Announcing a brand new MYC App feature for Boat owners and Crew!
We are please to announce you can now have your very own 'Boat Crew' area in the app- just for you and your crew. It's fully featured too! Message your crew about sailing, post some pics, give them a quick call etc.. click here for more information!

From the Rocks...
We are now delivering to Mt. Martha, Mt. Eliza & Mornington! Our Chefs are prepping and ready to serve all of your takeaway favourites. Open from 5pm - 8pm Wednesday to Saturday and Lunch 12pm - 3pm Saturday & Sunday. Order online -Free delivery when you spend over $30.

Click here for the takeaway menu

Thank you to everyone that attended our zoom AGM - we had about 35 members attend which was great!
If you missed it and would like to watch it click on this link

Let's Support Eachother
During these tough times, please support our business owners within our membership and sponsorship - click here for the current listing which will continuously be updated & if you'd like to be added please contact the office. Thank you

We are excited to announce the introduction of our new Junior and Youth Sailing Program.  If you have a child or grandchild aged 8-10 who would like to try sailing for 4 sessions (for free) before joining please register them now as we have 10 spots per month and would like to give our members first access before public release.  Please read on...

In November 2020, Mornington Yacht Club will be introducing a new Junior and Youth Sailing Program that has been running successfully in other parts of Australia for many years. The program takes an active approach to learning, allowing young sailors to become confident and competent on the water as they develop into resilient and independent youth. 

At Mornington Yacht Club our key values are family, friendship and sailing, and our new program is centred around these values. We aim to provide access to an exciting sport in a family friendly environment, enabling participants to make new friends and develop into independent and resilient youth.  Our objective is to provide sailors with the skills needed to enjoy their sport and to participate in the Club's activities at the level they feel comfortable with, allowing them to pursue a lifelong journey in sailing.

Our program encourages active learning, as sailors utilize an educational framework amongst the constantly changing natural environment.  As young sailors grow their confidence and competence in the sheltered waters of the Mornington harbour, their independence and resilience will be strengthened as they venture further into the Bay and along their sailing journey.  Families are also encouraged to be involved in club life and assist in their child's sailing journey, as none of this is possible without the effort and commitment of sailors, coaches, volunteers and families.

Each month, between November and March, the Club is offering the opportunity for 10 children to ‘Try Sailing’ for free for 4 Sundays.  Participants will be provided with the use of an Optimist dinghy and life jacket for this period. At the conclusion of this free try-sailing month, families who choose to continue may apply to join the program and become a member, furthering their participation in the Club's activities and continuing their sailing journey.

Expressions of interest for this Program are now open – please visit the website, or follow this link https://www.morningtonyc.net.au/junior--youth-sailing-program---slm.html. There are only 10 places each month, so if you have a child or grandchild interested please register now! We would like to give our members first access before public release.

The Training and Development Committee have been co-ordinating regular Zoom sessions for the kids, and would now like to extend that to the big boat fleet as a way of staying in touch.  

We can’t meet together in person, but can still talk about the sport we love.

Please pour a drink, find a comfy chair and log onto Zoom. You don’t necessarily need to download the app, but it's a bit more functional if you do.

You don’t necessarily need to download the app, but it's a bit more functional if you do. You can join by phone or computer whatever suits you.

You can use the zoom link to connect or just dial in on a mobile to the number listed - refer to the tattler / email sent or contact the office.

Now, in order that this doesn’t get too crazy and we sound like a pack of sea gulls fighting over the chips, we do need to follow a few processes to make it work.

1. With lots of people joining in I will ask you to turn off video and I'll mute all so that we save the bandwidth to hear the talk and see the screen.
2. If you hold your mouse down the bottom left you can mute/unmute and turn video on and off.
3. For questions, it would be preferable to use the Q&A button.  Do do this hold the mouse in the middle of the bar at the bottom of the Zoom window, then you will be able to type in your question. We will try and deal with is at the time, otherwise we'll pause talk at appropriate times and open to any verbal questions. When asking a question you can then unmute yourself and turn on your video, so that we can see your face, but like a two way radio please try and not talk over others.

We look forward to seeing you then!

