A sweltering 39 degrees Celsius and no wind all day but yet again  Steve Bardsley arrives at the club, climbs to the tower and arranges a 15 knot easterly for 5.45pm. I think the Open Bic Worlds at Safety Beach need a Steve. 11 boats entered 8 started and 6 got results. Another large no. of boats stayed on the deck to start the NYE celebrations and waiting for the Nude Fireworks on Sunny side Beach. The deckies were also entertained with Lazy on Morning Light cruising up and down the harbour.

 We had a new sailing visitor Neil (Emanuel)  and Mary from Glen Waverley.  Neil wants to return to sailing after previously being a European Finn Champion.  Put you bids in as he wants to sail at Mornington, he is big and fit and  knows his stuff. Neil helmed "Times r Tuff" as a double hander and I watched him dip the line to beat solo sailor Kerry "Jessica" Knowles, "Take One".  A great effort by Kerry!
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The 15 knot easterly did not cool things down, Trevor Neate and the "Jesse" crew pirated Jim Watson's Windsong so they could be on a winning boat for the last race of 2015. We hope Jim Watsons crew  were not overcome by Pirate Graeme Pimlott's  fashion statement  and it does not catch on.  See the pics and a warning please do not enlarge as you could be ill.

The lone Etchell "Vendetta", James Bacon was having his first race for the season and as a double hander sailed really well to come second. 3rd was our MYC consistent performer and top sailor "Anna",  Peter Delange.  Click here for the full results of Race 2. After 2 Races "Sundara" Stormy is in first place.​  Click here for the series result
Happy New year Mornington Yacht Club !!!  We cant wait for heaps of great sailing in 2016!!!

Hi All,
I can't believe how quickly we have reached Christmas -  It just seems like last weekend that our season opened!  I hope you all have been enjoying what M.Y.C. offer both on and off the water.
For the first season in many I can't seem to put a Saturday together, but have very much enjoyed the few Thursdays that I and my girls have dragged Smile 'n Wave out of the yard to enjoy what we all love...Sailing.
It was terrific to see so many new faces on the deck last Thursday, to be able to sail into the landing with the Ronstan band playing with the deck buzzing is truly a Mornington experience.
It seems our fleet numbers have been ok, but I know they will ramp up even more after Christmas.
Good luck to all competing both in Ocean Races or National Championships over this Christmas period.
I have unfortunately had to devote considerable time to both business and family over the last few weeks, I hope that my absence was noted.
I have really appreciated the efforts made by my fellow Committee members and our hard working office staff in keeping our great club trimmed and sailing on the right tack.
I am heading down to the Mornington East Y.C. with my family for a couple of weeks and am looking forward to the 2nd half of our season, especially the 70th season celebrations.  The amount of work being put into this is amazing and I know you will all enjoy both the open weekend and the Soiree.  I know I will. To get the discounted ticket price of $99 for the soiree which includes entertainment, food and alcohol for the evening don't forget to book by the 30th of December.

I would like to wish you all a great Christmas & a Safe New Year,

Go Team MYC competing over the Christmas & New Year break!!!                             Graeme Alexander

The December Heatwave came with really strong northerly winds. The winds were so strong at the northern end of the bay with SYC cancelling races but it was good news that MYC went ahead for the Laser and Open Opti Fleet. It was all weird as the racing was in a south easterly wind direction and no more than 10 knots. Waves were coming from all directions.

2 races were held. Races 5 and 6 of the Club Championship ,11 Opti's competing and Denver James in his Laser 4.7. Thankyou  Reece James and his team for running some great racing in tricky conditions.

Race 5
1st 1251 Gold Bullet - Jeremy Gray
2nd 1150 Jazzy - Jasmine Evenden
3rd 1075 The Force - Will McKenzie

Race 6
1st 1150 Jazzy - Jasmine Evenden
2nd 730 - Lucky Buoy - Lachlan Weber
3rd 1075 The Force - Will McKenzie

Championship Series after Race 6
1st 1251 Gold Bullet - Jeremy Gray
2nd 1075 The Force - Will McKenzie
3rd 1664 Racer x - Jack Eickmeyer
Click here for the full Opti Championship results.

Aggregate Series after Race7.
1st 978 Sonic Dash Jay James
2nd 611 Pearl Sophie Mckenzie
3rd 1032 Optical Zoom Kate James
Click here for the Opti Aggregate Results
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Click here fore the OTB Championship and Aggregate Results

Apple phones  stop working at 35 degrees Celsius but this did not stop a fleet of 39 boats racing and facing the elements. All day the wind averaged 0 knots but at 6pm Steve Bardsley ordered 10 knots from  the south east, right on time for ideal racing. Time synchronizing upon sign on must have been a heat stress factor as 4 boats were OCS (On Course Start). One of which being first time entrant "Licence to Chill" Jeff and Sheila Young. Welcome Jeff to your Secret Service Mornington initiation. Scratched or "dsq" was "Scratch" David Eickmeyer for a technicality only those on the inside know why. 

