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MHYC OPENING DAY
Shake off winter and hoist the sails—the 2026–2027 Sailing Season is officially HERE!
Middle Harbour Yacht Club invites all members, families, and friends to join us this Sunday, 13 September, for our epic Season Opening Day! We’re talking a massive day of sailing, live tunes, great food, and unmatched club spirit. 🎶🍔
Grab your crew and check out the line-up:
☕️ 10:30am – Morning Tea (Harbour View Room)
👋 11:00am – Official Welcome
🌊 11:30am – The spectacular Sail Past!
🏆 12:30pm – Commodore’s Front Up! Cup
🎉 4:00pm – Keelboat Presentations (including the iconic Matt Pyne Cup for Best Dressed Boat & Crew! 🏴‍☠️)
🎸 Until 6:00pm – Live music & delicious food to keep the party going!
Whether you're racing or just relaxing by the water, you won't want to miss this. See you at the club!

The 2026-2027 CCIS season is officially here! Tomorrow is Race 1, proudly hosted by RSYS. and it’s time to see who actually practiced over the winter
It’s great to see the usual suspects back on the entry list, plus we’ve got some new targets—sorry, competitors—like Folkboat Keoki 111 (2531) joining the line-up.
Has anyone seen the Ynglings? Alice OConnor
Also Safari (RPEYC) has gone completely MIA?
Looking forward to photos of Euphoria's new spinnaker
Keep your eyes peeled for Fortune of War too. They’ve jumped up into Div 2 and are just waiting for an excuse to pop the spinnaker and show off.
Good luck tomorrow! Remember, port tackles are at your own risk.
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Some of last seasons captures.

Innamincka J24 has not been seen for some time. Secret Agent Dale has been checking out the local hiding areas.

Innamincka has been found, but why the hiding. Thank you secret agent dale for getting the photos to me.

Precision was a DNF on Saturday but Style points still count, right? Precision looking sharp on Saturday.

SHWKS Race 1 is calling. The countdown is ON—less than 14 days to go. Lock in your spot for SHWKS Race 1 now!
https://app.sailsys.com.au/club/27/profile?tab=entry
and I am going to be on the start boat with the fabulous RO Jackie Sapir

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Middle Harbour Yacht Club 2026–2027 Season Opener: Chaos, Kites, and Solitary Triumphs
Adams 10 team relaxing pre race, the finishing line looks and the fabulous "On Course Race management team" Steve T. RO, KJ (ever working staff member) Rob O and Fernando

Middle Harbour Yacht Club 2026–2027 Season Opener: Chaos, Kites, and Solitary Triumphs
The 2026–2027 MHYC sailing season opened with absolute tactical chaos, proving once again that Middle Harbour Yacht Club members prefer their passage races with a side of pure adrenaline. The opening passage race served up a wild cocktail of vicious wind gusts and schizophrenic directional shifts that kept tacticians talking to themselves and bow crews questioning their life choices.
Wrangling spinnakers became less of an art form and more of a heavyweight wrestling match, as massive kites threatened to lift boats right out of the water before collapsing into sad heaps during the sudden shifts.
Yet, no one embraced the opening-day chaos quite like the crew of Magic. Driven by what can only be described as aggressive over-enthusiasm, Magic loved the starting sequence so much they decided to start in two different divisions. Their eagerness paid off handsomely: in a fiercely contested battle against their own shadow, Magic won their division! Granted, they were the only boat that actually turned up to compete in that division, but a win is a win. They made sure to keep the victory dramatic by suffering a major blowout and limping across the finish line under just one single sail. Champion behaviour.
The fleet battles for line honours provided plenty of drama.
• Division 1: Delivered a breathtaking finish as Toybox claimed ultimate bragging rights, crossing the line first to take line honours after an epic, three-way heavyweight battle. They successfully held off a relentless Jambo, who secured second place, leaving Gusto to round out the podium in third after a gruelling afternoon of trading places in the shifts.
• Division 2: Offered its own theatrical masterclass, proving that sometimes you don't even need a social circle to succeed. No Friends stormed across the finish line first to take the line honours victory, proving that isolation is highly effective for boat speed in heavy gusts. They were chased hard down the harbour by Contentious in second place (living up to their name by keeping the pressure high), with MRX rounding out the podium in third.
The crew of Precision decided they had seen enough excitement for one day and headed home early. Thankfully, the only thing bruised was perhaps some pride—the skipper confirmed absolutely zero injuries on board, ensuring the crew lived to fight (and hopefully finish) another day.
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BUNNINGS NORTH BALGOWLAH
"Sausage Sangas" made by Champions

Sausage sangas for a world-class cause! Heading to Bunnings North Balgowlah tomorrow? Grab your DIY essentials and make sure you stop by the BBQ to support TEAM KAOTIC! This elite, all-women sailing crew is fundraising to take on the world at the upcoming J/24 World Championship. Every snag you buy helps get these legends to the start line. Come grab a feed, say hi to the crew, and help us fuel the campaign! See you there!
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