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We are looking for donations for our weekly Friday night raffle small or large. If you would like to donate, items can be brought to the MYC office or placed into the basket in the members bar.
We have raised $19k for the club so far & are very thankful to everyone that has donated prizes! The book this month is: The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
Thank you to those that joined us for our last catch up. The next book will be discussed on July 15th. Come along if you are interested! The more the merrier!! - friends and family also welcome :) Dear members,
Parks Victoria have recently released their preferred course for the replacement and development of Fishermans Jetty. CLICK HERE TO view Local Port Area Plan CLICK HERE TO view Community Engagement Summary Following a community consultation process Park’s are supportive of “Concept Two” which involves replacing Fishermans Jetty on exactly the same alignment as previously and then adding a further parallel arm to the north. While this is considered a good outcome unfortunately the State Government has withdrawn the previously announced funding of $6.7m and is requiring Parks to stage the project and at this time just replace the previous jetty. The MYC Future Development sub committee recently met with Parks to discuss the specifications for a tender expected to be released shortly. We have raised a number of concerns with their preliminary plans and trust they will take on board our concerns namely the provision of 12m berths on the northern side of the arm and the provision of mooring piles on both sides of the jetty. Parks expectation is to award and commence the works late this year or in January. An exclusion zone similar to the zone set aside for the removal of the previous jetty will be put in place during construction. At this stage Parks planned fairways impacting particularly on mooring rows A and B will not be instituted. The Fisherman Jetty berths created from this Stage 1 of the project will be allocated by Parks with indications that previous users will be offered first preference. It is highly likely that berthing fees will increase from previous charges. These berths will be renewed annually. The General Committee is not happy with this outcome although hardly surprised. Further discussions with government ministers have been initiated together with Port Phillip Ferries. Standby please. Regards, Andrew Young Commodore If any of the items below belong to you please get in touch with Tayla or pop into the MYC office to collect!
Melbourne Comic Festival favourites are back in town.
With a FREE sample of The Comic Festival shows from this year and last year. This will be a night where you are guaranteed the best medicine – plenty of LAUGHTER!!!! You’ll get to enjoy over 2 Hours of great stand-up comedy. When: Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th, Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th , Thursday 27th June OR Tuesday 2nd July. Doors Open: 6:30pm (if you want to come & buy some dinner) Show Starts: 8pm (runs for 2+ hours) Cost: FREE (for the show, normally $35pp) Where: The Comics Lounge 26 Errol St Nth Melbourne Line Ups & Dining Menu: www.thecomicslounge.com.au To book: email [email protected] with your name, number of tickets & which show you would like, your confirmation email and tickets will be sent back from the booking’s office. Click here bit.ly/3PMz6f6 to see our social platforms, website & become a member. We appreciate everyone who attended Wayne's emotive talk last Thursday. For those of you who missed it, Wayne courageously opened up about his very personal and challenging situation, leaving us all deeply moved. It was honest and heartbreaking.
He then shared these alarming statistics:
He then spoke about ways to become a better listener and to recognise the signs of distress that kids and adults show - before it is too late. He suggested storing LifeLine's number, 13 11 14, on your phone to have on hand in case of an emergency. If you find yourself in a situation with someone who needs immediate help, Wayne says to call LifeLine for them, introduce them to the person on the phone, and then hand the phone over and stay with the person until help arrives. Since SmackTalk was launched in April 2024, Wayne has presented to 26 organisations – with another 50 talks already lined up. He’s spoken to more than 1500 people and of those, 12 people have come to him either afterward or sent a message or emailed to say that either they need help, or they’ve got a family member that does. Wayne has been able to support them to get the help they need. If you would like to donate to his charity which is aimed to help stamp out cyberbullying and sexual extortion please go to https://smacktalk.com.au/ Your support can make a significant difference, Thank you MYC Member, Peter Spokes has received completed volumes of his latest book and is donating $5 for every copy sold by the Yacht Club to the Foundation. Contact the office to purchase.... LATE BREAKING NEWS It’s Finally Here!! My very latest contribution to the world of literature Don’t wait, be one of the first to order your copy from MYC BUY A COPY FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE “A work of pure historical delight for those who will enjoy the fictional accounts of the authors well-versed and well-studied intelligence in his craft. Exceptional reading.”
Following on from our correspondence from last week, Wayne is coming to the club to share his story.