The race was a real chaser with a fast course, flat water,  a long starboard beat and a Kangaroo Santa hopping from boat to boat with treats. Those not distracted and crossing the finish line the quickest were:-.

1st Sundara - Jon and Annie Storm (1 hr 18min 58 Sec)
2nd Tub Thumper - G . Heard and A. Creed 
3rd. Sanjuro - Keith Ross
4th Messin About - Paul Copeland

Click here for the full results

I expect First Light - Andrew Weber to be the winner of the most decorated boat and crew that got into the Christmas atmosphere  but  still waiting for confirmation from the fishing charter boat pics to give the hawk eye verdict . Great work First Light

The Deck after the race was buzzing. Commodore Graeme Alexander said "it does not get any better" whilst he enjoyed craning his Etchell with a XXXX Gold, Live Music and his crew swimming. Vice Commodore Sheryl Schumacher was as equally excited with her new Mooring and the live music.

MYC will claim The Ronstan Band as their own with Tim and Tony Melville making up half the band. There was no doubt they are officially the best ever Live Deck band in the World. It was half expected Morn Pen resident James Reyne to join them when singing "Reckless".  Most stayed  and danced to the music way after sailing on such a brilliant balmy evening. 

Thank You Harcourts Real Estate for Sponsoring Series #2.
Thank You Steve Bardsley, Sue Redman and Barb Nash running a wonderful race
Thank You Sean Miles and Michael our Frosty and Christmas Drivers
Thank You Especially to Greta Karay - Our secret Santa  and Kangaroo. Greta designed and made the Kangaroo suit as part of her RMIT studies and I would vote this the best and coolest Kangaroo  suit ever made Greta was absolutely fantastic playing the role and I think all will agree made the race and night really special. 
It was a truly great finish to 2015 Twilight Sailing.

Full gallery of Pics Click here.

ot was the last race before Christmas and 17 Boats got up early for  Race 3 of the Gazman Long Distance Series.  6 Div 1. 5 Div.2 6 Div.3 

Great photos are thanks to Kellie Knowles showing glassy to light conditions. 
The fastest boat Javelin finished in 6 hours 49 min and all boats crossed the line within 9 hours.

Race 3
Div 1. 1st Javelin Mark Nicholson PHS Seduction Richard Nichols AMS
Div. 2 1st Flying Circus Alison Clough PHS and AMS
Div.3  1st Mixed Nuts - Tim O'Grady PHS, Endless Advice Rob Harrison CBH

Overall Series after 3 races
Div.1  Windsong - Jim Watson AMS and PHC
Div.2 YT2 Stuart Gooley AMS,  Flying Circus PHC
Div. 3 Mixed Nuts - PHC, Heaven Can Wait - Keith Bayliss CBH

Click here for the full results

First of all congratulations to the Australians and Victorians that reached the top of their sport by standing on the podium in their respective Olympic Classes:

GOLD : .

1. 49er Fx Tess Lloyd , SSCBC, PYC VIC. and Caitlin Elks AUS11
2. Finn  Oliver Tweddell SYC AUS 261 VIC  
3. 470 Men  Conway Brothers,
4. 470 Women Carrie Smith andJamie Ryan
5. Laser Radial  Ashley Stoddart  AUS 194950
6. RSX Women Joanna Sterling
7. Skud 18 Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch
8. Sonar Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris, Russell Boaden

SILVER

1. 2.4 mtr  Matthew Bugg
2. 470 Men Tom Klemens and Tim Hannah SSCBC, 
3. 470 Women Sasha Ryan and Aurora Paterson,  
4. 49er Will and Sam Phillips AUS66 , SSCBC VIC

BRONZE

1. Laser   Jeremy O'Connell BRYC AUS 208331
2. 49er     David Gilmour and Rhys Mara AUS7
3. 470 Mens Angus Galloway and Josh Dawson
4. 470 Women Pip Petriomonaco WYC VIC , Amelia Catt 
5. Formula Kite - Ric Black AUS1 
6. RSX Women -  Lara o'Brien
7. Finn:  Nicholas Kennedy AUS274

Click here for all Olympic Class results

INVITED CLASSES:

17 MYC sailors raced at the ISAF Sailing World Cup

Opti Class  - With 100 Optis of the best junior sailors i the country competing congratulations to:
Gold Fleet

• ​34th Lily Richardson Lopti 1199 
• 44th James Jackson Speedy Stingray  432  

Silver Fleet

• 2nd Will McKenzie   The Force 1075 
• 10th Lachie Weber Lucky Buoy 1670 
• 13th John Faulkner Johnny Be Goode 614
• 15th Jasmine Evenden  Jazzy 1150 
• 17th Matilda Richardson  Mopti 1197
• 28th Jack Eickmeyer Racer X 1164
• 39th Jeremy Gray Gold Bullet 1251

Laser Class. - Rhett and Tyrone Gowns are competing at the highest level  against 33 of the  most skilled sailors in Australia. 

