Hope you all enjoyed the New Look Newsbuoy, we just need to thank Barry Duce for Co-ordinating its production and all the contributing committee and members who worked at very short notice on some very informative articles and pictures. Obviously it cost a little more cash than before, hopefully it was an enjoyable read and brings us a little more up to date.
Lyndon Nutkins designed and collated the first edition and i would like to thank him for burning the midnight oil for only a very reasonable reward.
Subscription Renewals are coming in at a very fast pace and i thank you all for making this easier on the Office by being so prompt. The 2010 Programme has gone to print and we should be posting this out with 2010 car park stickers mid January. Any Renewal queries please email
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Enjoy the Snow

Peter

The weekend starts now!
why not join your sailing friends for some great food and banter friday night at TBYC,
full menu and fantastic specials available with the best estuary view on the foreshore.

Hi Everyone

I hope you are all well and had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Just a quick note about the Valentines Day dinner on February 13th! Three course meal for $14 a head. To book your table please contact Lorraine or speak to Jo.

Thanks Kylie

Would the person who has `borrowed` my clew strap, downhaul and hawk please return them to my Laser, and this time when they put them back could they do up the cover!!!

New Year New Start! Friday night dining is this Friday and Friday the 22nd, to reserve your table call Jo, 07500 878249 or pop in to see her, full menu available plus some fantastic specials, kick the new year off with your sailing friends.

For those that don’t know our Sailing Secretary Chris Boshier is out in Brisbane Australia for the 40th Contender Worlds. I heared from Chris on New years Day and he was pulling his hair out!; as of then team GBR still had not receiveid their boats!! They were 3000 miles from there intended destination held in a Malaysian Container park and being held up by Malaysian Customs. Although not yet confirmed by Chris Y&A have stated the boats are now there!!!
Chris is entered in the Australian (3-6 Jan) and World Championships (7-12 Jan) and so has had no practice since ariving there on 27th December. He would have had his first Race today 3-01-2010 (-10 hours approx).

I wish him, and team GBR the best of luck with the rest of the event and for those that want to follow his progress the official Contender Worlds web site is here.

Hi All, Just a quick reminder in case you have not been in the loop! TBYC’s Olympic hopfull Mark Asquith (TBYC Member) is currently out in the Bahama’s looking forward to the 49er World championships. This event is important to all olympic hopefulls in this class as it lasts to the victor for almost 2 years!!! being at the start of the year 2010 and the next worlds being in Perth Australia at the end of 2011. So who wins here enters in the the olympic selection event in Perth as no 1 prospect

The event starts on the 2nd Jan same day as the Frozen Sheet’s Race but I think the simularity ends there!!!

Racing starts on 4th Jan and can be followed on the following link http://www.49erworlds.org/

I personally with Mark & Paul every sucsess and will be keenly following the results

Hi all – you might like to hear the latest on Chris and the Contender World Championships at Brisbane

You know that the shipping container carrying the eleven Contenders out to Brisbane got delayed and there was doubt whether she would get there for the start of racing – which was yesterday.

However everything just scraped through on time. We have not heard any results yet but at least Chris was in on the start

There is three days of the Australian National Championshps followed by three days on the World Champioships

If anyone is interested the web page for the reslts is www.contenderworlds2010.com.news but I can’t find any results there yet.

john

Icicle 1. Sunday 3rd Jan 12:00 start.

Icicle 2. Sunday 17th Jan 11:30.

Icicle 3. Sunday 14th Feb 11:00

Icicle 4. Sunday 28th Feb 10:00

Icicle 5. Sunday 14th March 10:00 and,

Icicle 6. Sunday 28th March 10:00.

There is still a chance to join in, if you think you’re hard enough!!

Chris

Well done to everyone who sailed the aptly named Frozen Sheets Trophy today. There were many spectators keenly watching the start having been entertained by RFT and Tubby Duce throwing themselves in the water just as they left the slipway. Congratulations to Mike Lennon for winning the trophy for the second year running.

Chris Maloney