Mornington Yacht Club
Shnapper Point Drive Mornington, 3931 Saturday 30th November 2019 Registration from 9.45am, course from 10.00am – 2.00pm The course is $40.00 per person (they cost up to $100 at TAFE). The certificate is industry recognised and allows participants to work in the hospitality area - as well as serve alcohol responsibly at your sports club! To reserve your place at this course please contact on Rod Glenn-Smith [email protected] or phone 0425 812 414 Located in Mornington, Orbis Wealth is a boutique financial advisory business focused on managing wealth strategies for individuals, families and small businesses.
We help our clients maximise the probability of achieving their financial goals and lifestyle aspirations through advice, planning and education. We extend a warm invitation to all members to contact Simon Dundas-Smith and the Orbis Wealth team on (03) 5902 8222 for assistance with any financial related matters. Okay I know what your thinking at this point. What is there to write about ! There was no sailing on Saturday. Strong winds, thunder and hail put a stop to that, but on days like these there is often more strategy on the club deck than we see out on the water sailing.
Thankfully the club house ambience was more encouraging, and all crews retired to the bar rather than the race course, to talk about how daring we all were in days past. Final results
Regards, Tim O'Grady
Div 3- Class Captain Enter Now for the R.Y.C.V. Palliser Trophy Williamstown to Mornington Race.
Saturday 2nd November 2019 Mentoring or building skills. Two options provided by the ORCV Whether it’s cruising or racing, the first 2 races of the ORCV season are short, category 3 and are aimed at those that wish to try the ocean. Being classified as a race, means participants have the ORCV overseeing their passage with strict safety protocols in place. The Latitude Series (category 3), incorporating both the Latitude Ocean Race and Pursuit Race will be held on the weekend of the 23rd & 24th of November. This race is specifically designed to help those new to ocean sailing while assisting those already established sailors with crew development within an ocean racing team. This series present both tactical and navigational challenges while also giving the crew the opportunity to build confidence transiting the heads and building ocean miles before the Devonport and Hobart races in December or setting their sights on cruising venturing elsewhere. Entry is open now https://www.orcv.org.au/about-the-latitude-series Coastal Sprint – Western Port and return (category 3) A short 50nm race commences off Queenscliff on Saturday 23rd at 4 am where you travel to Western Port before turning and finishing off Portsea back beach. This race is designed to test your skills on a slightly longer coastal passage but still, have you home by Saturday evening. It’s a new race to the ORCV calendar. Entries via https://www.orcv.org.au/sailing/races/coastal-sprint-series Safety at Sea with the ORCV Last chance for those crew wishing to do the Safety and Sea Survival Course this year. We offer a full 2-day course (16th and 17th November) and the 1-day revalidation course on 17th November. Booking is open https://www.orcv.org.au/training/safety-sea-survival-course-sssc This summer MYC is hosting 420 Nationals, Flying 15 States, Australian Teams Racing Championship, plus the Victorian Junior Carnival and Schnapper Point Regatta. The club would greatly benefit from a sponsor. We could package it all together , or just have a sponsor for each event.
If your company is interested, or you know of one that might be keen, please pass it on and contact Sarah on 03 5975 7001 Over the weekend Sail Sandy was held at Sandringham Yacht Club. There were many sailors participating in the event from TeamMYC in many different classes. Many of these sailors finished the regatta with great results. In the 29ers we had Zac Heyes finish 2nd overall and Lily & Matilda come in at a close 4th place. James Jackson & Lachie Caldwell won in the 420s, with Kate & Brooke being the second placed Mornington boat in 5th place. In the Laser fleet we had Daniel Laverty coming in 4th in the 4.7, and had Jack and Lachie placing well in a very experienced Radial fleet. The new Aero fleet saw Rhett Gowans take home the win, with Sophie Jackson first female and 4th Aero. We also had Leigh and Chloe sailing in the Optimist, and Will & Harrison and Sophie & Claudia sailing in the 420s. Well done to everyone, and a great start to the sailing season. Will & Sophie McKenzie MYC Youth Captains Saturday Racing Update October 12th 2019 Simple things like getting to the start line often seem easy, but things don’t always work that way. A tricky easterly wind and a damaged outboard sadly ended Beau Brummell’s race day before they left the dock and Obsessions uncooperative mainsail made for a quick dash to the start line. A fleet of 12 boats in divisions 1,2 &3 got under way in a perfect easterly flow under sunny skies. It was great to see code flag Romeo back to its normal size. Course 15 was set, and I suspect had all crews searching for the course sheet. Who knew there was a course 15, let alone where we would be heading! A short beat to the start line sorted out the order with Obsession leading the fleet around the top mark. It was close finish in Division 1 with a 12 second margin over the line between Obsession and Morticia and close also in Division 3 with Dark Side of the Moon heading Mixed Nuts across the line. A shifty and variable wind made for interesting racing on the day, but with such beautiful weather sailing has to be the real winner. Final Results: Line Honors Division. 1. Obsession Division. 2. YT2 Division. 3 Dark Side of the Moon Handicap Results: Division. 1
Division 2
Division 3
Regards, Tim O'Grady
Div 3- Class Captain The back drive in gates into the yard have been left open 4 times since Thursday. The gates are to remain closed at all times. If a car drives in, the gate is to be closed behind it. When the car leaves the gate is to be closed and locked. Please ensure you are doing this when entering and leaving the yard.
