KZN Youth Prov Champs

From 7th to 9th October 2011 - All regatta docs are now posted on the website www.hmyc.org.za

NOR and SI for this year’s club events has been published.

We have published this years club races NOR and SI on our website. 

You can go straight to the PDF here.  You can also link to the page on the website www.hmyc.org.za on the calendar page.

See you on the water this weekend..

Wakey, wakey !!!!!! - HMYC Opening Cruise - Sunday 28 August

To Hunter Sailors, crew, friends,family,etc.
It’s time to dust off the cobwebs and shake out the sails!!!!!!!!
Jumping the gun a bit on behalf of the Hunter Class as HMYC website indicates “Notice to follow”???????
HMYC Opening Cruise – Sunday 28 August
10h00 Champagne (sparkling wine in SA!!!) Briefing
10h45 Sail Past and Commodore’s Salute
12h30 Picnic Lunch with braai fires available
Great news is that the measuring process of Mark Patrick’s “new “ Hunter will be begun on Sunday at HMYC prior to the Opening Cruise.
Let’s have a good turnout of the Hunter Class to see the new addition to the Hunter family take to the water.
See you Sunday.

PS Best wishes to Hunter Class members lending their expertise as members of the various LIPTON CUP teams presently participating in this year’s event in Mossel Bay.

HMYC - The Masthead

The 2011/2012 season is fast approaching – the Opening Cruise will take place on Sunday 28th August.  There will be some champagne on the Club verandah at 10h00 for those who’ve brought their own cups/mugs, then after that we’ll take a leisurely sail round the to a venue yet to be determined where the club caterer will be waiting for us to have a braai.  If you don’t want to sail to the braai area, you will be able to reach it by road.  If you need to buy braai packs, please can you order them from Jonathan.  His work number is 033 330 3277, or e-Mail j.d.greyling@gmail.com

After lunch we’ll sail back to the Clubhouse, and the 2011/2012 Sailing season will be officially open!!

The 2011/2012 Sailing programme is now on the HMYC web site – the address is www.hmyc.org.za – there is a handy fridge door format, as well as the full version.

Please remember – owners of boats on moorings are responsible for checking their own moorings.  HMYC holds no responsibility for your boat if it breaks away from it’s mooring and lands up ashore.

I’ve had some general enquires as to who to speak to about certain things concerning the Club, so here are some answers.  There will also be a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ article on the Club web page, which will also have the answers to your queries.

Question:  When is Thami – the Club Groundsman – at the Club?
Answer:  Thami will be at the Club in the off season from Monday to Friday, 07h00 to 15h30 (he has to catch a bus home!).  During the Sailing season he’s at the Club Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, also from 07h00 to 15h30.  He has Tuesday and Wednesday off during the sailing season.

Question:  When is Heather – the Club Administrator – at the Club?
Answer:  Heather is at the Club on a Tuesday and Friday morning from 09h00 to 13h00, and she’s also there on a Saturday or Sunday if there is Club sailing on that day – again from 09h00 to 13h00.  On a non-sailing weekend she’s at the Club on a Saturday.

Question:  How do I contact the Club?
Answer:  The club e-Mail address is hmyc@mweb.co.za or the Club cell number is 083 312 7707

Question:  Who can I buy a gate key from?
Answer:  Heather, the Club Administrator.

Question:  Who can I buy a key for the outside lock on the toilets from?
Answer:  Heather, the Club Administrator.

Question:  I’d like to use the club hosepipe, but it’s the off season.  Where can I find the hosepipe?
Answer:  In the off season you must phone Georg – 083 306 9917 – or Clive – 083 399 3910 – the day before you want to use the club hosepipe and they’ll make sure that it’s available for you on that day.

Question:  My boat has been moved from my parking bay, who do I speak to about this?
Answer:  Calvin Taylor is in complete charge of boat parking in the car park.  If your boat has been moved, and Calvin has moved it, he would have moved it for a good reason!.  Please phone him on 083 278 4956 before you move it back!!

Please also remember that boat parking bays in the car park are allocated to Club members who have paid for them. There is an area in the car park for day visitors to put their boats for a day, but this mustn’t be used to store your boat!!  For those doing repairs to their boats, there are some bays near the gantry which have been set aside for this.  If you intend to clean or spray paint your boat, please use the grassed area at the end of the car park for this purpose.

Question:  I have recently joined the Club, or got another boat, who do I ask about a boat parking bay?
Answer:  Speak to Calvin – his cell number is 083 278 4956.

Question:  The electric gate isn’t working, who do I speak to about this?
Answer:  Please report any problems with the electric gate to Thami.  His cell number is 073 621 1129.

Senior Sailing Breeze 28th July 2011.

