Seafarers Sailing Club

Welcome

Welcome to 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

Social Program

The Coven are asking for any suggestions for next years social program. Any accolades or suggestions about what didn't quite work out would be appreciated. The forum is the place to add your comments.

The Coven are also getting very short of members. Without new helpers the excellent social events that the club runs are likely to be affected. Please contact the social secretary or any committee memeber if you would like to help with any aspect of the social program. There is a planning meeting taking place on the 28th October which any voluteers are welcome to attend.

RYA Community Award

Members will be delighted to learn that Edie Sampson has been selected for an RYA Community award in the Lifetime Commitment category. This prestigious award recognises her outstanding commitment and dedication to Seafarers Sailing Club over many years.

The RYA Community Awards, launched in 2002, recognise the exceptional voluntary contribution given by individuals. These awards, seen as the 'MBEs' of our sport, are given to people who make a real impact at local, grass roots level. (In November 2007, fifty-three Awards were presented by HRH the Princess Royal.)

Edie's presentation will take place in London in late November 2008. In the meantime we all offer her our heartiest congratulations for an award that is most thoroughly deserved.

Trafalgar Night - 18th October

The annual formal dinner to celebrate the Battle of Trafalgar and the life of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. The list will be on the notice board soon. Only 40 places!

Cadet Evenings - 28th October

The Cadet Evenings will continue throughout the winter on the last Tuesday of each month. Please contact the Cadet representative for mre details.

2008 AGM - 11th November

Members attention is drawn to Club Rule No. 60 :

"No business, except the passing of the accounts and the election of the Officers, Committee, Trustees and Honorary Auditors, and any business that the Committee may order to be inserted in the notice convening the meeting shall be discussed at such meeting unless notice of it is given in writing by a member entitled to vote to the Honorary Secretary at least forty-two days before the date of the Annual General Meeting."

The final date for items to be received by the Honorary Secretary is Tuesday 30th September 2008

The Honorary Secretary may be contacted in writing as follows :

• by post : 66 Carisbrooke Avenue, Hill Head, Fareham PO14 3PR
• by email : secretary@seafarers-sailing-club.org.uk

MEMBERSHIP REVIEW

At the 2008 AGM, you will be invited to ratify changes to the current membership and fee structures. The Committee hopes to finalise the details shortly based upon the recommendations of the Membership Working Group and input from members. The Committee would particularly like to hear your views on discontinuing the Senior Member concession, on continuing to charge "single" members the same fee as "family" members and on the removal of the right of "family" members to a second vote. If you intend to submit a comment on these issues, or on any other aspects of the review, please do so as soon as possible.

Laying Up Supper - 29th November

Dinner dance a Lee-On-Solent Golf Club. Choice of menu and dancing to a disco. Lounge suits or formal dress. The cost is £28-00 pounds per person and must be paid to Trish before the event. Your Choise of menu can be made when you pay.