Thank you This weeks Twilight Sailing Menu Special
Penne Ragu- $25 Chilli Squid Salad- $25 (the full bistro menu will also be available) Everyone thoroughly enjoyed GOS on Sunday. Starting with an introductory talk about MYC, its committee, who were in attendance and available volunteering opportunities. This was followed by tea and coffee, an outline of the course and what to expect from Coach Mel.
Janine and Anna led the ladies out onto two keel boats waiting at the pier. Sailing on Bill's Phoenix and Andrew's Y2T. With a short explanation about the boats, the girls were soon assisting with steering, crossing the deck during tacks, using the grinders and flaking the main. Light winds and sunshine made for a lovely time out on the water as we sailed towards the city and "B" marker, Mount Eliza. Thanks also to Tara and Suzanne assisting on board on the day. Click here for more photos from the day MYC had fabulous representation up at Lake Macquarie with 20+ Kids out on the water for NSW Youths. Congratulations to everyone that competed and thank you to the NSW hosts for running a great family friendly event that is to be highly recommended.
The team had some outstanding results with Henry Levenspiel first through the finish line in every race, winning the Optimist Intermediate fleet. We had 4 other Optis out on the water enjoying the great fun, learning conditions. In the 29’er fleet Zac Hayes and his crew came away with third in the 27 boat fleet, an outstanding effort in tough conditions. Our 3 Lasers represented the club well with Daniel Laverty performance a standout in the 4.7 coming away midfleet. Last but not least with our biggest representation in the 420 class we had 7 boats making up almost half fleet. Digby & Jay managed to go through 2 spinnaker poles, and always had the biggest smiles. James and Lachie Caldwell came away with 2nd thanks to the great team MYC effort for rigging up a brand new mast in under 20 minutes, a task that would usually take 2 hours. The boys made the start by just 5 minutes after a very quick tow to the start line. The team MYC spirit that’s continuously displayed around the country makes everyone proud. We look forward to seeing Team MYC up at Sail Sandy next weekend before the official opening of the season on the 20th of October. By Opening Day this group will have competed in 3 regattas for the season already. - James Jackson Several boats racing last Saturday were found not to be race registered or had non-financial crew on-board.
Each boat must have lodged Boat Registration documents to be eligible to race. Further skippers must ensure that all their crew have paid a Sailing Crew Membership fee or have a paid the SailPass fee. From the next race, all boats and crew will again be checked, any boat found to be non compliant will fail to get a result. Just a friendly reminder from the Race Office team! Saturday Racing Update October 5th 2019 .A smaller fleet than usual headed to the start line for the first Aggregate series race on Saturday for Division 1,2 and 3. It may have been the confusing forecast or a few cobwebs, but hopefully numbers will build in future weeks. A combined division 1 & 2 start with most of the fleet starting at the boat end were headed early with Morticia getting off to a flying start from the pin end of the line. The world smallest code flag R in the world saw division 3 competitors reaching for the binoculars. Luckily starter John Mills must have had a suitable colored handkerchief in his pocket. Once again the fleet was split with the left hand side of the course proving favorable getting Beau Brummell to the top mark well ahead. There was tight racing in Division 3 with the lead changing a number of times during the race. Just a reminder to all skippers and crew to make sure your paperwork is up to date and lodged with the club. Maybe a quick double check is in order. It would be a shame to miss out on a result after a hard day on the water. Final results: Line Honors Division 1 : Morticia Division 2 : YT2 Division 3 : Tub Thumper Handicap Results: Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Regards, Tim O'Grady
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