Author Archives for Lorna
Important Updates
Dear All Subscriptions: Thanks you to those members that have paid their subs but a very large number have yet to pay. The due date is August 16th and thereafter your fingerprint access will be deactivated. Optimist Sail Training: This will start on Sunday 14 August at 9.30 a.m. If you have not confirmed your [...]
AGM & Prizegiving
Dear All Please remember that the AGM will be held on Saturday 15 May 2010 at 17h00 It will be followed by the PRIZE GIVING at 18.00 on the Upper Deck followed by the GREAT CURRY COOK OFF in which 3 teams will compete to sell you the best curry at R40 per person. To [...]
Update
Dear all Thanks to you all for your consideration during the disabled rowing camp that was held at the club this weekend; the particpents had a really good time; learnt a lot; and hope to qualify for the next para-olympics in the comming weeks! Talk about the cripple leading the blind; the partially sighted pushing [...]
WC Champs
Dear all We have just realized that there is unfortunately a misprint of the fax number on some of the documentation and apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused. It should be 086 537 1451 Please go to http://www.wcchamps.sailing.org.za/ and check that your entry has been received. If you are not listed as an [...]
WC Champs closing date for entries
Please remember that March 30 is the Closing date for entries for the WC Championships and Hobie16 & Mosquito Nationals, thereafter you will be required to pay the late entry fee!! It is extremely difficult for the organizing committee to make the necessary arrangements unless they know how many boats will be participating. We are having [...]
420 & Extra Nationals
Dear all The 420’s are going from strength to strength – in December 4 new boats were built, 3 for SAS to go to Durban so that they now have a fleet of 5 boats there, and another lease boat for ZVYC. Right now another 2 boats are being built for Dave Hudson’s Race Ahead [...]
A Royal Visit
Today, November 26th Commodore Jennifer Burger welcomed the King and Queen of Norway to the Club! This was their only personal event during their trip to South Africa and also the last official event on their agenda. It was arranged by the Norwegian Embassy in conjunction with Gordon Knight of the Wynberg Rotary Club which [...]
Frostbite Regatta Postponed
Dear all The UCTYC Frostbite regatta has been postponed as the vlei has not filed up as quickly as anticipated. They will let us know when they will reschedule it for. Regards Lorna
Various items
Dear all A number of our sailors will be competing internationally in the next couple of months and we wish the fair winds, good sailing and a great time! The Optimist Africans is being held in Richards Bay, where there will be 52 competitors from all over Africa, 11th to 19 July: Alex Lehtinen, Tiran [...]
Host an Italian youngster
HOST AN ITALIAN YOUNGSTER FOR TWO WEEK-ENDS IN JULY 2009 ITALIAN YOUNGSTERS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 14 AND 18 LOOKING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HOST FAMILES LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA ON THE WEEK ENDS OF 4-5 JULY AND 11-12 JULY 2009 We are coordinating a youth sailing exchange programme between South Africa (Simon’s Town) and [...]


