I must apologise for the lateness of this
Masthead, but I’ve been waiting to finalise some information before I pass it
onto you. So, firstly, belated compliments
of the season to you and your family from the Executive Committee of HMYC. I know it seems as if Christmas and the New
Year were a long time ago, but this is your first Masthead of the new
year.
A lot has happened at your Club since the last
Masthead – we hosted the MSC SAS 2013 Youth Nationals before Christmas, and had
a good entry of over 160 boats! The dam
was full of boats, which was lovely to see!
The water level remained low for the regatta, which meant that the
competitors could park their boats along the shore, which in turn meant that we
didn’t have to move any boats in the car park!
A good regatta was had by all, with good winds and great sailing. Thanks to all who were involved in one way or
another in making the event a success.
Then, after Christmas we had the SAS KZN
Regatta, being the KZN Provincial Championships for Lasers and Hunters, and the
SAS Nationals for the Sprogs.
Unfortunately the fleets didn’t make class status for this event, so it
wasn’t an official Provincials or Nationals event, but a good time was still
had by all. Thanks, too, to all who were
involved in making this regatta a success.
The next
big event at your Club is the annual 9 Hour – this will take place on Saturday
1st March. There is early
registration at the club on Friday 28th February from 16h30 to 18h00,
and Debbie will have a light supper available for those who want to stay and
socialize – the pub will also be open.
There is an online entry form on the HMYC web page. When you use the online entry form, you need
only press the ‘Register’ key once. Your
entry will be submitted to HMYC, and you will receive an e-Mail with a copy of
your entry form, and another e-Mail giving you the HMYC banking details so that
you can pay the entry fee. Normal
entries close on 21st February, after which you will have to pay the
late entry fee. The pub will be open for
most of the day on Saturday 1st March, and there will be a kebab braai
available for supper in the evening.
Once again
we unfortunately have no sponsor for this event, so if you know of anyone who
would be prepared to help with a monetary donation please let me know. If you would like to donate some small prizes,
please will you bring them with you to the Club when you come to sail in the 9
Hour, as any contribution is gratefully received? Similarly, if you would like to help with the
recording of boats as they do their laps, please can you tell Jean Wagner, as
she’s co-ordinating this?
A word
about general safety on the water: Please remember to wear your lifejacket when
you go out in your tender to your moored keelboat, and to always be mindful of
the weather conditions. Safety when
getting to your mooring is as important as safety when sailing, and there isn’t
always someone on the shore at the Club who can help you if you get into
difficulty when you’re going to or from your mooring.
Please can you also remember to tell Connie Gray
when you buy or sell a boat? She has a
boat register which she tries to keep up to date, but she can’t do this if she
doesn’t know who you’ve sold your boat to - we need the register in order to
identify boats on shore or on a mooring which have been damaged or come loose
from their mooring.
Finally, the Club has been hired out to the
Swim School for the Midmar Mile weekend, so club members won’t be allowed to go
either into the car park, or into the clubhouse for the duration of the
weekend.
