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DOLPHYN DIARY #508 | 30 MAY 2025

EVENTS AND SPECIAL NOTICES

FALSE BAY MARLIN & TUNA

Angling Report

Fishing report Saturday 24th May (by Jerome skipper of Urisha)

It’s time for a fishing report - I had 3 outings already without reporting . This was my forth outing in 8 days 😂😂😂

So I was up bright & early at 03:45am , got to FBYC at 05:00.

The boat was fueled and iced the previous day .We were 3 onboard and headed out to the point . My 72 year old dad & I had fish during this past week as well , so I just wanted a calm relaxing day on the water to chill and possibly get a fish or 2 .

We caught a few yellowtail at bellows & headed away from the crowd immediately to find our own fish away from the weekend crowd .There was no fireworks .

Water conditions was good with an average temp of 15.3 deg .

We caught a few tail at SW reef and then proceeded to Herold’s bank where some boats were on anchor and catching some tail & snoek . I decided NOT to put down the anchor as I wanted to move and find the shoals and jig for them . I found a few shoals and we caught a few tail on jig . We did not have any bait and we were kindly offered bait by the skipper & crew of Poppies . Nice of them !!! ( They really nice friendly guys on the boat called Poppies )

I did not take the bait as I wanted to find the fish myself and jig on them.

I like to challenge myself as a skipper to be able to find the fish myself & see if we can put a few in the box .

We had to search for the snoek at the bottom. I kept moving and searching until I found a decent piece of snoek .

We then saw some snoek on the western edge of Harold’s bank in the 65m depth . We drop jigs and VAS .

I told the crew to drop with jigs and work on that snoek .

At that stage the snoek rose up and the mass of snoek was dense . All 3 of us onboard were jigging and all our jigs were bitten off simultaneously .

Note- Yes all our jigs are rigged with 1.4m of snoek leader however that shoal was so dense we were still bitten off . I grabbed my no.2 rod and same thing .

So now we are 3 anglers with 4 rods all bitten off by these snoek . We had the shoal below us with no way to catch them . Fortunately I had my 8 snoek handlines ready . We grab the pre- rigged handlines with the lead and the spinners dropped down and Vas !!!! . We quickly managed to pull a few snoek with our lead lines and snoek spinners.

I manage to call the other boats that were still there & they too managed to go vas on that same shoal .

Unfortunately we were unable to keep that snoek there as I have 2 working lines and my crew each with a working line. Nevertheless we were happy to land a few snoek.

We then headed back to bellows at 16:00 and we caught a few tail on the spin .

No real fireworks day , however we still got what we came for !!!!

At 17:00 I said lines up and we ran back to Simon’s Town.

All our fish was extremely well iced and very cold . We vlekked our Snoek on the water .The snoek were in EXCELLENT condition . Flesh was beautiful and most of them had beautiful thick roe .

Once we were back in Port we had job of offloading our few fish and the job of cleaning all those stubborn snoek scales off the boat . We did not mind cleaning those stubborn snoek scales as we were well rewarded.

End of a very satisfy day with 3 happy fishermen onboard .

My dad & I reflected on the day’s fishing whilst driving back home in the Bakkie - We were indeed privileged to have the health and strength to go fishing . We were blessed by the Almighty & we are privileged to enjoy fish we caught ourselves.

Tight lines until next time !!!!!

FBYC ANGLING WHATSAPP GROUP

Please contact the Club Office on 064 621 3180 or email admin@fbyc.co.za to request to be added to a group.

SAILING

RACING RESULTS

Sailing Report 28 May 2025:

Wednesday 16th April - NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Race 2. This race was cancelled.
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th April – FBYC Easter Regatta 2025. 1st Scottische, 2nd Hooligan and 3rd Narnia.
Wednesday 23rd April - NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Race 3. This race was cancelled.
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April – No Racing.
Wednesday 30th April - NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Race 4. 1st Jabulani. 2nd Genesis and 3rd Elwing.
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May – FBYC Club Championships. 1st Narnia, 2nd Genesis and 3rd Prion.
Wednesday 7th May - NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Race 5. 1st Genesis, 2nd Astra and 3rd Ukuzwana.
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May – No Racing.
Wednesday 14th May - NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Race 6. 1st Hooligan, 2nd Elwing and 3rd Salamander.
NEIL PARKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED Autumn Twilight Series One, Overall Results – 1st Jabulani, 2nd Hooligan and 3rd Genesis.
Saturday 17th May – Over Sixty Helm Race. This race was abandoned.
Wednesday 21st May – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 1.
1st Hot Ice, 2nd Bullet and 3rd Hooligan.
Sunday 25th May – Medium Distance Series, Race 7. All boats retired.

