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Three young sailors from the Puerto Galera Yacht Club’s Small Boat Program (SBP) competed in Manila over the weekend for selection to represent the Philippines at Macau MGM International Dinghy Regatta 2024 that takes place in the Chinese casino capital later this month.

Last year PGYC’s Raya Mithi Samson took first place and went on to compete in Macau, finishing fifth in an International field of young sailors from across China and the rest of Asia. This year Raya and fellow SBP sailors, Genmarck Daenniel Maranan and Acevhen Abanilla, did their best over the ten elimination races, but lost out to the Philippine Sailing Association’s (PSA) Carlstein Jade Dulay who consistently finished in the top three in each race to take 1^st place overall and will go on to represent the Philippines in Macau. Congratulations Jade and wishing you all the best in Macau!

The PSA’s Monthly Ranking Trials were also held back-to-back with Macau Llimination Trials.

Day 1 saw Daenniel start well finishing 1^st place in Race 1 and finishing in 3^rd place overall in the International Optimist Class, while our PGYC Laser sailor, Khim Ashley Albo, also in Manila for the Ranking Trails, finished in 1^st place in her heat in the International Laser 4.7 Class. Final placings at the end of the weekend saw Raya improving her overall National ranking in Optimist Class to 5^th place overall, while Daenniel finished in 4^th place and Ashley also ranked 4th overall in the Laser 4.7 Class.

Manila Bay lived up to its reputation with inconsistent, light to moderate winds, periods of heavy rain and a short, a choppy swell creating challenging sailing conditions for the 24 young sailors taking part in the weekend’s double event races.

Next month the annual PGYC SBP All Souls Regatta 2024 takes place in Puerto Galera on October 26-27, and PSA will be sending a PSA team to join the regatta, along with dinghy crews from other Philippine sailing clubs and associations. The SBP regatta will be followed by the annual Royal Cargo ASR2024 on November 1-3. This year the PGYC All Souls Regatta is celebrating its 20^th Anniversary and is the both longest running and largest annual yacht race held in the Philippines and will bring yachts and racing crews from all over the Philippines and overseas to Puerto Galera for this exciting three-day event,

For more information about PGYC Sail Training Courses and the Royal Cargo ASR2024 please call or text 09175205874, or email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

OCTOBER 16-17
NOTICE OF RACE (‘NOR’)
OPTIMIST, MIRROR and OZ GOOSE CLASSES
Organising Authority – Puerto Galera Yacht Club Inc.(‘PGYC’) in association with the ‘Philippine Sailing Association’ (‘PSA’).

As part of the Puerto Galera Yacht Club Inc. (PGYC) and Philippine Sailing Association (PSA) Joint Training Program, PSA National Dinghy Coach, Mario Malazarte, was back in Puerto Galera last weekend to put the young sailors of PGYC’s Small Boat Program (SBP)  through their paces and sharpen their skills for the upcoming Ladies Helm Championships to be held in Manila on September 7-8 and ongoing monthly PSA Ranking Trials. PGYC will send three teams made up of their best lady helms and crew to compete next weekend, and to date have managed to finish at the top of the placings in the Ranking Trails in their class. The ranking trials determine the top sailors for selection to represent the Philippines as part of the National Team competing in overseas regattas and events.

Last weekend 20 of the SBP young sailors attended Coach Mario’s classes in intermediate  and advanced dinghy sailing skills and tactics in both the International Optimist and Mirror/Lawin classes.

We are privileged to have Coach Mario help us and special thanks for Coach Mario making the long trip to form Manila for the weekend. The PGYC SBP is recognised at National level as being the most successful club in producing top level sailors and for introducing local children to the sport. Well done to all.

