Middle Harbour Yacht Club E-Newsletter
Welcome to Middle Harbour Yacht Club E-News. A great turnout last night for the Club's Sailing Clinic on GPS Chart Datum and Navigation. Many thanks to Mike Prince from the Australian Hydrographic Service for taking the time to talk to our members. Look out for the next sailing clinic in February 2011.
This weekend at MHYC-
Wolverines LIVE at Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship - Saturday 27th November 2010
Wolverines Live at Middle Harbour Yacht Club from 4.30pm on the beach on Saturday 27th November, 2010. Free entry.
Edoardo Santoni Band live on Sunday 28th November, 2010, from 4.30pm.
Bring your friends and family for a fun weekend of live music, great food and BBQs on the beach.
Entries are closed. Visit www.ssorc.mhyc.com.au for race documents and results for the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship.
Supported by: - Audi, Maui Jim, Mount Gay Rum, Henri Lloyd, Sydney City Marine
MHYC Members Musical Christmas Party 2010
Tickets still available - book online
Friday 3rd December, 2010
6.30pm
Cocktail on arrival, canapes/cocktail food, great music, prizes to be won.
Dress: Festive
$55 MHYC members
$65 Non members
Click here to book and pay online.
Sponsored by the Austrian National Tourist Office & organised by the Cruising Division. Share your Christmas spirit by making a donation to the Cancer Council by purchasing a ribbon for our Christmas tree.
Wild Oats Thursday Twilight Series - tonight
supported by:- Sydney City Marine, Maui Jim, Holey Dollar Rum & 2020 Dry Cleaning
To enter, click here.
Live entertainment with "Dexter"
Food Options on the Beach -
$10 - Gourmet Beef Burger
$8 - Chicken Vindaloo & Rice
$6 - Lamb Kofta with Tzatziki
Bookings for Seabreeze are essential - call Dominic on 8969 3116 - Special Twilight menu available.
New Conditions When Finishing -
Twilight Incident 4 Nov 2010 - Zenith/Eleni
Interim Recommendations
The very strong SE wind saw 50 yachts finish in 15 minutes. Competitors found themselves finishing at speed, unable to slow down. With poled out headsails and mainsails fully out as a result their forward vision was obscured and this was compounded by the darkness and a heavy rain squall that engulfed the fleet after finishing. Read more...
Spring Series Race 10 Report & Gillawa Sheild
Each week we would like to report on each of the divisions. This is not always happening, so if you would like to represent your division and send us a report each week on what happened, we would love to print it. It does not have to be long.
Another great day Hughie put on for us, just like the previous week but with more sunshine and a more manageable wind range for the competing yachts. Read more...
Photo courtesy of Nicole Scott - www.sailingimages.net
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MHYC hosted Day 3 of the Travellers Trophy last Sunday 21st November. The series consists of 4 days throughout the course of the spring racing schedule and are tallied up to see who will win. Previous locations have included RPAYC and Canberra YC. It was a great success with 34 optimists showing up to compete and our MHYC kids did not fail to impress with at least one MHYC sailor being in or touching the top five at every mark rounding. Next event for these guys will be the National Test Event up at RPAYC on Dec 4-5.
Farr 40 OD Sprint Series - 4th & 5th December 2010
Race Management Volunteers are required for the Farr 40 OD Sprint Series,
conducted by MHYC for Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December.
A light lunch and all drinks will be provided.
If you are interested, please contact the Sailing office this week.
Come Join the Old Salts for the Holey Dollar Rum Christmas Cup - incorporating the  inaugural MHYC Veteran's Cup
18th December 2010
This Week’s Feature -
“John Walker and his boat Impeccable”
Is your boat over 30 years old?
Or are you 15 years old and have a 75 year old boat?
Are you 75 and have a 15 year old boat?
89? And bought your first boat last year?
 Well you are invited to race in the “MHYC Holey Dollar Veterans’ Race
Read more....
Junior Sailing Holiday Camps
Due to an overwhelming response, MHYC has added more Junior Sailing Holiday Camps to the calendar. Book your kids in today and pass onto friends and family!
13-16 December 2010
20-23 December 2010
3-6 January 2011
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
Know Your Cardinal Marks - Daytime Recognition
Correct identification of Cardinal Marks is vital when navigating a vessel by day and night.
Why? One side is “safe water” and the other side is “danger” and likely - “hard”. The North Cardinal mark indicates that safe water is to the North of the mark, and so on for the South, East and West each indicating the safe passage.
Read more....
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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