NCYC has fielded a seven man team in the Movember campaign this year.  Under the captaincy of our CEO Richard Howard, are other staff members  Andrew Hall, Craig Sanders,  Michael Smyth Sheldon Black and Tony Laufer. and Club Captain  Ernie Thirkell.

• Click HERE for more details about Movember

If you would like to donate funds to this great cause, why not do so by supporting the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club team.

• Click HERE to donate funds supporting your registered team, Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club

18 December 2011, 3.00pm

Associated with Last Pursuit Race for 2011.

Face painting / clown / pressies / entertainment for the kids.

Band in the marquee and sausage sizzle.

Join in the Christmas festivities at NCYC!!

Click HERE for downloadable Christmas Party flyer

 NCYC invites you to participate in the the Matilda Bay Beer Dinner to be held during Newcastle Craft Beer Week (21 – 27 November 2011).

Date: Wednesday 23 November 2011

Click HERE for details of the Craft Beer Week Dinner.

Race 1 – 25 Nov 2011 Race 2 – 11 Feb 2012

The Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club, as the organising authority, invites entrants for the above Series to be conducted on 25th November 2011 and on 11th February 2012.

Click HERE for NCYC Lion, Bird and Cabbage Offshore Series Flyer

Click HERE for Sailing Committee documentation for the series

The Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club in conjunction with The Bottle-O Wickham would like to invite you to a wine tasting hosted by Bimbadgen Winery.

• Date: Thursday 17 November 2011
• Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
• Cost: Free (Bookings essential)

Click HERE for Bimbagen Wine Tasting details

The serious side of our season has finally arrived with the Spring Series commencement in September. All sailors are looking forward to a busy season with some innovations planned by the Sailing Committee. The season commenced in the traditional way with Founders Day on the first weekend in September. It is reported in detail in this newsletter and was a great success.

Phil Arnall

Commodore

Click HERE for October 2011 thirty two fifty five

Check out the new NCYC Updates button on the top right side of the screen above the ”Race Entry” button.

To make it even easier to check out what is happening in your club, the  ”Coming Events” page has been replaced by this new button, centraliseing information which to date required going to a number of different pages to find.  Notices relating to items such as those below, as well as details of Racing, Social and Fundraising events will all be available through the NCYC Updates  button.

• Rugby Union on the big screen.
•  New -  Saturday and Sunday  breakfasts
•  Melbourne Cup on the big screen – and the usual festivities.
• Live music at the yacht club Sunday afternoons from 3 pm

An invitation is extended to skippers and crew to attend this event on Monday 29 August 2011, to be held in the NCYC Marquee at 6pm.

The NCYC Sailing Committee will present to you its Sailing Program for the 2011 – 2012 Sailing Season including its inaugural Cat 3 “The Lion the Cabbage and the Bird Series”.

RSVP Friday 26 August 2011. 

 sailing@ncyc.net.au   or phone Sailing Office: 02 4940  8692

You and your guests are cordially invited to attend the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Founders Day Celebration including the Harbour Boat Parade and the Blessing of the Fleet to be held on 4 September.

Competing in the afternoon sailing races? 

•  Click HERE for Online Entry to this Race

What will you see?

• Click HERE for images of Founder’s Day 2009.

“Our Annual General Meeting was held at the Club on Monday 11 July. The current board was installed for another year and on behalf of all the board I thank members for their confidence. For those members who were not present the following includes a brief summary of my address.”

Phil Arnall

Commodore

Click HERE for August 2011 thirty two fifty five (Newsletter)