Henley Midmar Yacht Club

The Henley Midmar Yacht Club has without question the most picturesque setting of any inland yacht club in South Africa, with sweeping views over the keelboat moorings and mountains in the distance.

A mere 60 minute drive from Durban and 15 minutes from Pietermaritzburg, HMYC is the perfect setting for weekend racing or cruising.

Whether you are looking to race Hunters, Lasers, Optimists, 29'ers or enjoy a relaxing cruise, Midmar offers a huge expanse of water with fair winds.

There is a racing calendar most weekends during the season along with many Provincial and National Regatta's held at the club throughout the year.

Accommodation is available within the Midmar reserve in the form of Chalets, Rustic Log Cabins and Campsites as well as Campsites being available to Club Members at the club for Regatta's and weekends.

If you would like more information regarding the club, would like to get involved or find a boat to suit your needs, please contact any member of the Committee either by phone or email.

Sailing is a safe, environmentally friendly fond undeniably healthy outdoor activity with much to offer including, but certainly not limited to:

RECREATION.

From a gentle, relaxing bumble on flat water to an adrenalin-charged blast in a breeze and from the relative shelter of inland waters to the awe-inspiring open ocean.

COMPETITION.

For those so inclined, yacht racing is a nonconductor sport offering everything from the joviality of a club race to the highly-charged intense physicality of the Olympic Games. Racing is also intellectually demanding having been likened to chess on water.

CHARACTER BUILDING.

Sailors have to be independent, it's just them and their boat harnessing the natural force of the wind.

SOCIAL INTERACTION.

There's something for everyone: all ages. all shapes, all sizes. Children can start sailing alone from as early as the age of six fond many active sailors are well into old age. The positive effects on family life, itself under threat from the modern way of life, are all too evident.

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES.

Anywhere in the world where there is a body of water there's sure to be someone on a boat fond sailing offers enormous travel opportunities both local fond international.

EDUCATION.

Successful sailors have to be versed in a wide range of disciplines: Physics, Meteorology fond Geography being probably the most prominent.

WHERE TO START?

With a basic dinghy sailing course from goSailing of course! The aim is to equip the basic skills to safely sail a dinghy in settled conditions.

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION:

4 days: 10am to 4pm. Either consecutive weekdays or 2 weekends.

WHAT TO BRING:

Packed lunch, snacks and refreshments. Protective clothing and a change of clothes.

TOPICS COVERED

• Personal buoyancy
• Safety equipment
• Protective clothing
• Wind awareness
• Sources of weather forecasts
• Spars & rigging
• Parts of the sail
• Sail controls and foils
• Basic knots
• Points of sailing
• Stopping & speed control
• Tacking & gybing
• Use of launching dolly
• Launching & leaving shore
• coming ashore & recovery
• Awareness of other water users
• Basic rules of the road
• Capsize theory

All courses are run by experienced yachtsmen with professional supervision, adequate rescue facilities and due regard for safety.

Any able-bodied person can take part subject to a minimum age of 12 years for these particular courses. Younger sailors are catered for on a different craft.