Safety at Sea with the ORCV
Last chance for those crew wishing to do the Safety and Sea Survival Course this year.  We offer a full 2-day course (16th  and 17th November) and the 1-day revalidation course on 17th November.  Booking is open https://www.orcv.org.au/training/safety-sea-survival-course-sssc 

Over the weekend Sail Sandy was held at Sandringham Yacht Club. There were many sailors participating in the event from TeamMYC in many different classes. Many of these sailors finished the regatta with great results.

In the 29ers we had Zac Heyes finish 2nd overall and Lily & Matilda come in at a close 4th place.
James Jackson & Lachie Caldwell won in the 420s, with Kate & Brooke being the second placed Mornington boat in 5th place.
In the Laser fleet we had Daniel Laverty coming in 4th in the 4.7, and had Jack and Lachie placing well in a very experienced Radial fleet.
The new Aero fleet saw Rhett Gowans take home the win, with Sophie Jackson first female and 4th Aero.
We also had Leigh and Chloe sailing in the Optimist, and Will & Harrison and Sophie & Claudia sailing in the 420s.
Well done to everyone, and a great start to the sailing season.

Will & Sophie McKenzie
MYC Youth Captains

Saturday Racing Update October 12th 2019

Simple things like getting to the start line often seem easy, but things don’t always work that way. A tricky easterly wind  and a damaged outboard sadly ended Beau Brummell’s race day before they left the dock and Obsessions uncooperative mainsail made for a quick dash to the start line.

A fleet of 12 boats in divisions 1,2 &3 got under way in a perfect easterly flow under sunny skies. It was great to see code flag Romeo back to its normal size. Course 15 was set, and I suspect had all crews searching for the course sheet. Who knew there was a course 15, let alone where we would be heading!

A short beat to the start line sorted out the order with Obsession leading the fleet around the top mark. It was close finish in Division 1 with a 12 second margin over the line between Obsession and Morticia and close also in Division 3 with Dark Side of the Moon heading Mixed Nuts across the line. A shifty and variable wind made for interesting racing on the day, but with such beautiful weather sailing has to be the real winner.

Final Results:

Line Honors
Division. 1. Obsession
Division. 2. YT2
Division. 3  Dark Side of the Moon

Handicap Results:

Division. 1

1. Morticia : McDonald, Kurz & Alexander
2. Obsession : Laurie & Michael White
3. Windsong : Jim Watson
   

Division 2

1. YT2 : Stuart Gooley
2. Arrabelle : B. Levenspiel & G. Hailes
3. Tonic : Ray Harvey
   

Division 3

1. Mixed Nuts : Tim & Lisa O’Grady
2. Darkside of the Moon : Steve Bolton
3. Tub Thumper : G. Heard & A. Creed
   

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed GOS on Sunday.  Starting with an introductory talk about MYC, its committee, who were in attendance and available volunteering opportunities. This was followed by tea and coffee, an outline of the course and what to expect from Coach Mel.  

Janine and Anna led the ladies out onto two keel boats waiting at the pier.  Sailing on Bill's Phoenix and Andrew's Y2T.  
With a short explanation about the boats, the girls were soon assisting with steering, crossing the deck during tacks, using the grinders and flaking the main.
 
Light winds and sunshine made for a lovely time out on the water as we sailed towards the city and "B" marker, Mount Eliza.

Thanks also to Tara and Suzanne assisting on board on the day.

Click here for more photos from the day

Several boats racing last Saturday were found not to be race registered or had non-financial crew on-board.
 
Each boat must have lodged Boat Registration documents to be eligible to race. Further skippers must ensure that all their crew have paid a Sailing Crew Membership fee or have a paid the SailPass fee.
 
From the next race, all boats and crew will again be checked, any boat found to be non compliant will fail to get a result.
 
Just a friendly reminder from the Race Office team!

Saturday Racing Update October 5th 2019

.A smaller fleet than usual headed to the start line for the first Aggregate series race on Saturday for Division 1,2 and 3. It may have been the confusing forecast or a few cobwebs, but hopefully numbers will build in future weeks.

A combined division 1 & 2 start with most of the fleet starting at the boat end were headed early with Morticia getting off to a flying start from the pin end of the line. The world smallest code flag R in the world saw division 3 competitors reaching for the binoculars. Luckily starter John Mills must have had a suitable colored handkerchief in his pocket. Once again the fleet was split with the left hand side of the course proving favorable getting Beau Brummell to the top mark well ahead. There was tight racing in Division 3 with the lead changing a number of times during the race.

Just a reminder to all skippers and crew to make sure your paperwork is up to date and lodged with the club. Maybe a quick double check is in order. It would be a shame to miss out on a result after a hard day on the water.

Final results:

Line Honors
Division 1 : Morticia
Division 2 : YT2
Division 3 : Tub Thumper

Handicap Results:

Division 1

1. Sundara : Jon & Annie Storm
   
2. Morticia : McDonald, Kurz & Alexander
3. Phoenix: Phoenix Syndicate #4

Division 2

1. YT2 : Stuart Gooley
2. Arabelle :  B. Levenspiel & G. Hailes

Division 3

1. Magic Pudding: Phillip Mannes
2. Beau Brummell: T & G Vertigan
3. Tub Thumper: G. Heard & A. Creed

We are pleased to advise the Sailing instructions for the upcoming season have been published and may be found here or by using the website top menu item 'Sailing' and dropping down to 'Club Race Documents'.