Committee | Ballyholme Yacht Club

5 hours ago

Good morning everyone.
We have now set up a club account for the Virtual Regatta eSailing game. For those who haven’t tried the game yet, it’s available from the App Store and at:

www.virtualregatta.com/en/inshore-game/

I intend to set the first BYC race series (of 5 races, if I can work that bit out!) this afternoon, to start at approx 2pm. The game allows 20 players max, so the first 20 to join will play. When you open the app/webpage, click on CUSTOM RACE and when prompted enter the code byc2. Please don’t try it before then, as it won’t work and I won’t be there!
If this trial goes ok, I will try and do this regularly until we can get back on the water.
This afternoon if there any issues, please PM me and I will try and sort out.

For those new to the game, it’s worth doing the training in the game first!!

The RYA info page on eSailing can be found at this link and is worth a read:
www.rya.org.uk/Pages/virtual-regatta.aspx

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Virtual Regatta | RYA - Royal Yachting Association

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Ballyholme Yacht Club

3 days ago

We will be setting up BYC online racing on Vitual Regatta thanks to the offer for a free 12 month VIP pass for RYA Affiliated clubs. Tune in at 3 for the live demo

For info, my online sailing is on a par with my actual sailing 😐

LynJoin us at 15.00 today for the @RYA Yachts and Yachting Online live eSailing demonstration event with some of our top sailors including British Sailing Team's Giles Scott, Stuart Bithell and Eilidh McIntyre. Watch live at rya.org/9kJ750z0MOK Find out more here - rya.org/4ufv50z0NKw ... See MoreSee Less

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Ballyholme Yacht Club

4 days ago

Hi all, the BYC quizmaster, Nick has offered to put on a quiz this Saturday evening at 8pm. It would be conducted entirely online using Zoom. We did a test run over the weekend and it seemed to go OK. However, due to logistical challenges of getting people into teams this would really need to be a one household per team event. If you are interested then please email the quizmaster at nick.scott@barlibrary.com and he can give you any details you need or run tests so you know how to get it all set-up. Please note that if you don't send him your email address then he will not be able to invite you to the online meeting or send you the answer sheets, which may make taking part difficult!
Drop Nick an email if you are interested, so he can add you to the group, no obligation, if you change your mind or get a better offer you simply don’t join on Saturday
Great craic and a safe way to catch up with your BYC friends
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Kevin Fancy an online pub quiz? Email Nick and join in - please don’t wipe the floor with us!

Ballyholme Yacht Club

5 days ago

Just wanted to let everyone know that behind the scenes a lot of work has been done to prepare the club for this period of inactivity and to ensure that we’ve done all we can to help us come out the other end!!

The Executive Committee held their first Zoom Meeting tonight and surprisingly all went swimmingly with the technology!!

We will be keeping communications going as and when there is something to report and like you, we are looking forward getting the club open again as soon as we can!!

Finally, thanks to all our members working hard at this time!!

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