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This year’s Royal Natal Regatta would not have been possible without the amazing contributions from our main sponsor, Raymarine!
As well as the following additional sponsors:
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to all the sponsors and everyone who assisted us with this event, as their contributions helped make our annual Regatta a great success! This past Heritage weekend was a festive one for sure! Our annual Regatta activities definitely kept all sailors and land-lubbers on their toes. The leaderboard for sailing was as follows: DIVISION A: (RACING FLEET) DIVISION B: (CRUISING FLEET) The leaderboard for land-based activities was as follows: A special thanks to Rob Samways for standing as Race Officer, Sandy Samways for processing results, and the Rescue crew who were on duty throughout the event: Alec McNamara, Chris Parry, Patricia Kilburn, Alan Tintinger, and Lindo.
All in all, it was a great event with amazing sportsmanship and participation from everyone involved! See you all again next year! Our annual Regatta is in full swing, with Tuesday, 24th September, being the final day of festivities! At the moment, we are happy to announce the winners for Karaoke were our RNYC Ladies Team who shared the title with our RNYC Under 30s Team. The karaoke performances certainly had everyone on high spirits and it will definitely be a night that will long be remembered...especially due to the fact that we managed to capture all performances on video! ;) Prior to that, the RNYC Ladies Team claimed victory over the Cryptic Clue, with the RNYC Under 30s following in second and PheZulu in third place. The leaderboard for sailing is as follows: Please note results are provisional and final results will be announced at the regatta prize giving on Tuesday 24th September 2019.
We’re also changing things up a bit this year and have added an additional potjiekos competition for non-sailors/non-RNR-contestants. Rules of the competition can be found here. Have you seen the new addition to our RNYC regalia? The RNYC Crest Hoodie!
These are available exclusively for RNYC Members and will be available on presentation of a valid RNYC Membership card at a cost or R400.00 We also have soft-shell jackets available for a charge from R600.00 - photos will be displayed on our Facebook page (@RNYCDurban) throughout the week. For those who missed the information on loyalty points and pre-funding, please see note from Mr. Keith Brodie:
You will notice that for the first time this month, your statement of account from the club contains details of the points you have earned in the club loyalty program. The more you support the club, the more you earn. Gold members earn R5 for every R100 spent in the restaurant and bar and Platinum members earn double points. Your chit will show you which items earn you points and from time to time there will be specials where you can earn more points. So, in addition to the members discount you receive on dining at the Club, you can now earn points while doing so. You also earn points if you pre-fund your account. Your chit will show you the balance available on your account in addition to the extra points earned for pre-funding. This is a wonderful opportunity to not only support your club but also to get rewarded for your support. If you have any further questions, please ask the club manager or the ladies in reception for more details. Best Regards Keith Brodie Royal Natal Yacht Club General Committee Member Contact us for a copy of the original email and document on [email protected] To extend congratulations and honor those who have achieved some great results throughout RNYC’s last sailing season, we will be hosting an intimate prize giving in conjunction with our monthly member’s evening and club draw - 27th September 2019.
We will also be hosting Diageo who will be presenting two signature Tanqueray gins. This will be an RNYC members and invitation only event. Prize winners to be announced following the evening of the 27th September 2019 The time is upon us! We have less than 4 days to go until our annual Royal Natal Regatta. For those great sailors who were dedicated to the Windhoek Regatta - we've had a revamp of sorts and are now calling it the Raymarine Royal Natal Regatta. At the moment, we have up to 20 boat entries, with 4 teams making their way from Richards Bay to join in the festivities. Looks like we’re in for a bit of an inter-club challenge within the Regatta! Have you entered yet? ⛵️ We’re also changing things up a bit this year and have added an additional potjiekos competition for non-sailors/non-RNR-contestants. Rules of the competition can be found here and below. Along with the schedule of events posted on our Facebook events page, in the NOR, and in the last issue of our newsletter, we also have World Oceans Day on Saturday, 21 September. To honor our glorious oceans and contribute our small part in keeping our oceans clean, we will be hosting a clean up at the clubhouse and along the bay in front of the Ndongeni Lawns. Keep a lookout on our Facebook page for more information!
We have officially reached our 2019/2020 Sailing Season!
This past Sunday, 15th September, was the Opening Cruise Sail Past, with Point Yacht Club taking the salute, marking the official opening of the new season. We could not have asked for a better day. The sun was shining, the braais were fired up, sailors were beaming with enthusiasm - you could feel the passion and energy for the new season pulsing through the atmosphere. See our Facebook page ( @RNYCdurban ) for pictures of the day. We definitely have an exciting season ahead of us. Keep an eye out for the new calendar, coming soon! "Splice the Mainbrace" (AD28)
Is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult emergency repair jobs aboard a sailing ship, it became a euphemism for authorized celebratory drinking afterward, and then the name of an order to grant the crew an extra ration of rum or grog. History Braces are the lines that control the angle of the yards. On the first rate men-o-war, the mainbrace was the largest and heaviest of all the running rigging; the mainbrace on HMS Victory is 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter. Gunners commonly aimed for the ship's rigging during naval battles, with the mainbrace being the prime target. If the mainbrace was shot away, it was usually necessary to repair it during the engagement; the ship was un-manoeuvrable without it and would have to stay on the same tack. Even repairing it after the battle was a difficult job; the mainbrace ran through blocks, so it could not be repaired with a short splice or a knot. Splicing in a large run of hemp was strenuous work, and generally the ship's best Able Seamen were chosen to carry out the task under the supervision of the Bosun. On completion of the task, it was customary for the men to be rewarded with an extra ration of rum. Eventually the order "Splice the mainbrace" came to mean that the crew would receive an extra ration of rum, and was issued on special occasions: after victory in battle, the change of a monarch, a royal birth, a royal wedding or an inspection of the fleet. |
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