DOLPHYN DIARY NO: 212 – 19th June 2017 Upcoming Club and Sailing Events are on the website and a full Sailing Calendar can be found at http://fbyc.co.za/fbyc-sailing/calendar/.  FBYC SAILING: Well done to John Leslie on Little Wing who won the Round the Cans Race on Saturday. The winds were fairly light but the short course meant that the 7 boats that were out there enjoyed their sail and were back in time for the rugby. Wednesday is the 3rd race in the 1st Winter Twilight Series – Start time 17h45. Saturday – MEDIUM DISTANCE – Start time 11h30. We’ve moved this race from the usualRead More →

  DOLPHYN DIARY NO: 211 – 12th June 2017                                                          Upcoming Club and Sailing Events are on the website and a full Sailing Calendar can be found at http://fbyc.co.za/fbyc-sailing/calendar/. In memoriam: Jerzy (George) Pilatowicz I was saddened to learn that Jerzy (George) Pilatowicz passed away on Thursday 8th June.George will be remembered within the FBYC community for owning the Impact class yacht “Imp” during the 1990’s and more latterly building and racing the Mount Gay 30 “Titan 2000”. NeverRead More →

  DOLPHYN DIARY NO: 210  5th June 2017                   Upcoming Club and Sailing Events are on the website and a full Sailing Calendar can be found at http://fbyc.co.za/fbyc-sailing/calendar/. SEVERE STORM WARNING Please can all boat owners ensure that their boats are securely moored in anticipation of the storm due to make landfall on Tuesday evening. Swells are predicted to reach over 10m and wind gusts close to 60 knots during the course of Wednesday. New addition to the Team: We welcome Linsay Oberholzer as our part-time Sailing Manager!  We wish her well in this new adventure here with TheRead More →

DOLPHYN DIARY NO: 209  30th May  2017                   Upcoming Club and Sailing Events are on the website and a full Sailing Calendar can be found at http://fbyc.co.za/fbyc-sailing/calendar/. The Sling Lift will be undergoing some repairs starting on Wednesday 31st May. We hope to have it up and running by Monday 5th June or earlier, if we can. The tractor will also be having some repairs done, and will be out of commission for the same period. Wednesday: Race 5 of the DHL Twilight series plus prizegiving. Start time 17:45. Forecast: gentle westerly, no cloud – plus moonlight for “afters”. Flat water –  should be good. Not quite MiuraRead More →