Once a month the Head of State Coaching – Carrie Smith and the VST Squad invites you to join the Class Development Coaching Program at various locations. This program has a focus on participation and class development. The Class Development Coaching Program will operate one day per month (Sunday AM/PM sessions) aligned with the VST class specific clinics as per the attached calendar.
Sitting underneath the VST the goals of this program are:

• To develop the skills of sailors new to the approved pathway classes and allow them the opportunity to engage with VST athletes.
• To develop the skills of club and class association coaches through a mentoring process with the Head of State Coaching.

This will include:

• Class Development held once a month training along with VST
• Training with Head of State Coaching with daily briefing and de-briefing
• $400 per person for the 2018/19 session or $44 Adhoc per person (AM/PM) sessions

17 June – RBYC, 19 Aug – MSC, 2 Sept – MSC, 21 Oct – RBYC, 18 Nov – SSCBC, 9 Dec – RBYC, 24 Feb – RBYC, 3 March - RBY.
Sailors wishing to participate in the Class Development program will be required to apply to Australian Sailing Lesley Fasala – lesley.fasala@sailing.org.au | 9088 7202

Once a month the Head of State Coaching – Carrie Smith and the VST Squad invites you to join the Class Development Coaching Program at various locations. This program has a focus on participation and class development. The Class Development Coaching Program will operate one day per month (Sunday AM/PM sessions) aligned with the VST class specific clinics as per the attached calendar.

Sitting underneath the VST the goals of this program are:
 To develop the skills of sailors new to the approved pathway classes and allow them the opportunity to engage with VST athletes.
 To develop the skills of club and class association coaches through a mentoring process with the Head of State Coaching.

This will include:
 Class Development held once a month training along with VST
 Training with Head of State Coaching with daily briefing and de-briefing
 $400 per person for the 2018/19 session or $44 Adhoc per person (AM/PM) sessions
6 May – SYC, 13 May - RBYC, 15 July – MYC, 5 Aug – MSC, 16 Sept – SYC, 5 - 6 Nov – AWYC (offering two sessions), 11 Nov – MYC, 20 Dec – RBYC, 3 Feb – SYC, 10 March – MYC

Sailors wishing to participate in the Class Development program will be required to apply to Australian Sailing Lesley Fasala – lesley.fasala@sailing.org.au | 9088 7202

We are very proud to announce that Sophie Jackson "Female Sailor of the Year" and Matlida & Lily Richardson "Junior Sailors of the Year" have been announced by Australian Sailing as finalists for their awards!

Good luck to the girls - if you wish to go along and support them on Wednesday the 30th of May @ 5pm, please click here to book tickets

The Mornington Chamber of Commerce are very excited to announce that Mary Heart, an amazing talent is playing in the Mornington Winter Music Festival HERE at MYC on Saturday 9th of June 2018.  They have a special MYC members price of $20 for the show (food and beverages available to purchase on the day).

Go to their website to book or click here

Date of MYC Annual General Meeting

The General Committee have scheduled the AGM  for Sunday 15th July at 11am. This is about 4 weeks after we normally conduct the AGM but it is well within the time frame stipulated in our Constitution of 5 Months after our year end.

There are several commercially sound reasons why we have scheduled the date in July, I have listed below some of those reasons:

1. It provides the MYC in conjunction with our Auditors Smart Business Solutions a suitable time frame to have our financials audited, prepared and then distributed to the membership prior to the AGM. I met with our auditors last week and they were very supportive of holding the AGM in July as this provides ample time to conduct the audit in a thorough manner.
2. As we have advised previously we are working on formulating a Future Directions document and the content will be very much dictated by the feedback we receive from our membership at the member forums and key stakeholder meetings. By the AGM in July we should be able to provide an initial overview of that plan.  

Wayne Holdsworth, CEO

Thank you to everyone that came along and joined us for lunch this Sunday & stayed for the presentation of trophies and prizes - a great turnout!  Thank you Sheryl for organising all of the trophies & the day, along with Greg and other helpers - a huge task!

For those of you that were not able to be there on the day, please drop by the office to collect your trophy. click here to check to see if you have one to collect.

