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News By A Sailor For Sailors!
In
Association with:
The Official Web Site of the 2003 Lipton Cup
Long Term
Weather Forecast For Durban
Texwise
Natal Fetch Return Sail Repairs
Manex
Marine Lipton Cup Competitions
Royal
Natal Yacht Club Weekend Activities
Into
The Eye Of The Storm - A Safety At Sea Reminder
The funeral service for
Dick King, the late Commodore of the Point Yacht Club, will take place
today, Friday the 27th of June. The service will be held at the St
Olav’s Church in St Thomas’s Road, Durban at 14:00.
The Long-Term
Weather Forecast for Durban as far as next Tuesday, the third day of the NCS Regatta, is as
follows:
Saturday will be 21 degrees and cloudy at times with a 20%
chance of morning rain. The wind will be a light easterly but a moderate
northeasterly in the afternoon.
Sunday will be 22 degrees and partly cloudy with moderate
northeasterly wind dying later in the day.
Monday will be 23 degrees and sunny with a moderate northeasterly
wind blowing.
Tuesday will be 24 degrees and sunny becoming cloudy. The wind will
be a moderate northeasterly but will turn to the southwest late in the
afternoon.
For a more
detailed forecast go to www.weathersa.co.za or keep an eye on the regatta notice board where the latest
weather forecast will be posted each day.
The NCS Regatta starts tomorrow, Saturday, when most
competitors are expected to arrive in Durban and registration takes place at
the PYC. As the week has gone by the level of activity at PYC has been
gradually increasing with some competitors already in town. Launching of yachts
starts today although most will be launched on Saturday when their crews get
into town. On Saturday evening there
will be a pre-regatta party at the PYC starting at 18:30 and going on as late
as the crowds stay. Not only will there be beer food and soft drinks but also
live music. The sailing starts on Sunday with a sail-past in the harbour mouth
outside Thirsty’s at 10:30 followed by the first two races of the regatta, the
first of which is scheduled to start at 12:00. From Sunday onwards the daily
routine will be one of racing from 12:00 each day followed by a ripping party
in the club afterwards. Smooth Sailing will send out daily race reports and
results updates at the end of each day of racing. Full results and pictures of
the action on the water will be posted on the Smooth Sailing web site where we
have an NCS Regatta page dedicated to news of the event. The social program for
the regatta has recently been added to the site and the first results should be
up by early Sunday evening. If anyone requires any specific information on the
regatta not included on the web site please contact me at hethcot@iafrica.com.
During the NCS Regatta Texwise Natal will be providing a Fetch and Return Sail Repair Service. Sails that need repairs after a tough
day on the water can be left in the Texwise trailer that will be located next
to the guard hut at the top of the walk-on mooring. When leaving your sails in
the trailer please don’t forget to fill in and attach a tag to your sail bag.
The trailer will leave the yacht club a hour or two after the fleet has
returned to the marina each day and will return each morning with a load full
of repaired sails ready for another days sailing. Clyde Kinloch of Texwise
Natal is the man to talk to regarding this service or if you need to discuss
any out of the ordinary sail repairs. Clyde can be contacted on 082 572 3408.
Don’t forget to enter the Manex Marine competitions, which are now up and running on the Lipton Cup web site. For the competitors there is a fantastic Suunto M9 watch up
for grabs. This really is a special prize and anyone taking part in the Lipton
Cup will be doing themselves a disservice by not entering this competition.
Entries for this competition need to be in by 12:00 on Saturday the 5th
of July. For non-competitors the prize is a very special clock and barometer
set, manufactured by Stockburger Instruments in Germany to be won. Non-competitors have the advantage of
an extra week to enter this competition, with the closing date on Friday the 11th
of July. To complete the entry forms for both these competitions you will need
to spend a bit of time on the Manex Marine web
site gathering the information needed to answer the questions so don’t leave it
to the last minute to enter.
