A brief summary of the sailing calendar for the month of October
Saturday 5th / Sunday 6th October
KZN Dinghy Sailing Point Series, this series is open to all dinghy classes, registration will be open from 9h30 on Saturday 5th and the first race start will be at 11h00 a maximum number of eight races will be sailed over the two days.
Sunday 6th October
George Duffin Trophy Series: Races, (4), (5) and (6) This series is only open to the Hunter Class, but all other classes of yachts and catamarans can compete in the Open Class Championships, all boats competing in these events, will sail the same course as the
KZN Dinghy Sailing Point Series, but the start will be five (5) minutes after the Series start. A briefing will be at held at 10h15…sharp on Sunday 6th. The Monthly Mug and Open Class Championships scoring will be made based on the overall sailing results for the day.
Saturday 12th / Sunday 13th October
There will be no official club sailing taking place at the club, but members may still use the club facilities and enjoy a family day at the club.
Sunday 20th October
HMYC Short Course Championships Race No. (1). 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) short course races around layed marks. Briefing will take place at 10h15…sharp. This series caters mainly for dinghies, but all boats are welcome
Sunday 27th October
Partington Plate Race This will be a medium to long distance races, depending on the wind strengths and direction. The race is open to all classes of yachts and catamarans, results being based on skipper and boat handicaps. Briefing will be at 13h00…..sharp. There will be a fleet start at 13h30 from between a start mark and the jetty. The course will follow designated fixed marks. Enjoy a social drink in the pub after the race.
General Information and Requests.
(1) Club Members who wish to go cruising during any of the above events are welcome to do so, but PLEASE remember to keep clear of the racing area.
(2) Attendance at briefings is not compulsory, but it is advisable to attend them as
even though course directions should be posted early by the race officer, last
minute changes can be made. (This only applies to HMYC Club Events)
(3) Camping in the club grounds is only permissible during organized events, sites
must be booked via the Club Administrators Office. Contact Connie Gray
on 0833127707 or 033 3304158 during her club administration hours.
(or complete the camping form as per the Notice of Regatta)
(4) Any member prepared to give of their time to help with regattas and club sailing please do not be afraid of stepping forward, we need your help and for the inexperienced, advice and training will be available , it can be fun and definitely better than just sitting on the bank.
(5) Any member who has an inflatable RIB with at least a 30hp motor, or knows someone or organization who have one, Please contact Rob Bell. 033 3442182
Cell: 0739618006 or E-mail robbell @ afrihost.co.za. The club needs to obtain
the loan or hire of eight of these RIB’s or similar craft for the SAS Youth Nationals.
The dates these craft will be required is from the 15th to the 20th December 2013.
Please any information regarding the above will be appreciated.
Last but not least, enjoy the coming month, make the most of the best yachting facility in the country and remember, your race officers and myself, are there to provide you with well managed sailing events, be it serious or social. Please approach us if you need help or if you are unhappy about something. We are willing to assist and will do our best to sort out your problems.
Fair winds and great sailing.,
Rob Bell Tel: 033 3442182 Cell: 0739618006 E-Mail robbell@afrihost.co.za
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
MASTHEAD # 3 2013/2014
One down, four to go!! That’s the situation with the regattas which HMYC is hosting this season. This past weekend we held the SASKZN Youth Provincials for Optimists, Dabchicks, Laser 4.7 and Laser Radial, and also the RS Teras. The weather didn’t play ball – cold on Friday, cold and wet on Saturday, then marginally warmer on Sunday because at least the sun came out … Rob Bell and his team did an excellent job of braving the weather to give the competitors a regatta, and my thanks go to him.
Unfortunately there was only a total of 32 entries split between the four classes, but I think that all the competitors enjoyed themselves, even if they were cold!! There were some visiting sailors from both Gauteng and the Cape – maybe they were ‘warming up’ for the Youth Nationals which is the next regatta which will be held at HMYC? Your Club held up well to the hive of activity, and there were some favourable comments from competitors’ parents regarding the recent sprucing up of the Club.
The next major regatta to be held at HMYC will be the MSC SAS Youth Nationals, which will be held in the week before Christmas. Some prior warning for this one – we will have to move some of the keelboats which are parked in the car park to make way for the expected entry of over two hundred boats – so if you have a keelboat in the two lanes closest to the front of the car park, you will be contacted closer to the time and asked to move your boat ‘up’ a lane in order to close off the middle road in the car park and make more boat parking space at the front of the car park. I will mention this in the next Masthead, and you will also be contacted by e-Mail about it. The regatta dates are the 14th to the 20th December, and it would be inadvisable to visit the Club during that period as the Club will be full of juniors and their boats and you won’t be able to park your car in the Club car park….
