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1 3 January 2015 Road Closure Sunday 11 January from 6.00am Please be advised of the following road closure details that may affect you on the day of the event. Road Closures Beach Rd Beaconsfield Parade, Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade, Point Ormond Road & Ormond Esplanade From Kerferd Rd, Albert Park to St Kilda St, Elwood. 6.00am to 11:00am. VENUE Catani Gardens St. Kilda DATE Sunday 11th January 2015 START TIME 6.45am FINISH TIME 11:30am (approximately) We appreciate your patience and we assure you that the roads will be reopened to traffic as quickly as possible to minimise any inconvenience. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact our office during business hours on (03) or over the event weekend on We apologise for any inconvenience we may cause and look forward to your continued support of our event. Yours sincerely, Super Sprint 5 January 2015 Racing Report Hobart / Devonport Wrap Up The 70th edition of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race was an interesting one with competitors experiencing many different conditions. Particularly frustrating for some was the storm that hit the finish line about lunchtime on 29 December, pushing yachts back down the river. There were 119 starters on the line on Boxing Day in Sydney, though unfortunately, 14 yachts, Tina of Melbourne among them, did not finish the race. for the NYE fireworks, which were spectacular. The last boat to finish the race was Southern Myth, taking just 4 days and 2 hours, meaning everyone arrived in Hobart in time Here are the results for yachts on which RMYS members were participating:

2 Scarlet Runner Overall Line Honours 11th Overall IRC 28th IRC Division 1 2nd Overall ORCi 24th ORCi Division 1 1st Primitive Cool Overall Line Honours 32nd Overall IRC 70th IRC Division 1 13th Hartbreaker Overall Line Honours 43rd Overall IRC 66th IRC Division 1 12th Overall ORCi 52nd ORCi Division 2 19th Ninety Seven Overall Line Honours 79th Overall IRC 75th IRC Division 2 19th IRC Veterans 20 years 13th Tina of Melbourne DNF In the Tassie Trio, run by ORCV, Addiction started off having a cracker of a race for the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, but took a leap of faith chasing the breeze that didn t pay off. Their final rankings were 3rd on Line Honours, 4th on AMS and 5th on PHS. Peccadillo took part in the Melbourne to Devonport race this year, the first multihull in years to do so. They were scored in a division of their own, but did come 3rd in Line Honours and gave Gusto and Wicked a run for their money by the sounds of it.

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4 Racing Report Cock of the Bay Wrap Up Twelve yachts from RMYS competed in the annual Cock of the Bay from Port Melbourne to Blairgowrie this year.

5 11 January 2015 Cruising Summer Progressive Dinner, 17 January 2015 Summer Progressive Dinner is ON!! After racing on Saturday 17 January, we ll cruise to Docklands for an evening of summer fun. Dinner from boat to boat, sampling the culinary wonders from Squadron members. We are also proposing a breakfast cruise up the river to Herring Island on Sunday morning in the William Pat, followed by a cruise back to the Squadron on Sunday afternoon. Please let us know of your interest so we can start planning numbers. Boat owners, please let us know if you can take extra crew for those who don t want to walk!! Contact Allicia Rae racing@rmys.com.au 12 January 2015 Racing Report 7 & 10 January 2015 Wednesday Racing for 2015 kicked off in exciting style on 7 January. The Club Captain's Invitational was held in knots of north northeasterly breeze, with gusts of up to 32 knots around 7pm. Luckily the thunderstorms and heavy rain of earlier in the day stayed away for racing. Eureka third. A few of the 29 boat fleet were recalled, but all returned to start correctly. Red Dog (pictured) was the victor on the day, with Vagrant in second place and Best Start was awarded to Eureka on 1 second. The Banks Group elapsed time award went to Vagrant, for finishing in 12th place. Saturday The race on 10 January was conducted by Hobsons Bay Yacht Club, as part of their Long Distance Series. Five RMYS boats competed (Cafe Latte, Ellipse, Tigris, Mrs Overnewton and Mistress). Cafe Latte took out 1st place on PHS. Full results are available here click on Race 3 results.

6 RMYS members show the flag at Australian and Victorian Championships Many RMYS members proudly represented the Squadron in Australian and Victorian Championships in early January. Optimists Open fleet being very close. The Optimist Australian Championship (3 10 January) attracted 221 boats in three divisions Open, Intermediate and Green. The Open and Intermediate divisions were subsequently split into fleets because of the large number of competitors. All fleets sailed at least 15 races, with the final results at the top of the Linus Talacko came 29th in the Open Silver fleet. Hugo MacMillan came 7th in the Intermediate Silver fleet (having dropped back from 4th in the final race). Freddie Langdon came 19th in the Intermediate Silver fleet. Congratulations to all. Full results can be found here. Cadets King Island Boat Club (3 10 January) hosted the Stonehaven Cup, which had 16 boats competing. Some beautiful days on the water were experienced, with more challenging conditions coming later in the regatta. It looks like there were also some great social events as part of the regatta! RMYS boats finished 9th, 11th and 13th. The competitors were Max Murraylee, Liam McLachlan, Nelson Dean, Sally Davis, James Moeller, James Walby, Patrick Walby and Reuben Wilmott. Well done everyone. Full results can be found here (kindly hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club). content/uploads/2015/01/stonehaven Cup 2015 Results.pdf J24s The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia was the venue for this year's J24 Australian Championship. Sixteen boats contested the title, with Commodore Janet Dean, Dee Mason and Eleni Spassopoulos representing RMYS on Kicking (with Ron Thompson from SYC). The team finished a very creditable 6th in a hot fleet. Great stuff. Full results can be found here (click on 'Results for Season ', then the J24s are at the bottom). S80s The S80s also had their Victorian Championship at RBYC, over 7 races on 9 11 January. A great fleet of 20 boats vied for the championship, with RMYS boats Mood Indigo (Keith Chatto), Rock N Roll (Tony Strickland) and Take One (Mick Findlay) finishing in 9th, 10th and 18th respectively. Congratulations. Full results can be found here. content/results/2015/events/s80states/series.htm

7 15 January 2015 Progressive the Docklands wrap up The Progressive dinners we ve held previously have all been good fun. Last Saturday was one of the best! Culinary efforts were up to the usual standards. The party degenerated with people rocking and bopping from boat to boat. And everyone was very well the following morning. Those of you who missed out, make sure don t next time! If you wish to see more incrementing evidence check out the photos. Pat Milwright Cruising Co Ordinator

8 19 January 2015 RMYS signs sponsor AdventureWare.com.au As 2014 Club of the Year, the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron is delighted to announce a new sponsorship with Australia's leading online sailing and adventure business. AdventureWare is now RMYS' Preferred Supplier of marine hardware and safety equipment. Under the agreement, AdventureWare will provide an online store located at RMYS for the convenience of members who will be able to browse and purchase more than 15,000 items from leading suppliers including Harken, Spinlock, Wichard, Burke, Henri Lloyd, Zhik, Musto, Uniden, Gill, Ocean Signals and many more. "AdventureWare is the combined trading name for Adventure Safety and Adventure Hardware, businesses that have provided invaluable support to key RMYS programs, including the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta, the Youth Sailing program, and our members' very active participation in off shore races," RMYS general manager Rod Austin said. "AdventureWare's support of RMYS reflects our admiration for the club and their progressive and inclusive spirit," AdventureWare's Jeff Dusting said. "RMYS has led the way in actively welcoming and involving members and guests from all walks of life and introducing that to sailing. Their approach to improvement and innovation mirrors out". About AdventureWare: Following the loss of his yacht Inception during the 2011 ORCV Melbourne to Port Fairy race, skipper Jeff Dusting developed two online businesses to support safety in sailing and adventure sports. In 2014 the businesses merged to become AdventureWare, Australia's leading online supplier of adventure sports products and services. Racing Report January 1st place for the Terry Hill went to Ellipse. Wednesday The Troubleshooters LA Nangle, Adventureware Terry Hill AMS and the Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II kicked off with a blustery race with winds between knots from the West Southwest. Myaura and Sea Eagle were scored OCS in the pursuit race and Xit Strategy managed a return. First place for the LA Nangle and best start were claimed by Bushido, with 13 seconds for the best start. The Banks Group Elapsed time award was presented to 11th place, as there were not enough competitors to award to 13th. Congratulations Astarte.

9 The Mountain Goat of the Day went to Eureka for getting a cracking start, but thinking they were OCS, so they turned around. AMS for the Spinnaker Series went to Vagrant. There were not enough starters to award IRC. PHS went to Eureka. Saturday RYCV and HBYC came across and joined us for the Dick Lean Trophy (Race 3 of the Charles Marshall Series) on Saturday in knot east southeasterlies. Le Cascadeur (HBYC) took out 1st place on AMS, Moneypenny (RYCV) won IRC and Bushido took out the Dick Lean Trophy by winning on PHS. Don t forget that there is no club racing this Saturday, due to the Festival of Sails. We will be holding the Agar Wynne Trophy (Geelong to St Kilda) on Monday 26th January. Please don t forget to enter (there will be no late entries as I will be at Geelong, not in the office). Entry, NOR and SIs can be found on the Special Entry page on the website. Click here for a video from Saturday's race filmed by Annie from Mrs Overnewton...thanks Annie 20 January 2015 Fire in the Marina Tuesday 20 January An update for those of you who have seen the news about the boat fire in our marina: The fire occurred in pen F1 (at the end of F row nearest the main walkway). All owners of boats that were potentially at risk have been contacted. The fire is under control, everyone is safe and the Police and Fire Brigade have the situation in hand. The pier is currently not accessible to pedestrians while they continue their work. Please contact Rod Austin on or Lou Hutton on if you are a boat owner and you have any concerns. Please note the Marina will be closed to Public access today (Wednesday 21st January)

10 21 January 2015 $5000 Cash to Splash with Club Marine Club Marine s Cash to Splash campaign is well underway, with scores of Club Marine members around Australia joining the growing number of those already in the draw to win one of two $5000 cash prizes. So far, seven lucky Club Marine members are already winners, with each taking home a $500 Westfield gift card. enjoy. What would you do with an extra $5000 cash to splash this summer? The possibilities are endless, from lashing out on new fishing gear, to overhauling the sails, upgrading the outboard or maybe a boatload of new water toys the whole family can However you enjoy the great marine lifestyle, that s plenty of Cash to Splash and a good reason for boat owners to insure their boat with Club Marine. All you need to do to be in the running for one of two $5000 cash prizes, and the weekly prize draws for $500 Westfield gift cards, is renew an existing Club Marine insurance policy or take out a new one before February 28, The winners of a $500 Westfield gift card so far are Michael Heath, Qld, William Chain, Qld, Phillip Drew, NSW, Matthew Grgic, Vic, Antonio Magliano, Vic, Stuart Gordon, NSW, and Maurice Hockley, Tas. To renew or to take out a new Club Marine policy, boaties can call CLUB (2582), or contact their local Club Marine dealer or broker. They can also visit the Club Marine website (clubmarine.com.au) to buy online and receive a five per cent discount on boat insurance (conditions apply). For Cash to Splash terms and conditions, go to: clubmarine.com.au. Click here for Cash to Splash terms and conditions, or go to: clubmarine.com.au Click here for Cash to Splash Poster January 2015 Parents vs. Kids Race Expressions of Interest 1 March The Sailing Committee would like to hear from Parent/Child combinations who would be interested in competing in the inaugural RMYS Parents vs. Kids Race. The event will be held on Sunday 1 March from 12noon. The teams will compete in S80s.

11 There will be 3 races. Most likely laid, windward/leeward courses. There will be 10 pairs across the four boats. Two boats will have the parents and two boats will have the children. Both parent and child must be a current financial members of the yacht squadron. There is no age limit to classify as a child. Should you be interested in competing in this event, please contact Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au 23 January 2015 Stonehaven Cup 2015 wrap up by Max Murraylee Through the six years of Stonehavens that I have been a part of, King Island always stood out for me as the most unique experience. The 2015 Stonehaven cup hosted by King Island was no exception, and I can safely say that all the members of RMYS s junior squad felt the same. We had incredible weather, and got in all the races without a hitch. Although we sadly didn t win (placed 8th, 10th and 12th), we all had a blast and that s what the Stonehaven is all about.

12 Club Race Officer Course Expression of Interest Ever wanted to know what goes through the mind of a Race Officer and how they are trained? Would you like to gain a better understanding of race management or become a race management volunteer? RMYS is now accepting expressions of interest from people who would like to complete a Club Race Officer course, which is to be held at RMYS. This course will be subsidised 100% by RMYS. Courses are limited to 20 people, but we are happy to run multiple courses should the need arise. Should you wish to complete the course earlier, Hampton Sailing Club are running one this weekend. Follow this link to book. If you are interested in participating in this course, please contact Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au 25 January 2015 Italian Night All you can eat and drink Friday 30 January Members and their guests are invited to enjoy a casual and relaxed evening of Italian food and unlimited drinks from 7 9pm. Pasta, Gnocchi and salad with house wines, tap beer and cider ~ $35 per person Bookings are essential as this will sure to be a capacity event olympicbar@rmys.com.au or Italian Night Poster RMYS Marina 1st Birthday Party Sunday 1 February 2015 The word on the marina was Let s do it again next year!! So Happy 1st Birthday, RMYS Marina! Join us on the marina for fun and frivolity in celebrating our marina's first birthday! Sunday 1 February 2015 at 5pm. Sausage sizzle available for purchase on the marina. BYO everything else! food&desire will have drinks available for purchase from the Olympic Bar. Featuring our very own members' band, The Titanics!

13 Racing Report Wednesday 21 January Perfect sailing conditions encouraged 40 boats out on the water for the Twilight racing last Wednesday. Race Officers sent the fleet on Course 6 over 7.4 nautical miles. The wind was from the south at between 14 and 20 knots. Best start for Race 2 was awarded to Revenge on 0 seconds. Pursuit fleet results: Troubleshooters LA Nangle saw visitors Femme Fatal (Rob Marshall) from Magnetic Island take out first place. Welcome to RMYS, Rob. Adventureware Terry Hill AMS: First place went to Portofino. Obsession. The Banks Group elapsed time award for 14th place was won by In the Horizon Sails spinnaker fleet, first place PHS: Tigris; AMS: Remedy; and IRC: Salamander III For all results click here. twilight html Mountain Goat of the Day for masquerading as a Blairgowrie boat (must be, since there was a yacht from Blairgowrie visiting) Rock N Roll. Racing Report Festival of Sails Nineteen RMYS boats competed in the passage race to Geelong last friday, it was a fantastic sight watching the fleet of over 200 boats line up for the start line. Most finished the race by 2.30pm. Mrs Overnewton had a great day collecting a 1st in the passage race down to Geelong and taking out 5th position overall in the Cruising Spinnaker Div 3 for the series. RMYS finished 2nd in the Teams Racing EHS Division thanks to Ellipse, Jazz Player and Take Five Click here for all results. Click here for video supplied by Lawson Xie from Adamant Passage Race to Geelong

14 26 January 2015 Murray McCutcheon AM On behalf of the members of RMYS, I congratulate Murray on his being awarded an AM in the Australia Day honours. He is now a Member of the Order of Australia. Murray has been awarded the honour for significant service to property and commercial law, particularly to national reform initiatives, and to legal professional bodies. From an RMYS point of view, Murray attended to our legal needs as honorary solicitor for nearly 30 years until mid reform can be found here. The full details of the award and Murray s significant contribution to law member_of_order_of_aust_2015.pdf Janet Dean Commodore 29 January 2015 Italian Night and Marina 1st Birthday Party BYO everything including all your mates!! Sausage sizzle and soft drinks available for purchase. The party will go on rain hail or shine! If the weather is inclement the party will adjourn to the Members Bar. See you all then! ALL YOU CAN EAT ITALIAN DINNER! Tonight's all you can eat Italian dinner is fully booked. It's going to be a fabulous evening and the menu sounds scrumptious. MARINA 1st BIRTHDAY PARTY Reminder that this Sunday 1st Feb is our RMYS 1st birthday Marina Party! Featuring The Titanics from 5pm.

15 Marina Safety Club Marine has provided an excellent article detailing safety and considerations that members should be aware of, around the marina. The article includes practical insights based on the experience of Club Marine National Claims Technical Manager Phil Johnson. You can read the article here January 2015 General Members Meeting Thursday 5 7pm All members are encouraged to attend the next General Members Meeting on Thursday 5 February at 7pm. Click here for the Agenda. Join us for dinner before the meeting in the Olympic Lounge. Bookings via olympicbar@rmys.com.au Green Fleet Term 1 Starts This Week! Happy 2015 to all! Congratulations to all sailors and families who went sailing over Christmas in all its forms. Special mention to Freddie, Linus and Hugo who attended the Optimist Nationals in Perth. We look forward to a great Summer and Autumn and plenty of hot weather to make up for the cool weather over Xmas. We start: Thursday sessions - 5th Feb at 1630 to 1830 hours. 8 week term Sunday sessions - 8th Feb 1300 to 1600 hours. 6 week term As always a completed booking form will confirm your place in Green Fleet - the booking form can be found here. fleet beyond tackers.html Please feel free to promote Green Fleet to new sailors and families who you think may be interested. I would appreciate to talk to any new sailors or families before they come to the first class. Any questions please call Leigh on or , or training@rmys.com.au.

16 RMYS Welcomes New Reciprocal Club Gstaad Yacht Club Member Peter Coulter has very kindly arranged a new reciprocal club arrangement, with the Gstaad Yacht Club in Switzerland. This club has a range of activities both on and off the water, and has over 400 members. See their website for more details. Also, Gstaad Yacht Club will be hosting a very exciting event in March. We would love to organise an RMYS team if possible (at short notice). If you are interested, please contact Rod Austin on See below for details: The Gstaad Yacht Club invites you and your Juniors (under 16) to participate in the annual GYC Ski Yachting event, Friday to Sunday, 6th to 8th March Participating is easy: Each team enters a maximum of 4 participants for the ski race (two easy giant slalom runs where both the consistency and the speed will count, for different results). Two team members are then appointed to sail in the remote controlled America s Cup model boat match races. For further details, please study the attached rules. All Juniors under 16 meet on Saturday morning for the Junior Ski Yachting Trophy. Please find further details in the separate invitation enclosed. If you require assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we look forward to seeing you in Gstaad. Invitation GYC Ski Yachting Invitation GYC Ski Yachting Juniors Racing Report 28 & 31 January Wednesday It s been another windy week on Port Phillip and it doesn t seem to show signs of easing. The Troubleshooters LA Nangle, AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS and Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II were held in knot south easterlies. There was a strong wind warning current. Unfortunately, Koa Atea missed the start cut off time by just 22 seconds, but was awarded Mountain Goat of the Day for their troubles. Xit Strategy took out the LA Nangle, Portofino claimed AMS and Ellipse took out best start on 6 seconds. In the Spinnakers IRC did not have enough starters to score, Vagrant won

17 AMS and Matador collected the cooler bag for PHS. The Banks Group Elapsed Time Award should have gone to 15th place, but due to lack of starters this was awarded to the boat who spent the most time on the course. On 1:21:55 that was Myaura. Saturday Gusty knots south westerlies got the fleet around the laid course for the International Cup on Saturday. Salamander III took out the hat trick in Division 1. Portofino collected both AMS and PHS in Division 2 (there were not enough starters for IRC). Unfortunately, only 2 boats started in Division 3, which meant that they did not record a score. Sunday The Classic Yacht Association raced out of RMYS on Sunday for the first time in years. 17 yachts took to the water in 16 knot southwesterlies. Sirocco, Blue Jacket and Avian took out the top 3 spots. See the separate news article for a full report. Marina 1st Birthday Party Wrapup The party was going to happen rain, hail or shine. Commodore Janet got the party started with a wonderfully sung rendition of Happy Birthday. Those that attended had a great time indoors pretending they were on the Marina and enjoying The Titanics and the sausage sizzle. Our cool looking trolley attendants advised that all the sausages sold out. Let s wish for a wonderful and hotter 2nd year. 1 February 2015 New Food Offerings in the Olympic Bar Olympic Bar Snack Menu Available 7 days a week, the Olympic Bar offers an array of snack food items which are all prepared in house and are all designed to be quick and fresh. A newcomer to this menu is the salt and pepper squid, which is already proving popular! In addition, there is a weekly curry and casserole available, that takes a fraction longer but is well worth the wait. Some recent examples have included the highly acclaimed Beef Bourguignon or the fragrant Malay chicken curry.

18 2 February 2015 Classic Yacht Racing Report Sun 1 Feb Please enjoy this excellent report from Peter Costelloe. Race 5 Feb Another day of great Classic Yacht racing for the 20 Classics that went out to race at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron in the prevailing blustery and squally conditions. Included are the race results and the status of the series aggregate and the Marie Louise III consistency trophy. Avalon leads the Classic fleet out from RYCV With her magnificent sounding 10 HP Simplex engine running true Avalon the William Atkins Little Dipper class led the Royals classic fleet over to the RMYS race venue. Although the decision on Avalon, after sampling what Port Phillip was throwing at the fleet, was not to race, her presence was the inspiration of the day. Start Line Scenes Pre start rain squalls in 1.5 metre seas followed by bursts of warming sunshine were put to one side as the fleet set themselves up for the run at the RMYS start line, the first time for several years. Boambillee and Marie Louise III were set up for long runs to be powered up for the windward chop only to see Mercedes III lead the fleet over the line. Reports from several Classics said the sight of 6 Tumlarens all going hard for an on time start was the sight of the day. The scene was no different from those days 70 years ago when RMYS was the home of Tumlaren racing. With Craig Begbie using heavy Tum racing skills from his days of racing Vahine to advantage and twisting new life into some Sirocco deck fittings that her previous owner, Dave Allen, never thought possible, Charlie Salter's recently restored Tumlaren Sirocco held off Marie Louise III, forcing her to throw to the least favoured tack. Elsewhere Phil Aitkins was holding Trim a tight line to the weather mark while Michael Mactavish s Serif and Avian under the helm of that great man Roger Dundas were also going well. Sayonara was dropped down slightly to keep her powered up through the chop. Also in the mix at the start were the two classics that were to be the feature boats of the day Bluejacket and Snow Goose. Around the Course Not long after the start Richard Macrae gave his Claire a let off after being hit by some decent size waves. After overhauling Sirocco, Boambillee and Fairwinds settled down on the starboard tack to power through the chop and lift themselves up closer to the weather mark lay line. Avian, Bluejacket, and Ettrick took the port tack punt while Marie Louise III joined them to keep clear of Sirocco.

19 Unfortunately the port tack chop was head on and Trim cleared out to lead this group to the weather mark. Some approaching the mark drama for Bungoona with their club foot head sail. This drama put the Bungoona crew to the test which they passed but Tandanya was able to get past and clear out from them on the reach. Zephyr also reported trouble that put paid to their efforts to keep up with the Tumlaren fleet on the first beat. After a clean gybe at the outer turning mark Dingo was going well but a slight wind shifted caused the main to gybe and bang went the goose neck. Their headsail then promptly wrapped itself around the forestay. With these two items out of action Dingo s race came to a sad ending. Jim Hutchinson informs me the damage is repairable. On the second time around the course Boambillee continued her battle with Mercedes III while Sirocco held on to Fairwinds. This time around a short dig on the port tack bought Avian, Ettrick, Martini and Blue Jacket back with the fleet at the weather mark while Serifa did well on the starboard tack to also stay with this group. Along the reach with Doug Jenkin on the helm had his crew working hard to have Bluejacket in great racing form and successfully put Marie Louise III to task to protect his wind. After taking longer tracks to the weather mark than the rest of the fleet Sayonara again picked off the fleet on the run where Serifa received an acknowledgement from Dave Allen for allowing extra room for Sayonara to safely sweep past the turning mark. Finish line action Mercedes III continued to hold off Boambillee to take out line honours and Sirrocco followed Fairwinds and held off Sayonara to take out 4th over the line. Meanwhile back in the fleet tight turning into the wind at the leeward mark allowed Marie Louise III prevent Trim gaining a windward advantage and drop over to the port tack. Tight sailing along the RMYS Breakwater allowed Marie Louise III to make the finish line in one tack but not before being pipped by Avian by 35 seconds. Close elapsed times between Serifa, Ettrick, Snow Goose, Martini and Trim were also a feature of the race. Bringing up the last of the finishers was Blackadder who kept with the fleet in difficult circumstances. Result and analysis For the sail of the day congratulations to Charlie Salter and Craig Begbie putting in a great race on Sirocco and for showing todays classic fleet how Tumlaren racing must have been 70 years ago. Analysis of the results show even if Sirocco was racing at a handicap (635) way above the 5 other

20 Tumlarens she would have carried the day. Dave Allen Sirrocco s previous owner was seen giving her a serious once over after the race. While the race could have been a little bit longer the RMYS Race Director used the prevailing conditions to select the course and to be able to keep a decent watch of the race from the race control tower. The race director was later on the water in the RMYS rescue vessel William Paterson. The average on course time across the fleet was 90 minutes. Close to the number we aim for. Click here for the PDF of race results. Close corrected times between all the finishes was another feature of the race results. Two other notable sails of the day were given to the fleet by Doug Jenkin with Bluejacket and George Low with Snow Goose. These results show a clean sweep of the race by 3 Knud Reimers designs. A design that is still holding true to the day when it left his drawing board. So all up another great day of Classic Yacht racing with our next race scheduled for Feb 15 to be conducted for us by the Hobsons Bay Yacht Club. Series Aggregate status The series aggregate status is tight with three on the same points score where all races count. Click here for the PDF of Series results. aggregate_points_after_race_5_feb_1.pdf Click here for the Marie Louise Trophy results. Post race announcements With the race all done the results were announced thanks to some timely work by the RMYS race director and the RYCV Admin staff. Two special announcements were made. These announcements were to acknowledge the Classic Yacht Association of New Zealand continuing support of our Cup Regatta and in particular the much acknowledged Bud Nalder sail bags, both especially made for the 2013 and 2014 Cup Regattas. The first Bud Nalder sail bag was presented to Dave Allen for his best overall result in the first time conducted Elliot s Teams race between the Australia and New Zealand Classic Yacht Associations and the Couta Boat Association. The second Bud Nalder sail bag was presented to Mark Chew for his successful efforts to have a CYANZ team compete in the 2014 Cup Regatta on Fairwinds and for pitting up for the successful auction of the two sets of Classic Yachting on Port Phillip montages.

21 Don't forget Karen Batson's Cookie Restaurant. Karen has been our Cup Regatta Concours d'elegance sponsor for the last 2 years. Incidentally yesterday the main reason for Zephyr's performance was no Karen on forward deck. Another restaurant opening was the main task for Karen yesterday. The next announcement was to award the trophy provided by Andy Doolan of Tina of Melbourne. From now on the winner of each series race will receive a six pack of Neverfail water courtesy of Neverfail. Below are some of our Cup Regatta sponsors: So that s it till Feb 15 when the Classic fleet lives again. Handicaps and revisions will be worked on. The pencils are already sharpened and at the ready. Once again no photos. We need action photos of our fleet racing on the day. If you take a couple or so select some and and pass them over on an immediate basis to the handicapper. Regards to all Peter Costolloe CYAA (Vic) Handicapper Spanish Night in the Olympic Lounge DATE CHANGE to Friday 1 May Eat and drink as much tapas, paella and house beer and wine from 7pm 9 pm $35 per person Bookings essential olympicbar@rmys.com.au

22 3 February 2015 Reminder No Smoking on the Rooftop Dear Members, Please be reminded that the Rooftop is a 100% non smoking area. It has been noted recently that there is significant evidence to suggest that smoking is taking place. Its is a non smoking area due to several reasons: 1) OH&S 2) Debris risk for training academy 3) Fire risk for the synthetic grass Thanks for your continued support and understanding. Julian foodanddesire Venue Manager 4 February 2015 Get Into the Spirit Join the PPWCS Team! With only a few days to go to the first race of the Port Phillip Women s Championship Race, the Jennifer Goldsmith Trophy hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, it is time to get your club team together to be in the running to be the winners of the inaugural Kingston Trophies PPWCS Perpetual Teams Trophy. goldsmith perpetual trophy.html This new trophy has been established to encourage participation and reward enthusiasm and endeavour. Everyone from your club is invited to be part of this great event. Find out more at Port Phillip Women's Championship Series the Almighty Bullet! &sID=296878&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID= Details of the scoring formula are available in the Notice of Race. We have plenty of enthusiastic female sailors looking for boats to bring along to compete, so contact your club s Sailing Coordinator (Allicia Rae racing@rmys.com.au) to register your support for the girls. Not able to find a boat to sail on? Contact wgis@yachtingvictoria.com.au or PPWCS Co ordinator Sally Herbertson and we will match you with a boat for the series. See you on the water!

23 Marina Security Camera Access Here is a reminder to members about how to access the security cameras on the marina. The instructions are located in the Members Login section of the RMYS website. You can use Chrome or Firefox browsers to login to the cameras, and as there are two sets of cameras, you can view both at the same time if you open one in each browser. Unfortunately the cameras are not viewable through Internet Explorer. Nor do they work on mobile devices, as a small piece of software is required to be downloaded to make the camera view work. We are working on a better solution for mobile devices, as we know that many members would find this more convenient. If you have problems logging in to either your Members Login, or the security cameras, please call the office on February 2015 General Members Meeting 5 February Minutes Thanks to all those members who attended the General Members Meeting on Thursday night. Please find below a link to the minutes of that meeting, and also the presentation which was delivered. Minutes Presentation 6 February 2015 Vale Max White RMYS is saddened to hear that member Max White passed away on Wednesday 4 February Max was a member of RMYS for 43 years. The funeral was held last Saturday at Le Pine & Sons, Heidelberg Road Ivanhoe and was well attended by the RMYS Committee and members. We send our sincerest condolences to Max's family and friends.

24 7 February 2015 SuperSprint Sunday 15 February Road Closure from 6:00am to 11:00am Please be advised of this upcoming event and the road closures. SuperSprint will be staging Race 3 of The Gatorade Triathlon Series in the local area on Sunday 15 February Access to RMYS in Pier Road via Cowderoy Street please allow extra time to cross Beaconsfield Parade. Please be advised of the following road closure and details that may affect you on the day of the event. Road Closures Beach Rd Beaconsfield Parade, Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade & Ormond Esplanade From St. Kilda Street, Elwood to Kerferd Rd, Albert Park 6.00am to 11:00am. START TIME 7.00am FINISH TIME 11:00am (approximately) We appreciate your patience and we assure you that the roads will be reopened to traffic as quickly as possible to minimise any inconvenience. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact our office during business hours on (03) or over the weekend contact the Operations Manager on We apologise for any inconvenience we may cause and look forward to your continued support of our event. Yours sincerely, SuperSprint Racing Report 4 and 7 February Wednesday Well Wednesdays are determined to be gusty during this half of the twilight season, it seems. Last week s race saw winds from the southwest of between 17 and 22 knots. Ruby Red took out first place in the Troubleshooters LA Nangle Pursuit, Portofino were awarded first in the Troubleshooters AMS and Cloud Nine claimed the best start on 2 seconds. In the Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series, Silhouette got AMS, Mrs Overnewton won IRC and Tigris claimed the six pack and cooler bag for first on PHS. Banks Group Elapsed Time Award was presented to Walu with a time of 1hr 47 mins and 1 sec, which made them 16th fastest. Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to visiting yacht Geomatic Allegro for missing the start of the race due to breaking halyards. Saturday The Squadron Trophy & Plate was a long race on Sunday, hosted by RYCV in moderate to light winds.

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30 8 February 2015 Lady Skipper s Race Jennifer Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy Sunday 15 February Click on the links below for NOR and Online Entry NOR The traditional Lady Skippers' Race has been a feature on the sailing calendar at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron for many years. Traditionally the race is open to any yacht as long as it is skippered by a woman. She can have a crew of all males, a mixed crew or a crew of all females but the boat must be helmed throughout the whole of the race by a female. Access to RMYS in Pier Road via Cowderoy Street please allow extra time to cross Beaconsfield Parade due to the Supersprint Triathlion. _final.pdf ENTRY

31 The traditional Lady Skippers' Race has been a feature on the sailing calendar at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron for many years. Traditionally the race is open to any yacht as long as it is skippered by a woman. She can have a crew of all males, a mixed crew or a crew of all females but the boat must be helmed throughout the whole of the race by a female. In 2005 the Lady Skippers' Race was re named the Jennifer Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy. The event is now sponsored by the Goldsmith family in memory of Jennifer Goldsmith, a keen sailor and first female recipient of the Club Member of the Year at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron. The Goldsmith family fund a perpetual trophy, a crystal shard with engraved yacht and wave images mounted on an oblong rosewood block, which is presented to the winner of the event at the RMYS presentation dinner each year. In addition, the Goldsmith family fund and present prizes to the Line Honours winner and first, second and third place getters in the performance handicap division. The Jennifer Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy is open to yachts from all clubs and is also Race 1 in the new Port Phillip Women's Championship Series. All entry fees are donated by RMYS to melanoma research. food&desire Seeks Part Time Bar Attendant food&desire and RMYS are actively looking for a Food and Beverage Attendant to join their young and energetic team to assist with the day to day operations of the Olympic Bar. Typically, duties will include: The sale, preparation and service of food and beverages to Club members Opening, closing and cleaning procedures Adherence to policies and procedures Must have current RSA certificate Food handling certificate and previous experience preferred hours per week part time. Applications close 28th February and can be sent to julian@foodanddesire.com.au.

32 10 February 2015 SYC Cup NavRally Sunday 22 February Sunday 22 February is the SYC Cup NavRally where Sandringham Yacht Club invites all Clubs to compete for the coverted SYC Cup. Included in this event is the battle between SYC and RVMYC for the CUB Cup. RVMYC has taken the trophy home over the last few years and there is a passion swelling within the SYC participants to win it back this year. Boats must nominate their boat speed from 5, 6, 7.5, 10 and 12 knots on entry and on the day proceed around the course at their nominated speed passing positions at specified times. Points are lost for being too early or too late at the various positions on the course. This year we will be using our new TackTracker system to calculate the results! Results will be announced at a barbeque at the Ken King Centre following the event, meat and salads provided for skippers & navigator; other guests welcome: $15.00 per head. Drinks at bar prices. CLICK HERE for SYC Cup NavRally Notice of Race SYC Cup NOR version Full Instructions CLICK HERE for Notice To Competitors SYC Cup 2015 version CLICK HERE for Entry CLICK HERE for Nav Rally Rules 2015 CLICK HERE for SYC s Recreational Boating Safety Manual CLICK HERE for weather. It is the responsibility of each skipper to withdraw from the event if he/she considers his/her vessel and/or crew to be in jeopardy. Start time running sheet available closer to the event, will be ed directly to each participant. Please note, there will be a local road closure on that morning, click through here for all the details: events/local road closure sunday 22 february/ Regards, Eloise Pritchard Boating and Marina Office Manager Sandringham Yacht Club T: (03) F: (03)

33 12 February AdventureWare Big Bay Challenge Volunteers Needed The BBC is looking for volunteers to monitor the radio between 0500hrs and 1530hrs on Saturday 21 February. Shifts are as follows. To volunteer for the radio shifts, please contact Allicia at and advise if you have a Marine Radio Operator s Certificate of Proficiency. AdventureWare Big Bay Challenge Feb Entries close Wednesday Midnight The Big Bay Challenge is back and this year it is being sponsored by AdventureWare! There are a couple of changes to the BBC this year. It will be a category 5N race, with extensions, rather than the previous category 4 with extensions. The start time has been brought forward to 1930hrs and will be a boat start off Brighton. This is because we will be running the event in conjunction with SYC and RBYC s overnight races, meaning you will have more boats to sail with. Each club will compete for their own trophies, but will share 90% of the course. The final change is the price has been dropped! The entry fee is now just $50pp, which includes a gift for each competitor and dinner on Saturday night after the racing. So what are you waiting for?! Come and do it in the dark with AdventureWare and RMYS and enter the AdventureWare Big Bay Challenge now! For the NOR and entry, click here. entry races.html

34 15 February 2015 Jennifer Goldsmith Trophy The Port Phillip Women s Championship Series kicked off with the RMYS Jennifer Goldsmith Trophy, sponsored by the Goldsmith Family. Entry fees (including late fees) will be donated to Melanoma Research in memory of Jennifer Goldsmith. The fleet had 26 starters representing RMYS, SYC, RYCV, HBYC and RBYC. The winds started off light, but eventually filled in. who skippered Bruschetta VI from SYC. The Jennifer Goldsmith Trophy was awarded to Paulina Matilla, 1st Place on AMS was Hyperactive (SYC) skippered by Kirsty Harris 1st Place on IRC and Line Honours were presented to Ellipse (RMYS) skippered by Gretchen Mohan. Over 110 people attended the lunch and presentations after the race. Thank you to the volunteers (Amanda Wakeham, Terry Parker and Tom Ely) who ran the tower for the race. YV have put on a media team of John Curnow and Alex McKinnon for the duration of the Port Phillip Women s Championship Series. You can find John s article along with Alex s photos here &sID=296878&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID= Racing Report 11th and 14th February Wednesday There was yet another strong wind warning on Wednesday for the 5th race of the Troubleshooters LA Nangle, AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS and Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II. Portofino took out 1st place on PHS and AMS in the pursuit race. Matador had a clean sweep in the spinnaker race claiming AMS, IRC and PHS. Xit Strategy won the Best Start on 1 second, Ruby Red are enjoying the bottle of wine for the Banks Group Elapsed Time Award (02:12:23) and Ellipse got the Mountain Goat of the Day for sailing the race with just their headsail after receiving damage to their main. Saturday It was race day 4 of the Club Marine Series on Saturday. 2 races were scheduled, but Hughie didn t want to cooperate and there was only enough wind to get 1 race in, after a postponed start. For results and the wrap up of the day head over to

35 Optis and Minnows Compete in Lidgett Trophy The Lidgett Trophy at Davey s Bay Yacht Club on the weekend went very well for the RMYS sailors even if there was no wind on Sunday! There are a few photos of the activities below which included the usual wall sit/planking/push up competition & tug of war on Sunday. RMYS was represented by 6 juniors: Linus Talacko, Matthew Walker, Joseph Aberline Ferguson, Lucas Harkin and Freddie & Charlie Langdon. They competed in various classes and finishing places were Optimist Advanced Linus: 4 th Matthew: 19 th Optimist Intermediate Freddie: 25 th Joseph: 38 th Novice Blue Charlie: 1 st Lucas: 11th (1st Minnow) Full results are here: html Jan Talacko

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37 Australian Team Racing Selection Series Wrapup Seven teams converged on RMYS' perfect team racing harbour over the weekend of February, to compete in the Selection Series for the World Team Racing Championship. The Worlds are to be held at Rutland, UK in July this year. Five of the teams came from Tasmania, representing the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (two teams), The Friends School (two teams), and The Hutchins School (one team). Victoria was represented by a team from Sorrento, and a team from Queensland rounded out the draw. Two full days of close racing were enjoyed by the competitors, with some challenging breeze (or lack thereof) on both days. The round robin competition gave way to several mini series on Sunday to determine leaders in each of the groups. The two RYCT teams came out on top for the Open division, while Friends Blue and Hutchins had some exciting racing to decide the Under 19 rankings. It is likely that two Open teams and one U19 team will be selected by the Australian Team Sailing Association for the Worlds. A big thank you to all the race committee members, umpires, and shore volunteers who helped out on the weekend, from RMYS and also from other clubs. A special thank you to John Middleton for coordinating everything on the water, and to Yachting Victoria and Bill Bell for supplying RIBs for the umpires. Results here. world team racing selection trials.html 16 February 2015 Festival of Sails 2016 RGYC is excited to advise that the dates for the 2016 Festival of Sails have been confirmed as follows: Friday 22 January 2016 Sports Boats & Sydney 38s Saturday 23 January 2016 Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race Sunday 24 January 2016 Series racing Monday 25 January 2016 Series racing Tuesday 26 January 2016 Regatta close Be sure to mark your diaries, as it will be another fantastic year! RGYC anticipates releasing the Notice of Race around August this year but if you need further information please sign up to the newsletter from the Festival of Sails website, to receive updates as they become available (or keep an eye on the website).

