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DOLPHYN DIARY #490 | 6 AUGUST 2024
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Photo Credit: Simon McDonnell
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EVENTS AND SPECIAL NOTICES
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SPECIAL NOTICES
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RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Member Subscription invoices for the year, 01 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 were sent out in July. Thank you to those members who have already made payment!
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Resignations - reminder:
Kindly note that in terms of the Club’s Constitution, should you not wish to renew your membership, you are obliged to advise the Club (Mercedes / Anna) admin@fbyc.co.za.
We are now past the June / July resignation period therefore, any resignations received after 31 July will incur pro-rata subscription fees up to the date of resignation.
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Remember to always keep your membership in good standing.
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It's always better on the big screen!
Come on down to the club to watch the Rugby World Champions 2024 live.
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We have all the games as well as great food available. Don't miss out!
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FBMT FISHING COMPETITION
Thank you to all Anglers that submitted pictures and weighed their fish on the gantry and sent these in. You have all been recorded down. We are going to include the Second Competition dates with the first as we have not had a lot of participation within the First Completion dates. This extended competition ends on the 30th November.
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Please remember to enter this competition. We will hold a prize-giving for this Competition.
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WPDSAA PRIZE GIVING
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Western Province had their prize-giving last weekend, hosted by Cape Boat. We had a few FBYC members receive awards, congratulations to you all. It would be great to have FBYC back on the radar for next year’s Western Province prize-giving.
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Please see the link below for all the pictures. In the image below, we are missing Brian Fitchit, he unfortunately left before this picture was taken.
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INSHORE LEAGUE
There is an Inshore League coming up this month, on the 24th and 25th August, weather permitting. Please get in touch with me should you be interested in participating, it is so worth the effort as you can really do yourself as an individual, your team/boat and your club proud. To be part of your own club prize-giving awards as well as Western province is very commendable.
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST
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FBYC ANGLING WHATSAPP GROUP
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Please contact the Club Office on 064 621 3180 or email admin@fbyc.co.za to request to be added to a group.
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Nautic Sailing Frostbite Series, Race 4.
This race was cancelled.
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No racing due to the FBYC Closing Cruise.
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Nautic Sailing Frostbite Series, Race 5.
1st Elwing, 2nd Jabulani and 3rd Firefly.
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No racing due to the FBYC Annual prize-giving.
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UPCOMING RACING
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Wednesday 7th August - Nautic Sailing Frostbite Series, Race 6. Start time 17h30.
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Saturday 10th August - Ladies Helm Race. Start time 14h30.
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Wednesday 14th August - Nautic Sailing Frostbite Series, Race 6. Start time 17h30.
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Saturday 3rd August - No racing due to GBYC Gaul Retta.
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The Double Handed Series Race 1, scheduled for this day will be postponed.
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SAILING NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
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Closing Cruise
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This year’s Closing Cruise was held on Saturday 27th July. With the weather being absolutely terrible we decided not to do a sail past but rather a tunnel of honour was formed and the Commodore and Rear Commodore Sailing passed through. It was rather unconventional but worked out really well. A fantastic day was had by all that attended.
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FBYC Annual Prize-Giving
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The FBYC Annual Sailing prize-giving was held on Saturday 3rd August.
Around fifty-five members attended. Cheff Gary produced an amazing two course meal, and a great evening was had by all that attended.
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National Women's Day
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We are looking forward to the Ladies Helm.
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There is a group of twenty ladies that would like to go for a sail on Saturday 10th August. We are looking for some boats to volunteer to take them out for about an hour.
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Please let the sailing office know if you can help out.
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Lipton Cup Challenge | 27th – 31st August
Our FBYC team has had a slight set back on Bonita, with a spreader issue but are continuing to prepare for the event.
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We wish them all the best for their campaign and will support them all the way.
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Clipper Race
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Well, finally the 14 legs of this race are over. Ryan Gibson on Dare To Lead has done very well finishing in fifth place overall on 107 points. Zhuhai was third on 134 points, 2nd was Perseverance on 137 points and 1st was Ha Long Bay Viet Nam on 138 points.
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Our FBYC members enjoyed following and supporting Ryan throughout the race.
Well done, Ryan!!
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Moorings for racing boats 26’ or less
FBYC together with STMC have re-introduced cheaper moorings that will be available to boats that take part in Club Races. These mooring are very limited and will only be given out with certain T’s & C’s. You can come to the Sailing Office to find out more.
