RNZYS Sailing and Events News

by Sara Roberts on 9 Nov 2005 Coming up this week at Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron:

THURSDAY NIGHT - Young 88 Thursday Sprints (evening 3)
13 boats in the series, it's fantastic class race & fast!
Get down to the club and watch the racing - great viewing from the members bar!

This Friday & Weekend
RNZYS Club Championships - Harbour Course Briefing
1900hrs - Commodores Room
We will run over the set-up for the weekends races. Skippers please ensure yourselves or a representative are present.

Up to two harbour courses will be raced each day - the winner of the combined races will be awarded the following cups & trophies at the Annual Prizegiving Dinner.

A Spray Cup, B Jim Faire Memorial, C Anne Cup, E William Moreley Sutherland Trophy, L Galway Cup.

List of entries……there is still time to enter for this series (at 5pm tonight - Wednesday) entry forms on-line or from reception/sailing office.

A Anticipation (PO), Sababa (PO), V5 (P), Systems Thunder, Jive Talkin (PO), Higher Ground, Viva (PO)
B House of Elliott (PO), Malisa (PO), Mahia, Beneteau (PO), Fun-n-Games, Second Nature (P), Zamzamah (O)
C Namu (P), Warringa (P), Ilex, Quiet Fire, Gunner, Share Delight (PO), Country Cousin (P)
E Young Turk, Te Muri
L Samurai Jack, Satellite Spy, High Octane (PO), Psycho Circus (PO)
(P) indicates PHRF Certificate & (O) indicates ORC Club Certificate. There are no prizes awarded for these divisions - however skippers have requested results be posted for these divisions also. Fax a copy of your current valid certificate to the Sailing Office on 360 6816.

RNZYS Club Championships - Harbour Courses starting in the Northern Leading Area 1000hrs (Saturday & Sunday).

Also This Friday
YNZ SAILOR EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2005
The Sailor Excellence Awards will be presented at a dinner ceremony this Friday at the RNZYS.
Three time Olympic medalist and seven times World Champion Ben Ainslie will be this year’s guest speaker. Yachting commentator Peter Montgomery is Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
Winner of the TQ3 Navigant Sailor of the Year for 2005 will be revealed at the ceremony and presented with the Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy the finalists are;

Charles Brown & Bill Buckley, Ray Hasler, Hamish Pepper (all RNZYS members) and also Sharon Ferris.
Young Sailor of the Year for 2005 will also be announced.
A number of recipients are traveling from around the country to attend the ceremony at which their achievements and hard work will be recognised.
Tickets are close to sold out, please contact Jodie urgently if you wish to attend. Tel: (09) 968 5808 or Email: Jodie@yachtingnz.org.nz

WELCOME CRUISERS AND MOTOR YACHTIES
TO THE 2005 – 2006 SEASON
This is a reminder that the first races are on 19 November.
Cruisers start at Resolution at 1300 and Motor Yachts Islington Bay Red buoy 1100.
We will try and vary the destinations from those visited last season. However as always the weather is the major factor in that decision.

Following the races the prize giving will be held on the nearest and nicest beach. The signal to go ashore is seeing the drinks coffin and provisions being ferried.

To add some hilarity to the proceedings there is to be a limerick competition. The subject to be your boat or your crew or both. It must be Iambic Pentameter. Naturally the judge’s opinion is final and unquestionable.

So…………looking forward to a fun time and praying for good weather, see you there. (with your limerick)
Ian Bourgeois & Steve Burrett

LION FOUNDATION YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME
National Keelboat Championships
The Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme team of Tom Powrie, Jono Rankine, Phil Robertson, Michael Naulls, Richard Kendall & David Wood put in a fantastic performance in windy conditions for the Keelboat Champs held in the Bean Rock area last weekend and run by the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. Windy conditions meant no spinnakers for most of the first day but the 'light' youth team hung in there to win the last race of day 1. In the 9 boat fleet they finished a commendable 7th overall, the National title going to Phil Douglas and his team. It was a great experience for Tom & team - also competing against 4 youth training programme graduates Laurie Jury, James Glidden, Dave Swete & Sharon Ferris.

You can check out the results on www.rayc.org.nz.
This Youth team will also represent the LION FOUNDATION Youth Training Programme in the New Zealand Match Racing Championship held between the 24 - 27 November at the RNZYS. They will be up against last year Champion - Dean Barker, the winner of the MRX Winter Match Racing Series - Adam Minoprio, Simon Minoprio, Takumi Nakamura, Laurie Jury & skippers from the Qualifier Series.

Doyle Sails Repair Service
Doyle Sailmakers, proud sponsors of Boat 9 - DOYLE SAILS for the RNZYS LION FOUNDATION Youth Training Programme, are happy to announce a free pick up service on all sail repairs from Westhaven Marina. Just give us a call and we'll save you the time and hassle of bringing your sail into the loft. We'll collect it, assess the damage and contact you with a quote before we go ahead with any repair work. We're happy to meet you at the Squadron after sailing, or we'll pick the sail up off your boat for you.

Just give us a call on our service number: 021 222 3902 or Free Phone 0800 4 SAILS
(0800 4 72457) and we'll be happy to help you!

HARBOUR BRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY AREA
Please be aware that when traveling through the Harbour Bridge Precautionary Area (Main Span) all Yachts / Craft should keep to the south side of the main span and this will allow ferries,etc to go through the north side of the main span.

We are working together with the Harbour Masters Office to ensure that our yachts during pre-start do not 'get in the way' of ferries and that the ferries have a clear passage through the north side of the main span.

This is especially highlighted for FIRST MOBILE Wednesday Series races with over 100 boats around the harbour bridge are before the start.

Play your part in keeping the harbour safe!

FRIDAY BUFFET - 18 NOVEMBER 2005 - NZ SUPER MAXI ‘MAXIMUS’
6.45 pm for 7.30 pm

Bill Buckley and Charles St. Clair Brown have recently completed their Super Maxi Campaign aboard ‘Maximus’ and will be sharing their experiences with us.
Book through Reception on 360 6800.
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Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Sailing Office
Est. 1859

Sara Roberts
Sailing Manager
P.O.Box 46 182, Herne Bay,
101 Curran Street, Westhaven Extension
Phone: 360 6809
Fax: 360 6816

Email: sroberts@rnzys.org.nz
Website: www.rnzys.org.nz