To help members plan ahead, a brief summary of the sailing calendar for the following
month will be forwarded to all members either by e-mail or for those who do not have
email by post.  - It is also live on www.hmyc.org.za

(Please advise HeatherMarshal as to your preference, on 0833127707 or 033 3304158
during her club administration hours)

August / September. 2011
Sunday 28th August
The start to the season gets underway on the 28th August with the Opening Cruise. The
day will start with a Champagne Briefing at 10h00 followed by a sail past the Acting
Commodore who shall take the salute. NO! buckets of water at the sail past, this is
reserved for the closing cruise! From there a course will lead you to a picnic site, where
once on shore, you will find braai fires lit and a pub run by Debbie. Bring your own
picnic hamper, chairs and/or rugs. A limited number of Braai Packs, Rolls and Salads
will be available for those who do not wish to cater for themselves, but PLEASE contact
Debbie a day or so earlier with your requirements. The picnic site can be reached by road,
but we are hoping to have the use of the lifeboat for those who do not have yachts.
Should the weather turn foul, we will braai at the club and enjoy a fire and snacks in the
pub.

Sunday 4th September
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 on the same course, the start being five (5)
minutes after the Hunter start. Both briefings will be at 10h15…sharp. AMonthlyMug
award will be made based on the overall sailing results for the day.

Saturday 10t h / Sunday 11th September
Azalea Cup Mini Regatta, this will be the first of the mini regattas, which will be run
over two days, the emphasis of these regattas is sailing for all, they are open to all classes
of yachts, and catamarans, results will be based on boat handicaps. The race committee’s
intention is to run six (6) races over two days, around layed marks, using a fleet start.
Briefing will be at 13h15 …….sharp on the Saturday. Camping will be allowed, please
make sure you book your site ahead of time, as there will be a KZN Youth Grand Prix
taking place at the club at the same time.

Saturday 17th September
Partington Plate Series, Race (1). This is a series consisting of five (5) medium to long
distance races, depending on the wind strengths and direction, which take place over a
period of six months during the sailing season. The series are open to all classes of
yachts and catamarans, results being based on skipper and boat handicaps. Briefing will
be at 13h15…..sharp . There will be a fleet start 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.

Saturday 24th / Sunday 25thSeptember
Multi Class Catamaran Regatta, This regatta is open to all classes of 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 11h15…sharp on
the Saturday. Further details will be made available once the NOR is available. Camping
will be allowed, please make sure you book ahead of time.
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,
there is nothing worse than picking up dirty wind from a yacht not competing
in the race.
(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 HeatherMarshal
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 Rob Bell .
Last but not least, enjoy the season, make the most of the best yachting facility in the
country and remember, my 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

Masthead

MASTHEAD:
 
The AGM has come and gone, and there are some new faces on the HMYC Committee for the 2011/2012 season.
 
Rob Barker is the club President, with Robin McIntosh the Vice President.
 
Your Committee is:
 
Commodore – Richard Solomon
Vice Commodore Sailing – Rob Bell
Rear Commodore House – Jenny Kilshaw
Treasurer – Alan Barr
Secretary – currently vacant
Bosuns – Georg Muller and Clive Waddy
Radio Sailing – Des Fairbank
Committee members – Heslin Hamilton, Brenda Tarboton, Sarah Alexander
Sarah Alexander has kindly agreed to take on the Youth Sailing portfolio
 
Rob Tarboton is standing in for Richard Solomon until the end of August, while Richard is away overseas.
 
If you know of anyone who would be willing (and able) to take on the job of Club Secretary, please can you contact Rob Tarboton – rbt@sai.co.za or 083 628 1451.
 
The 2011/2012 Sailing programme is nearing completion, thanks to Rob Bell, and as soon as it is finalized it will be put on the HMYC web page – www.hmyc.org.za.  It is proposed to have the Opening Cruise at the end of August, so you have now had early warning of this!!
 
Things are quiet up at the Club at the moment – one of the reasons is that the Dam water is rather cold for sailing.  However, our Club Administrator – Heather Marshall – will be at the Club on a Tuesday and Friday mornings from 09h00 to 13h00 so if you need to buy toilet keys, or a gate key, or have any general queries about your Club you can find her at the Club then.  You can e-Mail Heather at hmyc@mweb.co.za or the Club cell number is 083 312 7707
 
The Dam is full at the moment, and we’ve had one or two windy days lately so it is advisable to check your mooring.  There have been incidents of boats breaking away from their moorings, and a list of boat owners and their contact details has been put up on the door of the Clubhouse, so if you notice a boat which has come adrift from its mooring, it should be easier now to locate the owner.  Similarly, please can you check your details on this list, and tell Heather if they are incorrect, as then we can get them updated?
 
