CALENDER - Up Coming Events

Trophies & Trivia with the Commodore- Saturday 27th June 2009

The presentation evening has been organised for Saturday 27th of June at the Palm Beach Golf Club. The evening will be a mix of fun, food, trophies and trivia. So make sure you reserve your table early.

The event will commence at 6.30pm with food and drinks served throughout the evening. There will also be a trivia competition which will enable your table of guests to test their nautical knowledge for the kudos of being the smartest crew.

This year there are a large number of boats in the club that are due to gain recognition for their performance during the racing season, as well as a number of non racing accolades, so make sure you are there to get your moment of fame.

The cost for the evening is $50 per person or $375 for a table of 8 which includes food and drinks. All crew, family and friends are welcome to join us, so why not rally up your team and book a whole table for a fantastic night out.

There is a limit to the amount of spaces available so please get your reservation in quickly by emailing me at oslix@live.com no later than the 21st of June, as you can imagine there is a lot to organise so it will not be possible to accommodate last minute requests.

PBYC Golf Day - Sunday 3rd May 2009

PBYC golf day will be held on Sunday 3rd of May 2009 at the Palm Beach Golf Club.
Despite a heavy schedule of international tournaments, Palm Beach Golf Club has been able to allocate a day for us this year to stage what may be considered the highlight of their season the 2009 PBYC Golf Challenge. The event will tee off at 11.30am and will be a four ball Ambrose event followed by sandwiches and canapé’s in the club house. This distinguished event will only cost you $35 per person to enter or you can book a complete four ball and bring your crack team for $140, you may even wish to enter a four ball of crew playing under your boats name….
Expect the whole event to go through to at least 5pm and longer for those that wish to take up residence in
the bar. There are prizes and of course kudos and bragging rights at stake so get your names in quick and start training your teams.

EASTER CRUISE - 10th-13th April 2009

Easter is this weekend and for anyone interested in a cruise over the long weekend, we have the following agenda.
FRIDAY 10th April – Overnight at Hallets Beach (next door to Refugee Bay) where we plan to meet up with some members from the COASTAL CRUISING CLUB as they also plan to meet at Hallets over the Easter Period. The beach at Hallets is always popular for a pre dinner get together or BBQ.

Saturday 11th April – Go for a sail to Maitland Bay, weather permitting

 
AUTUMN SERIES - 5th May 2009

The series will consist of 3 races on the day with the first race commencing at Midday then the following as soon as possible after. The course will be a simple top and bottom mark with single rounding and finish, the races will be determine individually as either. North or South prior to the start of each and will be defined by the start boat in the usual way. The courses will be as follows -
 
        Northerly (Green Flag) - SL, NM, SM, FL
 
        Southerly (Red Flag) - SL, SM(P), NM(P), FL
 
SL - Start Line
NM - Northerly Mark
SM - Southerly Mark
FL - Finish Line
 
The marks will be laid and will be the Standard PBYC buoys and the start line will be as usual for Twilight racing. The series will be Cat 7 and the end of season handicaps from the Twilights series will be in place for the boats competing.
 
Due to light there will be no opportunity to raft up after the series and therefore we will be convening at Palm Beach RSL at the end of the day for vittles and race results, presentations etc.

PITTWATER REGATTA - 28th & 29th March 2009

For more details about the Pittwater Regatta please review this PDF file - PITTWATER REGATTA

PITTWATER-COFFS RACE

For all the details on the Pittwater to Coffs race click on this link PITTWATER COFFS

SYDNEY-HOBART

Hi Everyone,

I don’t usually write travelogues when I’m at home but I thought you might like this picture I took on Boxing Day of Wild Oats XI at the start of the Sydney To Hobart. She had won the start and was first to The Heads (as expected from a $10 million boat!), and I took this photo just as she was rounding South Head on the way to the seaward mark, for the fast run down to Tasmania in a brisk 20-knot Nor-Easter (you can see the bowman at the bowsprit preparing for the hoist of the huge asymmetrical).

The helicopter was pretty close and low (clearly lower than Wild Oats’ huge mast!), and you may just notice the single red number on the mainsail denoting the sponsor’s name (testament to Australian broadcasting’s “race to the bottom”, unfortunately).

