MHYC E News 7th December, 2016
Welcome to Middle Harbour Yacht Club's E-Newsletter
With Christmas around the corner, MHYC is alive and well! It's great to see the Club so busy with Christmas functions, conferences, lunches and sailing! This coming Friday, 9th December, 2016, is the Club's annual Christmas party so if you haven't booked in yet, click on the link here! A great way to celebrate Christmas with other Members and friends!
Our final Thursday twilight race for 2016 is next week on 15th December, 2016. To get into the festive season, MHYC will be holding a Twilight Member Night after the race - come dressed in your favourite Christmas theme! Great raffle prizes, Christmas fare and live music!
Yacht Sales Australia Wednesday Series 2 - Race 2 - 7th December, 2016
Race 2 of Series 2 for the 2016-17 season, will be held today Wednesday7th December, 2016. Please be aware that the handicaps are count up starting from 1330 hours.
Many thanks to our sponsors for the Wednesday Series, Ivan & Jeff Rowe, Yacht Sales Australia. If you are looking to buy or sell a boat, visit their website at www.yachtsalesaustralia.com.au. Special commission discount available to MHYC Members.
To enter - click here
To view Entrants and Results - click here!
2016/17 Saturday Inshore Racing - Saturday 10th December, 2016
Saturday racing continues on Saturday 10th December, 2016.
Open Sprints Race 12, 13, 14 - First warning signal 1255 hours
Inshore Sprints Race 12 & 13 - First warning signal 1255 hours
Short Sprints Race 8 & 9 - First warning signal 1255 hours
To enter - click here
To View Entrants - click here
Thursday Twilight Series - Race 10, 8th December, 2016
The Thursday Twilight series continues with Race 10 tomorrow night, 8th December, 2016, with a count up handicap start from 6pm. Post racing presentation and the Bistro open for a meal or alternatively, enjoy barbeque food from The BBQ Cooking School, downstairs on the beach - get the crew together, support the Club and celebrate after the race! To book a table at the Bistro, call 9969 1244 and book in your Boat name!
Thursday Twilight Food Options:-
Harbourview Bar & Bistro
Beer Battered Fries - $8
Potato Wedges with Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Sauce - $12
Rump Steak with mushroom sauce, chips & salad - $25
Beer Battered Flathead & Chips - $20
Butter Chicken & steamed rice - $18
Beef Madras (spicy curry) with steamed rice - $18
Vegetable Korma & rice - $16
Garlic Naan Bread (4 serves) - $8
The BBQ Cooking School
Pulled Pork Burger with Slaw - $12
Slow Roasted Lamb Burger with Rocket and Onion Dressing - $12
Pork & Fennel Sausage Long Roll with Fetta and Rocket - $12
Sweet Potato, Fetta and Herb Quinoa Salad - $12
To enter - click here
To View Entrants - click here
Many thanks to our Thursday Twilight major sponsors - Wild Oats, Robert Oatley Vineyards as well as our divisional sponsors, Yacht Sales Australia, All Sail, Cosine Shipwright Services and Specialty Mortgage Services, who will be offering CASH prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings at the end of the series.
Thursday Twilight Member Night - 15th December 2016
Thursday 15th December, 2016 is the final Twilight race for 2016! After the race, we will be holding a Christmas themed Twilight Member night in the Harbourview Bar - live music, great raffle prizes and Christmas fare! Please note, the BBQ School will not be operating this night and the Bistro will be closed for its normal menu. Get the tinsel and Santa hats out and join us for a fun pre-Christmas get together!
Are you looking for Crew or Wanting to Crew?
To help those looking for crew and those wanting to crew, MHYC has added a link on the MHYC website to the Mysail.team. MySail Connect helps racing yachts find suitable crew so they can all get out sailing, win races and have fun.
Click here for Crew page.
Christmas Cup & Veterans Cup - Saturday 17th December, 2016 - Entries Open
Feature Event Race 4 is the Christmas Cup & Veterans Cup race being held on Saturday 17th December, 2016 - the last race at MHYC for 2016!
