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"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
Seneca
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MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE
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OPENING CRUISE 2022
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Wednesday 3rd August - Winter Twilight Series 2 Race 3,
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1st Avatar, 2nd Stella and 3rd Sir Henry.
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No Racing due to Gaul Regatta at GBYC.
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Wednesday 10th August - Winter Twilight Series 2 Race 4,
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1st Jabulani, 2nd Stella and 3rd Firefly.
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Saturday 13th August – Ladies Helm Race,
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1st Sir Henry – Sarah, 2nd Stella – Teresa, 3rd Coppelia – Martine and 4th Salamander – Andrea.
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Wednesday 10th August - Winter Twilight Series 2 Race 5,
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Cancelled due to weather.
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UPCOMING SAILING
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Wednesday 24th August - Winter Twilight Series 2 Race 6, Start 17h30.
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Sunday 28th August - Medium Distance Series Race 2, Start 11h30.
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Wednesday 31st August - Spring Twilight Series 1 Race 1, Start 17h30.
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Saturday 3rd September – No racing due to Opening Cruise.
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Golden Globe
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The pre-race (SITraN Challenge Race) from Gijon, Spain to LeSables D’Olonne, France, across the Bay of Biscay saw Damien Guillou (FRA) come in first, followed by Simon and Nikki Curwen (UK) and Kirsten Neuschafer (RSA) in third. In this race the boats were allowed to have a second crew and could also use their engines. When we asked Jeremy Bagshaw how he did, he had this to say;
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“It’s hard to say! I was the only one that didn’t use my motor! So, if there was a racing class, maybe I won it but if we were allowed to use motors as part of the race, I probably came around 10th. It seems it was more an opportunity to get us all to be at sea at the same time to test safety, communication, gear, radios and satphones etc.”
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We wish Jeremy all the very best for the race, which starts on Sunday 4th September.
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Lipton Cup Challenge
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FBYC hosted this prestigious event from 17th August to 21st August. We were represented by Alan Lawrence, Anthony Wentworth, Micah Burger, Des Steele, Yusuf Sampson, Matthew Wentworth, and Kenny Daniels on Nigel Clack’s yacht Avatar. Our team did very well considering the competition and the new ORC format.
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WELL DONE and THANK YOU to OUR TEAM for representing FBYC.
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A massive thank you to the Team Sponsor, INTASURE.
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Thank you to all the volunteers that helped on the Bridge Boat and the Mark Laying Boats. Thank you to our Commodore for the use of his boat for the bridge.
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Opening Cruise - Saturday 3rd September
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INTASURE Spring Regatta 2022 - 17th, 18th, 24th and 25th September.
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Mossel Bay Race 2022 - starting 29th September 2022.
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A big THANK YOU to our sailing sponsors for their support
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We have the following three 'Sailing' WhatsApp groups:
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- FBYC Sailing
- FBYC Club Racing
- FBYC Classifieds
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Please contact Colleen at the Club Office
on 021 786 1703 or email admin@fbyc.co.za
to request to be added to a group.
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WPDSAA NOMINATION CALL FOR 2022
OWN CHOICE TUNA INTER-PROVINCIAL - RUMBLY BAY
Please click on the links below for the WPDSAA nomination CALL for the 2022 Own Choice Tuna Inter Provincial from 24th October to 28h October 2022, hosted by Cape Boat and Ski Boat Club, at Rumbly Bay.
Please note Nominations close on Thursday 8th September 2022!
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AN OPEN LETTER ...
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to Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy.
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The Elwandle Association, a cooperative of 24 women who live and work in Hondeklipbaai, Namaqualand, wrote an Open Letter to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy. They ask: How can we celebrate Women’s Day when our women’s and environmental rights are violated?
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE: ANGLING PARKING PROTOCOL
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Click on the button below to download the Launch and Parking Protocol
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FBYC ANGLING WHATSAPP GROUP
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Please contact Colleen at the Club Office on 021 786 1703 or email admin@fbyc.co.za to request to be added to a group.
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With the 2022 AGM behind us, we’re delighted to announce our new committee.
