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Spend your Sunday afternoon with acoustic blues, soul, and timeless classics 🎸 Dave McMillan live at Mornington Yacht Club on the 1st of March 2-5pm - All welcome! BOOK HERE> https://www.trybooking.com/DJKTU  MYC is holding a special International Women’s Day evening, celebrating women in sailing, leadership and the marine industry. Hear from: Jo McKenzie – MYC member of over 20 years and long-time contributor at club, state and national sailing committee level. Serena Sanders – Marine biologist, commercial pearl diver and double-handed offshore sailor who helped revitalise Queensland’s pearl industry. Lee Renfree – First female Commodore of Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club in 60 years and founder of the KISS Women’s Sailing Program. The discussion will be moderated by Rose Carlson, MYC Youth Captain, and promises an inspiring evening of connection our sailing community. BOOK HERE>  Mornington boats and crew were out in force at Sail Peninsula last weekend with 12 MYC boats competing. It was fabulous to have Assassin racing in her first regatta under MYC ownership and congratulations to Bill, Scott and their team. Race 1- Friday Stern Chaser Start Assassin, Daddy Cool, Ginan and Zippier taking out the first 4 places in Div 1 Performance Handicap. Echo Beach and Mainstay were 4th & 5th in Div 2 Performance Handicap. Ginan, Daddy Cool and Zippier took out the first three places in AMS Div 1 Ginan were 1st in ORC Div 1. Invader and Moonshadow were 2nd and 3rd in CBH. Race 2 - Saturday Blairgowrie Return Invader & Moonshadow 1st & 3rd CBH Zippier, Daddy Cool and Morning Mist were 1st, 2nd and 4th in Div 1 Performance Handicap. Invader, Mainstay and Moonshadow were 1st, 4th and 5th in Div 2 Performance Handicap. Zippier, Daddy Cool, Ginan and Unprecedented were 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th in AMS Div 1. Mainstay 4th AMS Div 2. Ginan and Unprecedented were 2nd and 3rd In ORC. Race 3 – Sunday Fixed Mark Course Daddy Cool & Ginan 1st and 2nd AMS Div 1. Mainstay 2nd AMS Div 2 Moonshadow & Invader 1st and 3rd CBH Ginan 1st ORC Div 1. Overall Results Performance Handicap Div 1 - Daddy Cool, Zippier and Ginan 1st, 2nd and 3rd Performance Handicap Div 2 – Mainstay 2nd AMS Div 1 – Daddy Cool, Ginan, Zippier 1st, 2nd and 3rd ORC Div 1 – Ginan 1st CBH – Invader & Moonshadow 2nd and 3rd Sail Peninsula 2026 AMS Challenge Cup This was won by the Mornington Team of Daddy Cool, Ginan and Mainstay. The following photo is of the winning team, unfortunately team Mainstay were missing from this photo (due to an error at presentation).  2025/26 Victorian Trailerable State Titles Incorporating the Victorian Castle 650 State Titles Two boats from Mornington made the trek to Paynesville for the Victorian Trailerable State Titles held on 14 and 15 February. The Castle 650 State Titles were held as part of the overall event. The MYC representative in Division 1 was Graeme Alexander sailing the Thompson 8 Trot-on. In Division 2 it was Ian Smith sailing the Castle 650 Blackjack. The scoring involved 5 races with four to count. There were three races on Saturday including a blustery passage race around Raymond Island and two races on Sunday. Winds were a predominately medium strength with one light weather race. Graeme and his team smashed his Division 1 rivals with 3 wins and a second in a field of 6 starters. Photos courtesy of Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club Division 2 had 24 starters including 6 Castles. The racing was quite frenetic particularly at the starts. The courses, other than the passage race, generally involved two to three short laps in windward leeward configuration with lots of mark rounding and spinnaker sets. The generally fresh breezes favoured the RL’s who filled the first three places. Castles still filled 3 of the top ten places overall. The Castle 650 Victorian Championship sub class that raced within Division 2 and was again dominated by the National Champion Mitch Bayliss who had four wins. Ian Smith kept Mitch honest in most races and finished second Castle overall scoring three second places and a fourth.   Photos courtesy of Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club.
Generally, it was a great regatta. Friendly helpful organisers and staff, good race management, excellent courses, great sailing conditions and close competitive racing. Special acknowledgement to the terrific Blackjack crew David Heale and Melinda Johannson. We wrapped up the "Sayers & Co." Schnapper Point Regatta 2026 on Sunday after a highly competitive and thoroughly enjoyable weekend on the water, welcoming sailors from across Victoria and interstate. Held on 14–15 February, this year’s regatta brought together over 120 competitors and was made possible by the incredible efforts of more than 70 volunteers, officials, and race management personnel. Events of this scale simply do not happen without the dedication and generosity of our club community, and we are extremely grateful for that support. The regatta carried special significance this year as we celebrate Mornington Yacht Club’s 80th anniversary, while the Schnapper Point Regatta itself continues a proud tradition spanning more than 40 years on Port Phillip. Our 2026 program also incorporated two major championships:
Throughout the weekend, competitors contended with light and highly variable winds, particularly on Sunday when a forecast mid-morning lull created challenging racing conditions. Despite this, we successfully completed multiple races across the fleets, with shortened courses and tactical decision-making playing an important role. Improved afternoon breezes allowed racing to finish strongly, with four races completed on Day 2. We saw a number of standout performances across the fleets. Callum and Aiden Simmons once again delivered exciting sibling rivalry in the Radial fleet. Ashlea Tan recorded an excellent result in the 4.7 fleet, and it was particularly pleasing to see the Green Fleet complete an impressive series over the weekend. The Schnapper Point Regatta remains one of our most valued and enduring events, continuing to showcase MYC’s strong racing culture and our ongoing commitment to youth and one-design sailing. Acknowledgements & Thanks We would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the success of the regatta.