38 School Team Racing State Championships March. Volunteers Needed RMYS is running this event for the third consecutive year. With so many schools entering teams this year, the event will run over three days. We are seeking expressions of interest from members who would like to volunteer across a variety of roles, on shore and on the water. If you would like to volunteer for any of the events listed above, please contact me via to racing@rmys.com.au Thanks, Allicia 17 February 2015 Shore Power and Hoses on Marina We recently underwent an independent Marina Inspection as a part of our appraisal for Australian Marina of the Year (more on that at another time). There were two main issues identified: One item in particular was highlighted by the inspector as something we need to address immediately: Power connection to boats. As of yesterday, 72 boats out of 200 in the Marina were plugged in to shore power. The leads and layout ranged from Excellent to Dangerous :

39 Although not starting at the pedestal end, the recent fire on Eiao was the result of electrical issues, and clearly we do not want a repeat. As well as inappropriate leads, many boats had their leads wrapped around the pedestals. At the end of this article you will find a very informative article on Shore Power from Afloat magazine. I recommend all boat owners read this. As well as the risk of fire, poor leads are an obvious electrocution risk (both on land and particularly for any swimmers/divers in the water). Poor leads (and how they are run) may also contribute to electrolysis issues and not just for your boat. Beginning immediately, RMYS will be identifying and recording boats that have inappropriate power leads, and we will be expecting boat owners to take immediate action to remedy the situation. We will NOT (yet) unplug leads, but we will tag the lead and request the owner take immediate action. (Hopefully not) coming to a power lead near you We would highly recommend buying marine rated (IP66) leads that can be screwed in place on the outlet to prevent any water ingress. Yes they are more expensive, but compared to the cost of your boat and potential damage, it would be money well spent. All leads should also have a current Test &

40 Tag sticker. Joel Carnes is a qualified Test & Tagger and we can offer this service to boat owners for a fee. Please contact Damien in the office. In summary: Do you need to be plugged in? If you are not immediately using power, please do not plug in. If you are plugged in, you are electrically connected via the Earth wire to every other plugged in (even if the power is Off ), and potentially vulnerable to corrosion if any of the other boats have leakage issues. Use approved, tinned, marine certified leads and plugs. IP66 rated with a cross sectional area of at least 2.5mm2. Leads should have a current Test & Tag sticker (see more in Afloat article below). Do not put any knots or tight loops in the lead. Do not wrap leads around the pedestals. Do not allow the lead to touch the water. Leads should run from the pedestal to the nearest part of the boat. Never run leads along the Marina fingers Your compliance with this request will greatly assist in reducing fire risk, improve safety, potentially reduce electrolysis issues, and improve the appearance of your Marina. The other issue identified was the prevalence of hoses left around pedestals. These can be a trip hazard and can be unsightly. Hoses must not be left on the Marina Arm or Fingers. Hoses should be kept on board your boat. It is acceptable to offload your hose if you are out for a sail or race, but it must be returned to your boat upon return. We will commence moving hoses onto boats as part of our regular Marina inspections, but would appreciate your assistance in storing your hose aboard your vessel. Below is the Shore Power article from Afloat Magazine. Shore Power The connection of 240V AC power from the shore to the boat is made by a shore power lead or cord. Needless to say, connecting potentially lethal AC power from land to a boat in the water, with the cord often running across jetties or pontoons with heavy foot and vehicle traffic, all adds up to a situation that can be very dangerous. It is therefore imperative that the proper equipment be carefully selected and that this should be maintained in good working order at all times. Care must also be taken when using the connection to route the cord in a way that will prevent it being damaged. Most Australian marinas provide shore power from an outlet rated 240VAC 15A. They should have power outlets with the three pin, Y configuration as per Australian standards. The 15A connections have a wider earth pin than the 10A connections very commonly found in most Australian households. This ensures that a load that will potentially draw up to 15A can only be connected to an outlet that is suited to supply that current. Most marinas have IP66 rated (waterproof) outlets. These have a male thread moulded into the housing around the outlet. The IP66 rated, 240V15A plugs that fit into them have a matching collar that screws onto the outlet once it s plugged in, thus ensuring a waterproof connection and preventing the plug from being disconnected unintentionally if the cord is pulled on for whatever reason. The cable used for the shore power cord should have a cross sectional area of at least 2.5mm². As this cable will be used in a marine environment, it should be tinned to prevent corrosion. It must have heavy

41 duty insulation that can withstand marina traffic, boats chaffing against it as well as fuels, oils and chemicals. We so often find customers asking why they cannot just use the builders extension leads that are available from hardware shops? Those have light duty insulation, are untinned and often only have a cross sectional area of 1.5mm². Buying cheap is definitely false economy! Now, to get the power into the boat. The boat is regarded as an appliance. The appliance is fitted with a plug, the supply lead with a socket. This ensures that if the unplugged lead is live, there are no exposed terminals that could pose a danger. While the boat could be fitted with a hardwired lead with an inline plug at the end of it like any other appliance, it is more common to use an appliance inlet that is fixed to the boat onto which the outlet on the shore power cord is fitted. The Australian IP66 rated components from the same range as used at the shore side can be used here too. The threaded connection that locks the components together is even more important here than on the shoreside, as a socket that is pulled out of the inlet at this end could end up in the water, with possibly lethal consequences for anyone nearby in contact with the water. However, the Australian appliance inlets available on the market, although functionally good and of high quality, are designed as industrial components. Their appearance on a boat is thus well, a bit industrial! For this reason many boats are fitted with shore power inlets from the USA. These have curved pins, which allow the connections to be twisted once plugged in, thus securing the connection. These components are manufactured by companies such as Marinco, Hubbel and Charles Industries. Beware when purchasing these. While they all may look similar at a glance, there are a great number of variations available. In Australia the most commonly used connections are the 220V15A versions. The earth connector on these has a bend that faces the centre of the connector. Also used are 220V32A connectors, which have a slightly larger diameter, and the earth pin is bent outwards. They all should have their rating marked on each component. Boats originating in the USA could have very similar looking connectors marked 125V30A, 125V50A or 125V/250V/50A. These cannot be mixed and matched, they are deliberately designed not to fit each other! NB all AC power leads and wiring fitted to the boat may only be connected up by a licensed electrician. 18 February 2015 Learn to sail an adult dinghy at RMYS. Next course starts Sunday 1 March 2015 The Sail Training Academy at RMYS will be conducting its next Start Sailing 1 learn to sail dinghy on Sunday 1 March from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Members and families are welcome. This 12 hour introductory course is suitable for youth & adults (12 yo +) to learn all the skills necessary to safely skipper & crew off the beach sailing dinghies on Port Phillip. Skills taught include setting up a dinghy, how to sail a course, tacking and gybing, trimming sails, launch & recovery to a beach and safe capsize recovery. This fun, hands on course is suitable for youth & adults new to sailing or keelboat sailors wanting to learn some skills not acquired as part of a larger crewed yacht.

42 The course is conducted within the safe environs of St Kilda harbour by our Yachting Australia trained sailing instructors. If you plan to go on and sail on keelboats this introductory course teaches sailing fundamentals. The course fee is $298 and includes a Start Sailing Right textbook, logbook and nationally recognised course certificate. For more information contact Leigh at the Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy on or or training@rmys.com.au. Click here for a booking form, more information is available on the RMYS website under Training on the Dinghy page of website. Safety Boat Operators Course 27 Feb & 1 March This course is only available every 6 or so months. Yachting Victoria are running a Safety Boat Operators Course this weekend on Friday 27th Feb 6:30pm 9:30pm and Sunday 1st March 8:30am 4:30pm. The Safety Boat Operator Course is designed for those wishing to help out at a club as a safety boat driver. This course is also a prerequisite for the Club Coach Qualification. Throughout the course participants learn how to safely rescue other craft, recover persons from the water, re right capsized boats and where to position your boat on a race course. If you're keen to up skill please enrol in the course using the below link. Cost: $300 Location: Friday The Boatshed, 3 Aquatic Drive, Albert Park. Sunday Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Nelson Place, Williamstown Enrol here: Chelsey Taylor Discover Sailing Coordinator Yachting Victoria 2/77 Beach Rd, Sandringham, Vic 3191 P M W

43 19 February 2015 Waste Oil & Batteries We are pleased to advise we can now accept waste engine oil in the Yard. There is a 44 gallon drum in the fenced Hazardous Waste area near the Southern yard gate. Please take care when pouring in oil to prevent spillage. This drum must ONLY be used for waste engine oil. We will also accept dead batteries which we will periodically take for recycling. Please Note: We CAN accept: Waste engine oil either poured into drum or in sealed containers Batteries We CANNOT ACCEPT: Paint (including antifoul) Thinners and rags Gas Bottles Such items represent a significant fire and explosion threat, and must NEVER be left in the yard. They MUST be disposed of correctly by the user. (If you recognise the gas bottles and thinners that have been left in this area, please remove). If you ve any questions, please see a member of staff. Damien Ryan Operations Manager Phone No: Address opsmanager@rmys.com.au Private Functions in the Harbour Room Members are reminded that private functions in the Harbour Room are out of bounds for all those who are not invited guests. There have been some recent instances of members entering the Harbour Room uninvited and causing a disturbance. This is not acceptable and reflects badly on the club as a fantastic venue for private functions. Thanks for your cooperation.

44 21 February 2015 Open Mic Night Friday 27 February Come along to the RMYS Open Mic Night 7pm on Friday 27 February. (after the Members Lucky Draw) Bring your guitar! Sing us a tune! Tell us a joke! Come down and support your mates! Are you brave enough? Let us know! Call Jan Hurst on or jan@rmys.com.au and register. Also don t miss our inaugural MEAT RAFFLE organised by our own Todd Pedler! Join us for dinner? Book with olympicbar@rmys.com.au 22 February 2015 The Smokey BBQ is Back Friday 27 12:30pm Peter Smokey Dawson will be the special guest at the first 2015 Smokey BBQ for the season on Friday 27 February 12.30pm 2.00pm Book a table now; from $20pp. phone Jan Hurst on or jan@rmys.com.au 23 February 2015 Racing Report 18 and February Wednesday At last, a Wednesday with winds under 25 knots! Race 6 of the Troubleshooters LA Nangle Pursuit, AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS, and Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II went ahead in a knot southerly. Rob Marshall's Femme Fatale took out the pursuit race, making it two from two this year, and Portofino was the winner of the AMS division. In the spinnaker series, Silhouette took away the glassware for AMS, Salamander III won on IRC, and Sunshine claimed the beer and cooler bag for PHS. Best start went to Leilani on 1 second. The Banks Group Elapsed Time Award

45 was won by Hotshot for coming 18th. Friday/Saturday Friday night saw the start of the AdventureWare Big Bay Challenge, with eight boats contesting the 20 hour race. SYC and RBYC conducted their overnight races in conjunction with the BBC, for the Lady Nelson, Tam O'Shanter and Jisuma Trophies. The start was off Middle Brighton Beach, and the race saw mostly light winds, with SYC shortening their course. The BBC finished at 1530, with a roast dinner following. Remedy took out the Event Handicap and AMS prizes, with Alien from RYCV winning on IRC. Thanks to all the volunteers (some of whom got up very early, or stayed up very late!) for manning the radio for the RMYS shifts; a special thanks to AdventureWare for sponsoring the race; and congratulations to all the competitors for making it a great event once again. Sunday Race 2 of the Port Phillip Women's Championship the Val Hodge Trophy at RYCV was held on Sunday morning. The start was delayed an hour due to the Big Bay Swim and congestion on that side of the bay. Gusty breezes challenged all the crews but provided some very interesting racing. Full report, thanks to John Curnow and Alex McKinnon, here &sID=296878&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID= February 2015 Reciprocal Member Seeking Work in Gap Year CAN YOU HELP? We know it's a long time until August but some things need planning. A young member of NRV (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein), our reciprocal club in Hamburg, Germany is arriving in August for a gap year in Melbourne before starting university. His name is Paul Seifert, aged 18, and he wants to find some sort of work here both to help cover his costs and for the language and cultural experience. (He already speaks English well enough for the sort of work likely.) We also expect to see him on the water because he's a very keen sailor, currently a member of the NRV Youth Team and formerly both Hamburg City under 16 Laser Radial champion 2012 and Optimist champion (He's also a hockey player.) He's realistic about the sort of work available in his situation and is willing to take on anything from child minding/au pair type work through café/bar work up to assisting with sail training. If you think you even might be able to use Paul while he's here please contact the Squadron office for more details as supplied by Paul.

46 28 February 2015 Open Mic Night Shows Off RMYS Talent A wealth of talent was displayed at last Friday night's Open Mic Night, our very own variety show! Some familiar faces were seen behind various instruments, and we also had a fantastic display of ballroom dancing from two new members, Sarita and Jamie. Thanks to all who performed. Congratulations to Jane on winning the Meat Raffle! Thanks very much to the Events and Engagement Committee for organising a fun and varied night. Photos below.

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48 1 March 2015 Club Marine Victorian Junior & Youth Championships For more info or to enter, see the Yachting Victoria website. Yachting Victoria is organising the Club Marine Victorian Junior & Youth Championships again this year. The event will be held at Mornington YC on 11 & 12 April, with a coaching clinic held before the regatta on 7 9 April. Many junior and youth classes are welcome, including Optis and Minnows. If you enter before 15 March, you will go into the draw to have your coaching clinic fee refunded &assoc=10099&sID= Flinders Cruise 7 9 March Last Chance to Book Your Boat or Spot We have had a couple of casualties during the week, with boat damage causing some of our participants to drop out. So if you would like to bring your boat to Flinders, please let Allicia know as soon as possible by at racing@rmys.com.au or call If you would like to crew or need crew please also contact Allicia. Also, Dave Croke has organised South Bay Tours to take passengers through the Heads in a RIB on Saturday morning from 9am to 10am. The skipper works for the pilot service as a deckhand, and will show you the best way to pick up the currents heading to Flinders and provide other useful tips. The cost is $40 per head, and there are 13 places remaining. Please contact Dave Croke on if you are interested passengers will need to confirm and pay by Thursday lunchtime. IMPORTANT: Please let me know how many on each boat. and especially, please register through for Saturday's dinner & Sunday BBQ (cost $65 per person). Don t leave it until the last minute, as the catering has to be pre arranged. Please let me know if you intend to overnight at Queenscliff on Friday. You have to ring the marina there to make your own booking. Mention you are from the RMYS fleet, to be charged only one night. We will have an informal dinner at one of the cafes on the marina for the assembled throng. On Wednesday 4 March after twilight racing I will give a briefing and passage plan to all skippers or their representatives in the committee room. Let me know if you have any questions or there s anything I ve left out. Good sailing Pat Milwright Click here for poster information.

49 Adventure Safety Product of the Week AdventureWare is RMYS' Preferred Supplier of marine hardware and safety equipment. They will be promoting a Product of the Week each week to members so look out for some great specials! Spinlock have just released the all new auto inflatable PFD for children. Now your kids can enjoy the comfort of a compliant, light weight PFD. No more complaints that the jacket is uncomfortable it's lightweight and incorporates a harness and tether point to meet the Australian and international standards for children's PFDs. To celebrate their arrival in Australia, AdventureWare is offering a launch price of just $199, save $30 on the RRP. Don't forget, you can purchase AdventureWare gear directly from the ipad kiosk in the Members Bar, and the club will receive a 5% rebate on all your purchases! Go to to make your purchase. 2 March 2015 Billie Holiday tours beyond the Tasman Sea Port Macquarie is certainly a nice place to keep a boat. But boat owners residing in faraway Melbourne are liable to suffer a degree of separation anxiety when their cherished vessel is resting on a swing mooring way up there on the Hastings River. It came as no surprise to learn that RMYS members Sarita and Jamie were itching to bring their 58ft Roberts ketch Billie Holiday down to Melbourne. As far as your faithful correspondent is concerned, planning for the delivery of Billie Holiday from Port Macquarie to Melbourne commenced in the RMYS Olympic Bar on Grand Final day It turned out to be an auspicious day for the Hawks yet at the first bounce just one of their supporters in the bar was game to wear the club colours, Sarita. During the conversation that followed our introduction she and Jamie revealed they had a boat up north that they intended to bring to Melbourne. In the bar of a club with a strong presence and culture in ocean racing the proposition of such a delivery sounded eminently feasible. By the time crews had returned from Hobart deliveries in January 2015 the project to bring Billie Holiday south began to coalesce. A week or two later Jamie had hunted down a crew, set a date, and we were all buckled in for lift off. As to the crew, the ship s master was naturally Jamie Andre de la Porte. He would be ably assisted by Ian Lyall, Steve Smith, Kitt Ross and David Gordon plenty of useful experience in that lot. We flew up to Port Macquarie on Saturday 14 February and began preparing the boat immediately after our arrival. It was such a treat to be there, so warm, lush and wonderfully subtropical. Great beaches,

50 everyone wearing short summer clothes, the place had an easy and relaxed feel to it. Once the barred entrance has been negotiated it s a good port to stop and sort out boat things, especially provisioning and repairs. There are lots of shops, most major chains have a presence, and all of them were close to hand. Out on the swing mooring we found the boat trussed up in tarps and all manner of bird deterrents. Seagulls are not much of a problem there but pelicans are another matter entirely. Thankfully earlier efforts of Jamie and Sarita to deal with the problem meant that we were not faced with piles of accumulated guano to clear away as they had been weeks before. We slipped the mooring and moved the boat to the nearby marina. All hands worked diligently to effect our preparations, checking safety gear, provisioning stores and getting a feel for the ship s stowage plan. Local diesel mechanics serviced the engine and although there was an alarm they could not figure out how to silence a decision was made to disconnect it, grab our weather window of favourable nor easterlies and monitor engine parameters closely as we travelled. With everything ready and the tide and wind in our favour we slipped out through the harbour entrance on Sunday 15 February at Before departure we surveyed the entrance from an adjacent headland. The site is a grand amphitheatre for free maritime entertainment. Negotiating the entrance can be very tricky in a big sea check out YouTube. Spectators on the grassy slopes are well rewarded on days when testing conditions prevail and it s not hard to imagine a good crowd gathering. Hats off to the mariners of yesteryear they endured many trials and tribulations getting in and out across that bar without the aid of motive power. The many wrecks dotted around the area provide lasting testament to the difficulties they experienced. With the bar a safe distance behind us we hoisted sails to clear Tacking Point and then made for open water. The fresh following breeze helped us make impressive distances to the good. Sail plan was a poled out headsail and main shortened to reef 1. With 20 to 25kn of breeze behind us we were regularly getting 10kn over the ground. Billie Holiday is pretty quick for a cruiser and was also well behaved in the following sea, so she s a very cruisey cruiser. Aboard we were not spared for creature comforts fridge, freezer, microwave, two showers, personal bunk and linen, washing machine and dryer, a well appointed galley she s 58ft of indulgent luxury, not at all hard to get used to. On our first night at sea a short tailed shearwater flopped exhausted into the cockpit and stayed with us until shortly after dawn. Following a couple of laps of scuttling around the cockpit and over our feet it took shelter under an elevated step on the cockpit sole aft of the wheel and made itself comfortable there. When groups of shearwaters began to fly past in the morning it was time for our avian hitchhiker to join its northbound cohorts on their migration to the Bering Sea. It protested at being captured but didn t look back after its release to the heavens. The gloriously hot and sunny conditions of the day kept our spirits high and got the flying fish very excited too. We had lots of them gliding around us all day, some up to about 25cm long. It was worthy entertainment for what was already shaping up to be a great delivery. Having covered more than 440nm at a very impressive clip we pulled into Eden in the late afternoon of 18 February. We d achieved lots of 8 10kn and a maximum speed of 13.6, not bad for 32 tonnes of boat. The rhythm of each day had us dealing with light airs and low boat speeds near dawn before the wind increased with the arrival of the heat of the sun. By mid afternoon we were getting our best speeds. At dinnertime the breeze eased off with the setting of the sun. Best of all was that the cyclonic conditions developing not too far north of Port Macquarie were thankfully a long way behind us.

51 We celebrated our illustrious passage thus far with a sumptuous barbecue dinner on board in Eden s Snug Cove. Guests for the evening were Pambula s finest, none other than David s brother Silas and Vero and their delightful daughter Dixie. Spicy Peri Peri chicken, spotty potatoes and fresh salad was washed down with lashings of fine red and a little bit of rum. In the process we learned that Dixie is a thoroughly modern free market kid with the savvy to play off the tooth fairy against a sneaky tooth snaffling Argentinean night mouse. Going rate is $8 per deciduous fang, enough to net her a tidy $256 so long as none are swallowed in the night. Methods for self extraction were self researched, yes, on the internet. No one needed to tease her with the door handle and string method she tried it herself it didn t work! Next day the crew bustled to prepare the boat for another VIP. This time it would be royalty: skipper Jamie s other half Sarita Maizel arrived via train and bus from Melbourne in the afternoon. Amongst several chores we had to move the boat over to Eden s breakwater pier to get access to the refuelling truck. The modest amount of motor sailing we had done since leaving Port Macquarie had consumed 250L of fuel. Pushing the boat through the water at 6kn consumes 8L per hour, it s a thirsty donk. Fuel tank capacity is a mere 500L. Conditions at the breakwater pier give little comfort or relaxation to boat owners so having refuelled we moved the boat back to the Snug Cove pier. After a short delay to give the cook time to get the Bolognese finished we cast off at about 1800 on 19 February to begin our passage around the corner and across the Paddock. Breezes were very light so we motor sailed through the night. At this time friends at RMYS entered in the gruelling 20 hour Big Bay Race were in our thoughts, but so too was the list of tasty meals we had enjoyed en route. Red chicken curry, sausages and lentils, kabana and carrots and fancy mashed spud, the unforgettable Hamster, a spectacular frittata, Dave s very special fried rice, Jamie s delectable guacomole. All hands concurred that the galley fare had been particularly good all trip. It was a pleasure to spread out the tablecloth on the cockpit table and dine in refined style each evening. We slipped through the open forest of oil platforms in the Paddock leaving them all at a very respectful distance. It was all motor sailing though, we knew it had to be because the dozens of albatross bobbing around in the water resolutely refused to take to the wing. On approach to the Prom large flocks of shearwaters rafted up on the surface entertained us by taking to the air as we neared them, the splashing of their feet as they get run along for take off all together is a signature sound of Victorian and Tasmanian waters in summer. Conditions east of the Prom had an air of mystery. Clouds and mist condensed on the eastern side in the morning, but the bright and sunny conditions on the western side could be seen when the skirts of the mist began to lift. Sailing passages can be full of surprises and in this regard the final legs of Billie Holiday s delivery to St Kilda did not disappoint. Getting around the Prom we took a scenic route, passing close to the islands south west of the lighthouse. We made a special detour to check out the big seal colony on Kanowna Is. It s a treat to observe their various behaviours, to see how far they manage to clamber up the massive granite slabs, and marvel at the speed big ones pick up when they slide down the steep slopes gravelrashingly fast and plunge into the deep water. Next on the itinerary was Cleft Island, aka Skull Rock, right next to Kanowna Island. It has a cavernous gash in its western face big enough for a helicopter to land in a great place to stash buried pirate treasure! It s also a lovely backdrop for crew photos. With our morning of sight seeing over it was time to line up the four capes Liptrap, Paterson, Woolamai and Schanck as we closed in on the heads. After careful consultation with tidal race tables for the Rip we timed our arrival to the Heads approach to coincide with 2nd half of flood tide at 0400hrs Sunday 22 February. The lights at the entrance tell an

52 interesting story as they come into view and a Heads approach and passage through the Rip is a different story every time it s done. Lonsdale VTS assured us no outbound shipping was due so we turned in on the leads for the eastern side of the Main Channel. 32T of boat was soon making 10kn over the ground as we sluiced through Rip s swirling waters straight into the brisk northerly breeze. Entering the Heads is invariably a defining moment of a passage to Port Phillip. There s always some relief to realise that you ve made it through. All hands heartily toasted King Neptune of the Waves to thank him for another safe journey. Once through the West Channel and into the bay proper a beautiful clear dawn arrived and it was high 5s all round as we celebrated our realisation we had only 20nm left to go of a voyage of 800 odd. But never count your chickens We heard a loud pop! That turned out to be the heat exchanger cap blowing off. Then the engine hesitated momentarily. Sarita rushed down the companionway to investigate. The engine compartment belched a huge cloud of smoke and steam. Oh dear! Shut it down! Quickly!! There was now nothing for it but to sail to RMYS against the prevailing 15 20kn northerly breeze. We shook out all the rag headsail, staysail, main and mizzen and trimmed to point as high as we could. Our angle to the wind was not as good as a race boat would achieve but we made good progress nonetheless.

53 The plan was to sail up to the vicinity of the RMYS breakwater and once there radio for assistance to help us to berth. That plan soon became unworkable because the heady halyard blew at its splice. Oh dear, oh dear! We took the headsail down but in the process the foil feeder sliced into the bolt rope tape at the tack end of the luff. If not for that damage we could have used a spinnaker halyard but regrettably the sail was out of action. Without the heady we were incapable of making any headway. Although we d tried to help ourselves out of our predicament we were now at the mercy of outside assistance. And there we were, going perpendicular to our rhumb line all the way down near Beaumaris. Our modified plan was to keep our rescue in house and we tried to contact club people to see if the William Patterson might be put into service to tow us. Having made a few enquiries down that avenue without success we took our pleas to VHF channel 16. Coastguard Melbourne was soon alerted to our situation. When providing our details there was a very long pause after Billie Holiday s overall length and displacement had been communicated. We had a feeling that the matter of our rescue was being passed along and up the chain of command. Following a short delay we were contacted by the Water Police. Their boat VP10 is a very high performance rigid inflatable boat and soon we could see it coming our way at blistering pace. After dousing sails we began preparations for towing. Initially the Police declined to take one of Billie Holiday s heavy lines but when they were assured that we knew our bowlines from our double sheet bends, and that we had travelled 800nm to that point without assistance, they secured our line to a

54 hitching post near their transom and began towing us up the bay at a respectable 3 or 4kn. They took us all the way back to the St Kilda breakwater, about 7nm. Thanks Rob and John, you re our triple zero heroes. Hope you enjoy those beers. Behind the scenes, RMYS member Dave Croke having learned of our plight had gathered together a crew for the William Patterson. He telephoned the Water Police station in Williamstown and arranged to meet us outside the breakwater. We were relieved to see them, and so too were the Water Police who would not have been keen on assisting us to berth. William Patterson took us to a swing mooring adjacent to Largo. Billie Holiday hung there while we secured lines and fenders to raft William Patterson to her starboard side. We then said a few prayers and slipped the mooring line while Dave Croke took a practice spin around Largo, quite probably his first try at being a tug driver. Fortunately he got the hang of it very quickly. After taking another deep breath William Patterson was soon guiding Billie Holiday smoothly past the eastern end of the wave attenuator. Spectators from motor cruisers enjoying a picnic there were completely enthralled by these manoeuvres. William Patterson pulled Billie Holiday around in a big, slow arc and then nudged her ever so slowly and gently towards the northern end of the floating marina s main arm. 8 metres! 6 metres! 4 metres! 2 metres! 1 metre! Touch down! It was a perfect landing. Sarita s relief was near ecstatic. She leapt ashore, lowered herself to her hands and knees and kissed the concrete deck of the marina pontoon. We d traveled so far but had endured the greatest dramas of the trip in its closing hours. From Heads entrance to Police rescue to tug assisted berthing, we d had a day to remember. It was a good feeling to have Billie Holiday berthed safely and securely at her new home in St Kilda. Racing Report 25 & 28 February Wednesday 25 February Wednesday night saw perfect conditions for our biggest twilight fleet so far this year, and 47 yachts took to the water in sunny knot southwesterlies to southeasterlies. Blue Horizons took out first place in the Troubleshooters LA Nangle Pursuit, while Portofino won the AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS. Obsession was the fastest off the start line on 0 seconds and also took out the Banks Group Elapsed Time Award for 19th fastest around the course on 1 hour, 12 minutes and 30 seconds. The Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II for PHS went to Tigris, while AMS went to Remedy and Salamander III claimed IRC. Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to the Tower Crew for announcing a boat as over, before apologising, as they were in fact behind the line. Saturday 28 February It was race day 5 of the Club Marine Series on Saturday. Two races were completed. For results and the wrap up of the day, head over to

55 5 March 2015 Found B&G Covers Bill from Beachcombers retrieved a couple of B&G Instrument covers that washed up on West Beach after the storm front on Saturday 28th Feb. If they are yours, you can pick them up from the office. Also found was a dive pressure gauge, no sign of a diver yet though. Damien Ryan Operations Manager Phone No: Address opsmanager@rmys.com.au Una J Beautiful Una J sank on Thursday night. Owner Dennis Horne has been notified and has been inspected. Boom nets surrounded the boat and another area affected. Approx 70 litres of diesel on board. It does not appear to be leaking. Insurers Nautilus notified and already assessed. Cause? Time of incident: Sometime between 9pm 7am Thursday night. Our cctv cameras could not determine exactly when as boat in middle of E row. Salvage planned for next Tuesday.

56 6 March 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week Exposure MOB Light Winner of the DAME Award in 2014, and as used on Wild Oats and the Abu Dhabi Volvo 65, the all new Exposure MOB light is now available in Australia exclusively through AdventureWare. This water activated light is designed to be stored on deck, and thrown overboard in event of a Man Overboard Event. The 1300 lumen strobe light floats, drifts and flashes to help guide the remaining crew back to the waiting swimmer! In tests this week, we compared this light with the trusty Dolphin Floating Torch. The Exposure MOB was found to illuminate the water around the torch creating a circle of light some 20m in diameter, while strobing upwards a far more eye catching and bright target than the old style torch. Contact the sales team at AdventureWare at sales@adventuresafety.com.au for more information. Or buy it direct from Victorian Optimist State Championships Four of the RMYS juniors competed at the Victorian Optimist State Championships over the weekend which was held at RBYC there were more than 130 entries so it was a huge event! The results were: Linus Talacko: Open: 17th Overall, Vic Titles: 6th & 1st sailor <12yo Matthew Walker: Open: 36th overall, Vic Titles: 21 st Hugo Macmillan: Intermediate: 16 th Joseph Ferguson: Intermediate: 45 th Click here for the results here:

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58 8 March 2015 Crew Noticeboard We receive lots of requests from members about crew wanted or crew available for racing. Did you know we have a Crew Noticeboard on the RMYS website? Click this link to check it out. (It's also under the Sailing tab.) noticeboard.html If you would like to post a notice on the Crew Noticeboard, simply fill out the form on the right hand side of the page. If you'd like your notice removed (hopefully because you've found the boat/crew of your dreams!), please contact Allicia, racing@rmys.com.au. 9 March 2015 Racing Report 4 & 7 March Wednesday 4 March A beautiful 6 knot SSE breeze greeted the fleet this week, with a SW change just before 7pm making it more interesting. Walu took out the Troubleshooters LA Nangle Pursuit, and Portofino won the AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS prize. In the Horizon Sails Spinnaker race, Silhouette went home with the AMS glassware, Matador continued their excellent form on IRC, and Seaya was the recipient of the beer and cooler bag for winning PHS. Best start was Spirit V on 1 second, and the Banks Group Elapsed Time Award went to Revenge for finishing 20th, in a time of 1:08:35. It seems that no one did anything noticeably silly enough to win the Goat of the Day, so it was awarded to Anthony Callanan on Panda for finishing his

59 first race ever (now that the boat is for sale)! This week also saw the end of the various series, and overall winners were announced: Troubleshooters LA Nangle: Rock n Roll Stephen Barker AdventureWare Terry Hill AMS: Portofino Stuart Tait Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series II: PHS: Remedy Russell Hibbert AMS: Silhouette Nathan Scanlon IRC: Matador Murray McCutcheon/Michael Morse Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to Ian and Selwyn as always for running this series. Full results here. ( twilight html) Saturday 7 March A fleet of only 6 boats contested the Moomba Cup at RMYS on Saturday, as many of our boats were cruising to Flinders. The course was shortened but all managed to finish. Mood Indigo was successful on PHS and IRC, and Weekend Option took out AMS. 11 March 2015 King Island Race Report Scarlet Runner skippered by Robert Date crossed the line at 14:17:01 on Saturday 7 March to take Line Honours in the 2015 ORCV Melbourne to King Island yacht race. RMYS was well represented, with Jazz Player finishing at 17:44:39, and Addiction across the line at Grassy at 19:03:11. With knot westerlies staying in after a 4am start, the fleet enjoyed excellent conditions and Scarlet Runner only missed the race record set last year by Primitive Cool by approximately 30 minutes. Scarlet Runner also took out both measurement handicap divisions, AMS and IRC. The performance handicap division was won by Geomatic Allegro, which has also spent quite a bit of time at RMYS recently. Full results here. 15/2015KI/series.htm

60 Marina WiFi and Webcams WiFi If you have problems connecting to this network, please call the office. Webcams Members may have noticed that there has been a change to the WiFi network on the marina. The new network has improved coverage and reliability. The new network name is 'RMYS Pier'. Please contact the office for the password if you do not know it it is the same password as the previous network. You may also have seen that there are new live cameras displayed on the RMYS website, showing the St Kilda Harbour; the marina fairway; and the start line area. If you haven't seen these yet, simply go to the homepage ( and scroll down to see the still images. You can then click on the link above the still images (or this one here) to see the live feeds. The feed stops after 10 minutes to avoid overloading the network. A note to our racing sailors: the cameras experience a few seconds' delay, so it's best not to use the start line cam instead of getting a transit! RMYS Golf Day Sunday 29 March IBG Insurance Brokers Special Offer Come and play in the annual RMYS Golf Day at the Albert Park Golf Course. Ambrose Rules, members and friends, hackers and whackers welcome. There are only 28 places booked, so get in fast. The cost is $50, which includes a BBQ. Contact Sabina sabinakrosser@hotmail.com to enter. the opportunity to earn sponsorship money for the club! BG Insurance Brokers is a valued sponsor of RMYS, and has an exclusive insurance offer for members and their friends. You also have IBG offer a wide range of insurance policies, not just for your boat. Click here for more details.

61 AdventureWare Product of the Week 17 March Icebreaker Marine As the weather begins to turn, its time to think about those additional layers. If you haven t tried Icebreaker Merino wool you are missing out. Without exception, it is rated amongst our favourite items of clothing. Warm when it's cold, cool when it's hot doesn t chafe, and amazingly doesn t build up a stink. AdventureWare have selected their favourite items for sailors in the Icebreaker Marine range. But this week, the all new range from Icebreaker became available, including some great solutions for mid layers and outer layers. Take a look online, or contact the sales team at AdventureWare at sales@adventuresafety.com.au or on for more information. PS: Did you know you can order online and have your gear delivered to the club? www,adventureware.com.au 13 March 2015 RBYC Property Industry Foundation Melbourne Sailing Challenge Royal Brighton Yacht Club is looking for a few more large yachts (to accommodate 10 guests or more each) for the forthcoming Property Industry Foundation Melbourne Sailing Challenge charity event. This event is to be held on Friday 20 March, and already has 40 yachts confirmed. There will only be sailing in benign conditions, all food and beverage for lunch and an après party is put on, and in the process all participants will be raising money for disadvantaged youth through Open Family. Please contact Rod (manager@rmys.com.au) if you can help. Thank you.

62 14 March 2015 Polynesian Night Friday 20 7pm Book now! olympicbar@rmys.com.au MENU Don't miss the Polynesian night in the members bar this Friday night! Our Events and Engagement committee are once again raffling off a fabulous meat and cheese and wine tray! Savour the flavours of The South Pacific and enjoy the traditional Polynesian dance and Kava ceremony. A la Carte bar menu prices ranging from $16 $24. Fried chicken, pineapple, cucumber and coconut salad, chili gravy $16 Tofu, coconut sweet potato, red onion, coriander and cabbage salad $22 Tahitian prawn and fish curry, fried taro $22 Roast pork, Hawaiian slaw, pineapple pickle, milk bun burger, sweet potato chips $16 Marinated tuna, edamame and radish salad $18 15 March 2015 Winter Season Entry Now Open Enter here. winter season 2015.html The Winter Season Notice of Race has now been published (see this link). winter season 2015.html Entries are now open for the UNi PRO Midweek Mariners, the JH McDonald Winter Series, and the Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series. The first Midweek Mariners race is on 1 April, so get your entries in as soon as you can!

63 Ironman Competition Pier Road Closed 21 & 22 March Due to the Ironman competition this weekend, Pier Road will be closed to all traffic and no parking will be available on Saturday or Sunday. Beaconsfield Parade. RMYS members that have a Foreshore Parking Permit can park in the triangle car park next to the Palais or further along Click here for Road Closure Map 16 March 2015 Racing Report 11 & 14 March Wednesday 11 March The first race of the IBG Twilight Sprint Series was held in a 14 knot southeaster, with a great fleet of 38 boats. Matrix took out the race, with Geomatic Allegro in second and Matador third. The best starter was Addiction on 0 seconds, with a number of other boats getting very close to their allotted time. The Banks Group Elapsed Time Award went to Siren in 21st place, in a time of 1:06:40. The Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to Quartermaster, for tacking 20m before the finish line and adding 30 seconds to their time! There are two more Wednesday twilight races before we hit the winter season. Saturday 14 March Saturday saw two important events take place. The Port Phillip Sea Pilots' 50th anniversary race was first off at HBYC in the morning. The breeze was a very pleasant knot southerly at the start, but became more challenging as the day went on. The last boat was home at 11:30pm, making for a long day for both competitors and race committee. Three RMYS boats competed, with Sunshine finishing 2nd on PHS and 5th on AMS; Portofino 3rd on AMS and 9th on PHS; and Matador 3rd on IRC and 24th on PHS. RMYS also hosted the Napier Cup on Saturday afternoon. The traditional race gives the Squadron s junior sailors the opportunity to helm a keelboat in authentic racing conditions. This year the race was a battle between Take Five, Shadow Dancer and Mistress. Take Five got off to a great start helmed by 10 year old junior member Lucas Ambrens, who is part of Leigh Brennan Smith s Thursday night Green Fleet training group. Sally Davis was skippering Mistress and Nelson Dean took the helm of Shadow Dancer.

64 There were a couple of close mark roundings as well as boats from neighbouring clubs to be negotiated on at least one beat. But Take Five was never headed, and when the handicap results were announced Take Five also took the Cup. Many thanks to the owners and regular crew who made their yachts available. The Squadron s young sailors are encouraged to participate in this unique event next year. 18 March 2015 RMYS to Flinders Cruise Labour Day Long weekend 6 to 9 March A fun weekend had by all, and a "must do" event on the RMYS Calendar. The annual cruise to Flinders Yacht Club was once again a great success, many thanks to the Flinders Yacht Club and past RMYS General Manager Peter Dawson for your superb hospitality. Peter along with many other Flinders Yacht Club members certainly wined and dined our RMYS members before the "Royal Flinders Yacht Club Race"...and we won't even mention the dodgy SI's given to the RMYS participants. Make sure you watch the video's at the end of Phil Grossi's report. This is a brief report on the Flinders Cruise held on Labour day long weekend 6 9 March 2015 as reported by Phil Grossi from Mrs Overnewton. Our Yacht Mrs Overnewton is a 38 foot Bavaria Match racer/cruiser. Currently fitted with cruising rig as purchased in 2005 Accommodation is in two separate lock up cabins, one in a vee berth and the other on port quarter. Centre bunk sleeping provides two extra permanent berths. A separate shower /head is provided on starboard quarter. An outside shower also provides a quick washdown. Auxiliary engine is a Volvo Penta. The yacht is recognised by our sailmaker, Col Anderson Doyles, as being one of the most regularly sailed

65 yachts on Port Philip Bay. We have 26 available crew on our mailing list qhich sounds rather formidable yet we are never under crewed though sometimes a little squeezy. She is most comfortable racing with 8 crew. When cruising we normally assign a skipper and co skipper, assigned navigator, cook and other permanent positions. For the Flinders Cruise, we started off with 4 on Friday evening and were joined by two others at Queenscliff on Saturday morning. Our Crew The six crew have spent much time sailing together on Club races and also ORCV ocean events. Several have radio licences, navigation skills and excellent culinary skills. Crew was: Phil Grossi, Geoff Chambers, Nadine Huels, Graham Dicker, Marc Tracy, Tim Wood. This proved to be a good crew dynamic as usual. Flinders Yacht Club Flinders is Located in the Southern parts of Mornington Peninsula in Westernport bay, just a few miles from Port Philip Heads. Fishing is popular from the pier with calamari and scale fish being a regular catch. An aquaculture industry is also present with fresh mussels available from the fishing vessel only after the days catch. Scuba diving clubs use the pier as a safe training ground in adverse weather conditions. The Flinders wine fair also has an event during this weekend and was well attended. Flinders town ship is located around a ten minute walk from the harbour. A pilot boat also operates from Flinders harbour servicing Hastings harbour. Flinders Yacht club is protected from prevailing Southerly winds and is nestled away in the Lee of Mornington Peninsula, an ideal weekend cruise location. Overnight moorings were made available at no charge to visiting vessels. Access to the pier may be available for short term although you may be interfering with divers and fishermen and is not recommended. Whilst Flinders has been a regular on cruising calendars for many years, interest has been reawakened due to a collaboration between past and present RMYS and Flinders yacht club management and members. Participating yachts Attendees on this cruise were: Mrs Overnewton (radio coordinating vessel minus her trusting Owner Les Norton, he left the crew to enjoy the trip whilst he recovered from an illness..thanks Les), Deliverance, Allira, Shadow Dancer, Abatao, Affascinante, Mandela, White Swan, Femme Fatale, Seaya, Tubasa, Quest and the crew of Astarte via road waves. The smallest yacht in the fleet was the 30 foot Defiance Deliverance and the largest over 50 foot. White Swan. All efforts are made for the group to cruise together. Shadow dancer was the designated tail end of the fleet. Much effort goes into preparing this club approved aquatic event. This becomes evident both before the cruise, commencing with a comprehensive cruise briefing, on this occasion by, Pat Milwright, Yacht master instructor, although he did not attend the event. During the cruise, the co ordinating vessel is required to maintain contact with port Authorities and other yachts. Leg 1 to Queenscliff

66 Victualling for 6 on board Mrs Overnewton is an interesting affair as we try to outdo each other with various cooked on board meals. We opted for a Friday 3pm departure which saw us driving uncomfortably into head seas making for a very wet noisy ride towards West Channel pile at an attempted 6 knots, we quickly reduced speed to a little over 3 knots for more comfort on board. Dinner this evening was to be delayed by several hours. Some yachts had opted for an earlier or later departure. Deliverance was our nearest vessel and just a few minutes behind us in the West channel, both bound for Queenscliff cruising yacht club, another excellent cruising destination. Very handy if you are a QCYC member yacht. However Deliverance decided to do some midnight sightseeing prior to entering the cut at Queenscliff and arrived much later. We were greeted by the crew of Biddy Hu on arrival at QCYC. They had retired from the King Island race due to adverse weather conditions, An excellent meal was prepared by our culinary chefs all enjoyed with the obligatory midnight glass of red or two. Day 2 Queenscliff to Flinders Strong wind warnings the day prior and wind howling through the rigging early morning had some a little concerned prior to commencing the voyage at the heads and one yacht opted for a quick dash back to Melbourne. They later joined us for festivities at a more leisurely pace via road waves (Astarte) Our 11:30 am departure through the heads saw us in very pleasant conditions as the winds had unexpectedly subsided. We soon exited Port Philip Bay at the Rip via the Western leads and waited outside the heads for some of the tardy yachts in the event. Sailing along the Coast was very relaxing with abundant bird and sea life a pleasure to watch. We were also reminded of the cruelty of the sea as two snorkeller s were reported missing around the time we were passing Cape Schank just a Nautical mile North of where we passed the Cape. Their bodies have since been recovered. We continued our trip unaware of the disaster close at hand, only becoming aware of the tragedy upon arrival at our destination. We were greeted on arrival at Flinders harbour by Peter Dawson, past manager and current Flinders yacht club member. Peter also provided an inflatable dinghy and aluminium boat for our ship/shore transfers. A very sumptuous seafood dinner with lots of entrees, chilled home brew and other beverages followed, all cheerfully served by Flinders Yacht club members and friends. Entertainment was provided by Royal Charter and a fabulous night was had by more than 100 guests at the dinner Day 3 Royal Flinders Cup The traditional Royal Flinders yacht club race on Sunday provided the usual false briefings, false buoy locations and descriptions and confusing start times in an effort to throw off the competitive yachts. I remember an old saying, believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see. We checked the sailing instructions handed to us by the crew of an opposing team only to discover they were last years sailing instructions sending us to non existent buoys.

