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GFS member John Hayward has been confirmed as the North Sydney Older Person of the Year: for ‘outstanding service to the community! John is also an active member of Lane Cove Sailing Club and is appreciated for the amount of work he does for them. Well done John.
Greenwich Flying Squadron is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all its Members, Guests and Volunteers. Given the ongoing risks associated with the Covid pandemic the GFS Committee has decided to update its Covid Safety plan and will continue to require all members, guests and others (over the age of 16) entering the clubhouse and participating in GFS events to be fully vaccinated and to sign in using the QR code. Crew lists remain a mandatory requirement each time you race. The policy will be reviewed monthly and updated as required.
The 2021/22 Women’s Helm Series starts next week!
Please email me to register (if you haven’t already) if you are participating with your yacht name, Division and name of Female Helm.
Race 1: Wednesday 22 December 2021 (Summer Race #1).
Race 2: Wednesday 5 January 2022 (Summer Race #2).
Race 3: Wednesday 19 January (Summer Race #4).
Notes: A yacht competing in the Women’s Helm Series must have a minimum of 2 persons on board (skipper and 1 crew member). The yacht must be helmed by a female. The Women’s Helm Series and Twilight Series are held simultaneously and point scores are separately awarded.
We have received significant interest in this race sub-series and we’re looking forward to some great racing!
Contact me with any questions!
Regards, Holly Charalambous
Aetos
Saturday Series race 4 has been abandoned
In retrospect perhaps a good decision.
The 2021/22 Women’s Helm Series is soon to commence.
Our first twilight race in being held on Wednesday 22 December 2021 (Summer Race #1).
Our second race is on 5 January 2022 (Summer Race #2).
Our third and final race is on 19 January (Summer Race #4).
Notes: A yacht competing in the Women’s Helm Series must have a minimum of 2 persons on board (skipper and 1 crew member).
The yacht must be helmed by a female. The Women’s Helm Series and Twilight Series are held simultaneously and point scores are separately awarded.
Keep tuned for registration details.
Please contact me directly if you have any questions or would like some assistance or training.
We have received significant interest in this race sub-series and we’re looking forward to some great racing!
Due to the strong westerly wind gusting to 30 kts Down Harbour Race 1 has been abandoned.
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The DEADLINE for bookings is 5pm, Sunday 14 November.
The Club’s COVID-19 Safety Plan can be viewed here: https://gfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GFS-COVID-19-Safety-Plan-17-October-2021.docx
Dinner and drinks are going ahead tonight, so please join us (even if you’re choosing not to sail in these rainy conditions). Tables will be setup inside the club to keep you all dry and happy!
See you soon and put on your wet weather gear for tonight’s race ⛵
The book, A Changing Tide documents the history of Berrys Bay. GFS Member and owner of the yacht World’s Apart, Chris Stannard, commisioned Randi Svensen to write the book.
Berrys Bay once boasted the busiest working waterfront on the entire Harbour. Many of our most famous wooden boat boatbuilders had their bustling waterfront sheds there where they created vessels of unsurpassed beauty. Vessels like Ena, Lady Hopetoun, Boomerang and Mistral II were all built in Berrys Bay. Each of them, still afloat and in excellent working order today, are vivid testimony to the quality of master craftsmen like Walter “Watty” Ford, Charlie Dunn, William Langford. Bjarne Halvorsen, one of the five famous Halvorsen brothers, also worked there building sturdy 60ft workboats for the Pacific Islands.
But inevitably, gentrification has long since swept all that away.
The book can be purchased directly from our website www.stannardmarine.com.au – RRP $39.95 which includes postage.
The DEADLINE for bookings is 5pm, Sunday 7 November.
The Club’s COVID-19 Safety Plan can be viewed here:
https://gfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GFS-COVID-19-Safety-Plan-17-October-2021.docx
Each time you race you must enter a crew list. No crew list will result in your yacht being classed as DNS.
POB lists are required to be submitted before each race. If you are not able to submit your POB list before the race, due to special circumstances, you may submit your POB list up to 24 hours after the race finishes.
Results published will be provisional up until this time.
Initial set up is via the TopYacht entry link – https://www.topyacht.com.au/db/kb/1416
Once you have added a crew list you can update your crew from the following link – http://tymob.net.au/mycrew.php?evid=1416&sn=????
Person on Board instructions are on the Sailing – Racing Information page. This includes instructions to allow you to set up a mobile device to update crew. It is then very simple to just tick those on board from a list.
An updated Covid Safety Plan is here – GFS-COVID-19-Safety-Plan-17 October 2021
