Seafarers Sailing Club

Welcome

Welcome to the Seafarers Sailing Club website.

The Seafarers Sailing Club is a small, friendly club formed to encourage the sport of dinghy sailing by the promotion of racing, cruising and training. The clubhouse is situated on the Solent between Hill Head and Lee-on-Solent overlooking the Isle of Wight. The Club has approximately 130 paying members. As the majority have "family" membership, the number of people entitled to use our facilities is over 200. There are over 100 boat spaces in the compound which is usually just sufficient to meet members' demands. See About SSC for more details.

News and Events

New Programs - 22nd February

The 2010 sailing and social programs are now available on the website. Just follow the link on the left. There has also been a minor update to the Sailing Instructions regarding buoyancy aids. Please see the Club Notices page for the updated SIs.

Chinese New Year - 27th February

Celebrate the year of the Tiger. Event starts at 20.00. There will be a three course meal, a quiz and music. The cost is £10-00 and is limited to 40 people. This event is now fully booked !

Jumble Sale - 13th March

This year at the Stubbington Catholic Church Hall in Bells Lane, Stubbington. Jumble is welcome but please store your Jumble and bring it to the hall on the day. Storage space is severly limited at the club. The sale starts at 10.00 am but any helpers should arrive at or shortly after 9.00 am. There will be an entrance charge of 30 pence. Tea and coffee will be available.

New Club Dinghy EGM - 23rd March

In September last year, out of the blue, the Club received a very generous donation of £500 from the Club's founder, John Harmer, and his wife, Mavis, who live in Canada. The Committee decided that the donation should be used to help provide something of note that would be remembered, perhaps for the life of the Club. During October and November the membership were consulted.

In December, the Committee decided to recommend that the donation be used to help purchase an additional club boat for training and for the general enjoyment of suitably qualified helms. Members attending the annual Prize-Giving warmly endorsed this recommendation. The boat would be named to reflect the fact that it was part funded by the donation eg "The Mavis John". Should the boat ever be disposed of, the name would pass on to its replacement. At the Prize-Giving, members were invited to suggest suitable names.

In January, the Committee decided that a dinghy such as a Wayfarer, costing up to £3,500, would be ideal. With the £500 donation and the 'windfall' of approximately £1,000 from winter parking, this would be affordable. Unfortunately the Committee had no mandate to spend this amount on a new club boat; it had not been included in the budget approved in November.

An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) will be held in the clubhouse starting at 8pm on Tuesday 23rd March, immediately before the Commodore’s Programme Preview and Vice Commodore’s Duty Crew Briefing. The aim of the meeting will be to discuss and approve an amendment to the 2009/2010 budget to provide for the purchase of a new club dinghy. Full details will be made available by email and by notices in the clubhouse prior to the EGM.

Coffee Morning - 26th March

Fancy an hour away from the housework, the decorating or the desk? Why not pop down to the Club between 11am and noon for some refreshments and good company? For a mere 50 pence per person you can enjoy as much coffee (or tea) and biscuits as you can consume (within reason). No need to book - just turn up.

First Race of the 2010 Sailing Season - 27th March

Time to start dusting off the boat and doing all those jobs on the boat that you meant to have completed by now. Hopefully it will have stopped snowing by the 27th.

Boats Down - 28th March

Second race of the season and even if it is cold there will be soup and rolls available after the race to warm you up. The cost will be £2-00. The bar will also be open from noon.

Liner Dining - Seafarer's Style - 24th April

An informal buffet - more details to come.