67 Results for the very exciting race were 1st.. Femme Fatale, 2nd Super Goof, 3rd Mrs Overnewton, 4th. Affascinante, 5th Foxy Lady, 6th Valkyrie, 7th Seaya, 8th Act of Faith, 9th Allira, 10th Flying Cloud, 11th White Swan. Another quiet night was spent at anchor with the usual indulgence of on board medication (G & T containing Quinine), some over indulgence was experienced by one of our younger new crew with predictable affects for the return voyage. Day 4 return to Melbourne Click here for the official welcome video by FYC Click here for the Royal Flinders Yacht Club "Race" video. The early 7am return cruise home saw us rounding Flinders rock in moderate head winds with a Southerly swell and Mal De Mer affected one yes, you guessed who. Dolphins and numerous swarms of sea birds were spotted and the wind eventually faded to a light breeze as we approached the heads at slack water ebb. Passage through the heads was very busy with 5 ships departing the heads and one entering. Needless to say communications with port authorities was very busy and our radio operators earned their keep. The Port Authority vessel also encouraged us to keep clear of shipping with a friendly greeting. Soon we sent our crew Tim home feeling a little better and yet another uneventful cruise home in freshening winds, total return trip was up to around 12 hours This event is an excellent cruise destination on the RMYS calendar. Overall sailing time is typically total 12 hours each way with an overnight at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (if a member) or at the marina desirable. Good reports have been received from most participants and both clubs are keen to keep the event going. Many thanks also to Tedd Warden from FYC for producing and supplying both video's.

68 20 March 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 31 March ATN Gale Sail Do you love your furling head sail? Have you thought about how you might get the storm jib up? For many the un palatable sequence of events is, unfurl that big headsail, drop it to the deck, and then hoist the storm jib all in a building breeze! The ATN Gale Sail is a unique solution, hoisting over the top of your fully furled headsail, holding it secure, and providing a manageable storm sail without the risk of dropping the larger sail. AdventureWare are the only Australian retailer of the Gale Sail, and to meet Financial year targets, enter code G4le on checkout for a $100 saving before June March 2015 BULA! Polynesia came to RMYS last Friday night! Kuki and the newly anointed Chief Todd began the Kava ceremony, where members joined in to savour in the experience. The bar was abuzz as Kuki and his dance/ singing group as they entertained us throughout the night. RMYS Member David Casley won the meat tray and a friend of Venetia Macken won the cheese tray congratulations to both of you.

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72 22 March 2015 Victorian School Team Racing Championship Wrapup From Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 March, RMYS hosted the William Angliss Institute Resort Management Victorian School Team Racing Championship for the third year running. 26 teams representing 18 schools competed, with almost 200 students involved along with their teachers, coaches, and parents. This event is the largest on the school sailing calendar, and is a culmination of all the hard racing done through Term and Term Racing was scheduled for 9am to 4pm each day, with Division 2 racing on Thursday, Division 1 on Friday, and both divisions coming together for the finals carnival on Saturday.

73 23 March 2015 Racing Report 18 & 21 March Sadly the light breeze prevented any boats from finishing the Wednesday twilight race this week, and so no prizes were awarded for finishing places. However, the boat with the best start was Spirit V on 0 seconds. Tomorrow is the final twilight race of the season don't miss it! RMYS also ran the final heat of the Krystal Weir Trophy series on Wednesday, within the St Kilda Harbour. This event featured team racing for all girl teams from various schools. The winner of this heat was Firbank Grammar, beating St Michael's Grammar 3 2. Saturday 21 March Thankfully there was plenty more breeze on Saturday to keep competitors entertained. Race Day 6 of the Club Marine Series is traditionally hosted by SYC. It is known as the Keep Cancer at Bay event, with all race fees supporting the children's charity Challenge. You can read John Curnow's excellent report, and see Alex McKinnon's wonderful photos, here &sID=303369&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=

74 25 March 2015 Changerooms Lockers Are you using locker no. 60? Any questions, please contact the office. Damien Ryan Operations Manager Phone No: Address There is one locker (mens)...number 60 that has a private padlock fitted that is not on our locker register. If you are using this locker, please contact Jan Hurst in the office asap. If we do not hear from anyone by 1st April, the lock will be removed and contents possibly binned (unless we find some good stuff). We currently have many lockers available for rent $70pa for Senior Members, $115 pa for non Senior Members. 26 March 2015 Road Closures Sunday 29th March Access to Pier Road on Sunday 29th March is available via Cowderoy Street. Click on the link below for a list of road closures for events conducted in the City of Port Phillip which may cause delays or restrict car access to RMYS. City of Port Phillip events. Bruce and Gina s blog Exumas, Bahamas See you back in Oz mid July." Bruce Garmston Bruce and Gina Garmston are currently cruising in the Bahamas. "It's good to catch up with things happening home while we struggle with daily life on anchor in the Exumas, Bahamas. Tomorrow we head off to Cuba for about three weeks and will probably be out of communication. If you like, you can put our Blog link in ebreeze for all our friends in the club to follow our adventures.

75 Parking Restrictions in Pier Road Recently, one of our members was unfortunately fined for parking overnight in Pier Road. The club sought clarification from the City of Port Phillip about parking requirements, as some of the signage is not clear. We received the following advice: 1) The northern section of Pier Road (with entry from Beaconsfield Parade) is a 'No Stopping' area from midnight to 5am. This is to prevent campers and hoons from entering the area. Therefore members should not park in this area overnight, even with a Foreshore Parking Permit. 2) The southern section of Pier Road with parking meters (with entry from Jacka Boulevard near the Sea Baths) is available for members to park overnight, as long as a valid Foreshore Parking Permit is displayed. 3) No one is permitted to park at any time in the area near the St Kilda Pier, and the Police will issue fines. Additionally, members are asked to respect the reserved car parking signs in the small gravel car park. There is also a fine applicable to this area for those who are not authorised to park there. Thanks very much for your understanding. 27 March 2015 Vote for Damo at the MIA Marina Awards Click here to cast your vote. (Just enter 'Damien Ryan' and 'RMYS' in the boxes.) The Marina Industries Association (MIA) will be holding Marine15 a biannual conference and exhibition in May this year. There are also various awards presented as part of this conference. We would love for all RMYS members to vote for Damo for the People's Choice Best Marina Employee Award, to reward him for all the hard work he does around the marina. Voting closes at 9am on Monday 6 April, so get in quick!

76 28 March 2015 RMYS Golf Day at Albert Park 29 March It was one of those glorious autumn Melbourne days the sun was shining and it was a perfect golf day. We had four groups this year, down a bit on last year but a few people were going away, there were a few injuries, joint reconstructions, etc, to name a few reasons for apologies. And there were a few late comers who wanted to play but arrived after I d confirmed with the course and prepaid. Most of the regulars turned up with Jan Dirk, Lynne and Jim Holroyd, Rick Matthews and Damien Ryan attending for their first time. All names are drawn out of a hat/muesli bar box and we make sure there are males and females on all teams. Peter Woollard starred winning both the nearest to the pin and longest drive for the men. Sabina got nearest to the pin for women. It was good this year that both NTP shots were made on the 3rd which saves having to try and do it again on another of the par 3s. First time playing and a big hitter, Lynne Holroyd got longest drive for the women. It s interesting watching the guys try so hard to get the longest drive that they end up spraying the ball left and right but not this year, Pete was straight down the middle with a huge drive. I think the good weather attributed to the good scores. The winning team of Jim Holroyd, Sabina Rosser, Rick Matthews and Liz Alcock came in with 71 points thanks go to Jim, straight as a die Jim who hits well and straight down the fairway and when Rick hit the ball straight, it was huge. Watch out Pete next year, I think Rick might out drive you. Runners up with 76 was Lynne Holroyd, Damien Ryan, Peter Woollard and Mick Culhane. Not far behind was Brenda, JD, John McGill and Tony Lukeman. It was unfortunate that we had a last minute cancellation which is always a bit of a shame because one team had to have three people, Harry Leggett, Kay Meadows and Bob Bean who did well considering, and had 83 points. Thanks go to Amanda Wakeham, Julie Davis and Ian who fired up the bbq and started cooking the burgers and sausages for a hungry lot. Many thanks also go to Chris Mazzotta from Troubleshooters who kindly donated a bag of goodies for the winners. Sabina 2015 RMYS Golf Day Results Jim Holroyd, Sabina Rosser, Rick Matthews, Liz Alcock Winners 71 Lynne Holroyd, Damien Ryan, Peter Woollard, Mick Culhane 76 Brenda Driscoll, JD Mittmann, John McGill, Tony Lukeman 78 Harry Leggett, Kay Meadows, Bob Bean 83 Womens Closest to Pin Sabina Rosser Mens Closest to Pin Peter Woollard Womens Longest Drive Lynne Holroyd Mens Longest Drive Peter Woollard

77 Join the RMYS AFL Footy Tipping Competition To join Be part of the RMYS Footy Competition, open to all members, friends and family entry fee only $20.00 for the season. Payment to be submitted to RMYS Office. Simply follow the directions below... 1) Go to 2) Click the 'REGISTER' button if you don't already have an account with itipfooty.com.au 3) Once you have successfully registered login and, click the JOIN COMP button. 4) Enter Comp # and Comp Password AFL2015!. 5) Click join comp... DONE! Kudat, Borneo to Port Moresby, PNG Crew Wanted Trevor Burridge is delivering a Jeanneau 45 (Sunkiss) from Kudat in Borneo to Port Moresby in PNG. This yacht has been set up and maintained for distance cruising. Trevor expects to leave Kudat around mid April and take around 2 months to get to PNG. Trevor has previously completed 2/3 of this passage. The Route: Beginning in Kudat hugging the coast and traveling during the day south east to the Sabah coast continuing to island hop through to Sandakan. Clearing customs in at Sandakan, but staying in Sabah through Darvil Bay and Semporna before heading across the Celebes Sea and clearing into Bitung/Menado on the top of Sulawesi in Indonesia. From there the yacht will head to Morotai, then Halmahera and Wayag in the Rajah Ampat (this is a very cool place to visit). Then onto Sorong where the yacht will refuel and reprovision. From Sorong it will be north around the Bird s Head into and across the top of Cenderawasih Bay (top of west Papua) then working east along the coast into Jayapura. Jayapura is the last port in Indonesia so clearing customs will happen here and will clear into PNG at Vanimo (about 40M east of Jayapura). From Vanimo the intention is to go north east into the Ninigo Island group, further east to the Hermits, the Admiralty Islands (Manus) then onto New Hanover and Kavieng. From Kavieng down the west coast of New Ireland and Rabaul, then a reach with developing SE Trades to the Trobriands, then Samarai Strait and finally west to Port Moresby. Costs are covered on the boat. If you can t join for the entire trip, the following segments will work for fly in fly out : Kudat to Semporna (10 Days) Sandakan to Menado

78 Sandakan to Sorong (16 Days) Sorong to Jayapura (12 Days) Jayapura to Kavieng/Rabaul Jayapura to Port Moresby (20 Days) Australian Residents need to obtain a visa in advance to enter PNG. Visa on arrival works for Malaysia and Indonesia. For more information please contact Trevor on (Google Rajah Ampat and it will have you dreaming of this trip for hours!) 29 March 2015 The Juniors are coming! Tomorrow (Wednesday 1st April) we will have an influx of juniors competing in the April Fool s Day Junior Regatta. As it s the school holidays, 19 kids will be coming to RMYS and competing in approximately 5 races on the Harbour. They will be sailing Optimists, Ozi Optis, Minnows and O pen Bics. We wish them the best of luck and hope they have fun. Stay tuned for a wrap up of the day next week. 30 March 2015 Racing Report 25 and 28 March Saturday 28 March Wednesday 25 March The twilight season wrapped up with race 3 of the IBG Twilight Sprint Series. The fleet enjoyed light winds, of 5 12 knots from the South/Southeast. Charlotte took out 1st place on PHS and the best start was a tie between Addiction and Cloud Nine on 1 second. The Banks Group Elapsed time award went to Leilani as 23rd fastest on 1 hour and 47 seconds. The Mountain Goat of the Day went to Bushido for ignoring the AP flag, but an honorary prize went to Paul from Cloud Nine for serenading the fleet with some jazz music played on his trumpet. The Measurement Trophy Series was run in conjunction with the RYCV Harold Ward Trophy on an Eastern Laid Course on Saturday. Only one of the two races was completed due to a lack of wind. Tigris had a cracker of a day taking out both AMS and PHS. Mood Indigo placed 1st on IRC. The Aggregate Series scores so far have now been posted to the website and can be viewed along with the rest of the results.

79 31 March 2015 Olympic Bar Opening Hours Over Easter The Olympic Bar will have the following opening hours over Easter: Thursday 2nd April Closed Good Friday 3rd April Closed Easter Saturday 4th April Closed Easter Sunday 5th April 12pm 6pm Easter Monday 6th April 12pm 6pm The RMYS office will also be attended each day. Have a safe and happy Easter and good sailing! 2 April 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 7 April Spinlock Deckvest Lite Special Super comfortable, light weight, Auto and Manual inflation options. As selected by the Club, and commercial marine operators around the country. Bay Sailing, RIBs, SUP and more. Only 8 available in black. Order now from RMYS Welcomes Royal Natal Yacht Club & Royal Southern Yacht Club Thanks to our member Peter Coulter (owner of Bellman), RMYS now has two more reciprocal clubs for the benefit of members. Royal Natal Yacht Club is located in Durban, South Africa, and was constituted in 1858, making it the oldest yacht club in Africa. Racing is conducted for keelboats and dinghies of various classes. The clubhouse has a beautiful view of Durban harbour and the city, and offers both formal and more relaxed dining. For more information, see their website: Royal Southern Yacht Club is located in Hamble, England (near Southampton), and was established in The club conducts racing for keelboats and dinghies as well. The club also features elegant accommodation, with 11 rooms of various configurations available. This would be an ideal

80 place to stay for Cowes Week (if available) or any of the other sailing regattas in the Southampton area. See their website: southern.co.uk/ As always, if you wish to visit these clubs or any other reciprocal club, please ask the RMYS office for a letter of introduction. 4 April 2015 Shore Power Update We've had a very positive response from boat owners regarding the shore power issue. We have managed to source a local manufacturer of suitable shore power leads for those that still wish to purchase one through the Squadron. The cable is rubberised 2.5mm 2, tinned submersible 15A marine grade. If you would like to order a lead, please contact Damien in the office. They can be made up in assorted lengths, but as a guide for a 14m lead with IP66 male and female plugs, test and tagged, the cost is $ As there has been some delay in sourcing suitable leads, we have extended the amnesty on cables until Monday 13th April. FROM MONDAY 13TH APRIL WE WILL BE DISCONNECTING BOATS THAT DO NOT HAVE LEADS THAT MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS (including leads that do not have a current Test & Tag sticker). If you have any questions, please contact me in the office. Thanks, Damien Ryan Operations Manager Phone No: Address opsmanager@rmys.com.au A Night with the Chef 23 April Only 2 Places Left Only two places remain for A Night with the Chef on Thursday 23 April. This was an extremely popular event in August last year, and will be sensational again. Join renowned food&desire chef Yvan to watch him prepare his most favoured produce seafood. Then feast on a light degustation dinner with matching wines. Places are $100 per person, and the night starts at 7pm (meet at the front of the clubhouse). Please book with julian@foodanddesire.com.au but be quick.

81 5 April 2015 Canal boats and Europe presentation Friday pm Olympic Lounge Our guest speaker Duncan Hart and his wife have cruised throughout the waterways of Europe. Duncan's presentation will be entertaining and informative. Dinner available in the bar from 6pm, book with olympicbar@rmys.com.au Cruising and Exploring The Waterways of Europe. The rivers and canals and what to expect across the major cruising areas in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Bridges, tunnels and locking Marinas and facilities Buying a boat in Europe tips and traps details of what is available, prices new and second hand examples, particularly of the Linssen range of all steel cruisers built for European conditions Hiring the best areas and prices, ranges of boats available etcetera Resources including details about syndication, VAT, where to buy and what to look out for

82 6 April 2015 No Joking! RMYS Hosts April Fool s Day Junior Regatta RMYS hosted a successful junior regatta on Wednesday April 1, which included 21 junior sailors from six Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula clubs. Classes represented included Optimist (11), Open Bic (6), Minnow (2), and Opti Tacker (2). The idea was to organise a friendly low key junior regatta with coaching, so as to appeal to beginner and intermediate junior sailors looking for race experience in a safe environment over the Easter holidays. This regatta came from suggestions by parents of RMYS junior sailors and Rod Austin, a longtime supporter of junior racing. Due to hot (28 degree) and windy conditions racing was commenced early using a trapezoid course favoured in junior sailing events. The Open Bics and Optis were soon fighting it out for dominance, with the Bics leading in heavier winds and Optimists cleaning up in the lulls. The Open Bic team from Safety Beach SC took early wins and the Optimists took a while to catch on, but soon were leading with some line honours scores on top of their yardstick advantage. By lunch we had completed five races. A return following lunch to start Race 6 met with some very strong northerly gusts (greater than 25 knots) with only 10 completing the race. Some capsizes and breakages were a signal that it was time to get back to the beach. There were some great performances from Grainne Snook, Grace Lazzar and Rion Morgan in Open Bics from SBSC, and Will Pratt, Linus Talacko, Matthew Walker and Hugo Macmillan amongst others in Optimists. Final results were: 1st Overall Linus Talacko Optimist RMYS 2nd Overall Will Pratt Optimist Black Rock YC 3rd Overall Matthew Walker Optimist RMYS 1st Optimist Hugo Macmillan Optimist RMYS 1st Open Bic Grace Lazzar Open Bic Safety Beach SC 1st Minnow Lucas Ambrens Minnow RMYS 1st Opti Tacker Clay Williams Opti Tacker RMYS Most Improved Jack Italia Opti Tacker Albert SC RMYS and St Kilda harbour seemed to deliver on the junior April Fools Day regatta with many favourable comments from sailors and parents and suggestions of future one day junior events. Parents and supporters seemed to enjoy the stadium view of racing and the start line from the St Kilda Pier. The regatta was highlighted with excellent coaching from Dave White, of the Victorian Optimist Association (VIODA). Louise Hutton from RMYS provided vital Race Officer assistance, in possibly the smallest plastic start boat she s ever been in. Thanks also to Allicia Rae who set up the races in TopYacht and scored the event. Leigh Brennan Smith of the Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy organised the

83 regatta and eventually provided hot dogs to hungry sailors once the gas in the kitchen was reconnected. What a day! Special mention and thanks must go to all the parents to get their kids to the regatta and especially to the parents from Safety Beach SC and Rye Yacht Club who came a long distance to provide support for some terrific Open Bic teams. One well organised team from Safety Beach came with 3 Open Bics on a specially built trailer which was unloaded by three highly supportive mums. We look forward to the next junior event at RMYS and we ll keep members posted. Leigh Brennan Smith, Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy

84 Racing Report 1 April Wednesday 1 April Last Wednesday brought the start of the Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series. The weather obviously wasn't told this was the first winter race, with the air temperature around 28 degrees and knots of warm northerly. The keelboat racers were entertained over lunch by the April Fool's Day Junior Regatta happening in the harbour (see the separate article for a report on this regatta). Koa Atea took out first place in the Midweek Mariners, and the Half Tonne Challenge was won by Astarte. Best start on 2 seconds was Tigris. The Mountain Goat of the Day was won by the sponsor's boat, Billycart, having started exactly 1 minute early after running the line beautifully! No racing was held on Saturday 4 April due to the Easter break. We hope you all had a relaxing long weekend. The Association Cup will be contested this Sunday, 12 April. Congratulations and good luck to our team: Addiction, Gienah, Portofino, Primitive Cool, Salamander III, and Take Five.

85 8 April 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 14 April Gath Helmets AlvimedicaVestas. RMYS Welcomes Gstaad Yacht Club Great models for surfing, skiing and OTB kids. Pricing Starts at $130 for OTB models. Thanks again to the work of Peter Coulter, RMYS can proudly announce a new reciprocal relationship with Gstaad Yacht Club. Gstaad is a beautiful and luxurious chalet village in Switzerland, located in the Bernese Oberland. GYC was founded in 1998, and has a delightful clubhouse in the mountains providing for skiing activities in the winter. Sailing in the summer takes place in various locations within and outside Switzerland, including Lake Thun. GYC's main event each year is the Interclub Ski Yachting regatta, which involves giant slalom skiing races on the first day, and match racing of remote control yachts on GYC's indoor pool on the second. 20 teams from all over the world competed at this year's event, and the regatta has been won by a number of prestigious worldwide clubs, including the Royal Yacht Squadron (from the Isle of Wight). RMYS members are warmly invited to represent our club at next year's event, to be held from 4 6 March If you are interested, please contact the RMYS office. website: More information about GYC can be found on their Olympic Bar wine menu New addition of Wolf Blass Bilyara range Wolf Blass Bilyara Range is now available at RMYS. The range consists of Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Sparkling Brut. All at $5 a glass / $22 bottle across the entire Bilyara range. Special take away price of $16 Bottles these are take away prices only and cannot be consumed on the premises.

86 9 April 2015 SYC Centenary Regatta 18 April Sandringham Yacht Club will host the 5th Club Marine Centenary Trophy Regatta on the waters of Port Phillip on Saturday 18 April. All boating enthusiasts from around Victoria are invited to participate. Race Schedule at a glance: Sydney 38 + J24 State 10:00 12:00 13:00 Family Fun 13:30 Racing will be followed by presentations and celebrations, including a performance by the Ronstan Band in the SYC clubhouse. Further information available online: 10 April 2015 ORCV s Beyond the Bay Information Night 15 April The ORCV will be holding an information night tomorrow night, 15 April, at 7:30pm in the RMYS Members Bar. This night will inform members of all of the training activities, including the very successful Beyond The Bay program, which commences again in early May 2015, as well as the Sea Safety and Survival Course, the detailed Weather Course and the Rip Tour. In addition, they will also detail the racing program for Winter 2015 and the coming Summer offshore series, including the "oldest ocean race in Australia", the Rudder Cup as well as the other Tassie Trio races. They will also provide information regarding the development of more organised events for the cruising community. Come along to learn all you need to know about the ORCV. 11 April 2015 Whip around for Vanuatu No one would have missed hearing about the category five tropical Cyclone Pam, which ravaged the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday 13 March.

87 The ORCV and yachties from all clubs have forged a strong connection with Vanuatu over the past 10 years. Significant humanitarian aid has been contributed during that time through donations, both physical and financial. On Saturday after sailing, there was a quick whip around in aid of Vanuatu. Members generously donated $550 (including $153 from Primitive Cool). Many thanks to those who dug deep and those who gave what they could. These funds will be greatly appreciated and put to good use by those in need. If you would like to donate click here for the link. On Thursday 19 March RMYS Member and ORCV "Ocean Girl" Deb Allen was in Port Villa, Vanuatu, helping with the recovery effort after Cyclone Pam. After crewing on ESCAPADE in the 2014 ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu international yacht race, Deb, a dentist, remained in Vanuatu on long service leave, volunteering through the Red Cross to improve oral health. Keep up the great work, Deb! Click here for the full story featured in the Herald Sun. pam mont albert dentist debra allen helps recovery mission in vanuatu/newsstory/acaf3f1245ebe3ddad1b895664a590ff Condolences Extended to Mal Coram and family RMYS Committee, Members and Staff would like to pass on our sincere condolences to popular member Mal Coram and family. Mal s sister Carol Friday, and her son Greig Friday, were among the 150 killed when Germanwings flight 4U9525 came down in the French Alps just over an hour before it was due to land in Dusseldorf on Tuesday 24 March. Mal, along with his daughters Georgie and Pippa, travelled near to the crash site, where they paid their respects at a newly erected memorial for the victims. They left tributes to Carol and Greig on behalf of their family and friends, including poems, photos and reminders of the Australian bush that Carol and Greig loved. Mal has kept us informed during his time away, including his last sent on Wednesday 8 April We head home in a couple of days. A sad but necessary journey. Carol and I will be back in Marseille in September. A road is being built to the crash site where a new memorial will be built. I will revisit then.

88 Funny how you don't realise how close you are, until they are gone. Love Mal Click here to read Mal s Road Trip journal. _road_trip_with_the_daughters.pdf Our thoughts are with you Mal, hope to see you back at the club very soon. Fire Safety on the Marina Recently it appears that members have been securing bikes against the fire extinguisher cabinets on the marina. This is a serious safety concern, as the fire extinguisher is then inaccessible in the event of a fire. Please do not lean or secure bikes to the fire extinguisher cabinets or the power pedestals. We ask members to ensure that bike racks (at the beginning of each arm) are used first. More bike racks have been ordered and will be in place as soon as possible. If these racks are full, please place bikes on the fingers and not on the main arms where the walkway can be obstructed. Alternatively, the public bike racks on the timber jetty can be used with a lock. Thanks for your assistance. Raffle this Friday night 17 April Wine and Cheese Tray Join us in the Olympic Lounge for members draw and wine and cheese tray raffle! If you haven t booked for the Wine and Cheese affair for this Friday, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! BOOK NOW! olympicbar@rmys.com.au

89 Cheese and Wine Affair Friday 17 April at 8pm Book now to avoid disappointment It s the best affair you will ever have!! Don t miss out on a fabulous night of indulgence! Crafted cheeses perfectly matched with superb red and white wines. Tickets: $30 Dinner will be available to purchase in the Olympic Bar from 6pm. The Events & Engagement Committee will also be raffling a fantastic cheese and wine tray on the night. Bookings required for both dinner and the cheese and wine tasting. RSVP: Friday 10th April Please book with olympicbar@rmys.com.au 13 April 2015 Racing Results 8 12 April Saturday 11 April Wednesday 8 April Race 2 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners was held in choppy knot southerlies and 20 yachts made it out for the afternoon. Sunshine took out 1st place. Chardonnay won this week s Half Tonne Challenge event and Tigris once again claimed best start with a time of 2 seconds. Goat of the Day was awarded to Janet Dean as a Birthday Goat. The entire bar sang her Happy Birthday. The Club Marine Series was rounded out on Saturday with race 9 of the series. Primitive Cool was our best performed division 0 boat placing 9th on IRC and PHS. In Division 1 Addiction placed 7th on AMS and 5th on PHS whilst Jazz Player was 14th on IRC. Division 2 was shared between Gienah, which came 8th on AMS, and Salamander III, which placed 5th on IRC and 2nd on PHS. Honorary mention to Mrs Overnewton, which was only half a point behind Salamander. In Division 3 Johnny Be Goode won the AMS handicap and placed 6th on performance. Mood Indigo placed 7th on IRC. After the race RMYS took part in the Yachties 4 Vanuatu Appeal and managed to raise $550 from donations collected in the bar after the race. Thanks for everyone for your support. For more

90 information on this appeal to help the people of Vanuatu recover from the destruction of Cyclone Pam or to donate further, please visit Saturday and Sunday Juniors The Club Marine Junior and Youth Championships took place at Mornington over the weekend. There were more than 170 entries and 210 sailors across 9 Junior and Youth classes. It was at this event that the Victorian Sailing Team were announced. Congratulations to Linus Talacko (Optimist) and past member Leroy Addison (29er) for making the team. For the full wrap up of this event, please follow this link. Sunday Association Cup Addiction, Gienah, Portofino, Primitive Cool, Salamander III and Take Five represented RMYS at the Association Cup on Sunday. For a full report and results please follow this link. Upcoming Events April Wednesday 15th Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 3 Saturday 18th Rundles Services Shield (Edward Lumley Race 3) Sunday 19th Shirley Freeman Memorial Trophy (PPWCS Race 4) Wednesday 22nd Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 4 Saturday 25th ANZAC Day Pursuit Race Wednesday 29th Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 5 Thursday 30th Lecture Series Foredeckie 101 with Matt Setton Also keep an eye out for the NOR and Entry for RMYS s Winter Two Handed Series Coming Soon! 16 April 2015 Marina Safety If you happened to miss reading the article on "Marina Safety" in this months Club Marine magazine, click here. The article is full of tips and advice on making sure your marina experience is a safe one.

91 17 March 2015 NO storage in Changeroom Foyer There are a number of sails and assorted dinghy parts being stored in the Changeroom Foyer. This area is not a storage area, and all items will be removed on Monday 27th April. This area is solely for the temporary drop off and pick up of sails on their way to and from sailmakers. All such sails should also be clearly identified with tags. There are lockers available for rent for storage, but unfortunately any items that do not fit in a locker cannot be stored inside. Please contact the office if you wish to rent a locker, and if you believe any of the sails or other items currently in the foyer are yours, please remove immediately. 20 April 2015 Racing Results 15th & 18th April Wednesday Race 3 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I was held in 14 22kn from the north up until a south west change his the fleet just after 3pm with the wind dropping to less than 10 knots. The race was pushed to the time limit and unfortunately a couple of boats didn t manage to cross the finish line. Koa atea took out first place on PHS, Chardonnay won the Half Tonne Challenge for the week and Tigris won the best start once again on 0 seconds. Everyone is being too sensible these days and so the Mountain Goat of the Day was not awarded. This week, let s trial a new system. Goat of the Day can be nominated by any member of the fleet and handed to Allicia on the Goat of the Day form before presentations. Allicia will then decide on the best story and award the Goat. We are changing the system as the Race Officials can t tell what is going on out on the water once you have gone past E or D. Nomination forms can be found on the Triad please try not to nominate your own boat every week.

92 Saturday The Services Shield rounded on the Edward Lumley Series on Saturday in 8 11kn west south westers. The course was shortened at the end of the second approach to A mark to ensure that all yachts finished within the time limit. 1st on AMS went to Portofino, 1st on IRC was awarded to Ellipse and Bushido took out the Services Shield with a win on PHS. The Edward Lumley Trophy is presented to the series winner on AMS Take Five. Congratulations everyone and don t forget to book a table at Presentation Night click here for booking form Other News Port Phillip Women s Championship Series The Shirley Freeman Trophy (PPWCS) Lady Skippers Race hosted by HBYC on Sunday was blown out, but there was a great party at HBYC anyway. Read about it here. freeman memorial race wrap up.html J24 States The J24 State Championships have been run out of SYC over the weekend. We had a number of RMYS members competing on Kicking, Bruschetta VI and Convicts Revenge. You can read a short article about it here. ( Victorian Open Team Racing State Championships Eager sailors were greeted with barely a whisper of breeze at Albert Park Lake for an early morning registration at the Inaugural Victorian Open Team Racing State Championships. The event saw six talented teams line up from a cross section of Victorian Sailing to compete for bragging rights and a brand new trophy. Following a warm welcome from host club Albert Park Yacht Club, teams launched for a day of intense racing with light and shifty breeze to complete 45 races across the three round robin format. Following the first round robin, Team Danger Zone (Mathew Himson, Patrick Hutton, Will Pratt, Linus Talacko, Chelsey Taylor and David White) were undefeated and held on to complete the second and third Round Robins with only two losses, to emerge winners of the State Championship and qualify for the upcoming 2015 National Championships to be hosted by Albert Park Sailing Club on June 7th and 8th. Final results of the Victorian Open Team Racing State Championship were; 1st Team Danger Zone, 2ndTeam Gowan, 3rd Team Sly, 4th St Michaels A, 5th Team Monash and 6th St Michaels B. Written by Guest Author Pat Hutton Upcoming Events April Wednesday 22nd Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 4 Saturday 25th ANZAC Day Pursuit Race

93 Sunday 26th Parents vs Kids Challenge SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE Wednesday 29th Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 5 Thursday 30th Lecture Series Foredeckie 101 with Matt Setton Winter Two Handed Series Entry Now Open click here ( entry races.html) 23 April 2015 Meat Tray Raffle Friday 1 May Royal Brighton Yacht Club Cruising Group Visits RMYS Stay around after the Lucky Members draw for your chance to win Todd's "man size" meat tray! And last chance to book for All you can eat and drink Spanish night also this Friday! Book dinner with the olympicbar@rmys.com.au It's drawn between 7.30pm and 8pm. Please come and support us! RBYC's cruising group visited RMYS over the weekend on their ANZAC Day Cruise. Five boats and 20 people filled the Olympic Bar on Saturday evening, despite the unfriendly weather, and enjoyed our hospitality. The group reportedly had a great time, so thanks to Julian and his team at F&D and the members who made them feel welcome. Keep an eye out for an RMYS overnight cruise to RBYC in the future. A large group from Sandringham Yacht Club will be visiting RMYS this weekend, as well as the Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club hosting their prize giving for the Four Points Race in the clubhouse. We're looking forward to welcoming all these guests. A Night with the Chef Part 2 23 April 25 members and their guests enjoyed a night with Yvan Part 2 on Thursday night. The night saw a misty start with oysters and champagne, then a move into the RMYS kitchen where maestro Yvan went through an interactive exploration of some incredible food. The group then moved to an undisclosed location (see pictures to see if you can pick the room that was transformed) in the Club house which was truly spectacular. Members enjoyed the following:

94 Upon arrival: Freshly shucked smokey oysters Umbero Prosecco, Italy In the kitchen: Pressed Okinawa Braised pork with Japanese reduction Domaine Schlonberger Pinot Gris, France Abels Tempest Sauvignon Blanc, Tasmania Undisclosed Location: Roasted kingfish with bonito and sensory textures Seasonal carrots and feta foam Garagiste Chardonnay, Victoria Hazelnut praline with valrhona white chocolate and strawberry soil Tea and coffee

95 25 April 2015 ALL YOU CAN EAT Spanish Dinner Friday pm In The Olympic Bar Ole! Book Now!!! Do you recognise these sails? This Friday! All you can eat and drink from 7.00 to 9.00pm. Eat and drink all the tapas, paella and house beer and wine that you can, for just $40.00 per person. Bookings essential olympicbar@rmys.com.au These sails have been left in the change room lobby for a long time. If the owners are not identified, the sails will be sold to the highest bidder or disposed of. Currently in mens change room. See Damien if you know anything about these. Pink, Black and White spinnaker in bag Sail number S125 or S25 ( 1 was removed on one side). Good

96 condition. Note very roughly re packed, will definitely twist! Doyle Sails #3, with destroyed clew No Sail Number Old delaminated Genoa No Sail Number

97 26 April 2015 Lecture Series #1 Matt Setton presents Foredeckie101 Thursday 30 7pm Our annual lecture series is always a huge success with both female and male sailors, whether you are experienced or inexperienced these are a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and is open to everyone (including friends and family). We have had excellent guest speakers in the past, giving us insights on all manner of topics. Matt has been sailing keelboats on the bay and beyond, since the age of 10. One of his earliest sailing memories was a return trip from Geelong after Australia Day weekend, the good old southerly buster propelling the Columbia 27 owned by his dad back to St Kilda. Since then, Matt has gone on to sail over 16,000 offshore miles, including the 2014 Vanuatu race, in which he sailed on Jazz Player (Bakewell White Z39) 2 handed, as well as the Sydney and Melbourne Hobart races, amongst others. Despite these days spending more time in the middle of the boat and sometimes at the back, he has seen many a wave being deflected off the bow right down his jacket. There's nothing quite like the feeling of the water running all the way down your back. Dinner is available after the lecture, bookings would be appreciated olympicbar@rmys.com.au General Members Meeting Wednesday 29 April 7pm All members are encouraged to attend the next General Members Meeting, on Wednesday 29 April at 7pm. The agenda is available here. Join us for dinner before the meeting in the Olympic Bar. Please send bookings to olympicbar@rmys.com.au. 27 April 2015 Racing Report April Wednesday 22 April Race 4 of the Uni Pro Midweek Mariners Series was held in a south to southeasterly breeze of knots. 23 boats competed, with Terry Swalwell's Hotshot taking out the main race and also the Half Tonne Challenge. Vagrant had the best start with a perfect score (0 seconds). The Mountain Goat of the Day this week was decided by peer nomination, as the Race Officers are not in the best position to see silly

98 things done around the course! The prize went to Mistress for running aground near St Kilda Marina. Saturday 25 April The annual Anzac Day Pursuit race was conducted in tricky conditions of 4 12 knots of west to southwesterly wind, with a big change after the start. Eleven competitors braved the showery weather, with Myaura winning the pursuit race and also the Best Start on 3 seconds. Ellipse took away the AMS prize and got their name on the HC (Mick) Brooke Memorial Shield. Sunday 26 April The inaugural Parents vs Kids Challenge ran last Sunday. This regatta was conducted in S80s, with the parents in one boat and the kids in the other. The participating teams were: Parents Keith Chatto Russell Hibbert Murray McCutcheon Michael Morse Jürgen Pfeiffer Robert Walker Kids Katie Chatto Andy Hibbert Daniel McCutcheon Christopher Morse Christine Pfeiffer Matthew Walker The teams battled it out for bragging rights over whether the parents or kids were the better sailors. The parents claimed the first race, as the kids had some issues with the spinnaker. Roles reversed for the second race with the kids taking out the win... but the glory was to go to the parents after they won the third. Everyone came home with smiles and laughter after a fun day despite dreary conditions. Thanks very much to Ian Hughes and Jan Schjottelvig for lending Espresso to the kids and to Steve Barker for lending Rock n Roll to the parents. It would be great to get more families and more boats involved next time, so look out for this event next year if you are part of a parent/child combination of RMYS members. 28 April 2015 FREE Marina delivery service We are pleased to be able to offer a free delivery service from the Clubhouse to your boat for RMYS Members for heavy/difficult items. Any items that you want delivered, please leave them in the changeroom lobby, and attach a tag detailing the boat name, pen number (or mooring), date dropped off, and date needing delivery. If you need urgent or immediate delivery, please see a member of the Yard Staff, or the Office. We can t guarantee immediate delivery, but we will try to accommodate you if at all possible. Tags have been placed in the lobby on the wall together with a new holder for both Horizon Sails and North Sails.

