 | Random Safety Checks MYC Race committee will be conducting random safety checks throughout the sailing season to make sure all boats are compliant. |
 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 .  The Sailing Instructions for the MYC 2023/24 sailing season have now been released.
The Sailing Instructions are available for viewing and download via the Club Racing Season Headquarters page The HQ page can also be found by clicking 'Club Racing' from the the 'Sailing' menu on our website. Note: This V1.00 document is the initial release of the Sailing Instructions and competitors are advised to regularly check the Official Notice Boards (ONB) for any Notices or Amendments. The ONBs are accessible from the Club Racing Season HQ page Our Club Racing Season HQ page has been created as a 'one stop shop' for all things racing at MYC this season. Why not bookmark it in your browser for quick access.... You may have heard the Foundation has recently committed to contribute $16,000 to the Club to assist in the purchase of a new tractor and another $16,000 towards a new crane. The Foundation Board would love to see wider member participation in supporting the Foundation, enabling it to continue and extend its financial contribution to projects such as these. Donations don’t have to be large; if every member donated $50 total contributions would be close to $45,000 which could then be used to continue the work in upgrading our facilities. Donations to the Mornington Yacht Foundation can be made through our account at the Australian Sports Foundation site by clicking on the following link Once you have made your donation you will receive a receipt to enable a tax deduction to be claimed. By making donations in this way you are effectively having the Government contribute to our sport to the extent of the tax deduction you obtain. However if you wish to make a donation without receiving a tax deduction these can be made directly to the Foundation through the Club office. On another matter the Foundation Board is in the early planning stages for our Business lunch in 2024 which we expect to be as great an event as last year’s. Keep the date Friday 15 March free and wait for further news.  Here's a quick tutorial that will explain how crew can easily join your boat's crew list and how to create and manage your boat's crew list. Why? It is all about SAFETY       Ahoy, me hearties!
Our Cap'n cordially invites you, your family and friends to come to the Club to enjoy a day of Celebrations to mark the start of our 2023-24 season. Put this date in your diary now! - Saturday 21st of October. The day will begin at 2pm, with the opening ceremony, followed by a combined race/sail past. Participating boats will receive a bottle of grog (for the adults) or booty for the young scallywags! There will also be a major prize drawn from boats that enter and participate in the Sail Past. Enter the Sail Past here Dress your boat with bunting and / or pirate themed decorations and fancy dress for your crew if you wish! The Cap'n (Commodore) will award a "Bounty" for best dressed boat and best dressed crew!! After the sail past it is back to the club for a FREE BBQ & refreshments. The BBQ will run until approx. 5.30pm. There will be live music from 6pm, with FREE NIBBLES provided for the evening. You can come for the whole day, evening only (BBQ will close approx. 5.30pm) or afternoon only - just let us know when booking. If you would like to go for a sail and would like for us to organise this for you - please tick the box when booking. DRESS: Pirate theme!!! Farewell, we look forwards to a fun filled day! Arrgh...... (For catering purposes we ask that you RSVP - NO charge applies - thank you) |
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