It will be a busy weekend at the Royal Natal Yacht Club this
weekend with a whole load of social activities on the go. This evening, Friday,
the monthly club draw will take place. There is a change of venue for this
month’s draw with this one being held in the Foredeck Bar. There is a whole
pile of prizes to be won by those members who hold tickets, and if you don’t
hold a ticket you can always sort that problem out by making a quick call to
the club and getting yourself one. The weather forecast for Sunday looks great
which means a great afternoon on the lawns is in store for everyone who is not
sailing. Catering wise there will be the usual excellent choice of braai meats
and salads with the Ala Carte menu available as well for those who prefer to
have there cooking done for them. Background music will be provided by Rick
McGreggor who will be playing from early in the afternoon. For those looking
for something more serious the famous Brittania Room Carvery will be available.
As always, and particularly on as busy a weekend as this, booking is essential.
You can book your table by contacting Nicola on 031-301 5425. On a less
pleasant note, the RNYC committee and management would like to advise members
and owners that the boats behind the Foredeck have deteriorated to the extent
that they are beyond repair. They are unsightly and reflect a poor image of the
Club. Any of these boats that are not identified and removed by 06 July 2003
will be taken to the Municipal dump. Should you be the owner of on of
these boats or have any queries regarding exactly what is going to be disposed
of please contact Steve Coxon on 031-301 5425.
Entries for the Orion Vasco Da Gama Race are still coming as the closing date approaches. Earlier this week
the race organisers released a list of confirmed entries which was as follows:
|
|
Boat Name |
Class |
Skipper |
Club |
|
1 |
Adios |
Fast 42 |
G.Goes |
ZYC |
|
2 |
Ballyhoo Too |
Mumm 36 |
I. Park Ross |
RCYC |
|
3 |
Ciao Bella |
Simonis 35 |
H.Ellens |
HMYC |
|
4 |
Close Again |
L34 |
A.Heathcote |
PYC |
|
5 |
Delmega |
Carribea 30 |
B.Cole |
PYC |
|
6 |
Enzer Betelguese |
Mount Gay 30 |
M.Sadler |
PSC |
|
7 |
Fascination of Power |
Fast 42 |
J.Martin |
DSC |
|
8 |
Madiba |
Leisure 42 |
R.Dove |
RNYC |
|
9 |
Meantime |
Van De Stadt |
K.Moore |
ZYC |
|
10 |
Orion Express |
Simonis |
E. Perch |
RNYC |
|
11 |
Orion Flyer |
|
W.Vandeverre |
Clube Naval |
|
12 |
Prodigy |
Fast 42 |
C.Frost |
RNYC |
|
13 |
Skitzo |
Fast 42 |
Leo Kroone |
RNYC |
|
14 |
Solar Cruiser |
Lavranos |
D.Cox |
PYC |
|
15 |
Spilhaus |
Swede 55 |
T.Kuttel |
RCYC |
|
16 |
Sunbeau |
L36 |
G.Montjoie |
PYC |
Looking over
the entry list it certainly looks like a strong one and it is hard to pick a
winner out of this lot. The crew lists make for even more interesting with
several of these posted on the regatta web site at www.vascocdagama.co.za. It is hard to pick a
winner out of this bunch. On the whole the fleet looks a lot stronger than last
years with several handicap contenders in there. So it should be a good race!
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to
catch a documentary program, Into The Eye of The Storm, the Sydney Hobart
Tragedy. We all know what
happened in the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race. The fleet got lashed by the worst
possible weather conditions in the Bass Straight, several yachts were sank and
six sailors lost their lives. All were well prepared but as it turns out not
well enough for the ferocity of the conditions that prevailed. While the
conditions that lashed the fleet in this race were most certainly very extreme,
we get extreme conditions on the South African coast too. With the Vasco race
just around the corner now is probably a very good time for everyone taking
part in this race to have a very careful thought about safety. Watching this
documentary might give you a big fright but it will probably also make you that
little bit more careful when you are out there! In addition to watching this
documentary I also recently had the opportunity to see the life raft from our
L34, Close Again, being inflated for it’s annual service. Seeing just what is
inside the life raft was also quite an eye-opener and made me realise the
importance of grab bags and their contents. I recorded a copy of Into The Eye
of The Storm and would be more than happy to lend it to anyone who wants to see
the program, drop me an e-mail at hethcot@iafrica.com if you would like to see the tape.
