A reminder that boats sail to Bluff on a Wednesday at 5:30 for a bring-n-braai, an old tradition that is being revisited and a great way to enjoy a relaxed evening cruise.
Below are 10 reasons to go weeknight sailing, by by Adam Loory, UK Sailmakers Top 10 Reasons To Go Weeknight Racing 10. You can practice your tactics and manoeuvres in a low-pressure environment. 09. You can bring along and train your B Team so they are ready to step-in when your weekend warriors can’t make it. 08. It forces you to get out of the office earlier than usual – bring a co-worker so they can finally appreciate and understand all those odd things they overhear you saying on the phone to crew mates. 07. It’s a great way to get your kids or other juniors out in big boats. 06. Chances are you’ll see a great sunset. 05. You can rotate your crew through different positions, which helps crew members understand manoeuvres better. 04. You can sharpen your starting skills. 03. There often is a social element après sailing. 02. You just can’t get enough time on the water. And the #1 reason to do weeknight club racing: 01. They don’t call it “beer can racing” for nothing!
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For those of our members who enjoy a cigar while enjoying the view from our Britannia Room deck, note we currently have the following cigars in stock: Cohiba, Monte Christo Junior, Partigas No. 4, Jose Petit Cazadores, Romeo Y Julieta and Blackstone Cherry Tip Cigarillos. Reminder that RNYC members enjoy discounted privileges on our published prices.
On a daily basis a lot of members help out behind the scenes and we’d like to acknowledge their contribution and thank members for all the assistance. It would be hard to single out anyone but we do want to acknowledge some people who go above and beyond to help out whenever we ask for it. An old building needs a lot or maintenance and there are constantly projects where we ask our members to apply their expertise. In no particular order, most recently members have helped out as follows. I sincerely apologise if I’ve left anyone’s name off the list but please note we appreciate everything the members do to help us out and, in particular, THANK YOU for always being gracious and helping out with a smile.
Al Burger for spending days on the phone to contact members to update our database and organising engineers to make the reinforced steel ring for the Vasco da Gama clock and organising sponsorship for the Cancer lunch. Kath Burger & Keith Brodie for organising the Ladies Cancer lunch. Steve Cawdron for constantly fixing our old wiring and electrical problems. Bill Howell for organising Club Draw prizes which are kindly sponsored by Bluff Meat Supply and Dieu Donne. Gail Dickerson for keeping our boat paperwork in order. Phil Downing for organising the car park remotes. Bruce Gilmore for keeping LM radio playing. Jeremy Kriek for mending broken equipment. Graham Pennels for transporting Terras for Youth Sailing. Stuart Ritchie for fixing our food lift in the kitchen. Julian King for fixing the motor on our rubber duck. Graham Rose for his work on the Vasco da Gama clock and Tony Rose for fixing our umbrellas. Manuel Sousa for organising the Bobcat to help level our carpark. Carl Zimmerman and Coert Grobbelaar for helping out with Pacers when needed. |
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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