Then we’re open to suggestions to get us thru lockdown. Do you want more like the above? - Virtual (on-line) racing, cruising (local and OS), safety, or more on rules, sails and tactics???
. Please let us know

Andrew Weber
andrew@morningtonortho.com.au

We call Brian our "Mr Everywhere" Volunteer and would love for him to be recognised as volunteer of the year.  He first started volunteering with Sailability over 3 years ago, but it didn't just stop there, he is now involved in most areas of the club!
During the sailing season it is not uncommon for Brian to be here 7 days a week  - he arrives early on the Sailability days (Wednesday and Friday) and is usually one of the last to leave, making sure everything is packed up and in order and always pops by the office to say goodbye.   He has  recently taken over running the Wednesday program, is one of our top volunteers on Fridays and has now joined the Sailability Committee.
Then on Thursday mornings during sailing season he runs another Sailability style of day for a group from Marnebek  Special  School who travel from Cranbourne East each week, again always last to leave checking everything, sometimes it can be a long day for him.....and then he comes back to the club every Thursday evening for some sailing, crewing on Friday Harbour!
Brian is one of our emergency volunteers for the Sunday Sailability program and is the first person to be called when help is needed and he always makes sure that he can be there to do just that.
He always put his hand up to help during regattas, offering to do any job on water, off water and has helped out cooking the sausages at our BBQ too.
Despite not being a boat owner Brian volunteers to help with the retrieval and slipping of our keel boats for their winter storage.  He is there at the crack of dawn and one of the least to leave.
 
Then when sailing stops, Brian is involved in our TAG Group (Thursday Action Group) - a small group of volunteers come down to the club to help us with all sorts of jobs every Thursday - from keeping the yard tidy, fixing rescue boats, fixing things around the club, all sorts of odd jobs that really save the club alot of time and funds.  And if any job is not finished on a Thursday, he turns up on Friday morning to finish!
When people are in need of assistance either with their boat or other things, Brian is the first to offer his help with no hesitation at all.
And if that isn't enough he often comes to the MYC office asking if there is anything we need doing around the club!  With a friendly face and big smile, it is always a pleasure to chat with Brian as he has plenty of time for everyone and is well deserved of this award.

The MYC Season 2020-2021 Notice of Race has been released.

You can find it under 'Sailing >> Club Race Documents' from our website top menu, or you can view and download it here.

We would love to hear feedback on whether you are interested in further discussion sessions about the rules on Thursday Evenings.
Please send your feedback on this & the other great topics Andrew has planned in the coming weeks to the MYC Office

Notice is hereby given, the 74th Annual General Meeting 2019-20 of the Mornington Yacht Club will be held, due to COVID-19 Government restrictions, via the electronic medium of Zoom on:
Thursday 10th September 2020 at 7pm

Agenda

1. Apologies
2. Condolances
3. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting held 21st July 2019
4. Commodores Report
5. Rear Commodores Report
6. Consider and receive Treasurers Report, Profit & Loss Account & Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2020
7. General business on notice
8. Election of Office Bearers and Committee for Season 2020 – 2021 (Should a poll be necessary for the  election of Office Bearers and Committee, proxies will be counted provided that the rules as to voting by proxy are observed)
9. Congratulations to incoming committee
10. Close of meeting
11. Next meeting date:TBA

Nominations Close Thursday 27th August 2020 at 7pm

Please Note:
Due to the meeting being held via Zoom with limited numbers, only Senior, Senior Concession, Senior Family, Senior Family Concession & Honorary Life members who are financial for the  2020-2021 season are invited to attend.

Members wishing to attend the meeting are requested to register attendance via the office  office@morningtonyc.net.au or by calling 03 5975 7001.

A Zoom meeting invite will be provided to members registered to attend  prior to the meeting.

Nomination From to be returned to the Club Manager by 7pm Thursday 27 Aug 2020
Proxy Form to be returned to the Club Manager by 7pm  Tuesday 8 Sep 2020

All Correspondence to:
The Club Manager
Email: office@morningtonyc.net.au
 
Mornington Yacht Club
PO Box 291
Mornington Vic 3931

The Rocks takeaway open hours are as follows:

Wednesday to Friday 5:00pm to 7:30pm for pick up or delivery
Saturday & Sunday from 11am for coffee, lunch and dinner, pick up or delivery

Click here for the Take away Menu!

