Thanks also to Bruce Carter as pre-regatta coach and all the time on preparation work, Geraldine Lyell for support at Geelong and Mark Lauricella for the great pics.
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Krista Bailey and Graeme Lyell competing at the 2017 Hansa Asia Pacific Championships at RGYC10/4/2017
Good Luck to Krista Bailey (Liberty and 303 classes) and Graeme Lyell (303 class only) this Easter break at Royal Geelong Yacht Club.
Thanks also to Bruce Carter as pre-regatta coach and all the time on preparation work, Geraldine Lyell for support at Geelong and Mark Lauricella for the great pics. Click here for Entry List Click here for more regatta information. The team from WindyTV have created a very clever interactive weather site. We have links to it from our Weather area on the website - or you can have a peek here - but we recommend you get yourself a coffee - it's pretty addictive!
Check out the weather at your own place or South West Uzbekistan - it's all there.....! Dear fellow Flying Fifteen sailor, With little more than 8 months to go, it’s time to start thinking about our next National Championships. So on behalf of the hosts, Mornington Yacht Club and our Nationals Organising Committee I am writing to extend to you a warm invitation to join us from January 1st to January 6th. Our planning is already well advanced and we will spare no effort to make sure that you will have a most enjoyable and competitive series with an anticipated 40-50 boat fleet. The Notice Of Race will be issued in July but we suggest that you should be making your plans as soon as possible. To give you an overview of the Mornington Yacht Club, our first class facilities and the sailing area, I have included a link to our video along with this email. Also a list of accommodation options in the local area. Since the Mornington Peninsula is a very popular holiday destination over the Christmas/New Year holiday period, I would suggest that you make your plans as soon as possible. In the meantime, if we can be of any help please do not hesitate to contact us via Rod Austin at ceo@morningtonyc.net.au. I strongly encourage you to attend and look forward to welcoming you to this event. Click here for Accommodation Listings: Thank you to all the volunteers that assisted on the day and all home safely after some .
The storm arrived as the race was being shortened. Retriever Anchor winch refused to work correctly Runamuk and Easterly required towing assistance Provisional results click here. Photos thanks to Sonja Dowdle. Last Friday our special presenter Liz Jones spoke on a new way of getting fitter and healthier..
Liz is the mum of Melbourne FC captain Nathan Jones, and Zak Jones of the Sydney Swans. All those that attended really enjoyed the presentation and the lunch. Thank you Kerry and the Social committee....and Sonja for the pics. The Sorrento Mid-Winters is taking place on the 10th & 11th of June. Highlights include:
SSCBC would like to see as many boats and classes there having fun! Click here for the NOR Since the launch of the Foundation in June 2016 we have received donations of $44,128; $38,236 towards the purchase of 6 Pacers that are needed to establish a Schools training program, and $1410 towards the Sailability program being run by the Club. These funds, once remitted to the Club by the Australian Sports Foundation, are being held in a separate Club bank account and are not available for general Club use.
We are very grateful for all those who have helped us to date but need to raise more to achieve the Club's objective of building the capacity to provide Schools team racing, which in itself will earn ongoing revenue for the Club. The cost of acquiring the 6 Pacers is some $73,000. It is the opinion of the Club that to continue and maintain our junior ranks we need to provide this program. In addition to Schools Team racing the Pacers will be used for sail training generally and for the use of members. You will have read in the Club's eTattler of the problems with the Club's lift and the need to repair it. Donations to the Foundation via the Sailability account could be directed to these repairs. In addition the Foundation Board would like to be in a position to provide some funding for our elite sailors to attend National and International Titles where they do not have the financial means themselves to do this. Applications would be called and a rigorous selection process would be undertaken by the Foundation Board with the support of the Club's Sailing and General Committees. A thermometer showing the progress that we are making towards our target will be placed in the bar area. Donations are encouraged no matter how small and can be made through the office. Remember that donations made to the Foundation, which are processed through the ASF, either by the Club or directly by the donor, are tax deductible. I would be pleased to discuss any matters pertaining to the Foundation, and other projects that you would like to support. You can call me on 0411112111 or by email on stuart.f.gooley@bigpond.com. Yours truly, Stuart Gooley Chairman. Click here to donate online through the Australian Sports Foundation 30 knots across the deck was how Chris Beebe described his first sail back after knee surgery.
It would have been a windy one as the races abandoned at Morninging. 1st Div.1 Windsong Jim Watson AMS , PHS Div 2. Sirrocco Barry Mills and Julia Barker AMS Sanjuro Wayne Ross PHS Div.3 Tub Thumper G. Heard and A Creed. PHS Himalayan Women , Paul Dynes CHC Click here for results: Although not many sailed in the cold blustery conditions the club had a a great turn out .
First Light went out and sailed past the club in yellow flags in memory of Jenny Martin. The winner on the night was Beau Ciel - Alison and Terry Clough: Click here for results Those that attended had a wonderful afternoon at MYC. Sarah had a magical voice and sang many songs popular amongst our members. What a great start to what I hope will be more Sunday Music afternoons to come.
An error in the Schedule of Races has occurred for Saturday 22nd April 2017, please see the attached notice for details. Signed: Stephen J. Bardsley, Race Administrator It was supposed to be the jewel in the crown. A pier befitting the wonderful township of Mornington, but since rebuilding the pier started in 2010, it has been nothing but trouble. Now it seems the game is up, as it is rumoured that Parks Victoria will begin work dismantling the $15.3 million pier and replacing it with the old one. “It has been a shocker”, said Fred Snickler from Parks Victoria. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great pier. But the problem is, most of it is sitting on the ocean floor.” It is believed that Park Victoria adopted a new approach for building the 2010 pier in Mornington, and the results have been disastrous. “It was a unique combination of science and magic that we used in designing the new pier. We believed it was strong enough to withstand anything up to a once in a 100 years storm,” said Mr Snickler. “The problem is that once in a 100 year storms occur three times a year in Mornington.” The resulting effects means the wave “attenuators”, large concrete panels designed to stop waves in their tracks, have turned out to be next to useless in stopping the waves. “What we now realise is that it is like a butterfly trying to stop a bullet train.” The News has heard rumours that Parks Victoria staff have been dispatched to recycled timber factories around the state, trying to recover the parts of the old pier, in advance to reassembling it next summer. “It is not as hard as it seems. If they could do it for Captain Cook’s Cottage, surely we can do it for Mornington Pier.” When told that it would be much harder, as Captain Cook’s Cottage was initially assembled, and parts were numbered and catalogued as it was disassembled, Mr Snicker said nothing, but simply stared out his office window and blinked profusely. The trouble isn’t expected to stop with replacing the old pier as news has leaked that the force of the ocean against the “attenuators” has actually moved the entire township of Mornington 20 centimetres inland. The news caused a flurry of panic among local real estate agents who thought that beachside properties would now be 20 centimetres “less beachside”. But surveyors for Parks Victoria quickly put their fears to rest. “The pier has become a bloody big sail, that’s for sure,” said Gavin Nusermann, government surveyor. “But it has moved the whole kit and caboodle inland. Houses are still exactly as close to the beach as they once were.” He then explained to the gathered estate agents that the only effect was that Moorooduc has actually risen by five centimetres as a result of the plate movements. This has caused a spike in Moorooduc property prices as agents spruik “sea-view potential” in the formerly low-lying area. Locals will see an increase in activity in the coming weeks, as work begins on dismantling the new pier, with work expected to be finished on reinstalling the old pier by April 2018. Click here for article by Cameron McCulloch MP News. |
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