Coming up on the ORCV Calendar https://www.orcv.org.au/calendar

June 2 (Sunday), Safety & Sea Survival Course.  Check your and your crews certification and book into the refresher course or full course on Sunday 2nd June.  This course will book out as winter is a great time to top up your knowledge.  Book here to either June, September or December but remember places are limited. https://www.orcv.org.au/calendar 

May 19 (Sunday) - Double Handed & Teams Racing.  Try Double Handed Sailing, along a longer leg course on the bay.  Teams (any combination) welcome.  Entries here https://www.orcv.org.au/double-handed 

May 25th (Saturday) – Apollo Bay.  Sail in company in the Great Ocean Road “Sail” to Apollo Bay.  A daylight start, 52nm and category 3 where you can stay overnight in Apollo Bay. Entries are open https://www.orcv.org.au/apollo-bay 

July 21st (Sunday) - SAVE THE DATE: Dive into the inaugural ORCV and Sandringham Yacht Club Marine Safety Expo 2024!  

The Marine Safety Expo is a must-attend for all water enthusiasts! Join us at Sandringham Yacht Club on July 21 for a diverse range of activities, including safety insights, product demos, guest speakers, and more. Learn from experts, explore stands, and don't miss our exciting treasure hunt with amazing prizes!  

Admission is free, but spots are limited, so secure your spot now at https://www.orcv.org.au/club-blog/5548-2024expo 

The ‘YT2’ and ‘Tonic’ crews held a get together to welcome Jeff and Liz Palk who have returned to Australia from the UK on a short visit.  Members will remember Jeff who was a valuable member of the YT2 crew for a number of years.

On their retirement Liz and Jeff planned to split their time between Australia and the UK.  Whilst in the UK in January 2022 Jeff unfortunately contracted meningococcal and then sepsis a potentially life threatening condition. Over the last 18 months Jeff has bravely fought the disease and has retained his spirit and sense of humor with the unwavering support of Liz.  Jeff now a double amputee and with the loss of the tips of his fingers has made a remarkable recovery.

As can be seen from the picture above Jeff, standing between Stuart Gooley and Andrew Young, can still enjoy a beer.  He said "the surgeon was able to save enough of my fingers so that I can still hold a stubby!"

It was great to see Jeff and Liz again, and we wish them all the best for the future.  We look forward to catching up with them again when visiting the UK.

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Mick has announced his retirement from MYC’s Sailability Program. He will be turning 90 in March 2024.

Mick joined the Club as a Senior Family Member in 2004. He is currently listed as an Honorary Member.

In 2005 Mick teamed up with Colin Smith to raise funds for additional Sailability boats and by 2007 raised in excess of $20,000.

He has tirelessly provided volunteer support to Sailability both on and off the water, manned the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle, coordinated funding support from, State and Local Government, as well as Rotary, Lions, private philanthropic organisations and private donors.

He is a long serving member of the Sailability Committee, and for a number of years, was our representative on the Sailability Victoria Committee. Mick also filled the role of MYC Sailability Coordinator for ~5 years, ensuring that all of the Sailability programs (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) worked consistently together.

Mick undertook the responsibility of Project Managing the replacement of the Disability Ramp servicing Maas Landing 2017/2018.

In more recent times Mick has been instrumental in raising significant donations to the Club from Independence Australia.

To date, these funds have been apportioned to the Club’s new elevator $10,000, new disability changing facilities in the downstairs Club House  $15,000, New tractor $5,000 and provisionally towards the new crane $5,000

To sum it up, over his many years with the Club, Mick has made an enormous contribution to MYC Sailability, and has always been the “go to man” that you call upon when you need something done.

To coincide with Mick’s retirement, I believe it would be an appropriate gesture to confirm Life Membership to MYC.
 
Andrew Young
Commodore