We are a non-profit co-operative social-sailing club for adults. Interested in an affordable means of sailing or learning basic sailing techniques in a casual atmosphere? We have it! Boats, safety equipment, and volunteer instructors are supplied by the club and are included in one low membership fee. Off the water we host many social activities and events throughout the year in our bayside clubhouse and compound. Check our FAQ’s for more details.

Our membership for the 2020 sailing season is now open. Please see the Join the Club page for directions on how to renew your membership or become a new member. The fees for this season mostly remain the same at $400 for a new full member, $300 for returning Crew or First Mates, and $40 for a social member (non sailing membership). New this year, Skippers membership price has been reduced to $250. Please note that we are currently operating under government restrictions and opportunities for new members to sail are limited at this time. 

To accommodate the unknown, we are eliminating the increase in membership rate that would have followed the early bird deadline for this year. 

We are open and sailing!

At this time the HBSC is operating within the latest government regulations regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. Currently we are open to household and ‘social circle’ sailing only. This means dinghy Skippers can take out Albacores and Lasers solo or with someone from their social circle and First Mates are allowed to take out the Lasers. Large boat skippers are welcome to take out the Sirius with members of their social circle only. Please see the 2020Sailing page for full details. We will strive to keep up to date with changes in regulations and modify our operations accordingly. 

**Update July 20** – The city of Hamilton has now imposed a by-law making it mandatory to wear face masks in indoor public spaces. While our clubhouse is not exactly public, in the interest of the health and safety of our members the HBSC will be complying with this by-law. Face masks are now mandatory inside of the clubhouse. We appreciate the cooperation of all members and guests.  

We wish everyone good health, both mind and body, as we go through this.

Upcoming Events:

No social events at this time. 

Please check us out on Facebook or look up our Club Calendar for all event listings

If you are looking for access to the documents section of this site please email us through the contact page and someone will get back to you shortly.

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