Around a hundred members gathered for ABYC’s annual prize-giving ceremony on a chilly Mandela Day, 18 July 2015 at ABYC. (Scroll down for the images).
Morgan Griffiths’ first prize-giving as Sailing Commodore was handled with aplomb and efficiency as he roped Glynnis in to dole out the prizes and hugs to our fantastic sailors.
The following prizes were awarded on the night:
Keelboats:
- Centenary Cup: Inshore/Round the Cans Series – PE Municipality Centenary, Tony Bailes on Malgas
- Small Circle: Medium Distance – East Bound – C.A.S.A. (STONE), Joe Schable on Skybird
- Rose Bowl: Inshore Ladies Race – Rose Bowl, Marianne Lear on New Wave
- Wednesday Night Races: In-port Races – Jim Dickman Cup, Charlie Hills on Sewen
- Frostbite -Pursuit Races: Pursuit Races – Paragon Cup, John Tudehope on Jellybaby
- ABYC Week: Fleet 1 – Algoa Bay Challenge PHRF Class Floating Trophy, Tony Bailes on Nemesis
- Race of Cardinals: Medium Distance, Bell Buoy to Coega – Edith Pearson Memorial, Phil Gutsche on Warrior
- Double Handed St Croix: Medium Distance, Skipper + 1 – NSRI/SAB, Charlie Hills on J-Sea
- BARRY JONES MEMORIAL: Most Frequent Sailor – Joe Schable on Skybird
- Lionel Harling Cup: 2nd Most Frequent Sailor – Jerome Putter on Seralon II
- Algoa Bay Cruising Trophy: Member who sailed most sea miles from port – John Tudehope on Wallbanger sailed 1400nm
Honourable mentions:
- Mynkonos Off-Shore Regatta – Fast 42 Division: Tony Bailes – Nemesis 1st Place
- Mynkonos Off-Shore Regatta – Overall results Division 1: Tony Bailes – Nemesis 3rd Place
- Mynkonos Off-Shore Regatta – Overall results Division 2: John Tudehope – Wallbanger 14th
- Vasco Da Gama: Tony Bailes – Nemesis 3rd Place
- Vasco Da Gama: John Tudehope – Wallbanger 1st PHRF over the line
- MSC Week: Bill Lee, 4th Place
Service:
- Sailing Committee Go-Getters: Service to & promotion of Club and/or Sailing – Sigi Bailes who sailed in Mirror Worlds/505 Worlds/Myknos/Vasco/Coach-Mngr J22 Abyc youth team
- Bob Lipka Memorial Plate: Service to ABYC Sailing – Ronnie Baer & Rodney Idris for SAS/505s/ Inter-clubs/ Sailing School/ABYC Week
- Ruby Walker: Service to ABYC Sailing – Eugene Lombard for his involvement with Vasco/ABYC Week/On-going service as Safety Officer
- Longworth: Service to ABYC Sailing – Chris Grylls for Vasco since 2014/505 Worlds/Port Authorities re lease & 505’s/Club President 3x seasons
- President’s Cup: Club President nomination – Service to ABYC – Glynis Baer
Dinghies:
- Level 1 Completion: Adam Grosse, Liyema Dubeko,
- Level 2 Completion: Daniel Myburg, Simon Carthew, Luke Weddell, Anika van Rensburg, Mathew van Zyl
- Level 3 Completion: Jordan van Zyl, Kate Norman, Jamie Norman, Courtney van Wynngaardt, Caden Haasbroek
- Optimists – Boys: Inter-Club – ABYC Floating Trophy, Cameron Hills
- Optimists – Girls: Inter-Club – Cyril Wiliams, Emma Lucas
- Mirrors: Worlds – Sigi & Tammy Bailes
- Laser 4.7: IBIS Cup – Jordan van Zyl
- Lasers: PA Park – Charlie Hills
- Laser Radial: PA Park – Brenden Harvey
- Sprogs: E.F. Vos – N/A
- RS Tera: Inter-Club – Tamryn Bailes
- 1st Junior Double-handed: Mirror Worlds, Theewaterskloof – Sparrow, Bronywn van Wyngaardt & Jenna Bailes
- Multihull: Hobie Nationals, 5th place – Alexa Archibald & Rob Archibald
- Perseverance: Interclub – The Mosquito, Joshua Hammershmidt
- For assistance to sailing school: Plus Laser Radial – James Searle, Brendan Harvey
- Most Promising Junior: Edith Abbot – Charl Hoogendoorn
- Promising Junior Skipper: De Vet – Jordan van Zyl
- Progressive Dinghy Sailor: Successful &/or progressive dinghy sailor – GILES, Cameron Hills
- 1st Senior Dinghy Sailor: 505s & Mirror exploits – E.B. Trophy, Sigi Bailes
- TYC Youth Keelboat InterClubs – : ABYC was represented by Jordan van Zyl (Priory), Bronwyn van Wyngaardt, 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.
- In Appreciation: Service to dinghy sailors – Gordon van Zyl, Carel Hoogendoorn, Bertha Haasbroek, James Norman, Natasha van Wyngaardt, Roger Lucas, Chris Carthew, Brett Weddell, Sigi Bailes, Glenn Myburg, Charlie Hills
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