We have a WhatsApp Group named "WOW" - this is the best place to keep up to date with all things happening in Women on Water at MYC. If you are not already a part of our WOW WhatsApp Group and would like to join, please send your name and mobile number to [email protected] and we will be happy to add you!
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Australian Womens Keelboat Regatta 2025
Good luck to Janine Harrison and her newly formed crew — Rose Carlson, Ada Edwards, Isabelle Corcoran, Jo McKenzie, Gina Kasmas, Dianna Cohen, Kim Fitcher, and Donna Sutherland — as they sail Jensminc in their first regatta this weekend at the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta, hosted by the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron!A big thank you to Mary McCauley, Jo McKenzie, Jon Phillips, and Ben Joes for their invaluable support in making this opportunity possible for our amazing team. Wahoo! We can’t wait to hear all about it! 3.06.25 |
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Sunday Spinnaker Session! - 18 May 25
Thank you to Mary McCauley who met with 5 of our ladies and ran a FREE Spinnaker session yesterday! 19.05.25 |
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AWKR Stories, Laughter & Lessons: An Evening with organiser, Monica Jones, and WOW
At our recent gathering, Monica shared her journey through the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), reflecting on its evolution from a mixed-gender event to a celebrated women’s-only regatta. She recounted first competing at around 22 years old, sailing alongside her dad — and following his every instruction — to later skippering solo, making mistakes, and learning from them along the way. She eventually bought into her own boat, Salamander II, an Adams 10, marking her new chapter of independence on the water. Her stories of camaraderie, fierce competition, protests, and plenty of laughter strikes a chord with sailors of all levels. Monica generously shared a mix of handy tips and hilarious fails — relatable to both the new and seasoned yachties in the room! Perhaps the most important take-away was emphasis on the importance of preparation. Monica outlined some of the ways like understanding key documents as the Notice of Race (NOR) and Sailing Instructions (SIs), as well as other crucial information for any skipper or crew planning to compete. Looking ahead, AWKR 2025 is set to welcome around 30 yachts, across two divisions, with three races each day over the three-day event. Sailing Instructions will be available online soon, and a spectator boat will be available for those keen to come along and support. (Let Mary McCauley know if you're interested!) All in all, it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening — fueled by wine, cheese, and a shared passion for sailing — with plenty of excitement in the air for AWKR 2025, or for some, a solid commitment to join the fun in 2025! 19.05.25 |
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**Women’s Keelboat Regatta 7 - 9 June**
If you are interested in being involved please complete this expression of interest form by tomorrow 6 pm. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, this is for you!! 2 practical training sessions will be held along with 1 theory session beforehand. We’d love to get 2 teams entered under MYC!! ⛵️ Here is the link - https://us11.list-manage.com/survey?u=58723e3cdebb92adf8efb90ad&id=190424fbb7&attribution=false Thank you!! If you have any questions, just ask here!! 12.05.25 |
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Expression of Interest for Jensminc Sailing / T&D at MYC for the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta 2025 (7-9th June)
Participation aims to promote MYC in competitive women’s racing on Port Phillip, and as such training will be provided free of charge by MYC T&D (Training & Development) CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT EOI FORM>>> 30.04.25 |
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**Our Intrepid Sailors on Jensminc!**
Nothing fazes our intrepid lady sailors on Jensminc!! On last Saturdays Pyramid race, just past M1 in the middle of Port Philip the tiller broke. A quick (not a tongue) lashing under the capable skipper-ship of Janine, we secured the rudder to the boat hook, and we were safely away back to Mornington Harbour powered by the head sail, under slightly sloppy control! Well done Janine and Diana!!! 10.04.25 |
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**WOW Sailing Shirts!**
Special price B4 Easter at cost price $40. New MYC Sailing Shirt $45 after Easter, purchase from the office :) |
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**GOS!**
Thank you to all our skippers who helped out last week with our GOS program, if you would like to be involved with this great program this week please contact the office - [email protected] Photo: Meral and Kiera onboard Allure by Gavin Jones (thank you!) 11.03.25 |
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**Girls Out Sailing!!**
A HUGE thanks goes to our Skippers & their Crew for helping with our November and February GOS programs! Shoutout to Allure (Gavin), Amici (Graeme & Chris), Anna II (Roly), Ginan (Cam & Nigel), Javelin (Mark), Lincoln Rose (Pete), Lyndall II (Patrice & Phil), Obsession (Laurie & Mike), Remedy (Bill, Scott, Philip & Darren), Sundara (Jon), Shining Sea (Jacko & Andrew), and YT2 (Andrew). After November, we had 5 out of 6 ladies join as crew members which is fantastic! February saw a record 10 ladies participating, and many are interested in joining MYC. We're running another session in March with 8 already booked! Skippers wanting to help, please contact the office - thank you!!! 04.03.25 |
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Another great day on the water! thanks to Mia for your start boat assistance - great job and another new skill learnt!
01.03.25 |
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Thank you to our fabulous and inspiring Mary for presenting our WOW Program & MYC at the Sports Club Breakfast this morning.
