We are pleased to advise the Sailing instructions for the upcoming season have been published and may be found here or by using the website top menu item 'Sailing' and dropping down to 'Club Race Documents'.
With a variety of races, the ORCV has something for everyone to Try ocean sailing. The category 3 races are easier to get going with less stringent boat requirements. The coastal sprints are category 3 races, aimed at having you home the same day. Stanley, Devonport and Hobart offer variety in distance and route.
Why not try a Stanley or coastal sprint to practice sailing double handed or experience 4+ autopilot. A great way to learn develop your crew. Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st September.
Seal Rocks. An easy drive to Seal Rocks on a very windy day, the wind a South Easterly blowing straight into Seal Rock cove a spectacular sight with waves crashing up against the rocks at either end of the cove and rolling breakers tearing up the beach, the conditions such that surfers had a day off. The caravan park is situated directly opposite the beach on a sloping hill with views directly overlooking the beach, the disadvantage we were fully exposed to the wind. After setting up the van we set off for a walk along the beach, another wonderful area however this time the beach was a little over a kilometre long enclosed by cliffs at both ends giving this place feeling of seclusion. Seal Rocks is a favourite area for surfers and fishermen although much of this area is now marine park breeding ground for many species of fish as well as sharks, also since being made a marine park Seals have once again been seen in the area, seals were wiped out by sealers many years ago. On the Wednesday we decided to take a drive around the area and discovered that there is more to this place than meets the eye. Driving south we came across a little oasis a café come general store overlooking another cove with again surfers standing together on the cliff top trying to decide whether to test the water the day still very rough. Further along the road we came to a parking spot with a walkway to a lighthouse, this was an interesting walk even if a little steep at points, along the walk we came across an area were the water had eroded the cliff face making two channels around a large piece of cliff face one quite narrow crevice the other about 10 metres wide the water from both meeting at high tide, with a large sea running the effect of the waves carving their way through the cliff face was spectacular. The walk to the light house was not for the faint hearted a rather steep climb but well worthwhile. The light house is still operating and in excellent condition with a light house keepers’ cottage and worker accommodation now available for rent, a wedding was to be celebrated there later that day. Once at the light house you can see out towards seal rocks and southward to Sugarloaf point, in 1895 the Catterthun caught in a south westerly gale was pushed to close into shore the captain tried to head back out to sea and when almost clear they hit outer seal rock holing the ship. The ship sank with the loss of 31 lives including the captain, there were 26 survivors. On board the Catterthun was a cargo of 9000 gold sovereigns a Kings fortune, although the Catterthun was on the bottom at a depth of 60 metres a significant depth for divers in those days, this salvage was worth every effort to recover, the divers were successful and recovered the lot, some very happy people. This tragedy occurred well after the construction of the light house which was constructed in 1875. A visit here is a must. Time for a coffee and some nosh, not much on offer at the general store mainly the trusty pie, pasty or sausage roll. The coffee however served out of a caravan out front was very enjoyable. We also drove through the national park called into one of our son Drew’s favourite surf beaches again very rough with rather sad faced surfers watching the breaks and making wise decisions. Seal Rocks is a great place to visit when the sea is more friendly a great place to surf, swim, fish or just laze around with a good book. The caravan park outside of holiday period at $43.00 per night was in the higher level but the area was well kept and amenities modern and clean. Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd September. Today we chose to go to Tea Gardens as we have not been there for some time, we were recommended to stay at the bowling club apparently the joining fee at the bowling is $5.50. and with membership camping in the club car park is free with a maximum stay of two nights. We were also told the meals were great and not expensive. As such we gave this a try. Tea Gardens is situated on the Myall River leading into the Myall lakes a huge part of this area is national park. Tea Gardens is on the opposite side of Nelsons Bay on Port Stevens and from Tea Gardens a ferry runs to Nelsons Bay daily a great trip out of the Myall River across Port Stevens arriving at the mariner at Nelsons Bay, highly recommended. The Tea Garden village right on the river is a relaxing place with several restaurants, cafes and a Hotel, with gift shops to keep the ladies happy. The golf course at Tea Gardens is in great condition long but not daunting it was nice to hit off grass again, the greens had just been prepared for the summers season after a Pro-Am comp and were very slow they took a little while to get use to. The staff were friendly and although we only wanted to play nine holes the pro told us to play more if we wished, so we added on an extra two holes. On the Friday we decided to drive into the national park along a spit, which borders the ocean and the Myall River leading to the Myall lakes, this an approximate 20km drive. We called in to check out a number of the camping grounds and they were all different all well set out with long drop toilets and very tidy. Most of the camp grounds were on the river or lake with a few on the Ocean behind sand dunes which gave protection from the wind. The Ocean side mainly for fishermen, the lake more for boating activities. This was our second time at Tea Gardens and we have enjoyed both visits. Our next stop Morisset and again we will stay at the show grounds our reason to be here is to support our Grandson Zac sailing in the NSW Youth Regatta to be held on Lake Macquarie in early October. Sunday 11th to 14th September.