The main cost which your Club will incur for the Youth Nationals regatta is petrol!! We will have three courses on the dam, with at least four power boats one each course, and the cost of using one power boat per day will be about R500. So if you know of a company, or an individual, who would be willing to sponsor one boat for either one day of the regatta, or else for the whole 5 days – R2500 - please let Connie know. The company will get recognition of their sponsorship in the regatta booklet, and also mention in various other publications. Depending on the amount of sponsorship provided, they will also be able to put up advertising in and around the Club for the regatta.
There are still some HMYC members who haven’t paid their 2013/2014 subs. If you haven’t received a subs invoice, please contact Connie – hmyc@mweb.co.za – and she will be happy to e-Mail you a duplicate one. The subs invoice includes the SAS levy, so if you haven’t paid your HMYC subs you won’t be able to participate in Provincial or National championships until these have been paid.
Just a quick reminder – Thami, the HMYC groundsman, reports to Bob Gray, so if you want Thami to help you with your boat or mooring, you must please clear it with Bob – don’t approach Thami directly.
Connie Gray
Henley Yacht Club Admin
Unfortunately there was only a total of 32 entries split between the four classes, but I think that all the competitors enjoyed themselves, even if they were cold!! There were some visiting sailors from both Gauteng and the Cape – maybe they were ‘warming up’ for the Youth Nationals which is the next regatta which will be held at HMYC? Your Club held up well to the hive of activity, and there were some favourable comments from competitors’ parents regarding the recent sprucing up of the Club.
The next major regatta to be held at HMYC will be the MSC SAS Youth Nationals, which will be held in the week before Christmas. Some prior warning for this one – we will have to move some of the keelboats which are parked in the car park to make way for the expected entry of over two hundred boats – so if you have a keelboat in the two lanes closest to the front of the car park, you will be contacted closer to the time and asked to move your boat ‘up’ a lane in order to close off the middle road in the car park and make more boat parking space at the front of the car park. I will mention this in the next Masthead, and you will also be contacted by e-Mail about it. The regatta dates are the 14th to the 20th December, and it would be inadvisable to visit the Club during that period as the Club will be full of juniors and their boats and you won’t be able to park your car in the Club car park….
The main cost which your Club will incur for the Youth Nationals regatta is petrol!! We will have three courses on the dam, with at least four power boats one each course, and the cost of using one power boat per day will be about R500. So if you know of a company, or an individual, who would be willing to sponsor one boat for either one day of the regatta, or else for the whole 5 days – R2500 - please let Connie know. The company will get recognition of their sponsorship in the regatta booklet, and also mention in various other publications. Depending on the amount of sponsorship provided, they will also be able to put up advertising in and around the Club for the regatta.
There are still some HMYC members who haven’t paid their 2013/2014 subs. If you haven’t received a subs invoice, please contact Connie – hmyc@mweb.co.za – and she will be happy to e-Mail you a duplicate one. The subs invoice includes the SAS levy, so if you haven’t paid your HMYC subs you won’t be able to participate in Provincial or National championships until these have been paid.
Just a quick reminder – Thami, the HMYC groundsman, reports to Bob Gray, so if you want Thami to help you with your boat or mooring, you must please clear it with Bob – don’t approach Thami directly.
Connie Gray
Henley Yacht Club Admin
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Senior Sailing Breeze - 25th August 2013.
A brief
summary of the sailing calendar for the month of September 2013
Sunday
1st September 2013 George Duffin and Open Class Championships
George
Duffin Trophy Series: Races, (1), (2) & (3) This series is only open
to the Hunter Class, but all other classes of yachts and catamarans can compete in the Open Class Championships, this
will be sailed over the same course, the start being five (5) minutes after the
Hunter start. Both briefings will be at 10h15…sharp. A Monthly Mug award will
be made based on the overall sailing results for the day.
Saturday
7t h / Sunday 8th September. No club sailing.
There will
be no official club sailing, but members are welcome to use the club facilities
and cruise up to the far reaches of Midmar, or tune their craft for the coming
events.
Saturday
14th / Sunday 15th September. Azalea Cup Mini Regatta
This
regatta 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 intention 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.
Saturday 14th / Sunday 15th
September. ( Radio Control Sailing)
KZN R/C IOM Provincials 11h00 start (Two day
event)
Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd
September. No club sailing.
