Welcome Mornington Yacht Club members to Salt n Soul Yoga …by Lisa!
 
Yoga, Breathe, Release, Renew
 
Breathe in life, inhale peace and exhale disharmony
 
***Special health and well being yoga classes running for members and wider community commencing Thursday 21 February, 2019***

• Feel alive with breath and movement
• Feel loved and freed from your thoughts

• Feel strong, empowered & inspired
• Feel connected, calm and find you again

 
Come and join us - Beginner and Intermediate Vinyasa flow classes offered
(Classes $18.00 casual or 10 class pass $150.00)
 
 ***SPECIAL MYC MEMBERS PRICE $15.00 CASUAL PER CLASS***
 
Thursdays during School Terms commencing 7.30 am at Mornington Yacht Club
Mats are limited so if you have a mat, maybe bring it too!
 
Contact Lisa on 0408 771 434 for any more information or via
 
Real People, Real Bodies:
Yoga does not mean flexibility or fancy yoga positions it means, connection, union. Unlayering of the self, finding the calm amongst the chaos in this sometimes crazy busy world…so just come and do you with beautiful music and beautiful flows
 
 Yoga * fall in love with taking care of yourself
*Mind.                         *Body.                               *Spirit.

Click here to view ORCV Calendar which has dates for their training courses, ocean and bay racing events throughout the year

The Dolphin Research Institute newsletter 14 Feb 2019 - click here to read

The Mornington Yacht club are extremely proud and excited to be partnering with Town Planning & Co, a local consultancy offering professional town planning & project management services.
Melinda Ryan, the organizations founder, is strategic minded and project focussed with more than 15 years’ professional experience spanning public and private sectors in areas of property and planning. 
Committed to service excellence, Melinda’s values align nicely with the values of our Club.

As part of the commercial arrangement Town Planning & Co will be naming rights sponsor for the upcoming Victorian Junior Carnival and Schnapper Point Regatta to be held here at the Mornington Yacht Club on the 16th and 17th February 2019.

Mornington CEO Wayne Holdsworth said “We are delighted to be partnering with Town Planning & Co for not just the Junior Carnival and Regatta but for the remainder of the year”.
 
In response, Melinda has stated " Town Plannning & Co is thrilled to partner with MYC in 2019 with view toward a lasting, mutually beneficial relationship".

Dear members and friends,,

We have several Corporate Partnership opportunities over the next few months with a number of important regattas. Please consider whether your business or a contact could help MYC again successfully run these events

The partnership will provide extensive brand exposure and networking opportunities that from experience will lead to new business.

The Australian Sailing Victorian Junior Carnival 16th Feb 2019 - carnival like event on Mother’s Beach to foster learn-to-sail graduates take the next step to life long sailing

Schnapper Point Regatta - 16 and 17th Feb 2019 - expect over 100 boats this year

Victorian State 420 class championship - March 2019

Australian National 420 class championship - January 2020

As well as the hundreds of visitors these events attract, your company could expect exposure from media articles,  naming rights, signage on clubhouse and beach, boat stickers, show-bags and promotional goods.

Please contact Wayne on ceo@morningtonyc.net.au if you are interested - thank you.

This applies to MOST MYC Members (including parents) & especially our Regatta volunteers - please continue reading......

Anyone within the club that is involved in Junior/Youth is required to do a working with children check. Below are the definitions as to what type of contact is considered a requirement:

• DIRECT CONTACT in the Act. The definition of direct contact now includes oral, written or electronic communication as well as face-to-face and physical contact.
• If a person’s contact with children as part of their child-related work is supervised by another person, they will still need to apply for a Working with Children Check.

How to Apply:  http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

AMENDMENTS, Amendments, amendments:
 
Competitors are advised that there are new amendments now on the Club website. Amendments No 4 & 5 to the Sailing Instructions and Amendment No 1 to the Schedule of Races (Calendar of Events) Click here for the amendment page.

Our summer newsletter.....
Click here to read

Bob Legg was the Commodore of the Yacht Club from 1955 until 1958 at a very important time in the Club’s history as we moved on from the Sharpie era .  He was an outstanding sailor in 14 ft dinghies sailing with Bob Keeley, then in the Flying Dutchman and Finn Classes.  In the Finn Class he narrowly missed Olympic selection for Australia in the 1956 Olympics.
 
Bob’s achievements as Commodore included:
-construction of the first “Retreiver”
-development of the sabot junior sailing program with the assistance of parents such as Max Rodd and Max Whitbourne.
-Building cold moulded Flying Fifteens and Top Hat class keelboats through his Mouldcraft business in Frankston.
-Lobbying for a reclaim to be developed at the pier.
 
Bob later moved to Queensland where he commenced a new business RL Yachts  designing and building the fleet of trailer sailers bearing that name which still race actively as a fleet and hold National Championships annually.
 
In honour of Bob’s achievements at the Club the Foundation named one of the Pacer dinghies ‘Wasp’ the name used by Bob on his racing yachts.
 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT BOB LEGG AND OTHER KEY PERSONALiTIES IN THE CLUB’S HISTORY PURCHASE A COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE MORNINGTON YACHT  CLUB FROM THE OFFICE.  THIS WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT.  ONLY $50 OR $110 IN HARDCOVER.

Congratulations to Chloe Harper who came 3rd in the 420 Sail Sydney Regatta! Sophie Jackson had her first outing in the 470 with 5 of the top 10 in the world competing! The likes of Aussie gold medalist Matt Belcher who has been sailing the 470 for 20 years meant it was a huge learning experience and showed how far the gap is to the top at Olympic level.

Congratulations to Rhett Gowans who won another Australian Title last week, this time in an Aero 7, adding to his Laser Radial win a few years ago! The event was sailed in Port Stephens, Rhett said the sailing was fantastic in big sea breezes!