The well attended meeting of NCYC Skippers held on Monday 3 May 2010 provided much in the way of ideas and preferences as to the direction for future sailing at this Club.  The meeting was conducted in the usual informal manner and light hearted spirit of camaraderie while  addressing the serious business of competitive sailing.

Click HERE for the Rear Commodore’s notes on the outcomes

We welcome Commodore Phil Arnall to the helm of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club.  In the April Newsletter, the then Commodore Bruce Hansen announced his decision to step down at the next meeting of the Board.  This has now occured and the Board has appointed Phil Arnall to fill the role of Commodore until standing  for the position in the next Club elections, the results to be announced at the AGM.  Bruce Hansen  has served NCYC as a Director since its inception 1n 1993, first as the Rear Commodore before taking over from our Founding Commodore Paul Hannan on his retirement.   To fill the vacated Director role, the Board has appointed  Kym Butler who has indicated his intention to stand for this position at the coming election.

will be held at NCYC on May 27th at 10.30 – Noon.

This is an annual event run by The Cancer Council and the first time a Biggest Morning Tea has been held at NCYC.

All proceeds from the morning tea will go to the Cancer Council and will be used for:

•  cancer research
• cancer awareness and education programs
• cancersupport projects  .

The cost will be $20 for a delicious morning tea comprising tea, coffee, juice and sandwiches, scones, and biscuits.

Please tell all your friends and use this morning tea as an opportunity to get together in the beautiful waterfront surroundings at NCYC.

Children are welcome as the area is fully fenced and there is a grassy area for them to play.

Please RSVP by 5.00 pm Tuesday 25^th May

Ph 49 408188 or

E mail functions@ncyc.net.au

For a printable poster with details click HERE

For more information about the Biggest Morning Tea check out

http://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/default.aspx?tabid=68

Marina access cards are now being distributed for qualifying members. It has been decided to make some changes to the issue of cards to provide greater control of this process and to assist in Marina security. A summary of the process follows:

• Full membership and crew membership cards will provide access to the marina for 12 months
• Social membership cards do not provide access to the marina
• Marina berth rental tenants will be issued swipe cards upon payment of their rent for the duration of their tenancy
• Casual visitors to the marina will be issued a swipe card for the duration of their stay upon payment of their berth fee
• Contractors working on vessels  will be issued with a day card for access to the marina
• Full members requiring an additional swipe card will be charged a token fee of $5 per card in an endeavour to discourage the proliferation of disposable cards.

Roy Baker

NCYC Chief Executive Officer

Skippers – have your say on Sailing

NCYC Meeting of Skippers or their representatives

5.30 pm Monday 3 May 2010

At the NCYC Licensed Premises

The more input we get from you, the better your sailing.

The Sailing Committee introduced on line race entry to our competitors with the recent NCYC’s Club Marine Newcastle to Sail Port Stephens Race.  This proved to be a far more efficient and effective procedure than we have used to date.  As a result online registration has been put in place for our future Series, Regattas and Races, beginning with the coming 2009-2010 Season Winter Series.     

Click HERE to enter a yacht in a race, series or event on line

The page titled “Race Entry” will provide the link to race registration in future.

•  NCYC’s Club Marine Newcastle to Sail Port Stephens Race     

Click the Results link at the top of this page.

• NCYC has joined in the fun for a fabulous week of sailing and festivities at Port Stephens from  12th to 18th April, and  A number of our yachts are competing. 

Click Here for sail Port Stephens results

Click HERE for images of this highly succesful event. 

For results click the Race Results link at the top of this page.

“The last couple of months have been busy as usual in the Club.  The EGM to amend the Constitution was well attended and unusually uneventful.  As the meeting was very short there left plenty of time to retire to the bar.  Hopefully we may have established a precedent.

Members who regularly attend the club will have noticed the renovation of what was once the  provisional poker machine room which has added substantially to the amenity of the club.  Given that the additional space is often fully occupied by patrons one has to wonder whether much revenue at all is lost by not having poker machines.  I suspect  very little and I’m sure the Club and the Wickham community  benefits immensely in other ways by their absence.”  says Commodore Bruce Hansen.

Click HERE to download the April 2010 Newsletter

During NCYC’s Kloster BMW Race Week, there will be a fabulous week of sailing and  festivities at Port Stephens from 12th to 18th April, and NCYC has joined in the fun.  A number of our yachts will be competing. 

Two lead in races have been established for yachts going North to compete in Sail Port Stephens.

 Saturday 10th April - RPAYC is running a Pittwater to Newcastle Race on – first of the two feeder races for Sail Port Stephens.  Yachts will stay at NCYC Marina overnight.

Sunday 11th April – NCYC will run the Club Marine Newcastle to Sail Port Stephens Race.

Click HERE for NOR, SI and race entry for all associated races for Sail Port Stephens