Safety Beach Sailing Club E-Newsletter Wednesday 20th May 2015 Commodore: Ross Martin Website: www.safetybeachsailingclub.com.au Contact: Club email: safetybeachsailing@gmail.com Keel Boats & Trailables Congratulations to Steve Richardson and the crew of Tardis who are the Keel Boat Champions for the 2014-2015 Season and to all the other winners that were announced on Saturday Night at the end of season dinner. Quantum Sails - Autumn Series Race 3: It was great to see 15 boats out for Race 3 of the Autumn Series. Unfortunately the wind was a little unfair and decided to abate a little quicker than forecast which unfortunately meant that none of the boats were able to complete the course in the 4.5hour time limit. However, we were able to take times for the boats that rounded the Pier Mark and have processed these times for your interest only these results will not be included in the overall Series Scores Please find attached a copy of these Pier Rounding Results and also the Series Scores to date Race 4 10am on Sunday 24 th May Make sure you are out for the last race of the Quantum Sails Autumn Series. Your Race Officers for the day will be Rosemary and Sandy Brass Monkey Winter Series: Commences on Sunday 31 st May @ 10:00am All race documents can be found on the club web-site. Start times will be issued next week so if you haven t sent in an email with your intention to race please send it in now to keelboats@safetybeachsailingclub.com.au Learn more about AMS: (Australian Measurement System for Keel Boats), John Chatham, the designer of AMS, will be visiting the club after the first race of the BMWS on the 31 st May to give us a presentation on AMS. As you may have heard the plan for the 2015/2016 season is to introduce AMS for all Summer Sunday Racing i.e. results will be calculated using both the PHD handicapping system that we currently use and also AMS so make sure you head back to the club to hear all the ins and out on AMS, how it works and what is required to get your boat measured up.
Notes from the SBSC Archives NEWSLETTER (2) HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Our original Control Tower building was extended later on, when we added an upper storey for race organisation and radio communications. It was demolished along with a spar locker (our former clubhouse) and toilet block when our Club site was expanded in 2007 to become the combined Community Centre that it is today. The cover of Newsletter No 6 dated 1st December 1969 is decorated with a sketch showing the very first Club premises planned for Safety Beach Sailing Club only three years after its foundation. A fenced rectangle with three entry gates represents the Club s open compound for yacht storage and rigging yard. It was surrounded by trees on the east and north sides. The red box on the right corner of the compound is a single story brick Control Tower, proudly flying the Club s Dolphin burgee. The larger building on the right is the old Boat Hire and Mussel Farm shed, with an iron railed track across the beach for direct access to the sea. People had to step over this track at the top, or duck under it to walk along the beach in those days. The 1969-1970 Newsletter Editor Lindsay Quinn wrote At last, the building program is underway and it is the sincere hope of your Committee that the fencing and Control Tower will be completed in time for the Christmas races. The builder is our member Phillip Brewer... Anyone who travels weekly up and down the highway with their boat will fully appreciate the facility that will soon be available on site but we have (yet) to undertake construction of the toilet block next season. Wonder what our members did for toilets before 1970? Please call TOM McCULLOUGH on: 5988 4365 or preferably email your recollections about the Club direct to: tom.mccullough@bigpond.com The loan of old photos or memories of the Club s early days could be useful for the Club history now being compiled for our 50th Anniversary.
