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Dolphyn Diary #341: 05 February 2020
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CLUB REMINDERS & NOTICES
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
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The club's WIFI password will be changing this week. Please check with Yvonne/ Olivia for the new password.
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NAVIGATION & WEATHER WARNINGS
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Strong winds are forecast from Thursday afternoon (06 Feb) - please ensure your boats are secure.
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NO navigation warnings were received this morning, but please check the Safety at Sea notice board, next to the bathrooms - Red Light will be on if there are further Navigation and Weather Warnings for the day.
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NEWS FROM MEMBER DAVE STANIFORTH
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It is lekker to arrive in Cape Town to blue skies, warm sunshine and a light breeze, but we had no sooner settled into the Scott family home in Glencairn than the South Easter started blowing! It was quite appropriate as I had just come across a newspaper clipping about sailing in 30 knots under spinnaker at FBYC.
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I remember that race as if it were yesterday - it was a very wet and uncomfortable on the weather rail to Whittle Rock which was more than made up by an exhilarating spinnaker run that followed. Soon after rounding the leeward mark the call was made to change down to a storm jib, which was a first on Aries! Behind us, L26 Kalimera experienced a knock-down broach nearing the mark under spinnaker. Aries tacked around and headed back to give assistance. Once they came back upright and all 5 crew were seen onboard wrestling the flogging spinnaker, racing was resumed. The Aries crew on that day also included Goofy Alexander and Pete Methven. Would I go out racing in those conditions again - probably not as racing would be cancelled!
The article was sourced from the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. Others for 30th January can be found at http://sailing.co.za/on-this-day-30-january-a-newspaper-history-of-sailing/
Dave Staniforth
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ANGLING
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ENTERTAINMENT
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The Cape RADD Marine talk was well attended by members and non - members. These evenings are showing to be very popular.
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MEMBERS' DRAW
R 3 800
Winner of last week's draw was,
Marja Zurnamer
R 3 700.00
- roll over as member was not present.
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Remember you have to be there to win. Draw takes place at 19h00.
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OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY EVENING- the a-la-carte menu.
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ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO USE THEIR CLUB FACILITIES DURING FUNCTION TIMES.
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Simon's Town Movie House -
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Garage parties of a different kind… Plans to beat the wind and finish much needed maintenance work at an indoor venue worked the charm this week. Thank you, Captain Estelle for opening your home, who with Bryne and hard working teams got our blades and boats ready to roll in time for the weekend.
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The rare occasion of an aborted Saturday club row ended well with team bonding and Lekker coffee opposite the Navy entrance, CCRC’s old stamping grounds before the comforts at FBYC.
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Yesterday’s pristine conditions brought a good turnout to face the Easterly challenge for happy rewards on the flat, a beach landing and long swim at little Long Beach.
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SAILING
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Mykonos Offshore Regatta 2020 – the 30th edition
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Cape Town to Saldanha Bay
21 to 22 February 2020
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The Organising Authority is Royal Cape Yacht Club in conjunction with Club Mykonos.
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The 2020 LTC Phoenix Admirals regatta will be sailed in the picturesque waters of Hout Bay from 20 - 22 March 2020.
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Not only is the Admirals Regatta the most versatile regatta that Cape Town has to offer - it is also the only offshore dinghy regatta in the Cape Town dinghy sailing calendar.
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Admirals regatta offers three different bridges and race officers - dinghies and small catamarans, small inshore keeboats, and offshore keelboats.
Offshore, the regatta offers an ORC racing class and a medium distance ORC and PHRF sailing class.
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GBYC - Anything that floats weekend
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(Click image to find out more)
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