On Saturday a small but keen group of dinghy sailors gathered to sail the ABYC Summer Regatta. With a forcast for strong westerly wind it was decided to set the course in the harbour. Three races were held in winds of 15 to 20 knots until the wind began to strengthen and the fleet returned to the club for lunch.

Sunday promised to be a fantastic day for sailing with winds of 10 to 15 knots. Another four races were sailed with the starts being hotly contested and mark roundings testing sailors knowledge of the racing rules. Unfortunately David Moorcroft, sailing a 470, received a nasty gash on each of his legs after a spectacular capsize and had to retire during race 5 to receive stitches.

The final results were as follows with first and second places being decided on number of firsts:

1. Jim Foot (Laser Radial)
2. Jesse Martin (Optimist)
3. Andrew Bosworth (Extra)

Jim Foot (1st)	Jesse Martin (2nd)	Andrew Bosworth (3rd)

Thanks go to Ronnie Baer for running the bridge, Alan Straton for scoring, Eugene Lombard for skippering our new Bridge boat, Chad Jackson for the safety boat and Sean Wiseman and Darryl Garner for assisting on the bridge. We also welcome Nick, Steven, Andrew and Jessica on the Sprogs we hope you will enjoy visiting our club again in the future.

It is a pity that more dinghy sailors in Port Elizabeth do not see that racing at ABYC with competent and responsible race officials is safe and clean.

More Images from the Regatta HERE.

Report by Andrew Bosworth.

ABYC are in the process of recovering from the after effects of the storm and in this regard we need to be vigilant in terms of our boats safety status.

I urge all boat owners to please ensure that their yachts hold a valid Certificate of Fitness, if not please do not hesitate to contact any of the Safety Officers, secondly, please ensure that you comply with the maximum number of people on board, recently we have received reports on possible overloading of yachts, please ensure that you do not exceed the required the certified number of passengers allowed on your vessel.

Phil Rademan

From 2 to 4 April and in conjunction with Port Elizabeth's annual Splash Festival, the Algoa Bay Yacht Club will be holding a Splash Fun Regatta, including a 505 regatta.

The 505 class will be governed by their own notice of race.

ABYC hereby gives notice that the above sailing event is scheduled to take place as detailed in this Notice of Race. Entries are invited in terms of this Notice.

Download the Splash Fun Regatta NOR.