For more information about PGYC’s sail training and yacht orientation charters please call 09175205874 or email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

PGYC Gold Medalist in the House!!

ast weekend saw Puerto Galera son and PGYC Gold Medallist, Jonvic Velasquez, dropping in to visit the young sailors of PGYC’s Small Boat Program (SBP). He is a SBP graduate and the 2017 winner of both the gold medal for the Philippines in the Singapore Open and silver medal in the Macau National Championships. Jonvic is currently in his third year of Criminology study. He is pictured here (left to right) with Marvic Capit, PGYC SBP Supervisor, Peter Stevens PGYC Sailing Director and Mario Mario Malazarte, visiting Philippine Sailing Association Coach.

For more information about PGYC’s Small Boat Program please call 09175205874 or email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

September 02, 2024

I see Philippines National Dinghy Coach Mario is in Puerto Galera for his scheduled monthly SBP Training  Weekend, and we have three SBP teams heading to Manila to compete in the PSA Championships this coming September 6,7,8 (I am sending-sponsoring Capt. Tabo to tag along and help with mentoring etc). Big congrats to all for their wonderful ongoing sailing efforts. The SBP ASR2024  regatta is also not far off now on November 26 – 27.

I am told that the great new initiative and first in series – ‘Smokehouse Sunday’ (curated by ‘Not-Just-Coffee’ eatery, out along the Sabang Road) went off a treat on Sunday, September 01, and was well patronized, despite the weather (will give it a whirl when back in PG for sure)The Wednesday ‘Pie Night’ also continues to be well patronized (even lovely apple pies coming on stream too I see – yummmy)…big congrats to the 2024 Board.

SY ALLUSIVE: stainless work done – pics, new Raymarine system going in and extra 2x sets of sheet winches being installed now, and soon also heading for a final haul-out, to install a dyneema bowsprit bobstay tang and anti-foul job – including SpeedProp application, ahead of the delivery trip to Puerto Galera at month’s end / early Oct 2024 (fingers crossed to get back in time for the ASR2024 – very tight though).

 Dutch cruising yacht ‘Crystal’, with owner Michal Palczynski aboard, are on their way to Puerto Galera from Indonesia and scheduled to arrive this week. I hope our recent Typhoon Enteng didn’t spoil the trip!

Americas Cup #37: it has been enthralling to watch each night – Kiwis won the preliminary regatta and the round-robins going on now, with (Italy) Luna Rossa in the lead at this stage (excluding NZ, as they go through as the Defender anyways).

https://www.americascup.com/live/australia

Join us on Sunday, September 01, for PGYC’s Smokehouse Sunday.

Curated by “Not Just Coffee”, with a menu featuring a succulent selection of Smoked Brisket, beef and pork ribs and other NJC signature dishes, including Wagyu Beef Burgers, hot off the grill!

Tantalize your taste buds with Frozen Margaritas, Espresso Martinis, 2 for 1 Crazy Carabao draught IPA and cider, and Corona beer!

And as a special treat for the ladies, wives and girlfriends Smokehouse Sunday will showcase the new line of bags, accessories and natural hygiene products by Katha Lokal.

See there….. for bookings call 09175205874 or email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

The weather has been ‘up and down like a yo-yo’, as they say – with bouts of high wind and dense rain, followed by brilliant sunshine etc…the ambient temperature is very nice at present though.

The Muelle Moorings – usual pic attached, remains relatively buoyant (no pun intended). Recent arrivals have been ‘E PUR SI MOUVE’ crewed by the ??? family and the big catamaran, ‘NUVOLA’.

Rick / ‘NEPTUNIS’ and John & Carolyn / ‘NERISSA’ did a fun sail together mid-week, with ‘NEPTUNIS’ returning home in the afternoon and ‘NERISSA’ anchoring overnight – out from Freddy’s at Hondura Beach (we couldn’t join this time, due to engine seal change-out).

Our new ‘ASR VIBER Group’ (boat owners), proactively initiated by our Sailing Director, Peter Steven, is now seeing a respectable spread of boat bookings coming in now for the 2024 ASR. Be sure to join us for the Philippines longest and still largest annual sailing event November 1-3, 2024. For more information email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

Great to see the our SBP kids out practicing and racing hard each Saturday, with our very talented sailors going away for PSA training and selection process (Korea may be coming up I hear in the wind) – big congrats to Peter Stevens and SBP Supervisor, Marvic, and Capt. Tabo acting as SBP Instructor at present.