BIG congratulations to Al Clark for winning "Club Person of the Year", a very well deserved trophy for Al in recognition for all of his hard work that he puts in here at the club, it is very much appreciated.

Click here to view all photos

WALKER 24
Headsails – No. 1 & 3
Gennaker
New mainsail 2018
New rigging
 
Fully equipped: VHF Radio Stereo / Autohelm / Safety Gear / Mariner longshaft 6hp outboard
Inflatable tender with 2hp Parsun outboard
 
click here for more information

I am pleased to report that we have nearly sold out of the first print run of the history book and we are planning to order additional copies for a second edition.

I am keep to correct any error or omissions that you have noted in the book so can you please forward them to the office for my attention.

Thank you,
Stuart Gooley

We have recently had the opportunity to compete in Karatzu, Japan for their qualifying event for the 2018 youth worlds. This was a great learning experience for us both, traveling over seas without parents, racing in a 75-boat fleet and sailing in a different location with very different conditions from our own sea breeze in Port Philip Bay.

Prior to the event we had 3 days training with the Japanese team, experiencing their strict rules and morals. They provided us with good competition during the practice racing, and we got to test our skills in all wind ranges over our training block. We used the three training days as good preparation for the regatta, working with our coach Dan Smith and the Japanese coaches to process racing skills as a high-performance athlete. The Japanese have a very hard work ethic, doing 3 sessions on the water each day and doing fitness on top of that. They were very full days, of training on water and keeping up with boat work on our charter 420.

We had one break day two days before the regatta started, which we used to visit a traditional Japanese temple, where we explored and did our morning fitness with the team. We also got to visit a natural onsang which is a traditional spa where they draw the spring water out of the ground and the water temperature sits at 45 degrees. The rest of the day we used to finish some school work, rest and plan our racing.

Day 1 of racing was windy ranging from 16 – 25 knots, it was a huge day having 7 hours on the water completing 4 races and 12 hours at the yacht club. We had solid results that day finishing with a 5, 1, 5, 2. That night we had a dinner at the yacht club after racing which we used to get to know the Japanese team.

Day 2 of racing was moderate winds but still a tricky day on water due to big wind shifts and different weather patterns. Our results were not as consistent, we had a 7, 13, 6. It was a big day because we were held on shore for 4 hours before racing. We were scheduled to do 4 races, but we ran out of daylight and had to finish on 3. We took away a lot of valuable lessons from the days racing.

Day 3 of racing was a very big lesson for us. We went into the day first girls and 6th overall, the forecast was 30 knots and raining. The race committee sent us out in a moderate but building breeze. The wind increased before the first start, so we had to change boat settings to de power the rig. Unfortunately, we capsized during the process which resulted in our mast falling out. We worked as quickly as we could in the water to detach the mast from the boat while it was upside down to minimize damage. There was minor breakages to the mast and hull which lead us to being unable to race that day. Because of this we slipped back to third girl and 14th overall and learnt some very hard lessons.

We had an amazing time in Japan and want to bring back to Australia the Japanese work ethic, respect and sportsmanship. A massive thanks goes to the Australian coaches Dan Smith and Belinda Stowell, and to the Japanese Sailing Federation for hosting us.

We would also like to thank the MYC Foundation for supporting us and making opportunities like this possible,

Lily & Matilda

The Dolphin Research Institute is a not for profit research, education and conservation organisation with three decades of innovative and constructive contributions through scientific research,education and environmental leadership.  They are based in Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula.

We all LOVE seeing the dolphins in the bay & they LOVE playing on the waves our yachts make - please help the dolphin research institute next time you are at the members bar and put a gold coin in the donation box :) - thank you!

Other ways to help:

• Support World Oceans Day - 8th June 2018 - click here for details
• Make a donation - click here for details
• Adopt-A-Dolphin - click here for details
  
• Like their Facebook page - click here
  

So proud to have this "creative soul" as one of our long standing members - Well done Kerry Larder & BIG Congratulations on a lovely article written by Melissa Walsh in the Peninsula Essence Magazine!!!
You'll find the article on page 44-47 💜💜💜
https://issuu.com/peninsulaessence/docs/pe_current

Once a month the Head of State Coaching Carrie Smith and the VST Squad invites you to join the Class Development Coaching Program at various locations. This program has a focus on participation and class development.  The Class Development Coaching Program will operate one day per month (Sunday AM/PM sessions) aligned with the VST class specific clinics as per the attached calendar.

