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Newsletter 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