September 2016
2016/17 Sailing Season Opening Day
Olympic Silver Medallist and RPAYC Club Member, Jason Waterhouse, will fire the canon to officially open The Royal Prince
Alfred Yacht Club’s 150th Sailing Season on Saturday 3rd September. Alongside the Olympian, to assist in the official duty will
be RPAYC Patron Hon. Bronwyn Bishop. This sailing season will be the Club’s 150th and on 15 October 2016 the Club will mark
the beginning of its Sesquicentenary year. Below is a scheduled of proceedings along with details on the event’s best dressed
competition.
Programme:
0800
1030
Halyards Open
Commodore’s Welcome
National Anthem
Commodore declares 2016-17
Sailing Season open!
Firing of the cannon - Hon. Bronwyn Bishop &
Olympic Silver Medallist Jason
Waterhouse
Raising of the Flag ceremony
Volunteer of the Year - Russell Murphy and World
Match Racing Champion - Will Dargaville
Sail Past vessels assemble north of the Club.
1130 Sail Past parade commences
1230 Opening Day Yacht Race
“The Pittwater Dash spinnaker
race”
1300 Entertainment & Lunch*
1530 Prize Giving
Operation Beard Off
Has anyone else noticed that our Club Coach Tom Spithill has
started to resemble a Mountain Man?
We have decided that it’s time for the beard to go and Tom
has agreed to shave his beard for a great cause. He will
be raising money to go towards the Club’s IdS (Integrated
disAbled Sailing) program which supports Soldier On. Tom has
been heavily involved with getting the Soldier On team out
sailing each month and both the Club and Tom wanted to give
a little extra to support a great community program!
We will have Nathan Vardanega, the Reintegration Officer from
Solider On here to start proceedings. If anyone has any sheep
sheers please let the Club know, we are going to need it.
For information on IdS: http://rpayc.com.au/sailing/integrateddisabled-sailing For information on Soldier On: https://www.
soldieron.org.au/
How to Donate:
Fill out the ASF Donation Form (Tax Deductible) & submit to
the sailing office
OR
Go Online at https://www.gofundme.com/operationbeardoff