Most of you by now would have heard about the "Visitor Paid Parking Pilot" happening around the Schnapper Point Foreshore area and seen the signage which is now up. Please refer to the map below Orange = 4P, Red = 2P and Yellow = no time limit for ePermit holders. This will be between the hours of 8am to 8pm every day commencing 1 December 23. We have had several meetings with the Shire, and some good and not so good news has come out of this. The good news is that ALL MYC Club Members will be able to park FREE of charge, including those that do not live in the Mornington Shire. PLEASE NOTE:
Thursday Night Sailing Parking
Some area's that currently allow longer than 4 hours close to the club are:
Permits will be digital (ePermits) and linked to your vehicle registration number.
Step-by-step instructions on applying for an ePermit, is available online via the below link and at Customer Support Centres and libraries. To apply for a Resident Foreshore Parking ePermit you will need:
Our heartfelt condolences to Judy, Bronwyn, Nigel and family on the passing of Don.
Don will be very sadly missed, he was a member of Mornington Yacht Club for over 50 years, Honorary Life Member, was on the Committee for one year before becoming Rear Commodore for five years, Club Captain for one year and was Honorary Secretary for five years. Don had a lifelong passion for sailing and made an amazing contribution to MYC and the sport of sailing. He was a brilliant engineer, who loved the science of sailing and developed a unique skill in designing race yachts as a hobby. Don’s yacht designs were always very progressive, and he was ahead of his time. Don had a series of yachts at Mornington that he designed and successfully campaigned Cadibarra 5, 6, 7 and 8. Don was always constantly improving and evolving the Cadibarra’s with hulls being extended, new keels, rudders, rigs and sail plans to make them go faster. Cadibarra 7 and 8 were successfully compaigned offshore including competing in numerous Sydney to Hobart and Melbourne to Hobart races. As a testament to Don’s designs and their structural integrity Cadibarra 7 was the only boat to finish the gale swept 1999 Melbourne to Hobart Race. During his retirement Don applied his passion and expertise to designing and engineering numerous yachts including the 100 footer Skandia Wild Thing, which took line honors in the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Race and then he went on to design the Volvo 70 Brunel for the 2005/06 Volvo Ocean Race. Don was a tremendously generous man who volunteered his time and passed on his knowledge freely and provided enormous opportunities for so many sailors over the years. He was one of kind and will be greatly missed by the MYC and greater sailing community. Fair winds and following seas. The Celebration of Life will be held here at the Club on Wednesday 29th of November commencing 2pm. Safety Checks
A condition of entry in our club races is that all entrants comply with the safety requirements for Category 6 under the AS rules. We will be conducting random checks throughout the season. Please ensure your boat complies. Breaches will exclude you boat from the results. SR Audit From CLICK HERE>>> Sign off. Greg Martin Safety Officer. The Rocks are able to provide a Christmas Theme Menu on this day. However we need to have final numbers by Thursday 23rd November (this Thursday) as the Turkey needs to be ordered!!
Main: individually plated Roast turkey, stuffing, roasted veg, cranberry, gravy Dessert: Pavlova, Chantilly cream, berries, passionfruit coulis *Cost $50 per person, paid by Thursday 23rd Nov. Please can you RSVP to [email protected] by 5.30pm this Thursday. *We need to have a minimum of 20 confirmed for this menu to go ahead. **If this menu goes ahead this will be the only offering on the day and if it doesn't go ahead the normal bistro menu will be available. ![]() The Special Sailing Instructions for the Capel Sound Long Distance Race scheduled for 18 November 2023 have been amended. The table of 'Approximate Positions' for the marks of the course has been amended. Notice to Competitors #2 has been published on the KB & TR Aggregate, Champs & Long Distance Series 2023/24 Official Notice Board - available from the Club Racing Season HQ page. Hart’s Farm, now has its craft ciders (Medium Dry, Pear and Spiced Apple) available at the club bar.
Also, members can now receive a 10% DISCOUNT at Harts Farm Farmgate shop in Shoreham, for cider, olive oil, vinegars & cordial when you show your club fob. https://bit.ly/402lCPY . You can also purchase online https://bit.ly/3S0nIh9 using the code MYCLUB and receive the `10% discount. Online orders can be shipped to your home or can be delivered to the yacht club for collection, just click on store pick up & they will contact you with details. Hart’s Farm are sponsors of the new members night. Enquiries to Graeme Hart on 0414238156 Come down to the club to support Sarah and listen to her 15 minute introduction before the Members Draw!
This season is the first year that submitting an electronic crew list for racing has been mandatory. We understand it may be a little confronting to start with, but, it's truly not that complicated - and we hope this explanation helps you on your way. This email will be sent to all boat admins and directed to the Thursday Twilight racing fleet as well as the Saturday racing fleet fleet. If you are competing in both events, expect a second identical email for this reason.