• 4th Rhett Gowans  Rhetts Rig 210174
• 16th Tyrone Gowans Tubby 206043

Check out the gold Medal race Video. Click here

420 Class - Congratulations to  Nicholas Sharman & James Grogan in 3rd overall.  Also
Stan Austin and Kristian Tipovsky 13th
Sophie Jackson and Ella Sharman 17th

For all Invited Class results click here.

More to follow on tomorrow's Junior and Youth E Telltale

Also click here  on the final wrap ISAF SWC video below.

Hot from a successful ISAF World Cup Melbourne Regatta the MYC  team of four International 420 class dinghies have already begun the journey to Sydney . 

The MYC team is
Nick Sharman and James Grogan  55149 Azzurra   
Sophie Jackson and Ella Sharman 55166 L.O.L
Jack Purcell and  Caroline Brown  Living the Dream 55152
Stan Austin and Kristian Tipovsky 55150 The Ram

​3 major events are scheduled to be held at Woolhara SC, NSW

Sail Sydney 17th - 20th January 2015   13 entries  http://www.sailsydney.org.au/
Australian 420 Championships 1st - 8th January 2016   31 Entries
Australian Youth Championships 8th - 14th January 2016 23 Entries
http://www.woollahrasailingclub.org.au/racing/regattas/

Good Luck MYC and good luck to our coach Bunny Warren

Stuart Gooley is currently writing the 70 years history of Mornington Yacht Club and unfortunately when trying to assist Stuart MYC have a large gap in our newsletter collections.

If you do have a copy of a MYC newsletter between 1989 and 2002 we are interested to obtain a copy asap.

Either contact Rod or Sarah in the office 59757001,  [email protected] or Stuart Gooley direct on 0411 112 111, [email protected]

The Aggregate Series has had some great racing this year with 37 Boats .
Div.1 6 Boats, Div.2 9 Boats, Div.3 12 Boats  Flying Fifteens 5 Boats Etchells 5 Boats  
A seabreeze of 10-15 knots.
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Peter Susovich started the Flying Fifteen race with Tania Lawton on Retriever and I must thank and congratulate Peter and Tania for having to  set the courses start the 2 races and deal with the faulty anchor winch on Retriever. Also a big thanks to Duty Boat - Mixed Nuts , Tim and Lisa O'Grady  who also had to do more work then expected in terms of drifting marks and Retriever.

Race 6.
In all three divisions the Line Honours boat won also on PHS.
Div.1 Phoenix - Bill Bennett, Peter Green
Div 2 YT2 - Stuart Gooley 
Div 3. Himilayen Women - Paul Dynes, Anthony Cincotta
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Race 10 & 11 
All five Flying Fifteens were racing and wins were shared  
Race 10 Ffat Chance - John Best and Ian Robertson.
Race 11 Under the Pump - Joe Etherson

Series
Div.1  Windsong - Jim Watson  leads by 2.6 points over Phoenix
Div.2  YT2 by 3 points over  Tonic - Ray Harvey
Div. 3 Just Another Toy - David Blennerhassett by 5 points over Magic Pudding -, Phil Mannes
Flying Fifteens - FFat Chance 
Etchells - Pale and Stout - Mathew Hazelwinkle  by 2 points over Easy Rider - Reece James

​Click here for the full results

Another great day in the race office  and a big thank you to with Steve Bardsley, Kristine Johnson and John Randle 
AND  Great Sausages by Kerry and Wayne Larder looking great above in their new matching Club polos.

52 boats participated in The Good Guys Mornington Twilight Series which finished in superb weather last night.

No dramas on the day other than a missing handbag

The Doctor - Graeme Holmes was first to arrive home and we had our first dead heat for second place between Lucinda - Barry Mills and Flying Circus - Allison Clough. It appears it was a night for the big boats with Windsong, Something Blue, First Light and Phoenix all in the top ten.

The last race did determine the Series placings and even with a first last night it was not enough for the  The Doctor could not catch up on points to First Light,  Andrew Weber. Congratulations Andrew and his team!