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GREAT NEWS for International Sailing...
Saldahna Bay Authorised as Port of Entry
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Saldhana Bay photo courtesy of OSASA.
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Following months of negotiations, Saldahna Bay on South Africa's north west coast has finally been authorised as a Port of Entry by the Department of Home Affairs and Border Management Authority and will be open for clearance formalities from August 1, 2024.
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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 the Club Office on 064 621 3180 or email admin@fbyc.co.za to request to be added to a group.
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International Rowing Tour to Bretagne, France
Cape Coastal Rowing Club & Oldenburg Ruderverein
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Last month nine South African rowers - seven CCRC members and two from upcountry, plus our 13 German rowing tour friends, including one dedicated ‘land diens’ driver, and one French speaking rower, toured for 12 days in the Celtic air of Brittany.
The groups met in Paris after the Oldenburgers traveled to and from Germany, towing four classic clinker wood - five man - sculling boats. We were kept on the move in three nine-seater busses, with boat trailer and luggage to camp sites, youth hostels, and hotels in a surprisingly cool, northern France in mid-summer.
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We rowed about 260km with long daily distances, anywhere from 14 to 40 km on river estuaries and the canals including river Rance, Vilaine, and Blavet as well as a few tidal estuaries and lagoons on the coast, including Golfe du Morbihan. The group rowed from the St Malo area through Dinan, Rennes, Pontivy to Hennebont, and Vannes through numerous locks of up to 13 in one day. Magnificent scenery, calm rivers, and traditional French picnic lunches on riverbanks were the order of the day.
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Never a dull moment amid the rich cultural history of medieval villages, castles, and museums. Non-rowing and rest days were spent on excursions to UNESCO World Heritage sites, at Normandy WW2 beaches and memorials, Abbey le Mont Saint Michel, Vannes, the Carnac Neolithic Alignments, and quaint Southern bay of Quiberon. A fitting end to the adventure in the old town of Concarneau, with an early skinny dip (that's our German friends...) in a French tidal pool, near the castle was perfect!
A well organised tour all round, and great social fun in the locks at some pretty lock houses, keeping time with French lock keepers who require 24 hours’ notice prior to arrival. And so, the chant of ‘three cheers for the lock keeper - hip-hip hooray - nog ‘n piep’ was heard in the next village in no time!
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Big thanks go to Jürg and Manya and their Oldenburger team for their across borders efforts and yet another fantastic European tour. And to our CCRC tour leader Pieter Coetzer and to Derrick Read, who has over many years cemented these rowing relationships, now famously known as ‘friendship tours’.
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CLUB NEWS
Research study within False Bay Yacht club
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An interesting read from a group of postgraduate marine science students conducting their research at our club.
"... to give you a quick background, we are CPUT students pursuing a postgraduate diploma in marine science. We are currently studying two marine biofouling invertebrate species that might be present within the yacht club. There is a possibility that these could be alien species, meaning they occur in an environment where they are not typically found.There is also a possibility that these species are native or indigenous to South African waters.
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Biofouling, in a nutshell, is the ability of marine species to attach to substrates in the water. You will commonly find them attached to hard substrates such as rocks, ships, and beneath yachts. Marinas have been identified as hotspots for biofouling alien species. Therefore, we focused our studies within three marinas to observe if these organisms occur there.
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We will be studying the genetic diversity and body plan of these species. We have already collected samples using artificial arrays, which we hung beneath the jetties and left for four months (Figure 1).
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Figures 2 and 3 showcase how quickly these organisms can grow. Figure 2 was taken on June 4th, while Figure 3 was taken on June 28th. We placed five arrays in each marina and the outcome of each array differed either slightly or completely from the others. You can see a small example of this by comparing Figures 3 and 4 which were both placed in False Bay yacht club. There is also a difference in species abundance and diversity when looking at different marinas, as seen in Figures 4 and 5. However, this may not always be the case." Shaakirah Sulaiman
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If you would like to know more, click the link below to download a journal article detailing a similar approach used to collect biofouling species.
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FIREWOOD FOR BRAAI AREA
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ADMIN OFFICE HOURS
Please take note of the weekend/public holiday hours at the club for the Admin Office;
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
Please adhere to the signs which have been placed in the clubhouse.
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King George Way
Simon's Town, 7975
021 786 1703 / 064 621 3180
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