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Busy week ahead
Holiday Learn to Sail course 8th-10th October
 Start times are Wednesday 8:30am, Thursday and Friday 9am. 12 participants have signed up to attend with 5 additional members participating in Race Coaching with Ben Goodwin. Forecast looking perfect with West/Sou'westers of between 11 and 19 knots. This plus Training on Saturday, Racing Sunday and Coaching on Monday! |
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Stack Winter Champs
Report from Murray's Bay
FBYC sent a team to Murray's Bay over the weekend. The Optimists and Starlings completed one race on Friday before being blown off the water, Saturday was cancelled as a result of a small passing storm, 4 races were sailed back to back on Sunday. Results and photos can be viewed here Well done to Ngaio and Sarah Balfour, Joe Gauld, Logan McAllister, and Alexander Maehl in the Starlings, Meg Thomson in a laser radial, Sam Charles and Gavin Ninnes in the Opti Open.
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Duty Roster
Still places to fill
The club can only run smoothly if people are willing to help out. Please email sail@frenchbay.org.nz with your preferred dates asap View the roster here All club members are required to join the roster so the club can operate. You will have a greater choice of dates if you get in now.
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Racing • Spring Series #2
Sunday 12th, 11am arrival time, Opti/Starling/Open Fleets
Start Gun 12pm, High Tide 14:01, S 10kts
OOD - Paddy, PRO - Brendan (assist needed)
Senior Cox - James and Ross (assist needed)
Galley - Amanda Burr
Please contact the OOD if you can help on the day
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Club Training
Saturday 11th, Rig time 10am
Rig Time 10 am with on the water start of 11am, tide time 13:21. All Holiday Learn to Sail graduates, and Force Racing squads are invited down to get some additional training time in. Mathilde our recently employed Junior Coach will be down to provide some structured coaching so don't miss out. Long range forecast is for cold southerlies up to 9 knots, so some good light air practice. |
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Force Racing Coaching
Monday 13th October, 4:30pm on the water start time
Please be at the club at 4pm to rig as 4:30pm is our on the water start time. Luke and Ollie are back; Matt will be joining them to look after the new Green Fleet sailors.
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Auckland Women's Laser Regatta
11th October Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club
 When? This Saturday 11th October, 9:30am Start
Where? Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club - An inaugural trophy for grabs has been kindly donated by Jim Quinn
Who can attend? All Laser women sailors. There will be 2 fleets racing: A Fleet and a B Fleet. A fleet: Proficient sailors, who have participated in an open fleet Laser regatta. B Fleet: Sailors who have not sailed in an open fleet regatta. It is open to less experienced Laser Sailors. This fleet is to offer the less experienced sailors the opportunity to participate in their very first regatta. NOR here |
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Bright Lights Little Village
Fundraiser for Youth and Junior Squad
 To raise funds for the coaching budget this season the club is sending a clean up team to the Bright Lights Little Village event on November 30th. All Youth and Junior Squad members must attend for an hour from 8:30pm, finish by 9:30pm. |
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Good luck to all HLTS participants!
The Team at French Bay
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French Bay Yacht Club Inc. are members of :
- Yachting New Zealand, YNZ
- Auckland Yacht and Boating Association, AYBA
- Manukau Harbour Resoration Society, MHRS
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French Bay Yacht Club is a registered charity and is
gratefully supported by these cornerstone sponsors
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