End of Season Dinner Club Awards & Presentation night. What a fantastic celebration Saturday night was with a magnificent meal and the best company in the state! Thank you David, Snooks Catering enhanced the evening with a supreme cuisine that was fit for a king. Ross did an excellent job of keeping us entertained all evening during the presentation of all the awards. Club Championship KB, 1st - S Richardson - Tardis 6585 OTB, 1st - P Bulka - Taipan 4.9 051 Div1, 1st - Tori Campbell - Minnow 1111 Div 2, 1st - B Manning - Sabre 1900 Div 2 PH, 1st PH - Alistair Mackie - Sabre 1646 Div 3, 1st - R Martin & N Martin - Tasar 2788 Div 5, 1st - M Lawrence - Windrush Super Sloop 6286 Most Improved Sailors Adult Sailor - K Mackie - Sabre 705 Sabre Sailor - R Owen Sabre 1361 Junior Sailor - K Singh - O'pen BIC 7407 Sport Phillip Marine Twilight Series 2 KB, 1st - P Morrison - Fransiska 880 Ensign Ship Brokers Brass Monkey Winter Series KB, 1st - P Russell - Wild Goats M123 Sport Phillip Marine Summer Series KB, 1st - S Richardson - Tardis 6585 Ensign Ship Brokers Summer Series KB, 1st - G Bulka - The Dark Side SB3 Hidden Harbour Summer Series KB, 1st - S Richardson - Tardis 6585 Red Dolphin Series Div 2, 1st - F Martin - Sabre 1900 Div 3, 1st - R Martin & N Martin - Tasar 2788 Div 5, 1st - L Martin - Cobra 573 The club again recognised a vase number of sailors for their achievement throughout the 2014/15 season. It was fantastic to cheer them all on. Below is a list of the championship awards but it is by no means the full list. Please see the attachment for a full list of honours. Congratulations everyone, you are all superb sailors. Sport Phillip Marine Series Div 1, 1st - A Dodd - Laser Radial 166811 Div 1, 1st PH - G Lazzar - O'pen BIC 5840 Div 2, 1st - P Chipperfield - Sabre 1435 Div 2, 1st PH - P Chipperfield - Sabre 1435 Div 6, 1st - N Bacon - Taipan 351 Christmas Series Div 2, 1st - B Manning - Sabre 1900 Div 2, 1st PH - Katrina Mackie - Sabre 705 Div 3, 1st - D Jackson, W Jackson & R Thompson - LW Sharpie V842 Div 5, 1st - M Lawrence - Windrush Super Sloop 6286 Foundation Series Div 2, 1st - T McCullough - Sabre 1535 Div 3, 1st - C Martin & L Martin - Tasar 2243/2943 Div 5, 1st - M Lawrence - Windrush Super Sloop 6286 Lions Club Dromana Series Div 1, 1st - Tori Campbell - Minnow 1111 Div 1, 1st PH - Tori Campbell - Minnow 1111 Div 2, 1st - R Potter - Sabre 1826 Div 2, 1st PH - L Warren - Sabre 1680 Div 3, 1st - R Martin & N Martin - Tasar 2788 Div 5, 1st - M Lawrence - Windrush Super Sloop 6286 Bendigo Bank Dromana Series Div 2, 1st - B Manning - Sabre 1900 Div 3, 1st - D Jackson, W Jackson & R Thompson - LW Sharpie V842 Div 5, 1st - M Lawrence - Windrush Super Sloop 6286
Red Skies at Night An OTB Sailor s delight Sailor: Ewan Boat Type: B14 Sail Number: 156 The last worlds at McCrae were a lot of fun and the English and French crews were very friendly off the water. Here is the highlights video: https://youtu.be/my2a53cbaz0 Sailor: Tom McCullough Boat Type: Sabre Sail Number: 1535 I learnt to sail as a boy in the Hornsby- Kurringai Police Citzens Youth Club Sailing Club (or HKPCYCSC for short!) on the Hawksbury river NSW. As a teenager I joined the Lane Cove 12ft skiff club and sailed a Cherub before Uni, business and kids put an end to regular sailing for 17 years. When Tori was old enough (7!) we bought an old 145 and sailed out of Merricks for 3 years before buying the B14 and joining Safety Beach. The B14 is, in my opinion, the easiest, most fun and best bang for your buck skiff there is. It was designed by Julian Bethwaite in 1984 as a cut down version of an 18ft skiff but the use of wings rather than trapeze makes sailing it a lot easier. The boat is fast but not ridiculous, planing upwind in 10 knots means you have fun on every leg and the flexible rig is somewhat forgiving so you don t swim too much..tori and I have learnt a lot in our first two seasons and once we grown into the recommended range of crew weight (130-180kg) we hope to be competitive. The class is small but friendly and there is a sizeable and very vocal female contingent! There are a few skiff regattas each season plus state and national titles. The worlds are in Lake Garda next year which is very tempting. What delights an (old) OTB Sailor? Dromana Bay in May Sailing s fine in summer zephyrs Tacking fast to catch the shifts ; But when autumn cools our efforts, Squalls capsize each lift. Westward lies the choppy seaway Eastern hills a cradle makes, Winter comforts now replace an Ancient sailor s aches. Leaving cold those coastal waters Turning inland from the shore Rest is needed when it matters Dry for evermore! Gleaming westward through my window Rippling wet with silver drops Winter s cubist watery rain-show Brightly shines, then stops. Eastward lies the calmest scene Among those hills engraved in blues Arching rainbow, brilliant gleams in Multi-coloured hues. Springtime seems so far off always, When each sailing season ends, Winter refits filled those cold days Who s for sailing? Coming friends?
