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Mark Parker looks back on HOEOCA's success at the Sunsail Solent race weekend 16-17 July 2022

New cross-channel Skipper David Gilchrist looks back on our Spring Rally to Alderney

Peter Smerdon gives an insight into this recent addition to the HOEOCA programme

Bernie Tanner, aboard Apres le Vent, looks back at the 2021 Autumn Rally

HOEOCA Member David Gilchrist reflects on his time on the RYA Skipper Development programme during 2021

Graham Clarke, on Modernistic Lady, looks back on the atmosphere of Cowes Week and the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2021

The view from the rail from crew member Simon Maycock on his first Fastnet Campaign

Graham Clarke looks back on HOEOCA's second canal trip

This year's RTI featured two HOEOCA boats with members on at least 3 more. Paul Russell relishes in White Mistral's best campaign to date.

HOEOCA Fastnet crew member Simon Maycock reflects on the campaign. (Separate news story on the race itself.)

Jude Lambourne looks back on our Spring 2021 Rally

White Mistral and her crew found themselves in a Pan Pan rescue outside of Poole. Paul Russell tells the tale

The destination for our 20th Hot, Hot, Hot was Turkey, one of our favourite sailing grounds. Sadly, due to COVID-19, it wasn't quite as planned..

Graham Clarke looks back on our first canal cruise, was it we needed something completely different, or was it we needed to be on the water?

Paul Russell's confession which was published in the December 2019 edition of Yachting Monthly

Bernie Tanner, aboard Tres Jolie, reflects on this year's Rally

We're delighted that Mary Coles received an RYA Community Award from Princess Anne in November for Lifetime Commitment. Mary tells her story.

Graham Clarke looks back at the Second Shared Cost Cruising Weekend aboard Avant Garde and Modernistic Lady

Every September HOEOCA organises a trip to the Mediterranean. In 2019, for our 19th, we visited Corsica.

HOEOCA's two entries Dusty P and All or Nothing both completed this year's Fastnet Race