NoR_SAS_NR__Provincials_2014 – WH _
SAS Northern Region Prov Entry Sep_
Hi Dabbie sailor,
The Youth Provincials takes place on the 20th and 21st September 2014 at Aeolians Club, Vaal Dam. First start on Saturday is at 10h00, so be there early to rig up and be ready for the 09h30 skippers briefing. Late entries on the 20th at the club from 07h00. I wonder how early you have to be for the early bird entry discount?
NOR
The NOR for the YOUTH Provincials is attached. Please enter early to take advantage of the early entry discount. Closing time and date for the discounted entry is 18h00 on 12 September 2014. After that date single boats pay R250 and double handed boats pay R300 for the entry. All early entries get a free Dabbie T Shirt, designed by Lianne. REMEMBER TO PAY THIS INTO THE AEOLIANS ACCOUNT ON THE RACE ENTRY FORM.
Camping
Camping is available at R40 per night. Deluxe waterfront sites are on special for R60 per sunset with a R 20 discount if you book before the early entry cutoff date of 12 September at 18h00, or if you don’t watch the sunrise! All water, power and ablutions are included!
Catering
There are two options for catering.
1. Everyone brings their own food. There will be a braai on Saturday night.
2. Everyone brings their own food and the parents share the cooking duties to catch up on some much needed social time with each other. There will still be a braai on Saturday night. If you are prepared to help with catering let Paul or myself know by email and we can try and arrange some profit sharing deal with Aeolians.
Dabchick Class Membership
You will also need to join the Dabchick class, a very prestigious organization. The membership form is attached. Join now before it is too late! You don’t have to be a boat owner to join, but you have to be a member to enjoy the privilege of sailing in a Provincials or the Nationals. At only R193 per year that’s only 52.88 cents per day….nothing!
REMEMBER TO PAY YOUR DABCHICK CLASS MEMBERSHIP FEES INTO THE SAS WC ACCOUNT ON THE CLASS MEMBERSHIP FORM.
SAS membership
All sailors will be required to show their up to date SAS cards at the entry table.
You have three options:
Either your club has already paid your SAS membership fees and your card has been renewed. Just visit the SAS website https://sasms.sasailing.co.za/ and login, or…
You are new to this and you still have to visit the SAS website https://sasms.sasailing.co.za/ and register. Hopefully your new club has paid in your SAS membership fees. You then just visit the SAS website and apply for your card, they send it, you print it and you are seen to be an upstanding SAS member.
If you haven’t yet joined a club, now is the time to do it, and make sure they pay them across to SAS so you can get your SAS card.
Aeolians is also the venue for the Youth Nationals later this year. We are really trying to increase our fleet size and give the Cape and KZN sailors some real competition in our home waters. To do that you must come to Provincials and get to know your home waters. The wind should be good at this time of year… they say the Aeolians sailing water is the best on Vaal Dam.
Boats for sale
Any new members who are looking for boats should look on the Dabbie website www.dabchick.za.net or contact one of the NR Dabchick reps. There are plenty of good boats up for sale. At my last count I found 16 boats up for sale or potentially on the market.
It is up to you to decide how serious you are! You are either just in it to enjoy sailing the best class of boat in the country. You want to take part in the 2014 Youth Nationals for your first time with the aim of getting as good as the best guys in the fleet in time for the 60th Anniversary of the DABCHICK class in 2016.
OR you are already quite a good sailor and you are looking to be in the top half of the fleet at this Youth Nationals so you can be in the top 10 boats by the 2016 Nationals.
OR you are already in the top 10 and your goal is to win the 60th DABCHICK Nationals in 2016 and have your name indelibly engraved on that historic trophy among the best of the best of South African sailing.
Either way we can help you find a good second hand boat or help you place an order for a brand new fiberglass beauty.
Make your plans…!
See you on the water