99 Please remember to keep this area clean, and NO ITEMS are to be stored there. If you ve any questions, please contact Damien. 29 April 2015 ISAF World Cup Moves to St Kilda In a very exciting development for RMYS, the ISAF Sailing World Cup (SWC) is moving to the newly named St Kilda Sailing Precinct for the next three years, with the first event in December This is a move supported by, in no particular order, ISAF, Yachting Australia, Yachting Victoria, City of Port Phillip, State Government Major Events, St Kilda Traders Association, and, of course, RMYS. The SWC is seen on the sporting scene as the equivalent to the Grand Slam of tennis and the F1 Grand Prix. Melbourne is the first stop in the SWC year, and with the Olympics coming up in Rio in 2016, the Melbourne event is also an Olympic qualifier. The best Olympic class sailors in the world will be competing. It is intended that the on shore activities will extend from Catani Gardens to the Sea Baths complex, with the racing area from Port Melbourne to Elwood. All of this enables opportunities to watch the racing from the shore. Event organisation will be undertaken by Yachting Victoria and its event manager New Tack. RMYS will be providing facilities in the marina for support boats and committee boats and in the clubhouse for volunteers and jury. The numbers: The event is expecting about 900 competitors from over 40 countries, with around 400 competing boats and 60 support boats. I'd like to thank all previous committee members who have promoted the move to St Kilda and, of course, all those involved in the marina construction. Without the marina, this event wouldn't happen in St Kilda. I am thrilled about the opportunity it offers to showcase RMYS and sailing on Port Phillip. I would sincerely like the members to embrace such a privilege to host this event and offer to get involved around the club before, during and after the regatta. If you are able to assist the Squadron in any way in the lead up to the event, please contact the office. Janet Dean Commodore Click here to view the official media release. Click here to view the promotional video.

100 Spanish Night Is a Fiesta of Fun Spanish Night was held at the club last Friday, 1 May. 23 members and guests tucked in to the huge amount of paella and salad on offer, and washed it down with good quality wine while enjoying each other's company. See the photos for what you missed. Keep an eye out for the next 'all you can eat' night at RMYS!

101 30 April 2015 Sandringham Yacht Club s recreational boating group visit RMYS Last Saturday we had 19 boats (power and sail) consisting of 70 people who had a fabulous time in the clubhouse for dinner before heading off to the marina to continue to party into the wee hours! They we're well watered and fed by Food & Desire and warmly welcomed by the remaining RMYS members. "SYC would like to thank Julian and his staff for the delicious meals, Jan Hurst and RMYS for making this event possible and successful! We look forward to RMYS members visiting SYC in the future!"

102 2 May 2015 Rod and Damo On Safari Rod and Damien are at the Marina Industries Association Conference - Marine 15 - on the Gold Coast this week, and are working hard. Bellingham Marine has given the RMYS marina a nice plug on their promotional material - the world's finest marina! The photo features Damien with John Spragg, Bellingham's General Manager for Australia. General Members Meeting 29 April Minutes The latest General Members Meeting was held on Wednesday 29 April, with a good turnout of members. Thanks to those who attended. Please see below for the minutes. Minutes of Meeting 3 May 2015 Lecture Series #2 Robin Hewitt presents Weather Wednesday 6 Started sailing in a mirror dinghy circa 1962 and built a 36 foot cruising yacht sailing offshore in followed by construction of 50 ft Yoko launched Sailed over 300 offshore races including 2 Melbourne Osaka 2 handed and several south pacific events, 31 consecutive Melbourne Hobart Westcoasters. A Yachtmaster instructor and Victorian yachtmaster examiner for many years. Learned most sailing the hard way as little advice was available and therefore a consequent interest in helping others. A keen interest in weather as limited funds meant sailing the right way as distinct from spend to make it faster. An ORCV committee member for 31 years. Dinner is available after the lecture, bookings would be appreciated olympicbar@rmys.com.au

103 4 May 2015 Racing Report 29 April & 2 May Wednesday 29 April It was a great sailing day on Wednesday for race 5 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners with knot southwesterlies. A massive fleet of 26 boats took to the start line. Tigris won the pursuit race, with Chardonnay placing first out of the Half Ton yachts. Obsession was the fastest off the start line with a time of 0 seconds for the best start wine. Goat of the Day was shared between Myaura and Akuna Maid, who somehow collided with each other while going in the same direction on the same tack. Saturday 2 May Two Aggregate races were run from the tower on Saturday afternoon. It was a great sailing day with knot northerly winds and a flat sea. Courses 4 (2 laps) and 5 were used. There were 20 boats on the water. For the 1st race, Take Five won on AMS, Ellipse on IRC and Myaura on PHS. Race two had a slight change in winners, with Addiction taking out AMS and PHS and Ellipse retaining IRC. The 4 Points Race (Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club) was also run from our tower on Saturday, with a number of RMYS members swapping keelboats for trailable yachts for the day. Tom and Amanda Molyneaux placed 2nd in their division! Other News Port Phillip Women s Championship Series The Shirley Freeman Trophy (PPWCS) Lady Skippers Race hosted by HBYC has been rescheduled for Sunday 17 May. Check out the Hobsons Bay website for more details. RMYS Winter Two Handed Series This year we will be running a Winter Two Handed Series. There will be 4 races between 17 May and the end of August (1 race per month). To find out more about the series and to enter please head here: entry races.html Upcoming Events May Wednesday 5 May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 6 Lecture Series Weather with Robin Hewitt Saturday 9 May Portarlington Mussel Run (No racing on)

104 Saturday 16 May JH McDonald Series Race 1 (don t forget to enter via the winter season page) Sunday 17 May Winter Two Handed Series Race 1 Shirley Freeman Memorial Trophy (PPWCS) HBYC Wednesday 20 May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 7 Lecture Series Rules with Dani Pascoe Saturday 23 May JH McDonald Series Race 2 Sunday 24 May BLiSS Port Phillip Women s Championship Series Race 5 RMYS Working Bee Day Wednesday 27 May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 8 Lecture Series Starting Excellence with Gavin Dagley Saturday 30 May Presentation Night Sunday 31 May AWKR Start Practice 5 May 2015 Road Rules Reminder Just a reminder regarding the rules of the road when coming down a channel, such as the entrance to our marina, please remember that boats are opposite to cars, and should stick to the right hand side of the channel. Yachts should pass port to port with oncoming yachts. Should you wish to brush up on any of the laws appropriate for Recreational Boat Licence holders, or any other aspects of the Recreational Boat Licence, please check out the Boating Safety Handbook safety/recreational maritime/recreational boating safety handbook 7 May 2015 Check out the RMYS Live Webcams If you haven't seen them already, check out the live webcams streaming on the RMYS website. There are three cameras: one showing the St Kilda harbour; one displaying the marina fairway and the city; and one facing the bay from the start tower. This is a great way to check out the weather or harbour racing from your home or office. You don't need to do anything special to see these webcams just go to the RMYS homepage and scroll down, and you will see the latest still pictures on the

105 right hand side. There is a link above the cameras to take you to the live camera feed and the link is also available here. webcam.html These cameras are separate from the security cameras on the marina, which are accessible to members only and have login instructions available in your Members Login. ( login.html) Unfortunately the security cameras are only available through the Firefox browser at the moment, as Chrome is not loading the plug in. We are investigating this problem and will have it resolved as soon as possible. If you have any questions about any of the cameras, please contact the office. Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta Entries Now Open The Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta is about it celebrate its silver anniversary. That s right, it s been running a whopping 25 years! The AWKR is Australia s premier women s only sailing event and this year is expected to welcome 200 competitors from across Australia and even from overseas. Entries for the regatta are now open and the NOR can be found at the AWKR website: The AWKR Organising Committee are currently looking for boats to loan to teams of 6 8 competitors, as well as onshore volunteers. If you would like to help out a team by loaning your boat or you would like to volunteer to be a part of the onshore team, please contact Allicia via awkr@rmys.com.au 8 May 2015 Sunken Boat in RMYS Marina We are sad to report that a boat has sunk in the RMYS marina. Layla May, belonging to our previous yard manager Michael Neumann, sank overnight on Thursday 7 May. She is located in the middle of G row. The cause is yet to be determined, but there are no suspicious circumstances. Diesel fuel has leaked from the vessel. However, the yard staff used spill booms as soon as they became aware of the sinking early on Thursday morning and have regularly monitored the site since the incident. EPA and Club Marine have

106 been in attendance at the site, and the Oil Response Company of Australia (ORCA) has also assisted with the cleanup. The boat has been re floated and will be removed by barge on Friday 15 May (due to bad weather this week). As a general note, as this is the third in pen sinking in the last three months, members are reminded to inspect their boats regularly and to ensure they are in a seaworthy condition, with effective bilge pumps, etc. Damien Ryan Operations Manager 9 May 2015 Lecture Series #3 Blake Anderson Sail Trim & Crew Work Wed. 13 7pm Since birth, Blake was always destined to be part of the Sailing Community in Australia. After years of working during school holidays in the loft with his father Col, Blake took the next step to join Doyles Sails in Blake is a very active sailor and enjoys getting involved at all levels. This has led to sailing with teams that have won IRC and Class National Championships, as well as offshore racing, taking part in the ORCV offshore calendar every year and having completed several Sydney to Hobart yacht races, including last year's race on Chutzpah, where the boat placed 2nd on IRC Overall and 1st in their division. Blake is known to be a very approachable person, always willing to give assistance to the local sailor and answer any questions they may have. 11 May 2015 Racing Report 6 & 9 May Wednesday 6 May Race 6 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I was held in blustery northwesterly winds reaching 30 knots and gusting. Fourteen competitors made it to the start line. Xit Strategy took out 1st place, Chardonnay won the race out of the Half Ton boats and Mrs Overnewton claimed best start on 4 seconds. Mountain Goat of the Day went to Jimmy O on Sunshine for multiple chicken gybes at F mark, which caused a commotion. Saturday 9 May There was no racing on Saturday, as it was a spare for re sail, which was not used. Unfortunately, the Portarlington Mussel Run was cancelled due to bad weather. It has been rescheduled for the 13 &

107 14 June. Please contact Pat Milwright or Allicia to express interest in joining the rescheduled cruise. Don t forget that the Regis JH McDonald Pursuit Series starts this Saturday. If you haven t entered yet, you can do so here: winter season 2015.html Just as a head s up: IRC certificates will expire at the end of May. Please don t forget to re validate and send Allicia a new copy of your certificate. If your boat is competing in the AWKR and the crew intends to race under IRC, the certificate needs to be re validated by the end of this week! Other News Port Phillip Women s Championship Series The Shirley Freeman Trophy (PPWCS) Lady Skippers Race hosted by HBYC has been rescheduled for Sunday 17 May. Check out the Hobsons Bay website for more details. ( BLiSS (RBYC Lady Skippers) is being held on Sunday 24 May. Please check the RBYC website for more details. ( RMYS Winter Two Handed Series The RMYS Two Handed Series starts this Sunday! If you are wanting to compete and you haven t entered yet, please do so here: entry races.html Upcoming Events May Saturday 16 May JH McDonald Series Race 1 (don t forget to enter via the winter season page) Sunday 17 May Winter Two Handed Series Race 1 Wednesday 20 May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 7 Lecture Series Rules with Dani Pascoe Saturday 23 May JH McDonald Series Race 2 Sunday 24 May BLiSS Port Phillip Women s Championship Series Race 5 RMYS Working Bee Day Wednesday 27 May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 8 Lecture Series Starting Excellence with Gavin Dagley Saturday 30 May Presentation Night Sunday 31 May AWKR Start Practice 13 May 2015 No Racing Today (13 May) Today's race has been cancelled. Come on down to the Olympic Bar for half priced meals and a glass of red in front of the fire!

108 Grant Johnston Raising money for: Sleep at the G 21 May 2015 For the third straight year I will be putting on the beanie, folding out the cardboard and sleeping rough at the MCG. Why, because we are living the dream, however many others out there are not, especially some young kids that are living on the street. I nearly did not attend this years event using all the excuses: it's cold, it s wet, too busy, I have done it before. But hey, that's just a day's sailing in Melbourne. Fortunately for all the homeless youth on the streets and of course a little thing called social media, I have had many people ask me if I was going to Sleep at the G. I asked my conscience, AKA Hannah and Clancy (my children aged 7 and 4), "should I Sleep at the G again this year". They both said "Yeah, it's only for a night. Can we come? No, they cannot come, and yes, I am going. So here I am, putting my body on the line... well, on a piece of cardboard and sleeping rough from 5pm to 5am this Thursday evening, 21 May. Right now your support, no mater how big or small, will make it all worthwhile. Last year's target was $1000 and we smashed that by a $145 and I hardly knew anyone at RMYS. So this year I'm aiming for $1500. If you are keen on making any even bigger sacrifice and give up a night's sleep in your home, with a warm bed and a hot shower, then feel free to join me at Once again thank you to all those who supported me last year and all those supporting me this year. Happy Sleeping, Grant Johnston, a fellow sailor and member of RMYS (sometimes the guy in the tower switching numbers). PS. This was my bed from last year and yes I take nothing more than the clothes I am wearing. NO pillow, NO sleeping bag, just some earplugs and an eye mask. Click here to make your donation. 15 May 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 19 May Sanctuary Cove Boat Show Special Spinlock Deckvest + Tether + Bag To coincide with the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, Spinlock and AdventureWare are running a show special.

109 Running through to the end of May, you can get your Spinlock Deckvest PFD in automatic or hydrostatic versions with a FREE safety tether, and a FREE belt bag for your other safety equipment. This is a saving of around $130, so if you are thinking of upgrading, get in quick only available with Adventureware until 30 May. 16 May 2015 Lecture Series #4 Danielle Pascoe presents Rules Wednesday 20 7pm Dani Pascoe is Australia s only female International Judge. She comes from a sailing family and has been sailing since she was six years old. She started judging in 2005, became a National Judge in 2010 and an International Judge in Dani has both sailed and judged at the Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta in the past and will this year be the chairperson of the jury. Her contribution to the lecture series last year was well received and she has been asked back this year to present again on rules and protests. Working Bee Sunday am Your Squadron Needs You!! Attend the Squadron Working Bee on Sunday 24 May and save paying the levy, help to keep our club rooms, marina and yard in working order, or help out by polishing the trophies for Presentation Night. Please roll up about 1000 hours, sign the register and give a few hours of your time. We would much rather have your work than your levy! Please contact Damien Ryan for more information: opsmanager@rmys.com.au BBQ afterwards for those that attend 18 May 2015 Racing Results 13, 16 and 17 May Wednesday 13 May Race 7 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series 1 was cancelled due to a strong wind warning with gusts of 42 knots and possible squalls. Saturday 16 May Regis Aged Care are back on board as a sponsor of the JH McDonald

110 Series for the 2015 Winter Season. Saturday had 5 8 knots of breeze from the south, which kept the fleet moving around the course nicely. Twenty seven boats made it to the start line. Astarte took out first place and Mrs Overnewton won the best start on 1 second. Thank you to Tony from Regis for coming down and presenting prizes. Sunday What a perfect day to be on the water! The Two Handed Winter Series Race 1 had 7 competitors on the start line, click here for race results. Casual entry is available for the upcoming races here: entry races.html. There will be 4 races in total, one held each month between May and August. The Classic Fleet also raced out of RMYS on Sunday with a strong group of 16 boats (+2 not on the entry list). Charlie Salter s Sirocco took out the win just ahead of Trim and Martini. Click here for full results. yacht.asn.au/wp content/uploads/2012/12/rmys Classic Results 17th May.pdf The Hobsons Bay Lady Skippers Race (part of the PPWCS) The Shirley Freeman Memorial Trophy was also rescheduled to Sunday 17th May (busy day on Port Phillip) and a very successful day for RMYS 1st PHS Tigris Jan Fielding, 1st AMS & IRC Ellipse Gretchen Mohan. Full results for the race can be found here. Other News Port Phillip Women s Championship Series BLiSS (RBYC Lady Skippers) is being held on Sunday 24th of May. Please check the RBYC website for more details. Club Marine Winter Series The Club Marine Winter Series is coming up in June. Keep an eye out for the NOR, Entry and Sailing Instructions, all coming soon. Upcoming Events May / June Wednesday 20th May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 8 Lecture Series Rules with Dani Pascoe Saturday 23rd May JH McDonald Series Race 2 Sunday 24th May BLiSS Port Phillip Women s Championship Series Race 5 RMYS Working Bee Day Wednesday 27th May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 9 Lecture Series Starting Excellence with Gavin Dagley Saturday 30th May Presentation Night Sunday 31st May AWKR Start Practice Wednesday 3rd June UNi Pro Midweek Mariner Series I Race 10 Saturday 6th to Monday 8th June 25th Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta

111 19 May 2015 Upcoming Yachting Australia Courses Do you want to upskill or become a volunteer at RMYS? Here are some upcoming courses to get you on your way. Members who volunteer as part of the Race Management Team 6+ times a year receive discounted courses. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au All of these courses are Yachting Australia approved and will be run at The Boatshed at Albert Park Lake. Race Officer (State/National): Club Jury Course: Powerboat Handling Course: Race Officer (Club): 13 & 14 June 13 June 20 & 21 June 4 July For more details about these courses please follow this link: &sID= Marine Radio Courses in May Melbourne s cold weather can be useful for improving your offwater skills, like Marine Radio. Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy is offering MROVCP (VHF only) and MROCP (VHF + HF) marine radio qualification courses. Evening Course The next evening course will be 7.00pm to 10.00pm on Thursday 14 May and Thursday 21 May at RMYS for VHF, with an extra session on Monday 25 May from 7.00pm to 9.00pm for those wishing to qualify for an HF licence. The exam will be held for all streams on Thursday 28 May from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Marine Radios continue to be the most used safety device on board a vessel: Receive an up to date marine weather forecast or weather warning Hail other boaters nearby for information or assistance Distress calls are broadcast & readily answered compared to mobile phones HF Marine Radio continues to be widely accepted for long distance marine communications such as offshore cruising and racing Marine Radio qualifications are not subject to renewal or ongoing licence fees You cannot apply for a MMSI for onboard DSC or AIS equipment unless you have a marine radio qualification You should have at least 2 qualified marine radio operators onboard

112 Our marine radio training courses include both theory and practical skills, with hands on radio usage with both VHF and HF radios. All course fees include a copy of the official Marine Radio textbook and your exam/licence fees. Click here for the evening course booking form Click here for the course overview For further information, click here or contact Leigh Brennan Smith on (training office), mobile or training@rmys.com.au 21 May 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 26 May Iridium GO! is unlike anything the world has seen before. Powered by the world's furthest reaching network, this compact, rugged and portable unit creates the first ever reliable global connection for voice and data communications on up to five smartphones or tablets. Now you can have data and text on your smart phone wherever you are and without the need for a clunky sat phone. It also pairs with your smartphone so you have , weather and your favourite apps. And now available with cost effective casual plans so you can use it when you need it. Buy now from AdventureWare, or check out the ipad store in the Olympic Bar Vinnies CEO Sleepout 18 June St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is calling for business and community leaders to swap their beds for sleeping bags at the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout on Thursday 18 June. This Australia wide event raises funds to combat homelessness. Curnow under the Victoria CEO listing. RMYS Member Roz Curnow will be participating in her 6th Vinnies CEO Sleepout (albeit this year on a hard floor in China, rather than in Melbourne). To sponsor Roz and support this worthy cause, go to and find Roz To register, nominate or sponsor a leader, or for more information, visit For more details on organising a school, community or workplace sleepout visit

113 Economic Update with Dr Chris RBYC Friday 29 May 7.15am Join RBYC Club Sponsor Bank of Melbourne at Royal Brighton Yacht Club for a complimentary Breakfast Seminar (BREAKFAST INCLUDED FREE OF CHARGE) for an Economic Update with Dr Chris Caton. Presenter: Dr Chris Caton (Chief Economist, BT Group) When: Friday 29 May Where: Royal Brighton Yacht Club 253 The Esplanade Middle Brighton VIC 3186 Time: 07:15a.m (for a 07:30a.m start) 09:00 a.m RSVP: We will cater for Breakfast, therefore any dietary requirements. Please RSVP to Valerie Kong kongv@bankofmelbourne.com.au Brief Background on Chris Caton Dr Chris Caton has been the Chief Economist at BT for 22 years. As a Chief Economist, Dr Chris Caton advises clients on the financial implications of economic trends, policy pronouncements and major political developments. Drawing on his international experience and with an impressive breadth of knowledge, Chris provides succinct and tailored advice to his clients in a wide range of industries, including many that are dominated by small businesses. A brilliant communicator, Chris has a rare ability to make economics come alive for his audience and has received innumerable accolades for his highly accessible, meaningful, and entertaining presentations. 22 May 2015 Congratulations and welcome back to Sean Welcome back Sean! It s good to have Sean back at the RMYS Olympic Lounge after his marriage to Ina on the 30 April 2015 in Dubrovnik. Congratulations Sean & Ina from RMYS Committee and Staff.

114 23 May 2015 Lecture #5 Gavin Dagley presents Starting Excellence Wednesday 27 May 7pm Gavin is an accomplished racing sailor with 19 podium finishes at National championships to his credit, and 7 world or international championships completed (including 2 top ten finishes). He has coached for more than 20 years across the spectrum of racing sailors from junior club sailing through to World Championships. Gavin has provided coaching to the Royal Brighton Etchells fleet since 2009, and last year coached the RBYC IRC and AMS Association Cup teams. He has won Yachting Victoria awards for "Contribution to Yachting" and "Coaching Program of the Year." He is a published sailing writer on the technical aspects of yacht racing with more than 10 years of regular contributions to US based magazine "Sailing World." Gavin has also completed more than 10,000 ocean miles, including Melbourne to Hobart, Melbourne to Port Fairy, and Melbourne to Stanley races as helmsman. Gavin is a registered psychologist and works as an executive coach. He completed his PhD studying athlete career development and completed the coursework for a Masters in Sport Psychology. Fundraising Raffle Buy your tickets now drawn this Saturday 30 May A Fundraising Raffle is to be drawn this Saturday at Presentation Night, 30 May All funds raised will go to the purchase of a new Safety and Race RIB valued at approximately $60000K 1st prize 6 night stay in a 2 bedroom Garden Villa at Fiji Sheraton Denarau Villas room only. Valued at AUD $4000. Valid 1 year from date of issue. 2nd Prize Cocktail Dress Valued at $835 donated by new member Anthea Solopotias, Ganache Fashion Boutique, 3rd Prize A fruit box donated by Tommy Raft (past member and boat owner White Pointer 43ft Beneteau) Also to be Auctioned on the night: 1 x Historical Marina Bollard from St Kilda Timber Marina. 2 night stay at Indented Heads, 4 bedroom House Plus much much more. Buy a ticket from the office today order by phone, or purchase on the night. $5.00 x 1 ticket or $10.00 x 3 tickets.

115 24 May 2015 Trophy Presentation Night Saturday pm SOLD OUT!!! Next Saturday's Presentation Night is SOLD OUT. Sorry if you missed out but we can't accept any more bookings. The club will be bulging at the seams. As you know, this is a very busy night. Please be there at 6:30 pm to be organised and seated for the start of proceedings promptly at 7.00 pm. After the presentations get your dancing shoes on and enjoy the sounds of The Liaisons. Dress: Smart casual or crew shirt. 25 May 2015 Racing Report 20th, 23rd and 24th May Wednesday Race 8 of the UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I was held in north westerly knots. Course Red +6 was used. The race was won by Jake Morley on Spirit V. The Half Tonne Challenge was won by Terry Swalwell on Hotshot and the Best Start went to Mrs Overnewton. The Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to Matrix for kissing G Mark not once, but twice. Saturday Race 2 of the Regis JH McDonald was held on Saturday in 5 12 knots from the south. Pursuit course 6 was used. The race was won by Primitive Cool and best start was awarded to Red Dog with a time of 1 second. Sunday BLiSSful weekend as Audacious blitzes yet again at RBYC Tracey Baldwin and the Melbourne crew of Audacious pulled off a crafty clean sweep at the Brighton Ladies Skippers Series on Port Phillip on the weekend, May 23 24, For the fourth consecutive year Baldwin skippered Greg Clinnick s Sydney 38 to victory in all three keelboat handicap divisions, IRC, AMS and PHS, plus this year took out the Associates Cup. Click here for the entire article.

116 PPWCS the final race of this popular series was held at RBYC on the second day of the BLiSS regatta. Once again Gretchen Mohan and the crew from Ellipse did RMYS proud 2nd for line honours and 1st in PHS. Click here for John Curnow's story in Sail World. world.com/port Phillip Women s Championship Series L and V/ Other News Port Phillip Women s Championship Series The PPWCS Presentation Night will be hosted at Royal Brighton Yacht Club on Friday 29th May at 6.30pm. Contact RBYC for more information and bookings. Click here for booking information. Club Marine Winter Series The Club Marine Winter Series is coming up in June. Keep an eye out for the NOR, Entry and Sailing Instructions, all coming soon. Upcoming Events May / June Wednesday 27th May UNi Pro Midweek Mariners Series I Race 9 Lecture Series Starting Excellence with Gavin Dagley Saturday 30th May Presentation Night Sunday 31st May AWKR Start Practice Wednesday 3rd June Ni Pro Midweek Mariner Series I Race 10 Saturday 6th Monday 8th June 25th Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta Wednesday 10th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 1 Saturday 13th June Winter Series Day 1 Sunday 14th June First Aid Course Bookings to racing@rmys.com.au (limited places available) Wednesday 17th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 2 Saturday 20th June Regis JH McDonald Series Race 3 Sunday 21st June 50th Frostbite Regatta Wednesday 24th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 3 Saturday 27th June Winter Series Race 2 Sunday 28th June Two Handed Winter Series Race 2 28 May 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 2 June Want your friends and family to be able to know you are safe? Think you might want to call for help, but will be out of mobile range and want to avoid calling the helicopters? Just looking to retain a log of your trips? Spot Tracker is a consumer based tracking device, just like the ones used in yacht

117 racing. It plots your course and location online, and allows you to send pre defined text messages to your contacts. To find out more, check out the Adventure Safety website or 29 May 2015 First Aid Course Sunday 14 June BOOKED OUT The first aid course running at RMYS on Sunday 14 June is now fully subscribed. Thanks to all those who have booked Allicia will be in touch with further details about the course shortly. 30 May 2015 Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta This Weekend! The Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta is about to celebrate its silver anniversary. That s right, it s been running a whopping 25 years! The AWKR is Australia s premier women s only sailing event and this year is expected to welcome 200 competitors from across Australia and New Zealand. There are currently 26 yachts on the entry list a record number! Entries have now closed. For those who have entered here is your checklist to make sure you are on track: Complete your crew declaration Pay in full Re validate your IRC certificate ASAP Send a copy of your category 6 safety declaration, AMS certificate and re validated IRC certificate to awkr@rmys.com.au Order polo tops Order lunches Book for presentation night Book dinner for briefing night Let Allicia know if you need a berth in the marina (awkr@rmys.com.au) If you have any questions or you need help with anything, please contact Allicia at awkr@rmys.com.au For updated information head to

118 31 May 2015 RMYS Presentation Night A Huge Party! Well over 200 guests crammed into the Harbour Room for a fantastic Trophy Presentation Night on Saturday 30 May. Club Captain Tom Ely ably led the proceedings, with Commodore Janet Dean presenting most of the trophies. We were lucky again to have Councillor Serge Thomann from City of Port Phillip in attendance to present trophies to the Juniors. It was also very pleasing to have representation from our kindred clubs RYCV, HBYC, RBYC and SYC. RYCV Commodore David Seaman delivered a delightful response to Janet's toast to kindred clubs. There was a huge range of winners on the night see the full list here. The most coveted Centenary Trophy was awarded to the crew of Ellipse. Lots of members danced the night away after the presentation to the awesome sound of The Liaisons. RMYS also raised almost $5000 from the raffle and auction, with the money going towards the purchase of a new safety and race RIB. Thank you to all those who bought tickets and who bid on the auction, and congratulations to the winners: Raffle: 1st Prize, 6 nights at the Sheration Denarau Villas in Fiji Hugo Ottaway 2nd Prize, cocktail dress donated by Anthea Solopotias Alexandra Doran (RYCV) 3rd Prize, fruit and veg box donated by Tommy Raft Jan Hargreaves Auction: RMYS Old Marina Bollards x 2 Richard McGarvie & Greg Marino ($1000 each) 2 Nights at a house in Indented Head Alexandra Doran ($450) Thanks to Barbara Pfeiffer for sourcing the take home trophies, to members of the Sailing Committee and the crew of Archimedes for assisting with the set up, and to food&desire for the excellent dinner.

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126 Club Marine Winter Series Entry for the Club Marine Winter Series is now open here: entryraces.html Upcoming Events Wednesday 10th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 1 Saturday 13th June Club Marine Winter Series Day 1 Sunday 14th June First Aid Course Booked Out Wednesday 17th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 2 Saturday 20th June Regis JH McDonald Series Race 3 Sunday 21st June 50th Frostbite Regatta Wednesday 24th June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 3 Saturday 27th June Club Marine Winter Series Race 2 Sunday 28th June Two Handed Winter Series Race 2 1 June 2015 RBYC Stars and Compass Trophy test your knowledge RBYC have invited RMYS members to test their navigation skills, simply complete and return the Stars and Compass Trophy paper to Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Entries close 5pm Friday 12 June. Click here for the Stars and Compass Trophy paper. Good luck!!!! Special Yard Offer to RMYS Members RYCV and SYC RMYS members have been invited to use RYCV Yard RYCV member rates. To take advantage of this opportunity, click here for a RYCV Slipping Form. Offer expires 31st August SYC has also offered a discount on their usual non member rates of 10%. Please click here for an SYC Slipping Form and make sure to note that you are an RMYS member.

127 3 June 2015 Would you like to sponsor a RMYS club event? Your efforts would be acknowledged and much appreciated. Please ring Jan Hurst to discuss on Club Marine Winter Series Starts 13 June A sincere thank you to those who donated prizes for the raffle and auction at Presentation Night. We are still looking for donations of prizes for our other annual events Trivia Night, the Gala Evening etc. If you or your company would like to support your club in any capacity, please give us a call. Great prizes, great fun, great sailing! Entry is now open and the NOR is available for the Club Marine Winter Series. Race dates are: 13 June 27 June 11 July 25 July 8 August 22 August Winter often proves to be the best sailing of the year. Enter now for your chance to win fantastic prizes thanks to our sponsor Club Marine. Open to all yachts with safety category 6 compliance or better. Racing will be started from the RMYS Tower. Three exciting entry levels are available: AMS Divisions 1 & 2 IRC Divisions 1 & 2 PHS Divisions 1 & 2 For more information, contact RMYS Sailing Coordinator, Allicia Rae, on or racing@rmys.com.au

128 4 June 2015 Yassoo! It s the Greek Feast! Friday 12th June in the Olympic Lounge Eat, drink! dance the Zorba if you wish! It s all Greek to me! Don t miss out on this BIG fat Greek dinner! Book olympicbar@rmys.com.au or call Julian on Ticket $40 Includes All you can eat and drink from 7pm 9pm RSVP Friday 5th June Portarlington Mussel Run Cruise rescheduled to 13 & 14 June Due to unpleasant weather on the original date, the cruise to Portarlington has been rescheduled to 13 & 14 June. Make sure your crew is ready, your culinary skills are sharpened, the wine is chilled and you are good to go for moules mariniere or other lunchtime delights at Portarlington. After lunch we sail on to RGYC for a BBQ dinner and frivolity. Following breakfast on the lawn at RGYC we cruise in company back to RMYS for a well deserved celebration of a weekend well done! Please contact Allicia in the office or Pat Milwright ( ) to let us know of your attendance. Look forward to seeing you there! 5 June 2015 Three races ahead of strong wind warning at Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta Lisa Ratcliff Planning ahead for tomorrow s forecast strong wind warning, the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron s technical delegate Lou Hutton and race officer Tony Lukeman banged off three back toback races seaward of the iconic St. Kilda Pier on the opening day of the 25th Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta. Though it s the race committee s intention to run two races on Port Phillip tomorrow, Sunday June 7, 2015, the forecast indicates knots on the track by the first warning signal at 0955hrs.

129 The EHC handicap system of the Helly Hansen sponsored series covers all entries. Division 1 leader after a long day in 10 knot average northerly winds is Stephanie Strong s Archambault 31 More Noise flying the Sandringham Yacht Club burgee. Mainsheet hand Claire Hunting reckons the day s highlight was pumping out the tunes in between races and dancing to keep warm. The racing highlights were our race two start and given we ve never sailed as a team before, our teamwork was amazing, Hunting said. If tomorrow s strong northerlies eventuate she says they ll go out but acknowledges it won t be stress free. Illustrating how tight it is at the top of division 1 EHC results, a weeny one point margin separates the top four placegetters. Salamander III is second to More Noise on a countback and Phantom and Tigris are a point off, in third and fourth. Division 2 EHC leading skipper Mandy McEvoy, who has borrowed Steve Barker s S80 Rock n Roll, said today s mild conditions and flat water made for a great regatta opener for the Fremantle Sailing Club crew. It was competitive but friendly racing. For us, we may have well have taken three bullets we are so delighted. It s our first time sailing together on a new boat and the crew work was excellent. To see people learning is the number one thing for me. Second to Rock n Roll in EHC div 2 is another S80, Recycled Reputation led by New Zealand skipper Melinda Henshaw. Supported by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the crew of five experienced sailors including three who took out the New Zealand women s nationals in the MRX class, are appreciative of the boat loan and being part of the event s silver anniversary. Back in 1991 after travelling across the Tasman to the NZ National Women s Keelboat Championship, AWKR founder Gai Clough was quoted as saying, after competing in that regatta, it was obvious that New Zealand showed the way as being the frontrunner in promoting women s sailing. It s fitting that a Kiwi team is part of the line up for Australia s premier women s keelboat regatta celebrating its 25th year, committee chair Jody Lukeman said. A lot more than the hairstyles have changed since the inaugural Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta back in Sabina Rosser is the only competitor with all 25 AWKR notches on her sailing belt and she vividly remembers crews came ashore for lunch in between races at the inaugural event. The memory is stuck firmly because on the way back to the RMYS Rosser dived off the St. Kilda Pier to rescue a young boy who had ridden his bike off the edge. The kid who was about five rode off the pier and was in trouble. The father was taking his time so I dived in fully dressed. I remember they had to find me some dry clothes for the next race. This Queen s Birthday long weekend Rosser is skippering her regular ride, the S80 Mood Indigo. Leading IRC division 1 boat is More Noise and division 2 is Recycled Reputation. More Noise also heads AMS division 1 and Kirsty Harris J24 Hyperactive is the division two front runner after three races. The AWKR race committee will meet in the morning to review the conditions and will send the record 25 crews and around 160 sailors out if they feel it s safe to do so. Major sponsors of this year s winter series include Helly Hansen, Club Marine, IBG Insurance and Logie Smith Lanyon Lawyers and the charity partner is Think Pink Foundation.

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131 6 June 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Launches New Website The team at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne are powering ahead with their exciting move to the new home at the St Kilda Sailing Precinct, and are extremely excited to launch their new event website Head over and check it out! 7 June 2015 Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta ticks off full series on last day by Lisa Ratcliff OCC June 8, 2015, 22:16:00 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) The 25th anniversary Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta fleet took on the Bureau of Meteorology s strong wind warning and ticked off the full series card of six races on a cold and whipped up Port Phillip. Just as the last race six finisher crossed the line the race committee recorded a north westerly gust of

132 32 knots on the start boat that had begun pitching wildly in the deteriorating seas abeam of St Kilda on Melbourne s east side. Sails were reefed down all day and only a few of the brave and most experienced teams hoisted spinnakers for a final thrilling kite ride home. Event Handicap (EHC) and IRC division one winner Jungle Juice, owned by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron commodore Janet Dean and helmed for the first time at a regatta by Dee Mason, stayed balanced and powered up in the average 18 knots. The progression of the crew over the series was brilliant, Mason said. We had three brilliant young CYCA women sailors fly down especially from Sydney and we are all so happy for Janet s first regatta win with her boat. In retrospect having the day off yesterday was a good thing, she beamed. Today s surge of adrenaline made up for the disappointment some felt when racing was cancelled yesterday after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a gale warning. A fleet of 25 lined up for today s three deciding races and by the end only four had retired and left the course. Incidents were minimal one person went overboard and was quickly retrieved, a couple sustained minor injuries and expectedly there was some gear failure. The best EHC division two point scorer, Mandy McEvoy s S80 Rock n Roll, lived up to its moniker when a sudden squirt sent the Fremantle Sailing Club team into a Chinese gybe. I was really happy with our recovery from the wipe out, and we went on to win that race, said the skipper. Helmsperson of Rock n Roll Kirsten Norris said, ironing out our boat handling on the fly was tricky. We had a new pit and mast person and a 15 year old on the bow and in 20 plus knots we flew the kite for five of the six down winders. Final S80 and IRC division two honours went to Melinda Henshaw s Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron team on Recycled Reputation. The Olympic 470 sailor from the 2000 Games led a polished program to finish the anniversary women s regatta with the perfect scorecard of five points (one drop) under both IRC and S80 results. AWKR founder and Australia s first female commodore of a royal yacht club, Gai Clough, was the race committee s guest of honour today, Monday June 8, 2015, and willingly jumped into record finish times. It s remarkable to be out here. where did those 25 years go? You see the competitors and the standard of the fleet and it s exciting. I feel very proud, Clough acknowledged. The RMYS commodore at the time was remarkable, the club was broke and then I walked in having been to New Zealand and proposed the idea of starting our own Australian series. At the time, we weren t encouraging women into the sport. We begged boats, created the lecture series and went training. Creating the keelboat series was about introducing women into sailing and giving them the platform and competency to go onto other things. Clough went on from the AWKR to sail in national titles and represent Australia overseas multiple times, mostly in the J24 one design class. She still actively races her Farr 740 and her daughter Sarah competed in this series skippering an SB20 sports boat. Fourteen different yacht clubs fielded competitors for the AWKR s silver jubilee and some of those supported their teams to be part of the unique Queen s Birthday long weekend regatta.

133 Twenty five crews represented Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and New Zealand. Women s participation in sailing is in good hands in Victoria. The state body Yachting Victoria formalised the Women and Girls in Sailing Committee three years ago and set strategic targets in relation to the percentage of women members at yacht clubs and in club leadership roles. Chair Rosie Colahan says, not only has participation increased but the connection between women from different clubs at the top of the bay has improved. AWKR committee chair Jody Lukeman had these final words: We thank our major sponsors Helly Hansen, Club Marine, IBG Insurance and Logie Smith Lanyon Lawyers for their support. We were delighted to get all scheduled races in. Many thanks to the race committee, competitors, and the boat owners who lent their boats. We look forward to welcoming competitors next year and to the event continuing to grow. For Full Results click here.

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148 Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta day 2 blown out by gale warning by Lisa Ratcliff A gale warning issued late morning by the Bureau of Meteorology for Port Phillip ended any chance of racing on day two of the silver anniversary Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta, Sunday June 7, 2015.

