Training Update
The Club held its Summer Sailing Camp for
Juniors at the beginning of August. This
was very successful
under the watchful eye
of Jo Sabberton, the
Vice Commodore and
their team of volunteers. Much has been
NBYC, the winning team, Broadland Youth Regatta 2012
done this year to encourage youth and
dinghy sailing to include the acquisition of additional club boats and the ongoing
and fruitful relationship with the Scouts. The Club is due to host the Scout National Sailing Championships in late August next year.
BROADS WORDS
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Autumn 2012 Newsletter
The Sailing Camp consisted of 42 juniors ranging from complete beginners to experienced racing helms. All participants leaned and enhanced their existing sailing skills from an experienced team. There was a demonstration on CPR and use
of the Clubs defibrillator brilliantly presented by Geoff and Heather Evans. The
Scout Picos gave the opportunity to experience double handed sailing. On the
final day, groups split into teams for an around the broad and grounds treasure
hunt and assault course and water based quidditch.
There was so much fun that the initial Summer Camp was over subscribed and a
further three day course towards the end of August enabled another 12 junior sailors to acquire on water experience and skills in readiness for the Easter Sailing
School.
As reminders to all Juniors there will be Optimist and Allcomers ‘B’ racing at the
End of Season Regatta. The competition is still open for entries to design a Club
logo for the 75th Anniversary and these should be submitted to the Office. Forms
for Easter Sailing School in April 2013 will be available from the website and the
Office in mid February.
Gilly Foulds and Jo Sabberton - Training Committee
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
www.nbyc.co.uk
Late summer on the bridge is a time for reflection; the early rains gave way to the
summer the Commodore had imagined. There was a near perfect day for the
unique occasion of the Wherry centenary and Diamond Jubilee Gold cup in June.
As the sun arrived at the start of the Olympic year regatta a member commented
there was sun but no wind! The next day it arrived albeit rather fickle at times and
the warm evenings provided a wonderful feel to the major evening events. We
danced by the light of the moon at the Regatta party. The major national events
and celebrations have enabled the Club to present a collection of occasions which
by their unique nature will stay in the memory – the wherries, the Gold Cup, the
Street Party, the honoured guests and speakers. It is a privilege to work alongside
the Committee who through their time and energy turned my vision into reality.
I was pleased to obtain tickets for the
Olympic sailing, to represent you all at
Weymouth and to enjoy the hospitality of
the Royal Dorset Yacht Club. Especially
a Gold Medal evening for the New Zealand Olympic Team. As for Team GB,
Crispin Clark’s niece Saskia deserves
much credit for her Silver Medal in the
470 Class and I am sure that the NBYC
Star Fleet is proud of the Silver Medal
hard won by Iain Percy and Andrew
Simpson. There was an electric atmosphere as thousands sang “Rule Britannia”
when Ben Ainslie won his fourth Gold Medal.
For the first time the Club was represented at
the Royal Norfolk Show in connection with
the ‘Active Norfolk’ arena. This was a very
successful and enjoyable event.
Jo
Launchbury and Claire Foster from the Office
not only attended the show but also contributed much to the success of the stand and its
impact. My thanks to the Rear Commodore,
Paul Youngs, and Geoff and Heather Evans
for their contributions. The Club profile as a centre for yachting excellence was
enhanced and interest in all the right places achieved. Many of you visited and
were most welcome.
Northern Rivers Sailing Club came to our
waters over the late August bank holiday
for three days of great racing in their modern Pegasus yachts and I was pleased to
present their Commodore, John Tibbenham, with glassware in celebration of their
Silver Jubilee, to attend their dinner and
speak on behalf of the Club.
Much has happened in the last few weeks
since Wroxham Regatta. As the Paralympic Regatta commenced in Portland, the
Youth of our region descended on
Wroxham for the Broadland Youth Regatta.
A spectacular splash of colour as one hundred dinghies competed for the NSBA Centenary Silver Salver. This event was wonderfully spearheaded by Gilly Foulds and David
Bye with Paul Wren of the RYA and Richard
Card as Chairman of the NSBA in attendance. Mike McNamara set some challenging racing. Carol Dugdale won the slow
handicap in her Paralympic 2.4 meter
(Helena Lucas won Paralympic Gold in Weymouth!) The Salver was awarded to the
NBYC team, the Whelpton Trophy to
Charles Talbot and Charlotte Knight and the
Lady Mayhew Trophy for endeavour to
Pippa Edwards. A clean sweep for NBYC
and many congratulations to the whole
team. (see picture on back page)
I am pleased to report further success for the Club in
that Mike McNamara and Felicity Foulds came third
in the Ramuz Trophy (sailed this year in Wayfarers at
Filby) and the river cruisers Meggie and Starlight Lady
produced first and second in the Yare Navigation
race.
As I write this, I look forward to the remainder of the
season including the Yeoman Kinsman National
Championships, Team Racing, and the End of Season
Regatta. I hope to see many of you at the Prizegiving
Evening.
At 2.30pm on October 6th 1937 at the Regent Theatre
Ball Room in Norwich the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
was born. Its roots go back 136 years to the Yare &
Bure Sailing Club of 1876 making the Club the oldest
on these waters. I look forward to the celebrations and
I look back with pleasure at having so many opportunities to represent your Club throughout this amazing
British Summer.
Jeremy Ives, Commodore