Henley Midmar Yacht Club - South Africa's premier inland sailing veneu - KwaZulu Natal

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Class Contacts

Hunter Classs
Tony Cockerill
Cell:  082 873 1487

Dingy/Youth
Rob Tarboton
 Cell:  0836281451
 

Gate Tags
Contact Jenny Kilshaw on jennyk@netactive.co.za

Boat Shed
Please click here to read about the boatshed management protocol.

Boat Park
Click here to view the XL spreadsheet of the boat park layout
Members have until the end of August 2009 to book a space and pay
 ( R200.00 Parking Bay,
R 60.00 Tender Rack,
R 240.00 Boat Shed) or boats will be moved to a general holding area.

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Read about the new
2009 to 2012 rules
CLICK HERE


DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE KZN SAILING CALENDAR
2008 and 2009 season

 

Real time weather at Midmar plus forecasts


 

HMYC KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Start Sailing!
There are some great initiatives that will help you learn the ropes.  Click on the links below:

"Go Sailing" and "Sail Africa"

Website: www.sailafrica.org

quantum logoTHE QUANTUM SAILS
9 Hour Endurance Race 2010 on Saturday 27th February 2010

Download - Notice of Race - Entry Form- Sailing Instructions

FROM THE HMYC BRIDGE

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QUANTUM SAILS have, once again, been generous in their support of HMYC and the Club's MAJOR EVENT as TITLE SPONSOR for the NINE HOUR.
Thank you to QUANTUM SAILS for their generous support of the event and the sailing fraternity.
See you at HMYC on SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY for the QUANTUM SAILS HMYC NINE HOUR.
Keep an eye out for NOR and SI for this event. Check the HMYC website.
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HMYC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS SERIES
The Club Championship Series of 8 events (3 now left!!!) over the season is open to ALL CLASSES.
Rumour has it that Rob Samways will be revealing the latest addition to the Hunter Class with the appearance of the newly-built 'Hybrid Theory' on

Sunday 6 February. We await this event with interest.
(Sundays) # 6 - 7 February; # 7 - 28 March; # 8 - 11 April.
The Championship Series incorporates the George Duffin ('Gold' and 'Silver' fleet trophy 'Scratch result' categories)/Hunter Series events for the Hunter Class. Each event consists of three races on each event day (depending on conditions) around a course set using the inner circle of racing marks.
Skipper's Briefing for these events is at 10h30.

SATURDAY 13 and SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY - MIDMAR MILE - CLUB HIRED OUT FOR EVENT

SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY
PARTINGTON PLATE SERIES - EVENT # 5 (Final race of the series) A series of five events (1 now left!!) for those preferring to enjoy a single longer-distance race/cruise of an afternoon around some of the new ( and sponsored) outer marks on the dam.
Perusal of VC Sailing's most recent report indicates that this handicap series' final result may well rest on the effect of a discard after the last race!!!
Skipper's briefing is at 13h30

SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2010 - QUANTUM SAILS NINE HOUR THE MAJOR EVENT on the HMYC Sailing Calendar is the QUANTUM SAILS HMYC NINE HOUR.
This promises to be the usual bumper event. Get the news out and help get the entries in.
Check the HMYC website for further details.
To all Hunter Sailors: We need at least FOUR entries to make class for this event. Let's try for at least EIGHT.
Great preparation for the forthcoming Nationals less than two months away. Who will join the HMYC "Raiders" for the trip to Witbank?

HMYC HUNTER "RAIDERS" 2010
Time for this happy band to begin preparations for the trip to foreign waters for the Hunter Nationals in Witbank on 20 to 22 March ( Just over TWO MONTHS away !!) with the possibility of making the trip to the Mpumalanga Provs in Witbank two weeks before Nationals for the purpose of acclimatization, etc.!!!!
Get the "Raiders" going for Nationals 2010 and defend the club's title as champion club !!!!!
Have YOUR name added to the list.
Early commitment from: 'Paradigm Shift', 'Essex Girl', 'Odin's Eye', 'Knip', 'Bad News';'Flirt'; 'Hybrid Theory/Zackedly'

RADIO SAILING 2010
This happy band has crawled out of the woodwork for 2010 !! Good to have this news in from Des Fairbank. Thanks Des.

The Radio Sailors started 2010 by canceling their first league event scheduled for 16 January due to the poor weather. The weather on Saturday 30 January was ideal and the sailors enjoyed the second League Event for 36" Shipmate Class Radio Controlled Yachts. Six skippers arrived for the event and everyone was keen to get sailing. Keith Gerson was even more so as his boat had just been reworked by Peter Simons in what is a program to uplift the quality of all the 36" Class Boats thus bringing all the boats in the club into line with the so called hot shot boats. The 36"
Shipmate is a strict one design class but boats tend to become neglected needing the re work program. This class has been sailing for over twenty years and a few boats sailing were of the original fleet. Over the years certain changes were introduced to make building easier as well as rigging of the boat and whilst these changes don't directly effect the performance they do make repeated set up a lot easier.

The wind was a light North Westerly for the first few races and changed during the forth race which became extremely difficult as the wind disappeared all together before swinging around and picking up but not before two boats were counted out. The last three races were sailed in ideal conditions with the wind coming across the dam wall. Very uncharacteristically Peter ran out of battery power in his boat during race 5 leaving him with a DNF which became his discard.
After sailing 7 races and discarding one the results were: Des Fairbank 8, Martin Stephens 13, Peter Simons 16, Keith Gerson 20, Alec Gracie 29 and Guy Bompas 36. A good afternoon's sailing enjoyed by all.