There are a few regattas scheduled for HMYC this coming season, which is good for the Club, and there is also some social sailing planned.  If you want to participate in the social sailing, please will you contact Caprice or Marius van Vuuren – vanvuurenm@sias.co.za or 083 600 4217 – as they are organizing it for us.
 
If you want to book the Clubhouse for an event or a birthday party, please contact Jenny Kilshaw – jennyk@netactive.co.za or 072 231 5888.

COMMODORE’S ANNUAL REPORT 4TH JUNE 2011

Ladies and Gentlemen and Members,
It gives me great pleasure to present my report for the past year 2010/2011 and I will try to keep it brief...

The year started well with the opening cruise being changed to a sail past and then a sail around to Dukaduka and a very well received braai ashore. This was planned to be the start of many social occasions but unfortunately some unpleasantness took over the focus of both myself and the executive committee and this consumed valuable time that should otherwise have been devoted to the club affairs.

That been said. We did embark on a positive program and we were delighted to advise that not only had many months of hard work by our President, Rob Bell, result in our obtaining our liquor licence but that we had convinced Debbie Greyling to return to the club as full time caterer and bar manager. This of course showed up a number of flaws in the food area and as a result we replaced a very ageing fridge, attended to the replacement of a suspect sink and cupboard, and then purchased  two lounge suites to try and make the clubhouse a little more welcoming and comfortable.

The benefits of having an albeit full time secretary was obvious in the quick action regarding payment of accounts and maintenance of the club books on a weekly basis and thanks go to Heather for this.

The very low water levels over summer gave us the opportunity to look at and to decide to widen the slipway from the edge of the car park and down the jetty side to make all round launching far easier. To this end our thanks go to Peter Goble and Rob Tarboton. Fortunately shortly after the completion, late summer rains started and the dam proceeded to fill up and has continued to do so over the past few weeks to its present levels.


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Unfortunately we were not able to elect or convince anyone top take on the task of Club Treasurer but with the assistance of Heather, Jean Wagner and Alan Barr who have been able to maintain accounts and have figures to report back on at each of the Exco meetings. I am delighted to advise members that we ended the club year showing a profit of some R40 000 and have similarly ended the year with a balance in our accounts of some R175 400. The hiring of the hall resulted in a profit of R20 000 which is not insignificant and was a very welcome source of income. The new setup at Midmar may have a future negative effect on this as all visitors without exception, now have to pay the full entrance fee and this may affect future hiring of the club. However I am delighted to also announce that the traditional hiring of the club and grounds by the swim school from Johannesburg has been negotiated for the next 5 years at an increase of 10% per annum.

You will note over the past few weeks that the boat parking areas have been tidied up, boats, trailers and dingies have been moved to their correct allocated spaces and new parking bays have been set aside and painted. All of this work has been voluntarily carried out by Calvin and our sincere thanks go to him and his son for the hard work. Unfortunately, some members have taken their tenders/trailers and put them back where they should NOT be and to this end we would request that they adhere to the allocated bays and not use other member’s bays.

On our sailing side we are proud to announce that one of our ex junior sailors, Luke Wagner and has been selected to represent South Africa at the Worlds in the USA. Andrew Tarboton is taking on all comers in his bid to sail in the UK and we wish them both well. We are also very pleased to announce that we invited Craig Millar to represent the Club at the Lipton Cup with the Provincials and Nationals as a warm up. He will make the final decision after the Nationals. The HMYC team will be made up of some very fine sailors with Craig who was the very successful Skipper of the Spirit of Durban in the Round the World race as skipper, crew made up of Francesco De Vita one of the America’s Cup sailors from Italy and then two very good and old friends of HMYC in the persons of John Brookman and Dave Martinson. We are proud to be associated with them as they are proud in representing the club and wish them every success.


Finally, the club cannot function without the very hard and dedicated work put into it by the Executive Committee and of course the two bosuns and ground and club staff and to all of you I would like to express my very sincere thanks for your support and
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dedication and I am sure, the thanks of all club members, to you. Your committee for the past year has been VC Sailing – Dave Wagner, Rear Commodore House – Jenny Kilshaw,  VC Youth – Jean Louis Swart, Secretary Jean Wagner and Exco. members, Rob Tarboton, Alan Barr, Louis Le Grange, Marius van Vuuren, George Muller and Des Fairbank.

The two (mostly) silent but very important members of our club and Exco. are of course our President – Rob Bell and Vice President – Rob Barker who have also put in a tremendous amount of work in the guidance and running of the Club…thank you both.

The un-named people who also deserve thanks are all of you who have assisted with Bridge, Regatta and race duties…thanks to all of you too.

Richard Solomon
Commodore