Club Notices 2004 - 2006

champion of champions 2006

(April 2006) The juniors completed their championship series last Saturday.
Congratulations to:
Adam Middleton - Optimist champion
Stacey Swanson - P Class Champion
Kristin de Lisle - Starling Champion

They will join:
Nigel Lloyd (Sunburst)
Karl Purdie (Mono)
Phil Williams (Skiff/420)

in the Champion of Champions event this Saturday 8 April. This will be a series of short races in the club sunbursts commencing at 11 a.m. for the Christophersen Family Trophy.

twilight series

(January 2006) A mid-week twilight series is being organised for WBBC, running from February 8 to March 8. Three races each evening with one massed start for juniors and one massed start for seniors. Suggest first start at 5.30 p.m. and off the water around 8 p.m. Sailors from other clubs are welcome. Please contact Andrew Paterson if you can help in the start box or on a rescue boat.

international sailing night

Tuesday 22 Nov, 7.30 p.m. at WBBC.
Club Captain Bubble has arranged a, junior, senior, and all others interested, get together on Monday November 21. Phil Williams and Rob Bryant will talk of their experiences at the World 420 Champs in France earlier this year. Greg Wilcox will share his vast knowledge from sailing overseas talking on preparing for a major European Regatta. This is a chance for all in the club to come along to an informative social evening in a convivial (and 100% non-briny) atmosphere.

2006 student sport ambassador study scholarship

(5 November 2005) This scholarship of $1,000 is available for tertiary students attending an institution in Wellington full time and meet the criteria set on the application forms. Applications close 11th November 2005. For more information or an application form email
josepha@sportwellington.org.nz

420 meeting

(23 September 2005)
On Monday 26th September, at 6.30pm a meeting of sailors, parents, coaches and other interested people will be held to discuss 420 coaching and development. The meeting will be run by Mat Brown who has been working with Simon Cooke and the NZ 420 association to put together a coaching plan for the class through to the World Championships, which are to be held in Auckland in 2007.
The aim of the meeting is to hear what the association has planned and to work out how Wellington might fit into the mix. The meeting is intended for any sailors who might be considering sailing a 420 in the future as well as for those people who are involved in coaching and supporting the class to grow.
Pizzas will be provided before the meeting just to make sure you don't go hungry!! We plan to start around 6:00 at Worser Bay YC.
I will begin by talking about everyone's success in France and rev everyone up about the Worlds at Torbay 2007. Show the NZ 420 Worlds Team 2005 DVD for the 420 Intro Evenings. I'll then introduce the 420 development plan and calendar.
Phil Williams.

coaching clinic at worser bay

(31 August 2005)
Sunday 25 September to Tuesday 27 September at WBBC.
The clinic is for optimist, p class, starling, laser and 420 sailors. The clinic is open to any sailors, but particularly those from Wellington and its neighbouring regions. The clinic is also a good opportunity for South Island sailors intending to travel to the Winchamps to get some practice on their way North.
Billets are available for non Wellington sailors on a first in first served basis. Yachting New Zealand youth coaches will work with Wellington coaches to deliver the programme. Marty Watson, YNZ Youth and High Performance Director, will attend the clinic and is keen to observe youth sailors from around the regions, particularly those who intend to sail in 420s and lasers at YouthSail 2006.
To register for the clinic please send an email to sailing.academy@rpnyc.org.nz including your name, phone number, and the class you sail.
If you would like to be billeted then please also state this in the email.
Registrations close 21 September.
For more information contact Dean Stanley on 021 332 609 or view the clinic flyer at www.lfyys.wellington.net.nz.

junior results

(September 2005)
We desparately need someone to take on the job of compiling the junior results. This involves entering them into the computer each time there is a series race and then generating a set of handicap and line results. This takes around 1.0 to 1.5 hours on each series race day. Training in how to do it will be provided. If you can take on this job please let Dean Stanley know as soon as possible, by phone on 972 3326, or email.

Boats for Sale

We now have a dedicated page for our classifieds, see boats for sale.

Membership

If you are interested in joining Worser Bay Boating Club, please print off the Membership Application form, fill in the blanks and post it in. This form has details of subscription fees and boat storage fees.

WBBC Email News

Each week during the sailing season (and on an infrequent basis in the off season) the club sends out a brief email on upcoming events etc. If you would like to be recieve the email newsletter email Bob Shaw
treasurer@wbbc.wellington.
net.nz

Crew Notices

crew available

June 06 Crew available. I have recently moved to Wellington and am a keen dinghy sailor looking to crew for someone.
I have sailed since I was a kid, mainly on Sunbursts and Lasers. If you are looking for crew for next season please contact Iain,
iainph@hotmail.com.

March 06 Crew available. Recent grad of the Sunburst learn to sail course. Please contact Irina Winsley, winsley@paradise.net.nz.

November 05 Crewing wanted, Sunburst or similar. One WBBC Learn to sail course completed. Susan ph 976 4227.

August 05 I'd like to crew on a Sunburst. I started sailing about 4 years ago on keelboats at Port Nic, having done their intro and advanced keelboat courses, and then sailed regularly in the keelboat races. I then did a centreboard course at Evans Bay, and then sailed on trailer boats for a season. I haven't sailed for about a year, but want to get back into regular sailing, but in centreboards, specifically sunbursts. I'd be prepared to sail every race, and go out for practice sessions if need be.
Contact:
Phone day 463 6189
evening 475 9140
email:james.duncan
@vuw.ac.nz

23 December 04 We now have a list of sailors who have recently completed the sunburst learn to sail course and are dead keen to put their new skills to the test and crew. If you are looking for a crew each Saturday - look no further! List here.

Ronstan Product Recall

June 2005 Ronstan International is currently undertaking a Product Safety Recall. Details here.

Farr 3.7s

December 04
Several people associated with the 3.7 Owners Association are looking to purchase Farr 3.7 hulls and rigs. This notice is to enquire if any of these boats are in your boat shed(s) and not being used (or if you know of any). To recognise them, they are 3.7m (12'4") long with a hard chine and an open transom. Any help would be appreciated and can be communicated to Gun Caundle.
Phone 07 873 6575 (wk) Email: gun@guncom.co.nz