A special thank you to Ben Jones, our Event Chair, whose planning and coordination were instrumental in delivering such a smooth and successful weekend. We also extend our thanks to Principal Race Officer Chris Jackson for his leadership on the water and the calm, professional race management. Most importantly, we would like to acknowledge and thank all of our volunteers. There are far too many names to mention individually, but your support is deeply appreciated. From the BBQ and catering, to registration and sign-on, to the start and finish boats and everything in between — the regatta simply would not run without your time, energy, and commitment to the club. We are also extremely grateful for the continued support of the wider sailing community: David White (SSCBC) Thank you for your and SSCBC’s ongoing support through both infrastructure and competitor participation. We greatly value the strong relationship between our clubs and look forward to reciprocating at the Youth Regatta. Richard Starkins (DBYC) Thank you for your continued support and collaboration. Events like Schnapper Point genuinely rely on the cooperative spirit shared between clubs. John Maclurcan– SailSys A special thank you for travelling interstate to share your knowledge, enthusiasm, and humour. Your assistance and training provided to members of our race management team were greatly appreciated. Geoff Eldridge Thank you for your continued support and for generously contributing your experience and knowledge to the club.
Wineglass Bay beach - better than Whitehaven? You decide… Delivery to Hobart Wingara III spent the night at QCYC on 27 January and left the Heads at 0900 on 28 January heading for Deal Island - 145nm. SW at 10-15 knots - confused sea as usual with two swells SE and SW and a wind chop SW on top. Motor sailed with Genoa up mostly. We arrived Garden Cove at 0730 on 29 January - sunshine and beautiful clear water. After some sleep and R&R we headed south for Spike Bay on Clarke Island the next day arriving at 1900 on 30 January. We opted for an early start to cross Bank’s Strait leaving Spike at 0400 in a light ENE of 5 knots arriving at Wineglass Bay, Freycinet Peninsula at 1920hrs on 31 January. We had a great sail- motor sail with up to 9.8knots SOG. Our Portuguese crew Ines who has been travelling the world and crossed the Pacific by boat made bread - we now call “Ines Bread”! “Ines” bread! We had to have the fresh bread with home made Lemon Marmalade etc while it was still warm! Being unsure of our fuel consumption, we opted to go into Triabunna arriving at 1845 hrs to refuel. We learned that our fuel burn was at just over 2l per hour, meaning we didn’t need to, but better to be safe than sorry. After overnighting at Horseshoe Bay, we headed for the Dennison Canal to enter the Northern entrance to Marion Sands at 0900 hrs for the incoming tide. The swing bridge at Dunolly, Dennison Canal & Horseshoe Bay Going through the bridge with a ~3 knot current against us was somewhat exciting. Doing 8.6 knots through the water, and only 5.8 over the ground, we got the wobbles up going through leaving a 6’ standing wave as we passed! Not a good place to make a mistake - and luckily, we didn’t but it was exciting! We arrived at RYCT Hobart at 1500 hrs on 3rd February and waited for the slip as we needed to change out a gate valve on the FWD holding tank. We also took the opportunity to anti-foul and polish while we were up. Looking pretty with a fresh hull for visiting special places in VDL! Wingara III ready with her VDL-C bow sticker We were now prepped for the VDL-C briefing on 5 February at RYCT. We had 40 skippers and crew in the room and another 30 on Zoom. The “Mainland” fleet will join us in the Tamar River at Beauty Point on or about 18 February. This 2026 Cruise in company will have a full complement of 45 boats - power and sail and will be the first to run skeds on Zoom and compulsory daily position reports via the internet. How times have changed from when it was all done via VHF and HF radio. This is the second cruise where I am the Communications Officer responsible for Cruise Safety and daily skeds. This is our 4th circumnavigation and every time it is a different experience! Thanks to our great crew for the delivery ! Pam and John (MYC), David Carver (MYC) and Ines Rodriguez from Portugal. More to come as we start the circumnavigation on 11 February 2026.
Musto skiff class are grateful to Mornington YC for running their nationals as part of the Schnapper point regatta.
