Middle Harbour Yacht Club E-Newsletter

Welcome to the first e-news for 2011. The first month in 2011 sees MHYC bursting at the seams with a range of activities.

REGATTAS AT MHYC

MHYC is hosting both the Int. J24 the 420s Australian Championship and the Melges 24 State Titles from 10th – 17th January 2011. Members are advised the Club will be trading in full for this period including the Sandbar Café and Seabreeze. The Marina and moorings are fully occupied to cater for visiting boats. No vessel can be left on the marina without approval from Alister Copley, Head of Marine Operations.

Parking facilities at the Club and surround carparks will be in high demand, so we suggest that you arrive early to secure a park.

Results from Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

MHYC had a number of boats and members competing in the 2010 event.
Finish Places:

• Eleni, Tony Levett (Sydney 38) – 37th (1st Sydney 38 OD Class)
• Zen, Gordon Ketelbey (Sydney 38) – 39th (3rd Sydney 38 OD Class)
• Local Hero, Peter Mosely (Sydney 36) – 45th (3rd IRC Division 4)
• Flying Fish Arctos, Martin Silk (Radford 16.4) – 47th (1st PHS Overall and Division 2)
• Exile, Rob Reynolds (DK46) – retired at port

Full results can be viewed here: http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/standings_ext.asp?key=524
 

Results from the Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race

Finish Places:

• Kerisma, Brent Lawson & Grant Dawson (Kerr 11.3) – 12th (1st ORCi)
• MRZ, Phillip Rowe (Lyons 38) – 21st
• Nine Dragons, Bob Cox (NS369) – 23rd (3rd ORCi)
• Wonderland, Bruce Moore () – DNF

Full results can be viewed here: http://www.rpayc.com.au/results/2010/club/coffs-index.htm

SAILING

Wild Oats Thursday Twilight commences for 2011, today 6 January. 1750 Warning Signal. Family and friends are invited to participate. Live entertainment from 7:30pm. Seabreeze specials and or Beach BBQ

January Cup, Saturday 8th January, incorporating the Two Handed Race. To enter click here

Henri Lloyd Chaos and Bedlam Point Cups, Saturday 22nd January. To enter click here

Annual Summer Pointscore commences on Saturday 29 January. To enter click here. Competitors in the Adams 10 Division are advised that due to the Adams 10m Australian Championship in Lake Macquarie there shall be no race scheduled on this day.

Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta 2011

Entries are now open for the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta 4-6 March 2011. This is MHYC biggest event for the year and we look forward to seeing all Yachts out on the race course. Entry is free to Members entered in a MHYC Season Pointscore Series. To enter click here

Race Management

Race Management Teams required for the Int. 420 Class and J24 Class Championships
MHYC is hosting 2 events from the 10th – 17th January that require Members assistance on and off the water.

Tasks include:
Scribes, mark laying, boat drivers, protest coordination, results, post race BBQ, administration

If you are available to assist on any day in any capacity, please contact the sailing office on 9969 1244.

Seabreeze, Upperdeck & Functions Member Promotion

I hope that you will agree that the quality and range of food coming from our chef Gary and the bistro kitchen is much better than before, and the feedback we are getting from our function clients is also uniformly good.
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Birthday Gift Idea

Are you searching for that great gift idea and not sure what to get????

How about a sailing or social membership at Middle Harbour Yacht Club!
Purchase a gift voucher of membership between now and the 31st January, and the nominated new member will receive $30 on their membership card to be used at Seabreeze, the bar or on merchandise.
Call Pip in the MHYC office today for further information.

Car Parking

New MHYC car stickers are available from the office. You will be required to give your car registration number to receive a 2010/2011 car sticker. Only vehicles with the current sticker will be given priority parking in the MHYC allocated car spaces, on a first in first served basis.

Foreshore stickers can be purchased from Mosman Council directly, allowing members to utilize the Spit Car Park - http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/residents/parking

MHYC Opti Squad Nationals at RPAYC next week

The MHYC Opti Squad members have been training hard over this week with Club Coach Sam Webster in preparation for the upcoming Optimist Nationals at RPAYC next week.

With over 160 competitors, our squad has its work cut out for them to mix it up with the best that Australia has in this highly competitive class. Our Opti Squad team members consisting of Tom Milburn, Ed Smyth, Hannah Ranger, Xavier Phillips, Charlotte Griffith, James Griffin and Max Paul have had over 200 hours of coaching and have attended several interstate regattas over the past 4 months in the lead up to the national title. Good luck to the team.

Junior Sailing Holiday Camps

Learn to sail in either the Poly optimist or Club 420 dinghy's at MHYC this summer. The program com

mences each day at 9.30am and runs through until 3.30pm. Book your kids in today and pass onto friends and family!

• 18-21 January 2011
• 24 & 25 January 2011

MHYC Junior Members $385.00
Non members $475 (includes Junior Membership + YA)

For more information, visit www.mhyc.com.au/sailing-juniors.cfm

Sailing Clinic - Racing Rules - 23rd February, 2011

Be prepared for the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta! Mark Pryke will be our guest speaker at the next sailing clinic to get you updated on the racing rules.

When: Wednesday 23rd February, 2011
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: $10 members/$20 non members.
Book a table at Seabreeze - special Clinic menu available - call 8969 3116.
Click here to book and pay online.

Dream Raffle London Challenge 2012 - Support Malcolm & Mat!

The Belcher & Page London Challenge 2012, Audi, Hamilton Island and Sunsail are proud to announce the Belcher & Page Dream Raffle in support of Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page's quest to achieve the dream of an Olympic gold medal in the 470 Men's sailing event in 2012. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets to the raffle online.

Follow Malcolm and Mat's 470 campaign- www.belcherpage2012.com

The MHYC office is selling raffle tickets - please ask at reception.

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