Senior Sailing Breeze - 25th August 2013.

A brief summary of the sailing calendar for the month of September 2013

Sunday 1^st 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 7^{t h} / Sunday 8^th 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 14^th / Sunday 15^th 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 21^st/Sunday 22^nd 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 27^th/ Saturday 28^th / Sunday 29^th 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 27^th to the 29^th  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

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 

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 23^rd 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

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: 

1^st prize – the rubber duck – Mr Bjorn Hannsen. 

2^nd prize – the motor – Mr Anthony Alexander. 

3^rd prize – a bottle of whisky and a bottle of gin – Mr Hes Hamilton/Mrs B Tarboton. 

4^th 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 23^rd and 24^th 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 30^th June 2013 – it was due to be replaced on the 31^st March 2013 – so if your card expires before the 30^th June, you can just renew it temporarily until the 30^th June, when the details of the new card should be finalized.

Thanks,

Brenda

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.

MASTHEAD # 5 - FEBRUARY 2013

The SAS KZN regatta was held once again between Christmas and New Year at HMYC, and this was a great success. There were two courses, with the open class sailing on the one course, and the Sprogs and Lasers on another. The Sprogs had their Nationals, while the Lasers had their KZN Provincials Championships at this regatta. Both these classes enjoy coming to Midmar at this time of year, and similarly HMYC enjoys hosting them! The weather was good with sun and wind, and our thanks go to Rob Samways and Anton Ellens for being Race Officers on the two courses.

The Midmar Mile will be held on the 9th and 10th February, and Club members are again reminded that your Club has been hired out to one of the swimming clubs for the whole weekend for this event, so you won’t be able to go to the Club on either of these days.

The next major event coming up on the sailing calendar is the 2013 HMYC 9 Hour – this will be held on Saturday the 2nd March. The organising committee is trying very hard to make this a memorable event, so please come and support your Club, and have an enjoyable day.

There is a raffle which will be drawn on the Saturday evening – tickets cost R100 and among the prizes are a rubber duck and a 3hp engine. You don’t have to be at the 9 Hour to claim your prize if you win – you just have to buy a ticket which you can get from Hes Hamilton. The proceeds of the raffle will go towards the cost of repairing the eroding bank in the car park.

Registration for the 9 Hour is on Friday 1st March, from 16h30 to 20h00, and also on the morning of Saturday 2nd March, from 07h00 until 08h15, with the race starting at 09h30.

HMYC will also be hosting the Tera Provincials on 23rd and 24th March, so the month of March will be a busy one for your Club.

There is now an HMYC trailer available for Club members to rent for use within the Club grounds. The trailer is suitable for a Hunter or similar size keelboat, and can be used if you want to take your boat out of the water to clean it with the high pressure hose, or want to do some on-shore maintenance on your boat but don’t have a trailer for it. The rental is R75 per week, and you should contact either Hes Hamilton or Clive Waddy for more information about it.

Henly Midmar Yacht Club

Hi ,

Light, light, NE blew in the morning and some of us were wondering if it would ever blow enough to start a race. Eventually Rob lay a small triangle course when a light ne about 4 knots came through eventually building to around 7knots.

First race saw Essex forced to go back after an altercation with Smokem Oakem . Luckily for Essex this enabled them to be on right of course getting a very lucky lift . Thus they came in first just ahead of Derick and Mark then L20 followed.

Second race was a tussle with Smoken ,Odin and essex . Essex clawed a place back from Odin but Smokem held on to win. So smokim 1, 2. Essex , 3. Mark on his Extra sneaking in ahead of Odin.

Last race:Odin got a great start followed by Essex  and then Smokem , Next beat saw essex overtaken by Smokem . Thus 1st Odin (excellent !nice for them to get a bullet again!) 2nd Smokem, 3rd Essex.

So on the George Duffin series Ant Mac and Mickey won the day. Monthly Mug went the way  of Mark on his Extra (I even brought his normal rating down and he still got it!!) So well sailed Mark!

Results are on the website.

9 Hour is the next big one . Hope to see you all there!

Kind regards

Tim Duguid