UPCOMING CLUB RACING

Wednesday 28th May – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 2. Start Time 17h30.
Saturday 31st May – Double Handed Series, Race 7. Start Time 14h30.
Wednesday 4th June – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 3. Start Time 17h30.
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June – Compass Rose Race. Start Time TBA.
Wednesday 11th June – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 4. Start Time 17h30.
Saturday 14th - Youth Helm Race. Start Time 14h30.
Wednesday 18th June – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 5. Start Time 17h30.
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June – No Racing. Shane's Gaul regatta 2025
Wednesday 25th June – PAINTSMITHS Autumn Twilight Series Two, Race 6. Start Time 17h30.
Sunday 29th June – Medium Distance Series, Race 8. Start Time 11h30.

GAUL REGATTA 2025

Gordon’s Bay is having their annual regatta on the 20th to 22nd June. FBYC encourages our racing fleet to represent our club in this awesome event.

FBYC Sailing Calendar Jan to June 2025

This is the calendar for the first six months of 2025. Please note that changes may apply.

RACING REPORTS, SAILING NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Easter Regatta 2025

Easter Regatta 2025 – We managed to get the two required Medium Distance races in before the weather turned. Great racing was had by all the competitors.

A big thank you to all the competitors that donated Easter Eggs. These were distributed by Terry Spreeth to under privileged children.

Club Championships 2025

This year’s champs certainly gave us some new contenders to watch out for in the future. With some bad weather, we managed to get three races in out of the scheduled six.

Double Cape Race 2025

Congratulations to Geoff Genricks and his crew on Serendipity for their 2nd place overall in this year’s race. They certainly showed determination completing the course in very light winds.
Only three boats completed the gruelling course. Chinook, who came from RCYC to start in False Bay, won the race and Jacana came 3rd. Below - Team Serendipity receiving their trophy for fastest time from Roman Rock to Cape Point Lighthouse.

Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race 2025

Congratulations to Dale Kushner and his crew on FOMO on winning this race on handicap. CFM II won Line Honours.

This race is a 297NM race from Durban to East London.

S/V Nandji

False Bay Yacht Club welcomed the crew of sailing vessel Nandji in April for a few weeks.

Follow their journey here

Lipton Cup 2025

It has been announced that this year’s Lipton Cup will be raced on J22’s. The Sailing Office put out a request for boats wanting to represent FBYC at this event.

Morgan Evans has put his team forward to represent FBYC. We wish him and his crew all the best.

COF’s:

Philip Lamb, Jason Mills and Paul Dennett are qualified and available to do SAS COF surveys on sailing boats.
Paul Dennett can now do LGSC surveys for private sailing yachts.
They can be contacted through the Club.

SAILING WHATSAPP GROUPS

We have the following three 'Sailing' WhatsApp groups:

FBYC Sailing
FBYC Club Racing
FBYC Classifieds

Visit https://fbyc.co.za/fbyc-sailing/whatsapp-groups to find out more about each group.

Please contact the Club Office on 064 621 3180 or email admin@fbyc.co.za to request to be added to a group.

CAPE COASTAL ROWING

Credit to Nick Mason for the pictures below

CLUB NOTICES

A warm welcome to our newest members

A Warm Welcome To New Staff Members

Matthew Carter - Junior Bookkeeper

With a solid accounting foundation built upon his postgraduate diploma and undergraduate degrees, Matthew Carter steps confidently into his role as Junior Bookkeeper. He's well-equipped to navigate the financial currents at False Bay Yacht Club, come fair winds or foul. Beyond the balance sheets, Matthew harbours a deep and evident appreciation for the ocean, often found enjoying the coastline. When not by the sea, he immerses himself in exploring the latest technological innovations, delving into historical fiction, pursuing his writing, and even tackling the intricacies of Mandarin. A natural curiosity drives his interest in diverse cultures and backgrounds, recognizing their power to shape novel ideas and approaches to the world's challenges.

Minnie Liebenberg - Temporary Senior Bookkeeper

After a 30+ year corporate career, spanning Finance, Pricing and General Management, I finally realised my lifelong dream of settling in the Western Cape, with my husband, our children and of course our prized procession, our yacht Chadstar.

To be able to live in this beautiful part of South Africa, so close to nature and sail whenever you want to or just spend time on your boat, and from such a superb yacht club as FBYC, is wonderful.

What a privilege it is to work at FBYC and get to know the amazing and enthusiastic staff and hopefully contribute to the club’s success and longevity.

Eight Bells

Paddy Smith

October 1933 - May 2025

Heartfelt thanks!

False Bay Yacht Club would like to acknowledge PAINTSMITHS Longbeach for donating paint to the club to help with the repainting of the Hard ablution block.

PAINTSMITHS is a longstanding sponsor of Yacht Racing at FBYC.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Dear Members

The FBYC General Committee would like to thank all members for their ongoing support over the past year.

Our financial year-end is 30th June 2025 and subscriptions for the coming year are due in July.

Kindly note that should you not wish to renew your membership, please advise the Club Administrator, Anna admin@fbyc.co.za before the 15th June.

A further notice to members will be emailed before the end of June, advising of any changes to the fees.

Kind Regards
FBYC Manager

FBYC WhatsApp Group

We have created a new FBYC Noticeboard WhatsApp Group. The purpose of this group is to keep paid-up members updated on events and functions happening at the club. Please inquire at the Admin Office for further details.