An easy drive along the Princess Highway to Red Rock a small seaside village set on the Corindi River mouth on the South Pacific Ocean. Our caravan Park in a wedge between the river and Ocean is protected from the wind by sand dunes and the Red Rock high rocky out croft protecting the river mouth from southerly winds. The Corindi river is a tidal river, which runs 30 kilometres into the Arrawarra National Park an estuary covering some 146 square kilometres, a great place for fishing and particularly for canoe’s and Kayak’s as the river is quite shallow. Red Rock is a small village with a bowling club the central meeting place and the caravan park, which is also the general store and café. The caravan park grounds are more like camping on a foreshore in amongst the shrub, bush turkeys are ready to swoop on any scraps left around, with Magpie’s, kookaburra’s and Black Cockatoo’s taking refuge from the fires with Plovers squawking protecting their nests and Seagulls and Pelicans at the river always looking for a free feed. In the evenings Bats fly overhead catching insects an interesting sight in the twilight particularly with an orange sun shining through the smoke, as it recedes bellow the horizon. Red Rock is also home to one of the most significant Aboriginal fish traps situated at the mouth of the river. The fish traps are rocks placed in a rectangular shape two rectangles adjoining each other, each trap has a small opening allowing the fish to swim through, when the tide is full the openings are sealed off with either a reed net or basket, which trap the fish as they try to swim back to the river. At low tide the Fisherman simply remove the baskets with their catch. I think I will sell the boat and get some rocks. There is however some conjecture as to whether this was built by Aboriginals or early settlers. There are a small number of Aboriginal descendants living at Red Rock and it is great to hear that they are actively teaching their history, language and hunting methods. The Aboriginal cultural centre is well worth a visit with artefacts, gift items, paintings and some amazing old photos of Aboriginals as our first settlers would have found them. As we had walked to the centre a ten-kilometre round trip we planned to call in the next day to buy presents unfortunately they were closed so we missed out. There is an unfortunate history in this area, which occurred over 100 years ago apparently the Aboriginal tribe living in this area were attacked by troupers, the troupers chased the tribe through the forest the men folk told the women and children to hide in the forest, the men continued to fight the troupers. The story goes that the troupers drove the men to the red rock outcrop surrounded them and killed them all. I have not been able to find a reason for the trouper’s action but I suspect that the tribe may have stolen cattle or sheep or even killed a settler, not a wonderful history. We loved this area, the walk through the national park and along the beach very relaxing and other than a meeting a couple of fishermen we were mainly on our own, certainly a place worth a visit. Wednesday 14th through to 20th September. Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie was established as a penal settlement we understand the gaol was located where the caravan park is today, although there is no sign of a gaol ever having been here. The caravan park is located alongside the Hastings river at the river mouth, sites are large amenities good and being in front of a cliff face very quiet, no road noise. It is an NRMA park therefore an RACV membership entitles one to a 10% discounted rate. There are a number of interesting places to visit, we stumbled upon an Anglican Church now under national trust. The church was constructed using convict labour taking four years to complete commencing in 1824. The bricks were hand made some 365000 of them the walls some three feet thick, the roof was of shingles over 400000 of them all hand cut, the floor was originally compacted earth later covered in ballast bricks these arrived here in vessels calling in to pick up Red Wood and cedar logs a lucrative trade. What took our interest was the box type pews similar to those at Battery Point Tasmania. These were used to contain prisoners and later for free settlers to isolate them from the rest of the congregation. The only change to the building today is the roof, which is now terracotta roof tiles the church is in excellent condition. Another area