The latest social events have been posted on the the Social Events page.

Dear members
 
Highbury College (Chimes) Restaurant have opened a new dining facility in Southsea, where meals, to a high standard, are prepared and served by catering students.
 
To provide a new social function for members, a provisional booking has been made for 40 places on Thursday 31st January.  The cost for a three course meal will be £12.00 per person, plus £1 for coffee.  A sample menu is shown below.
 
If you would like to attend this interesting and modestly priced event would you please let Karen Thompson know “names and numbers” by the evening of Monday 3rd December so that she can gauge the level of interest and confirm booking arrangements.  Please email Karen on red.herring@ntlworld.com.
 
Thanks
 
Portsmouth Sailing Club
 
Sample menu:
Poached pears with a stilton filling
or
Ham hock terrine
or
Veloute of mushroom and leek with smoked chicken
or
Smoked haddock and leek tartlet

Then
Baked salmon on spinach
or
Pan fried turkey escalope
or
Beef and shitake stir fry with noodles
or
Red pepper and bean tagine with chickpea and cous-cous
All with vegetables

Then
Sticky toffee pudding with ice cream
or
Apple tart with cinnamon cream
or
Cassis fromage frais delice
or
Creme Brulee
or
Stilton and port potted cheese conserve

PSC’s Christmas Party will this year be taking place on Saturday 8th December at the Club House – 8.00pm for 8.30pm.
 
Tickets, at £15 per person, will be on sale at the Club House from 8.30pm on Monday 26th November.  This is strictly a members only event – because of space restrictions we regret that tickets may not be bought for guests who are not registered as Club members. 
 
Mulled wine and canapés will be available on arrival.  The evening’s menu includes a main course with Roast Beef, Turkey and Smoked Gammon, followed by cheeses, puddings and Port.  There will be a festive raffle with hampers, seasonal gifts and wines, etc as prizes.
 
Come along and kick the season off with PSC!

We regret that it has been necessary to postpone the Quiz and Bangers & Mash meal planned for Saturday 24th November.  This will be re-arranged for early in the New Year. 
 
We are very sorry for the short notice and for any disappointment.  Refunds for tickets purchased will, of course, be readily available from the bar. 

Just a reminder that our next PSC Social Event is a Race Night on Saturday the 10th of November. Start time is 8.30 pm. As usual, Ken Bichard, Lynne James and their expert team will be running proceedings.  John Hughes will be serving a Sausage & Mash supper with sausages provided by Buckwells of Southsea. Cost is £ 4.00 including supper.  Please add your name to the list behind the bar or call John Hughes to avoid disappointment.

The Race Night (with bangers n' mash supper) which was due to take place this Saturday evening, 20th October, has been postponed to a date to be arranged.  The event would have clashed with the live television coverage of England's participation in the final of the Rugby World Cup and it was felt that this would be likely to affect numbers attending.
 
We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment caused.
 

The Events diary has been updated with the latest Social calendar information.

Join the World's Biggest Coffee Morning at Portsmouth Sailing Club from 1030 to 1200 on Friday 28th September 2007.

World's Biggest Coffee Morning is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, with an estimated 2 million people raising their mugs for Macmillan last year.  This year's event takes place on Friday 28 September and with your help we aim to raise over £7 million for people affected by cancer.

Every year 270,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK.  We want to support every one of those people and their friends and families too.  We can only do this with your help.

We would like to invite you to the PSC lunchtime celebration of St George’s Day. Your ticket includes a Buttonhole Rose, a Glass of Wine (or 2) and a Light Buffet. Please buy them in advance over the Bar. Dress - Club ties and ‘Reefers’ (Blazers!) for the Gentlemen, and maybe a wonderful opportunity for the ladies to pull out that posh spring frock? Burgee brooches are available from the Bar. Tickets £7.00. Available now from behind the Bar.

There will be a sausage and mash buffet at the Club this coming Friday, 24th February, starting at 20:00. The cost will be £4.00, please put your name on the sheet behind the bar, or let Social Secretary John Hughes know if you plan to attend.

The proposed 2006 Social Programme is now on the Events Page. Full details such as confirmed times and dates, ticket prices and subject will be added nearer the date. Changes will be publicised in Port , in the Email Newsletters and in the club.

The annual Shanty Night will be held on Saturday 4th March and will feature "Deck and Fo'c'sle", a newly formed traditional shanty singing group. There will be a Fish and Chip Supper. Tickets cost £6 and will be on sale Friday 6th January 2006.

For the next Wyllie Lecture on 22nd March, Professor Tony Pointon presents "Portsmouth and the Last Witchcraft Trial".  Tickets are £5 including wine and cheeseboard and will be on sale Friday 3rd February 2006.

Want to avoid the crowded shops? Need a fillip before filling those stockings? Come to the Club to relax and enjoy Elf's Reward, a selection of seasonal fayre, Christmas Eve 12pm-3pm. Tickets £3 on sale now.

PSC's annual Quiz Night and Fish & Chip supper is on Saturday 26th November and 19:00. Edward Fillingham will be setting the questions as usual. Tickets are £6 from the PSC bar.

There has been a change of date for the John Buckwell (Butchers) Talk. The event will now take place on Wednesday 9th November. Members to arrive at 1930 for 2000 start.

Will be held on Friday 21st October. Champagne Reception at p.m. in the club followed by dinner at the Bridge Tavern. Tickets (£20) available from behind the bar from mid September onwards.

Following on from the success of the event held for the International Fleet Review, there will be another Boomyard Barbeque on Saturday 16th July to welcome home the BT Global Challenge Yachts to Portsmouth.

Burgers, sausages, salads and a free range pork loin - supplied and stuffed by Buckwells of Southsea will all be available to buy on the day.

PSC Members Only.

If you would like to take part in this event, you still have time to enter. The closing date is 27th May. The poster and entry form are available from the Downloads page. Thanks to Bob Evans for these files.

"CELEBRATING THE BI-CENTENARY OF NELSON’S HISTORIC VICTORY AT TRAFALGAR: Assemble at No.3 Buoy in Portsmouth Harbour at 1200hrs. The fleet will be despatched in club groups in 4 lines from 14.30hrs, proceeding at a speed of 3-4kn through the small boat channel, crossing the main channel by Southsea Castle, along Southsea Seafront, through the Submarine Barrier, around Horse Sand Fort and back home to celebrate. The event will begin with a live re-enactment of a Gunpowder Run from Priddy's Hard in Gosport to the Historic Dockyard Portsmouth. Please take this opportunity to bring along one or two people who haven’t had the opportunity to go to sea before."