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Graham Clarke looks back on HOEOCA's Shared Cost Cruising Weekend on August on D'Artagnan

HOEOCA entered two boats in this year's race - All or Nothing and Sea Myth - and there were HOEOCA members on  at least four other boats

Club member Bernie Tanner, aboard Femme Fatale, looks back at this year’s Spring Rally

HOEOCA has two entries in the 2019 Fastnet Race - Dusty P and Chris Blackburn & Simon Dipple, on All or Nothing, in the 2-handed category.

In a departure from our normal autumn trip to the Mediterranean, the club organised it's first trip to the Caribbean in March 2019

Social Secretary Maureen Highfield-Sykes looks back on HOEOCA's recent visit to HMS Belfast and Trinity House in London

Rear Commodore Cruising, Alistair Kingham, looks back on the Autumn Rally

A new country and a new destination for our 18th Hot, Hot, Hot - Montenegro, a comparatively newly opened cruising area.

A big thank you to all Members who took part in our recent survey. The findings will assist your Committee in planning future rallies. 

This year's RTI featured HOEOCA Members on no less than eight boats. Mike Veal, skipper of Sea Myth, looks back at how they all got on.

Simon Dipple takes us through the latest race on All or Nothing, co-owned and raced with Chris Blackburn.

We sailed on the good ship C’est Si Bon under the stewardship of Skipper Allen Busby and his mate David Reed.

Simon Dipple, Martin Hemming and Peter Smerdon took their Yachtmaster Practicals in October. Peter reveals how they all got on.

For our 17th Hot Hot Hot we decided to return to the predictable enjoyment of the Greek Islands, our 5th visit to that country.

So what did we all get up to?

An account of our rally to Bembridge by Mark Bradbury.

Looking back on our recent trip to Malta

Not content with numerous Fastnet campaigns Keith Harding allowed HOEOCA ‘would be skippers’ onto his boat for practical skills training.

Our Commodore, Judy Lambourne, looks back on the Spring Rally to St Peter Port.

Having successfully passed my Day Skipper theory exam under Vic Southridge's tuition last year it was high time I put it into practice.