Understanding the SailSys 'Crew Register':
Understanding the SailSys 'Crew List':
Understanding the boat's QR Code:
Assuming you have a list of names in your crew register, a boat admin must:
...It's all about Safety. Parks Victoria have released their draft concepts for the replacement of Fishermans Jetty and further development of the harbour for commercial and recreational users. Please refer to the attached link. https://engage.vic.gov.au/mornington-harbour-local-port-area-plan-projectengage.vic.gov.au/mornington-harbour-local-port-area-plan-project
Our Future Directions Sub Committee comprising Greg Martin, Trevor Neate, John Underwood and myself have been consulted with the development of this document. This committee will be meeting with Parks on Monday the 20th of November to receive further briefings on the development of this plan to this stage. On Wednesday the 22nd of November at 7:00pm we will hold a meeting with interested Club members to provide feedback and begin gathering your views before we prepare a Club response to Parks by the 8th of December. There is a long and at times painful history with proposals to make Mornington Harbour safer and to accommodate the wide spectrum of users and visitors of this precinct. From the yacht club's perspective there are deficiencies in the concepts presented at this point which we will endeavour to address. Both Parks and the marine engineers engaged for this project have been constrained not only from accommodating the wishes of many different parties but also by their ministerial office given the state of Victoria's finances. It is very important at this juncture that MYC present a united well thought out response which is cognisant of the wide harbour demands and needs and ensures the best outcome from funds provided by the State government at this point of time. I look forward to briefing you further on Wednesday the 22nd of November, listening and gathering your views for our Future Directions Sub Committee to progress. For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 the Passage Race from MYC will get your Crew and Boat to Geelong whilst having a bit of fun!
This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry - To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’ ![]() The Schedule of Races for Thursday Twilight Racing has been changed. The scheduled Start time has been amended. Notice to Competitors #1 has been published on the Thursday Twilight Series Official Notice Board - available from the Club Racing Season HQ page. REMINDER: All guests to the club must be signed in
All Members are required to sign their guests in upon entry to the Club in order to comply with our Liquor Licence. There is no limit on how many guest's, however if you find that you are signing in the same person in more than 5 times during the season we encourage them to become a member - thank you **NEW TRACTOR ALERT***
An Induction lesson will be conducted for the new tractor this Saturday the 28th of October from 11:00 am There will be new operating procedures including security arrangements applying to endorsed operators. Not withstanding the new machine is a dream to drive. Ahh me hearties! It was fantastic to see so many members get into the spirit of Opening Day. While it was a wise decision to abandon the sail past race we still had plenty of fun back on the deck. Led by Jo McKenzie, I want to sincerely thank all our helpers: Gail Brandhoff - for the Platters BBQ set up youth: Will White, Milli Grover, Oscar Lee, Tom Mackenzie, Liam Ryan & Maddy English. BBQ Chefs: Ben Jones, Peter Scott, Simon Brown, Amy Brown & Keryn Scott, Sunday pack up: Mel Hitchen-Haw (jelly maker too) Nathan Edwards, Cam McKenzie & Ben Jones, The TAG team who set up and dismantled the Mooring Room and retrieved our banner early on Sunday when the high winds threatened to flatten our perimeter fence. Full marks to Sarah, Tayla and Michelle on organising a memorable day enjoyed by many. The greatest endorsement of the success of the event came from the Commodores of other Clubs who commented how friendly and welcoming our Club is and that they plan to copy our format. Sophie's Jackson's Opening Speech was inspirational to our many young aspiring sailors. CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT>. Thankyou for your support. Let's get on with the business of sailing and enjoying each others company. Best wishes Andrew Young, Commodore Our "Best Dressed Little Pirates" prize was won by Ollie + Leo Neate Our "Best Dressed Pirate" prize was won by Lisa Mann "Best Dressed Boat/Crew": was won by Obsession!! Arrgh! Commodore and Past Commodore photo was a bit different this year! Congratulations to this season's Junior Club Captains: Will White and Milli Grover, who with Immi's help raised over $1,000 in the raffle! BIG thank you to Al Dillon and Sonja Dowdle for the great photo's of the day - to see more CLICK HERE>
Congratulations to all sailors taking part in the ILCA U21 World Championships.
We are proud here at MYC with having Jack Eickmeyer and Lachie Weber representing us. With Jack finishing 28th and Lachie finishing 29th puts them in the top 1/4 of the world! Well done to Tom for battling sickness and a leaky boat! Stellar effort boys we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved Comanche at speed.
The boat is very sophisticated with hydraulic controls for all of the sheets, the canting keel and the water ballast. It was an amazing experience and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the outing with all of our sailors getting the chance to steer the boat for a part of the race. Last week it was Mark Nicholson and Josh Thring who sailed in 20 knots of breeze with the boat reaching 27.4 knots; this week it was Stuart and James Gooley and Ray Harvey and Daryl Simmons who sailed in a 15 knot breeze reaching 22 knots. Not a boat to take out for a leisurely sail; to perform well it needs to be sailed on a significant heel of up to 40 degrees and whilst the professionals ran around the boat like monkeys the visitors struggled to move from side to side providing ballast on the rails. Stuart Gooley and Ray Harvey steering the boat. Before the start showing the beam of the boat and general cockpit layout.
Thanks to the Winning Group and James Gooley for getting four slots on the boat and to Graeme Taylor, who is a watch captain and helmsman pn Comanche , for arranging the final two places. The Foundation has started to plan for next years Foundation Lunch and hopefully we can organise a similar opportunity . |
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