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Date Updated:
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Contact Information. |
02 November 2009 |
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Membership Costs. |
30 September 2009 |
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Opening Times. |
04 December
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House Rules. |
02 February
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General Information. |
01 September
2009 |
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GBYC Constitution. |
29 September 2008 |
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Reciprocal
Memberships. |
01 March 2007 |
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GBYC Video, Book and
Photo Library. |
02 November
2009 |
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NSRI Gordon's Bay. |
04 March 2008 |
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Executive Committee. |
26 October 2009 |
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Sailing Committee. |
26 October
2009 |
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Galley. |
20 January
2010 |
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Weather and Tides. |
01 March
2010 |
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Sailing Tips and Procedures. |
25 January
2010 |
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Useful Links. |
03 February
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Contact
Information.
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Club Manager: |
Lana Verran. |
Tel No: |
+27 (0) 21 - 856-3263 |
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Fax No: |
+27 (0) 21 - 856-5152 |
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E-Mail GBYC. |
E-Mail: |
gbyc@gbyc.co.za |
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Commodore: |
Bob Tose |
E-Mail: |
Email Bob Tose |
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Vice Commodore: |
Jan Delport. |
E-Mail: |
Email Jan Delport |
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Sailing. |
Jan Delport. |
E-Mail: |
Email Jan Delport |
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Web Suggestions and
Articles: |
Neville Cooper. |
E-Mail: |
Email Neville Cooper |
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Postal Address: |
P.O. Box 26 Gordon's Bay, Western Cape,
South Africa, 7151 |
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Physical Address: |
Beach Road, Gordon's Bay Harbour,
Gordon's Bay. 7140 |
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NB! No post will be delivered to the physical address.
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Membership
Costs.
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Membership Type: |
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Entrance Fees: |
R513.00 |
This entrance fee is for Family, Ordinary, Family & Ordinary
Senior,
Family & Ordinary Country memberships. |
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Ordinary Membership: |
R1250.00 |
Until the end of June 2010. |
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Family Membership: |
R1550.00 |
Until the end of June 2010. |
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Student's Entrance Fees: |
R100.00 |
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Student Membership: |
R290.00 |
Until the end of June 2010. |
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Country and Senior Membership: |
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Half of Ordinary or Family Membership. Must reside
200
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Membership application forms are available at the club.
Monthly debit
orders can be arranged on request.
New Members.
Every member who introduces a new paid-up
member to the Club can earn the following bar vouchers: Full membership - R100 / Other categories of membership - R50.
Voucher
will be handed to you once the new member has been approved and
attended the new members evening.
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Opening Times.
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The club is open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am
till bar closing times. |
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The Club will be open
every day as from Monday 14 December 2009 with the last Monday that
the Club will be open being 28 December 2009.
After 28 December 2009
the club will be closed on Mondays again.
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Office Hours: |
Tuesdays to Friday. |
9am to 5pm. |
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Saturday and Sunday. |
9am to 12am. |
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Bar Times: |
Tuesdays. |
10am to 10pm. |
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Wednesdays. |
10am to 11pm. |
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Thursdays. |
10am to 10pm. |
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Fridays. |
10am to 12pm. |
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Saturdays. |
10am to 12pm. |
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Sundays. |
10am to 10pm. |
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Last rounds will be called 15 minutes
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House Rules.
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No smoking in the club buildings. You are
welcome to smoke on the balcony and at the braai area.
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Return glasses and empties to bar.
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Discs are required to enter club.
Discs can be purchased at the club during office hours.
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Minimum dress: T-shirts, shorts and sandals.
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Head attire not permitted at bar.
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No wet clothing in
the club house.
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No children under 18 years of age allowed to sit at the bar.
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No children under 18 years of age allowed to be served
alcohol.
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All guests to be signed in.
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No dogs are
allowed
in the Club, the braai area, stoep or on the moorings / walkways.
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The use of cell phones will
not be allowed in the Club
House, but you are welcome to make/take calls in the braai area, stoep or
anywhere outside.
Transgression of
some of the above may result in the transgressor having to buy a round of
drinks for the bar!
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General
Information.
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Harbour
Authority: |
The harbour is controlled
by the Department of Sea Fisheries.
The Marinas are controlled
by GBYC.
The harbour is classified
as a 'no wake zone'. |
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Approach and Radio
Procedure: |
All visiting yachts are
requested to contact GBYC to ensure a mooring before departing for
Gordon's Bay. GBYC can be contacted on VHF Channel 71 or on
+27 (0) 21 -
856 3263.
It is not advisable to
enter the harbour at low tide if your yacht has a draught of 1.8m or
more.