28.02.25 |
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Thank you to our Commodore, Janine and Dianna for taking 2 of our February GOS girls out sailing on Jensminc on our Thursday Twilight last week :)
18.02.25 |
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**Accelerate your Sailing at MYC!**
Join us at MYC on March 4th to celebrate International Women's Day! Ladies, come sail with us during our Tuesday Twilight event and enjoy bubbles and cake for just $12 per person. Don't miss the unveiling and special-pre-order price for our MYC WOW women's cute shirt. Click here to book your spot and let's make this a fun evening! If you'd like to join our regulars with a steak dinner after sailing just book in via the same link (300g steak, salad $20 Choc Top $5, all drinks $5) & If you don't fancy a sail, you are still welcome to join in the fun!! Click here to book 12.02.25 |
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Thanks Dianne for volunteering for the on water support! If anyone is interested in being involved, please let the office know!
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Following the announcement of the generous donation of "Jensminc" from Geoff Hancock, there will be exciting opportunities for our WOW in the future! We are in the process of sorting out the admin side of things but watch this space for more info in early 2025!
17.12.24 |
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**Lady Skippers' Race!**
We had a FANTASTIC race last week, with 20 of our 29 boats having Lady Skippers (Iast year we had 10). A great effort from all boat owners - thank you!! BIG congratulations to Vanessa on Liberete who won this race and well done to everyone who participated!! We look forward to the next one which is being held on Thursday the 16th of January so mark this in your diary now! 1st Place: Vanessa McCallum on Liberete 2nd Place: Maddy English on Remedy 3rd Place: Immi Weber on Shining Sea 26.11.24 |
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**Lady Skippers' Race Series!**
Attention all Skippers!! With the first of our Lady Skippers' Races this Thursday, we would LOVE to see more boats with a Lady Skipper participating in this series. Let us know how we can help ... If you are a Boat Owner looking for a Lady Skipper for your boat or you are a Lady Skipper looking for a boat, please let us know ASAP so that we can help you. Thank you everyone, we look forwards to Thursday! 19.11.24 |
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* * WOW * *.......that's both for the number of women who attended our two evening chats and to look out for more WOW (Women on Water)!
A whatsapp group for Mornington Women - is now open ! MYC WOW ...you can add your friends ... open for all females. We want to thank all those who attended over 50 of you! - providing invaluable feedback and we will be emailing you directly to continue the conversation and inform on how we will deliver pathways for sailing (novice and up skilled), boating, kayaking, social and volunteering programs. If you don't hear from us by the first week in September, please call the office to ensure we have your details. For those who were unable to attend and would like to keep up with the news, also please let Sarah or Tayla know :) 21.08.24 |
GOS Keelboat - The aim of GOS is to provide a program accessible to woman encapsulating all areas of our sport and leading to overall participation and involvement at MYC. The keelboat program consists of 4 sessions that progress our participants through the steps to becoming involved in a great sport and terrific club.
DATES will be confirmed shortly for the new season!
Block A: Thursdays x 4 October / November 25
Block B: Thursdays x 4 November / December 25
Block C: Thursdaysx 4 December / January 26
TIME: 4.30pm start. Approx. 7.30pm finish.
PLACES AVAILABLE PER COURSE: 10
COST: $150
FORMAT:
4.30pm - arrive for a 15-minute theory session with a female coach
5.00pm to 7:15pm - groups of 1-2 will be allocated to a mentor for the night and participate in the MYC Thursday Twilight Race. Your mentor will teach you different aspects of sailing or jobs on the boat each night.
7.30pm onwards - come back the club for a drink and chat about the sail, and if you like stay for dinner.
Thursday nights are a usually a hive of activity at MYC, with the Rocks restaurant providing a set menu through the MYC bar. A table in our main club room will be reserved for our GOS group and participants will be provided with a free drink voucher.
SYLLABUS / WHAT'S INVOLVED:
Intro to MYC
Parts of the boat; main ropes.
Crew roles; inc. rigging up.
Safety
Points of sail and sail trim.
Rules; port & starboard.
What happens next....opportunities at MYC
If you are interested, please complete this contact form: GOS
DATES will be confirmed shortly for the new season!
Block A: Thursdays x 4 October / November 25
Block B: Thursdays x 4 November / December 25
Block C: Thursdaysx 4 December / January 26
TIME: 4.30pm start. Approx. 7.30pm finish.
PLACES AVAILABLE PER COURSE: 10
COST: $150
FORMAT:
4.30pm - arrive for a 15-minute theory session with a female coach
5.00pm to 7:15pm - groups of 1-2 will be allocated to a mentor for the night and participate in the MYC Thursday Twilight Race. Your mentor will teach you different aspects of sailing or jobs on the boat each night.
7.30pm onwards - come back the club for a drink and chat about the sail, and if you like stay for dinner.
Thursday nights are a usually a hive of activity at MYC, with the Rocks restaurant providing a set menu through the MYC bar. A table in our main club room will be reserved for our GOS group and participants will be provided with a free drink voucher.
SYLLABUS / WHAT'S INVOLVED:
Intro to MYC
Parts of the boat; main ropes.
Crew roles; inc. rigging up.
Safety
Points of sail and sail trim.
Rules; port & starboard.
What happens next....opportunities at MYC
If you are interested, please complete this contact form: GOS
