The 2025 season is here
Preparations for the new sailing season this summer are complete. The sailing dates and times for the season have been published on the Schedule page.
Book your place for any sailing session this season using the booking form. You can use the booking form as many times as you wish during the season once you know the availability of the sailors.
Each year we ask all our sailors to complete an up to date membership form which can be downloaded, completed and returned to HYSTS using this page.
Principal’s update on the charitable status of HYSTS – August 2025
The Trustees have been working hard to take the charity forward in our fiftieth year. We are changing our status to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The Charity Commission recommended process involved starting a new charity to take over the role and assets of the original charity. Our new charity is named ‘Havant Youth Sail Training Scheme – Sail HYSTS’ and its charity number is 1211605. Sail HYSTS has the same objectives as the old charity but the CIO structure provides modern governance, and gives the trustees similar responsibilities and protection as the directors of a limited company. As far as our volunteers, instructors and sailors are concerned, there will be little change.
This has been a lengthy process and not without snags. We will be transferring the assets of HYSTS to the new charity on 5th September. We are delighted that the sailing session on 7th September will be our first under our new charity – Sail HYSTS.
We are also in the final stages of purchasing our brilliant refurbished shore base and signing a new 10 year lease for the boat compound. In addition, we are applying for donations to change our fleet of RS Feva dinghies for class leading RS Zest dinghies. Once acquired, these will provide a better experience for our sailors through all stages of the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme.
The Trustees are ambitious for Sail HYSTS, and we all look forward to building on these renewed foundations to support the charity through its next fifty years.
Peter Bee – Memories from those who knew him
Owen Davies, President, Geoff Lynch, Chairman and friends have written about their memories of Peter Bee and the contribution he made to HYSTS. You can read their thoughts on the About Us page.
You can help with the running costs of HYSTS
Even if we don’t sail it still costs nearly £4,000 a year to run the scheme; over half our costs are insurance. All this money we have to raise ourselves. In April, to help raise funds, we signed up to be part of the Havant Borough Lottery. A ticket for the Havant Borough Community Lottery costs £1 per week and 50p goes directly to good causes! If you sign up to support HYSTS we get 50p of that £1.
Question: If my good cause gets 50p per entry, where does the other 50p go?
Answer: 10p is used to support other good causes within Havant Borough, 20p goes to prizes and the remaining 20p is for administration of the lottery and VAT. ….More