There will be no official club sailing, but
members are welcome to use the club facilities and go for a cruise, or just
enjoy being on the water.
Friday
27th/ Saturday 28th / Sunday 29th September. SAS KZN Youth Provincials
There will
be no official club sailing due to the SAS KZN Youth Provincials taking place
at the club from the 27th to the 29th of September , but members may still use the
club facilities and go sailing, but please remember to keep clear of the actual
racing area. Those who are willing to help during the regatta please give me a
call.
General
Information:
(1)
Club
Members who wish to go cruising during any of the above events are welcome to
do so, but PLEASE remember to keep clear of the racing area.
(2) Attendance
at briefings is not compulsory, but it is advisable to attend them as
even though course directions should be posted
early by the race officer, last minute changes can be made. (This only applies to HMYC Club Events)
(3)
Camping in the club grounds is only
permissible during organized events, sites
must be booked via the Club Administrators Office. Contact Connie Gray
on
0833127707 or 033 3304158 during her club administration hours.
(or complete the camping form as
per the Notice of Regatta)
(4)
Any
member prepared to give of their time to
help with regattas and club sailing please do not be afraid of stepping forward, we need your
help and for the inexperienced, advice and training will be available , it can
be fun and definitely better than just sitting on the bank. Please contact me, see contact details below.
Last but
not least, enjoy the season, make the most of the best yachting facility in the
country and remember, the race officers and myself, are there to provide you
with well managed sailing events, be it serious or social. Please approach us
if you need help or if you are unhappy about something. We are willing to
assist and will do our best to sort out your problems.
Fair winds
and great sailing.
Rob
Bell Tel: 033 3442182, Cell: 0739618006, robbell@afrihost.co.za
Sunday, May 26, 2013
President Award
Dear HMYC member
Every year at the HMYC prizegiving the President’s Award is awarded to the HMYC member that has contributed the most effort to club in the past year. All club members can make nominations for this and one of the persons nominated will be selected from the list of nominated people for the award. The final decision rests with the President (that’s me) with the assistance of the Commodore if necessary. Please send your nominations with a brief motivation why you are nominating that particular person to the following email ambleside@mweb.co.za.
Thank you
Rob Barker
HMYC President
Every year at the HMYC prizegiving the President’s Award is awarded to the HMYC member that has contributed the most effort to club in the past year. All club members can make nominations for this and one of the persons nominated will be selected from the list of nominated people for the award. The final decision rests with the President (that’s me) with the assistance of the Commodore if necessary. Please send your nominations with a brief motivation why you are nominating that particular person to the following email ambleside@mweb.co.za.
Thank you
Rob Barker
HMYC President
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MASTHEAD # 7 – May 2013
The 2012/2013 season has now officially closed, but there is still
sailing up at the Club on Sundays, with the von Klemperer and the Brass Monkey
series still to be sailed.
The closing cruise went off very well, and although there was no
wind for the boats to sail up to the braai location, most of them either
motored or were towed there. We even
raised the HMYC burgee at the site and temporarily claimed the area as Club
property!!
One of the containers at the back of the clubhouse has recently been
cleared out, and as a result there are a lot of sails which were stowed there
which must now be claimed. There are
some Hunter mainsails and jibs amongst these, and if you would like to claim or
buy one, please contact Clive Waddy. A nominal
fee will be charged in either case.
The next major event at the Club is the AGM and prize-giving, both
of which will be held on Sunday 23rd June. I hope to see you there. Debbie will provide a cooked 3 course lunch,
for R90 per head, the details of which will be provided later.
There has been a change in the incumbent in the post of Club
Administrator – Heather Marshall has left the employ of HMYC and her place has
been taken by Connie Gray. I wish
Heather well in her retirement, and I’m sure that Connie will soon settle into
the job. The contact details for Connie
are the same as they were for Heather.
The 2013/2014 subscription invoices will shortly be sent to you – we
have kept the increase to a minimum this year, but please will you pay your
subs within thirty days of the date of the invoice? If you want to pay over three months, rather
than a lump sum up front, this can be arranged but you must contact Connie Gray
to set this up. It was agreed at a
recent Club committee meeting that any subscriptions which aren’t settled
within 30 days of date of invoice will attract an interest charge. And, if you haven’t paid your subs within three
months of date of invoice, you will be declared a defaulter and excluded from
access to the Club. We have had to take
this radical decision as a lot of time was spent this past season chasing up
people who were tardy in paying their club subscriptions, and this is
unacceptable. The good news regarding
your subs is that if you are over 70 years of age, and you furnish Connie with
a copy of your ID book, you will be exempt from SAS fees for the new season.
