Skip Novak's Talk

Jeremy Nel, Skip Novak, chatting before the show!

 Skip is behind the pool table, see whats on the screen!

Fascinated faces of the HBYC Members

For me personally, this must rate as one of the most interesting and best delivered presentations I have seen in many years. I can't summarise it here, suffice to say this is no ordinary man, and the stuff he gets up to is almost beyond belief. After this, I think more than a few of us were left with a new resolution to get out of the bar from time to time . . . .

Skip is a US citizen by birth, moved to the UK at 24, did every big-name yacht race worth talking about until about 10 years ago, then started some REAL adventure specialising in the area around Cape Horn! He has mixed it with all the big names you can imagine, but comes across with delightful understatement and humility. We were very lucky to meet this great man, those who get to sail with him are far luckier still. Ask Jeremy Nel!

If it's the Roaring Forties, Cape Horn, South Georgia, adventure skiing, mountaineering, photography, or just extreme adventure you are looking for - Skip is your man. Or even just sight-seeing - you don't have to be a trained adventurer! Thank you Skip.

See there website at http://www.pelagic.co.uk/

Great new book on the Traditional Boat Association

I was very priviliged to receive a copy of this book last week through Roy McBride. It is a great piece of work by Colin Davies (with help from his friends), who tells the story of the Cape Town T.B.A. and its various interesting characters. I know (or know of) most of the names (as many local sailors will), but the context and what they got up to in the T.B.A. was quite revealing. It really was a very interesting time, and the T.B.A. a fine institution. Sadly, the T.B.A. was wound up earlier this year, but I think the best of it is preserved in this fine book. I should mention all the fine cartoons that were used to bill the events and meetings of those years are included - quite amazing. It covers a great piece of Cape Towns boating history.

Roy McBride may still have a few copies left - they can be had for R120 which is donated to the N.S.R.I.

Well done to Colin and all those who helped put this together!

Joyon sails 668 nm in 24 hours . . .

Thats an average speed of 28.3 knots! And singlehanded at that!
Bliksem.
Click here for details on Yachting World!

Glad he's not in our club series - imagine what PHRF he sails off . . . .

Stir Crazy!

As if they weren't crazy enough, or stirring enough for that matter! Reality cooking comes to HBYC in the form of the Thai Cooking Series called "Stir Crazy". Ramsay eat your heart out, this is the real thing!

The cheerful fellow with the apron is our very own Pierre Albertyn - I think he won the series after he voted the rest of the tribe off or something. On the left his the ever patient Brett Nussey, who runs the show! What a hoot!

Skip Novak talk 15 August, 7pm at H.B.Y.C.

What can I say - don't miss this one!

A Talk by Skip Novak

Based in South Africa, Skip Novak is a seasoned yacht-racer who has competed in four Round the World Yacht Races, first visiting Cape Town in the 1977/78 Whitbread. He is also a keen mountaineer and an author of two books. In 1987 Skip constructed the fifty four foot expedition boat, the Pelagic, and combined his mountaineering passions with his sailing skills by heading for southern South America, Antarctica and Southern Georgia for mountaineering expeditions. In 2003 he launched the 74 foot Pelagic Australis, built in Durban, which is currently berthed at the V and A Waterfront Marina for her annual refit.  Both Pelagic and Pelagic Australis operate in the South from October to June specializing in adventure tourism but also for providing logistic support for film teams and science projects.

The Galley opens at 17h30 for Mushroom and Cashew Nut Curry, Fish and Chips, and Roast Chicken. We expect a large crowd so please arrive early if you wish to have dinner ! No need to book – no entry fee - Call Penny on 073 6111 444 for more details.

Wednesday Night Fireside Tales!

Mike Lundy - member of HBYC and award-winning author of many great books on walks and tours in the Cape Peninsula (and SA) - was our esteemed speaker last night. And what a great talk it was! The club was packed and listened with admiratrion as Mike regaled us with stories and facts of Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula. Too many to repeat here but certainly he has a knack for making things interesting and adding some colour! Mike has several books in print - they really are a must for every Capetonian - see them on kalahari.com for example . . .

Mike, live in concert!

 Lots of H.B.Y.C. faces and some others too.

 Even more . . .

 Robin Parker, and thanks to Mike!

Lipton Auction 2012

The Lipton Auction has returned in 2012 after a break over the last two years. Returned with avengeance I should say! Over R20k was raised to support the club's youth-sailing campaign for Lipton 2012, hot on the heels of their brilliant success at the PicknPay Youth Regatta (previous post). I understand the hangovers were also at least on a par with the Mexican Party, and the general clowning-about hit a new record too! Thanks to Jeremy and all members who contributed the pictures - not bad for cellphones in low light I think!

Click on them for full size!

Tony of RCYC handing over the trophy to HBYC's JML team.

How cool is that!

The obligatory picture of Jurgen who gets into every slideshow somehow!

Must be his cheerful face!

HBYC paying attention. Can only be prizes, money or wet T-shirts . . .

The "Mystery Prize" that Robin Parker very kindy bought for R450, thus saving the club the need to display it in the entrance way. . .

Wow - a wave jumper! Look out for this one next year.

The Auction chief conspirators, (acting) el-Commodore Jeremy, and Robin Parker (also acting). Would you buy a used teapot from these two?

More next year! Meanwhile, well dne again to JML-3 and all the best for Lipton 2012!

Great Results for HBYC Youth Sailing!

News just in: HBYC receive the official JML trophy from the PicknPay Youth Regatta! Ha!

Click on the pics to see full-size.

Miles of Smiles!

Sam is the proud looking man on the left!

What a team! You go guys!

See the rest of these great pics on Trevor Wilkins excellent galleries here.

HBYC Youth Sailing team came 3rd overall, 3rd in the L26 class, and first of the JML boats in the recent PicknPay Youth Regatta at RCYC. This is an outstanding first result for this new team! All credit to Sam and the others involved in supporting them. We seem to have some great momentum for Lipton next month. Please remember to support them generously at the Lipton Auction on Friday 27 July!

Full results on RCYC website here: http://www.rcyc.co.za/prevresult.html

Development Sailing gets a boost!

We have a lovely example of an 09er hanging above the fireplace in the club. it is part of a fund-raising initiative to incerase the numbers in the club fleet, now that we have an active development sailing team, and great facilities for storage.

250 Raffle tickets are for sale at R100 each - that would raise a nice sum to get some flash new dinghies! Plus there are some fun rules where you can fine your mates for sundry misdemeanours - they have to chuck some change into the hull of the boat then!

Don't forget to bring stuff for the Lipton Auction - its back again and we want to do everything possible for the junior sailing campaign! Thanks already to Debbie of Face Place who has donated a full body massage and Ian and Barry of MICA for kind donation.

Tequila Sunrise, almost . . .

 Tequila Sunrise . . .

 Tequil-over?

El Commodore and Party!

 Tequila Mockingbird?

Tequila da Bull?

If you want tequila some time, there are another 120 odd pics
(very odd pics at that) in the slideshow and gallery.
Click on the slideshow or the Photos Link to enter at your own risque. . .