The live-aboard folks recounted tonight at the R’n’R that they had a really great night at the Club recently (around 15 people there). Toots is also doing Sunday Roast again, at Dulangan nowadays with quite a respectable turn-out last Sunday, but no mint sauce though.

My new boat ‘ALLUSIVE’ is still coming along well in Langkawi, with new anchor bow roller on now to allow room for the new spinnaker bowsprit-prodder. Tons of work to go though (very tight schedule to make the ASR / BPI Signature Series in Nov 2024).

My partner, Louren is plowing right  into taking over and re-branding ‘SV COLUMBUS’, with her new venture, ‘OCEAN ADVENTURE CLUB’ (https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063478729452): at  ‘Sandbar’, Carlos Garcia & family have gratefully made the mooring concrete blocks (I bought the chain and all fittings from the Club – PhP50.9K), as well as taking care of the administrative side of things, and will lay the mooring, ahead of ALLUSIVE arriving in PG and onto my C2 Mooring – Louren will then move COLUMBUS over to her new Sandbar mooring with the other charter boats there.

Louren is also actively looking for a sailing PARAW to purchase, to complement her new operation this coming high season.

Racing around the world getting interesting in the coming months: ‘8mR world championship’ in Scotland during Aug 2024, ‘J Class’ Regatta in Barcelona with the ‘America’s Cup’ program during Oct 2024 and the America’s Cup – opening ceremony will be held in Barcelona on the 22nd of August 2024. Locally, our PGYC ASR on 1-3 Nov 2024 and start of Season2 BPI Signature Series starts with Corregidor on 14 Nov 2024 (final overall results from BPI Season1 also attached). Going to be a big time and a ton of fun.

That’s all this week folks… JQ

PGYC Girls Making Waves in Manila Bay

Last weekend saw our Puerto Galera Yacht Club Small Boat Program (SBP) girls at it again at the Philippine Sailing Association ( PSA) Ranking Trials on Manila Bay. Both Rays Mithi Samson and Khim Ashley Albo finished first in the Ladies Division of the Optimist and Junior Laser 4.7 class respectively, and both finished 6^th Overall in their respective classes.

Well done girls!!

It is very much a family affair as Raya and Ashley are cousins and with Raya’s brother, Zildjan Martin (ZM), make quite the dynamic family sailing trio and have all come up through the PGYC SBP ranks together. ZM also finished 3^rd Overall in the Junior 4.7 Laser class last weekend , not to be outdone by his sisters!

Mother Lore Jean is the Albo family and SBP team chaperone, cook, chief bottlewasher, life coach, cheerleader and photographer, and her support and dedication is reflected in the dedication and competitive spirit of her children and the rest of our young SBP sailors who have been making waves and headlines in local regattas since the end of the pandemic just two years ago.

PGYC’s Team Puerto Galera won the OZ Goose National Championships in 2023 and were Runner’s Up in a very close finish this year. Rumour has that Puerto Galera will soon be able to cheer for their home team when the Oz Goose Nationals 2025 are held in Puerto Galera next year!

Meanwhile, PGYC and PSA are working closely together with PSA Coach Mario

Malazarte heading to Puerto Galera once every six weeks to conduct monthly PSA training weekends, as well as the recent Summer Sailing Camp, to help augment PGYC’s own weekend training schedules. While PGYC send their best to participate in the monthly PSA Ranking Trials held in Manila Bay each month.

Young Raya is currently being considered for selection to join the National Team representing the Philippines at the SEA Games in Thailand next year, while other of our young Galerians via for a chance to compete in National titles and represent their country in upcoming regattas in Hong Kong, Macau, China , Malaysia, Indonesia and Korea over the next 12 months.

