MHYC E-News 23rd August, 2017
Welcome to our weekly E-Newsletter
Your new Club tender is at the Club on the Hardstand. If you haven’t seen it yet, please check it out. It’s looking great - final fitout is nearing completion. The wonderful news is that $34,000 has been generously donated by members - only $6,000 to go. If you haven’t donated yet, then get in soon or you could miss out ….
This will be your Club Tender for the next 30 years – that’s a long time to feel good about your donation. The Marina Committee asks you to donate what you can afford to get us over the line. To donate, call Karen in the office on 9969 1244 or drop in. Your Club Needs You!
Jack Stening, Chairman of Marina Committee
HOT NEWS....
Sunday Sounds - this Sunday, 27th August from 1.00-4.00pm - come and have a delicious lunch, sit back and relax to the sounds of Jay Parrino in the Harbourview Bar & Bistro! Download the flyer here.
Father's Day - only just over 1 week away! Please check information below with details about the delicious buffet breakfast or come for lunch, but book early if you want a seat on the balcony!
Hamilton Island Race Week - There is a large contingent of MHYC sailors currently enjoying the Queensland sunshine at Hamilton Island Race Week. After three races, Swish was leading Toy Box in IRC Division 1 and Little Nico was 3rd in the Cruiser Racer division. Miss Minx and Kayimai are competing in the Cruising II and Cruising III divisions. To view the latest results – click here
Not So Hot news .... just when I thought it wasn't possible for any more staff to resign, our Accounts Assistant Lynda Mackillican has decided to pack her bags and head west! After just on 3 years with the Club, Lynda has proven to be a most valuable team member displaying skills from everything to do with our Race Management, Table decorating, F&B service, her diligence with accounts work and not to mention, a great passion for sailing! We will miss her greatly but hopefully she will land a job in one of our friendly Perth based yacht clubs!
Membership Renewals
If you haven't renewed your membership by now, you have missed out on going in the draw to win the 3 night holiday on Hamilton Island but ..... if you renew your membership between now and the 31st August, you will still can win a second chance prize of a case of beer and 2 bottles of wine!
Winners for both draws will be announced at the Club's Opening Day and Commodore's "Front Up" Cup presentation on Saturday 2nd September 2017.
Plenty of Youth Sailing in Spring
Online registration is now open for the variety of Junior & Youth Sailing Programs being conducted during Spring and for the September/October school holidays :
• Little Tackers
• Tackers 1, 2 & 3
• Discover Sailing Courses
• Opti and Youth Race Squads
For further information, click here
Get Checked before the season starts
The 2017-2018 Sailing Season is approaching fast. All yachts racing in MHYC events in the coming season are required to have successfully completed a safety audit for the category of races they are entering and the new Australian Sailing Special Regulations have come in to force as of July 1.
MHYC has a capable team of accredited auditors who have worked hard through our Get Checked weekend in June and are now making themselves available to conduct further audits.
To find out how to book an audit for your yacht – click here
Club House Committee - Working Bee
Our very active new members of the Membership & House Committee, are keen to see us start making some improvements and around the Club House.
We have already made a start on cleaning up the gardens, and some painting but still lots more to be done! A painting bee for the Function Rooms, Harbourview Balcony and Breezeway. Whilst the view from the Harbourview Balcony is awesome, it would be nice to dress it up a bit, and we had an idea to wrap thick rope around the vertical posts to add to the nautical theme and outlook.
If you have any spare time and consider yourself to be a reasonable painter, and if you have any old rope (doesn't have to be in good condition and probably the more used the better), please get in touch with Karen in the office - karen@mhyc.com.au. All offers of help and assistance are always much appreciated.
Yacht Sales Australia Wednesday Series 4 Final - 23rd August, 2017
Today was the final race of Series 4 and the weather was a great improvement on last week. Congratulations to Exile and Stormaway for series wins in Div 1 and 2.
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 view the Wednesday Series Results - click here
Marina Trolley Advertising
If you are looking for a novel way of promoting your business to members and particularly marina residents, why not consider advertising on one of our marina trolleys?
Cost is $200 for a year, and the size can be up to 260mm x 700mm. Have a look at what your new business advertising can look like! Just contact the Club office for further enquiries or to book your space
Leading Edge series concludes this Saturday
Proudly sponsored by Sydney City Marine - MHYC's preferred boat maintenance provider!
The Middle Harbour Leading Edge Series is a short 4 week program of Club house pursuit races which are run in the lead up to the new sailing season. Competition commences at 1230hrs, count up pursuit racing. Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker Series and casual entries are welcome.
For more information - click here
Don't forget, MHYC members receive an 8% discount on your service fees at SYDNEY CITY MARINE - contact Craig Boddington or General Manager Kym Fleet for a quote or to book in for your next service
Catch up on the latest news..........
