HBYC Marina Layout

(for reference by CTSW visiting yachts)

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Coffee Capital!

Suzanne Mare sips the first cup of

Lavazza brew from the HBYC's new facility. Come and join us for freshly made Lavazza brand coffees at the new Coffee Capital of Hout Bay the Hout Bay Yacht Club. In our new redesigned premises with comfortable seating and wonderful views, it's a steal at R10 a cup!

P.S. Some nice new wines coming too!

Newsflash! R15-000 in Prizemonies for D&A Cape Town Sailing Week!

D&A Group CTSW Organising Committee are pleased to announce that an additional contributory sponsor (Falken Tyres) has made available R15,000 in Prize Money for the top placed boats in the various divisions - making this one of the most prestigious events in SA Sailing! Admirals Sword (most competitive boat in the most competitive division) = R5,000. The balance of Prize Monies will be awarded to winners in other classes distributed at the discretion of the Organising Committee.

Faces of Hout Bay Yacht Club

L-R: Thelma, Yoalin, Verna, Wayne

These good folk (also patient, hardworking and amazingly tolerant) are the friendly souls you will meet in the club bar. Most have been with the club for many many years! It would more appropriate to say the furniture is part of the staff in fact!

Thanks to Peter Adamo for the pic.

Faraway sneaks out of the harbour on Friday afternoon!

The race was on Wednesday Chris! Just as well we didn't wait!

left-click for a larger pic!

Tonight's Friday Night Draw now up to R3400!!!

Be there! Hosts of other prizes and great pub fare! What a great way to end the week! You could be rich and famous (a bit!) - and living on your own island by next week!

The Drifters

After a great run out towards Kommetjie last night in 20-30 knots and flat seas, there was absolutely no wind in the bay to get home. Enigma and Nandi are seen here under power of their iron topsails, while Quest is coming in courtesy of the tide, a bit of genoa, and wishful thinking. Roy can see this all from his house - albeit in fading light (thanks for the pic!)

Boet and Swaer . . .

Check at these two. Robin and Dick trying to impress the ladies last Wednesday night. Apologies for poor picture quality - it was taken with an old cellphone in poor light. Be grateful it didn't have sound . . .

Are we safe from Climate Change?

Roy took this pic in the harbour yesterday of the high tide. Its only about half a meter below the quay! Best you sell your cars and motorboats right away and buy a sailboat. Maybe thats what Noah had in mind, last time we had a serious case of rising damp . . .

Later the same day . . .

Spring High, Spring Low (sweet chariot?!)
The previous post shows the idyllic calm conditions this morning at spring low. This is what it looked like at 17:00 later in the day   . . .

Sammy's favourite spot - never mind the weather . . .