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Hi and welcome to this month’s newsletter. Things seem to be ticking along nicely with in the club. We had a good working bee at the lodge in Kingston with 9 people in attendance. We had 47 or so people on a bus trip to look at some pretty impressive cars down Dacre way. November’s executive meeting was combined with the executive Xmas dinner in Riverton. We have the Xmas BBQ at Pryde’s Pond coming up with many thanks to Peter Salmon who put a lot of time in organising this. Please support this event. We are also putting a few boats in the Xmas Parade next month. As there will not be another newsletter until next year, myself and the committee would like to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Happy boating! Until next time, Tony McDowall GBC 795

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Secretary Notes: The November Executive meeting was an absolute shambles. This was probably due to the meeting running concurrently with the Commodore's Executive Mystery Bus trip which is a junket for executive members usually in November or December. We went to the Beach House Restaurant in Riverton and had the meeting while we waited for our mains to ar-rive. Part of the problem with the meeting was that the members had been well lubricated on the bus on the way down so it was' pretty much a happy shouting match. Apart from the Finances which aren't too bad at present, the main discussion was to do with the Lodge. It continues to be a main attraction of new members, and sometimes these are mainly to acquire the venue for a large event. In most cases the Lodge can handle a short term influx of people but since the sewage system is a septic tank and the water sup-ply is a roof fed 5000 tank it wouldn't take much to stretch the facilities. After discussion it was decided to accept the members application to join the club but decline the book-ing. The decision was not unanimous and could be revisited at a later date when executive is more sober. The mains arrived and were devoured, and it was an excellent meal. We had a tiki tour around Riverton to see Tony's new holiday mansion before returning home. Alcoholic consumption meant most members were unfit to drive so the bus had to deliver them to the door (Jenkins' Catch-a-bus). It was a great night out thanks to Tony and especially to Matt who was a reluctant sober driver after there were no other offers to drive the bus.

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Secretary Notes: There are two coming events we need to consider here. The first is the Christmas Barbeque now on Friday 9th Decem-ber. To be held again at Pryde’s Lake, hopefully it will be a repeat of last year with plenty to keep the kids entertained. The site is looking excellent as I have been keeping it mown and the water is quite warm, excellent for swim-ming. See page further on for full details. On Sunday 10th December is the Santa Parade start-ing at 12am. We have registered to attend and need some discussion to organise five or six boats. So far I have Mi-chael Hoods vintage runabout, my Bang Gunly, one of the Firebugs (towed by a ride on mower I think). We have a flashy race boat, something to tow a single ski, and another to “tow/catch” a radio control trout. Need lots of kids in their Life Jackets plus more. Phone me on 0272089031 or 032089609 if you can help. We probably need to have a meeting prior to plan it. Thadldofornow Pete Salmond

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FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER

PRYDE'S LAKE off Highway 94 From 6.30 pm

Hopefully we will have a repeat of last year's weather for this years Christmas Barbeque. We have shifted the date

one day to prevent a clash with School prize giving's.

Format will be Eating Drinking and Boating.

The Firebugs will be there as will Michael Hoods vintage runabout to tow the ski biscuit's and possibly give joy

rides. Kayaks swimming and cricket will be possible too.

Barbeque, salads & deserts will be provided.

Bring your own Alcohol. NOTE ALL USED BOTTLES TO BE PLACED IN

THE DRUM PROVIDED. As this is a swimming lake broken glass is not condoned

and is usually banned. Please be very particular about this.

Santa will deliver presents to the kids. I need numbers so I can talk to the Elves prior to the night.

Please phone or text me on 0272089031 with numbers (specify boys and girls)

Also need numbers of adults for catering purposes.

COST IS $20 PER ADULT payable on the night

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Where: Cromwell When: 10th and 11th February 2018

This weekend is open to all members of any age.

There will be experienced skiers present to coach whether you want to get up on one or two skis.

There will be a boat available but you are

welcome to bring your own.

On Sunday the 11th we will be having the Water Ski Champs.

We are staying at Cromwell Top 10 Holiday Park phone 0800 107 275

Book direct with the camp. At this stage they have few bookings for that weekend.

Come along and enjoy either a day or the whole

weekend.

Past ski coaching weekends have been a lot of fun.