Thanks to John Winchester for taking us out for a great day on his yacht Carte Blanche (a Hanse 371), and for skillfully keeping us out of the way of the water-hoons who seem to forget the sailing rules at such events.

Cheers, David Rice

CHRISTMAS CRUISE - 29th December 2008

To Celebrate the New Year and get into the holiday spirit it is proposed to have a Christmas Cruise.

The first part would be a trip to the Harbour for the New Year fireworks. Weather permitting the basic plan would be to leave Pittwater on Monday 29th December around noon and head for the Harbour. Overnight could be at Store Beach, Little Manly Cove or even up in Middle Harbour. Next day could be exploring the harbour or even a cruise along the southern coastline to Bate Bay (Jibbon Beach) for the night. Return to pick a good spot on Wednesday for the Fireworks and enjoy the festivities.

Thursday would be a slow start then return to Pittwater for some R & R. There is even a proposal for a “Head to Head Passage Race “. Friday is the start of the Pittwater to Coff Harbour Race at so would be well worth watching. We then have the option to head north to Lake Macquarie. Only hitch is picking the tides which would mean leaving Pittwater around midnight for a 10 am arrival to enter the Lake on a half tide rising. A few days exploring the Lake in company then look at returning to Pittwater on Wednesday 7th leaving around 13:00 to arrive back in Pittwater around 21:00, all depending on weather. The easier alternative is to cruise around the upper reaches of Cowan Creek.

If you are interested in any or all of the above please contact Jim on 0414 351642 or e-mail jim_gordon@bigpond.com with your comments so plans can proceed.

CHRISTMAS PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSED BOAT - 19th December 2008

Next race is on the 19th of December and as this is the last before Christmas it would be great to see as many boats as possible on the water, also it will have a real theme with prizes for the boat and crew with the best Christmas get up..so hoist your Santas and grab the pennants for a great night…..judging will be by the start boat.

RACE RESULTS NOW INCLUDE NEXT RACE HANDICAP

You will notice in the results from now on that handicaps for the next race will be published, this will allow you to understand better how you are tracking with other boats…..I see it as being a little like a golf handicap you need to know what you are playing to before you start your round. Any concerns with handicaps for following races should be raised with myself on either

LARRY TURNURE

Fellow Members,

It is with much sadness that we wish to advise of the passing of Larry Turnure who suffered a heart attack while holidaying in the USA last week.

Larry and Alison were prominent members of the club during the 90’s with a beautiful timber sloop “Autumn Leaves”.

They were both keen cruising members who also felt the occasional need to race.
More recently they had moved away and had a newer boat called “Spring Fever”.

Larry was also the editor of the club “glossy magazine” Shorelines for a number of years (in the days before the internet). He loved to talk about boat technology and traditional boating wisdom and will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with Alison and the family at this very difficult time.

FAIR WINDS OLD FRIEND.

MEMBERSHIP FOR 2008/2009 IS NOW OVERDUE

LONG WEEKEND CRUISE 4th - 6th OCTOBER 2008

With a typical long weekend weather forecast (rain & possible thunderstorms) three PBYC yachts set off on Friday afternoon to enjoy the delights of Refuge Bay.

Having escaped the wharf party at Careel Bay , Happy Hour & Flying Colours II met up with Bow Wow and proceeded upriver. It was a beautiful warm afternoon and a spectacular sunset welcomed us into Refuge Bay. Having settled in and broken out the BBQ it was time for stories and refreshments while christening the cockpit on the Crosbie’s new North Shore 340.

Some rain arrived later that evening so covers were deployed and the party continued. Next morning was a bit damp but that didn’t stop us. The day passed in doing odd jobs, talking, eating, snoozing and generally unwinding. Suddenly it was time for “happy hour” and another day in paradise had passed. Remembering to make the change for Daylight Saving caused some angst but we managed.

Sunday was a virtual repeat of the day before although plans had to be made to find TV reception for the Grand Final. We all ended up heading back to Pittwater to witness the Sea Eagles triumph.

Came across HMB Endeavour (who is on the way to Newcastle) and all agreed she would make a fine addition to the PBYC fleet.

All in all a great start for the new season of cruising.
As the weather warms up the numbers should increase.
Keep an eye on the program for details of the next weekend away.

Jim Gordon (Flying Colours)