149 A few crews racing borrowed boats for the first time with novice crew aboard were relieved by the AWKR race committee s announcement. Others were prepared for tough conditions and all set to line up. It s a prudent Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron rule that racing ceases once an official gale warning is issued. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron s crew racing an S80 and the skirts from Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club campaigning the Whiting 36 called How Bizarre were layered up for a grey Melbourne winter s day and ready to tackle the biting northerlies. The skirts is an informal program supported by the NCYC to encourage more local women into sailing, and keep them in the sport. We were excited and ready with two reefs in the main and the number three heady, however it was not to be, said a disappointed skirts trimmer Kristen Anderson. Instead they are heading to the Hawks v St Kilda AFL match. Others opted for the local hot baths and massages at the club, some indulgence after three races were squeezed into a long opening day yesterday. The race committee went beyond St Kilda s breakwater at the scheduled time this morning to assess the situation and recorded peak gusts of 32 knots out of the north. The AP/2 flag was hoisted at 1000hrs, the signal to crews to remain ashore for further announcements. Then the Bureau published a gale warning. With no racing, RMYS commodore and owner of the Adams 10 Jungle Juice Janet Dean had time to talk about the biggest annual regatta the club runs, and the silver jubilee edition. The June long weekend is the only time outside the busy season we can get owners to lend their boats and it s become tradition that the AWKR is on the Queen s Birthday and opening weekend of the ski season, said Dean. The regatta is competitive but also everyone wants everyone else to do well. First and foremost we are club sailors and we lend crew and gear and offer to mend breakages on other boats. Everyone at the AWKR assists and looks out for one another. Ultimately Dean hopes women use the AWKR as a stepping stone to boat ownership. The Australian figures for female ownership remain low, despite the gains made in other areas of the sport. There are plenty of entry level boats on the market and owner syndicates help share the cost and the upkeep. As an owner I ve found other owners are very willing to help, the commodore encourages. The forecast for tomorrow, Monday June 8, is northerly winds knots turning north westerly in the afternoon. The original schedule specified up to six races and it s the race committee s intention to run as many of the series three remaining races as they can, conditions permitting. Twenty five crews are contesting the 25th AWKR sailing for Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and New Zealand and major sponsors include Helly Hansen, Club Marine, IBG Insurance and Logie Smith Lanyon Lawyers. The charity partner is Think Pink Foundation. Sailing on a world scale is coming to St Kilda and the RMYS later in the year when the southern hemisphere s premier annual event for Olympic class sailing, the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne, moves to its new home the St Kilda Sailing Precinct. Check out the AWKR website for photos by Bruno Cocozza. photos day 2/zoom/c22h0/c7jv

150 Expression of Interest Yacht and Ski Racing RMYS has recently been successful in arranging reciprocal rights with the Gstaad Yacht Club in Switzerland for RMYS members. The club has a Ski/Yacht Race special event each year in March. RMYS has been invited to participate this year. The yacht racing is conducted with model yachts in a heated swimming pool. Ski racing is on local ski fields. The previous events have attracted competitors from many yacht clubs. This presents a fantastic opportunity to represent RMYS in the international event and to have some ski fun. RMYS has recently been successful in arranging reciprocal rights with the Gstaad Yacht Club in Switzerland for RMYS members. The club has a Ski/Yacht Race special event each year in March. RMYS has been invited to participate this year. The yacht racing is conducted with model yachts in a heated swimming pool. Ski racing is on local ski fields. The previous events have attracted competitors from many yacht clubs. This presents a fantastic opportunity to represent RMYS in the international event and to have some ski fun. 10 June 2015 Frostbite Regatta 50th Anniversary Sunday am This Sunday 21 June will see the 50th Anniversary of the Frostbite Regatta held in the RMYS harbour. Come down, have a drink, and watch the Flag Officers of RMYS beat their counterparts from RBYC for the coveted Wee Drap o' Yarra. 14 June 2015 Vale Joe Lamberti It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Lamberti (S25 Dalliance) last friday on 12th June. Joe was a very popular member of RMYS and will be greatly missed. Click here to read an article about Joe from "The Age" Joe s Memorial Service will be held in the Harbour Room on Tuesday, 23 June 2015 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm rehab pioneer dies ghnlls.html

151 15 June 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 16 June Sailing short handed? How would you find the MOB by the time you have the boat under control? With MOB1 you get automatic AIS and DSC guidance back to the MOB, on your chart plotter. The MOB1 automatically activates when your lifejacket inflates, and sends your GPS position to all vessels in the area via VHF DSC and AIS. Now that s peace of mind, for $449. To find out more, sales@adventuresafety.com.au. Racing Report 10 & 13 June Saturday 13 June Wednesday 10 June The first race of the Morse Air Systems Series II Midweek Mariners was held in knots of cool southerly. 18 boats contested the racing. Best start was won by Tigris on 1 second. The Half Ton Challenge went to Astarte. The Mountain Goat of the Day was also collected by Astarte for getting the gun, but coming second, due to some confusion about a new mainsail on Spirit V! The first Club Marine Winter Series race took place in a dying breeze from the city. There was some entertainment at R2 when the fleets caught up to each other in very little wind! Watch the R2 rounding video here thanks to Alistair Trimble from Tigris. Photo's are also by Alistair. Div 1 AMS was won by visiting yacht Salty Dog, with IRC taken out by Gienah and PHS by Matador. The Div 2 prizes went to Archimedes for AMS and Sunshine for PHS.

152 20 June 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 23 June Zhik wetsuits just got better, and in time for winter sailing. Loads of new and upgraded features guaranteed to make you perform at your best. Worn and proven by Olympic and World Champions, our suits will help you become the fastest wet athlete. Special launch pricing on AdventureWare enter zh1k on checkout for 10% off. Visit adventureware.com.au for more great specials. 21 June 2015 Portalington Mussel Run RMYS Crusing report from 13 June On the northernmost tip of the Bellarine Peninsula, Portarlington is only 44km from St Kilda as the seagull flies across Port Phillip. Nine boats and 35 people arrived in beautiful sunshine at Portarlington Pier around 1pm. After rafting up and enjoying a well deserved refreshment, crews quickly rustled up various dishes of mussels purchased from the mussel van stationed at the base of the pier. Todd s dish, consisting of a tomatobased sauce and other secret ingredients, was served with fresh crusty bread and a decent glass of red. Delicious!!! It was sampled approvingly by the skipper from next door (guess who)? Royal Geelong Yacht Club was the next designated stop for dinner, drinks and more sailing stories and finally a comfortable bunk for the night before heading home on Sunday with a dolphin escort. The next cruising event is the Progressive Docklands on 4 July. We d expect to see the star spangled banner, cowboy boots, Stetsons & American cuisine such as spare ribs & T bones to be on the menu.

153 Safety Information Notice (SIN) Portable Gas Stoves Safety hazards from portable gas stove products (known as lunchbox cookers ) have arisen due to non compliance with AS (LP Gas Portable and mobile appliances), which has resulted in their withdrawal from sale in all states by government regulators. Notice: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued recall notices and published a list of banned products from sale. Consumers are urged to stop using the portable butane cookers immediately, and either return the non compliant products in accordance with the Australian Consumer Law or seek to dispose of them in an appropriate manner. Boat owners are advised to check the ACCC website for further information. For a copy of the SIN please click below. content/uploads/2015/06/sin Portable Gas Stoves FINAL.pdf Kind Regards, Yachting Victoria Communications

154 22 June 2015 Dennis Livingston Honoured at 2015 Yachting Victoria Awards On Friday 19 June, long term RMYS member and volunteer Dennis Livingston received the prestigious Services to Yachting Award at the 2015 OTB Marine Yachting Victoria Awards. Dennis's achievement caps a deep and lengthy involvement in yachting in Victoria, as a race officer, judge, protest committee member and administrator. The Squadron extends its heartiest congratulations to Dennis on a well deserved award. Leigh Brennan Smith (Instructor of the Year) and Linus Talacko (Junior Sailor of the Year) were also nominated and mentioned on the night. Also at this ceremony, RMYS was officially presented with the Kingston Trophies Port Phillip Women's Championship Series Perpetual Teams Trophy. This trophy rewards high levels of participation, the percentage of entries relative to the club boat register, and the percentage of females in the crew for each race day. Congratulations to all those who competed in the PPWCS, and in particular to the crew of Ellipse (IRC winners). RMYS was congratulated on again hosting the William Angliss Institute Victorian School Team Racing Championship in St Kilda Harbour described by MC Rob Hartnett as "the best stadium in the world"! The full list of award winners is available from the Yachting Victoria website. Photos of the evening are posted on the Yachting Victoria Facebook page &&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=

155 Racing Report 17 and 20 June Wednesday 17 June Race 2 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II was held in 5 10 knot south westerlies on Wednesday. Matrix took out 1st place on PHS, Matador won on AMS and Charlotte collected the wine for the Half Ton Challenge. Best start went to Vagrant on 4 seconds. Goat of the Day was awarded to Leilani for some interesting sailing angles. Saturday 20 June Race 3 of the Regis JH McDonald Series was run in 8 11 knot south westerlies on Saturday afternoon. Dalliance managed to beat 33 other competitors for 1st place and Silhouette won best start on scratch. Upcoming Events June / July Wednesday 24 June Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 3 Saturday 27 June Club Marine Winter Series Race 2 Sunday 28 June Two Handed Winter Series Race 2 Wednesday 1 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 4 Friday 3 July Saturday 4 July Damo s Trivia Night bookings online or with Jan Hurst Regis JH McDonald Series Race Winter Progressive Dinner contact Pat Milwright for more details Wednesday 8 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 5 Saturday 11 July Club Marine Winter Series Race 3 Wednesday 15 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 6 Saturday 18 July Annual General Meeting (1100hrs Regis JH McDonald Series Race 5 Frostbite Regatta RMYS v RBYC Sunday 21st June REPORT FROM JANET DEAN Sunday morning dawned cold and clear, promising a glorious winter's day. Passers by in Pier Road were treated to the sight of a number of adults in wetsuits and dinghy gear standing around looking a bit bemused. It was time for the annual Frostbite Regatta RMYS vs RBYC. to see who was who.) In a change of format this year, we took out the Pacers red sails for RMYS and blue ones for RBYC. (Thank you to the junior teams who selected the boats so it was easy There were eight juniors from RBYC and three juniors from RMYS who fought hard during their races. Combined scores from their sprints showed that boat three was well in front with two line honours, while all the other teams came equal second on eight points each.

156 After the juniors showed us how to sail the pacers in their two race series, the course length was shortened and your RMYS senior team comprising Boat #2: Janet Dean and Dee Mason, Boat #4: Mark Coppens and Jason McCutcheon and Boat #6: Tom Ely and Monica Jones took to the water in competition against Boats #1,3 and #5 skippered by RBYC committee members James Heywood (Club Captain), Clarissa Flockhart and Vanessa Twigg and their crew Nick Chapman, Dennis McConnell and Liam Poulton. Two races comprising one lap with a wing mark and one leg up and down were run. Boat #3 skippered by Clarissa Flockhart (crewed by Dennis McConnell) from RBYC took out the individual honours and RBYC took home the "Wee Drop of Yarra Water" Trophy. Thanks to all the race crew who brought William Pat and Marshall Hawes into the harbour, Leigh Brennan Smith for the Pacers and for taking spectators out on Wally R, Tony Lukeman, Alistair Hart and Allicia Rae for the sausage sizzle and Sean in the Olympic Bar, who kept us going with much needed early morning coffee. Put the date in your diary. This fiercely fought competition will be on again next year (on the Sunday closest to the Winter Solstice). REPORT FROM JASON MCCUTCHEON (Debrief notes to Matador crew) As part of the RBYC/ RYMS rivalry, every year the flag officers of each club compete in dinghies. RYMS hosted this year s event, with Mark drafting in yours truly to race pacers in the harbour. It s been a very long time since I have done any racing in little boats, and even longer crewing one. However, the really great news was that my wetsuit had not shrunk too much in the past few years and it still fitted. I figured I was going to get wet when Mark said the last Frostbite regatta he had to swim the boat over the line with a sheet between his teeth. We had a quick practice one tack and one gybe and got ready for the start. The wind was about a patchy 5 8 knots and sunny. Fortunately there were no spinnakers. First race saw our boat Pacer #4 cross the start line at the favoured end but a little bit back. But through some cunning playing of wind shifts, a bit of luck and distant memories of how to make dinghies go fast we clawed our way towards the front of the fleet. Mark did muse that he expected a comment or instruction from me every few seconds. I tried not to disappoint as I could see that it was paying dividends, although that could have been due to Newton s second law, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, my instruction while facing backwards was propelling the boat forwards. We briefly hit the front before being rolled. Second! This dinghy thing appeared too easy! My false sense of security was quickly dashed as the wind for the second race picked up to a good knots and filled in. A slow start and we were at the back of the fleet, but then tried to pick up some places by playing wind shifts. We could pick the shifts, but we were a long way from being able to roll tack the boat. At the bottom mark, we had to gybe, and we managed to hit the wrong side of the mark, get fouled around the anchor line and well stuck. At least we didn t run into the pier like the juniors did in the previous race. By this stage our fifth slipped to last. We did a 360 and finished to comments like thanks for picking up the last mark for us, it s really helpful. Unfortunately, RMYS didn t win and we had to surrender the perpetual trophy: 50 year old Yarra River water in a scotch bottle.

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158 23 June 2015 Upcoming Race Management Courses Sandringham Yacht Club will be running Race Management Training courses in the coming months and RMYS would like to encourage our current and upcoming race management team members to attend. Top race officials will be running the courses, so it is a great time to network and ask questions. You can find out about the courses here. There are also some Yachting Australia courses coming up at the Boat Shed (Albert Park) for those volunteers looking to upskill. Remember if you put in 6+ duties a year, your courses will be subsidised by RMYS. Race Officer (State/National): Club Jury Course: Powerboat Handling Course: Race Officer (Club): 13 & 14 June 13 June 20 & 21 June 4 July RMYS will also be running an in house club race officer course on 2 August, free to anyone who wishes to participate. Contact Allicia via racing@rmys.com.au or For more details about these courses please follow this link: &sID= Berths for Sale Blairgowrie Thinking of a second home for your boat at the bottom of the bay? Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron has a limited number of new berths available in its new development. Click on this link to check out the details... marinaberthsales.net.au

159 24 June 2015 Cruising Winter Progressive Docklands 4 July After the JH McDonald race we ll cruise to Docklands for an evening of winter fun. Docklands $50 Special Deal! Providing you book through RMYS. Book your berth for two consecutive nights and receive two nights for the price of one! Dinner will range from boat to boat, with crews sampling the culinary wonders from Squadron members. We are also proposing a breakfast cruise up the river to Herring Island on Sunday morning in the William Pat, followed by a cruise back to the Squadron on Sunday afternoon. Please let us know of your interest so we can start planning numbers now. Boat owners, please let us know if you can take extra crew for those who don t want to walk!! Contact Allicia Rae racing@rmys.com.au 26 June 2015 Membership Fees for Check your statement online Pay your Membership Fees by Instalments Annual Membership Fees The May statement, sent out on 3rd June included your membership fees. If you need to change your membership type or status, please contact Jan Hurst in writing by 30 June 2015, at jan@rmys.com.au. Have you considered paying your membership fees by monthly instalments? This is available to all Full, Sailing, and Associate members after your first year of membership is paid. No additional fees apply. Complete the Credit Card Payment Authority form and return to janfielding@rmys.com.au by Friday 10 July. debit_card_payment_authority_2013.pdf Not sure if you currently pay your membership fees by instalments? Check here for your membership number. Check your statement online Go to the RMYS web site > click on Members > click on Members Login > enter your RMYS membership number and 4 digit password (birth day and birthday month) eg 1 January is 0101 > click on my account. Contact Jan Fielding if you have any questions.

160 28 June 2015 Farewell to Rod Austin Friday 3 July After almost three and a half years of driving up and down the bay to work at RMYS, Rod Austin has taken a lifestyle choice and is taking on the job of manager of Mornington Yacht Club. Rod joined us at the time RMYS was finalising marina pen sales and then building the marina. We'll all miss Rod's enthusiasm for RMYS, his energy and passion for sailing and his passion for the Squadron. Rod's final day in the Squadron will be 3 July. There will be farewell drinks held in the Members Bar from 5pm, until the Trivia Night starts in the Harbour Room at 8pm. All members are welcome. I take this opportunity to thank Rod for his hard work and to wish him all the best in his endeavours at the other end of the bay. Commodore Janet Dean Trivia Night Friday 3 8pm sharp Book Now!!! Hosted by Ops Manager, the entertaining Damo! This is your chance to show what you know. Costs per person Trivia only $15 or Trivia and Meal Deal $30 or Dinner only $18 PLEASE NOTE: Teams will consist of 8 people maximum. Meal Deal Menu served in Olympic Lounge from 6pm All meals include a glass of house wine or tap beer/cider Chicken Parma, chips and salad Fish, chips and salad Vegetarian Lasagne, chips and salad Meat Tray Raffle 3 July two draws on the night Bookings are essential for both dinner and trivia. RSVP via the online booking form by Friday 26 June. Stay around after the Lucky Members draw and before Trivia Night for your chance to win Todd's "man size" meat tray! Book dinner with the olympicbar@rmys.com.au It's drawn between 7.30pm and 8pm. Please come and support us!

161 29 June 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 30 June Ronstan Delivered to the Club Check out this link for all the Ronstan gear offered by AdventureWare. Did you know that our exclusive chandlery supplier, AdventureWare can help you with the full range of Ronstan hardware and accessories? Create your order online and use the club s address for delivery. Having trouble online or need some advice? Call AdventureWare on or sales@adventuresafety.com.au 30 June 2015 Marina Rule Reminder Motorbikes and Scooters Members are reminded that motorbikes and scooters are not permitted, by the RMYS marina rules, to be on the floating marina as they present a walkway hazard. A couple of these vehicles have been spotted on the walkways lately. You are welcome to leave motorbikes and scooters on the timber jetty, near the Parks Victoria bike racks, before entering the marina area. Thanks for your cooperation. Marina Rules Racing Report 24, 27 and 28 June Wednesday 24 June The 23 competitors in race 3 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners enjoyed a beautiful winter's day sailing. There were a number of recalls at the start but all came back to correct themselves. Femme Fatale was first across the line, with the AMS prize won by Matador. Best Start was Dalliance on 2 seconds, and the Half Ton Challenge was taken out by Charlotte. The Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to Graeme Davis, who came straight from court in barrister dress and demeanour!

162 Saturday 27 June Race 2 of the Club Marine Winter Series was held in a 8 14 knot NNW breeze, with 20 competitors finishing the race. Division 1 AMS and IRC first place went to Gienah, with Matador taking out the PHS prize. Division 2 PHS and IRC were won by Archimedes, with Take Five the AMS winner. Sunday 28 June Nine boats turned out for Race 2 of the RMYS Two Handed Winter Series. The race was started in a 4 5 knot northerly, which dropped out to zero a couple of hours later. A few boats had already started to make their way back to the marina when the ROs called it off! ORCV also attempted a winter race, which was also abandoned due to lack of breeze. Upcoming Events Wednesday 1 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 4 Friday 3 July Damo s Trivia Night bookings online or with Jan Hurst Saturday 4 July Regis JH McDonald Series Race 4 Winter Progressive Dinner contact Pat Milwright for more details Wednesday 8 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 5 Saturday 11 July Club Marine Winter Series Race 3 Wednesday 15 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 6 Saturday 18 July Annual General Meeting (1100hrs) Regis JH McDonald Series Race 5 Wednesday 22 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 7 Saturday 25 July Club Marine Winter Series Race 4 Sunday 26 July Two Handed Winter Series Race 3

163 2 July 2015 A Drop in the Ocean Groundswell for new Australian documentary about you, me and the future of our environment gains momentum in St Kilda A brand new Australian environmental documentary, A Drop In The Ocean, will begin filming in the Harbour RMYS St Kilda on Wednesday 29 July from 5.00pm with a special "Q&A style" live event, featuring a panel of experts, opinion leaders, local celebrities and community members. This is the first of several "panel show" events to be held in communities around Australia, the filming will not only include lively debate but directly engage the audience in finding practical solutions to the pressing problems confronting the world s oceans. Selected via an online ballot, the studio audience will be invited to become part of the solution by taking direct action in their personal lives. Writer/Director Paul Ransom says, The point is we are each 'a drop in the ocean', what we individually do matters because it all adds up. A Drop In The Ocean is more than a groundbreaking documentary feature about the adverse impacts of human activity on the world s oceans; it s a positive film about the practical steps we can all take to mitigate these. Shot entirely within Australia with an audience friendly panel show format A Drop In The Ocean focuses on three big challenges to ocean health: plastics, pesticides and over consumption. As a response to this trio of hazards, the film posits three achievable fixes: hemp, organic agriculture and smart shopping. Rather than taking an apocalyptic, doom and gloom approach, A Drop In The Ocean concentrates on how we can all contribute by slightly altering our lifestyle and spending habits. We can affect incredibly powerful change through what we individually do and buy, says Paul Ransom. This project is about giving those who are already working hard in the green space an elevated platform and empowering local communities to join in and become an active part of the groundswell. In short, this is a film about hope; because the future really is in good hands: ours. A Drop In The Ocean is produced by Eddie Postma and Horizon Films. More information about ADITO on Ecovoice website Link to Facebook to view ADITO promo video

164 3 July 2015 Phuket Race Week Crew wanted 15 to 19 July Would you like to escape the Melbourne winter for a week or so, how about crewing on Remington an S&S 42 for Phuket Race Week? Owner Jim Ellis is looking for four or five crew for the regatta, held on the Andaman Sea at the Cape Panwa Resort in the south of Phuket. For the low cost of around $ or 10200thb this will cover a boat contribution and a race entry ticket (includes all party nights meals and drinks). A group of RMYS members have sailed in PRW for several years now and for a second year have chartered Venture a Hanse 40. Interest is growing stronger every year to compete in this relaxed friendly regatta. Jim only has 3 rules onboard. Rule 1 is that no one gets hurt. Rule 2 is that the boat doesn't get hurt. Rule 3 is that everyone has fun! see remington.com for more Remington info. Jim jimremington@yahoo.com Click here for PWR website and accommodation information. Contact Jan Fielding for more information janfielding@rmys.com.au

165 8 July 2015 Damo s Trivia Night brings in the crowds More than 150 members and friends took part in the 2015 Trivia Night on Friday evening. Twenty one teams competed, and congratulations to Addiction, who won the night from Phantom in the time honoured tie breaking method of a bow and arrow shootout. Revenge took out third place. On a sour note, however, sometime between midnight Friday and 10:30 Saturday morning, various parts of both Todd s Indian and Damo s Lone Ranger costumes were removed from the Men s Locker Room. This has cost over $ to replace, and is very disappointing as they were removed from a Members' Only area. If you know anything about this, please contact the Office. Items stolen include the Indian s shirt and headdress, and The Lone Ranger s coat, waistcoat, shirt, belt, and badge. Damien Ryan Operations Manager 10 July 2015 Trivia Night Message from Events and Engagement Committee Chair General Committee Trivia night was a great success with over 160 members and their guests in attendance! Thank you once again to our hosts Damo and Todd! RMYS and Food & Desire apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused due to the pre booking arrangements. Endeavours have been taken to ensure this does not happen again. Rowena Jackson

166 11 July 2015 Winter Progressive Dinner The Docklands progressive dinner was most successful with 30 people and eight boats being met at the marina with soup from Astarte. We then moved on to Ken & Heather Simpson's Antipodes for finger food & champagne. From there we had two curries and a marinara pasta served by Mrs Overnewton, Abatao, Firefly & Sunshine. Pryderi & Laafin made up cheese platters. Sailing conditions were mild despite the cold weather, which didn't deter anyone. Lots of fun was had by all. 14 July 2015 Peter McCabe Celebration of LIfe Long time RMYS member Peter McCabe passed away on Friday 10 July. Peter had been a member at RMYS since 1995 and was owner of S142, Skye. There will be a celebration of Peter's life in the Olympic Bar on Sunday 19 July between 2 and 4pm. All members welcome. 15 July 2015 Annual General Meeting 18 July 2015 at 11am RMYS will be holding its Annual General Meeting for 2015 on 18 July at 11am in the Harbour Room. See the AGM 2015 page for all the documentation, including the Annual Report. RMYS is pleased to announce that none of our current Directors will be resigning this year.

167 Nominations for committee positions have now closed. With the nomination received from Tim Boucaut and all current directors continuing, we will go into the next year with a full Committee. We look forward to seeing you there. 16 July 2015 Racing Results 8 and 11 July Wednesday 8 July Race 5 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners had a steady northerly breeze of 8 18 knots and smooth seas. Silk came 1st on PHS, Vagrant took out AMS and Astarte placed 1st in the Half Ton Challenge. Leilani claimed best start with a time of 1 second. There were no nominations for Mountain Goat of the Day, though the tower crew probably would have been eligible for having the camera on the incorrect setting (they took photos instead of video). On Saturday Race 3 of the Club Marine Winter Series was run in a dying breeze, which started with 12 knots and dropped back to 2 knots before climbing back to around 7 knots just in time to get a finish in. The breeze couldn t decide which direction it wanted to blow from, changing from west to south west, then south east and finally becoming a northerly. In division 1 the winners were Addictions (AMS), How Bizarre (IRC) and Matador (PHS) Division 2 winners were Caffe Latte (AMS) and Salamander III (IRC and PHS) Upcoming Events July / August Wednesday 15 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 6 Saturday 18 July Annual General Meeting (1100hrs) Regis JH McDonald Series Race 5 Wednesday 22 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 7 Saturday 25 July Club Marine Winter Series Race 4 Sunday 26 July Two Handed Winter Series Race 3 Wednesday 29 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 8 Saturday 1 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 6 Sunday 2 August Classic Racing Wednesday 5 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariner Series II Race 9 Saturday 8 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 5 Wednesday 12 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 10 Saturday 15 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 7

168 19 July 2015 Marine Radio Courses 1st course starts Tuesday 28 July The Training Academy at RMYS has announced dates for upcoming Marine Radio courses at RMYS with the next course starting Tuesday 28 July at 1900 hours. Marine radio training is highly recommended for all yacht crew and power boaters to increase the safety of your boat in an emergency, find out the latest weather report and communicate with other boats in the vicinity. Our Marine Radio course options include VHF two night course, suitable for inshore yachting and powerboating and the MROCP course over three nights, suitable for offshore long range HF radio + VHF use. Once achieved these marine radio qualifications are lifelong and are also recognised overseas, plus you will need qualifications if you seek an MMSI for your vessel from AMSA. Our marine radio training involves hands on teaching, practising you in what you need to know to be a good marine radio operator and students use our fully operational VHF and HF training marine radios located in the Academy. Your course fees start from $255 and include the exam/licence, an official marine radio handbook and all training materials. For more information please review the Marine Radio course overview and booking form or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Training Manager on , mobile: or training@rmys.com.au AdventureWare Product of the Week 21 July Safety Demos At Sydney Boat Show If you can make it to the Sydney Boat Show this year (July 30 August 3), AdventureWare will have their Sydney 47CR on display. Book a time for a walkthrough of the latest safety equipment, or talk through the mechanics of rigging your boat for your next ocean cruise or race. On display will be Para Anchors, Drogues, Wichard Jackstays,Boom Brakes, AIS and MOB equipment, radios, trackers and more.

169 20 July 2015 Racing Results 15 and 18 July Wednesday 15 July Race 6 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series was held on Wednesday in 6 9 knots from the south south west. Red Dog came 1st on PHS, Matador once again claimed 1st on AMS, while Hotshot took out the Half Ton Challenge. Best start was awarded to Silk with a time of 2 seconds. The Mountain Goat of the Day was handed to Vagrant, who sailed the wrong course after not hearing the course announcement correctly. Saturday 18 July Race 5 of the Regis JH McDonald was run on Saturday in perfect Melbourne winter sailing conditions knots from the south with flat seas. Laafin took out top honours in PHS, whilst Bushido claimed Best Start on 0 seconds. Thanks to Mai and Steve from Regis Aged Care s Karingal Manor for coming down to race and present the prizes. Upcoming Events July / August Wednesday 22 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 7 Saturday 25 July Club Marine Winter Series Race 4 Sunday 26 July Two Handed Winter Series Race 3 Wednesday 29 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 8 Saturday 1 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 6 Sunday 2 August Classic Racing Wednesday 5 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariner Series II Race 9 Saturday 8 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 5 Wednesday 12 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 10 Saturday 15 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 7

170 23 July 2015 Mixed Fleet Keelboat Racing Program Improve your race performance with the Mixed Fleet Keelboat Racing Skills Program announced for August /September Expressions of interest are sought from competitive Skippers & Crews. The Sail Training Academy, in conjunction with RMYS, welcome Performance Coach Mark Tonner Joyce back to the Squadron to host a Mixed Fleet Keelboat Racing Skills Program. This keelboat race coaching package will be delivered with four on water training days and four evening seminars during August and September, Mark Tonner Joyce is a well known Melbourne based high performance coach and has previously delivered his Keelboat Start to Win coaching package at RMYS on two occasions, with great reviews from RMYS participants. The program objectives are: 1. Build racing skills for competitive advantage in mixed fleet keelboat windward leeward racing. Specifically to focus on: Predicting the next mile and selecting strategic priorities Start zone, starting techniques and process to achieve what needs to be achieved in the first two minutes First beat positioning and staying in contention The first run & relaunching for the second beat Rules knowledge and execution 2. Reinforce good practice / make interventions to address poor practice in: Boat speed Teaming & mind skills Boat handling 3. Provide a fun and supported learning environment for adults racing keelboats of various sizes Seminar handouts and boat coaching feedback are also integral to this coaching package. Proposed dates Seminars: Fridays 7.45pm to 9pm On water: Sundays 10.30am to 5pm. 1: 7 & 9 August. 2: 21 & 23 August. 3: 18 & 20 September. 4: 25 & 27 September

171 Course fee will be $1750 per keelboat or $375 for individuals. We will be making up crews from boats who cannot field a complete crew, so individuals can also participate. A minimum of six boats will be required to commence the program, which will be capped at 10 boats. Expressions of interest are now being accepted by Leigh Brennan Smith, Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy via to training@rmys.com.au or please call if you have questions. 25 July 2015 Upcoming Race Management Courses Race Officer (Club) Sunday 2 August Time: 10 4pm Place: Committee Room BYO: Pen, Paper and USB Stick Catering: Bar opens at 12noon Limited food items available Please contact Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au to book. RMYS Crew Winners at Phuket Raceweek Lou Hutton and Peter Merritt will be conducting a Race Officer (Club) course on Sunday 2nd August at RMYS. This course will be free of charge and will give attendees an insight into how a Club Race Officer thinks and what processes they must go through when conducting a race. Once completing this course, there is no obligation to become a Race Officer at RMYS, but we would be more than happy to have you and train you up, as we are always looking for more volunteers. There's no better way to escape a Melbourne winter than to enter the Phuket Raceweek Regatta held at the Cape Panwa Hotel in Thailand. Nine sailors from RMYS competed in the Bareboat Charter division held between 15 and 19 July on Venture, a Hanse 40. Raced over four days and up to 5 races, usually the Bareboat division are sent around the islands in the Andaman Sea. The Venture crew quickly jelled together taking out 1st place in Race 1. The second

172 day of racing was abandoned due to lack of wind. On day three we had two races resulting in a 1st and 3rd place. It all came down to the last day, after finishing first over the line by nine minutes in the first race, the RO had planned to run the second and final race once all boats had finished. We didn t want another race, being fairly certain we were in top spot. It was a tense and "what if calculations" time on board Venture while waiting for the final boats to round the island and come into sight. After waiting for what seemed an eternity and with no sign of our competitors on the horizon the RO finally announced "there will no more racing for the day and we'll be sending you all home". We had won!!!! After lots of crew back slapping and moments of affection (sshh, what happens on the boat stays on the boat) we headed back to Cape Panwa to celebrate. Word has got around RMYS about this popular regatta. Maybe next year we'll charter two boats. One day VHF Marine Radio Course Tuesday 4th August 2015 Spaces available The Training Academy at RMYS will be conducting a One Day VHF Marine Radio course at RMYS next Tuesday 4th August 2015 between 9 am and 4 pm. This is great opportunity to gain your Marine Radio qualifications and hands on experience in a one day course. Marine radio training is highly recommended for all boat owners and yacht crew to increase the safety of your crew in an emergency, find out the latest weather report and communicate with other boats in the vicinity. You also need Marine radio qualifications if you seek an MMSI for your vessel to operate DSC and use AIS. Once achieved your Australian marine radio qualifications are lifelong and are also recognised overseas. Our marine radio training involves hands on teaching; practising you in what you need to know to be a good marine radio operator using our fully operational ICOM VHF training marine radios located in the Academy. The course fee is $255 and includes the Govt. exam/licence, an official VHF marine radio handbook, use of radio equipment and all training materials. For more information please review the Marine Radio course overview and one day course booking form or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Training Manager on , mobile: or training@rmys.com.au

173 26 July 2015 Members Accounts Early Bird Offer only 2 days left!!! All members that have paid their membership fees in full by Thursday 30 July will go into a raffle to be drawn on Friday 31 July in the Olympic Lounge at 6.30pm. The prizes being 3 x $200 RMYS Dining Vouchers. 28 July 2015 Racing Results 22, 25 and 26 July Wednesday 22 July Wednesday saw variable conditions for race 7 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II. Matador claimed first place for both AMS and PHS, while Hotshot took out the Half Ton Challenge and Leilani won the best start with a time of 1 second. Saturday 25 July held with knot northerly breezes. Race 4 of the Club Marine Winter Series was Twenty yachts took to the race course. How Bizarre had a clean sweep, taking out all three handicap systems in Division 1. Division 2 was shared between Mrs Overnewton (AMS), Salamander III (IRC) and Seaya (PHS). Sunday 26 July Race 3 of the Winter Two Handed Series was cancelled due to a gale warning. Upcoming Events July / August Wednesday 29 July Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 8 Saturday 1 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 6 Sunday 2 August Classic Racing Wednesday 5 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariner Series II Race 9 Saturday 8 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 5 Wednesday 12 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 10 Saturday 15 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 7 Sunday 19 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 1 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 1

174 Saturday 22 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 6 Wednesday 26 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 2 Saturday 29 August Sunday 30 August Spare for resail Classic Racing Two Handed Winter Series Race 4 1 August 2015 Mixed Fleet Keelboat Racing Program Cancelled Unfortunately it has been necessary to cancel the Mixed Fleet Keelboat Racing Program with Mark Tonner Joyce, due to a lack of confirmed boats participating. Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy will be working hard to establish another program in April/May next year, in advance of AWKR. In the meantime, if you or your crew have any training needs or would like a personalised session, please contact Leigh Brennan Smith at RMSTA on or August 2015 Racing Report 29, 1 and 2 August Wednesday 29 July Race 8 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners was held in knot northerlies. 6. The prizes were well and truly shared around this week, with Seaya taking home 1st place on PHS, Vagrant claiming AMS, Astarte winning the Half Ton Challenge and Mrs Overnewton taking home the bottle of wine for best start on 0 seconds. Espresso also got a look in with the Mountain Goat of the Day for beginning to sail course Red + 6, when they should have sailed Green + Don t forget that Series III of the Midweek Mariners will have two divisions. The non spinnaker will be sponsored by Morse Air Systems and the spinnaker will be sponsored by Doctors of Northcote. If you are planning on entering the spinnaker series, please do so in the next week to ensure we have sufficient numbers to go ahead. If you enter the spinnaker series you will be removed from the nonspinnaker series.

175 Saturday 1 August Race 6 of the Regis JH McDonald had light breezes between 5 7 knots from the southwest. Tigris had a cracker of a day, taking home both 1st place on PHS and best start on 2 seconds. Their prizes were presented to them by sponsor Greg Briggs from Regis Aged Care. Sunday 2 August The Classic Yachts raced out of RMYS on Sunday in fresh knot north westerlies and a good amount of white caps. B23 Kingurra claimed line honours while R102 Bungoona came 1st overall. Upcoming Events Wednesday 5 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariner Series II Race 9 Saturday 8 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 5 Wednesday 12 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 10 Saturday 15 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 7 Sunday 19 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 1 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 1 Saturday 22 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 6 Wednesday 26 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 2 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 2 Saturday 29 August Sunday 30 August Spare for Resail Classic Racing Two Handed Winter Series Race 4 4 August 2015 Boat Syndicate Members wanted mobile Expressions of interest are invited from up to four people to join our syndicate of five who are looking to purchase a cruising/racing yacht 30 to 34 feet. Our budget is approximately to $120K depending on members and numbers. We have an existing pen. For more information, contact David Casley (Cloud Nine) dcasley@prosearch.net.au

176 Spinnaker Handling Course The Training Academy at RMYS has announced dates for keelboat Spinnaker Handling courses at RMYS scheduled for July, August and September Part of the National keelboat training scheme the 12 hour Spinnaker Handling course on keelboats will train you in handling both SYMMETRIC and ASYMMETRIC spinnakers on modern racing yachts. The course is highly recommended for new yacht crew, potential foredeckies and boat owners, to increase their spinnaker experience in a safe nonracing environment. Some prior sailing experience on keelboats is recommended, such as the Academy s Start Crewing or Start Helming keelboat courses. Topics include: Improving your spinnaker knowledge understanding the SYMMETRIC and ASYMMETRIC spinnaker, how to set up the spinnaker, use of the pole, launching, trimming & handling, take down options and packing. With tuition by our Yachting Australia accredited instructors, this hands on training is delivered the Academy s J80 and J24 racing keelboats based on the RMYS marina. For more information please review the Spinnaker Handling course overview and booking form or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Training Manager on , mobile: or training@rmys.com.au 5 August 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week 11 August Spinlock WING PFD From the world s best safety gear manufacturer comes the all new Wing, designed as always with comfort in mind and best practice safety standards. In trials at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, people loved the light weight, the easily accessible front pocket and ease of entry / exit. Launch pricing is set at $129, so get in before the impact of the Aussie Dollar starts to drive pricing up. 6 August 2015 Yard Clearance Sale/Giveaway Over the years we seem to have collected all manner or boat parts and scrap, and we re long overdue for a cleanout Members are welcome to inspect these items, and contact Damien it you d like anything. Most items are free, but some will have a very reasonable price

177 Items include: Various spinnaker poles and other assorted spars (or part thereof). Old cradle wheels. Stainless steel pushpit and pullpit. The old workboat motor (for the hobbyist restorer). Assorted aluminium tubing and sheeting. Small trailer road registered and suitable for a jet ski. Adjustable outboard motor mount. Etc. etc. Please see Damien if you are interested in any of these items. 11 August 2015 Racing Results 5 and 8 August Wednesday 5 August Race 9 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II was held in steady south westerly breezes. Pursuit course 6 was run. There were lots of OCS boats, all of which returned, except for Mrs Overnewton. After some shuffling of the results when the top four boats claimed the finishing order was wrong the scores were as follows: Seaya took out the pursuit race, Matador won on AMS and Charlotte took out the half ton challenge. There was a three way tie for best start on 1 second between Spirit V, Revenge and Vagrant. get the scoring penalty. The Mountain Goat of the Day went to Obsession for being slow learners and managing to be scored OCS two weeks running. At least they came back this week, so they didn t

178 Don t forget that series III of the Midweek Mariners will have two divisions. The non spinnaker will be sponsored by Morse Air Systems and the spinnaker will be sponsored by Doctors of Northcote. If you are planning on entering the spinnaker series, please do so this week. If you enter the spinnaker series you will be removed from the non spinnaker series. Saturday 8 August Race 5 of the Club Marine Winter Series was a slow race, to say the least. Held in 3 4 knots from the south, the course was eventually shortened after one lap. Division 1 results saw Remedy (pictured above, in fresher conditions) win on AMS and PHS, while How Bizarre claimed IRC. Division 2 once again had a clean sweep on all three handicaps by Salamander III. Upcoming Events August / September Wednesday 12 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II Race 10 Saturday 15 August Regis JH McDonald Series Race 7 Wednesday 19 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 1 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 1 Saturday 22 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 6 Wednesday 26 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 2 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 2 Saturday 29 August Sunday 30 August Spare for resail Classic Racing Two Handed Winter Series Race 4 Wednesday 2 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 3 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 3 Saturday 5 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 1 (Pursuit) 12 August RMYS General Manager Position Advertised With the departure of Rod Austin, the position of RMYS General Manager has been advertised recently. We encourage members to spread the word. Please see the position advertisements at: SEEK Sportspeople

179 Missing Navigation Light at Morning Pier Mariners are advised that the starboard navigational light, lit with characteristics Q G(2).5s, situated at the head of Mornington Pier at approximate location 'S, 'E (WGS84), is missing. The light will be re instated as soon as practical. Mariners are advised to navigate with extreme caution within the vicinity of the Pier. See the full Parks Victoria notice here. _15_mornington_pier_ _missing_navigation_light.pdf 14 August 2015 New Trolleys The Club has purchased (thanks to a couple of sponsors whom I ll be calling shortly ) two large capacity fibreglass and stainless steel marina trolleys. These are not cheap, so pleeeeease be careful with them, and ALWAYS INVERT them if you are leaving them until your return. Better yet, store them behind the finger gate. These trolleys must not be left on the marina overnight. All trolleys and wheelbarrows should be inverted when not in use we ve lost several over the side of the marina to date (hence the foam balls on tethers to enable retrieval with a boat hook). Damien Ryan Operations Manager 16 August 2015 Don t burn your boat (or the marina)! Below are two recent examples from different boats of the danger of not having suitable shore power connections. Poor shore power leads present an unacceptable danger to vessels, the marina, and people whether on the marina or diving under boats. This issue was highlighted earlier this year when we mandated that all vessels connecting to shore power when the boat is

180 unattended must have IP66 compliant connectors, and the lead must be tested and tagged. Pleasingly most owners have complied, but starting IMMEDIATELY, any vessel connected to shore power that does not have a compliant shore power lead WILL BE UNPLUGGED. If you have any questions, please contact Damien opsmanager@rmys.com.au Vale Les Murfett sails away Les Murfett passed away after a brief illness on 15 August aged 91. Les was an RMYS member for 39 years and sailed Brig o Doon (Top Hat) and Lady of St Kilda (Clansman). He and Joan sailed extensively in Bass Strait and Lady of St Kilda cruised the Queensland coast from 1986 to A memorial service will be held in the Harbour Room at 11am on Tuesday 25 August and Joan is hoping to catch up with a few "old salts" then. 17 August 2015 S77 Christine Airlie Beach Race Week Many of us have enjoyed racing in the warmer climate of north Queensland at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and Hamilton Island Race Week (HIRW) but most of us have taken the option of flying there and back. Not so Christine S77 and her crew. Congratulations to Christine S77 who has just completed her first Airlie Beach Race Week having sailed up there from Melbourne. Her results at ABRW first in Cruising Division 1. She is now competing in Hamilton Island Race Week. Details can be found on her Facebook page: so you can follow her progress. Owner/Skipper Paul Bunn and his partner Lynne Wilton are graduates from the ORCV s 2014 Beyond the Bay programme. ORCV s Noel May and Neville Rose have been mentoring them since then and arranged for very experienced offshore sailors to be on board for each of the delivery legs. For details of ORCV s Beyond the Bay 2015 programme available to racers and cruisers click here: the bay news We wish Christine well with her HIRW race campaign and hope she brings some of that warm weather and sunshine down the coast with her when she finally turns her bow and heads south. Janet Dean RMYS Commodore

181 18 August 2015 Racing Results 12th &15th August Wednesday 12 August Eureka managed a win for the best start on an impressive 0 seconds. The final race of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series II was held on Wednesday in light north westerly winds. First place went to Andrew English (winning his first race, I believe) with his yacht Laafin. As a newcomer to the Half Ton Challenge, he also took home the bottle of wine ahead of Hotshot and Charlotte (also half tonners who rounded out the top three of the pursuit) Matador once again took out first place on AMS. The Mountain Goat of the Day six pack went to Sean from F&D who had a shocker of a day. The Ian Ewing Trophy for the winner of the 10 race series was awarded to Matador, who also won the AMS series. Saturday 15 August The Regis JH McDonald Series also wrapped up last week. Greg Briggs from Regis Aged Care was in the bar to hand out the prizes. Mistress (Rob Quick) took out first place, followed by Astarte and Rock N Roll. Best start was collected by Red Dog on 2 seconds. In the series scores, Primitive Cool and How Bizarre tied for third place, Astarte ended up second and Silhouette held onto first place. This coming Saturday is the final race of the Club Marine Winter Series.