Contact Trevor Heaps By the 5th February Phone (03) 2038056

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So that's another year of White baiting gone by. We went over for the last two weeks mainly to take the stands down but also put the nets in when ever we could. First two days were great warm and sunny but come the Thursday it started to rain and the river came up [again]. Just as our friends got there the next two days with no fishing, then on Monday we put the small pot net in and got a feed. On Tuesday morning things looked a lot better so we put in two stand nets and one pot. And down it came again at the rate of an inch an hour for a while. Had to pull the nets out about 4pm as it would be full tide. Went over to Maree’s net and tried to lift it but needed a bit of a hand, so we cleared it [10k] and then put it back in, then went over to Bev’s net on the other side of the river and took it out. Only I could not move it. Had to unload it standing in the water up to my knees with three buckets. Put that back in and way back over to Stephens net and took it out then back to Maree’s and pulled it out too. What a performance Bev [46k] Maree [17k] Stephen [8k] I think we might have got a damn good haul! Had to wait 21 years for it but it was worth it. Next day my nephew from Timaru came down, so all nets back and another 10k went sailing of to Timaru. After that things went a bit quiet so we got on and took the stands down. Over all it was just an average year for the our catch rate. We were lucky, but a lot of the people had gone home so no nets in front of ours. The day of our big catch we had 4.5 inches of rain When we get a catch like that it takes a day to catch up checking nets and stands out for damage. The pot net got a bit stretched and hardly fits back in the frame. The big new lift up works good and it was real good at the end to just press the button and the whole thing comes up out of the water, defiantly an improvement. So we left with a very good memory of 2017. All was cleaned up and stored away for next season, with just a few gas bottles left to fill and a bit more Balfour coal to bring over for the fire. Good wishes to you all and hope you don’t mind reading our little stories. Henry and Bev Bennett.

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GORE BOAT & WATER SKI CLUB

P O BOX 260 GORE Phone: (03) 208 9672

Members (only) of the Gore Boat Club are encouraged to hire the :

THE GORE BOAT CLUB LODGE AT KINGSTON

The clubrooms consists of:

Large recreation and dining area

Great multifuel fire, (must take your own wood or coal)

Well equipped kitchen, (please take own tea towels and detergent)

3 Rooms each consisting of 1 double bed & 3 single bunks

Please bring own linen and blankets.

A pool table, 46” television , free view TV & record player. RATES: $100.00 to book the whole complex for up to 4 people per night. $25.00 per person per night thereafter, including children 10 & over. Child under 10 free of charge. **$100 deposit required** Caravan Sites available. Available to Current Financial GBC Members ONLY! The member that has booked the lodge is responsible for the facility and must be present during the hire period. MAXIMUM 20 PEOPLE PER NIGHT NO ANIMALS

Cancellations to be advised 21 days prior to weekend of booking - or deposit will not be refunded. All booking inquiries to Matt & Melissa King on (03) 208 9672 or (029) 200 7197.

If you are hiring the clubrooms then it is imperative that you leave the lodge in a clean and tidy manner ! To enable us all to enjoy the benefits of this wonderful facility, we must ensure that the place is spotless when you leave! Otherwise you may find that the Lodge is unavailable to you next time!

Matt and Melissa King PH 03 2089672 and email mjmjking@xtra.co.nz

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Balfour Scouts kicked off the season for the Firebugs on Friday 11th November and I wasn't able to make it but the night went off well due to a newly discovered gun yachty by the name of Jordan Kearny who helped Paul Bennet on the night. He is in the Gore Model Aircraft Club and quite by chance I discovered Jordan had owned and raced yachts as a kid (not that long ago ).We have had a few evenings in perfect conditions and done a little bit of racing. Kearny always picks the black boat as it is the fastest and he always wins. The yachts are to be based at the Lake for the foreseeable future and are available for use of kids and grupps. I have modified the tillers and am presently making simple seats that will allow older sailors to sit in the boat without getting cramp. Poppy the pickup boat is proving to be perfect for the pur-pose but an incident on Thursday night where a yacht capsized and the crew member couldn't get back on showed that when you have a dead weight in the water it is very hard to pull them on board the safety boat. Garry is getting us a fold down ladder to be attached to the transom which should alleviate the problem in the future . The water in the lake is quite warm so consequently there is quite a bit of weed. We have had a couple of working bees to remove some of the weed but its a bit like shovelling shit up hill so we will probably have to put up with it. An old grass seethe would be good but I gave mine away last year and haven't been able to find another. Work in progress. People wishing to use the yachts need to contact me as the gate is locked most of the time. There us a fee of $25 for use of the lake, which goes into a fund for future improvements. Phone me on 0272089031 if you want to use the boats

FIREBUGGING AT THE LAKE

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Special thanks to Kevin Ryan (Harrisons Supply), Farmlands, Ravensdown & Shooters World for their generous donations. We hope all the fisher-man will support them. Saturday was a perfect day with a calm lake and sunshine. We headed up the lake to the Eglinton River and fished back. Some good trout were caught but not good enough to win. We had the company of Garths boat with Wendy, Mike and two of our great grandchildren Olivia & Ross as his crew. It was good to see some of our regular supporters on the lake. Thanks to the ones that turned up for the weigh in and the BBQ, it’s great to have your support. Winner – Heaviest fish Rachel Ayson 1.80kg it was a lovely rainbow and very well presented. 2nd – Mike Key 1.45kg 3rd – Paul Waller 1.35kg 4th – Nigel Copland & Len both 1.30kg Children’s Prize Olivia .90kg and close behind Ross .70kg both good looking trout. Thanks for coming G.B.C 127

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On the 28th October we had 9 keen people head up to

Kingston to trim some trees, some at ground level, the

front shrubs and trees had a good haircut and what

trees that weren’t cut up for firewood got taken away

in the 6 or 7 trailer loads to the dump.

The wood supply was topped up again and a general

tidy up done.