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But first, a big thank you to each loyal serving member over the past two years. Special thanks to our two retiring committee members, Sasha Planting – ex Commodore and FBYC representative, and Anna-Marie Smith – ex Tours, Communications, and Social Media. Both to continue their LMI coaching on Fridays and Saturdays, thank you!
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No doubt that many a COVID curve ball was thrown at us, including loss of income due to cancelled international tours. Still, the club produced a healthy set of books mostly due to the exceptional efforts of Pieter Coetzer and our tour committee and members, with income derived from our German visiting tour last year.
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Prospects galore on the cards for 2022/23, to be announced by our new committee:
Commodore – Estelle Wiid
Captain – Peter Goosen
Vice-Captain – Thato Mabelane
Coach Master – Derrick Read
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Finance - Ivan Heesom-Green
Boats and Maintenance – Kobus Huisamen together with his ever-present sub-committee
Secretary – Cath Greenwood (Welcome back!)
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Great news of the arrival of 14 new life jackets complying with international safety standards for our Lawhill rowing students. A huge sigh of relief for our coaches who without fail, will exercise the compulsory wearing of these from the slip, to the water. Thank you, Anna-Marie, for nagging enough, Debbie Owen for the support, and Captain Pete Goosen for coming to the party through the corporate social sponsorship of his company Patterson & Cooke. We are grateful!
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On a high note, we will leave for our annual flower tour with 17 seats and 28 pillows booked to Langebaan on Friday afternoon, two quads, four doubles, and a single scull in tow. We appreciate our kind towers, spouses, and land diens supporters who will fetch and carry us from Kraalbaai around to Postberg Reserve to see the flowers.
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And so, with no further ado, I shall hand over the pen to Thato Mabelane who will keep you entertained in great style from here! 😊
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Keep going forward, Anna-Marie
And all of us at CCRC
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Conservation and the FBYC
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We are fortunate to live on a coast with an abundance of natural resources. Many of us take this for granted, but a trip to Europe or the East should quickly remind us that the waters of False Bay present a spectacle of marine life.
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Unfortunately, False Bay is not immune to the problems which have decimated the seas in other parts of the world. Pollution, over-fishing and the spread of alien species have all made their mark in False Bay, and a number of local species are now threatened. Simon's Town is home to a few species listed in the IUCN Red Data list and the CITES list, which indicates their vulnerability. We even have some threatened fish species swimming among our moorings.
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When out on the bay, one regularly spots illegal activities, such as poaching in the Marine Protected Areas.
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Several areas in False Bay are designated as off-limits to fishermen, primarily to allow fish life to recover and also to protect important dive sites.
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The closest of these are the reefs around Roman Rock Light and the area to the south of it. Roman Rock, and the majority of what is called as Castor Rock on the SAN chart, is inside a no-fishing area.
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A line drawn due south (true) from the tall building in Muizenberg (easily visible from Simon's Town) is the eastern limit of this area, and provides an easy reference.
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Detailed co-ordinates of this and other areas are available on the angling noticeboard.
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With mountain lookouts and a fast boat, SANP have the ability to respond fairly quickly to calls.
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Club Dress Code
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Smart casual attire. Men may wear short trousers.
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NB: No bathing costumes or fishing boots allowed, and please wear shoes or sandals.
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This applies to the entire 1st floor, including the deck, Thank You.
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PIER 23 Contact details
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Please note that the contact number for Pier23 is 066 063 5280.
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PROCEDURE: Club trailer usage
Please note that rubble dumped in the Club trailer will only be allowed through permission from STMC/FBYC. The trailer will be parked in front of the STMC offices, under the camera for supervision.
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Please separate wood, metals, plastic, etc to make it easier for the person who has to off-load at the dump.
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Liquor licence
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The club has an on-consumption liquor licence therefore members and their guests may not bring their own liquor onto the club premises, as this is regarded as an offence in terms of the Liquor Act.
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We have reviewed the corkage fee facility and it will not be available in the Crow’s Nest Bar upstairs any longer.
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The facility will still be available when you are ordering from the restaurant downstairs. Arrangements to pay corkage can be set up with Carl when you want to bring your own wines for a function, provided that the wine is not already on the wine list.
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King George Way
Simon's Town, 7975
021 786 1703
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