of interest is the rain forest national park, which is a short drive south along the coast. Before the arrival of settlers this whole area was rain forest much removed during the harvesting of timber and also cleared for farm land, the small area of rain forest left was declared national park just a few short years ago. The forest is enclosed between the coast and the outer suburbs of Port Macquarie. The board walk, which is elevated about three metres from the ground makes for a great viewing area and an easy walk that takes about 45 minutes. We chose to go on a guided tour and this was well worthwhile. Our visit coincided with one of the driest years they have had in this area for many years and as such the forest was suffering, however the walk was well worthwhile, informative and wonderful to see that some protection is in place for these important areas. I am pleased to say that the next evening we had good rains with showers continuing over the next few days, but considerably more is needed. The restaurant at the forest information centre was excellent food a little expensive but delicious. After lunch we returned to the Aboriginal section at the centre mainly to have more time to view the photograph exhibition on display. These photos were taken over 100 years ago showing the lives of the earlier inhabitant’s incredible photos showing very healthy Aboriginals going about their daily lives. The entrance to the Hastings river can be quite dangerous with shifting sand bars protecting its entrance, however on the day of our arrival it was a pussycat, that all changed when the wind increased it then showed its potential for disaster. A number of vessels have met their fate in these heads with loss of life. One of the most notable tragedies was the loss of life of the port pilot when his vessel was hit by a large wave knocking him and two crew into the water the crew were able to get to shore and survived. This is our third visit to Port Macquarie our first visit here some 40 years ago and we have always enjoyed our time here. The walks around the town and along the rock wall reading many of the messages painted on the rocks is entertaining. Port Macquarie also has a great selection of restaurants, cafés, hotels and clubs where one can get a good meal. We will return here again. Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st September. Seal Rocks. An easy drive to Seal Rocks on a very windy day, the wind a South Easterly blowing straight into Seal Rock cove a spectacular sight with waves crashing up against the rocks at either end of the cove and rolling breakers tearing up the beach, the conditions such that surfers had a day off. The caravan park is situated directly opposite the beach on a sloping hill with views directly overlooking the beach, the disadvantage we were fully exposed to the wind. After setting up the van we set off for a walk along the beach, another wonderful area however this time the beach was a little over a kilometre long enclosed by cliffs at both ends giving this place feeling of seclusion. Seal Rocks is a favourite area for surfers and fishermen although much of this area is now marine park breeding ground for many species of fish as well as sharks, also since being made a marine park Seals have once again been seen in the area, seals were wiped out by sealers many years ago. On the Wednesday we decided to take a drive around the area and discovered that there is more to this place than meets the eye. Driving south we came across a little oasis a café come general store overlooking another cove with again surfers standing together on the cliff top trying to decide whether to test the water the day still very rough. Further along the road we came to a parking spot with a walkway to a lighthouse, this was an interesting walk even if a little steep at points, along the walk we came across an area were the water had eroded the cliff face making two channels around a large piece of cliff face one quite narrow crevice the other about 10 metres wide the water from both meeting at high tide, with a large sea running the effect of the waves carving their way through the cliff face was spectacular. The walk to the light house was not for the faint hearted a rather steep climb but well worthwhile. The light house is still operating and in excellent condition with a light house keepers’ cottage and worker accommodation now available for rent, a wedding was to be celebrated there later that day. Once at the light