MHYC E News 4th November, 2015
Welcome to Middle Harbour Yacht Club's E-Newsletter.
We had over 200 rugby fans join us at the Club on Sunday morning to watch the Wallabies Vs. All Blacks Rugby World Cup final on the big screen and cheer on the teams! It was a fantastic atmosphere and well worth the early morning start to be a part of a big passionate crowd, even though the results didn't go Australia's way!
Yesterday, MHYC held it's traditional Melbourne Cup Lunch with many going home winners from the sweep and best dressed prizes! Thank you to all those you joined us to watch the race!
Saturday Spring Pointscore - 7th November, 2015
The Spring Pointscore continues on Saturday7th November, 2015.
Inshore Race 8 - First warning signal 1255 hours
Club Short Series Race 6 - First warning signal 1255 hours
Farr 40 Class: One Design Trophy - Briefing at 0930 hours, race start at 1100 hours
To enter - click here
To view Entrants & Results - click here
15/16 Farr 40 Australian Open Series - 7th & 8th November 2015
The second of three open regattas of the 15/16 Farr 40 Australian Open Series will be held this weekend, 7th & 8th November, 2015, hosted by MHYC, which precede the Farr 40 NSW State Titles and the National Championships in January, 2016.
Sydney Harbour Trek - Saturday 31st October, 2015
Last weekend saw MHYC's second Feature Event Race for the 2015/16 season, the Sydney Harbour Trek. With 16 boats racing, this is a huge increase on last year's entries of 9 boats. Many thanks to all those boats that entered this year - from all accounts, everyone seemed to enjoy the variety of this event. Congratulations to the following:-
Division 1 - 1st Little Nico (Adrian Walters), 2nd The Philosophers Club (Peter Sorensen), 3rd Samarkand (Walter Carpenter)
Division 2 - 1st Tenacity (Robert Bennett), 2nd Contentious (Brian Lees), 3rd Galan (Mike Gallagher)
Division 3 - 1st Nashira (Evan Hodge)
Our next Feature Event race is the famous 7 Islands Race being held in conjunction with the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship on Saturday 28th November, 2015, with both a spinnaker and non spinnaker divisions. To enter - click here.
Yacht Sales Australia Wednesday Series 1 - Race 10 - 4th November 2015
Race 10 of Series 1 for the 2015-16 season, being held today Wednesday 4th November, 2015. With daylight saving beginning, please be reminded that the handicaps are count up starting from 1330 hours.
Many thanks to our new sponsors for the Wednesday Series, Yacht Sales Australia. If you are looking to buy or sell a boat, visit their website at www.yachtsalesaustralia.com.au.
Post race sausage sizzle cooked by the crew from the first boat over the finish line!
To enter - click here
To view Entrants and Results - click here
Thursday Twilight Series - Race 5 - 5th November, 2015
Race 5 will be held tomorrow Thursday 5th November, 2015, with a count up handicap Clubhouse start. Enter today! If you require a Cat 7, please contact Roger in the Sailing Office to arrange an audit at sailing-administrator@mhyc.com.au or on 02 9969 1244.
Many thanks to our Thursday Twilight major sponsors - Wild Oats, Robert Oatley Vineyards as well as our new divisional sponsors, Yacht Sales Australia, All Sail and Cosine Shipwright Services, who will be offering CASH prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings at the end of the series.
To enter - click here
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship - 28th & 29th November, 2015
The 38th Sydney Short Ocean Championship (SSORC) will be held at MHYC on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th November, 2015. Day 1 will begin with the offshore 'Passage Race', giving yachts competing on either IRC, ORCi and PHS, a chance to really stretch their legs over the 34 nautical mile track. As part of SSORC 2015, the Ocean Race will form another leg of the CYCA Ocean Pointscore. Day 2 will see a fast and furious Windward / Leeward Sprint on the traditional Manly or Macquarie Circle, where after a final race, a Short Ocean Race starting offshore and finishing inside Sydney Harbour, will finalize the Championship placings over a short and sharp two days. Adding to the spectacle will be the annual 7 Islands Race for inshore yachts on Saturday 28th. An MHYC favourite, this is a Feature Race for all Saturday sailors and their crews from Clubs all over Sydney, which gives them a break from regular point score racing and allows them to join in the fun of Sydney's first major regatta of the racing season.
To enter - click here
Visit the SSORC website at www.ssorc.mhyc.com.au for all information.
Redkite Volunteers Needed for SAP Regatta - Friday 6 November
Each year SAP hosts a Regatta for Redkite, this year's being on Friday 6th November, 2015, at MHYC. The 2015 theme is "Nautical". This event will help raise much needed funds to support children, young people and families facing cancer and we need volunteers throughout the day! We would love assistance with set up (decorations, table placements etc), pack up, guest registration, raffle sales, silent auction help, information to boats, processing of payments. Volunteers will receive snacks, refreshments and breaks during their shift. Two Shifts or you can be there the whole day 8.30am - 2.00pm OR 2.00pm - 8.00pm
If you can assist and offer some of your time, please contact Chelsea Best on cbest@redkite.org.au or 02 9219 401.
