The 2017 ABYC Prizegiving takes place on Saturday 8 July from 18h30 until late.
Put your club tie and jacket on, round up your crew and book your tickets with Anna- Mari or at the bar. R120.00 per adult and R80.00 for Under 13’s.
Our premier annual regatta took place over a very windy weekend with winds peaking at 34 knots. The strong westerly wind was relentless over Sunday, so much so that the Hobie fleet did not launch from Kings Beach.
We manged to sail 4 races for Fleet 1 and 2. The competing yachts certainly spent much time heeling – the committee boat crew saw Wallbanger’s keel a few times! And Fling had to put in a 3rd reef at one stage.
The wind didn’t discourage tight jostling at the start line though – the crews of Malgas and Wallbanger shook hands over the rails a couple of times. Jellybaby added to the post-race banter with a crafty protest challenge against Wallbanger. For the record, waving a red cap does not count as an acceptable substitute for a red protest flag!
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | HelmName | TCF | Race1 27 May 2017 |
Race2 28 May 2017 |
Race3 28 May 2017 |
R4 27 May 2017 |
Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Class I | Wallbanger | Simonis 35 | 1278 | John Tudehope | .995 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2nd | Class I | Jellybaby | J27 | 202 | Sean Wiseman | .947 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 3rd | Class I | Malgas | L34 | 2962 | Aubrey Cullum | .95 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | HelmName | TCF | Elapsed | Corrected | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class I | Wallbanger | Simonis 35 | 1278 | John Tudehope | .995 | 1:30:23 | 1:29:56 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Class I | Malgas | L34 | 2962 | Aubrey Cullum | .95 | 1:43:11 | 1:38:01 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Class I | Jellybaby | J27 | 202 | Sean Wiseman | .947 | 1:47:21 | 1:41:40 | 3.0 |
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | HelmName | TCF | Elapsed | Corrected | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class I | Wallbanger | Simonis 35 | 1278 | John Tudehope | .995 | 1:47:38 | 1:47:06 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Class I | Jellybaby | J27 | 202 | Sean Wiseman | .947 | 1:57:28 | 1:51:14 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Class I | Malgas | L34 | 2962 | Aubrey Cullum | .95 | 2:00:04 | 1:54:04 | 3.0 |
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | HelmName | TCF | Elapsed | Corrected | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class I | Jellybaby | J27 | 202 | Sean Wiseman | .947 | 0:47:00 | 0:44:31 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Class I | Wallbanger | Simonis 35 | 1278 | John Tudehope | .995 | 0:47:28 | 0:47:14 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Class I | Malgas | L34 | 2962 | Aubrey Cullum | .95 | 0:50:21 | 0:47:50 | 3.0 |
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | HelmName | TCF | Elapsed | Corrected | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class I | Wallbanger | Simonis 35 | 1278 | John Tudehope | .995 | 0:37:34 | 0:37:23 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Class I | Malgas | L34 | 2962 | Aubrey Cullum | .95 | 0:41:26 | 0:39:22 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Class I | Jellybaby | J27 | 202 | Sean Wiseman | .947 | 0:41:37 | 0:39:25 | 3.0 |
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24 May UPDATE:
Algoa Bay Sailing Week 2017 – Amendment to Notice of Race:
In response to feedback from registered and potential competitors in this ABSWeek 2017 Regatta, ABYC has made the decision to shorten the event: now from Saturday 27 to Sunday 28th May. Yacht entry fees have been consequently reduced from R700 per yacht to R500, R300 for Hobies. Crew fees remain at R50 each, but with no late entry fees. Please pay via EFT or at the bar.
We will have a Registration evening in the ABYC bar at 18h00 this Friday, before the usual Friday Draw. We will provide the Sailing Instructions and goody items, including ABYC caps, upon registration. We encourage you to be at the Registration, not only for the snacks we are laying on, but for the announcement of the Saturday morning skippers’ meeting and race start time, which may be delayed due to the passing front. We will still have a late registration on Saturday morning 08h30-09h30, with skippers provisionally at 09h30. Race Officer Ronnie Baer will be aiming to get at least 4 races in over the two days of fun, competitive sailing.
The beer promo girls will be out in force on Saturday night at the bring&braai.
Hope to see many of you out on the course!
Morgan Griffiths
Race Convenor
The Algoa Bay Sailing Week 2017 will be sailed out of the Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Port Elizabeth, from 26 to 28 May 2017.
NOTICE OF RACE & SAILING INSTRUCTIONS – SMALL CIRCLE RACE
Sunday 7th May 2017
1. RULES
1.1 The race will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located at the ABYC Clubhouse.
3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 09h00 on the day it will take effect, or otherwise conveyed at the Skippers Meeting at 09h00. Any postponement, to Sunday 21 May, will be announced at the Skippers.
4. RACE REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Valid COFs required.
4.2 Familiarization of Chart SAN 1024 is advisable. Boat Nav-instruments (depth) will be a big asset.
5. THE COURSE
5.1 The course is: Harbour Start -> Brenton -> St Croix -> Brenton -> Bell Buoy -> Hobie Beach Pier finish.
6. START
6.1 Harbour start: the start line will be between the General Goods terminal and the Ore terminal. The start warning signal will not be before 09h30. A Rabbit/Gate Start may be used.