house you can see out towards seal rocks and southward to Sugarloaf point, in 1895 the Catterthun caught in a south westerly gale was pushed to close into shore the captain tried to head back out to sea and when almost clear they hit outer seal rock holing the ship. The ship sank with the loss of 31 lives including the captain, there were 26 survivors. On board the Catterthun was a cargo of 9000 gold sovereigns a Kings fortune, although the Catterthun was on the bottom at a depth of 60 metres a significant depth for divers in those days, this salvage was worth every effort to recover, the divers were successful and recovered the lot, some very happy people. This tragedy occurred well after the construction of the light house which was constructed in 1875. A visit here is a must. Time for a coffee and some nosh, not much on offer at the general store mainly the trusty pie, pasty or sausage roll. The coffee however served out of a caravan out front was very enjoyable. We also drove through the national park called into one of our son Drew’s favourite surf beaches again very rough with rather sad faced surfers watching the breaks and making wise decisions. Seal Rocks is a great place to visit when the sea is more friendly a great place to surf, swim, fish or just laze around with a good book. The caravan park outside of holiday period at $43.00 per night was in the higher level but the area was well kept and amenities modern and clean. Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd September. Today we chose to go to Tea Gardens as we have not been there for some time, we were recommended to stay at the bowling club apparently the joining fee at the bowling is $5.50. and with membership camping in the club car park is free with a maximum stay of two nights. We were also told the meals were great and not expensive. As such we gave this a try. Tea Gardens is situated on the Myall River leading into the Myall lakes a huge part of this area is national park. Tea Gardens is on the opposite side of Nelsons Bay on Port Stevens and from Tea Gardens a ferry runs to Nelsons Bay daily a great trip out of the Myall River across Port Stevens arriving at the mariner at Nelsons Bay, highly recommended. The Tea Garden village right on the river is a relaxing place with several restaurants, cafes and a Hotel, with gift shops to keep the ladies happy. The golf course at Tea Gardens is in great condition long but not daunting it was nice to hit off grass again, the greens had just been prepared for the summers season after a Pro-Am comp and were very slow they took a little while to get use to. The staff were friendly and although we only wanted to play nine holes the pro told us to play more if we wished, so we added on an extra two holes. On the Friday we decided to drive into the national park along a spit, which borders the ocean and the Myall River leading to the Myall lakes, this an approximate 20km drive. We called in to check out a number of the camping grounds and they were all different all well set out with long drop toilets and very tidy. Most of the camp grounds were on the river or lake with a few on the Ocean behind sand dunes which gave protection from the wind. The Ocean side mainly for fishermen, the lake more for boating activities. This was our second time at Tea Gardens and we have enjoyed both visits. Our next stop Morisset and again we will stay at the show grounds our reason to be here is to support our Grandson Zac sailing in the NSW Youth Regatta to be held on Lake Macquarie in early October. The 70th anniversary will be marked in a variety of ways, including a gathering of past commodores, members, committees and volunteers at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) on 8 October; the same night ORCV season’s trophy presentation and AGM will take place. Martin Vaughan the ORCV Commodore reflects on the rich history of the club http://ow.ly/eVcw50wejnK
Picture: SV Monsoon B176 RBYC 1974 Westcoaster off South Cape (Club Archives) Mornington Yacht Club still have limited spaces left to store your Trailables boat over Summer 2019-2020.
Only $2,180 for a Senior Membership & Trailable Summer Storage! The Australian release of Downton Abbey on Thursday 12th September at the Mornington Cinema is accompanied by a 30second promo for MYC Sailability community programs. A 30second promo sounds an incredibly short period of time but in fact it is the standard time for a theatre advertisement. Many go longer but the cost soars.
