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The
Henley Offshore Group (HOG) was formed in 1991 and
quickly attracted more than 60 members interested in offshore sailing
and boating, whether they owned boats or not. A full schedule of talks
by speakers eminent in the boating world take place during the winter
months from September until May, with a club picnic in June and a
programme of summer rallies, plus the occasional club charter to give
members a completely new boating experience. Members come from a wide
area, centred on Henley-on-Thames. New members are cordially welcome,
the only requirement being an interest in or curiosity about yachting,
both sail and power. There are also opportunities for non boat owners
to sail with other members.
To touch
on some previous highlights, the Henley Offshore Group has had speakers
ranging from author Tom Cunliffe about his own boats and travels;
to Basil d' Oliviera on navigation; Peter Bruce on the intricacies
of the Solent and Dorset coasts; yachtswomen Tracey Edwards and
Ellen MacArthur on the challenges of ocean racing, and numerous
adventurers to both near and far flung coasts. We have spent weekends
together in Cowes, Lymington, Itchenor, Beaulieu, picnicked in Studland
Bay, and chased the eclipse in the area of full totality. We have
chartered the Sail Training Association's three masted topsail schooner
Sir Winston Churchill, and also racing yachts for the Round
the Island Race.
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