Ladies and gentlemen, sponsors, flag officers, esteemed guest and in particular, my sister-in-law Rita, all the way from Ireland, welcome to the 2023 DYC Annual Prize-Giving evening.
Read MoreRichard Loseby of Bella Vita takes the helm of Geoff and Jane Evan’s Renown for the start of the Duder Cup race. Put Renown and Bella Vita side by side and they are completely different boats, of a similar generation yes, and from equally accomplished designers, but from there we depart in different directions.
Read MoreBig thanks to Kevin Johnson for the recently completed Trophy Cabinet extension in the DYC clubhouse.
BZ to all who made it happen.
Beautiful weather, 10 boats with 10 helms-women and crew, finishing under 30 minutes apart (just over 10 mins apart with handicaps applied) after a race in 20 knots or so of breeze. What was not to love about the Ladies Helm Race on Saturday 11 March?
Read MoreEvery year, Devonport Yacht Club hosts a Ladies Helm Race to celebrate the women who regularly helm in our club races and to encourage others to join them.
Read MorePlease allow me a little Indulgence
There was a Time I met this Renown Northerner,
Her name was Kristen, she was no Seafarer, she had arrived on a Lambretta sucking a Lollipop.
Her eyes were an Azure blue. I could smell the Spray of her perfume. I wanted to Enchanter but with little Finesse. I asked her where she wanted to go and she said, Uchoose.
We went to this café that specialised in chaHautere, but it was like the Marie Celeste. The waiter looked like one of the Marx brothers, Zeppo.
We shared tea and a Sea biscuit with a Little Honey, and afterwards, as we drank Chardonnay, I noticed a Ladybird on her shoulder.
I was living the Bella Vita, or as they say in Italy, it was Sereno.
So Tumua along, It was all a Masquerade, she was a bit of a Loose Unit.
Kudos to this girl, it Started with a Kiss, she Lidar hand on Matai, and quickly there was a French Kiss involved. I decided to let my tongue Explorer.
We danced the Charleston and then a Calypso five, times. It was the Wright Decision, she was no Angel.
But afterwards things went quiet, Tumbleweed could have blown down the street. I got Zilch, and as if by Magic, Abracadabra, she was gone!
XMas beach BBQ, Oneroa December 2022 — when this ditty was first recited.
Celebrated ketch Ladybird wins season opener — story by the Flagstaff, November 2022
Read MoreIt was heart-warming to see Devonport’s ketch Ladybird skippered by Mike Strong, with Matt Foster as crew, win the first race of the Devonport Yacht Club season. It was especially poignant as Matt’s father Martin was one of the DYC Life Members who sponsored the race and he formerly co-owned Ladybird with Mike.
Read MoreDespite some Covid restrictions, both the DYC races went ahead as normal and also the Mahurangi regatta races. The usual things like on the beach activities and the big band for Saturday night were curtailed. The race up for B division & Sereno faced moderate NEs around 15-20 knots, it was more about the sea conditions which made it a hard slog on the wind the smaller yachts like Lambretta were well reefed down, their all lady crew working hard. We all finished before sunset and slept well that night.
Read MoreAt last! The DYC fleet finally managed to get across the start line, some only just! The Sir Peter Blake Memorial weekend’s racing started in a brisk breeze with a number of boats in both divisions opting to go with a reef in the main!
Read MoreHave you checked out the "LIVE” web cam footage from the clubhouse that now streams directly onto the DYC website home page?
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