Our fantastic new club!

Mostly thanks to our Friday Night Crew (we all know who they are!), and the generous donations of members - the club has undergone a tremendous workover inside. It really is a pleasant environment to be in these days. Just shows what is possible with a bit of leadership and initiative!

Its not finished yet - but these pics will give some idea.

HBYC Club Champs won by Megafreight!

Megafreight continues its winning streak by winning the Jan 2010 Club Champs. Some may remember they also recently won the PHRF Class 1 division in the FBYC Intasure Spring Regatta. Well done to them! Are we going to let them win anything else?

Team Megafreight receiving the trophy!

After postponing the event in early November (blown out) - it was held in 23/24 Jan 2010 in perfect weather although conditions a bit light for sailing. However five races were completed allowing a discard for each entrant. It was fantastic to see ten local boats on the water, and a generally high standard of racing. There was great support from the sailors in respect of prizes donated, and willingness to help. Along with the Friday night draw, this was one of the busiest and most memorable weekends at the club in a long time. Bar takings were the highest in a long time!

Photos to come. See the Sailing Noticeboard for results!

South Africa's Premier Club Sailing Trophy!

Chris Sutton receives the beautiful large scale model of an historic Danish Sailing Ship from Dick de Kroon, on behalf of HBYC and the Wed night sailors. This ship will grace the club and be used as the (non removable) floating trophy for the annual HBYC Club Championship Sailing Regatta.

Valued at about R20k, this is probably the most impressive sailing trophy in the country!

Many thanks to Dick and Janet!

Wednesday night sailing starts again tonight!

Although not ascheduled race - there will be a race this evening for those who can make it. Normal start time of 18:00.

Reminder that club champs are scheduled for 23/24 Jan - further details imminent!

Merry Christmas!

HBYC wishes all members and readers a very good Christmas, and safe time over this festive season. We think also of our cruising members in remote places - Rod and Mary in Tobago, Jeremy and Yvonne (Argentina? - where are they going next?!), Thomas and Johness (also across the pond but I cant think where).

The Cape South-Easter

Acknowledgements to www.1stweather.com - an excellent weather site in South Africa. This article explains the mechanics of the Cape South Easter, of particular interest to yachtsmen, especially in Hout Bay! An especially interesting part is the relationship between the inversion layer and the surface windspeed – due to the funnelling effect this causes – where windspeeds can dramatically exceed forecast levels. A link to this site exists on the website of the Hout Bay Yacht Club.


Click here to read about the Cape South Easter

Beautiful Wednesday

After the havoc of the weekend - we had a fantastic today today. 25C, clear skies, flat seas, and 12kts SW. Did I mention a public holiday as well !  Several boats away - we hd five on the water for a 3pm race. Thanks to Megafreight, Irish Mist, Quest (thats me), Savannah, and Umande - which all raced, and finished in that order. Just good pleasant fun! No complaints. I know that the crew Megafreight spent the whole day out in the sun - starting on the beach etc - and also that Irish  Mist and friends spent the day crayfishing at Kommetjie before. The village is full of braai smells tonight! How perfect!

And good luck to our president Dudley Turner who sold Ragtime this afternoon - hope he is back on the water soon!

We will race again in Jan - have some good fun sailing until then. . . .