Photographs of Algoa Bay Yacht Club and ABYC members Sailing
Cooking
Overlooking ABYC Moorings
Discussing the imminent arrival of wind .....
ABYC closed a succesful sailing season with a sail past the President and Commodore who took the salute off of Warrior.
A jam packed sailing season saw international and national sailors descend on Port Elizabeth to take part in many prestige events including the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships and the Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race from Durban to Port Elizabeth. ABYC Week brought sailors out en-masse. Attendance at many interclub dinghy championships, ABYC's interclub at the North End Lake, Wednesday and Weekend sailing saw sailing activities taking plae three times a week.
In South Africa we sail our Prestige Inter Club Regatta, the Lipton Cup on L26's. In Europe 30 clubs from 14 Nations recently contested the SAILING Champions League on J/70's. One can only dream!
The winners of the SAILING Champions League 2015 sailed from 18 to 20 September 2015 was The Kongelig Norsk Seilforening from Norway.
After three days of thrilling racing, a range of challenging sailing conditions and a host of social events, the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) has been crowned victor of the SAILING Champions League 2015 and claimed the title of "Best Sailing Club". Second place went to the home team representing the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and Russia's Yacht Club Navigator took third place. The event -– held from 18th to 20th September in Porto Cervo, Sardinia – played host to 30 top sailing clubs from across Europe.
Images courtesy of: SCL/YCCS/Francesco Nonnoi
More info here: optimist.co.za/royal-norwegian-yacht-club-wins-sailing-ch...
Image taken on 26 March 2015 during the press conference for the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships. Photo by Glen Meyburgh from Imagio - imagio.co.za
The first race in the Nemesis Double Handed Series took place on Sunday 6 September 2015. Results here: abyc.co.za/malgas-wins-double-handed/
The Transvaal Yacht Club hosted 12 entries for the Youth Interclub Keel boat Championship from 13 to 16 June 2015.
KZN - 2, Eastern Cape - 3, Northwest - 3, Freestate - 2, Gauteng - 1, Mpumalanga - 1.
ABYC was represented by Jordan van Zyl - Priory, Bronwyn van Wyngaardt - Collegiate Girls High School, Jenna Bailes - Collegiate Girls High School, Chad Bilsbury - Grey High School and Tamryn Bailes - Collegiate Junior School. Sigi and Tony Bailes provided coaching and chaperone.
Image: Tony Bailes
Image from the 5O5 Pre Worlds sailed in Port Elizabeth South Africa on 25 and 26 March 2015. Photo by Christophe Favreau - www.christophefavreau.com/ for SAP
The inaugural Redhouse Yacht Club 24 Hour Sailing Challenge was held on the North End Lake on the weekend of 31 October to 1 November 2015.
Seven Sailing Teams and one paddling team (NMMU Paramedic Students) took part.
Over the 24 hours the NMMU Paramedic Students covered a distance of 131.43 kilometres.
The winning sailing team - North Sonnet - on a ............. Sonnet covered a distance of 107.3 kilometres.
The top three sailing teams all sailed Sonnets and only 8 kilometres separated the Top 3.
The East Cape Power Boat Club graciously made their facilities available for the sailors.
The Transvaal Yacht Club hosted 12 entries for the Youth Interclub Keel boat Championship from 13 to 16 June 2015.
KZN - 2, Eastern Cape - 3, Northwest - 3, Freestate - 2, Gauteng - 1, Mpumalanga - 1.
ABYC was represented by Jordan van Zyl - Priory, Bronwyn van Wyngaardt - Collegiate Girls High School, Jenna Bailes - Collegiate Girls High School, Chad Bilsbury - Grey High School and Tamryn Bailes - Collegiate Junior School. Sigi and Tony Bailes provided coaching and chaperone.
Image: Tony Bailes
ABYC's annual prestige regatta was sailed from 1 to 3 May 2015 in idyllic conditions.
Frank Atkinson and Roger Lucas at the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships from 23 March to 3 April 2015. Hosted by Algoa Bay Yacht Club and the South African 5O5 Class Association.
Image taken on 26 March 2015 during the press conference for the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships. Photo by Glen Meyburgh from Imagio - imagio.co.za
Image from the 5O5 Pre Worlds sailed in Port Elizabeth South Africa on 25 and 26 March 2015. Photo by Christophe Favreau - www.christophefavreau.com/ for SAP
Image taken on 26 March 2015 during the press conference for the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships. Photo by Glen Meyburgh from Imagio - imagio.co.za
Two races were sailed on Day 1 in a rising South-South East. The 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships were sailed out of the Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 23 March to 3 April 2015. Image: Christophe Favreau - www.christophefavreau.com
Top 3 finishers - Day 1:
Mike Holt and Carl Smit - USA (2 points)
Michael Quirk and Luke Payne - AUS (7 points)
Sandy Higgens and Paul Marsh - AUS (8 points)
The prizegiving for the 2015 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships was held on the evening of 3 April at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club in #PortElizabeth. This image is courtesy of Glen Myburgh from www.Imagio.co.za. A fantastic event hosted by the Friendliest Yacht Club in Africa, if not the world!
Special guest at the 2014 ABYC Sailpast
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