Thanks Pete for letting me break his ride on mower

(opps).

New curtain tracks and curtains were hung thanks to

new member and neighbour lee for her help. Some

things do require a woman’s helping hand.

The shed at the back had 50 odd years of hoarding in it

that got a real good clean out. After all the work was

complete 4 of us stayed on for the night and somehow

my boat was hooked on to my truck so we headed out

and landed a few fish at about 4pm and home some-

time after 9pm. It was a really good relaxing way to

end the day.

Thanks to the following members who came up and

helped.

Paul Clarkson, Peter Salmon, Mark Reid, Ivan van de

Water, Trevor Heaps, Dave McFadzien, Rae Graham,

Trevor Cross and Lee from next door.

Tony McDowall

G.B.C 7995

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The club would like to welcome…..

We look forward to seeing you at some of the up and coming events.

Carl & Belinda Morris Children: Jayden & Mikala Occupation: Mechanic Boat: 19ft Cabin Interests: Fishing Shane & Hayley Knapp Children: Addison & Eden Occupation: Builder Boat: 5.1m Runabout Interests: Fishing Adam Kingsbury & Penny Gault Occupation: Inter ior Architect Boat: 6m Runabout Interests: Fishing & Skiing Travis Brenssell Occupation: Mechanic Boat: 6m Cabin Interests: Fishing & Skiing Derek & Rachel Ayson Occupation: Real Estate Consultant Boat: 6M Cabin Interests: Fishing

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There is going to be another meeting in

regards to the Blue Cod Fishery in

Southland run by the MPI.

This meeting will take place on

Thursday 14th December

7.30pm at the Gore RSA

We had a really good turn out last time, this

will be more in depth than the last meeting .

We hope to see you there.

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Leaving Gore at 6pm our club had a bus full of members and some guests for an evening to Dacre to view an extensive car collection of GT Ford Falcons. This shed/museum of high quality cars belongs to Roger and Diane White who kindly allowed our club to see their private collection displayed in a converted dairy shed. Some of the cars are extremely rare and this of course makes them valuable so it really is a privilege to see them. They have been collecting for many years and still are on the lookout for these increasingly hard to find cars. They ranged from the earliest 1966 XR right through to the very last of the GT Falcons with one of every model on dis-play. The quality and presentation was very high and there was also a Mad Max Interceptor replica that Roger started up for us that sounded fantastic. 47 Boaties and friends enjoyed this display on a beautiful sum-mers night so it was a good turnout for the club and good to see so many people relaxed and learning about a very interesting subject dear to the hearts of some of our members. Many a dis-cussion on which was their favourite and which one or ones they would like in their garage was held. For me it was the gold (funny that) XR that was totally original and for looked perfect. On the way home Commodore Tony pulled out of the bag a clincher that topped the night off perfectly. He arranged a stop at the Pioneer Tavern in Edendale where at $5 a head the pub put on large trays of nibbles that disappeared quickly washed down with a few quiet ales. Back in Gore about 10pm after an excellent club night out. Ivan van de Water

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Ingredients: 800g-1kg Quality Mark lamb ribs Marinade ¼ cup oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste 2 sticks fresh rosemary leaves, roughly chopped ¼ cup fresh thyme leaves, chopped ½ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon paprika Zest of 2 lemons Pinch of chilli flakes Method: Mix all the marinade ingredients in a small bowl to com-bine. Place the lamb ribs in a reseal able bag or plastic con-tainer and add the marinade, mixing well to coat then cover. Leave to marinate for at least an hour or overnight in the fridge. Remove the ribs from the fridge at least 30 minutes before cooking and season. Preheat a barbecue grill or fry-ing pan to a medium-high heat. Add the ribs and cook until browned and crunchy on all sides – around 15-20 minutes. If you have single ribs they will only take about 10-15 minutes.

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COMMODORE Tony McDowall 0274893583 VICE COMMODORE Mark Reid JNR VICE COMMODORE Chr is Gillan IMM. PAST COMMODORE Dave McFadzien SECRETARY Peter Salmond 027 2089031 TREASURER Henry Bennett 201 6131 EDITOR Amanda Inder 027 8488096 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Paul Clarkson, Jaime Chittock, Lyle Clement, Ivan Van de Water, Garry Clement, John Thayer, Mike Reid, Matt King, Martin Henue, Bill Hillis, Rae Graham, Trevor Heaps, Hayden Sayer ACCOUNTS O’Connor Richmond MASTERS OF ARMS John Thayer WATER SAFETY Jamie Chittock, Hayden Sayer WATER SKI COMMITTEE Paul Clarkson, Trevor Heaps DOUBTFUL SOUND Graham Sharp MARATHON CONVEYNOR Dave McFadzien MARATHON SECRETARY Cather ine Sayer POKER RUN CONVEYNOR Vacant ADVERTISING Executive Committee PUBLICITY Matt King MARATHON COMMISION REPS Dave Mcfadzien, Jamie Chittock, Martin Heanue PRINTING COMMITTEE Executive Committee

WEBSITE www.goreboatclub.co.nz EMAIL boating@ispnz.co.nz

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