December 2018 Events
Sun 23rd Keelers Offshore - there’s set to be a cool overcast NE! Mon 31st New Year’s Eve Party - BOOK NOW! For bookings and more information on events, please contact us: [email protected] or 031 301 5425 MUSIC Every Saturday: Soundwave Sessions - Open Mic with Auburn Sound! Sunday Line-Up: 23rd - Shades of Grey 2019 SAILING EVENTS January: Sat 05th FF/Dinghy Racing Sun 06th Offshore Summer Series Race 3 Wed 09th RNYC Wednesday Night Fun’d Sailing Fri 11th WOZA Friday Sat 12th FF/Dinghy Racing Sat 19th FF/Dinghy Racing Sun 20th RNYC Offshore - Squadron Series Race 1 Wed 23rd RNYC Wednesday Night Fun’d Sailing Pacer Team Sailing/Racing - EVERY Saturday Pacer Ladies Twilight Sailing - EVERY Tuesday
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Have a read through the article below for some quick tips from an article published on Sailing World by Andrew Campbell .Quick Tip: Practice Makes PerfectEven the best sailors are never too good for practice. Sail in tough events as often as possible to maximize your learning experience.
February 6, 2017 "Practice, Practice, Practice!" This is the common theme among all sports and is equally true for sailing. "But, who has time to practice? Who has the chance to get organized, get a coach?" No more "buts" about it. The simple fact of the matter is that practicing is much easier than people think, and the amount of time you practice is directly proportional to the amount of success you earn. One of the easiest ways to improve is to sail against people who are equal to or better than you. In many cases it’s hard to find sailors better than you who are willing to spend time and practice with you. Frequently, the best way to sail against better sailors is to race in big events. Going to national, state, or district level events can be great practice. For the less experienced sailor going to a big event may be the best "practice" that he or she can get. Sure, sailing in your local yacht club or interclub event may be fun because youre winning, but the only way to increase your level of ability is to get beat up by skippers better than you. I can relate my story of 1998 CORK, the Canadian Olympic Training Regatta at Kingston, Ontario. I sailed with my team as a 15 year old in the YouthFestival, held annually before the regatta. There were about 85 youth Laser sailors on the line and, to my own amazement, I went out and won all three races held. I came out of the event confident and cocky, ready to take on the "big boys" at CORK. As it turned out the "big boys" included names like Robert Scheidt, at that point a three-time World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist. It blew hard, and I was glad to make gold fleet much less 46th place in the event. During one race, the breeze came in from the west at 20 plus knots. Sailing upwind to the second windward mark of three beats, I looked over my shoulder and saw Scheidt bearing down hard on me, out on my starboard hip. I rounded the top mark only to watch Schiedt sail upwind 50 more yards to the finish. At that point, I realized I had much more to learn. Sunshine, smiles, and sugar!
Our 2018 Kiddies Christmas Party took place on Monday 17th December on our Ndongeni Lawns. Father Christmas braved the heat in his great red suit (we later cooled him down with a chilled glass of wine...shhh), the children were more than eager for his arrival and of course even more so for the gifts he had waiting for them! There were plenty of games and activities to keep everyone busy thanks to Santa’s DJ, Rob Main-Baillie, and the pool was overflowing with divers, mermaids, and future sea captains! We also had a visit from Hug a BunnyKat, who brought along a great assortment of games for all to enjoy. All in all it was a fantastic, fun-filled fiesta! Be sure to join us the same time next year. |
AuthorThe Royal Natal Yacht Club is the oldest yacht and sports Club in Africa and the oldest yacht club in the southern hemisphere. Read our Newsletter to find out more! Archives
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