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Splash – 10 October 2017 This weekend – 14 October - Bar to Bar Race Rainbow coaching session from 10 am Briefing for club sailing around 12:30 1 Race - first signal at 1 PM – direction of Bob’s Bay – skull –and make it back or something similar OD Christel. – Assistant OD Gavin Stichbury Last weekend “Sprint” Series ... The day started out with rainbow coaching. The wind was lacking. Tom tried to find some towing the kids o Mabel Island. It seemed to look like a “no Go” but some ripples started to appear on the water. Five short races were sailed under extremely light and tricky conditions. The Sprint Series will run for the season. First day went to: Intermediate fleet - Alexandra Thom in Splash, Junior Fleet Moss Hopkins and Senior Fleet Jasper Hopkins, who even managed to fall in the water backwards on the downwind. Rainbow fleet coaching ….untangling the tow lines Waiting for the wind to fill in Youth Roster Day Date Event Junior helpers Sat 14 Oct Rainbow fleet coaching Harry Sat 21 Oct No coaching Labour weekend Sat 28 Oct No coaching Marlb Anniversary Sat 4 Nov Rainbow fleet coaching Hoppies Sat 11 Nov Rainbow fleet coaching Hamish Grigg Sat 18 Nov Rainbow fleet coaching Maggie Lane If you are rostered and can’t make it, it will be great to let Bronnie know and even better find your own replacement. Contact Bronnie on [email protected] to inform of your replacement 2 x LTS course just completed Congratulations to: Lajla Browning, Charlotte and Georgina Lightfoot, Oliver and Zeudi Pearse, Alannah Peoples, Billy Peters, Emilie Read Bousquet, Fynn Russell and Taylor Wilson all completed the first course. Well Done ! And crop of the second course- Awesome effort! Eden, Rebekah and Shiloh Amos, Ethan Manson, Leon Marusaki, Shackleton Scollay, Jack and Lilly Sopata, Holly Waring Jones Thanks to Tom and all junior coaches: Ryley, Caleb, Moss and Jasper– you all did an awesome job. Sailing Calendar http://www.qcyc.org.nz/qcycalendar.php Please have a look when you are rostered and find replacement if you can’t make it. Here are the next few weeks. Day Date Event OD Assis OD/helpers Sat 14 Oct Bar to Bar Race Christel Hopkins Gavin Stichbury Sat 21 Oct No Official Club Sailing - - Sat 28 Oct No Official Club Sailing - - Sat 4 Nov Sounds Connection Long Harbour Jules Overend Cameron Doig * Match Racing -The purpose of this race day is to find the Starling QCYC representative to go to the NZ match racing in Auckland. Depending on interest we will also run match racing for other classes. (Optimist, Laser etc.) This event has now moved to Dec 9-10. Regional champs will be on Dec 2-3.. I will change sailing calendar on web shortly. Team New Zealand Parade - Thu 12 Oct-13 Oct Support them and your club! Team NZ will land in Picton……. Hope you all got your jobs. Everyone to assemble at the foreshore at the Marquee at 4pm. More info at the end of the newsletter. Patrol boat skippers or crew We always need help to man the boats every club day or regatta day. If you are interested, but might not feel that confident, there will be opportunities to learn. Please express your interest to Jules, Ian, Richard, Gavin or myself. We are currently in the process of organising a short Coast Guard Course. Coaching schedule Monday-Green Optimist Tuesday- Laser / Starling/ Splash Wednesday- Open Optimist Thursday- team Sailing (not started yet) Friday- Day off Saturday morning Rainbow. Sailing Away! Just Completed /in progress: Stack Winter Champs Alastair Gifford placed 2nd in the Laser Radial. Total fleet 26 sailors Harry Edwards 4th placing of 11 P-Class sailors Emily Overend placed 6th in Starling fleet of 27 sailors Louie Poletti and River Hopkins completed the coaching of the winter champs before flying out to Noumea, where they seem to have a blast so far. Regetta starts tomorrow- Go hard boys Louie……watching sea snakes? River on one of the training days Upcoming Opti Oct 21-23 Lower N.I. Optimist Coaching Clinic Worser Bay, WLN N.I. P-Class Champs P-Class Oct 21-23 Maraetai, Auckland [email protected] Optimist Nov 10-12 N.I. Optimist Champs Lake Taupo Yacht Club Laser 25-26 Nov South Island Laser Champs Naval Point Club Lyttelton Laser 25-26 Nov North Island Laser Champs Napier All classes Dec 2-3 Sir Peter Blake regatta Torbay yacht club Opti Dec 15-19 Optimist Clinic Wainui, Banks Peninsula Taupo North Island Optimist Champs: This is a great location, sailing venue and not too far to travel. 