The well- known local identity Ian McCann, owner of the theatre, has most generously offered MYC Sailability, a 30second time slot prior to all public screenings in his theatre for the period of one month, on a nil cost basis, as his contribution to our community programs. This is an extraordinarily generous offer and we are indebted to Ian for his support of MYC Sailability. The film was shot by Charlie Hurd, a Year 11 student at Balcombe Grammar School, using his prized drone and a digital camera, on the final day of Wednesday sailing last season. He is the son of Andrew Hurd, a long- time supporter of our programs including donating “Nupol” one of our 303 fleet and selling us our new Dolphin support boat the “Joe Karam” as a bare hull, straight out of the mould, complete with trailer on a strictly cost basis to him. Charlie is keen to develop his commercial photography when he completes Year12 in 2020. The connection to MYC Sailability for the Hurd family has come through Charlie’s grandfather Mike Hurd, being a long- time friend of Mick Daddo, where the two met in business as wool buyers following Mike migrating to Australia in the late 1950s So you see how the wheels go round! For all club members, this is an outstanding opportunity to promote the Mornington Yacht Club as a social face to the community through its sailability programs, to encourage anyone but particularly people with a disability, to come and experience the joy of sailing. We, being the volunteers at MYC Sailability, hope all members take the opportunity to see the promo sometime during the coming month and in so doing, support our local cinema and Ian McCann and his team in particular. As many of you will know, it has been a really tough year for Ian including an extended hospital stay and a long period of recuperation. The theatre has been ably run by Allen Van Padge in Ian’s absence and I’m very grateful for his support and help, along with Riley Sugars, while Ian has been recouperating. All theatre goers are delighted to see him return to work during the last week with a brand new look--- A blossoming beard! Thank you again Ian, we are extremely grateful for your wonderful contribution. Mick Daddo Monday 12th August.
Bribie Island. Day one. We decided to stay at the Silver Shores caravan park situated on the main land near the bridge the entrance to Bribie Island. The reason to choose this park was because it is alongside the boat ramp with easy access to the estuary. Once checked in our host was most helpful guiding me onto the site, which turned out to be a wonderful position with the van facing east, as such we had sunshine into the annex all day long, a bonus.The caravan park fees were reasonable at $26.00 per night for a seven-night stay, a quiet park with approximately 80% permanent residents, another retirement accommodation area, most neat well-designed residences. Once set up we walked the area to acclimatise ourselves, near bye was a coffee shop overlooking a marina, a fish & chip shop, which we were assured the fish & chips were to die for and a magnificent hotel sitting high on a hill overlooking Moreton Bay, what a beautiful spot. We also checked out the Big 4 caravan park close to the hotel and it was a magnificent holiday resort with water slides, swimming pools, games rooms with plenty of areas for exercise. A wonderful family venue. Day Two. Time to launch the boat and try out the fishing in the area, first to check out the best area to fish, the Fish Brain app pointed to the bridge where a great variety of fish are caught this to be my destination. As I was launching the boat a fisherman was returning from a mornings fishing upon asking about his catch he said after three hours not a bite. Undaunted I made for the bridge where there was another fisherman already anchored there, this must be the spot. Anchor down lines baited and cast under the bridge now patience. After four hours fishing both the outgoing and incoming tides under the bridge and near a sand bar only one decent bite, which took my line and nothing else. Nor did I see anyone else catching fish. The boat retrieved and located back on the rhino roof rack where it will stay for the rest of our time here. Day Three. After a relaxing morning we decided to try out the hotel for lunch, this is an up-market hotel their restaurant very nicely appointed, we decided to eat outside to take in the wonderful scenery, the food was excellent and the venue relaxing. In front of the hotel is a very large grassed area and at the water front a jetty, which will moor several visiting boats and close to the Hotels seafood restaurant on the water’s edge. After lunch we drove over to Bribie checked out the golf courses drove around