by zvyc | Jun 14, 2018 | General
Dear Members and Friends, Alfred’s Rowing Club have taken delivery of their new Quad from Rob van der Merwe of John Waugh Racing. This is to replace “Rock Girl” that sadly had been written off. “I think that you will all agree that the finish which Rob has provided is superb in my opinion, extremely well made and at close to the minimum weight at 52,45 kg in quad rig.” Richard Moolenschot, Boat Master for Alfred’s More news from Alfred’s is the “Bergriver Long Row” which is situated 27km from Doornfontein Farm and a down-river row happening this weekend! A young ladies quad and a masters mixed double will be partaking. Results will follow 😉 ZVYC has Team Tiletoria entered into the Lipton Cup this year to be held at Point Yacht Club in Durban from 6th to 13th July. They are Heidi & Nicola Burger, Nina Pienaar, Gail Wheeler, Tia Makohliso and Robyn Patrick with Taariq Jacobs as their coach. On to the Juniors and we are proud to say congratulations to our Optimist sailors invited to the team going to the Qingdao International Training Camp and Regatta, China, in August (8th to 16th)!! They are: Oscar Duys, Dean Carstens, Hayden Philander and Joe Groenhof. Safe Travels. On Sunday, a rowing clubs sub-committee will be formed for the upcoming season. All rowers from all the Zeekoevlei clubs are welcome to join. See the agenda HERE… FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday, 16th June: Youth Day Sunday, 17th June: Rowing Clubs Sub-Committee Meeting, 10h00, Upper Deck Saturday, 23rd June: Club house hired for a wedding, 18h30 Sunday, 22nd July: Frostbite Series 1 – 11h00 OTHER NEWS Olympic Rower, Ursula... read more
by zvyc | Jun 1, 2018 | General
Dear Members and Friends, June is here and the pouring rain last night has filled the Vlei up!!! Here is to a super 2018/2019 season! Winter maintenance is “hotting” up and we are tidying up boat parks, storage sheds and fine tuning the safety boat engines (& updating COF’s) for the new season. There is a new storage system in the Opti shed for the masts, and the club Pico’s and 420 rigging will also be stored in their own shed behind the kitchen. Brian has arrived safely in Zimb and on behalf of Brian, we’d like to thank ALL of those members and Vleibours who helped with funding of Freddy’s repatriation. FOR YOUR DIARY The club house will not be open every Sunday for the June and July. Should you need anything from the office, please contact us during the week so we may assist you. Saturday, 9th June: Club house hired for a wedding, 11h00 Saturday, 16th June: Youth Day Sunday, 17th June: Rowing Club Meeting, 10h00, Upper Deck Saturday, 23rd June: Club house hired for a wedding, 18h30 OTHER NEWS The Finn World Masters was sailed in El Balis, Spain 18 – 25 May with first start on the 21st. There were 341 entries; four of whom were from SA: Greg Davis RCYC/ZVYC – GGM, Philip Baum ZVYC – GGM, Arend Van Wamelen Pretoria Sailing Club – GM, Gerd Bohnsack FYC – SL. The first day of racing was to start on 21 May. The day’s forecast was not great, but a light wind came through late morning and the fleet was sent out on the water. Whilst launching the breeze looked promising but it... read more
by zvyc | May 24, 2018 | General
Dear Members and Friends, Subscription payments are coming in, thank you! We are busy dealing with all queries and will revert to you in due course. The Vlei is filling up with all the wonderful rains and a bumper season is coming up! The Sailing / Rowing Calendar is almost complete for the upcoming season and is in final checks. Keep an eye on the website and newsletters to follow. FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday, 26th May: Club house hired for a wedding, 16h00 Sunday, 27th May: Office open from 09h00 to 13h00 Saturday, 9th June: Club house hired for a wedding, 11h00 Saturday, 16th June: Youth Day Saturday, 23rd June: Club house hired for a wedding, 18h30 OTHER NEWS The Friends of Zeekoevlei & Rondevlei AGM FoZR are holding their AGM at Rondevlei tearoom on Thursday 31st May 2018 at 18h30. All welcome. For more, click HERE… Finally, our casual employee Freddy, who helped the Club on Sundays (particually with the boat launching) tragically had his life taken on Monday. Freddy was well liked and respected by members and Vlei residents. He is suvived by his wife Bonisiwe, and a young daughter, Thulelani. We are asking for any small donations or secound hand clothing for the family to give to his brother Brian to help take Freddy back home. Please contact the office should you be able to help. manager@zvyc.co.za Best wishes, on behalf of ZVYC, Kathryn &... read more
