Last week (May 23-28), three Mirror dinghies set out from Cowichan Bay and circumnavigated Saltspring Island. During the trip we visited Conover Cove on Wallace Island.
In the past, Wallace Island hosted a resort with cabins, a few are still standing. One cabin is covered and filled with signs, and some burgees, from visitors. We […]
The Hollyburn Sailing Club received two new RS Fevas for the Junior training program and a new RS Vision for the Co-op fleet.
HSC hosts Streamkeeper annual gathering.
January 1st, 2017 is a beautiful day.
The 2017 Season awaits!!!
The Commodore leads the way for 2017 sailing season!!!
Happy New Year Hollyburn Sailing Club Members.
I, Commodore Mike, was the first sailing boat out on the water for the 2017 Sailing Season.
A warm welcome to the racers who braved the post snowpoclypse to come to the […]
On December 17th, 9 paddlers and sailors (rowing) put Christmas lights
on their boats and multiples warm layers on their bodies to paddle to
Dundarave for the Festival of Lights bonfire.
After circling in front of the beach, we landed and visited the HSC
Christmas Tree, warmed up in the big tent, listened to some music, and
had some […]
To all the volunteers who made the 2016 Wooden Boat Show such a great day:
If the objective of the Wooden Boat Show was to raise the level of public awareness of the club, AND to have some fun, I think to day was a great success. Fortunately we had great weather today, sunshine, but […]
Canada Day is one of the most popular race days in the HSC calendar and this year was no exception as we had 8 boats on the water for a total of 4 races. We had a good steady 6 knot breeze out of the east and almost flat water for the racing, perfect […]
Team Coastal Express passed through the R2AK Seymour Narrows checkpoint at 6:23pm, pst.
Congratulations to team Coastal Express.
Next checkpoint, Bella Bella.
What do you get when you take two former HSC Commodores, a Mirror 16 and a Race to Alaska?
Team Coastal Express!
Our intrepid members have made the crossing from Port Townsend to Victoria on Thursday and then the “real” race starts from Victoria on June 26th at noon.
Their leg 2 plan is to try to […]
The club hosted the first ever HSC Spring Surf Regatta. At first light, the yard was packed with optimist dinghies waiting for the racing to begin.
The committee boats were readied.
The racers rig their boats
The marks go out
Final race instructions on the beach
Laser start
Optimist start
End of the day-retrieving the duty boats
De-rigging the boats for the […]