the marina and headed to the ocean beach where we walked the beach, a relaxing afternoon. Days Four, five, six and seven. During this time, we walked the bridge to Bribie Island to the village overlooking Moreton Bay, checked out the market, had the fish and chips, a local specialty and then along the beach walkway back along the bridge to the van, a nine-kilometre walk. We also returned to the hotel and spoiled ourselves with a seafood platter just delicious and enjoyed a coffee or two at the mariner coffee shop. In all we had a very relaxing seven days doing very little. Bribie Island, some statistics. Bribie Island is the smallest of three sand Islands sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay. The others being Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. The name Bribie originates from the Aboriginal name Boorabee meaning Koala bear. Bribie Island is 34kilometre long and 8 kilometres wide, the ocean beach facing the coral sea is a great fishing and four wheel driving recreational area, the golf courses are challenging and very popular well supported by local residents, there is an excellent mariner with properties at very reasonable prices many with a floating berth. Bribie Islands population is approximately 17000 growing at a very slow rate. The indigenous population is some 1.6%. If we decided to move north Bribie Island would be high on our preferences. Monday 19th August. Today we drive to Esk to visit Fritz & Christiana, Fritz recently had his 77th birthday, which was on the 7th of the 7th a rather special day enjoyed by us all. Once again, we were made very welcome enjoyed some wonderful food and much talk catching up on family matters and a multitude of other subjects. Tuesday 20th August. Today we head to Marburg to once again look into the leak in our Daughters swimming pool but first to the Girls Café for lunch food is always great here. On arrival to our daughter’s property we found that the water level in the pool was just below skimmer box and after some advice from a friend I filled the pool and started the filter system, bingo the leak identified. With the concrete dry it did not take long to see water coming from the filter. All that was needed was to tighten a pipe fitting, but as I did one of the glued sections gave way bugger. A trip to Bunnings, glue, pipe and a joiner purchased repair complete. This meant an overnight stop at the Marburg show grounds to allow the glue to set. Wednesday 21st to 28th August. Back to start the filter and check for leaks, all working well no leaks. However, I noticed some damage to the wall at the end of the pool and it needed repair. Some two hours later the repair complete and an excuse to visit the Girls Café for lunch again. Now on our way to Tenah Marah to Tracie’s home a few more jobs to help out with and time to spend with our grandson’s. All jobs complete, time to watch the boys play soccer and take in a couple of movies. Tracie took us to the old rail yards in Brisbane now transformed into a wonderful botanic garden, Roma Park, created by the landscape Architect Colin Campbell. What a marvellous transformation and considering that it was only created 10 years ago it is well established. The paths meander through 16 hectares of gardens with water falls and creeks, which make their way to large ponds. There are lawns where one can just sit and relax or play games with the family and picnic areas with barbeques for public use, the odours coming from the barbeques got the gastric juices running with Indian, Asian and the good old Aussie sausage and onion filling the air. When in Brisbane this is a must place to visit. Wednesday 28th August to 3rd September. Our goodbyes to Tracie and the boy’s and on our way to Pottsville to catch up with Bevan & Cathy at their favourite caravan park. The Pottsville North caravan park. The caravan park has good size sites is quiet, has new clean amenities and is just a short walk to the village, beach and Bowls club, a great place to stay. At $36.00 per night for a seven night stay we thought quite reasonable. Chris & Glenys Leighton also joined us at the park and we all enjoyed the walks along the beach, the many visits to the café bakery, dinner at the local pub via the courtesy bus, great food, and a game of golf at Chinderah. We once again caught up with Howard & Rhonda and in all had a relaxing time here. Pottsville is situated on the Cudgera Creek, which runs parallel with the beach, the beach is white fine sand and wonderful to walk along however swimming here can be quite dangerous with powerful rips. The population is around 7000 with many new and modern homes a very tidy area. It is close to Tweed Heads a major city with all facilities