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The Torbay Sailing Club Annual General Meeting is to be held at 6pm, Friday 28th August 2020 at the club. All members are invited and encourage to come along to vote on two amendments to the Club Rules. These proposed amendments can be viewed at the link below. If you have questions about these amendments, please send an email to Heidi Thonig, Secretary, at [email protected].
Cancellation of 2020 Ronstan/Mainstay Marine J14 & Sunburst Nationals March 17th 2020
Dear Competitors, Volunteers & Sponsors, Unfortunately, due to the rapidly evolving situation with Covid-19 in New Zealand, Torbay Sailing Club has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Ronstan/Mainstay Marine J14 & Sunburst Nationals this coming weekend, 20-22 March 2020. This decision is not made lightly, however the Club recognises that the focus needs to be on prevention of the virus spread and supporting our communities. The health safety and wellbeing of our sailors and members is paramount. More information is to follow. Hey team!
There has been a fair bit going on behind the scenes, even if we haven't all seen each other on the water recently! Firstly, we are sporting some fantastic new shelves in the office. Thanks to Rod and Heidi for this, and Mark for the final installation. What a difference this will make to hopefully having a tidier office! Secondly, we are super excited to take possession of the first of two new RIBs from Southern Pacific Inflatables. These new 3.4m RIBs will replace our old Torbay 1 and 4 tiller steers. Thanks to the general committee for the approval of this a couple of months back. Thirdly, some of you are aware that Lily Zhang was instrumental in helping us fund the club tractor. It has come a point where the tractor is undergoing some maintenance this winter. Thanks to Ken for leading the charge on this one. Many other things also, but too many to list! What is coming up? THIS WEEK: Tuesday 2nd July - Sailing Committee meeting 7pm Thursday 4th July - Race Theory Night, topic of Starting 6.30pm Sat/Sun 6th/7th July - Manly Mid Winter Champs: Hope to see a strong Torbay contingent here. Entries close on Wednesday. OTHER KEY DATES: Fri 19th - Sun 21st July - TORBAY CLUB CAMP: costs TBC, but two days of coaching, sleep over in the club, a similar repeat of a cooking challenge, and more. Saturday 3rd August - FIrst Aid Course: Still some spaces left Friday 30th August - TORBAY AGM: with another draw card to be announced....... Hey everyone,
A bit late, but as per the calendar, tonight is a fun night planned. There is no set plan on what this entails, and would like the sailors, or attendees to drive this in terms of what is fun for them. If you have any suggestions, then let us know. Aiming for a 6.30pm start, and it doesn't have to stay at the club. We can venture out :) Hey all,
Easy email. Prizegiving, tonight, 5pm. See you at the club! Dinner is pizza (Sunday night so nice and easy). Gluten free, and vegetarian options. $5 per head. Bar open. See you there :) Hey team,
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow night will be a sail set up coaching session at the club. 6.30pm start. Everyone is welcome. Invite any non-members as well. Just a $5 donation at the door for non-members. Bar will be open. Also a reminder of the coaching this Saturday. Let Gareth know ASAP if you are turning up. 10am start. And winter series racing on Sunday. 11am 1st warning signal. If you can help out on the water, let Gareth know. Gidday to all past and current members of the Torbay Sailing Club.
We are on the hunt for a few trophies to be returned. Some may still be with past members that weren't awarded last year. These are what we are definitely after, but if you have any others sat at home, please email G on [email protected]. Likewise if you remember who these were awarded to, please get in touch as well. - Most improved female - Sailor of the year - Outstanding contribution to the club Club champions: - Optimist Open Club Champion - Laser Radial Club Champion - J14 Club Champion Most guns: - Optimist Green Most Guns - Starling Most Guns - Laser Radial Most Guns - J14 Most guns - Splash most guns Post-xmas: - Optimist open If you have any information, please get in touch! So members, the Wright family (Glen/Brooke) and the Jensen family were the only ones to read the winter programme......
Tonight was scheduled the first Race Theory night with setup the focus. Luckily for the rest of you, the person who wrote the winter programme, may have also forgotten, and thus has been moved to next Thursday. Heres the haps for next week: Tuesday night 7pm - Sailing Committee Meeting Thursday night 6.30pm - Race Theory Night (open to EVERYONE) Saturday 8th June - Race training clinic 10.00am - 3pm ish (need to have told G by Tuesday if you intend on coming, again all classes welcome) Sunday 9th June - Winter series racing (4 short races) 11am 1st Warning signal Have a great long weekend :) P.S. If you are sticking around Auckland this weekend, there are a few small jobs requiring a small chunk of time (outside tap change, trailer registration plates, office lock combination lock, trailer wheel bearing checks, small amount of trailer maintenance). If you feel like attempting any of these, all the parts are ready, just need a couple of people to chip in. Contact G. Torbay Sailing Club are proud to learn that Angus Wright has been selected to attend the Blake Inspire Programme. It is an awesome and exciting opportunity for him. The Blake trust is a pivotal partner in our annual Sir Peter Blake Regatta.
To find out more about what the programme involves, watch this. For all those that will be at secondary school in the years to come, this is something to aspire to for sure. https://www.facebook.com/Blakenewzealand/videos/1187420661432901/ Hey team, How are we all? Settling into the cooler weather, and what appears to have been either a drift off, or a blow out? Some really cool stuff in this post, so keep reading. 1) Winter programme. There is a winter programme attached (it is subject to change). There is a whole bunch of stuff, from evening theory sessions, to race clinics for all classes, winter series racing, first aid course, safety boat course, and FUN nights! And breathe...... check out the calendar attached. There will be a charge for the race clinics to cover some coaching costs. Payable on the day $20 for the day (the coaching fees you have paid were for the summer season of Sunday mornings). Note you will need to let Gareth know 4 days in advance if you intend on attending :) 2) Torbay sailing bibs. We have had a sample made up for a Team Torbay bib to go over buoyancy aids. 78% recycled! The design is Option 1 on the attachment. If you are interested in one to wear on club days, and regatta racing, then Gareth is taking interest. They will cost around $30 each. Especially if we aim for around 100 bibs. All sizes available, from small, to the well built J14 sailors! 3) We are after a bit of help. We have a number of Sir Peter Blake bibs in bags and boxes just inside the boat shed internal door. Is there someone, or a couple of people able to step up and take responsibility of taking them up to the Torbay laundromat and getting them all washed. And then counting all the usable bibs afterwards. There are three bibs (barfoot thompson - green fleet course, volvo - open fleet course, and southern pacific - adult course). If you are able to do this, please contact Antoinette. That is it for now. Don't forget, save the dates 16th June (Prizegiving), and 30th August (AGM). If you are interested in joining a committee or becoming a flag officer, then get in touch with any of the current flag officers. Cheers! 
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