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Welcome to the MRSC news section, where
the club will keep you updated with all news and events that are
happening throughout the year. If you have a news item, sailing story
or picture you'd like to share just contact
Webmaster. Items
may be edited before publication.
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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS |
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| Our Summer Long
Club Crawl by Gordon & Sheila Kemp |
| Posted 27.02.10 |
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Yes, it’s true, Sheila and I visited every sailing club
in and around
the Solent
this year. All sixty-five of them! …more |
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Congratulations Niall
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Posted 27.-2.10 |
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Congratulations to Niall Houston who
won the Sailing Solutions Topper 4.2 National Series 1 at
Rutland SC 20th/21st February 2010. |
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Niall Houston
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Chalet Mengeham - Alpine
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Posted 17.02.10 |
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The club held an aprés ski party to
celebrate the start of the winter olympics. A three course
alpine supper was served followed by a yodelling competition.
Click here to see pictures |
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| Freebird
summer cruise by Derek & Veronica Russell |
| Posted 14.02.10 |
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After the poor
summers of the last two years, we decided to give up our berth
at Sparkes marina on Hayling Island, and spend most of the
summer cruising on our sailing boat, Freebird …more |
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| Miles of Salt
Water by Eddie Ault |
| Posted 05.02.10 |
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In November
2009 the MRSC Cruiser committee awarded me the Log Trophy, for
the most miles sailed in the year. Engraved on it are my name,
‘2009’, and ‘5018’. I am inordinately and indecently proud
of this, and liable to go on and on about it. So when people say
to me “oh, that’s a lot of miles, was it somewhere nice, then?”
I have to try VERY HARD to sound humble and nonchalant. But here
goes…more |
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Well done Glen |
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Posted 03.02.10 |
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In September 2009
club member, Glen Hardy, was the first person
to circumnavigated Hayling
Island as a swimmer pulled along
by an aqua scooter, a distance of
about 15 nautical miles raising
money for the RNLI. On Sunday 31st
January Glen, accompanied by some
of his support team,
Mum, Laura and Dad, Dave, along
with Eddie Ault and Jack Watts,
presented the lifeboat station
with a cheque for £400.
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Laura
Hardy, Glen Hardy, Dave Hardy,
Eddie Ault & Jack Watts |
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MRSC "Wrinklies" |
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Posted 13.01.10 |
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A Monday morning "Wrinklies"
work party was spotted doing some snow clearing on11th January.
The call it "green aerobics"! |
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Thanks to Bob
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Winkle of the Harbour |
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Posted 05.01.10 |
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The club hosted the annual "Winkle
of the Harbour" open race on Sunday 3rd January in a biting NE
wind...more |
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Picture by Andrew
Filipinski |
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