182 Come down to see who collects the series prizes and to enjoy the $1000 bar tab, generously provided by the sponsor, Club Marine. Upcoming Events August / September Sunday 19 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 1 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 1 Saturday 22 August Club Marine Winter Series Race 6 Wednesday 26 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 2 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 2 Saturday 29 August Spare for resail Sunday 30 August Classic Racing Two Handed Winter Series Race 4 Wednesday 2 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 3 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 3 Saturday 5 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 1 (Pursuit) Wednesday 9 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 4 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 4 Thursday 10 September Rules Night 19 August 2015 Used Sails We ve been contacted by a Monash Arts student who has asked if we have any old/damaged sails for a project. If anyone has some old sails they want to dispose of, please let Damien know. opsmanager@rmys.com.au Ext.1 21 August 2015 AMS Weighing Day Sunday 30 August The next AMS Weighing Day will be on Sunday 30 August at Sandringham Yacht Club. This is also an opportunity to be weighed for IRC at the same time. The cost is $175. Book your place by calling or ing info@raceyachts.org. Weighing Condition Checklist ( Payment Form (

183 The Sheraton Denaru Fiji and Quealy Winemakers Gala Night Saturday 29 7pm SOLD OUT!!! The Gala Night is now SOLD OUT! We look forward to seeing you there. Join us for a wonderful evening of dinner and dance! Ticket price only $99 ALL INCLUSIVE! Includes a sumptuous three course meal and beverages*. Dance the night away to the sounds of The Liaisons! $ Major raffle prize for the night: Your chance to win six fabulous nights' accommodation at The Sheraton in Denarau Villas Fiji, Plus many more prizes and auction items on the night! Dress Cocktail *Spirits not included. 22 August 2015 Racing Report 19 and 22 August Wednesday 19 August The Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III has begun alongside the newly created Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series. The first race was held in southerly breezes of 8 11 knots. First place on PHS also went to the winner of the half ton challenge Hotshot. There were not enough starters in the AMS division of the white sail pursuit to award prizes. Tigris took out first place for the inaugural Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series race. times of 0 seconds. Best start was a tie between Oleana and Obsession who had The Mountain Goat of the Day went to Adamant, who were among the leaders in instigating the spinnaker series. It appears this is because they need more practice at gybing their kite. Saturday 22 August The Club Marine Winter Series wrapped up on Saturday in light winds.

184 For race 6 of the series, How Bizarre won on AMS for Division 1, while Salamander III took out AMS and IRC in Division 2. Primitive Cool claimed Division 1 IRC and PHS, and Archimedes won PHS for Division 2. Series Scores: Division 1 Division 2 AMS How Bizarre IRC How Bizarre PHS Matador and Silk (though Matador won on countback) AMS Salamander III IRC Salamander III PHS Salamander III Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island Race Weeks A huge congratulations to the crew of Christine (S77) who have competed at their first Airlie Beach Race Week and won their division! Excellent effort. Also a big mention goes out to Hartbreaker (RBYC) who had heaps of RMYS members on board (Bec Badenoch, Ken Simpson, Paul King, Frank Hammond, Andrew Delahunt and Doug Charters) who won their division at Hamilton Island Race Week. Well done to all RMYS members who competed in the northern races. We are looking forward to seeing you back on our race course. Upcoming Events August / September Wednesday 26 August Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 2 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 2 Saturday 29 August Spare for resail Sunday 30 August Classic Racing Two Handed Winter Series Race 4 Wednesday 2 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 3 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 3 Saturday 5 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 1 (Pursuit) Wednesday 9 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 4 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 4 Thursday 10 Sept Rules Night Saturday 12 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 2 (Sqd/Comb) Dress rehearsal for the Gala Night audience required Thursday 27 August RMYS Members Sarita & Jamie (owners of Billie Holiday) will be performing a ballroom dance routine for all members attending the Gala Night this Saturday night. In preparation for the big night Sarita and Jamie are seeking an audience for their dress rehearsal this Thursday evening, 1st performance at 6pm and a 2nd performance at 6:30 7pm in the Harbour Room. "It will be a spoiler for those attending the Gala (same costumes, dances and

185 music). But for anyone NOT attending the Gala due to powers beyond their control, this is an opportunity to see the performance. Dress rehearsals are important to test out costumes and get rid of performance jitters, we would greatly appreciate any spectators". Sarita & Jamie 29 August 2015 Dancing the Night Away at the Gala Night What a fabulous night with the Harbour Room at full capacity of 171 attendees! Members Sarita and Jamie entertained us with performing a myriad of dances. The dance floor was pumping all night with great music by The Liaisons. Thank you to major sponsors The Sheraton Denarau of Fiji and Quealy Winemakers; the Events & Engagement Committee; and food&desire. Courtesy Happy Medium Photo

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189 30 August 2015 Racing Report 26 and 30 August Wednesday 26 August Race 2 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III and the Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series was held in light southwesterly winds on Wednesday. Please be reminded that unless you are within your 4 minutes before your start, you need to stay off the start line to give others a fair chance. This is not a Squadron rule, but an ISAF rule. Matrix took out the non spinnaker race, with Charlotte coming first out of the half tonners. There were not enough starters for AMS to be awarded. Tigris won the spinnaker race along with the best start on 0 seconds. Spirit V took home the 6 pack of Mountain Goat beer for endurance, finishing just 1 minute before the time limit. Saturday 29 August There was no racing on Saturday as we didn t need any re sails. The Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series starts on Saturday (alternating pursuit and spinnaker races each week) You can see if you are on the list here.

190 If you are not on the list and you want to be, you can enter the Winter Mixed Series here. Sunday 30 August Sunday was a very pleasant day on the water for the final of the Two Handed Winter Series. Six boats started, but only five finished. For race 3 Remedy won on AMS, Matador was the only boat with IRC on the course and Johelaw won on PHS. Rounding out the series, which was supposed to be four races, but ended up being two races (one abandoned due to low wind and one cancelled due to a gale warning) Remedy has ended up on top for AMS and also on PHS (narrowly beating Matador on countback), whereas IRC has no winner due to a lack of entrants. RMYS' Favourite Pirate Ship! Dave Croke took these great shots of Primitive Cool under spinnaker a couple of weekends ago. Upcoming Events August / September Wednesday 2 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 3 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 3 Saturday 5 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 1 (Pursuit) Wednesday 9 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 4 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 4 Thursday 10 September Rules Night Saturday 12 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 2 (Sqd/Comb) ORCV Melbourne to Geelong Race Saturday 13 September ORCV Women Skippers and Navigators Race Wednesday 16 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 5 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 5 Saturday 19 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 3 (Pursuit)

191 Wednesday 23 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 6 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 6 Saturday 26 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 4 (Sqd/Comb) Wednesday 30 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 7 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 7 Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy 2015 Our esteemed reciprocal club, Gstaad Yacht Club, invites members to take part in the GYC Centenary Trophy, which will be held for the 5th time on Thursday 1 October during Les Voiles de St Tropez. The trophy will be awarded for a pursuit race, with the kind help of the Société Nautique de Saint Tropez, and is open to Centenary yachts aged 100 years or older. It is expected that there will be 20 to 25 Centenary yachts on the start line with new yachts becoming eligible to enter every year. Every Centenary yacht registered with Les Voiles de St. Tropez 2015 is automatically registered for the Centenary Trophy but yachts will need to confirm their participation in the race with the secretary of the SNST at the beginning of the regatta. tropez.fr/en/ Further information on this race and how to enter can be found here. trophy/ 2 September 2015 First Aid Course Expressions of interest A couple of our members have expressed interest in completing a first aid course in the coming months. To organise a course to be held at RMYS we will need to have sufficient numbers. If you are interest in doing a first aid course (including CPR) please register your interest with Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au ORCV Melbourne to Geelong Race Crew Wanted Andrew English and his yacht Laafin have entered the ORCV Melbourne to Geelong race on September 12 and 13, however he has found himself short of crew. Everyone gets a chance to helm. If anyone would like to join Andrew, please contact him on Interested crew are welcome to sleep on the boat. No sailing costs involved.

192 AMSA Mobile Beacon Registration To all Boat Owners, AMSA, at the beginning of this month, have published an article informing beacon owners that registration will be going mobile from 15 September The published media release by AMSA can be found here. releases/2015/documents/030815_mediarelease_beaconregistrationgoingmobilefrom15september2015.pdf As outlined, beacon owners will be given the choice as to how they provide their proof of beacon registration when it is required by law to carry a registered beacon. Boat owners and beacon owners are encouraged to visit the AMSA website for further details. Regards Yachting Australia 4 September 2015 Club Member of the Year Nominations Now Open RMYS survives based on the contributions of our many club members. Each year we identify a member who has made a significant contribution to RMYS to be awarded the JW Crosbie Trophy for Club Member of the Year, which will be presented at Opening Day. Anyone can be nominated for anything you think is valuable. It could be race officials, sub committee volunteers, organisers, boat owners, crew, junior, or social members anyone you think has made a difference to your experience at RMYS and whose efforts you think should be recognised. The JW Crosbie Trophy was presented to RMYS by Commodore John Crosbie, Commodore of RMYS from 1970 to 1972 and Honorary Life Member. Please complete the nomination form and return it to the office by no later than Monday 7 September. The proposer and seconder must be RMYS members. All nominations will be reviewed by the General Committee. General Committee members do not qualify for the award pdf We look forward to receiving your nominations.

193 ORCV 2015 Women Skippers and Navigators Race Sunday 13 September Meet your female race management team! The Ocean Girls from the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) are gearing up for the third edition of the Women Skippers & Navigators Race (WSNR) with the passage race from Geelong to Melbourne to be conducted on Sunday 13 September Not only will all participating yachts have women at the helm, nav station and making the radio calls, but this year will also see an all female team taking up the reins of Race Management for the event. Click here for race entry and further information. girls blog/ wsnr meet the female race management team 5 September 2015 Racing Results 2 & 5 September Saturday 5 September Wednesday 2 September Race 3 of the Midweek Mariners Series III sponsored by Morse Air Systems and Doctors of Northcote was held in light breezes. Sunshine took out first place in the non spinnaker, and Mistress won the spinnaker race. Astarte collected the bottle of wine for being placed first in the Half Ton group. Vagrant won best start on 0 seconds. Mountain Goat of the Day went to Laafin for a clumsy dismount, but a perfect splash while berthing in the marina. An honourable mention went to Hotshot for standing by Xit Strategy who were dis masted during the race. No one was injured. This morning I also received an from Astarte dobbing in Seaya for flying their kite roughly 30m from their boat. A day of shenanigans! Congratulations to new RO, John Taylor (Take Five) for conducting his first race as lead Race Officer. The Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series started on Saturday with the pursuit race. Mistress took out first place followed by Espresso and Billycart. Best Start went to Addiction on 3 seconds. Next week is a spinnaker race with a fleet start. Upcoming Events Sept/Oct Wednesday 9 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 4 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 4 Thursday 10 September Rules Night Saturday 12 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 2 (Sqd/Comb)

194 ORCV Melbourne to Geelong Race Saturday 13 September ORCV Women Skippers and Navigators Race Wednesday 16 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 5 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 5 Saturday 19 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 3 (Pursuit) Wednesday 23 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 6 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 6 Saturday 26 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 4 (Sqd/Comb) Wednesday 30 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 7 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 7 MOB Session 1830hrs Harbour Room Saturday 3 October Opening Day and Grand Final Day Wednesday 7 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 8 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 8 6 September 2015 Rules Night Thursday 10 September Time: 7pm Venue: Harbour Room Cost: Free Dinner $12 Want to refresh your grasp on the racing rules of sailing before the season begins? Here is your chance! International Judge Rob Ware and National Judge Darren Eger will be hosting a rules night at RMYS on Thursday 10 September at 7pm. The evening is free and will run through Part 2 When Boats Meet as well as having a Q&A section for rules that aren t covered. food&desire will have dinner available from 6pm. Meals will be $12. Dinner bookings preferred to olympicbar@rmys.com.au Date: Thursday 10 September 2015/16 RMYS Summer Sailing Season & Club Marine Series The 2015/16 Summer Season is fast approaching! The NOR is now available online. Entry is coming soon. 16_final.pdf Don t forget that you will need to send through current copies of your AMS and IRC certificates (if you haven t already done so) to racing@rmys.com.au You will also need to complete a new safety category 6 declaration to racing@rmys.com.au.

195 To help out the Race Management volunteers we are going to continue with the boat duty roster meaning that you can choose whether your yacht will help on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday (Summer or Winter) and the yacht will be allocated a date. All you have to do is send someone to help! Please racing@rmys.com.au with your preferred day of the week to help, otherwise you will be rostered on to wherever there is a space to fill. Everything you need can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact Allicia via to racing@rmys.com.au Don t forget that Opening Day is on Saturday 3rd October. Check E Breeze and the website for more details. 2015/16 Club Marine Series The Club Marine Series is back for 2015/16. The NOR is available now. For more information check out the Club Marine Series website _final.pdf The Club Marine Blue Series will also be back for the 2015/16 Series. The Blue Series is more relaxed and will be using fixed marks located off RBYC. For more information on the Blue Series please have a read of the NOR or head over to 7 September 2015 Royal Cornwall Yacht Club joins RMYS Reciprocals RMYS welcomes Royal Cornwall Yacht Club to our growing group of reciprocal clubs. RCYC is located in the beautiful Greenbank area of Falmouth Harbour in the UK, and was established in The club has hosted many major sailing events over this time, including early International 14 Championships, the Atlantic Challenge Cup, and more recently the Finn World Championships. RMYS looks forward to welcoming RCYC members to our clubhouse. As always, RMYS members can visit all of our reciprocal clubs (listed here), with a letter of introduction from the RMYS office. clubs.html

196 RMYS Corporate Brochure Premier Publishing are again putting together the Squadron's Official Corporate Brochure, and wanted to offer existing members a chance to profile in the publication for a 16 month period. The brochure for The Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron will be designed as high end marketing collateral and will be used extensively by the Squadron and Premier Publishing to raise our profile within the local area. This is in order to increase revenue streams from new members, hire of facilities, events, corporate sponsorship, training & conferencing facilities etc. The brochure is due to publish in late December/January, and invitations are currently being provided to certain local businesses or organisations to profile themselves in the brochure for the period. Positions are strictly invitation only you must be local, well established, have products or services of distinct benefit or interest to the readership (particularly the members and the club) as well as the external readership. It is completed this way to ensure that only the highest quality of service is provided by the advertisers. We will: Offer all members a reduced rate card. Offer the design studio free of charge to create an advert for you (optional) with copyright relinquished to you. Distribution and circulation is on 5 levels: (On site External business distribution points Third party residential mailing system Members Website) CLUB SITE The brochures will be situated in easy eye sight in high visibility areas around the club site (clubhouse, bar, reception). The brochure is free of charge and all guests and visitors throughout the 16 month period will be offered and encouraged to take copies. Incoming telephone enquiries to the club will have a brochure sent out on request. As you would expect, all members of the club are given a copy direct from the committee. All sponsors and club suppliers are provided copies. EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION This is highly targeted so we will be using a distribution company which will focus on the residential areas in and around the club site (and immediate surrounding areas), well established larger businesses and waiting rooms. The brochure will go through the letter box. The waiting rooms will be in private hospitals, private clinics, car dealerships, dentists, high end corporate companies etc. Initial print run is 5000 editions with top up print runs throughout the period as and when the club are low on stock. We will release up to 2000 to the club to begin with, with the remainder delivered when they are low on stock. We will top the club up a number of times throughout the period whenever they get low on stock again. The external distribution will be staggered on a quarterly basis to ensure the brochure is in full circulation for the whole 16 months. Each quarter we will target different residential areas in the club s territory.

197 Members All members will receive a brochure directly. Website We will also put a link of the brochure on the website to increase media exposure, further maximizing your audience. We also estimate in total the readership to be a minimum of 70,000 per edition. Please consider this invitation carefully. It is a unique opportunity to profile your business to all the members, guests and visitors at the club, as well as a high end local audience, for an extended period of time. Please reply to the publisher wayne.smith@premierpublishing.com.au if you are keen to get involved, to find out prices, or if you have any more questions. Or alternatively call his mobile, September 2015 Super Sail and Springsail September at RGYC This year Yachting Victoria and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club have combined forces with the strategic placing of Super Sail and Springsail events next to each other. Although registrations are separate the two events look forward to working together. Super Sail is first of eight legs of the 2015 OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup held on 20 September out of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. Last year the OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup began with Sail Sandy (Sandringham Yacht Club) in mid October. Super Sail now starts the 2015/16 summer racing season and the OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup Series. Springsail is an annual two day coaching clinic aimed at developing the sailing skills of junior and youth sailors in the leading pathway classes. Each year Springsail aims to holistically develop each sailor with informative lectures and interactive off water activities. Highlights of this season s clinic include the return of VIS/AST Physio Warrick Pearson who will be providing information on injury prevention. There will also be an interactive session with a Race Officer who will provide scenarios and advice on dealing with protests. Springsail also welcomes an all star line up of top quality coaches. Each coach specialises in the Class they re coaching.this year there will also be a mystery guest speaker who is a Silver Olympic Medallist (clues available on the YV Facebook Page). Springsail changes hosts year to year; last year Sandringham Yacht Club hosted Springsail and boasted 120 sailors and 80 boats. Event organisers aim to exceed these numbers by strategically placing Springsail and Supersail at the same venue, a day apart.

198 Event organisers have jumped at the opportunity to combine the two events in an attempt to encourage junior and youth sailors to interact and engage together. Yachting Victoria s event manager, Lesley Fasala, is excited by the two events being so close together Yachting Victoria strives to provide an opportunity for junior and youth sailors to meet each other and get to know their Class associations. Located an hour from Melbourne s CBD, The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) enjoys prime position on Geelong s waterfront. From the café & dining areas, our members and guests have unhindered views over the 250 pen marina and Corio Bay which is regarded as some of the premier sailing waters in Australia and around the world. Corio Bay offers protected flat waters with consistent winds, small tidal flow and minimal commercial shipping traffic. All competitors will receive RGYC member s access and privileges for the duration of Super Sail and Spring Sail. For those located on the South East side of Port Philip Bay there is a ferry that will take you from Sorrento to Queenscliff. For more information on the Ferry please click here. On site trailer storage is available and the launching area at Eastern Beach is about 100m from the Club. The sealed path incorporates a boat wash down facility. There are many accommodation options available close to the Club though we strongly recommend to book well in advance. Further information can be found at the Geelong Visitor Information Centre on or at For all information on Super Sail click here. ( For all information on Springsail click here. ( &sID=358185) For a full list of the Springsail coaches and to read their sailing biographies please click here. For a full list of the OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup events click here &sID= Bart s Bash FINAL CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED Sunday 20 September Bart s Bash is the largest sailing race in the world (verified by Guinness World Records). Bart s Bash is an amazing event open to all sailing clubs, yacht clubs, sea scouts and any venue globally that can hold a yacht race. It s an annual fundraising event coordinated by the Andrew Simpson Foundation, raising funds to transform the lives of young people through sailing in other words, promoting and encouraging the next generation of sailors, mainly in underprivileged circumstances. This year s event will take place on Sunday 20th September. Our event will start at 11am from the tower. It will be a category 7 race using a squadron course.

199 To get involved head over to and register as a participant. Set up a Go Fundraising page while you are registering, so that you can donate and collect donations from your friends. Each skipper and crew member needs to sign up for the event. We currently only have one yacht entered, so if you are thinking about getting involved, but you aren t sure how to register, let Allicia know and she will give you a hand. Expressions of interest / registrations need to be received by Thursday, otherwise we may cancel the event due to insufficient numbers. If you have any questions about the event, please speak to Allicia to go to the Bart s Bash website. Check out this video from Bart s Bash Ambassador and Australian Sailing Team Member Joel Turner. Heart of St Kilda Concert 22 September Check out the full lineup via the official event trailer. YouTube: Facebook: Twitter: It's less than a week to go until the Heart of St Kilda Concert on 22 September. Now in its 8th year, the Concert is a night of magic on the stage of the Palais, starring a brilliant lineup of musicians and comedians, all united to help raise money for Sacred Heart Mission's Meals Program. Stars include The Black Sorrows, Kasey Chambers, Arj Barker, Tim Rogers, Denise Scott, Leonard & Slava Grigoryan, Dave Callan, Emma Donovan and many more! Web: us/events/heart of st kilda charity event Thanks so much for your support! It promises to be a fantastic night! And remember the more tickets purchased, the more people the Sacred Heart Mission can feed via their Meals Program and the more people they can help to break the cycle of homelessness and disadvantage. 9 September /16 OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup Series from September RGYC VICTORIAN SAILING CUP The 2015/16 OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup Series (VSC) is Yachting Victoria s series for Junior and Youth classes. This series is based on the same concept as the ISAF Sailing World Cup but specifically for junior and youth sailors, to build fleet racing experience.

200 The series is comprised of eight established regattas that many sailors already compete in. Using the results of those regattas a high score points system will be used to calculate the OTB Marine VSC winners in each class. The classes for the series are International 420, 29er, Hobie 16, Minnow, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, International Cadet, International Optimist and Viper. There is no entry fee and no need to register for the series; Yachting Victoria will use the results from each of the nominated regattas to score the series. The top 20 boats in each class/regatta will only receive points. For example first will be scored 20 points, second 19, etc and twentieth 1 point. A boat finishing in twenty first place or worse is scored zero. The Notice of Race for each regatta establishes the eligibility and entry requirements for that regatta. Monohulls are not eligible to compete in the Victorian Catamaran Championships and therefore this regatta will not count towards their series result. Likewise Multihulls are not eligible to compete in the Victorian Dinghy Championship and therefore this regatta will not count towards their series score. The following regattas constitute the OTB Marine VSC for 2015/2016 Super Sail 20 Sep RGYC Visit Website ( Sail Sandy Oct SYC Visit Website ( Sail Country Inc the Vic Dinghy Championships 31 1 Nov AWYC Visit Website ( ) Vic Catamaran Championships Nov McCYC Visit Website International Cadet Tillet Cup 14 Nov/5 6 Dec RYVC/SYC

201 Vist Website ( ) Visit Website ( ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Dec St Kilda Visit Website Class Associations State Titles Various Dates Feb/March Various Locations Ref to Class Association Websites Club Marine Victorian Junior & Youth Championships 9 10 Apr MYC Visit Website ( The winners of the OTB Marine VSC will be awarded at the OTB Marine Yachting Victoria Awards night in June Further information about the OTB Marine Victorian Sailing Cup or for any questions please contact the YV Sailing Department, Events@yachtingvictoria.com.au or phone September 2015 Women and Girls in Sailing Queenscliff Cruising Weekend 26 & 27 September Yachting Victoria Women & Girls in Sailing Committee are thrilled to be launching their new Discover Cruising initiative with their first event, the Queenscliff Ladies Discover Cruising (QLDC) to be run over the weekend of September 2015 in partnership with host club Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC). We invite everyone to come and celebrate with the sistership from Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Westernport for a non competitive, relaxing passage to Queenscliff. Your crew can be of any mix but we strongly encourage all female sailors and notyet sailors to step up and take on learning new roles or polishing previously gained skills over these leisurely passages.

202 QCYC It is a rare privilege to have the opportunity to visit QCYC which is hidden away on an island in the southwest corner of Port Phillip. Situated on land leased from the State Government of Victoria and administered by Parks Victoria, the area is environmentally sensitive and care must be taken at all times to preserve the habitat which is a true paradise. We encourage you to register early as there is a limit of 40 boats on the QCYC wharf and there will be a draw for a special prize for early bird registrants. Come and join us for a not to be missed event! Click here for further information &sID= Click here for Quest and Y Knot skipper profiles entrants in the QCYC &sID=296878&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID= September 2015 Allicia Rae s Farewell We are sad to report that Allicia Rae has recently accepted a position at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Her last day at RMYS will be Wednesday 23 September. Allicia has worked as the Sailing Administrator/Coordinator at RMYS since March 2012, and has achieved a lot in that time. Many of you would be familiar with Allicia's friendly face on race days when doing the announcements. She has continually gone out of her way to look after our sailing members, and has worked tirelessly on many regattas and social events such as the ever popular annual Presentation Night. In particular, the AWKR has been a massive success in recent years due to Allicia's dedication and passion. Please make sure you come down to the club this Wednesday for your final chance to say goodbye!

203 12 September 2015 Racing Report 9th, 12th and 13th September Wednesday Wednesday started off with good breeze for race 4 of the Midweek Mariners (Spinnaker and Non spinnaker) sponsored by Morse Air Systems and Doctors of Northcote. However, the breeze did not stay and by 3pm, 11 yachts had retired prompting the race officers to call off the race and send everyone home. It was a tight battle for best start with 9 boats making the top 4 places, but Leilani and Spirit V claimed top spot on 5 seconds. The Goat of the Day went to Tigris for have a revolting crew (interpret that how you will). Saturday Saturday had more consistent breeze for the 2nd race of the Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series. This time a fleet start with spinnakers (next week will be a non spinnaker pursuit). The fleet size was down just a little bit due to the ORCV Melbourne to Geelong race in which 6 of our yachts raced. Congratulations to Primitive Cool who claimed line honours in Div 1 along with a 1st for IRC and PHS and also to How Bizarre who were in Div 2 and scored 2nd on IRC, 1st on AMS, 1st on PHS and line honours. Peccadillo also got line honours for the multihulls. Back on home water Addiction took out 1st place on AMS and Ellipse claimed PHS. Unfortunately there were no results for IRC. Sunday The ORCV Women Skippers and Navigators race from Geelong to Melbourne was held in light breezes on Sunday. The race started outside the channel and apparently the leg from Point Richards to SYC 1 tested the patience of skippers who spent a couple of hours on one tack. The RMYS women were out in force! Janet Dean skippered the Diamond Rough Cut, Astrid Roetzl was in charge of Antipodes, Seaya was helmed by new member Tara Hoffmann, Celia Dymond was the navigator on XLR8, Rebecca Badenoch was navigating on Gusto and Arataki out of SYC was skippered by Lou Hutton with navigator Dee Mason at her side along with Marlene Cartlidge and Judy Watkins as crew. Upcoming Events Sept/Oct Wednesday 16 Sept Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 5 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 5 Friday 18 Sept Allicia s Farwell Drinks 5pm onwards Olympic Bar Saturday 19 Sept Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 3 (Pursuit) Sunday 20 Sept Bart s Bash Register now Wednesday 23 Sept Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 6

204 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 6 Saturday 26 Sept Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 4 (Sqd/Comb) Sunday 27 Sept Working Bee Wednesday 30 Sept Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 7 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 7 MOB Session 1830hrs Harbour Room Saturday 3 Oct Opening Day and Grand Final Day Wednesday 7 Oct Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 8 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 8 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 1 Saturday 10 Oct Club Marine Series Day 1 Wednesday 14 Oct Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 9 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 9 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 2 Saturday 17 Oct MOB Session 1000hrs Harbour Room Bert Watts Trophy (Charles Marshall Series Race 1) Wednesday 21 Oct Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race September 2015 Working Bee Your Squadron Needs You!!!! Sunday 27 September Come and join in the Squadron Working Bee on Sunday 27 September to save paying the levy, and help to keep our Club rooms, marina and yard in working order. Please roll up about 1000 hours, sign the register and give a few hours of your time. We would much rather have your work than your money! Stay around for the BBQ afterwards. For catering purposes, please contact Damien Ryan if you are attending, via opsmanager@rmys.com.au or on

205 19 September 2015 Racing Results 16 and 19 September Saturday 19 September Wednesday 16 September Race 5 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III and race 5 of the Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series were held on Wednesday in 6 11 knot southerlies. Matrix took out the non spinnaker race, while Seaya won the spinnaker race. Best start went to Obsession with a time of 0 seconds and Mrs Overnewton got the Mountain Goat of the Day for getting caught between two other boats on the start line. Saturday s race was the third in the Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series and was held in good northerly winds. Primitive Cool took out the day s pursuit and Addiction and Tigris tied for best start with a time of 1 second each. Reminders A reminder to all that Summer weekend and twilight entries are now open online, along with entry for the Club Marine Series (white divisions). To enter the Club Marine Blue series, head over to the Royal Brighton Yacht Club website Please make sure that all AMS and IRC certificates have been lodged along with safety category declarations for the coming season to racing@rmys.com.au An amendment has been posted to the website for the winter season changing the start time for the race this Saturday, 26 September, to 1330hrs. Pier Rd will also be closed from the northern end, with entry and parking at the southern side of the turning circle only. Upcoming Events Sept/Oct Wednesday 23 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 6 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 6 Saturday 26 September Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series Race 4 (Sqd/Comb) Wednesday 30 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 7 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 7 MOB Session, 1830hrs Harbour Room Saturday 3 October Opening Day and Grand Final Day Wednesday 7 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 8 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 8 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 1 Saturday 10 October Club Marine Series Day 1 Wednesday 14 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 9

206 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 9 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 2 Saturday 17 October MOB Session, 1000hrs Harbour Room Bert Watts Trophy (Charles Marshall Series Race 1) Wednesday 21 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 10 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 3 AWKR 2016 Newsletter Signup The new Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta committee is starting to plan for another huge and exciting event in The best way to stay updated on the regatta is to sign up to the AWKR newsletter. The first edition will be published in early October. To sign up, visit the AWKR website and click on 'Subscribe to Newsletter' on the right hand side. Road Closures UPDATE 23/9/15 Pier Road access Tuesday 22 to Tuesday 29 September Pier Road closed from 7am 7pm Traffic controller on duty Saturday 26 September Pier Road closed from 6am 1am Traffic controller on duty Sunday 27 September Pier Road closed 7am 6pm Traffic controller on duty Listen Out Music Festival will be in Catani Gardens this weekend, which means road closures for Pier Rd. The Council has been unable to confirm the extent of the closure of Pier Road, but we believe it can only be accessed from the southern end and parking will be restricted to the southern side of the turning circle. Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 September Pier Road closed from 7am 12pm each morning Friday 25 September Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 September

207 Pier Road closed 7am 12pm Traffic controller on duty There will also be a lane closed on Beaconsfield Parade on 26 September from 1pm 5pm and 8pm 11pm for safer pedestrian access to the festival. You can view the road closures for the coming year here. 23 September 2015 Coastal Navigation Course final opportunity for Bookings closing soon!!!! Join our Shore based coastal navigation course at RMYS commencing Thursday 1 October 2015 between 7pm and 10pm for six evenings. Bookings are closing soon and this will be the final course opportunity for Book now so you don t miss out! A Coastal Navigation course is essential for any crew member participating in coastal or offshore yachting and is considered mandatory for those wishing to become skippers and extending their boating adventures beyond protected waters. Our 2015 course has been updated to include the latest updates on AIS, Chartplotter & GPS usage. Book now to improve your navigation safety and boating enjoyment! This shore based Coastal Navigation course is conducted over six evenings, starting on Thursday 1 October 2015 between 7pm and 10pm. Subjects included are: Understanding marine charts. Tidal streams and coastal information. Setting courses to steer (CTS), allowing for wind, tides, current and leeway. Effective use of the steering and hand bearing compass. Methods of position plotting using compass, depth sounder, ship's log. Global Positioning System GPS) use and functions. Weather reports and forecasting services. Lights and shapes. Buoyage and IALA systems. Using modern navigational tools such as AIS & Chartplotters. A number of practical exercises of navigation are conducted throughout the course using charts. Our guest lecturer is Mr Stuart Marshall, an experienced yachtsman and former Chief Instructor of the Melbourne Sailing School. The course is open to the boating public, RMYS members & friends. The course fee of $375 includes your own marine chart AUS 143 (Port Phillip) valued at $35. Please note this

208 course is limited to a maximum of 14 students. A course overview is available here and a booking form is available here. If you have any questions or booking requests please contact Leigh Brennan Smith in the Training Academy on or training@rmys.com.au. Medical Requirements for Cruisers presented by Rosie Bells Hotel on October 5 Interested yachties are invited to attend the Cruising Yacht Association of Victoria meeting at Bells Hotel in South Melbourne on Monday 5th October at 8pm to hear this well regarded speaker talk about medical requirements as well as sailing for women. Click here for further information. _rosie_colahan_speaker.pdf 24 September 2015 Tackers Term 4 Sailing at RMYS. Places available for adventure kids! With Spring 2015 now upon us, it s a great time to plan for Tackers' junior sailing at RMYS. Tackers is the fun learn to sail program designed especially for kids aged 7 to 12 years, conducted by the Sail Training Academy at RMYS. If you have a child (or grandchild) wanting to start sailing, Tackers is the ideal course. The Sail Training Academy at RMYS has the best course and inner city location to commence your child s Tackers journey. We ve trained hundreds of kids so far! Our Sunday morning Term 4 Tackers program commences on 4 October at 9 am with places still available across tackers 1, 2 or 3. Bookings for our Tackers courses are essential. We supply the boats, safety gear, the brilliant harbour location and the kid friendly sailing instructors. Kids supply the fun, energy and desire to explore! Please refer to the RMYS website for booking forms and dates or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Royal Melbourne Sail training Academy via training@rmys.com.au, or mobile: program for kids.html _entry_form_v2.pdf

209 September Holidays Junior Regatta Tuesday 29 September The Sail Training Academy at RMYS has announced a September holiday one day regatta for junior classes on Tuesday 29 September. other bayside clubs. This junior holiday regatta is focused on fun racing and coaching and is aimed at encouraging beginner and intermediate junior sailor to enter and gain experience in racing as well as coaching from State Optimist coach Sean Bly. This regatta follows on from the highly successful Easter holiday Regatta in April 2015, which attracted more than 25 junior sailors to St Kilda harbour, including junior members of Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, Tackers and junior members of Junior classes including Optimist, Open Bic, Minnow, Sabot are encouraged to attend with Opti Tackers boats also available for hire for Green Fleeter s. The day includes coaching and racing with games and fun prizes and is $60 per entrant. Time 9.30 to 4 pm. More information and Entry forms available here or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Royal Melbourne Sail training Academy on training@rmys.com.au or sailing.html _entry_form_v2.pdf 26 September 2015 Cruising the Canal du Midi in Southern France Mal Coram and friends Carol and I had a couple of days in Barcelona before meeting up with Les (Norton) & Norma, Pat (Milwright) & Annmarie and Ray & Christine. We met at Narbonne, France which is on the Canal de la Robine. The rental boat was nearly 50 feet long and comfortably accommodated eight of us. Maximum speed 8kph. Got told off twice for speeding. Had the first day looking around Narbonne and then spent the next day sailing to the Canal du Midi, where we turned right toward Beziers. The six locks took us all day so it wasn't long before the first drinks came up on top deck. An easy trip to Beziers except the boat had a rudder the size of a postage stamp and over steering is a common problem. All the boats are equipped with big rubber fending strips around them which soon became obvious when entering and leaving locks and going under quite low and narrow bridges.

210 Well we certainly took the party crew. So there were plenty of nights dancing on the top deck. Showed up those "stick in the mud" Europeans. You can park anywhere you like in the canals. If there are no bollards to tie to, the boat had a couple of steel pegs to hammer in the ground. We hired push bikes with the boat and they are a great way of getting around the town, getting emergency beer or just peddling ahead of the boat and waiting to get picked up further along the canal. While waiting at a triple lock, Ray and I pedalled the 2 or 3 km to the next town, collected the emergency alcohol and were back in time to go through the lock. So life on the canals is pretty relaxed. There are no holding tanks on the boats and all the sewerage goes straight into the Canal so it is best not to fall into the water. The boys witnessed one boat where he stopped using the mooring rope and he looked up just in time to see his missus disappear over the side. Another time we were in the local restaurant for lunch as a boat was negotiating a bridge, the skipper was wearing a captains hat as well, but I did see the bottle of red three quarters empty and the empty glass. A deafening thud of cracking fibreglass as he T boned the stone bridge. Funny how you don't look up to see how many people are laughing at you. So we had to back track a way from Beziers and spent the next 6 days heading for Carcassonne. It is just a delightful trip especially when the company are "old" party animals led by Les Norton. I'm just glad there weren't any night clubs along the Canal. We stayed the last nights at Trebes and caught the bus to Carcassonne as time was running out now. So to summarise, it was 14 days on the canals travelling from Narbonne to Trebes and we returned to Narbonne by train in 40 minutes. Proves you don't have to go far to have a great time. Mal Coram

211 27 September 2015 AFL Grand Final after Opening Day celebrations Saturday 3 October Come along and watch the AFL Grand Final on the screens in the Olympic Lounge. There will be the traditional "Bundy Toss", sponsored by food&desire and Trees to Scrubs at half time, followed by Todd's famous meat raffle drawn at three quarter time! This has always been a fun afternoon. No bookings are required so just come along and enjoy the great game with your crew mates and friends. There'll be lots of footy food available and happy hour is between 6 and 7pm, after the game.

212 Trading Hours for Friday 2 October The RMYS Office will be closed on Friday 2nd October. The Olympic Lounge will be opened from 11.00am to 10.00pm for drinks and Bar Snacks only. Opening Day Brunch for the Sailing Season Saturday 3 Come and celebrate the opening of the season! Invite your crew and friends for a fabulous brunch served in the Harbour Room, congratulate the "Club Member of the Year" before heading out for the Blessing of the Fleet and Sail Past, which will Return to the Olympic Lounge where the "Best Dressed Boat" prize will be awarded, followed by the AFL Grand Final TV broadcast. What a busy day!!! The Orders of the Day (which include the instructions for the Sail Past) can be found here. sponsors.pdf Cost is $40 per head for brunch. Bookings are essential! Complete the booking form & return to Jan Hurst jan@rmys.com.au RSVP by Tuesday 29 September. Working Bee Thanks to all attendees Thanks to the 40 odd members (not Odd Members, just about 40 of them ) for turning up on Sunday morning and getting stuck into a range of jobs to improve the Club and facilities. Tasks completed cleaning the building, yard, and surrounds; cleaning and anti fouling Uan Me and Kermit ; washing Albatross and Killara ; repainting safety lines; de weeding marina pens; sorting out the mezzanine storage area and other assorted tasks. The enthusiasm displayed was fantastic, and (together with other services willingly provided by members at other times) is a great example of the culture we enjoy at RMYS. Huge thanks to you all!

213 One of the tasks undertaken was de weeding of the RMYS race & work boat pens. This involved "slicing" off the weed growing on the concrete pontoons using long handled shovels. This weed is apparently beginning to spawn, and removing it will help to reduce the fouling of boats, particularly around the waterline. The two long handled shovels are available to any berth holders interested in clearing weed from their own pens. Please see Damien if you would like to borrow them (each berth would take about 15 minutes to clear). General Manager Appointment welcome aboard to Matt Solly After reviewing a wide selection of well qualified applicants I am delighted to announce that Matt Solly has accepted our offer of employment as General Manager. Matt comes with a thorough understanding of membership services management and commercial successes in the retail business and strategic development sector. RMYS will greatly benefit from his commercial corporate and small business talents when addressing the many challenges ahead. extended family sailed from. On a personal note, Matt has loved sailing all his life, starting his career at RMYS some time ago and lately from RYCV. With this appointment he comes full circle back to where his Matt started at RMYS today, 29 September, just in time for the beginning of the summer sailing season and ISAF. I encourage all members to introduce themselves to Matt. Commodore Janet Dean 28 September 2015 Racing Report 23 and 26 September Wednesday 23 September Race 6 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series was held in a pleasant but cool knots from the south. First place on performance went to Oleana, with Sunshine taking out AMS. The Half Ton Challenge was won by Hotshot, and Oleana and Revenge shared the Best Start honours on 4 seconds. The Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series, also up to race 6, was taken out by Vagrant.