Sitting underneath the VST the goals of this program are:

• To develop the skills of sailors new to the approved pathway classes and allow them the opportunity to engage with VST athletes.
• To develop the skills of club and class association coaches through a mentoring process with the Head of State Coaching.

This will include:

• Class Development held once a month training along with VST
• Training with Head of State Coaching with daily briefing and de-briefing
• $400 per person for the 2018/19 session or $44 Adhoc per person (AM/PM session)

19 May - BYS, 3 June–MYC, 25 June–RBYC, 29 July–BYS, 12 Aug–MYC, 9 Sept–RBYC, 28 Oct–BYS, 2 Dec–RBYC, 10 Dec–MYC

Sailors wishing to participate in the Class Development program will be required to apply to Australian Sailing Lesley Fasala lesley.fasala@sailing.org.au | 9088 7202 | www.sailing.org.au 

ELITE SAILING GRANTS-WINTER 2018

The objective of this initiative of the Foundation is to provide financial assistance to members of the Club to assist them to compete in regional, interstate, and international regattas thus helping them to further develop their sailing careers.

The Board of the Foundation recently called for applications from members for financial assistance, and having evaluated the applications received resolved to make the following grants:

• Lily and Matilda Richardson-$3,000 . Lily and Matilda's program consists of representing Australia in Karatsu Japan in the 420 dinghy, then they will compete in the youth World Championships in Corpus Christi Texas in July, and the 420 World Championships at Newport Rhode Island.
  
• James Jackson- $1,000.  James is a member of the Australian Optimist Sailing Team and will compete in the 2018 Optimist Asian and Oceania Championships to be held in Myanmar. He will also be involved in a team training camp in Adelaide prior to the Championships.
  

To be eligible for this program applicants are required to:

• be active members of the Club with demonstrated sailing ability and the potential to further develop their sailing careers.
  
• to undertake to compete as a representative of the Mornington Yacht Club, and on their return, to provide a comprehensive report of their sailing program that can be distributed to Club members and used to promote sailing at Mornington.
  
• to provide a budget of the expenses of their program and details of other assistance provided.
  

The Foundation is pleased to be able to continue the assistance program for our elite sailors we wish them every success in their forthcoming Championships.
 
Stuart F. Gooley
Chairman, MYC Foundation.

Thank you to everyone that came along to our ladies lunch last Friday, it looks like you all had a great time, the new menu went down well and it looks like the profiteroles & lemon cake did too!

We musn't forget to thank our very own guest speaker!! :) ....& to Barbara and Sonja for organising a lovely afternoon - remember to put the date of our next one in your diary...the first Friday of each month so Friday the 1st of June!

Click here to see all the photos!

Royal Yacht Club of Victoria's Club Captain, Jane Richard would like to extend an invitation to all MYC members to take part in their:
 
Sunday Winter Sprints Racing Series (5  races)
It starts on the 20th May
It’s about being the fastest!!

Click here for entry details

Save the date!The 2019 Festival of Sails will once again be held on the Australia Day long weekend, with the return to three day racing format in 2018 proving extremely popular with sailors.
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More than 100 entries come at a record rate for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018
 
After living in California for 46 years, ex-pat Australian, and international yachtsman, Robbie Vaughan, decided a few months ago to return home to Hobart, semi-retire and enter his classic 20-metre long sloop, Van Diemen III, in Hamilton Island Race Week 2018.
 
When the entry was lodged a few days ago, Van Diemen III became the 100th nomination for the acclaimed regatta which is scheduled for August 18 to 25. And, making the milestone even more impressive was the fact that the first 100 entries came at a rate faster than that seen in 2016 when a record 252 yachts competed at Race Week.
 
click here 100th_entry_for_hamilton_island_race_week_comes_at_a_record_rate.pdffor details.
 
Rob Mundle
Promotion manager – HIRW 2018
E: rob.mundle@bigpond.com