and soon to have a significant hospital servicing the area. The climate here is very pleasant all year round. This caravan park has recently introduced a full payment for forward bookings even if twelve months out, naturally very few if any are making bookings for next year. Wednesday 4th to 10th September. Our next stop Lennox Head, the caravan park borders Lake Ainsworth a fresh water lake fed by an underground spring with a short walk to the ocean beach, another beautiful area. Bevan & Cathy who were also at the park recommended this location a great choice. A seven-night stay was $40.00. a night. Once again large sites both grassed and some with concrete pads clean modern facilities and close to shops, café’s, restaurants and hotels. We again walked the beach and to the headland a strenuous walk but worth the effort as the views were excellent. We tried out several of the local cafe’s but our favourite place was the life saving club just opposite the park. Great coffee and food, friendly service. There are now some twenty fires raging in both southern Queensland and northern New South Wales all out of control. Eight of these fires lit by teenagers caught by the authorities as they boasted of their stupidity on facebook. The CFA have done a marvellous job in that few properties have been destroyed and no lives lost, however one fireman has serious injuries let us hope he fully recovers. The smoke from these fires is covering a huge area including Lenox Heads and is now becoming quite uncomfortable. Lenox Head has a population of approximately 8000, Patrick Rafter one of my favourite Aussie tennis players lives here, it is a marvellous relaxing place to stay and is ideal for hang gliding off the point and surfing. Our next stop Red Rock. Our Commodore Greg Martin exchanging burgee's at Royal Cape Yacht Club in Cape Town with Commodore Neil Gregory. The ORCV Navigator’s Challenge with multiple starts and courses provides tactical challenges and valuable experience to those thinking of completing an overnight passage, ocean race or just cruising.
It’s a race of strategy and planning your voyage as points are awarded based on the legs completed, time of arrival, if a motor was used, then factored against your handicap. Start this tactical race starts from either BYS, RGYS, MYC, RBYC, WYC and finishes at 9 am at Hobsons Bay Yacht Club. For more information refer to the Sailing Instructions Appendix J https://www.orcv.org.au/docman-link/2019-racing/2019-ws/3443-2019-mws-sailing-instructions-update-v1-03-1/file Come and be involved in a fabulous program that introduces you to the wonderful world of sailing… Learn the ropes, take to the seas and make new friendships- all at your local friendly yacht club. ⛵️
Only $150 for 5 sessions, which includes a 6 sailing day passes at MYC. 😍 Program will be start in October 2019, dates yet to be confirmed. Get in quick as spots are limited and will fill up fast! Expressions of Interest please contact Tayla in the MYC office on 59757001 or [email protected] For more information: https://www.morningtonyc.net.au/girls-out-sailing.html Hope to hear from you soon!! ⛵️⛵️⛵️ Kapok lifejackets This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risks associated with the use of out of date, and dangerous, kapok filled lifejackets. Kapok filled lifejackets with cotton straps are decades old and have not been manufactured since the 1980s. However, an unknown number are still being used. Kapok is a cotton-like fluff that is no longer used in lifejacket manufacture, because it naturally loses buoyancy over time and, if it gets wet, it will absorb water. Furthermore, the cotton straps rot over time, even if the lifejacket is not used, and will tear or break off the lifejacket when weight comes on it. While these lifejackets may have complied with the applicable standard when they were manufactured, and may have the old standards logos on them, they no longer comply with the modern Australian Standard for lifejackets and are not fit for use on any Domestic Commercial Vessel (DCV).
If one of these lifejackets has successfully been used in the past, it should still be replaced as soon as possible and destroyed, as it will have deteriorated and might not float now. Even if these lifejackets are in their original packaging, have never been used and look in perfect condition, replace them and destroy them. Reminder If your vessel has any kapok filled lifejackets, remove them from the vessel, destroy them and replace them with new lifejackets that meet the current standard. If you are not sure if your lifejackets are filled with kapok, ask your AMSA Accredited Marine Surveyor for assistance. |
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