The Club will be sailing again at Midmar on Saturday 6 and 20 February. Sunday the 7 February will see the Radio Controlled Laser Class sailing the Dr. Jack "Sitting on your Jack" Regatta. The SI for this event makes very interesting reading. Every competitor has to be seated on his own collapsible chair 1 Min prior to the start and as it is to honor Jack Goldsmith his chair will be on the start line. Every one else will be in a line starting next to Jack based on age with the youngest skipper being furthest from the start line and windward mark. Green ID Books replace SAS Cards at registration. On the Weekend of 27 and 28 February there will be an Interprovincial sailed on the Durban Pond with the International Marblehead Class Yachts.

AUCTION NEWS
The auction was held on Sunday 30 August. Interesting to see that HMYC suddenly acquired new/renewed membership as folk laid claim to abandoned/unmarked equipment and vessels of various description. The grassed area should soon be cleared of the auctioned goods, making space for use by bona fide members of the Club.
As other equipment in the boat park is properly identified as 'squatter', so it will be removed to the grassed area in preparation for the next auction!

BOAT/CAR PARK AND TENDER RACKS
PLEASE ensure that you have paid the fees due in order to secure an allocated space in the boat park(R200), in the boat shed (R240) or a spot on the new tender racks (R60).
(Please view the spreadsheet layout of the presently-allocated spaces by clicking on "Boat Park" alongside.)
All forms of craft and equipment, NOT properly stored in a PAID-FOR AND ALLOCATED SPACES AND MARKED WITH CURRENT (09/10) CLUB STICKERS, will be relegated to the grass park closer to the dam wall. Should this equipment not be claimed/properly stored within a reasonable period of time, steps will be taken to ensure that unclaimed/derelict equipment ceases to be a nuisance on club premises.

GROUNDSMAN
Tommy reports directly to our HMYC Bosuns, Georg Muller and Clive Waddy, ONLY.
It is important that all instructions to Tommy are directed through Georg and Clive. If you want anything done by Tommy, please talk to the HMYC Bosuns in order to have the task attended to.

SECRETARY
Please note that Caprice van Vuuren has taken over as Club Secretary. Please contact Caprice should you have any queries.
caprice@jmh.co.za

MEMBERSHIPS
MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2009 - Membership Fees 2009/2010 - Final date for payment
Members are reminded that the above date is the final date on which membership fees due for
the 2009/2010 may be paid. Members failing to meet this deadline for payment of fees due will,
unfortunately, be considered to be in default.

Jenny Kilshaw
072 231 5888
jennyk@netactive.co.za


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 HMYC Hunter Class Comms

FRIDAY 20 to SUNDAY 22 MARCH
        
    HUNTER CLASS - Schneider Electric NATIONALS 2009
Full result sheet and report on this event on the Hunter Class website at www.hunterclass.com


LATEST RADIO SAILING NEWS   
From 'Yachting Log' by Keith Gerson
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Activities enjoying a rest at present as preparations for new season are under way. Watch this space.

                                                        Radio Sailing at Midmar
HMYC has an affiliate club - the "Maritzburg Radio Sailing club"-- MRYC which has now relocated to Midmar due to unsuitable conditions at the 'Duzi. As an affiliate club, MRYC performs activities which are supplementary to HMYC and, indeed, there is much membership overlap between HMYC and MRYC. MRYC sails from the HMYC-laid course on the foreshore every SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON and THURSDAY EVENINGS. Saturday comprises formal league racing in the "R36 class" with very tight racing. Racing starts at 14h00 'till 16h00. The R36 class is a cheap self-build class which hones one's general sailing and tactical skills very well. Thursday is a very informal, relaxed affair with absolutely any radio sailing yacht welcome, 17h00 'till too dark to see the boats! This is followed by a braai into the evening which, during the winter, becomes the main business! HMYC clubhouse is a very pleasant venue for an evening braai. HMYC members are welcome to the Thursday evenings for a BYO braai, anytime after 17h00. Those wishing to join in and experience the challenge are welcome to contact Des Fairbank on 0832890962 or desf@telkomsa.net  or just pop in to join in.


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About Henley Midmar Yacht Club

The Henley Midmar Yacht Club has without question the most picturesque setting of any inland yacht club in South Africa, with sweeping views over the keelboat moorings and mountains in the distance.

A mere 60 minute drive from Durban and 15 minutes from Pietermaritzburg, HMYC is the perfect setting for weekend racing or cruising.

Whether you are looking to race Hunters, Lasers, Optimists, 29’ers or enjoy a relaxing cruise, Midmar offers a huge expanse of water with fair winds.

There is a racing calendar most weekends (see Sailing Calendar) during the season along with many Provincial and National Regatta’s held at the club throughout the year.

Accommodation is available within the Midmar reserve in the form of Chalets, Rustic Log Cabins and Campsites (see KZN Wildlife logo link) as well as Campsites being available to Club Members at the club for Regatta’s and weekends. (see Camping Application)

If you would like more information regarding the club, would like to get involved or find a boat to suit your needs, please contact any member of the Committee (see Contacts) either by phone or email..
 

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