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Spin Sheet,
July/August 2004
Sailing School
News
Charter Boat Update
Marine Life
Waterfront
Grapevine
Winter
Competition
Chef's Challenge
Diary Dates
Clear skies
and blustery breezes as we speed around the Sunday Racetrack!
Check
out our revamped website and the new sections to the Spin
Sheet, plus our fabulous Spring Early Bird offers in the
Sailing School. Enter our Winter Competition to
win a stylish sailing bag from Hood Sailmakers.
Blow out the cobwebs on our Mini Milebuilder South and get
ready for Spring sailing!
Why not forward this e news to a
friend?
-
introduce them to Simply Sailing and
load up your Frequent Floaters Club card - benefits
redeemable at Simply Sailing - but also
at the Spit's
Sydney Harbour Kayaks
and the Skiffies Char Grill.
Sailing School News
Winter Sailing - Race 3 this
Sunday
Stellar performances by the
skippers and crews of Chocolate Eclare and Xcess
in race 1 of the Sunday Spinnaker Series has seen
our two trusty sailing school boats catapulted to
the top of Manly's rankings. Choc is
now the "scratch" boat in Division 2, with an
outrageous start time of 1.01pm! To
join our attempt to push our start time back even
further, telephone us to book a place for Race 3
on Sunday 4 July.
Details...
Early Bird Offer - Spring
Season Openers
We aim to start our Spring
Season with a bang - so check out our must have
specials on our Introductory or Competent Crew
Practical Courses. Let your
friends in on the secret or plan ahead for your
level 2 course. Details...
Whitsunday Weavings South
- 2 places
left Southbound
The Night Stalker will head up
the team on this our most challenging offshore
trip - south from Queensland's idyllic Hamilton
Island right through to Sydney Harbour.
Weave your way through the Great Barrier
Reef Islands
and learn from Sydney's leading offshore
yachtmaster. For the
adventure of a lifetime and a fantastic learning
experience book this Mini Milebuilder now.
Bundle up with our Yachting Australia Safety &
Survival at Sea (September
course) for a $120 discount.
Details...
Twilight Sailing crews are
booking now
We'd
hardly finished celebrating our first
fabulous Friday night
season of twilight racing than
bookings began for November 2004! Be
quick to grab a spot on the SS fleet as it once
again takes the battle to Manly's Penguinsail.
This year's comp commences
in earnest on Friday November 5th.
Handy Links
Sailing Calendar
for all dates
Sailing Packages
for great value & innovative packages
Charter Boat Update
Early Bird Discounts &
Whitsunday Whispers
The Jeanneau 40
Imagine returns to the Simply Sailing fleet for
the summer season. Book early for your
Christmas function on our best party yacht.
The Charter Boat ruling of 2003 has seen a major
contraction in all charter boat fleets both in
Sydney and Pittwater, so book early to secure your
berth for December.
Book and pay in full for your December charter
(including New Years Eve) in July or August 2004
and we will shave 10% off the price...
PLUS: Check out the Winter
Whitsunday Special - escape Sydney's chill for a
warm water break.
Details...
Be quick for Megisti
The ever popular Beneteau
351 Megisti has a couple of months reprieve
before sale - so snap up a bareboat charter on
this easy to sail 35 footer, perfect for our new
inshore skippers. Skipper yourself
Megisti in July and August and gain a $30
voucher to spend on your next Simply Sailing yacht
charter (voucher valid 6 months).
View Megisti.
Marine Life - Hood
Sailmakers
Every
boat needs the right wardrobe, and weren't not
talking about fashion here! But then again the
goods coming out of the Hoods loft have been
described as slinky, sexy and state of the art!
Hoods
is a veritable icon in Sydney's
sail making circles and was the first sail
loft outside of the USA to be granted a franchise in
1968 by the founder Ted Hood.
A great product combined with flexibility and
customer service means that Hoods is on the top of
our sail making reference list. Check out the
Hoods website
to learn more about what goes on at their loft on
the Northern Beaches.
Waterfront
Grapevine
Student
Spotlight
Congratulations to our two newest boat owners!
Student Gill Whitton may only have just finished his inshore
skipper certificate, but already he is the proud owner of a
Sydney to Hobart winner. "Torpan International" is a
racy Northshore 38X (formerly known as "Balmain
Experience"). Catch Gill and his crew around the Manly
Yacht Club race track! Lucy Thompson was one of
our regulars on the Chocolate Eclare Friday night crew.
As soon as the twilight season was over the withdrawal
symptons kicked in and Lucy bought the similar Cole 23, and
is now a cruisy Pittwater sailor.
If you are
considering purchasing a yacht but are fazed by what's on
offer, why not discuss your options with Principal Chris
Matthews. Chris has a wealth of experience and can
help you weave your way through the maze.
New Beach Cafe
opens at the Spit Bridge
Check out the
new Mustang Beach Cafe before your next Simply Sailing class
or charter. This cosy take away outfit is
positioned in Ferguson's Boat Shed on the northern side of
the Spit Bridge - a short stroll (left) along the beach from
the Skiffies. Great coffee and hot
chocs, plus yummy snacks are available - and we have found
them to be just the fuel up you need before hitting the
water.
Frequent Dining Offer at the Skiffies
Buy 5
get your 6th for free! Simply Sailing folkl
know all about that fresh, tasty and reasonably priced
tucker at the Skiffies Char Grill. New chef Jason
has been sending out some sublime seafood concoctions in
recent weeks. Grab a
Frequent Dining Card - each time
you purchase a meal at the Skiffies your Frequent Dining
Card will be stamped - your
sixth meal will be free! (This card is not to
be confused with the Simply Sailing Frequent Floaters Club
Card).
Winter Competition
1 What is a
"scratch boat"?
2. Where precisely is
Middle Percy Island (long and lat)?
3. Which set of tell
tales do you read on a reach?
Answer these correctly to
be in the running to win a fabulous sailing
bag from those sail making experts at Hoods.
Competition closes at 5pm on 30 August 2004.
Chef's Challenge
This month we throw down the gauntlet to all
you budding chefs. Our
Whitsunday Weavings crew are in need of some
recipes on their trips north and south on
the Sydney 38 racing yacht. This
is quite a challenge as the facilities are
restricted to 2 small burners, 2 small
saucepans, 1 small frypan and 1 small eskie.
On some days we will be sailing around the
clock and the seas may not be calm.
The judging criteria is taste, suitability
for offshore preparation, cost and
fillingness. The crew will be your
judge and both north and southbound crews
will be judging. Most popular
recipe writer wins a copy of "Open Kitchen"
by Bill Granger.
Winter spinnaker
sailing
- Sunday 25 July 2004
Sunday social
sailing
- 25 July 2004
Whitsunday Weavings
(North)
- 5 August 2004
FULL
Whitsunday Weavings
(South) - 29 August 2004
Learn to Sail Specials
- 4 and
5 September 2004
Inshore Skipper Practical - 19
& 26
September 2004
Small Craft
Safety Theory - starts Tuesday 5 October
Racing Rules for
the Rookies - Tuesday 29 October 2004
Twilight Sailing
starts - Friday 5 November 2004
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