3 QCYC sailors are already confirmed to sail. If we have enough sailors (4 minimum) coach will come along for small cost and we probably combine resources with Nelson. Green fleet or open fleet. Let us know if you are interested. I have been there with my boys before and loved it! InterIslander QCYC discounts available for sailing events. Let us know when you are crossing the ditch and we can send you a promotion code. Lower North Island Optimist Coaching Clinic 2017 (Oct 21-23, Worser Bay) This is an opportunity to sailors who are unable to travel to the clinics later in the year provided in Wainui (Dec 2017) and Auckland (Jan 2018). This clinic is held in Wellington. This allows sailors to build skills at the start of the season before the ranking regattas throughout the summer. Spaces are available for financial members of NZIODA. Sailors must be able to independently rig, launch, and retrieve their own fiberglass Opti and have some race experience at Open or Green Fleet level. The main aim of the clinic is to improve the skills of all participants during three days of intensive training and activities. We will have some top New Zealand coaches supported by some experienced local coaches, performing the coaching duties. The venue is the Worser Bay Boating Club; Accommodation is in the sea scout building next door. The cost is $200.00 per sailor, Close off date for entry is Thursday 19th October 2017. This could be a very good cost efficient option for our sailors to have a great start of the season. All registrations must be emailed to Belinda or Glenn [email protected] Please let Christel know if you are interested as need to confirm numbers soon. Wainui Optimist Clinic – Dec 15-19 This is a sailing clinic for similar to above– Green fleet and Open fleet. Several club members have been to this training in the past and will be happy to tell you their experiences. Date is Dec 15-19. This is the only one on the South Island. Will let you know more later. I have requested an update from Nelson but still waiting for feedback. YNZ Coaching Forum Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:30 https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/course/coaches-forum-nelsonmarlborough Dates for the next sailing and general committee meeting as Wednesday 18th October at QCYC clubrooms 5:30 for sailing and 6:30 for General. Anyone interested in a road Laser trailer As be surplus to requirements Please call celine on 0272142538 For Sale - Winner Optimist NZL 4560 $4495 ONO Winner Hull 2013 3D Star - includes, air bags, tow rope, hiking straps, paddle, bailers, mast clamp and all the spares you need. 2x centreboards - N1 and DEM Race (imported 1x mast from UK) 1x boom 2x rudders - N1 and Winner 1x sprit 2x tillers Spar cover 1x tiller extension Sail travel tubes 1x rotating tiller extension 1x sail cover 2x foil cases 1x boat cover (Top and Bottom) 1x J Red sail (used in 2 regattas) This boat won both the South Island and North Island Champs PHONE 021 803086 EMAIL [email protected] Christel Hopkins [email protected] [email protected] 0274 500 316 Happy Sailing! Americas Cup Visit 12 /13 October 2017. Public Parade and foreshore function. Celina and Team are running a BBQ on the foreshore. They will be selling Sausages / Steak, Sandwiches as well as gold drinks This will be under the First National tent and this will be put up at 12.00 on Thursday the 12th Beside this will be the QCYC Simulator with an optimist on this. This will be manned by Tom and Team – Jasper, Tom …. This is for the promotion of the club and give away club and Learn to sail information For our QCYC and Team Sailors can we please meet at the First National Tent at 4.00pm. Please wear some sailing orientated clothing. We as a club have quite a bit of planned interaction with the team. Rob Burn will be the MC for the event. As QCYC are the host club for the cups visit we have a number of formal roles in the Public proceeding. • Carrying the Signed sails in the Parade. • Selling ETNZ Flags. • Presenting the sails to the ETNZ Team. • Ride on the UTE’s in the Parade. • Manning the Simulator with Tom. • If Time and conditions permit, ride on the Rib’s to meet the ferry and the cup as well as the TV cameras. (7 Sharp) • BBQ on the foreshore. Time table 5.30 pm A flotilla will escort the ferry into the bay 5.55 pm The team arrive on the Interislander ferry 6.05 pm The team will be met by a police escort and taken to the Picton police station. 6.10 pm The parade will begin and make its way down the High Street to London Quay 6.35 pm Welcome/Powhiri Speeches.
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