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ABYC 2015 Inter-Club Dinghy Regatta

55 dinghies from George Lakes YC, Knysna YC, Redhouse YC, East London YC and Algoa Bay YC enjoyed a fun regatta over the Freedom Day long-weekend.

Saturday saw tight sailing under very light airs, but with Sunday’s moderate, gusting winds proving very challenging.  Monday had the best winds with 3 races completed before the afternoon Prize-giving.

The Senior Fleet 1 was won by  Georgou Divaris (Laser Radial, ABYC) with the RYC taking the Fleet 1 Trophy, the Junior Fleet 2 by Sanele Magqaza (RS Tera Pro, KYC) with KYC earning the Fleet 2 Trophy and the Multihull Fleet 3 by Lawrence Haw & Sarah Goldsmid (Dart 18, ELYC).

Joshua Hammerschmidt was awarded the Perseverance Trophy.

Colin Benade & Lauren Hynch (RYC) clinched the Sonnet Inter-Club Series Trophy for Redhouse Yacht Club.

The audited scores for the overall club positions for ABYC Inter-Club Dinghies 2015 are:

  1. RYC
  2. ABYC
  3. KYC
  4. GLYC
  5. ELYC

A big thank you to The North End Powerboat Club who hosted this event, and to all the participants and helpers who made this such a rewarding regatta.

ABYC Inter-Club Dinghy Regatta 2015
As part of their brief to ‘Foster Sailing’ ABYC presents their annual Interclub Regatta on the North End Lake in the shadow of the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

2015 Interclub NOR, SI and Entry Form

The 2015 Interclub regatta hosted by ABYC will take place from 25 to 27 April 2015 on the North End Lake and will begin and end at the Power Boat Club or Committee boat. The Regatta Headquarters will be the North End Lake Power Boat Club.

The 2014 Interclub was a world first event sailed in the shadow of the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and attracted large numbers of entries and great interest from the general public.

Get your entry in now for this wonderful and unique regatta sailed in the inner city of Port Elizabeth.

  1. 2015 ABYC Interclub Sailing Instructions
  2. 2015 Interclub Entry Form
  3. 2015 Interclub Notice of Race

Entry Fees:

  • Single Handed per boat: R180.00
  • Double Handed per boat R225.00
  • Single Handed Juniors per boat R100.00 (Under 18)
  • Double Handed Juniors per boat R150.00 (Under 18)
  • Entry Fee includes Saturday Braai and entertainment.

Payment may be made direct to the Algoa Bay Yacht Club bank account:

Account Name: Algoa Bay Yacht Company, Bank: Nedbank, Branch Code: 121517, Account No.: 1055222669, Type: Current, Ref Surname and Initial.

Please send proof of payment with entry form to Regatta Secretary, ABYC, Fax 041 586 0095; email: management@abyc.org.za

Party packs for non-competitors will be R50 per person (includes braai pack, salad,  Saturday afternoon)

You can also enter online here:

ABYC Interclub

On the weekend of the 26 to 28 April ABYC held a World First Dinghy Regatta.

World First?

It was the first ever dinghy regatta on the North End Lake in the shadow of Port Elizabeth’s iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

And this year we are returning to the North End Lake to sail from 25 to 27 April.

More sand has been laid to ease launching and coming off of the 505 World Championships we are sure to see competitors applying what they have learned from international sailors.

2015 ABYC Interclub ABYC
2015 ABYC Interclub ABYC

Redhouse Interclub Results

The Redhouse Interclub was held on 17 and 18 January 2015.

Contested between Redhouse Yacht Club, Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Settlers Dam and Knysna Yacht Club the weekend was a lively affair with ABYC President, Chris Grylls, remarking that the sailors on their Tera’s sailed like ‘terrors’ on the water on the Sunday.

Sailing for ABYC were: S Hynch and J Bailes in a Mirror, C Hills and C van Wyngaardt in Optimists, B van Wyngaardt in a Tera Pro, C Hills and J van Zyl in a Laser, and in the Sprog Class S Bailes and T Bailes competed against W Schmerzer and D Hayes.

ABYC won the Junior Interclub and RYC won the senior Interclub.

Charlie Hills Interclub
Charlie Hills Interclub. Photo: Darryl Garner (Click on the photo to see more images from the RYC Interclub)

All the Results below:

Redhouse Yacht Club Interclub Regatta & River Championships 2015 inc. Gypsy Africa’s – 17 & 18 Jan 2015

Laser Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 4, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Laser Plastic Bag Laser 160123 C Hills ABYC 1087 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (5.0 DNC) 1.0 2.0 12.0 7.0
2nd Laser Intimacy Laser No Name Brand F Collier RYC 1087 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (5.0 DNC) 2.0 1.0 16.0 11.0
3rd Laser Catch Me if you Can Laser 80881 K Drake RYC 1087 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 (5.0 DNF) 5.0 DNC 23.0 18.0
4th Laser Don’t stop the Music Laser 6 J van Zyl ABYC 1078 (4.0) 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 24.0 20.0

