SAILING MATTERS
by the Rear Commodore, Gregg Dobson

Saturday Dinghy Racing
A fleet of Lasers, Extras, Dabchicks, Mirrors & four FF's sailed in the PYC Seaport Series. The wind was a gusty 15 - 18 knot North-Easterly. The boats sailed the deep water course with the start just off the 'Container Terminal'. The boats enjoyed some exciting sailing in the breezy conditions. The first race was won by P Harris/J Kriek, 2nd T Beddingfield / S Hegerstrom, 3rd B Dimond & Tanya, 4th S Musgrave & son. The second race was delayed due to shipping movement, but the Lasers started. A further 25min delay was incurred whilst the bunker barge moved into the 'Container Terminal' area. The second race saw the same winners as the first. 1st P Harris/J Kriek, 2nd T Beddingfield / S Hegerstrom, 3rd B Dimond & Tanya, 4th S Musgrave & son.

Memorial Race 13 - 14 Feb
Please keep these dates open even if you do not sail, come along and join us on the lawns. There will be a board where you can put photos of your lost friends & family up. There will be live entertainment and braai packs & salads will be on sale. This is for ANYONE in the sailing community NOT just RNYC members. Please all come along and join us. It is a time to recall our happy memories of these special people! Seeing that it is Valentines Day on Sunday, we challenge EVERYONE to dress in Red & White and of course we won't forget the ladies on this romantic day!
Saturday 13 February - Dinghy Bay Race. There will be 3 sprint races in the harbour. First race starts at 14h00 SHARP!Sunday 14 February - Offshore Pursuit Race Briefing will start at 09h00, race starts at 11h00.
Please let Liezel know by Friday 12 Feb if you are interested in racing. 031-301 5425 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Inhaca Race
The Inhaca race will start off the Inhaca lighthouse on Friday 2 April 2010. The NOR will be available soon. Please contact Steve Martins on 082 573 4122 for further race information. Let's enjoy our sport safely! See you on the water.

YACHT HAND COURSE FOR ADULTS
Sail Africa is giving those with little sailing experience the opportunity to do a Yacht Hand Course. The courses will run on 6 & 7 February and again on 13 & 14 February. Sail Africa is doing a great job with the kids and want to give the same opportunity to the adults. So if you would like to brush up on some of the lost skills or know of someone interested in learning to sail, come along and support Sail Africa. This is an opportunity not to be missed! Book with Taryn 031-261 4723 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Space is limited, so early booking is essential.

Wednesday Evening Sailing
by Chris Sutton - PYC Rear Commodore Keelers
Folks please remember that this is a Racing Series which means that if you have any gripes about the conduct of another boat you are entitled to lodge a protest with the Race Officer. You are also obliged to adhere to Rule 69 which goes something like this :
GROSS MISCONDUCT
69 ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS MISCONDUCT
69.1 Action by a Protest Committee
(a) When a protest committee, from its own observation or a report received from any source, believes that a competitor may have committed a gross breach of a rule, good manners or sportsmanship, or may have brought the sport into disrepute, it may call a hearing. As we are trying to encourage people of all ages, personalities and from diverse backgrounds to get involved in the sport, we really don't want to get involved in hearings of this nature. If you simply adhere to the spirit of good seamanship, sportsmanship and manners things will run smoothly.

VASCO DA GAMA RACE
There are only three months to go before the start of VASCO 2010!! The Organising Committee of the Vasco da Gama Race 2010 are happy to inform all interested entrants in Vasco 2010 that through the efforts of PYC's Rear Commodore Keelers, Chris Sutton, we have been able to arrange for King & Sons to provide skippers with assistance with procedures to clear in and out of Maputo. Obviously actual dues etc. will be for the individual yacht's account. We would like to thank Chris for this initiative, and thank Andre and Dan from King and Sons for agreeing to get involved. We look forward to receiving your entry as soon as possible!!
Dave Cuthbert - Chairman Organising Committee