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Hornet Services Sailing Club.
23 May 1964. Established as Hornet Sailing
Club, at former HMS Hornet, Coastal Forces Base, Gosport, Portsmouth.
Initially membership was restricted to those who had been members of the Royal
Naval Sailing Association for at least two years.
Burgee: white/blue; fly
side of white hoist panel is a shallow angle pointing towards the tip of the
burgee. On the white panel, a red naval crown above the side view of a black and
yellow hornet, facing the hoist.
1972. Joint Services Sailing Centre
formed and based at Hornet.
April 2013. Name of club changed to Hornet
Services Sailing Club with membership open to personnel from all three Armed
Forces, their veterans and their families.
30 May 2014. Warrant for plain
Blue Ensign signed by Secretary of State for Defence.
David Prothero,
8 March 2015