A brief
summary of the sailing calendar for the month of February 2014
Sunday
2nd February
Open Class
Championships incorporating the George Duffin Trophy Series: Races, (16), (17) and (18), this series is only open to the Hunter Class, but
all other classes of yachts and catamarans can compete in the Open Class
Championships, the start of which will be five (5) minutes after the George
Duffin Series start. A briefing will be at held at 10h15.sharp.
The Monthly
Mug and Open Class Championships scoring will be made based on the overall
sailing results for the day.
Saturday
8th / Sunday 9th February
There will
be no sailing taking place at the club, as the club has been rented out for the
Midmar Mile, members are kindly requested not to make use of the club
facilities during this period.
Saturday
15th / Sunday 16th February
Rose
Bowl Mini Regatta. This event is open to all classes of yachts
and catamarans and results will be based on boat handicap. It is the race
committee’s intention to run six (6) races over the two days around
layed marks. Briefing will
take place at 13h30…sharp on the Saturday. Further details will be given in the
Sailing Instructions available on the day. Camping will be allowed, please make
sure you book ahead of time.
It is also
the attention of the social committee to have a braai on the Saturday evening
but this will depend on the number of entries for the regatta and bookings for
the braai.
Saturday22nd,
Sunday 23rd February –.
There will
be no official club sailing taking place at the club, but the club’s Radio
Control members will be holding their Keith Mackey Race, Briefing 13h00 on the
Saturday. Sailing Instructions will be
available at registration.
Friday
28th February
Registration
for the HMYC Nine Hour Endurance Race will open at 16h30 until 18h30 in the
evening.
The pub and
galley will also be open from 17h00 onwards, make the most of this opportunity
to prepare your yacht and crew for the club’s event of the year.
Saturday
1st March HMYC NINE HOUR ENDURANCE RACE
This is the
big one, Nine Hours of Competitive Racing with thrills and spills at the
change
overs, remember you have to change crews at least four times during this event,
that’s where the fun comes in. The warning signal for the race will be at 9h25
sharp no matter what the weather is at the time. The start is on the outer leg
of the course so make sure you are on the water in time.
Registration
on the 1st March is from 07h00 until 08h15 with a compulsory
briefing for all skippers at 08h15. SEE YOU THERE
HMYC has
taken over the operation of the pub, and in terms of the Liquor Licence no
private alcohol can be brought on to the Club property. Please support your pub, as the proceeds go
to HMYC.
There is a
Triathlon scheduled to take place at Midmar on the 1st and 2nd
of March, so please allow extra time to get to the Club on the 1st
March as there will be more traffic than normal on the road.
We don’t
have a sponsor for the 9 Hour, so if you know of anyone who would be willing to
sponsor some prizes for the 9 Hour, please let me know.
General
Information and Requests.
(1) Club Members are asked please not to
go cruising during the 9 Hour ,as it
will only cause confusion for the lap recorders and yachts taking part
in
the event.
(1) Attendance at the briefing is
compulsory, as even though course directions
will be posted early by the race
officer, last minute changes may be made.
(2)
Camping
in the club grounds is permissible during the 9 Hour, but sites
must be booked via the Club Administrators Office. Contact Connie
Gray
on 0833127707 or 033 3304158 during her club administration hours.
(3) Any member prepared to give of their time to help with the
9 Hour, please
step forward and contact me, at the numbers below. Training will be
available , it can be fun and definitely better than just sitting on the
bank.
Have an
enjoyable Nine Hour, with fair winds and great sailing,
Rob
Bell Tel: 033 3442182 Cell: 0739618006 E-Mail robbell@afrihost.co.za