214 The Mountain Goat of the Day award was given to Allicia Rae, for being foolish enough to leave the best club in Australia for warmer climes! Saturday The Helly Hansen Winter Mixed Series concluded with an all in spinnaker race. A hole in the breeze caused a number of boats to not make the finish line in time, and Primitive Cool spent some time parked off the breakwater. Provisional results Jungle Juice had a great day, finishing 1st on AMS and IRC, and 2nd on PHS. Matador also had a good day, taking out 1st on Performance and 2nd on AMS and IRC. The provisional series winner was Addiction, followed by Ellipse and Mistress. Coming Soon Wednesday 30 September Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 7 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 7 MOB Session, 1830hrs Harbour Room Saturday 3 October Opening Day and Grand Final Day Wednesday 7 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 8 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 8 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 1 Saturday 10 October Club Marine Series Day 1 Wednesday 14 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 9 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 9 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 2 Saturday 17 October MOB Session, 1000hrs Harbour Room Bert Watts Trophy (Charles Marshall Series Race 1) Wednesday 21 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 10 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 3 Saturday 24 October Rundles WT Crosbie Trophy (Edward Lumley Series Race 1) 2 October 2015 Boat Duty Roster The Sailing Committee are once again asking yachts to select a date to volunteer one or more of their crew members to help the race management team in the running of a race. The 2015/16 racing calendar has now been published on the website or you can view the blank Boat Duty Roster PDF. Should yachts have a particular preference for a date or day of the week (Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Summer or Winter) they should that request to Liz Haines at racing@rmys.com.au, alternatively a date will be allocated to those yachts who don t send in requests.

215 Should you be allocated a date that you cannot do, you will need to arrange a swap with another yacht. The final list will be published to the website. Please get your requests in by midday on Friday 9 October. 3 October 2015 Shallow water warning Members should be aware that there is a shallow area to the East of the main walkway. This was where the old marina main walkway ran because of the close number of pylons supporting the walkway, sand built up in this area (see picture). Directly alongside the main walkway there is reasonable water (generally > 1.9m), but about 5m to the East the depth can be as low as 1.3m. This means that any vessel with a draft over 1.4m may (temporarily!) tie up to the main arm, but may run aground when turning to leave. If you have any questions, please contact Damien.

216 5 October 2015 Racing Report 30 September Wednesday 30 September Sailors were greeted by an excellent knot southerly for Race 7 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series and the Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series. Twenty one boats competed. Spirit V took out first place by "a country mile" in the non spinnaker race, with Seaya's bright blue kite entertaining the Commodore while winning the spinnaker series. The Half Ton Challenge was won by Charlotte, and Oleana had the Best Start on a perfect 0 seconds. Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to Leilani, for a couple of issues they had around the course (including an unprompted 360!). There was no Saturday racing due to RMYS Opening Day. Coming Soon Wednesday 7 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 8 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 8 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 1 Saturday 10 October Club Marine Series Day 1 Wednesday 14 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 9 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 9 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 2 Saturday 17 October MOB Session, 1000hrs Harbour Room Bert Watts Trophy (Charles Marshall Series Race 1) Wednesday 21 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 10 Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint Race 3 Saturday 24 October Rundles WT Crosbie Trophy (Edward Lumley Series Race 1) Wednesday 28 October Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 1 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 1 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series 1 Race 1 Saturday 31 October Palliser Trophy Williamstown to Mornington Passage (RYCV)

217 Welcome to Liz Haines RMYS Stunning Opening Day 2015 RMYS is very pleased to announce the appointment of our new Sailing Coordinator, Liz Haines, who started work with us today. Liz brings a wealth of sailing knowledge and industry contacts to the job. Some of you will already know her, as she was recently running AUS Sailmakers in Sandringham. She has been a passionate sailor since childhood, and has sailed the Sydney to Hobart and many other races (in particular competing in one design classes such as Sydney 38s and J24s). She also has experience conducting regattas at various other yacht clubs. Liz has a background as a Business Analyst and has previously worked in the field of IT for a number of years. Please come and introduce yourself to Liz at Wednesday afternoon or twilight racing this week. RMYS had a beautiful day for its 140th Opening Day on Saturday 3 October, kicking off with an excellent brunch in the Harbour Room. Sabina Rosser was awarded the Club Member of the Year, after many years of tireless work on Sailing and Events Committees and for the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta as well as competing in sailing at a high level. Sabina has sailed in all 25 AWKRs, and plans to take it on again next year. She has also organised many golfing events for RMYS members. Sabina continues to inspire all our members, particularly our female skippers and crews. Cr Serge Thomann from the City of Port Phillip then did the honours of unfurling the burgee, while Father Turi Hollis led us in saying Grace. Our visitors and our sailors then made their way out to the boats and into the bay, where the traditional Sail Past was conducted after the Blessing of the Fleet by Father Turi. The breeze picked up to about 25 knots towards the end of the Sail Past, making it interesting for some of the later boats! The 'Swinging 60's' theme on Weekend Option won the Best Dressed Boat prize, which was presented by Commodore Janet Dean and General Manager Matt Solly. There were several other honourable mentions; in particular Ellipse in their cabaret outfits. Just after the prize was awarded, the AFL Grand Final kicked off on the Members Bar TV. Our thanks go to Peter Chapman for his excellent work hanging the bunting around the club, and to Dee Mason for all the great photos which can be viewed in the gallery here. day 2015.html Thank you to all those who joined us for Opening Day and we look forward to another excellent season of racing.

218 11 October 2015 Junior Member Linus Talacko An Ambassador for ISAF Sailing World Cup ambassadors RMYS member Linus Talacko has been given the honour of being the Junior Event Ambassador for the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Linus joins esteemed Victorian sailors Oli Tweddell and Tess Lloyd in this small group of inspiring athletes. Check out Linus' profile here. Brush up on your MOB skills Saturday hrs The ISAF Sailing World Cup at the St Kilda Sailing Precinct starts in only eight weeks it's getting very close now! We are about to embark on another season of sailing, which means it is time to refresh your memory about how to conduct a man overboard drill. Attendance for all sailing members is highly recommended. Saturday 17 October 1030 hours AV in the Harbour Room, followed by a 45 minute on water demonstration in the marina, finishing at Safety is one of the most important aspects of sailing because no matter how often we are on the water it is still a high risk sport. Anyone that has had to recover someone from the water will tell you that it is much harder than it looks. At RMYS, we have 'Manny' the mannequin, which can be borrowed at any time of the year so that you and your crew can practise. Manny only weighs 35kgs dry, but is over 70kgs wet and is a true dead weight. We encourage you to take him out and, with your crew, perfect a technique that works for you. The RMYS White Book (Sailing Instructions) and ISAF Blue Book (Racing Rules of Sailing) provide guides as to how best to recover someone from the water. Please contact the office, or any of the Sailing Committee for more information. See you on the water (hopefully not in it!) and at the MOB briefing.

219 12 October 2015 Racing Report 7 & 10 October Wednesday afternoon Race 8 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III and the Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series was held on Wednesday in an knot southerly. Spirit V took out the non spinnaker race, while Mistress won the spinnaker race. Best start went to Revenge with a time of half a second and Hotshot won the Half Tonne Challenge. Matador got the Mountain Goat of the Day for catching a reefing line on the A mark. Wednesday Twilight Race 1 of the Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint was won by Spirit V in a knot southerly. The best start was won by Tigris on 3 seconds. Mountain Goat was won by White Swan, which would have won the Best Start (on 2 seconds) except they didn t wear lifejackets after the Race Officer had flown the Y flag. Saturday Saturday s race, the first in the Club Marine series, was held in good Northerly winds. Johnny Be Goode won the AMS in Division 3 with Take Five in third. On IRC in Division 3 we had Mood Indigo in third, Johnny Be Goode in fourth and Take Five in fifth. Addiction was second in Division 2 (and fifth AMS) with Gienah fourth (and seventh on AMS) and Archimedes in seventh on IRC. Primitive Cool was fifth in Division 0 on IRC. Click here for Club Marine Series results &sID= Reminders A reminder to all that Summer weekend and twilight entries are now open online along with entry for the Club Marine Series (white divisions). For entry into the Club Marine blue series, please head over to the Royal Brighton Yacht Club website. Please make sure that all AMS and IRC certificates have been lodged along with safety category declarations for the coming season to racing@rmys.com.au Note: AMS certificates are current from date of issue through to the following 30 September. They can be revalidated after 30 September at form/re validate ratings.

220 Upcoming Events, October Wednesday 14 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 9 Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 9 Saturday 17 October Bert Watts Trophy/Charles Marshall Series Race 1 MOB Session 1030 Wednesday 21 October Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 (Final) Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 10 (Final) Saturday 24 October Rundles WT Crosbie Trophy (Edward Lumley Series Race 1) ORCV Beyond the Bay Overnight Race Wednesday 28 October Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 1 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 1 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 1 Saturday 31 October Palliser Trophy (RYCV) Williamstown to Mornington Passage Race ORCV Melbourne to Stanley Race November Wednesday 4 November Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 3 Pursuit Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 2 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 2 15 October 2015 A Night with the Chef Tuesday hrs Come along to this very popular night, and enjoy a light degustation dinner with matching wines complete with a Interactive cooking demonstration. Cost: $ Book your ticket with julian@foodanddesire.com.au

221 16 October 2015 Help Needed Charter RIB for IFDS World Championship Please read the following request from Paul Webber, who will be coming to Melbourne from New Zealand later in the year: I m coming to Williamstown in late November to compete in the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships. I m sailing in an awesome twoperson class, called a SKUD 18, where both crew and helm are disabled. I say that it s an awesome class because it s a fast boat, lovely to sail, and the set up for disabled sailors means that I can compete properly against all sorts of different disabled athletes (and indeed able bodied sailors). The other person in my boat is Amanda Beaver, a visually impaired sailor. There is more information about the SKUD and pictures at As you can imagine, having two disabled people strapped into a performance skiff carries some risks. We always operate with a support boat so that someone can jump on board in case of a jammed halyard or sheet, capsize or other safety issue. I m trying to hire a rigid inflatable boat to work as a coach/support boat for our team during the Worlds but I ve had no luck with the organisers, local yacht clubs or the class association. If you have any contacts with a small RIB that would be willing to charter it to us from 22 November to 3 December, then please let me know or put me in touch with them. Thanks very much for your help. Cheers, Paul paul.webber@wedgewoodwhite.com October 2015 Powerboat Handlers Course, 24 & 25 October 2015 last call BOOK NOW!!! The Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy will be conducting a Yachting Australia Powerboat Handlers course at RMYS on the 24 and 25 October Undertake training with nationally accredited Powerboat instructors to gain both the theory and onwater practical skills to safely operate a powerboat in enclosed waters. The Powerboat Handlers course is also the minimum qualification required to operate yacht club support craft (such as RMYS) and is further recognised as being an industry standard for boating courses

222 below commercial qualifications. The course is also recognised by Transport Safety Victoria, allowing the successful student who passes a short theory test to apply for their Victorian Recreational Boat Operators Licence without further testing (Vic. Govt. fees do apply). Topics covered include: Trip preparation, coastal navigation and chart reading, navigation marks, Victorian boating rules, safety equipment & emergency procedures, boat maintenance, launching & recovery, low speed and high speed handling, anchoring, coming alongside pier or jetty & securing a vessel, marine knots and man overboard recovery. Dates: Saturday & Sunday 24 & 25 October, 8.30 am to 6 pm. Sunday practical on water session. Course includes: Yachting Australia Powerboat textbook, logbook and nationally recognised course certificate Gaining your Victorian Boat Licence: Passing this course will allow the student to apply for their Victorian Recreational Boat Operators Licence without further testing (Victorian Government fees do apply). To book please refer to the booking form and course information on the RMYS website or contact Leigh Brennan Smith, Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy training@rmys.com.au office phone or mobile October 2015 General Members Meeting Thursday 22 October All members are encouraged to attend the next General Members Meeting, on Thursday 22 October at 7pm. Join us for dinner before the meeting in the Olympic Lounge. Please send bookings to olympicbar@rmys.com.au. 19 October 2015 Racing Report 14 & 17 October Wednesday afternoon Race 9 of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III and the Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series was held on Wednesday in a knot northerly. Astarte took out the non spinnaker race, while Mrs Overnewton won the spinnaker race.

223 Best start went to Revenge with a time of 1 second and Astarte won the Half Tonne Challenge. Spirit V got the Mountain Goat of the Day for needing a tow to get to the start line. Wednesday Twilight Race 2 of the Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint was won by Sea Eagle in a knot northerly. The best start was won by Antagonist on 2 seconds. Mountain Goat was won by Avocet who was over the start line and did not come back to re start. Saturday Saturday s race was the Bert Watts Trophy and Race 1 of the Charles Marshall Series, northerly winds were variable to start with but filled in nicely. Provisional results: PHD Tigris in 1st, with Mood Indigo in 2nd and Matador in 3 rd AMS Take 5 was 1st, Tigris on 2nd and Espresso on 3 rd IRC Mood Indigo was 1st, Jungle Juice 2nd and Salamander III 3 rd Reminders Please make sure that all AMS and IRC certificates have been lodged along with safety category declarations for the coming season to racing@rmys.com.au or drop a hard copy into the office. Stickers are now available in the office for those boats who have submitted their declarations. Note: AMS certificates are current from date of issue through to the following 30th September. They can be re validated after 30 September at form/re validate ratings. Upcoming Events Oct Click here for Calendar link ( Wednesday 21 Oct Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III (Non Spin) Race 10 (Final) Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Series III (Spinnaker) Race 10 (Final) Saturday 24 Oct WT Crosbie Trophy/Edward Lumley Series Race 1 Wednesday 28 Oct Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 1 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 1 Pursuit Saturday 31 Oct Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 1 RYCV Palliser Trophy Williamstown to Mornington passage race ORCV Melbourne to Stanley Race Wednesday 4 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 2 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 2 Pursuit Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 2 Saturday 7 Nov Club Marine Series Day 2 HBYC 1330 Sun 8 Nov Summer 2 Handed Series Race 2 Discover Sailing Day volunteers needed urgently!! Wednesday 11 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 3 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 3 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series I Race 3

224 22 October 2015 Annual Combined Clubs Golf Day Friday 6 November The Victorian Combined Yacht Clubs Annual Victory Cup has been played since The Cup history shows it has been previously held by RBYC, RGYC, RMYS, MYC and SYC, and will be played for again on Friday 6 November. Over the years the Victory Cup has been played at varying golf clubs and participants have always enjoyed a great social day of golf, meeting or catching up with members from other yacht clubs. If you would like to play in the RMYS team contact Sabina Rosser by Wednesday 28 October via at sabinakrosser@hotmail.com. The Victory Cup will be held on Friday 6 November at the renowned sandbelt course Woodlands. Woodlands Golf Club is ranked fifth in Melbourne and 12th in Australia by Golf Australia magazine. The Victory Cup gives you the opportunity to play this fantastic course with some of your friends and at a perfect time of the year. An 18 hole Stableford event, there will be prizes for best club, best score, closest to the pin, longest drive and more! There is no limit on entries per club, and the best six scores from each club will be combined to take home the Victory Cup. The day will start at 11.30am with a light lunch before tee times start from 12noon. Upon completion of the round there will be light snacks in the clubhouse for the presentation of the Victory Cup. With SYC currently holding the cup there are already plenty of participants looking to get it back in 2015! The cost of entry is $50 per person for golf, light lunch and post round snacks. Men and Ladies are welcome. If you or your club hasn t attended for a while why not join in and help your club take back the cup!! 23 October 2015 Hot Water System for sale Rinnai Infinity 32 New $1700 For sale: $600 With usage demands increasing at RMYS with 15 showers and a commercial kitchen an upgrade to our hot water system was required, as a result the replaced hot water system (natural gas) is now for sale in good working order Please contact Damien Ryan opsmanager@rmys.com.au

225 24 October 2015 Boat Licence Course & RMYS One night Tuesday 27 October, 6 pm to 10 pm The Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy is offering a 4 hour boat licence course at RMYS on Tuesday 27 October 2015, 6 pm to 10 pm. This 4 hour classroom course will teach you the Boat Licence theory necessary to undertake the Victorian Recreational Boat Licence. Tuition and testing is undertaken in the one 4 hour session. Successful completion of the course and short test provides you with a TSV course certificate to take to VicRoads to get your boat licence. Vic Govt fees and identification requirements apply). The course fee is $120 per person. Minimum age 12 years. To reserve your place please click on the following link Boat Licence course RMYS 27 Oct 2015 If you are wanting comprehensive powerboat handling course please review the 2 day Yachting Australia Powerboat Handlers course held at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron on a regular basis. courses.html For further information contact Leigh Brennan Smith training@rmys.com.au or Seaya wins the Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series What could go wrong? Seaya signed on to the final race of the Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series with eight on board (Jim, Alan, David P, David, Joanne, Keith, Doug and me) in 15 to 25 knot winds with gusts to 28. On the run out of the pen through the one, to two metre waves to practice with the kite, Jim was heard to mutter: Well, don t rip it we ll need it for the race. Once we d hoisted the kite, everyone shifted up a gear as Seaya jumped to over 10 knots. The first gybe was proving that today the kite would be a handful, and the suggestion was to get it down immediately, but a couple more gybes and a fancy windward douse on the foredeck restored our confidence. Jim got Seaya across the start line at over 7 knots with everyone s legs over the side; the chase was on as Seaya was handicapped by 34 minutes. Then it was a reach to the next mark and with Seaya gradually narrowing the gap to the rest. At the C mark we a beat up into the waves and foredecky Keith secured the spinnaker bag to the rail.

226 As Seaya rode off a two metre wave into the back of the next wave, water washed across the deck and swept the spinnaker bag over the lifelines and dumped the whole spinnaker into the sea, where it promptly filled and dragged the boat to a full stop. Hoping the whole bag didn t explode Keith released a clew and half the water spilled. Then everyone leaned over the side and dragged the half full kite back on board. Seaya immediately returned to the chase with Jim calling for the next chute to be taken forward and properly clipped to the rails!. Keith took the bag forward but saw the clips on the bag would not close properly and didn t fit the rail slots. With a few waves sweeping over him Keith decided he could only tie the webbing into loops and clip the second spin bag to the loops. Then he sorted the spinnaker sheets and brace for the pole to be lifted. Joanne then warned that the second bag was about to be swept through the lifelines as it too had filled with water. Slipping quickly across the deck towards the disappearing bag and me with a leg either side of a stanchion ouch! Doug, Jo and David dragged us all back on board. Then with great composure we launched what looked like sodden spaghetti out of the bag and the second kite was set, pulling Seaya along at 11 knots. Jim judged that Tigris would finish behind Seaya and decided to not gybe the spinnaker or even pull down the number three jib. Play it safe, we re going to win anyway. Two minutes later Jim reassessed Tigris, which who must have been doing better than 14 knots and said, Do you reckon you can gybe that thing? And you d better pull down the jib!. Pulling down the jib caused Seaya to gallop to over 13 knots. Rounding the final mark with Keith on the bow with the lazy brace in hand, me ready to fire the pin and Alan ready to let the topping lift go and drop the pole through the forestay; what could go wrong? Nothing went wrong on Seaya a perfect gybe, as we ran down Mistress on the line. Meanwhile Tigris and Matador, who went from first to last; both suffered a broach as the wind overpowered them on their race to the finish. Seaya won the second race, too, a white sail race no spinnakers. Excellent contributions from the entire Seaya crew. Winning the Midweek Mariners Spinnaker Series consisting of 10 races. Cheers, John Bade for Jim Holroyd/Seaya

227 25 October 2015 Discover Sailing Day Volunteers needed for Sunday 8 November 2015 Urgent!!!! RMYS urgently seeks Skippers, Crew and Volunteers to help with this public event! RMYS will again be involved in the 'Discover Sailing Day' promoted by Yachting Victoria. It has long been a significant day at RMYS with many people being introduced to our Club, the sport of Sailing and the social opportunities RMYS can provide. The activities on the day are being co ordinated by the RMYS Membership Committee and RMYS staff. To make the day work, we require volunteers to assist with the following: Boat Owners and Crew to take people for a sail Meet/greet Walking people out to boats Boat Drivers with a "Power Boat Handling Licence" Man the radio with a "VHF Radio Operator Licence" Lunch will be provided for all volunteers, and if you are happy to volunteer please advise your time available. The first sail will start at 1000hours and there will be a volunteer briefing in the Olympic Bar at 0930hours. Remember this will also go towards a refund on your next working bee levy If you can assist on Sunday 8 November from 0930 hours, please contact the office on or jan@rmys.com.au 26 October 2015 Racing Report 21 & 24 October Wednesday afternoon Wednesday October 21 was the final of the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners Series III and the Doctors of Northcote Spinnaker Series held in an knot southerly. Hotshot took out the non spinnaker race, while Vagrant won the spinnaker race. Best start went to Matador on half a second and Hotshot also won the Half Tonne Challenge. Spirit V got the Mountain Goat of the Day (again!) to encourage them to get that outboard fixed : )

228 SERIES Results Morse Air Midweek Mariners SERIES Results Ian Ewing Trophy 1st place Sunshine / Jimmy O, 2nd place Spirit V / Jake Morley, 3rd place Red Dog/Don McDonnell Doctors of Northcote Midweek Mariners Spinnaker SERIES Results 1st place Seaya / Jim Holroyd, 2nd place Mistress / Rob Quick, 3rd place Tigris / Ian Lodewyckx AMS SERIES Winner Sunshine / Jimmy O Eric Wareing Series: 1st Place Sunshine / Jimmy O Justine Trophy: 1st Red Dog / Don McDonnell Wednesday Twilight Race 3 of the Sundance Marine Super Wednesday Twilight Sprint was won by Seaya in a fresh knot southerly. The best start was won by Espresso on 3 seconds. SERIES Results for the Super Wednesday Twilight Sprints 1st Rock N Roll / Stephen Barker, 2nd Matador / Murray McCutcheon, 3rd Mistress / Rob Quick Big thanks to all the volunteers who assisted with the Morse Air Systems Midweek Mariners / Doctors of Northcote Spinnakers Series races, and also the Twilight Sprints. Saturday Saturday s race was the Rundles WT Crosbie Trophy and Race 1 of the Edward Lumley Series run by RYCV in light winds. Results: PHD Primitive Cool in 1st, with Johnny Be Goode in 2nd and Mrs Overnewton in 3rd AMS Johnny Be Goode was 1st, Portofino on 2nd and Gienah on 3rd IRC Primitive Cool was 1st, Johnny Be Good 2nd and Mrs Overnewton 3rd Reminders Please make sure that safety category declarations for the coming season are sent into racing@rmys.com.au or drop a hard copy into the office. Stickers are now available in the office for those boats who have submitted their declarations. Note: AMS certificates are current from date of issue through to the following 30th September. They can be re validated after 30 September at form/re validate ratings. Upcoming Events Oct Wednesday 28 Oct Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 1 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 1 Pursuit Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 1 Saturday 31 Oct RYCV Palliser Trophy Williamstown to Mornington passage race ORCV Melbourne to Stanley Race Wednesday 4 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 2 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 2 Pursuit

229 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 2 Saturday 7 Nov Club Marine Series Day 2 HBYC 1330 Sun 8 Nov Summer 2 Handed Series Race 2 Discover Sailing Day volunteers needed urgently!! Wednesday 11 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 3 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 3 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series I Race 3 Saturday 14 Nov Lipton Cup Regatta (RYCV) In Off The Beach news, Junior member Linus Talacko finished in third place in a very strong Optimist fleet of 38 at Sail Sandy. Sandringham Yacht Club hosted this very large and popular dinghy event on the weekend of October. Congratulations to Linus on another excellent result. Full results can be viewed here October 2015 It s time to enter the Lipton Cup Regatta The Regatta will be held over the weekend of 14 and 15 November. It is hosted by Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in partnership with Port Melbourne Yacht Club and Williamstown Sailing Club. The Notice of Race and on line entry are available from the regatta website With divisions for racing and cruising keelboats, classic yachts, sportsboats and trailable yachts, and off the beach classes, there is something on the program for everyone. You don t have to be a serious racer to join in the fun! For all the latest regatta news, sign up to the Lipton Cup newsletter (via the regatta website) or follow us on Facebook ( Entries are open now, and close at midday on 11 November. Don t miss out! 31 October 2015 RMYS Boat photos required for ebreeze Do you have a great photo of your boat under sail? If you have an interesting photo I can use in ebreeze, please to janfielding@rmys.com.au

230 1 November 2015 RMYS members elected to Yachting Victoria Board At the recent AGM of Yachting Victoria, RMYS members Linda Goldsmith and Jenni Maclean were elected to the Board of Yachting Victoria. Linda, the Immediate Past Commodore at RMYS has been elected to the Board at YV for the first time, having spent many years on YV subcommittees such as: Women and Girls in Sailing, Keelboat Committee, Facilities and Infrastructure Projects and the Sail Melbourne Working Group. Linda is a lawyer and qualified mediator, working with TressCox Lawyers in Melbourne. Linda is looking forward to another challenge following the end of her term as Commodore at RMYS in June Jenni returns to the YV Board after a 4 year break. During this period Jenni oversaw a major redevelopment, currently coming to fruition, at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron where she was Commodore. Jenni is also a lawyer, working with Frasers Property. Jenni has previously held senior and leadership roles with Aquatics Victoria, Vic Swim, Deakin University and Lifesaving Victoria. Linda and Jenni join RMYS member Cherry Birch on the YV Board. Cherry continues as Treasurer of Yachting Victoria. Congratulations to Linda, Jenni and Cherry on their appointments. 2 November 2015 Classic Cup Regatta a Great Success for RMYS Story by Peter Costolloe (Classic Yacht Association of Australia) The 29 day sailer Warringa under the shared helm of Tim Boucaut and Tony Hoppe, and crewed by Craig O Brien and David Helmore (making a guest appearance from Jungle Juice) continually showed the Classic fleet that her 80 years old beautiful JJ Savage of Williamstown sheer lines are definitely not slow. Down by a small but significant margin after Race 4 Warringa put in a not to be seen again Rolly Tasker circa 1961 Spinnaker hoist pursuit race start and a blinder of a race performance to pass all the fleet but one. This Race 5 performance moved her up the Regatta score sheet to take home the Col Bandy Trophy for the best Classic Yacht of the Cup Regatta and the Stradbroke II

231 Trophy for the best of the combined Classic and Couta boat fleet. The RMYS Uira Trophy was also a feature of the Classic Cup Regatta To acknowledge the Tumlaren fleet's continuing contribution to the heritage of RMYS and in agreement with Stephen Hawes of the Charles Marshall family, RMYS re activated the Uira Trophy. To show RMYS' support of Classic Yacht racing on Port Phillip, the event selected to conduct the Uira Trophy Race was the Classic Yacht Association Cup Regatta 2015 Pursuit Race. This decision sustained compliance to the original deed of gift terms stipulated by the Charles Marshall family. Congratulations go to Dingo with Jim Hutchinson on the helm and crewed by Janet Dean and Celia Dymond. Dingo held off a fast charging finish from Avian with Roger Dundas, Ettrick with Gordon Tait and Snow Goose with George Low, and brought home the RMYS Uira Trophy. Uira Trophy by Celia Dymond George Low s Snow Goose also featured in a Cup Regatta 2015 Trophy. She was selected by the Race Committee as the best starter of the Cup Regatta 2015 for her on line performance at the start of Races 1 and 2. The Classic Cup Regatta 2015 also saw a spirited performance by RMYS member Chris Havre on the helm of Akuna who kept the Tumlarens honest by splitting the Race 5 finish of Avian and Ettrick. Jim Woods' Windward II was a notable Classic Yacht of the Regatta. The Classic Yacht Association Fleet of Tumlarens were also acknowledged by the large contingent of Classic Yacht Association of New Zealand visitors. These visitors were charged with the task of determining the Regatta Concours d Elegance vessel of the Regatta Fleet. Rather than select a vessel, the active Tumlaren fleet of the Cup Regatta was selected under the decision of what would best represent the Classic Yacht Association, locally, nationally and internationally. Within that decision, the Tumlaren Ettrick was accorded the honour of being the best representative of the Tumlaren Fleet and was presented with the Boot Hook Trophy from Tim Phillips' Wooden Boat Shop in Sorrento. One feature of Warringa s Cup Regatta performance was them having no problem with handling the 25 knot northerly to sail from RMYS to RYCV to be ready for the start of the Cup Regatta Race 3. The winner of the CYANZ Tony Blake Perpetual Trophy was Mercedes III. This trophy is a print of the Tony Blake donated $35,000 oil painting of the Classics Sayonara and Rawhiti racing in a Sayonara Cup Challenge through Half Moon Bay. The home Club of the winning Classic Yacht will be offered a conditional display opportunity of the original oil painting. Avian, Akuna, Ettrick, and Snow Goose by Peter Costolloe

232 Snow Goose by Peter Costolloe Dingo by Peter Costolloe Windward II by Peter Costolloe

233 Warringa Photo from Tim Boucaut Warringa and the Trophy Photo from Tim Boucaut 3 November 2015 Racing Report 28 & 31 October Wednesday 28 October Last week was Race 1 of the Troubleshooters Available Jo Johannesen Twilight Pursuit, the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy, and the Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series. A total of 35 boats raced across the pursuit and spinnaker fleets. Cloud Nine took out the pursuit race, while Ellipse won the Dennis Livingston AMS prize. The Best Start wine went to Bushido for a perfect start. The Banks Group Elapsed Time Award was won by Matrix for the fastest elapsed time of 49:21. In the spinnaker race, Silhouette won the AMS prize, Matador won IRC and White Swan took out PHS. The Half Tonne Challenge also started up again last week, with Astarte taking out the first prize wine. The Half Tonne final series

234 results from Winter were also announced, with Astarte 1st, Hotshot 2nd and Charlotte 3rd. The Mountain Goat of the Day was awarded to Mrs Overnewton, for hoisting the spinnaker halyard with no spinnaker attached! Saturday 31 October Primitive Cool was the only RMYS entrant in the ORCV Melbourne to Stanley Race fleet of 17, which started at 2330 on Friday night. Addiction is still unfortunately out of the water for repairs. Primitive Cool was gunning to break the race record, and needed to be at Stanley by 1406 on Saturday to do so. Unfortunately the winds were not as kind as they hoped, and they took out line honours at Congratulations to the PC team for such a great run. A full report and results (subject to protest) can be found on the ORCV website. ( Inside Port Phillip, RYCV conducted the Palliser Trophy, which is a long race from Williamstown to Mornington. No RMYS yachts competed. The Classics Cup Regatta was also held at RYCV, with RMYS yachts Warringa and Dingo having a very successful few days. Please see the separate article for the full story. Upcoming Events Wednesday 4 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 2 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 2 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 2 Saturday 7 Nov Club Marine Series Day 2 HBYC 1330 Sun 8 Nov Summer 2 Handed Series Race 2 (HBYC) Discover Sailing Day Wednesday 11 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 3 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 3 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series I Race 3 Saturday 14 Nov Lipton Cup Regatta (RYCV) Wednesday 18 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Twilight Series Race 4 Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Race 4 Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series Race 4 Saturday 21 Ruth Nangle and Jeanette Turnbull Trophies (St Kilda to Safety Beach & Return) 4 November 2015 General Members Meeting Minutes 22 October Thanks to those members who attended the General Members Meeting on Thursday 22 October. The minutes of the meeting can be found here.

235 Sail the Endeavour We received a message from John Dikkenberg, Captain of the HMB Endeavour, which is the replica of James Cook's famous ship. They provide opportunities for school children around Australia to relive 18th century history and while voyaging the coast, encourage the public to join them. Known as voyage crew or supernumeraries, these people learn to sail an authentic 18th century square rigged ship. They also learn a great deal about Cook and the art of offshore passage making. Here is the current flyer for upcoming voyages. If you know someone who might be keen to go aboard, please pass it on. No sailing experience is required. John says, "For me, keeping the ship at sea is vital for her survival while for those who choose to join us, it is a truly extraordinary experience." 5 November 2015 Dress Code Reminder Race Marks Feedback Requested Members are reminded about the dress code requirements in the Olympic Bar and Harbour Room. Thongs are not permitted to be worn inside the clubhouse. This is for safety reasons as well as for dress reasons. Other clothing should not be ripped or torn. Wet weather gear is also not permitted to be worn inside. Please leave your bags on the rack outside the Olympic Bar or in a changeroom locker, which you can hire from the RMYS office. The dress code is set out on the balcony door outside the Olympic Bar if you are unsure. Thanks for your cooperation. Sailing Committee is considering a couple of changes to the RMYS fixed mark configuration. The first potential change is the laying of a distance mark on the start/finish line, in order for all RMYS yachts to be able to start on all parts of the line. The second possible change is a movement of 'D' and 'E' marks into deeper water. Depth charts and an explanation of the potential changes are currently displayed on the official Noticeboard in the Olympic Bar. We seek sailing member feedback on these options. Please have a look at the Noticeboard next time you are in the club, and pass on any feedback to Lou at louise@rmys.com.au by 15 November. Thanks.

236 6 November 2015 Lipton Cup Regatta This Weekend The Lipton Cup Regatta is on this weekend, and it's shaping up to be a great event. The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Williamstown Sailing Club and Port Melbourne Yacht Club look forward to welcoming all the competitors, from serious keelboat racers to the cruising sailors, classic yachts to offthe beach classes. If you haven t entered yet, it s not too late. Entries for keelboat divisions don't close until noon on Thursday, and for off the beach classes entries are open until 10:30am on Saturday. Late entries may be accepted at the sole discretion of the Race Committee. Enter online at Road Closures City2Sea Sunday 15 November Due to the City2Sea fun run, there will be extensive road closures on Sunday 15 November around RMYS. Fitzroy St, Beaconsfield Parade, Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade, St Kilda Road, and Lakeside Drive are all affected, as well as other roads into the city. For more information about the road closures and a map, visit the City2Sea website. 7 November 2015 Discover Sailing Day Thank You Thank you to all the volunteers for donating their time and boats for another successful Discover Sailing Day on Sunday 8 November. Without you, we could not have given over 150 new people a taste of sailing. RMYS really appreciates your help. (Thanks to Annie Boutrieng for the photo, taken from Mrs Overnewton.) More photos, taken by Georg Sajer, can be found here. discover sailing day.html

237 9 November 2015 Racing Report 4 & 7 November second and Tigris third. Wednesday 4 November Race 2 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight series was held on Wednesday in fading, variable easterlies. There were no finishers within the time limit in the pursuit race. In the Spinnaker Series, Matador was first, Espresso second and Silhouette third on AMS. IRC had only four starters with first to Matador and second to Jungle Juice. On Performance Handicap, Matador was in first, White Swan Best start went to Bushido with a time of 2 seconds. Goat of the Day went to Espresso for losing their lifeline "noodles" and radioing Astarte to pick them up. Saturday 7 November Saturday s race was Race 2 of the Club Marine Series and was held in good southwesterly winds. HBYC was running the racing with RMYS assisting by running the Divisions 0 and 1 course. Big thanks to our volunteers on the day who took out the William Paterson (Dave Croke, Ian Guyett, Sue Greaves and Roger Hatten, John Anastasiou) and Albatross (JD Mittman, Anthony Callanan and Peter Yoon). RMYS Results AMS Div 3 2nd Take Five IRC Div 3 4th Mood Indigo PHS Div 2 2nd Salamander III 3rd Mistress 4th Ellipse IRC Div 2 1st Salamander III AMS Div 2 3rd Salamander III Other Results ORCV conducted the Beyond the Bay Overnight Navigators Challenge on October, which is a tactical race around Port Phillip. Remedy won the Spinnaker Division, while Doris Jean placed fourth. A belated congratulations to both of these RMYS yachts! Reminders

238 Entries for the Ruth Nangle / Jeanette Turnbull races to and from Safety Beach on 21/22 November are now open on the website. Please advise Liz in the office of your berthing requirements. There will be a BBQ buffet on the Saturday night. Please let us know as soon as possible the numbers of your crew who would like to attend. See the separate article for more information. Please make sure that all AMS and IRC certificates have been lodged along with safety category declarations for the coming season to racing@rmys.com.au Please note that there will be extensive road closures in the area for the City2Sea event this Sunday 15 November. Upcoming Events November Wednesday 11 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Saturday 14 Nov Lipton Cup Regatta RYCV 0900 Wednesday 18 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Sat/Sun Nov Ruth Nangle Jeanette Turnbull Safety Beach Weekend, race to Safety Beach starts at 0800 hrs Wednesday 25 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Saturday 28 Nov Rundles Cactus Cup Edward Lumley Series Race hrs Feast of Mussels and Frankfurts after racing. 11 November 2015 Victory Cup Golf Day Report Report by Sabina Rosser A good day was had by all and RMYS had 13 players in the annual Victory Cup inter club golf tournament, held at Woodlands Golf Course on Friday 6 November and sponsored by Sundance Marine. It was a dull and dreary day and it rained on and off, but it wasn't torrential and we didn't get soaked. The game of the day was Stableford, whereby people work off a handicap; some players had handicaps and those that didn't acquired them. RMYS did very well and were beaten by Mornington by just 2 points to take the Cup. JD Mittmann was runner up in the men's overall score, being beaten by only 1 point. Karina Ho, a friend of Sabina's, won the women's overall with a score of 33 points, closely followed by Sabina on 32 and third by another RMYS member, Kay Balazs.

239 Karina also won one of the 'nearest to the pin' prizes. They didn t have a longest drive for the women but was won by a RBYC member. Club Placings 1st Mornington YC 211 pts 2nd RMYS 209pts 3rd RBYC 185pts Individual Placings Men 1st Gary Gosling MYC, 40 pts 2nd JD Mittmann RMYS, 39 pts 3rd Trevor Neate MYC, 38 pts *Stewart Warne unlucky to miss a place on 37 pts Ladies 1st Karina Ho RMYS, 33 pts 2nd Sabina Rosser RMYS, 32 pts *Ladies placings were close with a couple of ladies scoring 30 pts (including Kay Balazs from RMYS) Nearest To The Pin Leigh Dorrington RBYC Karina Ho RMYS Longest Drive Campbell Martin RBYC (Editor's Note: Thanks to Sabina for organising the RMYS team again this year, and congratulations on some great results.) Reciprocal Member Looking for Work A young member of NRV (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein), our reciprocal club in Hamburg, Germany is arriving on 24 November for a gap year in Melbourne before starting university. His name is Paul Seifert, aged 18, and he wants to find some sort of work here both to help cover his costs and for the language and cultural experience. (He already speaks English well enough for the sort of work likely.) We also expect to see him on the water because he's a very keen sailor, currently a member of the NRV Youth Team and formerly both Hamburg City under 16 Laser Radial champion 2012 and Optimist champion (He's also a hockey player.) He's realistic about the sort of work available in his situation and is willing to take on anything from child minding/au pair type work through café/bar work up to assisting with sail training. If you think you might be able to use Paul while he's here, please contact the Squadron office for more details as supplied by Paul.

240 Elwood Sailing Club Girls Night In This Friday Elwood Sailing Club are hosting a Girls Night In to raise money for breast cancer research. The event is this Friday, 20 November, and will run from 7pm to midnight. Cost is $40, with cocktail hour from 7:30 to 8:30. Please click here for the flyer and for details on how to book November 2015 Online Payment System Change RMYS has recently been required to change online payment systems, from DirectOne to SecurePay. There should be no change to how the payments will work for members from either the Online Payment screen ( payment.html) or the Members Login version; however, the forms will look slightly different to the old ones. ( login.html) If you experience any problems with online payments, please contact Jan Fielding on or janfielding@rmys.com.au. RMYS 140th Anniversary Commemorative Book Request for Photos In celebration of the Squadron's 140th anniversary this year, RMYS is commissioning an update to the Long Hard Beat, written by club historian Bert Ferris. This new book will add the last 25 years of RMYS history, along with a larger number of photographs from the entirety of the 140 years. If you have any good quality photos that you would like to see featured in the book, from any era, we would be very pleased to have them. We would prefer highresolution images, though with some of the older photos this may of course not be possible. If there are any copyright restrictions or photo credits associated with the images, please include this in writing with the photos. Please drop in the physical photos or a USB or CD containing the images to the RMYS office, or send them by to Matt Solly at manager@rmys.com.au. Thanks for your help.