For more Information about the PGYC Small Boat Program and sail training classes please call +639175205874 or email clubhouse@pgyc.org

Three of the Puerto Galera Yacht Club’s Small Boat Program rising stars rose higher over the weekend with winning performances at the Philippines Sailing Association’s monthly Ranking Trials held last weekend at the Philippine Sailing Centre at Seafront in Manila.

PGYC’s Optimist champ, Raya Mithi Samson, sailed a convincing series of races to once again lead in the Women’s Optimist Division, although she dropped a couple of places against the boys who had obviously been practicing hard to keep her at bay.

While Zildjan Martin Samson and Khim Ashley Albo outdid themselves to rank 1^st and 3^rd respectively in the ILCA 4 Laser Class provisional results… well done Raya, ZM and Ashley PGYC and Puerto Galera are proud of you all!!

For more information about PGYC Sail Training Courses please contact clubhouse@pgyc.org.

It has been a very wet past week here, with one night of pretty high winds buffeting the moorings, from typhoon ‘Carina’ passing by Luzon (experiencing severe flooding in some parts). Weather calm now in PG.

Muelle moorings occupancy remains appreciable (relative to a usual low-season) Nice to see the new visiting family yacht, SY ‘E PUR SI MOUVE’ – orange hull here, in pic (sailors quiz: is it a Roberts or a Caroff or like design..?). Our great friends on catamaran ‘SNOW’ are also expected here, for an extended stay, soon. Catamaran ‘CHANGING SPOTS’ is well and truly nestled in on her mooring now for the long haul as well.

Entries for the PGYC Royal Cargo ASR2024, which marks the 20^th Anniversary of the PGYC All Souls Regatta, are starting to build up and the latest entry is PGYC stalwart and regatta veteran, David Wheeler’s ‘SY Freewheeler’, is the the latest ASR2024 booking. A rumour abounds that three or more boats maybe coming up from the Cebu branch (Zeke’s Yard) for the ASR – c’mon Colin and co..

Lots going on with my new boat in Langkawi and those many upgrades happening (eg teak decks continue, Selden rigid vang gas strut arrived and fitted yesterday and last of the CAT3 Safety items arrived for that certification, as well as the new comprehensive Raymarine system nearly assembled on the shop floor there, for installation etc-etc):

• RNZYC (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) have now confirmed that they will be providing an onboard ‘sailing mentor’ with youth ‘TEAM ALLUSIVE’ for both the (BPI Signature Series 2024) Punta Fuego to Busuanga and Subic to Boracay 200 races, fully sponsored by myself (as part our ongoing youth training program). Capt. Tabo and all the Team are very excited about this initiative (Russel James from RNZYS has been here before, mentoring the lads on ‘TEAM ANTHEA’)
• Now sourcing a delivery skipper to bring ALLUSIVE from Langkawi to PG when ready, along with  Capt. Tabo and a crew contingent from here (that delivery skipper must be fully licensed, for boat insurance purposes)
• In addition to the ASR and 2024 Signature Series, TEAM ALLUSIVE is also thinking ahead to maybe entering the 2025 ROLEX China Sea Race (again, with an RNZYS sailing mentor aboard)

FYI…went to ‘Tides & Dine’ for lunch recently.Located on main road on the left hand side just before Dulangan turn-off…good parking, nice beach and good food (menu is seafood, Italian pasta and Filipino.

The Classic Club chose to celebrate the Fourth of July at the Puerto Galera Yacht Club this month. … and the most popular choice of dish was PGYC’s famous BBQ Spare Ribs – no surprise there.

Appetizers included Cream of Potato Soup and Chef Noriel’s PGYC Liver Pate, with the main course followed by our own PGYC Cheescake a la mode, all washed down a selection fine red wine from the PGYC cellars.

The PGYC is now opening on OW Season hours and a reduced menu, but is always open for special events and private dinner parties. Please contact the office for more details on +63 917 520-5874 or email clubhouse@pgyc.org.

Last chance to book for the PGYC BBQ BASH – the last Saturday Night BBQ of the Summer season, tomorrow, July 06 at 6,30-10pm.