Hoo Ness Yacht Club

Open to everyone. See you there.

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED AND CONTRIBUTED TO OUR MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING/ LUNCH.
THE GRAND TOTAL RAISED WAS
A SUPER £460.00
THANK YOU

Macmillan Coffee Morning and lunch. Wednesday 1st October at Hoo Ness Yacht Club.
Coffee and cake 10 - 12
Lunch 13 - 14 (This is a ticketed event and due to high demand, there will be limited tickets available on the day)

If you would like to attend the lunch please tag Jeannette Dunning in the comments.
Look forward to seeing you there and Thank you.

Our harbour festival starts next weekend! Here's what to expect...

⛵️ Climb aboard nine classic boats including The Steam Tug Challenge, Sailing Barge Edith May, X-Pilot: Kent's Classic Pilot Vessel and more!

⛴ Jetstream Tours will be running trips to the wreck of S.S Richard Montgomery during that weekend. Pre-book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/3AM8Vwe

⛵️ RNLI Sheerness lifeboat will be here on Sunday 11th Sept

⚓️ Svitzer Global showing off their tug water displays

🎤 Sheppey FM 92.2 will be playing tunes throughout the weekend

☀️ Queenborough Harbour Market running both days during the weekend

📯 HMS Wildfire Memorial parade and service by Queenborough & District Naval Ensign Association on Sunday from 1.30pm

Spread the news - we can't wait to see you all there!

July was a busy month for events before the summer holiday period. There was the Nore race, Swale Regatta, Red Sands Tower race, Classic Channel Regatta and Bernie returned home in Louisa having completed 78 days away and over 3,800 miles in the Jester Challenge. Over the past couple of months many members have headed off for their own adventure and we’re looking to catching up with you all in the clubhouse soon!

Recently the club held its new members’ BBQ reception which attracted a high number of members (c. 50). These events provide a great opportunity to get to know one another and create opportunities to get out on the water with crew, or to gain sailing experience from our friendly (and experienced) membership.

Red Sails Over The Medway - Exhibition

The Thames Sailing Barge Trust are holding an exhibition in Strood and Chatham, Kent during August and September. The exhibition comes following the success of the Red Sails Over The Estuary exhibition held in Southend in 2021.

This exhibition has been updated to include local interest and is free to visit. Full details are on the image included or can be found by clicking on the link below.

The exhibition is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and we thank the Medway Archive Centre and Sun Pier House for their help in providing the venues.

https://www.bargetrust.org/events/red-sails-over-the-medway-exhibition/

We hope you have enjoyed your celebrations marking Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Whilst predicted weather conditions hampered our presence at Medway’s Jubilee River Pageant, members gathered at the clubhouse to mark the occasion with good friends and a delicious cream tea. Thank you to everyone who took part and, of course, to our organisers.

Bernie Branfield from HNYC entered the Jester Challenge, a transatlantic single-handed test of endurance and self-reliance. He is in Louisa; a Kent-built 26 foot Invicta yacht. Bernie is one of two skippers remaining in the Challenge. Our admiration goes out to John Apps from Medway Cruising Club who has had to turn back after a massive wave damaged his electrics. You can follow Bernie’s progress and read his posts using the following link: https://share.garmin.com/SVLouisa or https://jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/jester-challenge-2022/