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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 19:03 |
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Past and current adult members are welcome to help celebrate Glendowie Boating Club 60 years of sailing,
60 years for the Arrow Class and the upgrade of the clubhouse.
On February 27th at 5.00pm at the club in Glendowie Rd, we are holding an event to acknowledge this milestone.
We are looking forward to seeing past members back at the club for the evening.
There will be finger food and a light supper consisting of ham and salmon plus refreshments available at a
cash bar – all this for just $10 per head.
To attend, please click here to download the invitation, print and return by post to the club’s PO Box
as soon as possible.
We are also looking for old photos of the club and its activities since its beginning. If you are able to
donate or loan your old photos to assist us we would be very appreciative.
Please contact John Woodyear-Smith on 5284986 or
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 16:49 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 18:14 |
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Learn To Sail
Dates: 18th January - 22nd January
Time: 9.00am - 12noon
Course Fee: $200 (includes use of club boat) for the week
Description: Yachting NZ Level One course for beginners, a great way to boost confidence and learn the basic skills of sailing an optimist
Refresher Course
Dates: 18th January - 22nd January
Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Course Fee: $100 for the week
Description: Suited to all level of sailors who want to advance their sailing skills and build valuable time on the water in readiness for the post Christmas sailing season including the regatta season. The course can be split into several levels to cater for a wide range of sailing skills.
Opti Racing Clinic
Dates: 25th January - 27th January
Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Course Fee; $100 for the three days or $115 for the three days plus the overnight at GBC.
Description: Suited to the more advanced sailors who know the racing rules and really want to push hard towards being well prepared for the post Christmas Regattas and Optimist Nationals (Whitianga, Easter 2010).The three days will be full on training with the fleet sailing out to Brown's Island and beyond to experience sailing conditions to those likely to be experienced at regattas. Sailors will spend the full day on the water so will need to come prepared with food, water and sunscreen (will be carried by coach boat). Ideally sailors should have completed at least one regatta and have a good knowledge of racing rules. An overnight option at the GBC clubhouse on Tuesday 26th January is offered where the sailors will spend some time on theory but also enjoy fishing from the deck, a BBQ dinner and a movie night followed by a breakfast on the deck the next day... Some parent help will be needed so volunteers welcome. There will be an extra charge of $15 for overnighter's. If we get sufficient numbers the group will have two coaches.
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 12:13 |
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Things were busy down at GBC over the last week of the holidays with LTS and Upskillers courses being followed by a Race Clinic for the more experienced Opti sailors.
The LTS and Upskiller courses were well attended, with the Race Clinic in the last week of the holidays having 16 participants. They enjoyed 3 days of coaching in a variety of conditions with the highlights being a sail out to Motuihi Island and back followed by a sleepover at the club. Many thanks to Angus and Deb for their organisation and support efforts. Also thanks go to the coaches for their input over these courses, it would not be possible without them. The kids all remarked on both how much they had learnt and enjoyed themselves.
On a similar vein George Kirkman and Cooper Hopman went to a 4 day Opti Camp at Hamilton Yacht Club. This camp was well organised and after four days of constant sailing they both came away a lot more confident around their boats and well versed in rigging their own boats from scratch each day.
We now look forward to these sailors taking their new found skills and confidence onto the Regatta Circuit, with a number of events on the calendar prior to the Nationals. |
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2009 North Island Opti Champs |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 16 November 2009 18:57 |
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The 13-15th of November saw Louis Mayo, Henry Haslett, Stephanie & George Kirkman take part in the North Island Optimist Championships in Napier.
After having the races cancelled on Friday due to 20kn winds, there were 4 races completed on Saturday in light-moderate conditions & 3 races on Sunday in light and shifty conditions. Each of the sailors registered at least one top 10 result, with Louis capping off the weekend with a win in the last race.
The final results had Loius 8th, Henry 10th, Stephanie 21st, and George 29th.
Thank you to Ben Lowe for being there to offer coaching advice.
Congratulations to all concerned and the facilities at Napier Yacht Club were amazing to see, with acres of garages, multiple slipways, and awesome clubrooms, they put on an excellent regatta. |
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