All boat skippers are
required to sign the log book on leaving and returning to the
harbour. |
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GBYC Facilities: |
After-hours access to and
from the marinas to the showers and toilets can be arranged by
contacting the club manager on +27 (0) 21 - 856 3263.
There is a very scenic
balcony overlooking the harbour and a friendly bar and galley.
Opening times are given on this page. |
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Gordon's Bay: |
The town of Gordon's Bay
is approximately 1km from the harbour where there are numerous
restaurants, Post Office and shops. There are also a few restaurants
in the harbour area.
For
more information see
Gordon's Bay
Tourist and Accommodation Centre. |
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Sponsorship Opportunities: |
We would like to
host regular live music events and are looking for sponsorship for
these musicians.
We are also looking
for sponsored prizes for our sailing events.
Your company logo
with relevant links will be displayed on our website for the
duration of the event and for a month thereafter.
Should you be
interested in taking up this advertising opportunity in the way of
sponsorship…
Kindly
contact Lana on
+27 (0)
21 - 856
3263
or Email GBYC.
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Use of the Club's L26 Blue Tango.
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Read More! |
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Cape Town Contact
Numbers: |
Useful Contact Numbers for Environmental Help,
Advice & Complaints in Cape Town and Surrounding Areas.
Read More!
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Reciprocal Memberships.
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GBYC Video, Book and Photo Library.
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Videos Available. |
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Whisper's Pacific Voyage.
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ARC Across The Atlantic.
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The Bahamas. (Flyers & Boatmen).
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Cordon Rouge. (Admirals Cup 1987).
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Learn The Racing Rules. (Part 1).
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Learn The Racing Rules. (Part 2).
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Windward Islands. (Chris Doyle).
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Cruiser's Guide To Sailboat Systems.
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Bareboat Chartering Checklist.
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Modern Coastal Piloting.
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Sailboat Handling Under Power.
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Cruising The South Pacific.
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Celestial Navigation Simplified.
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Blue Water Odyssey.
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Care & Feeding Of The Sailing Crew.
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Island Portraits: St Vincent & Grenadines.
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Advice And Hints On Fitting Out a Cruising
Boat.
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Voyaging. (Upgrading Your Cruising Boat).
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Cruising & Chartering Guide To Virgin Islands.
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Cruising Leeward Island. (St Martin &
Dominica).
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Martinique & Grenada.
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Transatlantic Guide To Real Experience Of What
Ocean Cruising Is All About.
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Sandefjord - Her Voyage Around The World.
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Seamanship - Cruising Under Sail.
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Heavy Weather Sailing.
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Safety At Sea.
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Sailboat Navigation.
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Trim For Speed.
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Admirals Cup. 1985.
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Nav. Intro For The Yachtsman & Amateur Sailors.
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The Winners Edge: The Start.
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The Winners Edge: Windward.
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The Winners Edge: Downwind.
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There is also a wonderful library of books you can take out
and read.
Video's and books can be taken out during office hours at
R5.00 per item.
A
copy of all the photographs used on this web site since 2004 (and a few older ones) and up
to December 2008 are
available at the club.
They are all on
CD's and in .jpg format.
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NSRI Gordon's Bay.
The National Sea
Rescue Institute Station 9 is situated in the Gordon's Bay harbour.
To contact the NSRI, please contact the Cape Town Port
Control Emergency Number: +27 (0) 21 - 449-3500.
The
National Sea Rescue Institute.
NSRI Station 9 Gordon's Bay.
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GBYC Committee.
The Executive Committee for 2009/10 was elected at the
39th Annual
General Meeting of the Gordon's Bay Yacht Club held at the Clubhouse on 8th October 2009.
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Gordon’s Bay
Yacht Club Executive Committee 2009 – 2010.
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Committee Member. |
Portfolio. |
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Bob Tose. |
Commodore. |
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Jan Delport. |
Vice Commodore. |
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Vic Smit. |
Treasurer. |
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Keith Wetmore. |
Secretary. |
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Rob Morrisby. |
Marinas. |
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Erik Reeder. |
Entertainment and Sponsors. |
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Paul Tanner. |
House. |
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Roger Burrows. |
Gaul Regatta. |
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Jacques Blom. |
Projects and Power. |
The GBYC Executive Committee left to right:
Paul Tanner, Jan Delport, Vic Smit, Roger Burrows, Bob
Tose (Commodore)
Erik Reeder, Keith Wetmore, Rob Morrisby and Jacques Blom.
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Sailing Committee
2009-2010.
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Gordon’s Bay
Yacht Club Sailing Committee 2009 – 2010.
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Committee Member. |
Portfolio. |
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Jan Delport. |
Sailing Officer. |
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Paul Tanner. |
Assistant Sailing Officer. |
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Roger Burrows. |
Gaul Regatta. |
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Sailing Tips and
Procedures.
Please click on
the following links:
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