Please support Wayne and his brave mission by letting all your friends and family members know. Anyone is welcome to attend, there is no charge, but for seating purposes we ask that you please book in. NOTE - This presentation is suitable for aged 17yr plus as it can be confronting, particularly around suicide. From ORCV....... Over the weekend we held the first of our Safety and Sea Survival courses, with a sell-out participation of around 50 people. In addition to the full course, we also went through the Australian Sailing re-accreditation component, which is always a good chance to brush up and set a high benchmark for on-water safety. Just a reminder, there are only two more courses this year which will book out given the growth and interest in ocean racing plus the refresher course is now only open for those who’ve complete the full course less than two years prior. The ORCV DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series is fast approaching, with Race 1 kicking-off on Saturday 22 June including the on-water distress drill. The ORCV’s Weather for Sailors online course starts on Thursday 13 June. The Weather for Sailors course is designed to inform all types and levels of sailors about how to observe weather conditions and how to find the right forecasting advice from the vast array of modern resources available. And finally, registrations are filling quickly for the Marine Safety Expo which will be held on Sunday 21 July. A full program has been announced and we’ve again attached a larger A4 poster if you wish to put this on your notice boards around the club. * Please note that promotional material we initially supplied for this event contains a photograph that has since been updated. Please update your imagery to the attached version.
As always, our full calendar of events can be found here: www.orcv.org.au/calendar. Unfortunately I’m letting you know of some extremely sad news that last October, our previous CEO, Wayne Holdsworth’s, son Mac committed suicide.
Wayne has told his story with a recent article in the Daily Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald. Since October, he has used Mac's death as a catalyst to do more and wants to educate every person that he can reach to simply be a better listener, and to reduce the epidemic and silent killer that is suicide. The statistics are shocking - 801 people died of suicide in Victoria in 2023 compared to 299 road deaths in the same period in Victoria. Wayne has started a non-for-profit called Smacktalk where he shares his story with groups and teaches them how to spot the signs that someone is struggling. We wish to express our sincere condolance's to Wayne, Maggie and their family, and are here to help in any way. Please support Wayne by listening to his story, if you can please donate to his non-for-profit and share with everyone and anyone. Also, please tune in to the Project 6.30pm channel 10 tonight for an interview that Wayne did with Sarah Harris. Media Release 27 May 2024 Tactics and determination secures Valiant the win in the 2024 Apollo Bay Race Valiant, an Adams 10.6 skippered by Jason Farnell from the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, is the overall winner of this year’s Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race. The 52 nautical mile race, run by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV), tested the resolve of the most patient sailors, but Valiant was more than up to the challenge, winning overall on AMS handicap, with a corrected time of 9 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds, nearly 10 minutes ahead of Ginan and a further ten minutes back to How Bizarre. Peccadillo, skippered by Charles Meredith, took out line honours for multihulls while Scarlet Runner, skippered by Rob Date, was the first monohull home. With a 6am kickoff, the near record 43-boat fleet made its way to the start line in the dark with just the city lights casting iridescent colours on the waters of Port Phillip Bay and then nothing but moonlight as they exited the heads and approached the start in the vicinity of Canberra Wreck. The soft autumnal weather and forecast light winds proved a challenge for race management and sailors, with the breezes fluctuating between 3 and 15 knots during the morning resulting in nearly half the fleet retiring from the race, frustrated by the lack of breeze. Farnell, sailing with Ben Ramage, his daughter Imogen and son Will, a young dinghy sailor, was genuinely surprised with the win which bodes well for the newcomers to offshore sailing. “Starting the race in the dark was interesting, as was avoiding the over-optimistic port tackers on the start line, but we did really well in the first half of the race to Lorne… it was truly glamour sailing. “I think we were about sixth to the [virtual] gate and then we made it a priority not to lose too much ground on the second half through to Apollo Bay,” said Farnell. Farnell credits his win to his crew and their tactics in the first half of the race. “We have a pretty small and a mostly family crew… we were generally pretty happy with our race and were really quite surprised to feature in the results which we didn’t actually realise until we were on the way back [to Melbourne],” said Farnell. Farnell’s homework before the race certainly served the team well on the water. “We had a very good run – we studied the course and the weather a lot beforehand but what made it a bit trickier was the breeze coming through in bands throughout the race, which meant the breeze didn’t fully favour boats close to the shore or the boats further offshore,” said Farnell. Farnell, who also took out AMS Division 2, bought Valiant in 2023 to introduce the family to some adventure sailing and found the race to Apollo Bay a great introduction to offshore racing. “The ORCV does a great job running these events – they make it all seamless which really helps and ensures we all have a great experience,” said Farnell. Cameron McKenzie and Nigel Jones, skippers of the J111 Ginan, have not put a foot wrong this season and the race to Apollo Bay Race was no exception with the experienced team finishing second across the line behind Scarlet Runner. McKenzie and Jones, both from the Mornington Yacht Club, were thrilled