While we have a bit of time on our hands, why not get prepared for the sailing season?
We are pleased to advise that the new season Boat Owners Documentation 'Fast-Track' system is ready with the new forms.  Click on the link below if:

•     If you are over 18 years of age
•     If no personal or contact details have changed from the information submitted last year
•     If you have the same boat
•     If you haven't changed the color or design etc. of your boat
•     If you are fully insured
•     If you understand this submitted form becomes a legally binding document with MYC.
  

If you don't conform to any of the list above, you will need to use the traditional 'download the forms' method. Once this is done though, next year you will be 'set to go'!

Click here to jump to the new Boat Owners Documentation 'Fast Track' system

Online Course - Weather for Sailors provides you with the meteorological knowledge needed to safely enjoy your time on the water. Structured with 3 online modules; The Fundamentals, Coastal Sailing and Advanced Weather is led by our highly qualified ORCV members Robin Hewitt and Andrew Roberts both expert meteorologists and ocean sailors and contain a mixture of lectures and practical exercises. These courses provides a solid foundation in marine weather, with the opportunity to discuss more advanced topics with our expert as the course progresses.

Weather for Sailors course is designed to inform all types and levels of sailors, racers and cruising sailors alike, how to observe weather conditions and how to find the right forecasting advice from the vast array of modern resources available. Booking are open now https://www.orcv.org.au/training/weather-courses

To all our loyal customers:
 
In response to the latest Victorian State Government Stage 4 Restrictions, we are pleased to advise that Sport Phillip Marine will remain open for business during the 6 week lock-down in Melbourne beginning 11.59pm Wednesday 5th August and lasting for an estimated 6 weeks within the Melbourne metropolitan area and surrounding regions. 


We will be adhering to government protocols, have a Covid-19 Safety Plan, and will be maintaining strict hygiene & social distancing for our team.
 
We will provide a non-contact pick-up and delivery service during reduced operating hours.  Orders must be emailed to sales@sportphillip.com.au or phoned to 5975 4715 ahead of time, and no pick-ups will be permitted if not confirmed by us.  There will be strictly no entrance to our retail store during this time.
 
Our policy has always been to maintain considerable stock levels but where we need to order-in stock there will may be some delays in our response. Our transport partners also remain in operation, however there may be some delays experienced due to the restrictions and increased demands on all carriers. 
 
We thank you for your ongoing support and plan to operate as close to normal as possible during this period. We hope that with your support we are able to survive this disaster and continue supporting you.

Kind Regards
James Robertson
Manager

Dear Members,

Following on from the Premier's announcement yesterday detailing changes to Melbourne’s restrictions moving us into stage 4 with stronger rules please be advised that the MYC Club and Yard is now CLOSED to ALL Members  (this is for at least the next six weeks, until Sunday 13 September).

You are not permitted to enter the yard at any time - if you have any concerns about your boat please contact the office: 03 5975 7001 or text: 0410 774 250.  The office will be closed, and myself and Tayla will be working from home and contactable by email.

While we do not have the definitive outcome for sailing as yet, Australian Sailing are advising that all sailing in Melbourne ceases as of today until further notice (as per the stage 4 exercise restrictions).
 
Attached you will find the Premier’s statements for your information, some of the key points include:
 
State of Disaster declared

• From 6pm Sunday 2nd August 2020, Victoria will enter a State of Disaster. This will give police additional powers to ensure people are complying with public health directions.

 
Changes to Melbourne’s restrictions

• From 6pm Sunday 2nd August 2020, Melbourne will move to Stage 4 restrictions with stronger rules to limit the movement of people – and limit the spread of the virus across the city.
• A curfew will commence Sunday 2nd August from 8pm to 5am. The only reasons to leave home during these hours will be work, medical care and caregiving.
• Where you slept last night is where you will need to stay for the next six weeks, there’ll be exemptions for partners who live apart and for work, if required.
• The Night Network will be suspended, and public transport services will be reduced during curfew hours.
• New time, distance and gathering limits will also apply for exercise and shopping.
• Exercise will be limited to a maximum of one hour per day and no more than five kilometres from your home. Group size will be limited to a maximum of two, whether you live with them or not.
• Shopping will be limited to one person per household per day. Again, the five-kilometre rule will apply.
• Study at TAFE and uni must be done remotely.
• From Wednesday at 11:59pm, weddings in Melbourne cannot occur.
• Face coverings will continue to be compulsory.

 
Keep well and stay safe,

Sarah Grant
Club Manager