In particular the twilight races that we had the clubs support to run on the Thursday and Friday before the weekend. All competitors enjoyed the regatta and spoke highly of the club, race management and volunteers. Jono Neate now has the association Musto skiff at Mornington! He welcomes anyone that is interesting in going for a sail on the association boat. (just get in contact with Jono via the Mornington yacht club office to organise a time) It has a full size square top main that is suitable for 75kg+. And the newly introduced small main that is suitable 50-80kg. Offering a more manageable, less powerful option. Who knows. Maybe the Mornington YC Off the beach could see a growing Musto fleet into the future. https://mustoskiff.com/ We ran the scheduled Nav Rally on 14-Feb-2026 with 3 power boats participating after a late withdrawal from Merewether Too (Geoff Steele).
It was a lovely sunny day on the Bay with light east to south east winds. Course 108 starting near Martha Cove entrance up around Mornington Mussell Farm and return. Participating boats were Hugewind skippered by Alan Adams with his wife Isa crewing at 10 knots, Shimmer skippered by Shaun McVicar with his wife Andrea crewing at 15 knots, and Sea Child skippered by Bill Wilson, with crew Malcolm Knight and grandson Coben McKenzie subbing in for regular crew Marilyn Wilson, running at 18 knots. Skippers all reported feeling a bit rusty due to the long break between last season's events and this first MYC sponsored Rally, previously scheduled MYC rallies not running due to weather or unavailability. Competition was enthusiastic and scores have been calculated and posted online at "Current Times & Results" In the "Consistency (Handicap) Comp Alan Adams on Hugewind placing first on handicap results, with significantly improved results over last years handicap score. Average actual points lost per mark being 11. Bill Wilson Sea Child placed 2nd on handicap results, and Shimmer third. In the "Championship (Line Honours) Comp 1st place went to Bill Wilson on Sea Child with average actual points lost per mark being 6.4, including several marks with no points lost. (a good result). Hugewind second and Shimmer third. See actual times and points calculations via the Detailed Results and Summary Results page links. The new addition to the personalized Nav Rally Time Sheet Log Forms showing speed compensation values for each leg were helpful in skippers adjusting boat speed each leg to compensate for early or late arrival at the previous mark. Malcolm Knight looks forward to joining the Nav Rally fleet in his boat "Toes in the Water II" in subsequent nav rally events. Thanks & Regards, Bill Wilson  This year, Mornington Yacht Club proudly celebrates 80 years, and we invite you to mark this milestone with us at a special Foundation Lunch on Friday, 27 March 2026.
This annual lunch is the Club’s key Foundation fundraiser, supporting the outstanding work of the Mornington Yacht Club Foundation. Since its establishment in 2016, the Foundation has raised and distributed over $250,000, directly benefiting our members, programs, and facilities. Supporting the Future of Sailing The Mornington Yacht Club Foundation plays a vital role in helping our community learn, compete, and share the joy of sailing. Thanks to the generosity of our members and supporters, the Foundation funds projects that align with the Club’s vision and values, including:
The Foundation exists to ensure that Mornington Yacht Club continues to grow, thrive, and remain accessible for generations to come—developing skills, nurturing future champions, and strengthening our sailing community. The Foundation is managed by a dedicated group of Club members: Greg Martin (Chair), Stuart Gooley, Ray Harvey, Mark Nicholson, Cam McKenzie, Ian Bond, and Judy Corcoran, who oversee the distribution of funds and the ongoing development of Foundation-supported initiatives. How You Can Contribute You can support the Foundation in several ways:
Thank you for your continued support of Mornington Yacht Club and for sharing our passion for sailing. Warm regards, Greg Martin Chair Mornington Yacht Club Foundation Read letter here>>  Sent in by member Peter Scott, this event is to raise money for the local fire brigades who have worked tirelessly during the recent bushfires.
Heaps of raffle & silent auction items available or even just a donation would go a long way. For more information on the great cause click here>> Please note the office will be closed on Fridays for the next few weeks. In the event of an emergency, Tayla is available by email or phone on 0474 976 295. Business will resume as usual from Monday.
We had a great night at the Club last Friday for our Ocean Racing Talk, with around 100 people turning out to be part of the conversation. It was fantastic to see such strong interest and plenty of enthusiasm in the room.
A huge thank you to Graeme, Cam and Stuart for sharing their stories and experiences in ocean racing — it was insightful, inspiring and sparked lots of great discussion. Thanks also to Melissa for doing a brilliant job moderating the session, and to Immi for her support behind the scenes in helping make the night run smoothly. If you’re keen to find out more about ocean racing in and around Victoria, check out the ORCV for more information. 3rd at the Australian 470 Nationals, 2nd Mixed team, one point behind the mixed national champs. It was a hot and windy week in WA, with the classic 'Fremantle Doctor' blowing every day, which made for fun and exciting racing. Unfortunately on the first day of racing we pulled our jib bracket out of the deck, bleeding a few points and then had to play catch up from the second day onwards. With a 1 point gap to the mixed leaders, we were disappointed not to not get a full series of races in (8/10; 'too windy' for the 505 & OK dinghies). But we saw some decent improvements on our heavy wind sailing, and did some great racing in our battle to climb back after day 1, and we were also glad to have the local men's team racing as well, who won every race, but pushed us to be better. We continue training now in Fremantle, before heading to the European Championships, kicking off in the first week of March.
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