Gypsy Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 7, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Gypsy Gypsy 311 P Butler A Butler RYC 1245 (8.0 DNC) 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 17.0 9.0
2nd Gypsy – Gypsy 186 B Badenhuizen A Mc Cluskey RYC 1245 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 (8.0 DNC) 2.0 2.0 19.0 11.0
3rd Gypsy Shenadoah Gypsy 184 J Theron W Shiel Settlers Dam 1245 (3.0) 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 19.0 16.0
4th Gypsy – Gypsy 402 C Jackson A Jackson RYC 1245 4.0 3.0 4.0 (8.0 DNC) 4.0 5.0 4.0 32.0 24.0
5th Gypsy Roaring 40’s Gypsy 303 A Baxter D Moore Settlers Dam 1245 (8.0 DNC) 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 40.0 32.0
6th Gypsy – Gypsy 524 P Butler A Butler RYC 1245 1.0 (8.0 DNC) 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 49.0 41.0
7th Gypsy – Gypsy 272 R Waters R Waters RYC 1245 (8.0 DNC) 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC 56.0 48.0

Finn Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 4, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Finn Finn 540 R Hodgen RYC 1069 (1.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 6.0
2nd Finn Finn 304 A Martin RYC 1069 (3.0) 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 16.0 13.0
3rd Finn Serafin Finn 300 W Pierce- Jones RYC 1069 (4.0) 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 23.0 19.0
4th Finn Finn 13 P Senn RYC 1069 2.0 2.0 (5.0 DNC) 5.0 DNC 5.0 DNC 5.0 DNC 5.0 DNC 29.0 24.0

Sonnet Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 3, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Sonnet Padme Sonnet 559 T Jones M Jones RYC 1150 (1.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 6.0
2nd Sonnet Solid Air Sonnet 518 C Benadie L Hynch RYC 1150 (3.0) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 15.0 12.0
3rd Sonnet Sun Seeker Sonnet 18 J Harth P Martin RYC 1150 2.0 (3.0) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 20.0 17.0

Sprog Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 2, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Open Sqifi Sprog 1007 S Bailes T Bailes ABYC 1120 (3.0 DNC) 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 1.0 1.0 17.0 14.0
2nd Open Serene Sprog 1037 W Schmerzer D Hayes ABYC 1120 1.0 (3.0 DNC) 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 3.0 DNC 19.0 16.0

Mirror Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 1, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Open Emmelbee Mirror 70410 S Hynch J Bailes RYC 1385 (1.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 6.0

Optimist Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 2, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Optimist Kep Optimist 1329 C Hills – ABYC 1648 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (3.0 DNC) 1.0 1.0 9.0 6.0
2nd Optimist Bella Optimist 1244 C van Wyngaardt ABYC 1648 2.0 (3.0 DNC) 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 11.0

Tera Pro Class

Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 5, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st Tera – Tera Pro 1426 S Funda – KYC 1390 (5.0) 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 15.0 10.0
2nd Tera – Tera Pro 1819 L Papu – KYC 1390 (3.0) 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 16.0 13.0
3rd Tera – Tera Pro 1410 A Maneli – KYC 1390 (4.0) 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 19.0 15.0
4th Tera Pro Teraiffic Tera Pro 2192 B van Wyngaardt ABYC 1390 2.0 3.0 4.0 (5.0) 5.0 3.0 4.0 26.0 21.0
5th Tera Pro Tera Pro 1785 J Kriel KYC 1390 1.0 (5.0) 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 29.0 24.0

Diarise the upcoming Interschools at Redhouse Yacht Club on 7 and 8 March 2015.

Sailing spectacle in the middle of PE

I recently received this letter from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium commending us on the great Interclub Regatta that we held from 26 to 28 April 2014 on the North End Lake in the shadow of our stadium.

Dear Alan

We would like to take this opportunity to commend you on the excellent write up.

Given the love the people of Port Elizabeth have for both the outdoors and watersports, it certainly was an innovative idea to have the Inter Club Dinghy Regatta take place at the North End Lake. It proved to be the ideal venue. Access Management, the operator of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, is pleased about the fact that this sailing spectacle took place in the shadow of Nelson Mandela Bay’s iconic stadium.

Thank you for the media mentions you’ve included us in over the years and we would like to extend our assistance for future Regatta events. We are always looking to establish new partnerships and innovative ideas in events such as these are an ideal way in which to do this.

Yours Sincerely,

Lourens Oberholzer
GM: Operations

Well done to all members that took part and assisted at the regatta – your contribution has not been in vain and certainly has contributed to our showcasing the sport of sailing on a venue that could be of great benefit to the sailing fraternity and our city.

As Charlie Hills commented during the regatta; “The North End Lake would make a great venue to run a 24 hour sailing challenge on!” Anyone want to organise such an event?