Are you a Skipper looking for Crew or a member interested in Crewing?
There are a few different ways for you to find new crew.
1) Use the Crew Board located in the Breezeway or contact the Sailing office and let them know what you are looking for
2) Use the MySail App - Click Here
3) Come along to the MHYC Crew Meet & Greet on Wednesday September 27 at 7pm - Click Here
Speakers' Lunch - David Hill "The Fair & The Foul"
Friday 1st September - maybe a great gift idea just in time for Fathers Day!
This will be a very interesting and entertaining lunch with David Hill as he recalls his encounters with the great and the good in Australian sport, as well as some of its darker moments. David is also well known for his battles as president of the North Sydney Bears, his role at the ABC and buying the broadcast rights for the AFL and his time as chairman of Soccer Australia.
Come on guys - get a group of friends together and organise a table! A great speaker, a delicious lunch and you might event get the WHOLE afternoon off!
To view the event flyer and book online - Click Here
Father's Day - Sunday 3rd September
Start the day off with a fabulous hot & cold buffet breakfast in the Harbourview Bistro - $28 for Members, $32 non-members & children $14 3-15 yrs, under 3 yrs is free!
Or, if breakfast is too early, book in for lunch. The Bistro will be offering its normal menu but with delicious specials added just for the Dad's! Come in for Sarah's delicious Beef Cheek Pie or Pork Belly with sweet potato mash, asian green vegetables & red pepper relish! Other specials include Slow Roasted Moroccan Lamb Shoulder with fresh herb and potato salad and yoghurt dressing, Pan seared swordfish steak with nicoise salad and salsa verde, Chicken Roulade filled with goats cheese, semi dried tomatoes & basil, all wrapped in bacon & served with creamy polenta and rocket salad. There is also a big juicy Scotch fillet steak served with potatoes anna, steamed greens, cafe de paris butter and red wine jus!
My mouth is watering just typing it up in this newsletter! Entertainment by Keff McCulloch from 12 noon.
All Dad's attending for lunch on the day will go in the draw to win a case of Great Northern Spring Crisp Lager - one of our new on tap and take away products!
To download the information flyer - Click Here
MHYC Opening Day - Come join us and celebrate the start of the 2017-18 Sailing Season!
Make sure you save the date - Saturday 2nd September! We always have a fun theme that you need to use to decorate your boat or dress up your crew. This year we are going with "Favourite Music or Bands"! Think along the lines of the Beach Boys (a nice easy one with everyone in Hawaiian shirts) or Bay City Rollers and everyone in kilts - just to give you a couple of ideas. We have just confirmed a new sponsorship with radio station smoothfm so a music theme is very appropriate. Great prizes to be won
Starting off with a champagne brunch, followed by a colourful and exciting boat parade, the Commodore's "Front Up" Cup race, and then back to the Clubhouse for entertainment, volunteer and prize presentations!
To download the flyer - Click Here
MHYC Yacht Register - Get your boat on the MHYC Register
We plan to publish the register of MHYC members’ yachts once again with the forthcoming Sailing Handbook, so to enable us to ensure that it is as up to date and accurate as possible please let us know if you have recently acquired a new boat, disposed of one, or think that you may not be on the register and should be, or indeed if you have long disposed of a boat which still appears on the register. Please email sailing.manager@mhyc.com.au with boat name, sail number, owners names.
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. Delicious hot soup now available!
Brett's homemade ice creams have had a new level of interest with the surprisingly warmer weather we are having at the moment - the beach is the place to be!
Don't forget we have takeaway beverages for sale - cases of beer, bottles of wine, and Ice!
Harbourview Bar & Bistro
The Harbourview Bar & Bistro is open on Saturdays and Sundays for a delicious breakfast from 9am. Sit on the balcony and enjoy the view - Click Here for the Breakfast Menu.
The Harbourview Bar & Bistro's Lunch & Dinner menu is available online - Click Here for the Current Menu.
The Harbourview Bar & Bistro is open Wednesday to Sunday for Lunch and Thursday to Saturday for Dinner, with daily specials. For all bookings, please call the MHYC office on 9969 1244.
Draft 2017-2018 Sailing Program released
To assist members planning for the coming season, the draft version is available for download on this page in both a PDF and Excel Spreadsheet version. The spreadsheet can be filtered to obtain a list of dates forspecific events or classes etc. The Sailing Handbook, which includes the 2017-2018 Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions for the principal series, is due to be published by Opening Day on September 2.
For more information - Click Here
Mosman Council Parking Permits
A reminder to everyone who has not yet collected your permit that they are waiting for you at Club Reception. This includes the first round of permits and the later round of applications.
