Middle Harbour Yacht Club E-Newsletter
Welcome to Middle Harbour Yacht Club E-News. We had a great turn out for last week's Meet and Greet Crew night with approximately 30 people in attendance. Many thanks to Phil Clinton and his team for co-ordinating this - both skippers and crew found it a very worthwhile and successful night.
Oatley Wine Thursday Twilight Series - Race 2 - tonight
supported by:-
Maui Jim, Sydney City Marine, Holey Dollar Rum & 2020 Dry Cleaning
Competitors are reminded that they must display navigation lights after sunset. Click here to see what lights should be displayed whilst racing: http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/bright.html. Boats are also reminded to illuminate their sail numbers as they approach the finish line.
Members are encouraged to be available for the presentation commencing from 2100hrs from the Sandbar, numerous prizes for all divisions are on offer. Prizes & or Awards not collected at the time of the presentation shall lapse.
To enter, click here.
Live entertainment with "Chaise Lounge"
Food Options on the Beach (food vouchers available from the Sandbar)-
$10 - Beef Burger
$8 - Curry & Rice
$6 - Gourmet Sausage Sizzle
Bookings for Seabreeze are essential - call Dominic on 8969 3116 - Special Twilight menu available.
Twilight Sponsor Profile of the Week
If you like Rum and want to check out the rum that has been voted ‘Best in the World’ then please check out our new sponsor’s website – you will be amazed at what you find out. Holey Dollar Rum has joined MHYC as a sponsor with great survival kits for the wooden spoon at five twilight races throughout the season. They are also the major sponsor of our Christmas Cup Veterans Race. Make sure you check it out at www.holeydollarrum.com.au.
Spring Series Race 5 Report & Gillawa Sheild
Phil Clinton (Vice Commodore of Racing)
Another strange day of weather confronted the yachts at MHYC last Saturday.
Forecast from BOM was one of the shortest I have seen “Wind from the East up to 10 knots” Now that is not telling us much. But it was to be reasonably accurate. Read more...
Competitor Race Management Scheme
Competitor Race Management Scheme has commenced. Please click here to download the annual roster. Each week the List of Competitors for the day's race will also list the upcoming yachts on the roster.
Saturday 16th Oct - Vortex and Kaotic
Saturday 23rd Oct - One Life and Twitcher
Flare Practice & Safety Exercise- Monday 18th October, 2010
Join the Cruising Division and bring those old flares (no parachute rockets, please) and let them off on the beach in front of the clubhouse. A discussion on safety equipment and methods - trends and future directions as well as demonstrations of current equipment will follow the flare practice at the Cruising Division monthly meeting.
The flare practice will begin at 7.30pm.
Updates to Marine Forecast
Click on this link for updates to Marine Forecast - http://www.bom.gov.au/NexGenFWS/index.shtml#marine
National Dinghy Training Centre Makes Progress
Members of the Australian Sailing Team and Development Squad are making good use of the first stage of the new National Dinghy Training Centre at Sydney’s Middle Harbour Yacht Club. Read more -
http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/national-dinghy-training-centre-makes-progress
Piper-Heidsieck Melbourne Cup Lunch - Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Avoid disappointment and book now for the Club's fantastic Melbourne Cup Lunch on Tuesday 2nd November, 2010!
On arrival enjoy a glass of Piper-Heidsieck champagne, delicious 3 course menu, sweep and calcutta, fanastic prizes for best dressed and best hat.
$70 MHYC members
$80 Non members
Special Group booking price of $70 pp for groups of 10 or more (includes one bottle of Piper-Heidsieck champagne). Full payment is required when booking.
Bookings essential - call 9969 1244 or email info@mhyc.com.au or online at - http://www.mhyc.com.au/events-index.cfm
New Member's "Welcome Night"
To all our new members of Middle Harbour Yacht Club, the Flag Officers would like to invite you to our "Welcome Night" on Friday 29th October, 2010, at 6pm. Come along and meet your Flag Officers and hear about all the activities happening at the Club. Trevor Joyce from Mariner Boating Holidays will also be talking about the 2010 MHYC Yacht Rally to Turkey. All welcome.
RSVP to Pip at pip@mhyc.com.au or call 8969 3101.
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The Spunspar Friday Spinnaker Twilight Series supported by Mount Gay Rum commences on Friday 29th October. Entries are now open for this spinnaker series. New and longer courses have been included this season. Click here to enter: http://www.mhyc.com.au/clubseries-Friday.cfm
The Mount Gay Rum Harbour Trek, 30th October 2010
Middle Harbour welcomes Mount Gay Rum as the sponsor of this years Harbour Trek and Womens Regatta. Multiple divisions, including all female crew and female helm across spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions. Racing will be on Sydney Harbour with a Club House Start and Finish. MHYC encourages all skippers to enter especially our female members to take the rein of helming in this year Mount Gay Rum Harbour Trek.
Notice of Race and entry available now, click here: http://www.mhyc.com.au/featureevent-harbourtrek.cfm
Champagne Start to the Offshore Regatta Season -
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship - Entries Now Open
Sponsored by: - Audi, Maui Jim, Mount Gay, Henri Lloyd, Sydney City Marine.
Entries are now open for the Syndey Short Ocean Racing Championship being held on Saturday 27th November and Sunday 28th November, 2010.
Click here for the Notice of Race and to enter. Free entry for MHYC Gillawa Sheild and Ocean Pointscore entrants. This year's event will see the reintroduction of perpetual trophies, as well as a number of fantastic prizes for individual placegetters.
 See the "Wolverines" LIVE on Saturday 27th November from 4.30pm on the beach at MHYC.
Bring your friends and family for a fun weekend!
Charity Regattas - Friday 15th October & Friday 22nd October
Notice to MHYC members - Due to the Giant Steps Regatta being run on Friday 15th and ASX Reuters Regatta on 22nd October, there will be no vacant T-heads or berths available.
Lycian Coast Yacht Rally, Turkey - Sept-Oct 2011
The Lycian Coast of Turkey - from Mararis to Antalya - A journey into the Real Turkey.
Experience authentic Turkish culture and cuisine, picturesque seaside towns unspoilt by mass tourism and the amazing backfdrop of the towering Atlas Mountains which meet the azure Mediterranean Sea.
Gather your own crew or join a shareboat. Bring your spirit of adventure and join us ont his inaugural interclub regatta.
To learn more about this amazing trip, join us from 6.30pm on Friday 29th October, 2010 (after the MHYC New Member's Welcome) in the Quaterdeck.
Call Mariner Boating Holidays on 02 99661244 or visit www.marinerboating.com.au for more information
Term 4 - Junior Sailing Starts this Sunday
Term 4 starts this Sunday 17th October, from 9.30am. There are only a few spots left so if your child is interested, book today. Online bookings available at http://www.mhyc.com.au/sailing-juniors.cfm
Cruising Division - Guest Speaker, Senior Forecaster BOM
The Cruising Division's guest speaker for their November meeting is Julie Evans, senior forecaster from the Bureau of Meteorology. Julie will be speaking on the Bureau’s marine services, including the recent changes (and the reasons for this) and the future plans to improve.
The meeting will be held on Monday 15th November, 2010, from 6pm.
Return Crew Wanted - Lord Howe Island Race
Kerisma is looking for return crew from Lord Howe Is. Crew interested would gain Cat 1 rating in doing the trip which might help if wanting to do this years Hobart. Please contact Brent at brent@concreterecyclers.com.au
Follow Malcolm and Mat's 470 campaign- click here - www.belcherpage2012.com
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