to clinch the 2023-24 Coastal Championship with yet another strong performance in the final offshore race of the season. “We got off to a good clean start, despite dodging lots of boats in the chaos on the start line and got our 1.5 chute up early to get clear of dirty air. “We were seeing more breeze than the weather models were predicting before the race … our pre-race game plan was to sail wide and out to sea but the wind wasn’t aligning with this so we decided to sail straight down the rhumb line to make progress to Apollo Bay as quickly as possible. “We were in good shape at the gate and were fourth across the line behind Scarlet Runner, Extasea and the multihull, Peccadillo.” “We were aware that we had fallen foul of the wind shadows off Lorne before, so when we could see that the top boats were starting to slow, we made the conscious decision to sail a bit wider than the guys up front and were lucky enough to make some gains. “We had lots of sail changes, from our J1 to the Code Zero and then the windseeker which was actually the best choice. “After passing Peccadillo and Extasea, we had a good dice with Scarlet [Runner] for a few hours, then she got some speed on and took the line honours win and we were second across the line,” said McKenzie. Ginan also took out Division 1 on AMS, ORC and PHS and was the overall winner on ORC. McKenzie credits the success of Ginan to the skills and sailing ability of the crew and helms. “Our crew does a great job of trimming in all conditions, they really are outstanding,” said McKenzie. Scott Robinson, skipper of the Seaquest RP36, How Bizarre, also navigated the race complexities well and capped off a solid offshore season, finishing in third on AMS overall, and second in Division 1 on AMS, ORC and PHS. Robinson recounted his strategy for the race, highlighting the inshore / offshore dilemma facing tacticians, and also shared a few ‘highlights’ from the race. “Our race tactics were to stay out wide off the coast before and after going through the ‘midway’ gate off Lorne. “We’re always nervous about going inshore along the hills in this race because it’s always been like the Bermuda Triangle for us. “We had an amazing start…we turned from starboard tack around the start boat on the starting gun and probably would have been first boat across the line, the only issue was our keel hooked the start boat’s anchor line so we stopped dead in our tracks. From there, it took another ten to fifteen minutes to get unhooked, so we went from first to last across the line. “Once clear we had to work hard to get back in touch in the race – I’m really proud of the crew and their efforts in making this happen…to get to Apollo Bay was very special to us. “I want to acknowledge the great work of the ORCV Race Committee for managing this race around the weather… it was tricky but I thought the Lorne ‘gate’ was a great concept in case the weather went completely vertical, and because of it, we were able to finish the race,” said Robinson. Interest in double-handed sailing continues to rise, with some competitors using the Apollo Bay Race as a lead-up event to the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Race. Maverick, skippered by Tony Hammond and Rod Smallman took the double-handed silverware on PHS handicap from Alex Team Macadie, skippered by Jock Macadie, and Joker X2, skippered by Grant Chipperfield and Martin Vaughan. Maverick capped off a great season to win the 38 South Yacht Sales Double-Handed Offshore Championship. The title is awarded to the best-performed Monohull Double-Handed Division yacht, decided on PHS handicap results. While the race may have been slow going, the fleet was entertained by frolicking dolphins, seals, baby penguins and even a whale, while ORCV Life Member Neville Rose celebrated his 60th birthday onboard Blue Water Tracks complete with candles and cake. In line with the ORCV’s commitment to marine sustainability and clean oceans, the fleet was asked to eliminate single use water bottles and profile reusable ones throughout the race with Nat Reidy from Vagabond the lucky winner of a $100 voucher from Ronstan for her commitment to this cause. The Apollo Bay Race is the last of the ORCV’s offshore sailing program for the 2023-24 sailing season. For full results click here 2024 Apollo Bay Race Winner Overall, Valiant, credit Steve Twentyman Ginan, winner of the 2023-24 ORCV Coastal Championship, credit Dave Hewison How Bizarre, credit, Michael Currie Maverick, winner of the 38 South Yacht Sales Double-Handed Offshore Championship, credit Dave Hewison Night time start from a competitor Renee Buchanan Ginan after they crossed the finish Photo Cam McKenzie
Our Golden Retriever needs some love and attention. Concerned citizens have debated whether her arthritic bones are still up to the job and decided with the injection of steroids into her hull she should come up like new. This winter we will tidy up the old girl. Things like -repair the head, fill in holes, repaint the floor, look into a hard top, fix the bloody windlass, takeover Morning Mist’s foil to get her up on a plane more quickly, fit heated and ventilated seats with lambs wool covers, provide a coffee machine and micro wave, tint the windows and hang lace curtains supplied by Gail Brandhoff, lay lime green shagpile carpet courtesy of a recent benefactor, set up a course board that is waterproof and legible from atleast 100 metres and finally how about some wind instruments - that might be useful on a Start boat. TAG Lost Dogs Team to the rescue.
The team at Buchanan Crane wishes to extend our thanks to Mornington Yacht Club and the valuable people who give their time to the running of the Club and the expertise they bring to facilitate slipping day.
The weather was kind and the mood very positive and the day proceeded extremely well due to management of the Mornington Yacht Club leaders and members and we would like to acknowledge their efforts. It was noted by our team that many members stayed back and packed up the bogmats we provided for surface protection. We have provided these free of charge as a result. Please pass on our appreciation to the members who helped to make the day run smoothly and pleasantly. |
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