Please be advised, that due to weather conditions causing late arrival of vessells, the planned informal breakfast for Saturday 21 January 2012 at NCYC has been cancelled.  NCYC staff and management apologise for the late notice and any inconvenience.  Our normal breakfast will be available as usual.

Club Members,

As you may be aware we have 12 Metre ‘Australia’ (KA5) currently on our marina and Steak ‘N’ Kidney (KA14) will arrive on Friday afternoon. These yachts have been restored by the 12 Metre Historic Trust and are on route to a new home in  Sydney from where they will be regularly sailed, hopefully making regular trips to Newcastle and Wollongong for sailing days and corporate events. 

At late notice, NCYC has agreed to host an informal breakfast for the 12 Metres this Saturday from 8-9.30am during which time you can learn a bit about the yachts, the restoration process and the future plans for these historically significant vessels. Ben Morgan, founder of the Trust, will be available to answer questions and provide tours of the boats. For members interested in joining the Trust the opportunity will exist to go match racing on the yachts on Saturday (subject to  weather).
Come down to the NCYC, grab some brekkie on Saturday morning, learn about these fantastic machines and maybe go for a sail on a 12 Metre!

Click HERE for more information on the Twelve Metre Historic Trust

Click HERE for photos

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club members, please note that any sailing activities conducted by the boats are not an NCYC endorsed sailing event.

Don’t miss the small window of opportunity to inspect this magnificent 60 ft yacht, cited as being the most powerful in her class. 

Thursday 19 January 2012 – 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm - Guided tours provided.

Placed 5th in the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race IRC Division, Hugo Boss leaves soon for China.  2011 was an exciting year for the boat, having completed the Barcelona World Race, and competed in the Giraglia Rolex Cup, the Rolex Fastnet Race Challenge and the Artemis Challenge.  While named  Pindar, she finished fifth in the last Vendee Globe.

• Click HERE for photos - note Alex Thompson standing on the winged keel in the central photo.
• Click HERE for the Hugo Boss website

 The 2012 Pittwater & Coffs Harbour Regatta 2012 PHSTCF Division 2 winner was “She’s the Culprit” skippered by Glen Picasso.  In fact, congratulations are in order all around for NCYC representatives in this event run by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.  Fellow NCYC Members had an exciting few days from start of race at 13:00 on Monday 02/01/2012.  The Yacht Tracker displayed in the clubhouse was a focal point as tension mounted during the race which had an overall fleet of forty five yachts competing in seven divisions. The three NCYC yachts, “Anger Management” (NCYC Commodore Phil Arnall),  “She’s The Culprit” (Glen Picasso) and “Wizzard” (Mike Hinchey), gave really creditable performances.

Results were as follows:  PHSTCF Division 2 – “She’s the Culprit” 1^st place with a corrected time of 02:04:37:08.  IRC Division 1 – “Wizzard” took out 7^th place with a corrected time of 02:02:18:14. “Anger Management” came in 10^th with a corrected time of 02:03:38:25.  ORCI Division 1, “Wizzard” took out 2^nd place with a corrected time of 01:23:08:57, and “Shes the Culprit” followed with an 11^th placing with corrected time of 02:06:18:32.  OD = “Wizzard” – 2^nd place with corrected time of 01:21:31:26.

NCYC was represented by two yachts and numerous crew members, mostly on those vessels,  in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011.

“Aurora” , skippered by Jim Holley with Mary Holley as navigator, competed in IRC Division 4 gaining 17^th place.  This was NCYC Vice Commodore Jim Holley’s 24^th and Mary’s 15^th race in this event.

“One For The Road” skippered by NCYC  Treasurer/Board Member Kym Butler, competed in IRC Division 3 scoring 11^th position, and in ORCi Division 3 taking out 6^th place.  Kym Butler was named the CYCA Ocean Racing Rookie of the Year in 2008. 

“LMR Solar” (ex “Frantic”) skippered by Michael Martin (4^th of these events)  represented both LMYC and NCYC.   Competing in PHS division 1 she gained 4^th  place.  Congratulations are extended on this great result.

NCYC CEO Richard Howard and his brother Will Howard crewed on the Sydney 38, “The Goat” which competed in both IRC Division 3 being placed 6^th, and in the Sydney 38 One Design in which she came 3^rd. 

Congratulations to all concerned.

NCYC is proud to support the two day National Maritime Festival on 25 and 26 January 2012 which has something for everyone, whether or not you are involved in boating.   There are good prizes for the children’s colouring competition, but entries must be posted by 16 January to be eligible.  Check their website for details and times of all the fun activities.

• Click HERE for quick overview of the Forgacs Parade of Lights 2012
• Click HERE for the National Maritime Festival website

Members and Guests, please be advised of the following arrangements for the NCYC Licensed Premises.

Sunday 25  December 2011 – Christmas Day.  NCYC Licensed premises will be closed for business.

Monday 26 Decamber 2011- Boxing Day.  Watch the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, (on the big screen). 

Click HERE for what’s happening at the Club on Boxing Day

Click HERE for NCYC Competitors.

 Saturday 31 December 2011 – New Years Eve.  Click HERE for details of New Years Eve at the Club.

Sunday 1 January 2012 – New Years Day.  The Galley Restaurant will be closed for breakfast.  Otherwise, the Club will be open for business as usual.

See NCYC Updates and Calendar pages for all other information regarding what is going on at your Club.

NCYC Board of Directors, Management and Staff extend best wishes to our members for Christmas and the New Year.

Diesel / ULP sales will not be available on the following days as there will not be any NCYC Marina Staff on duty at that time.

• Christmas Day  (25 December 2011); or 
• New Year’s Day  (1 January 2012).

 Click HERE for Christmas and New Year Day Marina information

As this is the Christmas edition of NCYC’s newsletter, I would like on behalf of the board to sincerely wish all members and their families a merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday period. Your club will be very busy over this time and will be a good place to visit.

Phil Arnall, Commodore

 Click HERE for Summer 2011 thirty two fifty five

A fleet of seven yachts lined up for the 1800 hours start in Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club’s first race of the Lion, Bird & Cabbage offshore series on Friday evening.  The race commenced in a 20 knot North Easterly with the fleet tacking out of Newcastle Harbor before turning right, setting spinnakers and trundling down the NSW coast to Bird Island just to the north of Norah Head.  Phil Arnall’s Corby 43, Anger Management, set the pace and rounded Bird Island at approximately 2030 hrs before settling in to a 55 nautical mile beat to Cabbage Tree Island situated to the North of Port Stephens.

• Click HERE for more about the Lion, Bird & Cabbage Race 1
• Click HERE for the Lion, Bird & Cabbage Race 1 Results