Western Port Report Good morning all Sailors Western Port had some terrific sailing conditions on Sunday. We spent time practicing close group tacking & starting. Our coaches followed us around giving us hints and tips on the way. Throughout the morning we had a number of short races to practice what we had learnt. Pilates Group Tuesday Nights Bay We have a new weekly Pilates class operating out of the Safety Beach Sailing Club which started last week, details as follows: Pilates Group Instructor: Sherryle Dowling Time: 17:30-18:30 Day: Tuesday Where: 1st Floor Meeting Room Cost: $15/class Contact: Ph: 0402 493 609 Em: sherrylefitness@gmail.com Catch up News It was however very hard to concentrate (sorry Rick) because throughout the morning we had a pod of dolphins joining in. They appeared to enjoy the company of the boats as much as we were enjoying theirs and they stayed with us for most of the morning!! All are welcome so if you want to come and join in please do; http://www.westernport.yachting.org.au/ On a final note please don't forget the ZHIK OTB MID WINTER SERIES at Sorrento. Opti's, Minnows, Bic's lasers & Sabres are all welcome and it would be nice to get a group from SBSC there. Race Management Training Sandringham Yacht Club - sessions 2015 Sandringham yacht club is delivering a volunteer race management training program during the winter months and offering it at no cost to clubs to attend. Their invitation is as below, please consider if you would like to participate. For the last three years Sandringham Yacht Club has delivered race management training courses for our volunteers. This year we have decided to open these five training sessions to all yacht clubs around Port Phillip to ensure competitors of every level - club to international experience, have the very highest standard of race management practices possible. The training will be a combination of classroom and practical example over the course in five sessions. Check out; http://www.sscbc.com.au/?s=zhik See you out on the water if not before! - Louise, 1680 Flying Circus
There will be no charge for yacht club members so bookings are absolutely essential. For bookings please phone 9599 0908 or email sulis@syc.com.au Winter Walks - SBSC 2015 Bushranger s Bay - Saturday June 6th First Saturday of month walk with your fellow club members, they are easy to medium grade and usually include a coffee at the end. Suitable for juniors & adults. Dates June 6 th July 4 th August 1 st September 5 th October 3 rd 2014/15 Summer Yard Storage All Summer Storge has expired Summer is over and so too is the summer storage. Please do not wait to be asked, please remove your vessel ASAP. Whilst we understand it is cold & wet, you need to brave the weather once more to back to the yard to pack up your boat, they should have been removed by April 30 th. If any members would like to apply for Winter Yard Storage they are more than welcome. Attached is a form which must be completed and submitted for approval. Please note if a vessel remains in the yard without approval their next request for storage will be rejected. BLiSS May 23rd & 24th, 2015. Saturday June 6th - 9:30am Bushranger s Bay from the Carpark to Bushrangers beach and back This walk would be really suited to Junior Members as we spotted about 16 kangaroos and wallabies on the "test run". Length 5.6km- grade easy to medium. Time approx 2.5 hrs. Walk across sand dune tracks, through light bush and see spectacular views of the Southern Peninsula leading down onto the beach. Meet at SBSC at 9.30am for Car pooling, or at 10am at Bushrangers Bay Car park Melways map 259 K8 Wear walking shoes/boots, wet weather gear and hat, bring morning tea/snacks, for our rest spot on the beach. Phone Jan Woods 0418 503 832 if you intend coming. This RBYC women s event is designed to showcase off-the-beach (OTB), one design and keelboat racing for women and girls from around Port Phillip, Corio and Western Port bays. For OTB there will be 6 races over two days and for the keelboat there will be 3 windward/leeward races on the Saturday & and Long race on the Sunday. For keelboats, the Sunday race is both the RBYC Associates Cup and Race 5 of the Port Phillip Women s Championship Series (PPWCS). For more information go to: http://www.rbyc.org.au/sailing/regattas/bliss/ 2015 WYC Winter Coaching Sailors from Westernport & Port Philip Welcome The WYC in Balnarring are offering sailors coaching on boat handling and sail tuning also practice in starts & skills around marks with practice races. Coaching program dates:
May 31 st June 14th & 28th July 12th & 26 th August 9th & 23rd September 6th & 20 th October 4th & 18th November 1st, 15th & 29th December 13th Cost is $30 or $40 to borrow a boat. Storage may also be available. Start time is 8:30am & I got back around 2pm. Contacts are: Lynn Dugay: 0403 741 471 landadugay2@bigpond.com & Xavier Vandame: 0438 051 466 xvandame@msxi.com.au SSCBC Mid-Winter Regatta June 6th-7th Sorrento Sailing Club holds this great fun and reasonably local event for most of us. Great prizes & a mystery guest speaker! Parents Of Juniors - Facebook SBSC Junior and Youth please don t forget to keep an eye on our Facebook Page. 2015/2016 Sailing Calendar May 2015 23 rd & 24th Brighton BLiSS Regatta Jun 2015 6 th & 7th Sorrento Mid Winter Junior Regatta Aug 2015 2 nd SBSC AGM 9am to 12pm 29 th & 30th Mordialloc Sail Mordi Oct 2015 11 th Opening Day 17 th & 18 th Sandringham Sail Sandy Nov 2015 28th McCrae Minnow Pre-Nationals Training Dec 2015 12 th & 13 th RMYC Sail Melbourne 27 th & 2 nd Jan McCrae Minnow Nationals 27 th & 3rd Jan SBSC Bic O Pen Worlds Feb 2016 13 th & 14 th Daveys Bay isail Lidgett Trophy March 2016 5 th & 6 th Parkdale Minnow State Champs Just for Fun See & contribute to what is happening around the club for juniors & youth SBSC members. Please Like! There is a fantastic video as well. https://www.facebook.com/groups/sbscyouth andjuniorsquad/ Qigong Class Monday mornings 9:30am 10:30am a Qigong class is held at the SBSC Cost - $15 casual or $12 by the full term. Bookings: Jan Rabinowitz 0422 623 142 E-mail - janray8@bigpond.com Yoga Class Thursday evenings 6:00pm 7:30pm a Yoga class is held at the SBSC. Cost - $20 casual or $16 by the full term. Booking Essential: Jan Earls 0405 069 157 Email: janearls@hotmail.com