The Christmas Cup is open to all, with Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker divisions. Yachts that are over 30 years old are eligible to compete in the "The Veterans Cup" and Yachts & Skippers with a combined age of over 90 years are eligible to compete in the "Old Fart's Dogs Bowl Trophy" .
To enter - click here
To View Entrants - click here
Melges 20 Success
The first 4 months of the Melges 20 experiment, whereby the boats are being lent out to club members to race on Saturdays, has been a definite success. The boats are now being raced on a regular basis and quite a large pool of interested crew has been established. So if you’re thinking about having a go, get in touch with Nicky Bethwaite and lock in a date in the New Year. Saturday racing will resume on 28 January with the Chaos & Bedlam Point Cups.
Youth Sailing - December/January Holiday Camps now Open Online
Looking for fun and exciting activities for the kids these summer school holidays ?
Our summer school holiday sailing camps provide the perfect learning environment for kids 6-18 years old wanting to learn lifelong skills whilst having fun on the water and making friends.
These December/January holidays we have 3 and 4 day sailing camps for kids and teenagers. All the camps are incredibly popular, so we always recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
The dates are as follows:
21st -23rd December, 2016
3rd - 6th January 2017
9th -12th January 2017
17th - 20th January 2017
23rd - 25th January 2017
For more information - click here.
Sandbar Cafe - open 7 days a week
The Sandbar Cafe is open 7 days a week from 8am. Come down to the Club & enjoy our coffee and freshly made gourmet rolls - try our new Chicken Schnitzel roll! Yoghurt with fresh fruit available - a healthy start to the day as well as gluten free and paleo brownies and nut slices, organic juices and coconut water!
Harbourview Bar & Bistro - Menu Available
The Harbourview Bar & Bistro's menu is available online - click here for the current menu. Harbourview Bar & Bistro is open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and Friday and Saturday for dinner. For all bookings, please call the MHYC office on 9969 1244.
Club Christmas Party
Friday 9th December, 2016
MHYC's Christmas Party will be held this Friday 9th December, 2016, from 7pm. Get a group of friends or family together to celebrate Christmas at the Club. $50 MHYC Members/$55 Non Members. Tables of 10 available for $500. Call the office on 02 9969 1244 or book online.
Click here to book online.
Kid's Christmas Disco - Friday 16th December 2016
It's Christmas time! Bring the kid's along to MHYC's annual Kid's Christmas Disco on Friday 16th December, 2016, from 6pm - 8pm, being held on the Sandbar Deck. There could even be a surprise visit from you-know-who! Bookings essential as this disco is very popular. Call the office on 9969 1244.
Cost $15 per child (includes snack, drink & small Christmas gift)
First Aid Course at MHYC
MHYC will be holding a Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) through Surf Life Saving NSW on Tuesday, 13th December 2016 starting at 10:00am through to 6pm. Cost is $115 per person.
Please advise if you are interested in participating by emailing Karen at karen@mhyc.com.au or calling the office on 9969 1244.
For more information - click here.
Vale Keith Jones & Mary Jones
Dr Keith Jones, an outstanding star in the MHYC Bluebird Division for many years with 234 wins and a member of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club since 1963, passed away last Friday, 2nd December. He had been a member of MHYC for 53 years, making him the one of the 8th longest members. His beloved wife Mary, who was also ill in hospital, passed away on Monday.
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Keith & Mary's funeral will be held on Monday 12th December, 2016, at St Lukes Anglican Church, Ourimbah Road, Mosman, at 10.30am, and afterwards at Middle Harbour Yacht Club.
Sailability Middle Harbour at MHYC
Meet Cameron – a young stroke victim, wheelchair bound, he has been sailing with Sailability Middle Harbour for many years. New to sailing, on light days he helms his Access dinghy but on heavy days he is crew.
“I like coming to MHYC, all the people are friendly and sailing is a good thing to do on a Sunday as it gets you out of the house and on the water”.
We sail in the mornings of the 2nd and last Sundays of the month – come join our volunteers and let Cameron take you out!
