Horning Sailing Club
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| Horning Sailing Club HSC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Official website | horning-sailing |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1910 |
| Address | |
| Country | UK |
Horning Sailing Club is a sailing club in Horning, Norfolk, England. The club provides dinghy racing, yacht racing, yacht cruising, motor boating, personal watercraft facilities and is a representative for Broadland inland waterways cruising. HSC is an RYA Training Centre and an RYA Sailability Centre
RYA Training Centre[edit]
Training Centre courses run annually from April to October
| Category | Course |
|---|---|
| Dinghy Courses | Dinghy Level 1 – Start Sailing |
| Dinghy Level 2 – Basic Skills | |
| Dinghy Level 3 – Better Sailing | |
| Dinghy Start Racing | |
| Dinghy Seamanship Skills | |
| Dinghy Sailing with Spinnakers | |
| Dinghy Club Racing | |
| Dinghy Regional Racing | |
| Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 1, 2, 3 & 4 | |
| Keelboat Courses | Keelboat Level 1 – Start Sailing |
| Keelboat Level 2 – Basic Skills | |
| Keelboat Level 3 – Better Sailing | |
| Keelboat Seamanship Skills | |
| Keelboat Sailing with Spinnakers | |
| Powerboat Courses | Powerboat Level 1 – Start Powerboating |
| Powerboat Level 2 – Powerboat Handling | |
| Safety Boat Course | |
| Theory Courses | Safe and Fun Safeguarding Course: RYA Interactive |
Youth[edit]
Horning Sailing Club provides sailing facilities for junior and youth sailors, including junior specific courses in the training centre. Youth events include the "Sundown Series" which is less formal and an annual youth regatta at the end of the season.
HSC young sailors have gone on to compete at regional, national and international events. Horning Sailing Club enters a team each year into the Annual Broadland Youth Regatta. [2]
Almanac[edit]
2023 Sailing Programme[edit]
| Month | Date | Day | Programme | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 26 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| APR | 2 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| APR | 9 | SUN | C – BROAD | |
| APR | 10 | MON | E – DOWNRIVER THURNE (EASTER MONDAY) | LOW WATER ACLE 09:49 |
| APR | 16 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| APR | 23 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| APR | 29 | SAT | OPEN DAY – DISCOVER SAILING | |
| APR | 30 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| MAY | 1 | MON | BANK HOLIDAY | |
| MAY | 7 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| MAY | 8 | MON | CORONATION BANK HOLIDAY | |
| MAY | 13 | SAT | TOPPER TRAVELLER | |
| MAY | 14 | SUN | TOPPER TRAVELLER and E – DOWNRIVER TO THURNE | LOW WATER ACLE 14:41 |
| MAY | 21 | SUN | A – RIVER | |
| MAY | 28 | SUN | C – BROAD | |
| JUN | 3 | SAT | YACHTMASTER THREE RIVERS RACE 2023 | Norfolk Broads |
| JUN | 4 | SUN | YACHTMASTER THREE RIVERS RACE 2023 | Norfolk Broads |
| JUN | 11 | SUN | C – BROAD | Hoveton Little Broad |
| JUN | 17 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JUN | 18 | SUN | C – BROAD | Hoveton Little Broad |
| JUN | 24 | SAT | SPRING REGATTA PURSUIT RACE – 1.30 pm | Horning Sailing Club |
| JUN | 25 | SUN | E – DOWNRIVER TO THURNE | LOW WATER ACLE 11:24 |
| JULY | 1 | SAT | KEELBOAT WEEKEND – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 2 | SUN | KEELBOAT WEEKEND – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 8 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 9 | SUN | A – RIVER | River |
| JULY | 15 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 16 | SUN | C – BROAD | Hoveton Little Broad |
| JULY | 22 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 23 | SUN | A – RIVER | River |
| JULY | 29 | SAT | CLUB REGATTA WEEKEND | Horning Sailing Club |
| JULY | 30 | SUN | CLUB REGATTA WEEKEND | Horning Sailing Club |
| AUG | 31 | MON | HORNING WEEK | |
| AUG | 1 | TUES | HORNING WEEK | |
| AUG | 2 | WED | HORNING WEEK | |
| AUG | 3 | THURS | HORNING WEEK REGATTA DAY | |
| AUG | 4 | FRI | HORNING WEEK | |
| AUG | 6 | SUN | COMMODORE'S DAY | |
| AUG | 12 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | |
| AUG | 13 | SUN | F – BROAD | |
| AUG | 19 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | |
| AUG | 20 | SUN | D – RIVER | |
| AUG | 26 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES – RIVER | |
| AUG | 27 | SUN | E – DOWNRIVER TO THURNE | LOW WATER ACLE 15:32 |
| SEPT | 2 | SAT | YBOD OPEN – BROAD | |
| SEPT | 3 | SUN | YBOD OPEN – BROAD and D – RIVER | |
| SEPT | 9 | SAT | JUNIOR REGATTA & BART'S BASH | |
| SEPT | 10 | SUN | F – BROAD | |
| SEPT | 16 | SAT | OPEN DINGHY WEEKEND – RIVER | |
| SEPT | 17 | SUN | OPEN DINGHY WEEKEND – BROAD | |
| SEPT | 23 | SAT | SUNDOWN SERIES FINISHES | |
| SEPT | 24 | SUN | E – DOWNRIVER TO THURNE | LOW WATER ACLE 13:50 |
| SEPT | 30 | SAT | YEOMAN NATIONALS – BROAD | |
| OCT | 1 | SUN | YEOMAN NATIONALS – BROAD and D – RIVER | |
| OCT | 8 | SUN | AUTUMN REGATTA – BROAD | |
| OCT | 14 | SAT | END OF SEASON REGATTA – BROAD | |
| OCT | 15 | SUN | END OF SEASON REGATTA – RIVER | |
| Snowflake Sailing Club Events 2023 | ||||
| OCT | 22 | SUN | SFSC Tri-Icicle | Briefing at 09.30 |
| OCT | 29 | SUN | SFSC Yeoman Winter Championships | |
| DEC | 29 | TUE | Boxing Day Open Regatta |
Three Rivers Race[edit]
The Three Rivers race was established in 1961 where boats have 24hrs to complete a course. Boats race 80 km along three Norfolk rivers: Bure, Thurne and Ant. Over 100 boats enter the race each year.[3] [4] [5] [6]
See also[edit]
- Dinghy sailing
- Dinghy racing
- Watersports
- Yachting
- International Council of Yacht Clubs
- British Marine Federation
- Horning Horning Village Wikipedia page
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Find a club or centre | Where's My Nearest | RYA". www.rya.org.uk.
- ^ "Horning Sailing Club Junior information". horning-sailing.club.
- ^ "Three Rivers Race returns for its 60th anniversary". 5 June 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Home". www.3rr.uk.
- ^ "62nd Yachtmaster Three Rivers Race Preview". www.yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ "62nd Three Rivers Race at Horning Sailing Club". www.sail-world.com.