Our Notices of Race page on the Smooth Sailing has all the NOR’s available to us. If you
have a regatta coming up and would like to make the NOR available online then
e-mail it to hethcot@iafrica.com and it will be posted and
listed in this newsletter. To get your copy simply click on the name of the
regatta you are interested in below:
|
Regatta |
Venue |
Dates |
|
Various KZN Clubs |
December 2002 to July 2003 |
|
|
Island Sailing Club |
28 & 29 July 2003 |
|
|
Point Yacht Club |
28 June to 4 July |
|
|
Durban Offshore Challenge Incorporation the Mirror
& Laser Youth KZN Champs |
Point Yacht Club |
28 June to 4 July |
|
Point Yacht Club |
4 to 11 July |
|
|
Point Yacht Club |
25 to 27 July |
|
|
UCT Yacht Club, Zeekoeivlei |
2 & 3 August |
|
|
Albert Falls Yacht Club |
9 & 10 August |
|
|
Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
3 to 5 October |
|
|
Chelmsford Boating Club |
4 & 5 October |
|
|
Albert Falls Yacht Club |
25 & 26 October |
|
|
Spionkop Boating Club |
6 & 7 December |
|
|
Glendee Yacht Club |
1 & 2 February 2004 |
The Classifieds has been updated on the Smooth Sailing web site. Take a surf past to see what is for sale or sought after in the wanted column. To place an ad, e-mail the details to hethcot@iafrica.com.
B & B Accomodation for NCS Regatta
Room for 6 people still available
Contact: Dawn Boy
Phone: 031-201 7957 or 031-201 0177
E-Mail: boyz@intekom.co.za
FOR SALE
GRP -
launched 1980 - lying Midmar
Sails:
2 x Mainsail
1 x Tri-sail (main)
1 x Genoa #3
1 x Storm jib
with roller furling,
tender
and Mercury 2,5
outboard
R 30 000
E-Mail: webpro@webpro.co.za
Inc. fully
fitted with GRP foils
Trolley- Optiparts aluminium
Optiparts Black Gold rig or Optimax MK3 rig
Top cover and or Hull cover
Olimpic Sail (pls. specify weights) or North NA Race sail
At a FANTASTIC price
If you're
interested or would like more info
E-Mail: clyntonlehman@ozemail.com.au
# 133721
Standard Rig.
Dolly, cover, all
fittings.
Situated Gauteng.
Fast, well maintained.
R8 500-00
Contact: Colin Nish
Cell: 083 325 8395
E-Mail: colinn@axiz.co.za
29er
Sail
No.: 025
Excellent
racing condition
Australian
hull
2 mains, 2
jibs and spinnaker
Boat cover,
aluminium dolly
Contact: Rob
Tarboton
Cell: 083
628 1451
E-mail: rbt@sai.co.za
Racing Theta
26 (quickest about)
Sail no. 53
Moored Midmar
Brand new
furl genoa(Quantum)+2 spares & spare main.
Mercury o/b
9.9hp c/w remote elec. start.
Chemical
toilet,dingy & 2 hp o/b.
R55 000-00
Contact:
Bernard Duggan-Jones
Phone:
031-708 5020
Cell: 082 550
5401
E-mail: bdj@eastcoast.co.za
Handmade to
order from lightwood using Ivory epoxy glue,
No fibreglass
to crack.
Comes
complete with Tiller
Total weight
+_ 3kg
Price R2
200-00
Contact:
Robin McIntosh
Cell: 0836269282
E-Mail: robin.mcintosh@liblink.co.za
WANTED
Contact: Ron
Pet
Cell: 073 232
4105
E-Mail: pet@glenwoodhighschool.co.za
In good condition
With trailer
Contact: Louisa
Cell: 083 321 8306
Andrew Heathcote
Mobile: +27 (0) 83 783 8805
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