241 13 November 2015 New Helly Hansen Stock Has Arrived! We have just received a new shipment of Helly Hansen merchandise, branded with the RMYS logo. New colours and sizes are now available in men's and women's jackets, vests, fleeces, and polo shirts (including by popular demand, a long sleeve white polo in men's sizes). Come down to the RMYS office and check out the new stock. Classic Racing Lipton Cup Report By Peter Costolloe (CYAA Handicapper) After a fraction over three hours of Classic yacht racing, Bob Munro s Tandanya under the helm of Stephen Lake was called to the Lipton Cup Regatta podium to be presented with the Classic division "best on corrected time" trophy. Congratulations go to Stephen for bringing Tandanya home in fine fashion and to pip Tim Boucaut s Warringa by 18 seconds over the line and by a minute on corrected time. Another notch in Bob Munro s gun belt for sure. Your handicapper was called on to make the results announcement and took the opportunity on behalf of the Classic Yacht Association to congratulate the RYCV and the Lipton Cup Regatta organisers and Race Director for their efforts over the last 10 years of supporting the Classic Yacht Association within the Lipton Cup Regatta. Congratulations also go to Martin Ryans and his hard working crew to bring Mercedes III home and take out line honours. Frances wasn t far behind. Both crews put in non stop work around the course while taking on some of the heavy hitting performance yachts racing in the Cruising division. Our Tumlaren fleet was one of the features of the Lipton Cup Regatta. Third on corrected time went to George Low and his crew bringing Snow Goose across the line, to be followed by Gordon Tait's Ettrick and then by Jim Hutchinson s Dingo who recovered well after some spinnaker trouble. Watching the 4 Tumlarens racing in a combined fleet under spinnaker on the run from Pipeline P3 mark around the

242 Gellibrand Shoal mark showed the top one design of Port Phillip from yesteryear was still capable of matching the light displacement yachts of today. One other feature of the Classic fleet for the Lipton Cup race was the welcome return to racing by Sirocco. After her major restore work shake down that turned up the need for a final tune up she was all set to race. With Kath Solly on the helm, Charlie Salter directing and the handicapper tweaking, Sirocco found her sea legs to move out well in the mixed fleet. One other sight was the all running sails up on Trim, the Ohlson 35 that was designed to take on the New York Yacht club Concordia fleet. Phil Atkins had the spinnaker and mizzen staysail drawing well on both running tacks to make the Hobsons Bay Turning mark in fine form and then beat back to the line to take out third placing in the line honours. The stirring sight of the race was to watch Joe Tuck and the boys on Loama as they brought her up to the finish line in the building 15 knot breeze and Port Phillip chop. Special mention goes to Martini. Through hard foredeck work by Ross Clark and Michael Williams and tight spinnaker drops under the helm of Cameron Dorrough, Martini was able to stay ahead of both Tandanya and Warringa in the race for a local line honours win. Cyan will have a good story for her skipper Craig Brown. With tight and notable spinnaker work her crew bought her back to the fleet after some confusion with the running start. Akuna was also in the hunt until confusion with the missing R2 mark replacement caused her to miss the mark and eventually retire when racing well with Warringa. Linked are the results of the 2015/2016 Summer Series Race 3 along with the Series and Marie Louise III Consistency Aggregate status. Another big day for the Classics. Racing and competing as a Lipton Cup Regatta division doesn't happen every day. With knot conditions Port Phillip turned on one of its most behaved sunny weather days. A note was also received from Phil Atkins reminding the Classics of the Sandringham Yacht Club support of Classic Yacht racing. The next SYC Classic division race is November 29. For those Classic members at SYC who cannot make the Sunday morning voyage to the north of the bay for our Summer Series racing, here s an opportunity to still represent the Association at a SYC Tumblehome Classic club event. One Classic missing from today's racing was Mark Chew s Fair Winds. With her passage crew of Roger Dundas and Mal Botterill assisting Mark, she s on her way to Sydney for a short sojourn then off to the mid Pacific. Next race is in two weeks' time, November 29, again with RYCV conducting. yacht.asn.au/wp content/uploads/2012/12/2015_2016 Summer Series Race 3 Nov 15 Results.pdf yacht.asn.au/wp content/uploads/2012/12/2015_2016 Summer Series Aggregate Points Race 3 Nov 15.pdf yacht.asn.au/wp content/uploads/2012/12/marie Louise III Trophy Points Status after Race 3 Nov 15.pdf

243 14 November 2015 Ruth Nangle & Jeanette Turnball Trophies Safety Beach November Sailing Instructions will be available soon and boats will be advised. Entries close on Thursday 19 November. Catering The Regis Ruth Nangle and Jeanette Turnbull Trophies are being held on 21 and 22 November, and we are again headed to Safety Beach after the great success of last year. Entries are now open. Thank you to those who have already entered and advised their berthing and catering requirements. Please enter here or see the Special Entry Races page. The NOR is also available on that page, or click here. The RMYS Olympic Bar will open at 7am on Saturday for rolls, toasties and coffee. Safety Beach Sailing Club will host us for a BBQ Buffet $35 per head. Menu is available here. If you would like to attend the BBQ dinner please let Liz at the RMYS office know for catering purposes, and please advise any dietary requirements to racing@rmys.com.au. Please note that once you have booked for dinner you are committed and will be charged the $35 per head even if you are unable to attend. Berthing Hidden Harbour Marina has offered to host us free of charge at their floating marina at Safety Beach. It is a 2.2 km walk from Hidden Harbour Marina to Safety Beach Sailing Club, and they require that you complete this form and provide a copy of your insurance policy prior to arrival, preferably by Tuesday November 17th to racing@rmys.com.au to confirm your berth. Follow this link to see the location of Hidden Harbour Marina. Volunteers are needed to finish the Jeanette Turnbull race on Sunday afternoon (race starts at Safety Beach at 1100hrs) from the RMYS Tower. If you can help out please sign up on the volunteer roster or Liz at racing@rmys.com.au or call the office on

244 16 November 2015 Racing Report 11 & 14 November Wednesday 11 November Race 3 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight series was held on Wednesday a 7 10 knot SSW. Cloud Nine was first, Astarte second, and Hotshot third in the Jo Johannesen. In the Spinnaker Series Salamander III was first, Remedy second and Silhouette third on AMS. IRC had only five starters with first to Salamander III, second to Jungle Juice and third Mood Indigo. On Performance Handicap Seaya was in first, Jungle Juice second and Salamander III third. In the Dennis Livingston AMS race, Portofino was first, Ellipse second and Take Five third. Best start went to Obsession with a time of 0.00 seconds. Goat of the Day went to Espresso and Red Dog for their entertaining on radio discussion Saturday 14 November Last weekend was the Lipton Cup hosted by RYCV. RMYS was represented by Primitive Cool, Tigris, Mood Indigo and Rock N Roll in the Divisional fleets, with Rock N Roll the only boat to finish all races. Congratulations to Mood Indigo who placed first in Division C on IRC. For Classics results please see our separate report. Reminders Entries for the Ruth Nangle / Jeanette Turnbull races to and from Safety Beach on November 21/22 are open on the website. Please advise Liz in the office of your berthing requirements. There will be a BBQ buffet on the Saturday night, please let us know as soon as possible the numbers of your crew who would like to attend. Please make sure that all AMS and IRC certificates have been lodged along with safety category declarations for the coming season to racing@rmys.com.au Upcoming Events November Wednesday 18 Oct Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 21 Nov Ruth Nangle Jeanette Turnbull Safety Beach Weekend, race to Safety Beach starts at 0800 hrs Wednesday 25 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen

245 Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 28 Nov Rundles Cactus Cup Edward Lumley Series Race hrs Feast of Mussels and Frankfurts after racing in the Harbour Room. Wednesday 2 Dec Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 5 Dec Club Marine Series Race 3 (run by RMYS) please fill in the Volunteer Register or contact Liz in the office if you can help out, as we need to fill William Paterson and Albatross on the day. 18 November 2015 R&R Journey Book Please see below a note from member Rob Ungar: Hi R&R Followers, Please see below details on how to purchase a copy(ies) of a hardcover, full colour gift book, (size 300mm X 300mm) Kimberley Odyssey from Sandringham Yacht Club, Jetty Road Sandringham, Victoria 3191, Australia. If you are unable to pick up a copy personally, postage and a small handling fee applies. The postage cost will vary, depending where and how fast the book is required. All proceeds from copies sold are being donated to the Juniors at SYC. Call Eimear Lloyd on or , eimear.lloyd@syc.com.au to reserve your copy. Full credit card facilities are available. Thank you very much for your support, you will not be disappointed! Rob & Rose Ungar ( ) And some commentary from Kate Mitchell, Commodore SYC: Those who followed the blog of Rose and Rob Ungar s expedition to the Kimberley on R&R will be interested to know the book written about their trip will be published before Christmas. It includes 145 glossy pages of stunning photos as well as an interesting account of the preparations and highlights of their trip. Rob and Rose will be selling their book through our Club shop and ALL proceeds will go towards our Youth. There will be a limited number air freighted to us by 15 December and the rest will arrive after Christmas. If you would like to make sure you can buy one before Christmas there will be a reservation list at reception. Cost will be $40 for one, $75 for two and $100 for three copies. What a great Christmas gift! To view the cover of the book please click here. Kate Mitchell Commodore

246 Wednesday Twilight Bar Service Feedback Requested food&desire have been trialling service from the Harbour Room only on Wednesday evenings, to provide faster service to members who are having dinner and also to provide a better atmosphere on the night. There has been a 'bar' area set up by the fireplace in the Harbour Room for those who prefer just to have a quiet drink. If you have any feedback to provide on this trial arrangement before any more permanent arrangements are made, please send your thoughts to julian@foodanddesire.com.au. Thanks. 21 November 2015 Christmas Party This Sunday! Let s eat! Drink! And be merry! BBQ lunch Sunday 29 November, 12noon 2.30pm. Enjoy the acoustics by solo artist Peter Chapman. Face painting for the kids, and of course SANTA! $20 per head KIDS FREE!! Bring your crew, your friends, everyone welcome! Last chance to book with Lou on or louise@rmys.com.au 22 November 2015 Cactus Cup Saturday 28 November The Cactus Cup is on again this Saturday. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BOOK FOR LUNCH OR IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO YOU!! If you're a skipper/boat owner, please Liz at racing@rmys.com.au and let her know how many crew you will have on board, to book your tickets for the traditional mussels, frankfurts and bread. Tickets for each boat will be available for collection on the morning of the race. If you are a Social member of RMYS and would like the chance to take up one of your three social sails per year, the Cactus Cup is a great time to do it! Please let Liz know if you are interested in coming sailing but do not have someone to sail with, and if you would like to stay for lunch.

247 23 November 2015 Racing Report 18 and November Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November Wednesday 18 November Race 4 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight Series was held on Wednesday in a knot shifty ESE. Portofino was first, Avocet second, and Phantom third in the Jo Johannesen. In the Spinnaker Series Silhouette was first, Salamander III second and Matador third on AMS. IRC had only four starters with first to Salamander III. On Performance Handicap Tigris was in first, Matador second and Red Dog third. In the Dennis Livingston AMS race Portofino was first, Ellipse second and Phantom third. Best start went to Take Five with a time of 0.00 seconds. Banks Group Elapsed Time Award 4th fastest elapsed time Matrix Goat of the Day was not awarded. 17 boats started the Ruth Nangle race on Saturday, heading down to Safety Beach in a cool and blustery south to south west breeze. The first boats were off at around 8am, with the fastest away just before 10am. Many of the competitors were feeling queasy in the lumpy seas, and were happy to make it to the sheltered waters of Safety Beach in the afternoon. Tigris had an unlucky day, having to retire from the race due to crew sickness and then breaking the steering a few miles from the end point and requiring a tow from William Paterson. The pursuit start resulted in some close finishes after several hours of racing. Safety Beach Sailing Club hosted another excellent dinner on the Saturday night in their beautiful club rooms, with crews enjoying themselves immensely. It was a great opportunity to catch up with former RMYS member Mark Lawrence, who kindly hosted us along with his partner Dianne Jackson. 13 boats raced back to St Kilda on the Sunday; with Remedy joining the fleet, Salamander III staying at Hidden Harbour for the Adams 10 Waitangi Cup next weekend, and Matador, Envyus, and Astarte making their way home early. Everyone felt much better in the calmer conditions, though the wind did drop out somewhat in the middle of the race. However, the latter boats were lucky enough to come home in a lovely knot sea breeze, which no doubt helped their results. Our sincere thanks go to our generous sponsor Regis; the Safety Beach Sailing Club team who finished the race for us on Saturday and started the fleet on Sunday; to the SBSC catering team and Mark and Dianne for their lovely hospitality; to Dave Croke who provided a taxi service on board William Paterson to and from the sailing club and got Tigris there safely; and to the tireless partners and friends who gave lifts around the area to their teams and others.

248 Results are available here and prizes will be awarded at tomorrow night's Twilight Race presentation summer weekends.html Photos by Dave Croke can be found here. If you would like high res versions, please ask at the RMYS office. nangle jeanette turnbull trophy st kildasafety beach november 2015.html Other Races RMYS yachts Remedy and Doris Jean competed in the ORCV Latitude Ocean Race on Saturday 21 November. Remedy placed a very creditable 2nd, with Doris Jean in 10th. Doris Jean also started the ORCV Pursuit Race on Sunday, but retired due to the low windspeed. Full results are available from the ORCV website. The photo below is of the Doris Jean crew from the ORCV Facebook page. Reminders Cactus Cup is on THIS Saturday November 28th please advise the office ASAP if you are attending the Cactus Cup Mussels and Frankfurts feast after racing on Saturday so we can arrange catering. NO RSVP NO MUSSELS and FRANKFURTS!! Upcoming Events November/December Wednesday 18 Oct Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen / Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series / Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 21 Nov Ruth Nangle / Jeanette Turnbull Safety Beach Weekend, race to Safety Beach starts at 0800 hrs

249 Wednesday 25 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen / Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series / Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 28 Nov Rundles Cactus Cup / Edward Lumley Series Race hrs Feast of Mussels and Frankfurts after racing Wednesday 2 Dec Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen / Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series / Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 5 Dec Club Marine Series Race 3 (run by RMYS) please fill in the Volunteer Register or contact Liz in the office if you can help out as we need to fill William Paterson and Albatross on the day. Sunday 6 Dec 1800 hrs ISAF Volunteers Briefing RMYS Monday 7 Dec 1900 hrs ISAF Race Management Seminar RMYS Wednesday 9 Dec NO CLUB RACING Charlie Course (RMYS & BRYC) ISAF World Cup Racing Begins Check ISAF website for all updates Sunday 13 Dec ISAF World Cup concludes 24 November 2015 Racing Cancelled at RMYS Wednesday 25 November Due to a gale warning and the current strong winds, the Race Officer has called off racing at RMYS tonight. We will try again next Wednesday! The usual delicious dinner choices will still be available in the Members Bar. The Ruth Nangle and Jeanette Turnbull Trophy prizes will be awarded at Saturday's Cactus Cup presentation instead. See you all there. 25 November 2015 AdventureWare Offer of the Week PFD Servicing Get your PFD serviced by the club s own licensed service agent. Racing this season? Get in now. Drop it to us at 6 Arthur St Sandringham, or drop it at the RMYS office and text Jeff on to confirm. $40 plus parts.

250 27 November 2015 Primitive Cool Delivery Opportunity David Sudano (Suds) at if you are interested. RMYS yacht Primitive Cool (a Reichel Pugh 51) will be competing in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in December. They are looking for a delivery crew to bring the yacht back to Melbourne from Hobart. Departure from Hobart is planned on 2 January, with an expected arrival in Melbourne by 7 January. Some experience with ocean sailing/racing is preferred. 28 November 2015 Messages from the Marina Team Full Bins We are purchasing more bins to go behind each marina gate, but in the meantime, please do not dump rubbish around the bins if the bins are full. Please take a nostalgic trip to the old days and bring your rubbish back to the bin at the start of the Pier or to the yard bin at the Clubhouse. The photos are from Monday morning. The bins are emptied as soon as possible when they fill, but we re fortunate that we did not have a windy weekend and all the rubbish strewn around the bins didn t end up in the marina. No Sailing Allowed in Your Pen or on Your Mooring! During last week's gale, we had a number of boats whose furling headsails unfurled. If your boat has a furling headsail, please ensure that both your furling line is very well secured, AND your headsail sheets are also cleated off so they don t whip around if the sail unfurls. Extra turns of the furler to wrap sheets around the sail can also help prevent wind getting under the leech. It is advisable to also secure (tie off) your furled headsail with either a Velcro strap or line through the clew and around the furled sail.

251 30 November 2015 Racing Report 25 & November Wednesday 25 November Race 5 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight series was abandoned on Wednesday with a forecast gale warning. Saturday 28 November Saturday was the Rundles Cactus Cup a fleet of 20 boats raced in a light and variable WSW. PHS 1st place went to Tigris (Ian Lodewyckx/Brad Doak), 2nd place Gienah (Rod Miller) and 3rd place to Matador (Murray McCutcheon) AMS 1st Gienah / 2nd Tigris / Ellipse (Jack Setton/Albert Kaminsky) IRC 1st Gienah / 2nd Ellipse / 3rd Matador Thanks to the volunteers who ran the racing on Saturday Amanda Wakeham, Terry Parker and Andrew Fambiatos. A feast of mussels and frankfurts was enjoyed by all in the bar after racing. School Team Racing Also on Saturday, RMYS ran the final Term 4 round of the John Middleton Trophy for School Team Racing, on behalf of Yachting Victoria. 16 races were conducted in the light breeze, with Scotch College taking out the round and the series. Thanks to Michael Morse and Dee Mason for helping with the racing and the changeover of students. Waitangi Cup Various RMYS members competed in the Adams 10 Waitangi Cup at Safety Beach Sailing Club over the weekend. Normally there are 8 boats involved, 4 crews from NSW and 4 from VIC competing. The boats are drawn out of a hat, with owners not able to draw their own boat. It was a fantastic weekend of comradery as most of both states' crews now know each other well. Congratulations to the Victorian team who won the event on a countback with 2 firsts and a second, versus 1 first and 2 second places. The results can be found here. Classic Racing Race 4 of the Summer Series for Classics was conducted for the first time in 18 years by SYC. It was a long day on the water for many boats in the light breeze, but most managed to record a result in the

252 pursuit race. Congratulations to the crews of Boambillee, Warringa, Snow Goose, and Akuna for getting all the way to SYC and back! See the race results here, pursuit november_29_finish_times syc_.pdf the series scores here, race_4_nov_29.pdf and the current Marie Louise III Consistency Trophy scores here. Upcoming Events November/December Wednesday 18 Oct Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 21 Nov Ruth Nangle Jeanette Turnbull Safety Beach Weekend race to Safety Beach starts at 0800 hrs Wednesday 25 Nov Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 28 Nov Rundles Cactus Cup Edward Lumley Series Race hrs Feast of Mussels and Frankfurts after racing in the Harbour Room. Wednesday 2 Dec Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen Horizon Sails Spinnaker Series Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy Twilight Races 1800 hrs Saturday 5 Dec Club Marine Series Race 3 (run by RMYS) please fill in the Volunteer Register or contact Liz in the office if you can help out on the day as we need to fill William Paterson and Albatross on the day. Sunday 6 Dec 1800 hrs ISAF Volunteers Briefing RMYS Monday 7 Dec 1900 hrs ISAF Race Management Seminar RMYS Wednesday 9 Dec NO CLUB RACING THIS WEEK Charlie Course (RMYS & BRYC) ISAF World Cup Racing Begins Check ISAF website for all updates %20overall%20 %20CURRENT.pdf Sunday 13 Dec ISAF World Cup concludes

253 2 December 2015 Cruising Yacht Association of Victoria New Publication CYAV has recently launched a new publication, 'Cruising Victoria'. It is 200 pages in full colour, illustrated by chart extracts. Its 200 destinations include the Victorian coast, and from Port Macdonnell in South Australia to Eden in NSW. It has sections on Port Phillip, Western Port, Wilsons Promontory, Corner Inlet and the Gippsland Lakes. It also includes Bass Strait and the Bass Strait Islands (Hogan, Kent, Furneaux and Hunter groups and King Island) and the north coast of Tasmania (Banks Strait to Smithton). RRP $79.95 (from Boat Books), CYAV member price $45, non member price $65. See the attached flyer for more details and an order form, or check out the CYAV website to order your copy December 2015 Receive your Member Statement by The cost of postage at Australia Post is rising significantly as of 4 January If you currently receive your RMYS member statement by post, we would be grateful if you could provide us with an address where we can send your statements instead. Thanks for your assistance. AdventureWare Offer of the Week Christmas Gift Orders Close 18 December! Looking for gifts for Christmas? Watch, gloves, wetsuit, jacket? Adventure Safety can source most things. Jump online or send an enquiry and miss the Christmas shopping bedlam!

254 4 December 2015 Pink Lady Regatta Saturday 16 January The Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club is proud to be hosting the inaugural Pink Lady Regatta: "A Day on Two Bays", on Saturday 16 January 2016 from 11am. There will be a Lady Skippers Race, kayaking, a BBQ and refreshments. The event is raising money for the Breast Cancer Network Australia. For further information on this fantastic event, see this flyer. flyer_final.pdf 6 December 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Road Closures and Marina Gates The ISAF Sailing World Cup has officially started and racing commences tomorrow (Wednesday). Come down and check it out! Road Closures A reminder that Pier Road will be completely closed until 1700 hours on Tuesday 15 December. The closest parking for Foreshore Parking Permit holders will be on Beaconsfield Parade (if it is not in a clearway timeframe) or the Triangle car park at the Palais Theatre. We recommend public transport where possible! Marina Gates The many competitors, coaches, and spectator boat drivers will all need access to the marina during the World Cup. There will be marshalls stationed on the main gate for security purposes, who will check event identification and allow access to authorised people. This gate will be closed to the general public throughout the event, but access will still be available 24 hours a day to members with a fob. However, all of the arm gates will be left open from approximately 8am to 6pm each day from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 December, to facilitate access for our guests. We recommend, as always, that members lock their boats to avoid any potential issues. Thanks for your understanding.

255 7 December 2015 Racing Report 2 and 5 December Wednesday 2 December Race 6 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight series was run in a knot southerly last Wednesday. Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen 1st on PHC Woodstock, 2nd Take Five, 3rd Revenge Horizon Sails Twilight Spinnaker Series AMS 1st Silhouette, 2nd Mrs Overnewton, 3rd Vagrant IRC 1st Mrs Overnewton PHS 1st Silhouette, 2nd White Swan, 3rd Sunshine Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Trophy results are currently under review Best Start went to Revenge and Avocet, both on 2 seconds. The Tonner Challenge was won by Revenge and Tigris won the Mountain Goat of the Day for losing their rudder for the second time in two weeks. As always we are very grateful for our volunteers; Race Officer John Taylor, assisted by Ian Guyett and Jan Lucas. Saturday 5 December Saturday December 5 saw Races 4 and 5 of the Club Marine Series. Jungle Juice and Sea Eagle had a great day taking out first and second respectively in Division 2 on PHS in Race 4. Jungle Juice also won race 5 on PHS, and Salamander III was equal third on IRC. In Division 3, race 4, Mood Indigo was third, and the race 4 AMS was won by Johnny Be Goode. Johnny Be Goode also won race 5 on AMS. The Club Marine racing this week was hosted by RMYS and a big thank you to the volunteers who put their hands up on Saturday on William Paterson Race Officer Simon Dryden, Sue Greaves, Jan Lucas, and Damien Ryan. Thanks also to Roger Hatten and Anthony Callanan on Albatross. Read the Club Marine Series article from Yachting Victoria here for a great wrapup of the day and a special mention of RMYS &sID=303369&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID= Upcoming Events November/December Wednesday 9 Dec NO CLUB RACING Charlie Course (RMYS & BRYC) ISAF World Cup Racing Begins Check ISAF website for all updates %20overall%20 %20CURRENT.pdf Sunday 13 Dec ISAF World Cup concludes

256 Wednesday 16 Dec Twilight Racing 1800 hrs Saturday 19 Dec Non Aggregate Race 1400 hrs Wednesday 23 Dec Twilight Racing 1800 hrs Saturday 26 Dec Cock of the Bay (ORCV) 1030 hrs Sunday 3 Jan 87th Stonehaven Cup Wednesday 6 Jan Club Captain s Invitational Twilight Pursuit 1800 hrs Saturday 9 Jan Doc Bennell Trophy / Charles Marshall Series Race 2 10 December 2015 New Members Night Friday 18 December Come along for this very social night to welcome the new members, have dinner and maybe sign up some new crew for Saturday! The night gets full quickly so if you would like to have dinner please book by calling December 2015 Jody Lukeman s Farewell Drinks Saturday 19 December 5pm Many members would know Jody Lukeman as our extremely hard working AWKR Chair for the past three highly successful regattas. She has also recently been a member of our Sailing and Membership committees, and has represented RMYS on the Women and Girls in Sailing Committee of Yachting Victoria. Her commitment to improving club services and to increasing the involvement of more women in sailing has been of huge benefit to RMYS and to the greater sailing community. Jody will be leaving Melbourne for Sydney very shortly to take up a new career opportunity, and so she invites you to farewell drinks in the Olympic Bar on Saturday 19 December (this week) after sailing. For those of you who aren't sailing on Saturday, please join us from 5pm to say goodbye and thank you to Jody.

257 12 December 2015 AWKR Christmas Drinks Thursday 17 December The Australian Women s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) Committee invites you to join us for drinks in the Olympic Bar at RMYS from 7:30 on Thursday 17 December (following our final committee meeting for 2015). Meet the new faces on the committee. Get acquainted with Allicia s replacement, Liz Haines. Say hi to Allicia, who is home in Melbourne for a fleeting visit Say goodbye and thank you again to Jody (our former Chair) before she moves to Sydney! Have some input into what you would like to see at the 2016 Regatta. Open to all people, all clubs... feel free to just swing by and say hi. Dee Mason Chair, AWKR 13 December 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Roundup A Huge Success for RMYS and St Kilda ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne was an absolutely huge and wildly successful event at St Kilda over the past week, with more than 400 boats competing in both the Olympic and Invited Classes. There were also over 200 volunteers involved with making this regatta a great one for the sailors. The 470 and Laser classes had the opportunity for a shakedown from Saturday 5 December to Monday 7 December. Mordialloc Sailing Club and Port Melbourne Yacht Club conducted the 470 Australian Championship and a Laser Warm Up Regatta off St Kilda. Many of the competitors also took the opportunity to train on the event waters over the weekend. The official World Cup on water events kicked off on Monday 7 December, with the Bill Bell School Sprint Sailing Series conducted by Yachting Victoria and RMYS in St Kilda Harbour. There were 16 races held in frustrating conditions, as the wind dropped out frequently and changed direction for every race! Thirteen teams participated, with Woodleigh School taking out Division 1 and Albert Park College winning Division 2. Tuesday 8 December was a day off for most competitors, which is just as well as it was seriously windy. Many of the sponsors, officials, event organisers and journalists enjoyed the 300 person 'Road to Rio'

258 function at Encore that evening: this included a sumptuous dinner, some very St Kilda entertainment of drag queens and dancing boys, and two great Q&A sessions with Andrew Plympton & Leon Wiegard (both previous AFL club chairmen and current sport administrators) as well as a fantastic group of Olympic athletes from various disciplines. Racing for the Olympic Classes commenced on Wednesday 9 December, with a beautiful day of sailing had by all competitors. The Invited Classes started the following day, Thursday 10 December, which was equally fantastic and allowed St Kilda to show off its best assets of sun, sand, and sea to our visitors. Friday 11 December saw a complete change of weather, with chilly and strong breezes from the west with light showers. The Couta Boat Challenge unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the high winds at the time of their start. The Olympic and Invited Classes were sent out for racing in a relative lull and most courses managed one race; however, they were then blown back to the beach by up to 42 knot gusts flying through all seven courses. Many of the older competitors were standing in the water off the beach helping the younger sailors retrieve their boats, which was great to see. There were a number of boats with mast damage due to capsizes in shallow water, and so a lot of fixes were required before the next day's racing. The one positive was the huge number of competitors and families crammed into the Olympic Bar for shelter it was great to see the place buzzing! The conditions on Saturday 12 December were back to what one would expect in Melbourne in summer, with all classes catching up on missed racing from Friday. This was a very long day on the water for most of the competitors, the last of which were back on the beach around 6pm. The medal races for the Olympic Classes were all held on Sunday 13 December, with the Stadium course set up as close as possible to St Kilda Pier and the breakwater. This provided ideal viewing for spectators, who were lined up along the pier and on the grassy knoll just off the beach. There was plenty of breeze in the middle of the day to get everyone around, with very short and close racing and some new Olympians selected for Rio on the day. There was also racing for all of the Invited Classes out on the other courses, which only suffered a short delay before the sea breeze kicked in around 11am. Medals for all classes were presented on the stage on Pier Lawn. RMYS members did a great job in the always huge and seriously competitive Optimist fleet. Event Junior Ambassador Linus Talacko finished an excellent 18th in the Gold Fleet, with other members finished in the Silver fleet Hugo MacMillan in 23rd, Matthew Walker in 26th, Charlie Langdon in 49th, Freddie Langdon in 50th and Finn Keyes Tilley in 52nd. Congratulations to all. RMSTA also ran very successful Discover Sailing events in the harbour all week, with several schools and many individuals having their first taste of sailing alongside some of the sport's best competitors. Hopefully this will introduce some new members and course participants to the club. The organisers were thrilled with how well the change to the new venue went, and the feedback from competitors and volunteers was overwhelmingly positive. RMYS would like to thank all of the club volunteers who gave up their time and took leave from work to assist us with this amazing event. They were: Scott Allbutt, David Allen, Roger Byrne, Peter Chapman, David Croke, Julie Davis, Tom Ely, Ross Flood, Roger Hatten, Louise Kavanagh, Dennis Livingston, Tony Lukeman, Lee McRae, Amanda Molyneaux, Michael Morse, Bruce Rogers, Peter Roome, Sabina Rosser, Terry Swalwell and Marc Tracy. If we have forgotten anyone, we apologise and please let us know.

259 And a special thanks to Damo, Joel, and Kuki for working so hard before and during the event to make sure everything went smoothly for the event organisers, volunteers, and competitors. We look forward to hosting this regatta again in December next year! Check out the Sailing World Cup Melbourne website and Facebook page for more photos, stories and results December 2015 Classic Racing Report Race 5 Sunday 13 December Frances, Sayonara, and Warringa at Gellibrand. Photo by Gordon Tait (on board Ettrick). Another fantastic article from the CYAA, on this Sunday's racing. Five RMYS yachts competed: Boambillee, Warringa, Snow Goose, Akuna, and Dingo. Particularly impressive was the tacking duel between Boambillee and RYCV's Frances towards the end of the race! Read on for more... Story by Peter Costolloe, CYAA Handicapper 'All s well that s ends well' were the words for the day. After resolving our pre race management issues, today's race, without exaggeration, was one of the better Classic Yacht races for some time. Race start With a decent breeze and flat water, the Classic fleet of 19 starters all going for an on the money start was described as a sight and a half by the race committee. Avianat the pin end and Boambillee at the committee end led the fleet away in great style. In the middle was Sayonara with full rig and fully committed for her on time start, under the helm of Ron Evans, our CYAA Sydney member. Warringa was another Classic who started well under a never seenbefore asymmetrical. Kites were cracked to work on the fully shy run. Some could and some couldn t hold them was the result. Those Classics who held on with full kites were soon in leeway trouble. Boambillee, who was part of the1969 NSW Southern Cross Sydney to Hobart team, led the fleet out to the Gellibrand Shoal mark. Following her was a sail off between two of the notable classic yachts, both winners of Australia's premier yachting trophy. Sayonara launched in 1897 and was the Sayonara Cup winner in 1907, and Frances launched in 1948 and was the Sayonara Cup winner for 1951/1952. In close company was Trim, the Ohlsen 35, and the Tumlaren pod of Avian, Sirocco and Ettrick. Down to P3 Boambillee led the Classic fleet at the mark rounding and was all set for the running duel with Frances. Sayonara, her large crew on the lee side and constant headsail trimming, was keeping in contact with the leaders.

260 It was not the time to look behind as not far from the Tums and Trim was the swift flying bird, Tandanya, designed by Henry Rasmussen and launched in Tandanya was under the helm of Stephen Lake, which led the top scoring Admirals' Cup yacht of 1967, Mercedes III, around the P3 mark. After an excellent run to P3 the fleet was still bunched up. Bungoona wasn t far behind along with two more Tumlarens; Snow Goose, and a rapidly closing Dingo along with Knud Reimer's Albatross designed Bluejacket helmed by Doug Jenkin. Chris Havre s Akuna was also on the pace. Martini and Cyan had recovered after stalling at the start while Michael McTavish was giving Serifa her first Classic yacht race for some time. This fleet bunching was going to bring in some interesting corrected time results, said the handicapper. Any mistake will be costly. Back to Gellibrand and then Mark 72 and down to R4 Frances had overhauled Boambillee and set a kite on the approach to Mark 70 to take advantage of the wind change by Breakwater Pier. In procession, those in the fleet who could set kites did. More downwind work was the go. Sirocco, while trying to take wind away from Mercedes III, worked hard to hold off Avian and Ettrick. Akuna was also into kite flying mode. Back to the finish A windward work tacking duel between Frances and Boambillee saw Frances lead the fleet across the line while exhausted crews from each Classic called for the smelling salts. Classic yacht tacking duels and crew age cannot go on forever. Sayonara also put in a close upwind performance to hold off Mercedes III. Phil Atkins had Trim in a comfortable position to follow while Sirocco held off Avian and Ettrick. Warringa was next after deciding not to bother asking Rolly Tasker for help. The Tums Dingo and Snow Goose were through next, with Tandanya and Bluejacket not far behind. Martini, Bungoona and Cyan were caught by a dying breeze while on the run to R4. Closing the Classic Fleet race for the day and still on the pace were Loama, Serifa and Akuna. After race Soirée Our end of the race year BBQ, thanks to the work of the Tumlaren team, headed up by Karen Batson, was the hit of the day. Thanks go to Sam Cowell and Tony Hoppe of Warringa for their assistance to the handicapper to calculate the corrected time results invaluable assistance that saved the day. Part of the Tumlaren BBQ team. Photo by Gordon Tait. Corrected Time Results Corrected times were a feature of the race results. The first five placings were inside one minute. Only small numbers of elapsed time seconds separated the first four placings. Close to six minutes separated the placings up to 17th. Close racing with no mistakes was the order of the day. Presentation of the Lark Distillery trophies from the Cup Regatta

261 2015 was made prior to the Race 5 results announcements. Great cheer was the noise when Bob Munro s Tandanya was announced as the corrected time winner. Congratulations for the hard racing put in by Stephen Lake and the Tandanya crew. Racing 2016 The Summer series restarts 31 January at RMYS. Happy Christmas and New Year to all. Tim Boucaut, Skipper of Warringa, collecting the Lark Distillery Trophy for Best Overall. Photo courtesy of Peter Costolloe. 16 December 2015 AdventureWare Product of the Week Spinlock Rig Sense Gauge Getting the rig tension right for the conditions is now in reach of us all. Spinlock Rig Sense and mobile app now available. $ less RMYS Discount Create your order online and use the club s address for delivery. Having trouble online or need some advice? Call AdventureWare on or sales@adventuresafety.com.au. 17 December 2015 Petersville Regatta December at BYS BYS will be hosting the Petersville Regatta between Christmas and New Year this year, and would love to see as many RMYS members as possible competing. Entry and more information is available at

262 18 December 2015 RMYS Opening Hours Over Christmas/New Year Olympic Bar Hours Office Hours The RMYS office will be officially closing at 12pm on 24 December 2015 and will reopen on Monday 4 January There will be limited service available on all days over the Christmas/New Year period, other than Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day. Casual berthing can be still be arranged, however it would be much appreciated if bookings for this period were made prior to 24 December. Wed 23 December Twilight Race usual service in Harbour Room Thu 24 December Closed Fri 25 December (Christmas Day) Closed Sat 26 December (Boxing Day) Open for toasties, rolls, ice etc. for Cock of the Bay Race Sun 27 December Open Mon 28 December (Boxing Day Public Holiday) Closed Tue 29 December Closed Wed 30 December Closed Thu 31 December (New Years Eve) Open for RMYS Rooftop function Fri 1 January Closed Sat 2 January Open Sun 3 January normal service as per the Red Book resumes Have a safe and merry Christmas and a happy New Year on and off the water! 19 December 2015 Roof Top New Years Eve Party! Thursday 31 December from 6pm The hottest place to be in Melbourne for New Years Eve places are filling fast. Watch the fireworks and enjoy the celebration with your mates! This year, boogie the night away to the fabulous DJ Emma! DJ commences at 8.30pm. Veuve champagne toss for the ladies! Johnny Walker Black toss for the gents! Dinner ticket package $50 includes: party entry, your choice of main meal and a light supper. Dinner served between 6 9pm Or party entry only $20 includes a light supper. The dinner menu is as follows: Grilled beef fillet, onion soubise, black pepper sauce, fat chips and roasted green beans

263 Roasted barramundi, XO sauce, black beans, water chestnuts, spring onions and gai lan Grilled chicken breast, corn cream, corn tendrils, grilled cherry tomato, purple potato, chimichurri dressing Confit Atlantic salmon, pomme mousseline, cider jelly, watercress, apple salad, cider beurre blanc Pappardelle, roasted hazelnut ragout, zucchini and basil puree, pecorino Dessert is also available for an additional $18 each: Lemon grass and coconut brulee, mango pineapple salad, pandan foam Pistachio gateau, raspberries and peaches, rose petals, honey crème fraiche sorbet, raspberry coulis Bookings are essential for catering purposes. RSVP 21st Dec. Book with Lou on or 20 December 2015 Stonehaven Cup 3 10 January 2016 at RMYS The 87th Stonehaven Cup is back at RMYS for the first time since 2012, from 3 10 January We already have 15 boats entered in this prestigious regatta, with more expected soon. This is a great opportunity for the RMYS entrants to sail in their local waters and to enjoy home comforts in the evenings. For those who are not familiar with the Stonehaven Cup, the regatta is the national championship for the 12ft Cadet Dinghy class. It is held each year and shared between Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, in such challenging conditions as the large swells off King Island in Tasmania and of course the ever changing Port Phillip. Boats are crewed by sailors who are 18 years of age and under, with three crew in each boat. This provides a great apprenticeship system for the crew and mainhand to learn from the usually more experienced skipper. The regatta is also well known for its excellent social events, with King Island setting the bar high last year! RMYS is looking for more race management support for the regatta. If you can volunteer on any of the days from 3 10 January, please let Liz know by at racing@rmys.com.au or sign up on the Volunteer Roster. There are also a couple of spots available for crew on Cadets that have entered the regatta. If you know someone who is 18 or under and who might be interested in having a lot of fun sailing in a national championship, please contact Lawrence Dean by at lawrence.dean@aanet.com.au. Otherwise, we'd love to see you at the club, to watch our juniors take on the other skilled 12ft Cadet sailors of Australia. The Notice of Race is now available on the Stonehaven Cup page of the RMYS website, with Sailing Instructions to come soon. cup 2016.html

264 21 December 2015 Good Luck for Christmas Racing and Christmas wishes Although there is not much racing at the club in the next week or so, there is plenty on elsewhere at this time of year. Primitive Cool (Skippered by John Newbold) is taking on the ultimate challenge of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Some of our fleet are racing down to Blairgowrie for the Cock of the Bay on Boxing Day are Affascinante (Mal Dougherty), Akuna Maid (Pat Milwright), Antagonist (Jim Lynch), Koa Atea (Wil Nienhaus), Sunshine (Jim Oosterweghel), Peccadillo (Charles Meredith), Gienah (Rod Miller), How Bizarre (Scott Robinson), Mrs Overnewton (Les Norton), Seaya (Jim Holroyd) and Tigris (Ian Lodewyckx). Best of luck also to those members who will be competing at dinghy championships over the summer and the Stonehaven Regatta in early January. The General Committee and staff of RMYS would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a safe a joyful New Year. Looking forward to seeing everyone back on the water for the Club Captain's Invitational Twilight Race on Wednesday 6 January. Janet Dean Commodore Racing Report 16 & 19 December Wednesday 16 December Race 7 of the Troubleshooters Jo Johannesen, Horizon Sails Twilight and the Helly Hansen Dennis Livingston AMS Twilight series was run in an knot southerly last Wednesday. Best Start went to Leilani on 2 seconds. The Tonner Challenge was won by Hotshot and Avocet won the Mountain Goat of the Day for not really coming back when they were OCS. crew members from Sea Eagle. As always we are very grateful for our volunteers; Race Officer John Taylor, assisted by Jan Lucas and Click here for all results summer twilight.html