7. THE FINISH
7.1 To cross the extended centre line of the pier pillars, within a hundred metres from the end of the pier, with the pier to Port.
7.2 Yachts to record their elapsed time, and to record it in the Sign In/Out register.
8. SAFETY REGULATIONS
8.1 Check-Out and Check-In Procedures, sign in and out as pet normal, and additionally you must enter you boat name on the day of sailing with the Race Officer.
8.2 Race Radio Channel is CH71 at start, reverting to CH12.
9. PENGUIN CONSERVATION
9.1 We will be sailing around one of the few remaining colonies of African Jackass Penguins; whose population is sadly in decline due to over-fishing. Every stranded, oiled or injured penguin that is rescued is crucial for the species. Participating boats are encouraged to make a donation to the SA Marine Rescue & Education Centre (SAMREC), which rehabilitates penguins and other marine animals at their Cape Recife centre – www.samrec.org.za
10. ENQUIRIES
10.1 Race Convenor: Morgan Griffiths
Saturday 22 April 2017
1. RULES
1.1 The race will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the notice board located at the ABYC Clubhouse.
3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before the Skippers Meeting at 09h00.
4. RACE REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Valid COFs required.
4.2 Familiarization of Chart SAN 1024. Boat Nav-instruments (depth) will be a big asset.
5. THE COURSE
5.1 The course is: Harbour Start ? Cape Recife (CAUTION: Baratz wreck at 34°01’0.14”S 25°43’0.3”E) ? to pass Thunderbolt Reef to starboard ? mark off Noordhoek Skiboat Club (set in >10m water at approx. 34°2’42”S 25°38’45”E) ? to pass Thunderbolt Reef to port ? Hobie/Shark Rock Pier Finish.
6. START
6.1 Harbour start: the start line will be between the General Goods terminal and the Ore terminal. The start warning signal will not be before 09h30. Dependent on shipping movements.
7. THE FINISH
7.1 An extended centre line of Hobie/Shark Rock Pier, within a hundred metres from the end of the pier. In this way shipping movements should not delay finishes. Competing yachts to record their elapsed times (to hours, minutes and seconds); and SMS these times to the Race Convenor.
8. SAFETY REGULATIONS
8.1 Check-Out and Check-In Procedures, sign in and out as pet normal, and additionally you must enter your boat name on the day of sailing with the Race Officer.
8.2 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the Race Officer as soon as possible via cellphone (provided at Skippers Meeting).
9. ENQUIRIES
9.1 Race Convenor: Morgan Griffiths, 072 4175793, morgan_griffiths@yahoo.co.uk
The ABYC Inter-Club Dinghy Regatta was sailed on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 April 2017.
We enjoyed two rewarding days of off-shore dinghy sailing as KYC, RYC and ABYC contested our Inter-clubs regatta. Both were light wind days, requiring careful tactics at the start and marks. Thankfully the wind did not fluctuate too much over the sailing periods, so Race Officer Ronnie Baer didn’t give the mark-laying slaves too much work to do. With the Ironman events also happening over this weekend, the cats could not launch from Hobie nor Kings Beaches, so we just had Senior and Junior monohull fleets competing. The Yogi Divaris/Ferdi Holm Fireball team were always way out in the lead over the Lasers, Sonnets and Fins. But it all came down to handicaps and consistency of finishing places. A big thank you to the race committee, scorers, mark-layers, safety-boat drivers and organisers for putting this event together.
Junior Fleet results:
Junior Trophy – 1st RYC, 2nd ABYC
Senior Fleet:
Senior Trophy – 1st ABYC, 2nd KYC, 3rd RYC
| Rank | Fleet | Class | SailNo | Club | HelmName | CrewName | PY | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Senior | Laser Radial | 144414 | ABYC | Jordan van Zyl | 1136 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | ||
| 2nd | Senior | Fireball | 14910 | KYC | Yogi Divaris | Ferdi Holm | 964 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 15.5 | |
| 3rd | Senior | Laser Radial | 160058 | ABYC | Charlie Hills | 1136 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 16.0 | ||
| 4th | Senior | Sonnet | 569 | RYC | Sophie Hynch | Lauren Hynch | 1150 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 27.5 | 19.5 | |
| 5th | Senior | Laser Radial | 133721 | ABYC | Chad Bilsbury | 1136 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 32.0 | 23.0 | ||
| 6th | Senior | Laser Radial | 183456 | ABYC | Sigi Bailes | 1136 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 DNC | 38.0 | 25.0 | ||
| 7th | Senior | Laser Radial | 1 | KYC | Bhekumuzi Hani | 1136 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 32.0 | 25.0 | ||
| 8th | Senior | Laser | 191056 | RYC | Matt v Rensburg | 1095 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 46.0 | 35.0 | ||
| 9th | Senior | Laser 4.7 | 37169 | KYC | J P Kriel | 1195 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 48.0 | 39.0 | ||
| 10th | Senior | Finn | 304 | RYC | Andrew Martin | 1066 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 51.0 | 40.0 | ||
| 11th | Senior | Finn | 519 | RYC | William P J | 1066 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 58.0 | 47.0 | ||
| 12th | Senior | Laser 4.7 | 188005 | KYC | Lameck Jason | 1195 | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 8.0 | 10.0 | 70.0 | 57.0 |
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