar since it is also the Festival Race.  The Festival Race is an opportunity for the Club to get great publicity at the heart of the Herne Bay Festival and in the centre of Herne Bay, as the race will be taking place close to Herne Bay Pier.  We will also have a dinghy display on the prom and Geoff Gambrill will be providing a commentary on the race.  We need a good turnout of members to make this a success so please support this important promotional event.

We end the month on August Bank Holiday Monday with Late Summer 4.  The race starts at 3pm.


ODDS & ENDS

Work Party
We need to cut the grass on the boat park.  Please come to the Club at 12.30 on Sunday 15 August and bring a petrol strimmer if you have one. 

Prize Photo Competition
Entries are rolling in for our Photo Competition.  You can submit an unlimited number of photos, but each photo submitted must be 7" x 5".  The competition categories are:

1)    Sailing
2)    Action shots
3)    Scenery/nature
4)    Club life
5)    Social
6)    Holiday Week

When you submit, please let Jo know which category you are submitting each photo under. An 'exhibition' of submitted photos will take place in November, so get snapping - we want as many as possible.  Free to enter, either send the photos to Jo or hand them to her. Please respect other people's dignity/rights when submitting photos of people.

Family Evening
We are planning a Family Evening on Saturday 11 September.  More details next month.

Pool Table
Thanks to Celia we have managed to acquire a pool table to add to the attractions available in the Club.

Safety Boat Training
There are still some spaces available for RYA Safety Boat training on 25 September; sign up at the club.  You must hold RYA Powerboat level 2 and be competent with boat handling.

Duties
Please remember to let Simon know if you are going to be away so that he can allocate duties accordingly.