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September 2016
Welcome
Welcome to Gawie Smit as an
ordinary member. We trust that
you’ll have many happy sailing
days at SBYC.
Clothing
Have a look at some of the new
clothing range on the website, or
ask Ivy about it at the Club.
Thank you
Thank you to Powertronic for the
sponsorship of Sunday’s race.
The prizes were great and the
boerewors rolls delicious.
Cruising
Sat 29th October : Mykonos Cruise
Our first cruise of the season will be to
Club Mykonos marina and lunch at
Bouzouki Restaurant. This event has
proven very popular in the past when
non-sailors can drive round the bay to
share in the activities ashore. The
marina has again offered us free
lunchtime moorings. Those choosing to
stay overnight (for a fee) can do so but
to arrange with the marina staff on
arrival. High Water is at 14.30 giving
ample tide to get in and out of the
entrance. Suggested time to muster is
11.30. Please contact Peter Bews or Ivy
for any further information. Let’s see
another good turnout.
Regards,
Gavin
SBYC Cruising Officer
Racing
Fair winds to all our members
participating in the Mossel Bay
race. Rumour has it that there
will be representatives on at
least four yachts,
Our next racing is the Spring and Log 3
on the 15th and 16th October, with a
beerfest in between. See you there.
Hey there all Model Yachties
Reminder
The Constitution and Bye-laws are on
the website. Check that you are
aware of what the Club entails. The
following is taken from the Bye-laws:
12.
ORDER
CONDUCT
OF
GOOD
Members are expected to conduct
themselves in an acceptable manner
at all times when at the club or
while representing SBYC at any
other club premises or event.
Contravention of the Order of
Good Conduct Includes and
is not limited to:
The final regatta of the winter series will
take place at Saldanha Bay Yacht Club on
the 22/23 October.
Racing will take place on Saturday from
2pm till 5pm and Sunday from 10am till
1pm.
The floating trophy will be awarded to the
sailor with the best score over the whole
series. REMEMBER – There will be a
discard of an entire regatta so it is going
to be pretty close. As the builder, I have
been given a handicap so I won’t be able
to discard anything (and I will be race
officer at the final event at Saldanha). All
to sail for so be there! It should be
interesting after a discard.
Hope to see you all there. Spectators
welcome!
Kind Regards
Brad Stemmett
- The use of foul or abusive
language
- Any form of Physical abusive
behaviour
- Use of Drugs
- Misuse of club facilities and jetties
- Misuse of club equipment
- Disrespecting the conditions set
out in the Liquor licence
requirements.
- Disrespecting Club Management
and staff
Being
inconsiderate
and
disrespecting each other and eachothers equipment
- Any contravention of all other
rules as set out in the SBYC
Constitution and Bye-Laws
The Flag Officers and Committee
have the right to, and will,
implement
disciplinary
action
should the need arise. The severity
of the action taken is dependent on
the findings of the committee.
General
As you all know, we had people
from both the University of
Stellenbosch and UCT here,
examining the growth under
the yachts. We have had a
request for more yachts to be
done.
Ever wondered what is fouling your
yachts?
A recent study by Stellenbosch
University student, Koebraa Peters,
looked at exactly that. While
undertaking her PhD research, she was
interested in determining what creepy
crawlies were growing underneath
yachts at several yacht clubs in
Western Cape. Saldanha Bay Yacht
Club was one of the clubs that formed
part of her study.
The ROV capturing an image from one of the
fouled yachts in Saldanha Bay Yacht Club
during July 2016.
Using a Remotely Operated vehicle
and a scientific diver, the researchers
found a lot more than they had
bargained for. The aim of the study
was to detect any animals that are not
native to South African waters.
Koebraa deploying the ROV at Port Owen
Yacht Club.
These are commonly known as alien or
introduced species. Alien species can
have impacts on native marine life but
certain kinds of these species can also
cause health problems for humans and
pets. Often alien species compete with
native species for resources such as
space and food, and they are usually
more efficient at this form of
competition than the latter species.
Health problems towards humans have
been observed overseas, where a sea
squirt (also known as a tunicate or
ascidian) that fouled oyster shells was
able to spray employees working on
oyster farms with a toxic substance that
resulted in asthmatic reactions. Some
species can also have economic
impacts by fouling oyster and mussel
farm infrastructure as well as boats.
They therefore cost business and boat
owner’s substantial amounts of money
to be cleared away every few months
to every few weeks, depending on the
frequency of fouling.
And for this Heritage month,
the following:
The scientific diver inspecting mussels on a
fouled hull in SBYC.
So what did Koebraa and her team
find? The researchers were able to
detect 9 species that were not from
South Africa. These included 2
mussels, 2 sea squirts, 2 moss-like
animals called bryozoans, 2 amphipods
that look like insects or tiny shrimplike creatures and 1 barnacle.
Interestingly, one of the amphipods
detected was a new record to South
Africa. The amphipod was first
detected in False Bay Yacht Club
earlier in the year and when sampling
occurred in SBYC, they were found
here too. Work is currently ongoing on
this crustacean species and once more
information has been collected another
article will be shared. Although the
researchers would have expected less
fouling due to the exposed nature of
the yachts in SBYC compared to other
marinas with floating jetties and
berths, they were still able to collect
enough fouling samples similar to
those they have found in other marinas.
For more information on this study and
if you would like to volunteer to have
your boat sampled, please contact
Koebraa at [email protected]
or [email protected]. Alternatively,
feel free to contact Shirley who will
convey any messages.
“I felt once more how simple and
frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of
wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched
little brazier, the sound of the sea.
Nothing else.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the
Greek