Giant Steps Autism Regatta - Friday 30th October, 2015
The annual Giant Steps Autism Regatta was held at MHYC last Friday 30th October, 2015. It was a very successful day with 20 boats enjoying a glorious day raising funds for Giant Steps Sydney, a world class centre for children with autism. Many thanks to all MHYC Members who donated their boats and time to this worthwhile cause.
October Membership Special - Extended to November 8th due to Twilight Race 3 Abandonment - Sign up your Crew for the Twilights, Wednesday & Saturday Racing!
As a special membership offer for the month of October, all new Full or Sailing members will have the joining fee of $75 waived plus receive a $50 credit onto their membership card! We have now extended this to Sunday 8th November due to Race 3 of the Twilights being abandoned last week. For those current members who propose a Full or Sailing member during this promotional period, they too will receive $50 credit onto their membership card. Don't delay - sign up your crew for the Twilight, Wednesday & Saturday season. Click here for the membership application form.
Update on MHYC Member, Katrina Ham - 2015 Mini Transat
The first leg of the 2015 Mini Transat Iles de Guadeloupe was tough for me.
The start was great but then power issues became critical. From all the qualification races and passages I have done, sleep deprivation in solo racing is normal to a certain degree. However with not enough power to run the autopilot I had to hand steer for most of the leg, which took me to a whole new level of deprivation. Generally the conditions were really nice.
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Cruising Division - Flare Practice 16th November, 2015
All MHYC Sailing, Motor cruisers and Racers are invited to participate
The 16th November 2015 Flare Practice starts at around 8.00pm, after the normal Cruising Division meeting which will be held at 7.30pm, with the BYO BBQ at 6.30pm.
• Gloves
• Long sleeves
• Trousers and
• Eye protection are recommended.
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Harbour Navigation Challenge & Raft-up - 14th & 15th November 2015
The exercises will take you to many parts of the Harbour and require you to use some simple navigational techniques to get the answers to a few questions. The current plan is to assemble in Hunters Bay off Balmoral at 11:00 hrs on the Saturday at which time detailed instruction sheets will be passed to each boat. You may stop for lunch on-board at any point and should aim to be finished by 16:00 hrs. The fleet will then assemble at a suitable location (to be announced on the day) to hand in their answer sheets for marking.
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School Holiday Kids Sailing Camps for December & January - Bookings are Now Open
Bookings for the School Holiday Kids Sailing Camps for Tackers (7 - 12 year olds) and Learn to Sail Teenagers (13-18 year olds) are now open online. Sailing Camps will operate over 4 days in December 2015 and January 2016. For all information and bookings - click here.
Kid's Disco & Karaoke - Friday 13th November, 2015
Bring the kids along to MHYC's monthly disco and karaoke, run by Bop Till You Drop, on Friday 13th November, 2015, from 6pm - 8pm. $10 per child (includes snack & drink). For bookings, call the office on 9969 1244.
Sandbar Cafe - open 7 days a week
The Sandbar Cafe is open 7 days a week from 8am. Freshly cooked egg and bacon rolls available each morning. New ice cream flavours - choc honeycomb, banana, coffee & passionfruit. As well as a variety of selections from gourmet rolls, quiches, toasties, pies to sweet treats of brownies, cookies, muffins, caramel slice. Relax by the beach with a coffee or a glass of wine while enjoying the view!
New Menu for the Harbourview Bar & Bistro
The Harbourview Bar & Bistro has had some great reviews of its' new menu. Come down to the Club and try the new offerings for yourself.
Harbourview Bar & Bistro is open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights.
Click here for the Harbourview Bar & Bistro Menu.
Come Along and Join the Sir James Hardy Legends Group for Lunch!
On Sunday, 15th November, Sir James Hardy & MHYC Member Noel Ramsden are hosting a luncheon in the Harbourview Bistro to help raise funds for the purchase of a new rib for use by Sailability and the MHYC Youth Sailing.
The cost is $35 pp – and includes a glass of wine or beer on arrival.
Please call the Club on 9969 1244 to book your seats – limited numbers available.
Invitation to Compete in the 2016 Pacific Keel Boat Challenge - 17th - 20th March 2016
MRX Yachting and the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron invite your Club, Class or Crew to submit an “Expression of Interest” in competing in the 2016 Pacific Keelboat Challenge. The Farr MRX Pacific Keel Boat Challenge is an invitation fleet racing event for leading Yacht Clubs from the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. The Re¬gatta is organized by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club as part of the Jack Tar Auckland Regatta. The event is held in 11 identical Farr 10.2m MRX Yachts each with 6 crew. There will be 1 practice day and 3 race days. Up to 12 windward leeward and harbour course races will be held on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.
For more information visit: http://www.mrxyachting.co.nz/2016-pacific-challenge_invitation.htm
Flying Fish Courses for Summer
With summer well on its’ way, and the desire to get out on the water every increasing, we are delighted to inform you of our upcoming courses available in November.
Click here to visit the Flying Fish website.