If you have any spare 2 litre ice cream boxes, please will you give
them to Debbie as we will need them for lunch boxes for the SAS Youth Nationals
which your club will be hosting next season?
I hope to see you at the AGM in June, and I
would like to thank all of you for your support during the past season – it has
helped tremendously to know that you care about your Club
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
MASTHEAD # 6 – March 2013
First and foremost I’d like to thank each and every HMYC Club member who contributed in some way to the recent HMYC 9 Hour event. Your help, no matter how small, was greatly appreciated and went a long way to making the 9 Hour the success it was!! Yes, it was a success and many of the competitors have already said that they’ll be back next year!! Thanks must also go to Nick Smart for donating the rubber duck and motor which were raffled. We sold all the tickets, and got much needed revenue which will go towards the costs of the next phase of the bank restoration project.
The winners of the raffle are:
1st prize – the rubber duck – Mr Bjorn Hannsen.
2nd prize – the motor – Mr Anthony Alexander.
3rd prize – a bottle of whisky and a bottle of gin – Mr Hes Hamilton/Mrs B Tarboton.
4th prize – wine – Mr Clive Waddy.
For those of you who weren’t at the 9 Hour, your Club was very festive for the event – we had a DJ to provide music, there were some stalls selling jams and pancakes, we had the KZN Kidz Club in the clubhouse to entertain the children, and there were 60 entries. The weather was good – not too much sun, and also not too much wind. My thanks must also go to the generous Club members who kept on coming up to the clubhouse with prizes!! We had one sponsor for the event – Moffatt Optical – who provided some prizes and also gave a cash donation. Their banners and umbrellas on the grass added a welcome splash of colour to the event.
Your club hosted the Tera Provincials on the 23rd and 24th of March, and this was well attended by 15 entrants. There was a cross-section of wind, from light to moderate, with 5 races being held on the Saturday, and 2 on the Sunday. Sailors and parents alike enjoyed the event, and are now looking forward to coming back to the club in December, when we will be hosting the Youth Nationals!!!
Talking of the Youth Nationals, if you have any old 2 litre ice cream tubs at home and have no use for them, please will you give them to Debbie, as she will need them for lunch boxes for the Youth Nationals competitors.
I have managed to find out some more about the Rhino Club Card – the current Rhino Club card is in the process of being replaced by KZN Wildlife. They have managed to extend the current card now until 30th June 2013 – it was due to be replaced on the 31st March 2013 – so if your card expires before the 30th June, you can just renew it temporarily until the 30th June, when the details of the new card should be finalized.
Thanks,
Brenda
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
9hr - Calling HMYC sailors
Last year there were 65 boats participating but sadly only 16 were entered by HMYC members !!
This is HMYC’s premium event so we would like to see a greater number of members involved. It does mean 2 sets of crew but if you are keen to sail your boat, or crew on a boat, then let Hes Hamilton know.
hjh@telkomsa.net
BANK REPAIRS
One of our members has generously donated a Rubber Duck and an Outboard Motor which we will raffle in order to assist in financing the high cost of repairs to the bank.
We will use the 9 Hour to help promote this generous donation by selling raffle tickets at the 9 Hour for R100 per ticket, limited to the sale of 100 tickets.
Tickets will be sold on a first come basis so do not miss out on the chance to help the Club and at the same time win a worthwhile prize.
The prizes are on display in the Club House from next week with tickets available anytime from Hes Hamilton 0722254230. You can EFT payment if this is more convenient.
This is HMYC’s premium event so we would like to see a greater number of members involved. It does mean 2 sets of crew but if you are keen to sail your boat, or crew on a boat, then let Hes Hamilton know.
hjh@telkomsa.net
BANK REPAIRS
One of our members has generously donated a Rubber Duck and an Outboard Motor which we will raffle in order to assist in financing the high cost of repairs to the bank.
We will use the 9 Hour to help promote this generous donation by selling raffle tickets at the 9 Hour for R100 per ticket, limited to the sale of 100 tickets.
Tickets will be sold on a first come basis so do not miss out on the chance to help the Club and at the same time win a worthwhile prize.
The prizes are on display in the Club House from next week with tickets available anytime from Hes Hamilton 0722254230. You can EFT payment if this is more convenient.
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