In third place overall and on count back was our new members sailing their first series at MYC since leaving RHKYC in their Flying Fifteen Ffat Chance - John Best and Ian Robertson.(20th last night)

The Top Ten was:

10: Beau Brummell Tonia and Graeme Vertigan  Div 3
9. Javelin - Mark Nicholson  Div. 1
8. Times-r-Tuff John Underwood Div.3
7. Silicon Chip - Lawrence White Div.2 
6. Phoenix - Bruce Bennett , Peter Green Div.1 
​5. Cocktail Rob Rainsford  Div. 3 
4. Jesse - Graeme Pimlott  Couta
3. FFat Chance - John Best and Ian Robertson  - Flying Fifteen
2. The Doctor - Graeme Holmes  Div.2 
1. First Light - Andrew Weber Div.1 

For all the results click here

Thank You Tony Coco from the Good Guys Mornington
Thank you Race Office Volunteers
Thank you Tender Drivers.
​Thank You Ball Boys

Dear All,
Please see attached plans and explanation beneath regarding remaining works at Mornington Pier Forecourt.
Unfortunately Parks Victoria have not been able to complete the power relocation works, so the project will not be completely finished before Christmas.  This delay was a concern from the outset, hence the staging plan which was sent to you all on the 16th September. 
The staging plan means that the forecourt/ carpark area will be left clean, safe and usable for the Christmas and January period, with no construction works planned.  The Contractor will then return in February or when Parks Victoria has relocated the electrical services and complete the remaining tasks. 
If you require any further information please let me know.
Kind regards,
James
 
​Click on drawings 
Work ot be completed prior to 24th Dec
Work to be completed in Feb

JAMES MCNEUR | Project Manager | MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE
T: 5950 1304 M: 0499 333 211 E: [email protected]
Private Bag 1000, Rosebud VIC 3939 | 2 Queen St, Rosebud VIC 3939
www.mornpen.vic.gov.au | Follow us on Twitter @MornPenShire

Raffle tickets are available from the office until Thursday 17th December when the club  will draw the luck raffle tickets. The prizes are 3 Christmas Hampers kindly made and supplied by MYC member Pam Lane.  They are wonderful prizes as can be seen in the pictures. Please dig deep into your pockets  and buy  tickets and support your club. Tickets $3 or 5 for $10. Winners to be notified either at the draw or by mobile.

A Tackers course makes for a great Christmas gift! The summer holidays are a fantastic opportunity to progress through the Tackers program. If you have any younger siblings or friends 7 years old or older that might be interested in learning to sail follow the link below!

The courses run from Tuesday to Friday, 0830 – 1230. The dates are:

4 – 8 January 2015
18 - 22 January 2015

For more information and enrollment please CLICK HERE
Alternatively, contact the Sailing Office on 59757001 or [email protected]

MYC member Deborah Butler has written a  a children’s book "Zubbadoo and the boat with no name"

Debbie wrote "The book is designed to introduce kids to sailing and, therefore, uses sailing terms. There will be a glossary of the terms in the front so non-sailing parents could explain it to kids as the story goes. It is based on the sailor’s legend that it is unlucky to rename a boat. A boat washes up on the shore without a name and the lead character has to help it find its name. It is written in rhyme to replicate the waves of the ocean – not sure if this comes through – but ok, I just love a rhyme. It is set in Mornington and across Port Phillip Bay.  The Mornington Yacht Club stingray makes a feature and needs a name as does the lead character who is a girl."

Deborah has asked the yacht club junior members that love to draw to enter a drawing competition to design the characters of the girl Zubbadoo, the boat with no name and the Sting Ray. We ask that you use your imagination as to what the characters might look like Draw just one or all of the three characters.  Entries close at the end of the school holidays 31 Jan 2016 and are to be received either by email to [email protected] or delivered to the MYC office. see poster below

The winning entries will each win a $50 Sport Phillip Marine Voucher and the winning drawings will be used as the inspiration for the real illustrations of the characters in the book. 

The aim is to publish the book early next year and we would like an indication as to how many to publish and ask that you pre-order based on indicative cost of $20 per book.Please send your pre order requirements to email: [email protected].

It will be a wonderful childrens book  that you will keep you close to home roots and to be read from generation to generation.

Men’s 470 Olympic champion (2008), dual Olympian and five time World Champion Nathan Wilmott (NSW) and  New South Wales Sailing Performance Coach Larry Cargill  visited  Bunny Warren at Mornington Yacht Club this afternoon. Nathan won his very first World Championship at Mornington (2004) in the 420 class and was coached at the time by Bunny Warren. For the full 2004 Worlds Wrap up article click here.
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Thank you all to those that had fun racing in the Vice Commodores trophy race on the weekend.
Many of the fleet were  away at the Pre World Cup training Session at St Kilda but those that did participate had some excellent results. Especially all the Green fleeters for keeping up with the Open Fleet around the track.  Congratulations to Optimum Speed Chris Coombs and Opthomas Thomas Hutchison both had a first. Check out the photo's of Rear Commodore Jacko. Spot what is wrong with the photo of Jacko sailing. A special thank you to the visiting BYS 420's and crews for also participating and MYC Opti Coach Mel Hitchen Haw and father David for their support..
Click here for Opti Results  Click here for 420 results.