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HENLEY MIDMAR YACHT CLUB 2007 YOUTH REGATTA
27 – 29 April 2007

NOTICE OF RACE

1. ORGANISING AUTHORITY:
Henley Midmar Yacht Club and the HMYC Junior Sailing Foundation.

2. VENUE:
HMYC, Midmar Dam.

3. CLASSES:
3.1 The series shall be for the Optimist, Dabchick, Mirror and Laser classes.
3.2 09rs will be eligible to sail together with the Optimist Class.
3.3 A Novice class for sailors who are in their first year of racing will be provided for. However, eligible sailors will sail the same course as the others.
3.4 Additionally, should there be a positive response, a Laser Masters Class for older siblings and parents will be catered for, sailing the same Laser course.

4. RULES:
The following rules shall govern the series:
4.1 The Rules as defined in the 2005/2008 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)
4.2 The current class rules of the International Optimist Class, 09r, Dabchick, Mirror and Laser Classes.
4.3 This Notice of Race.
4.4 The Sailing Instructions (SI) and any amendments thereto.

5. ELIGIBILITY:
5.1 Each competitor shall be in good standing with and affiliated to SA Sailing and a member of their relevant Class Association. Sailors in the Optimist and 09r Classes shall not be born before 1992. For all other classes, with the exception of the Laser Masters Class, competitors shall not be born after 31st December 1988.

6. MEASUREMENT AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES:
Each competing yacht shall hold a valid class measurement or registration certificate.

7. ENTRIES:
7.1 Eligible yachts and skippers may enter by completing the entry form up to 45 minutes prior to the advertised start time of 11h00 on the 27 April 2007.
7.2 The entry fee for competing yachts is R100.00. All cheques to be made out to the KZN Optimist Class Association.
7.3 The entry fee will be payable at registration which will open at 09h30.

8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sailing Instructions will be available to each competitor at registration.

9. SEAWORTHINESS SCRUTINY:
Entries for the series will only be considered if the yacht has passed the safety seaworthiness scrutiny process at the venue.

10. FORMAT OF THE SERIES:
10.1 A minimum of 6 races will be sailed, maximum 12.
10.2 All Classes shall sail a Triangular Course with different start times for each class as set out in the Sailing Instructions.

11. SCORING:
11.1 The Low-Point scoring system, RRS Appendix A, will apply.
11.2 One race will be discarded for every five races completed in the series.

12. SCHEDULE OF RACING:
12.1 Race start times are not before 11h00 on Friday 27th April 2007.
12.2 The first race on Saturday 28th April 2007 will not start before 09h30.
12.3 The first race on Sunday 29th April 2007 will not start before 09h30.
12.4 The last race on Sunday 29th April 2007 will not start after 15h00.

13. SAFETY:
13.1 Each boat shall comply with the safety requirements for its class.
13.2 The wearing of a buoyancy aid at all times while afloat is compulsory.

14. LIABILITY:
14.1 All competitors compete entirely at their own risk.
14.2 The organizing authority and any other party involved in the organization of the event accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, loss or claim, whether personal or material, incurred by or inflicted to participants before, during or after the event.

15. AWARDS, TROPHIES and PRIZES:
15.1 Such presentation will be made 45 minutes after the last race on Sunday 29th April 2007 at the HMYC Clubhouse.
15.2 Awards for each Class will be made as follows:
1st overall
2nd overall (if more than 7 boats in the Class)
3rd overall (if more than 14 boats in the Class)
1st Novice
1st Girl
1st 12yr old or Under in the Optimist/09r Class i.e. born not before 1995
Lucky Draw for anyone who hasn’t qualified for an award
15.3 Each participant will also receive a certificate indicating their final position.

16. CONTACTS:
The Regatta Organisor, HMYC 2006 Youth Regatta : Rob Walker
e-mail rswalker@mweb.co.za
phone 082 922 7163

17. ACCOMODATION:
17.1 Club camping is on a first come, first serve basis payable at Registration.
17.2 KZN Wildlife Chalet/Rustic Cabins phone 033 845100
17.3 KZN Wildlife camping phone 033 3302067

18. CATERING AND BAR:
18.1 There will be normal club catering available for Breakfast and Lunches.
18.2 A social Bring & Braai is planned for Saturday 28th April 2007. Fires will be lit from 18h00 at the Clubhouse. Rolls & a salad will be provided.
18.3 Bar services will be available at the HMYC Clubhouse.

TH AFRICAN GAMES 2007 – ALGIERS, ALGERIA

SOUTH AFRICAN SAILING ALL AFRICA GAMES TRAINING SQUAD.

Subsequent to the selection regatta, review, and formulation of a proposed team by the SAS selection panel, and acceptance by SASCOC, we announce the All African Games Training Squad.

The squad members below, will be presented to the National Se lection Panel of SASCOC for final selection, and the announcement of the South African All African Games Team 2007 will be made in the first two weeks of May 2007.

Congratulations to all the candidates who have made it into the training squad, and thanks too to all the candidates that took part in the selection process, not only for their participation, but also for the spirit on which they participated.

Our gratitude is also expressed, to the SAS selection panel, the selection regatta organizers and the SAS staff for their invaluable input.

The squad is as follows:

LASER

Gareth Blanckenberg.
Peter Shaw

LASER RADIAL

Sean Thyse
Michael Bissett
Phillipa Baer
Megan Clayton.

LASER 4.7

Sam Hancock.
Matthew Shaw
Claire Walker.

THE OPTIMIST

Brevan Thompson
Michael Crossland
Ashwin Daniels
Timothy Manley
Jenny Robertson

MANAGEMENT AND COACHING

ADMINISTRATOR.: Wendy Adams
COACH.: Sieraj Jacobs

The following article was sent in to me at sailing360 by user DyR (one guess at who that is…) - see the original article here.

The 2007 MANEX SAS Western Cape regatta was a good one. Although only 6 races were sailed in the Dabchick fleet, it was challenging racing.

The first day the wind blew and it was the likes of the larger sailors who claimed the 1st’s. The first race went to Ross Dyer, with David Eastman andJJ Liddiard all following respectively. The second Race of the Day was won by Andrew Hill who was chased by James Stock and Ross Dyer.

On the second day the winds blew less significantly than the first however there was still plenty of wind. All the three races were won by Ross Dyer, seconds went to James Stock, Andrew Hill and Danny Jarvis.

On Sunday the wind was non existent and no races were completed.

Mon Brought with it some light to medium wind. One race was Sailed and places went to 1st; Ross Dyer, 2nd; Daniel Moreau, 3rd; Alexander Mc Clarty.

All enjoyed the event and well done to all the sailors…Till next time…

In recent weeks we (the class) has received a request from ex South Africans in Australia for plans. Our Technical team are in touch with them to supply the plans. I have no doubt that if they build them, their youth sailors are going to find out what they are missing.

On top of that,we have received enquiries from Mozambique for costs of 2nd hand boats and new boats. I have supplied them with the detail and put them in touch with Steve Du Toit. Our Mozambique contact has invited any any interested Dabchick sailors to join a Regatta in Maputo in JUly any takers?

Owen Baxter Class Chairman 083 236 7518