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Off The Beach News
Hi there OTB Gang.
Only four more weeks until the start of the new sailing season, can you believe it!! As promised, click this link
2023/24 Sailing Program Preliminary Roster for your viewing pleasure. Please have a good look, check out any dates that are significant to you and email or message me with your available, or more importantly, unavailable dates for rescue boat duties.
Remember, if all goes to plan you only have to do two duties for the season and possibly less. If you don't have a boat license yet, I strongly recommend attending Rob and Fiona's course in Frankston next week, so you are all sorted for the season.
I'll give it a week for replies then do a preliminary roster and send it out to give you all a chance for changes then we can post it on the website.
Cheers Everyone, looking forward to hearing from you all.
Pete Chippy, OTB Captain
Boat License Course
As the season nears closer, the club would like to encourage more members to obtain their boat license to assist with rescue boat duty. We all know that many hands make light work, but with some of our keen volunteers not having a license, our options for boat drivers can be restricted.
Club members Rob Campbell and Fiona Lowe work for Victorian Boat Training, and will be running a boat license course at Frankston Life Saving Club on Thursday 21st September. The course starts at 6pm and will take approx. 4 hours including testing. Once you have passed the tests, you will be handed a Transport Safety Victoria Certificate. You need to take this certificate to VicRoads to transfer into license. The cost of this course is usually $130, however all SBSC members will be given a $20 discount. Please follow the link to book yourself in to this course. Click this link Victorian Boat Training
Gotcha Mono!
Well here is the proof that our dear Rear Commodores boat has indeed touched the ground. We have all been told many times that this has NEVER HAPPENED.
Keelboat News
Results
Brass Monkey Winter Series (Race 8)
| 1st |
Scamp |
David Phillips |
| 2nd |
Happy Days |
Paul Copeland |
| 3rd |
E’toile |
John Gordon |
Here is a link to
full results. Thank you to Race Officer Andrew Stocks, assisted by Elaine Nicholas in the tower on Sunday.
This Weeks Race
Winter Fun Friday Series (Race 9) Friday 15 September 2023
| First Warning Signal: |
13.55H Pursuit Start |
| Race Officer: |
Andrew Arblaster |
| Tower Assistant: |
Dawn Clark |
This is the last race in the Friday Series. A confirmation email (with course number) will be sent out to all skippers and crew on Friday morning, before 11.00am. Remember, start times are different to the Brass Monkey series, so please check your pursuit time
here
Brass Monkey Winter Pursuit Series - Resail (Race 9) Sunday 17 September 2023
| First Warning Signal: |
09.55H Pursuit Start |
| Race Officer: |
Judy Champion |
| Tower Assistant: |
Marg Hawker |
Please check your pursuit time
hereSkippers and Crew Meeting
Sunday 24 September 2023
10.00am start – upstairs at SBSC
The start of the new sailing season is not far away, and we are holding the Skippers and Crew Meeting earlier than usual – particularly so that we can cover any questions regarding the new Sailsys Race Management App. Agenda to follow early next week. Please put it in your calendar and see you there. Note: there is no race after the meeting.
MYC Long Distance Race Series
Mornington Yacht Club’s Long Distance Series for the 2023-24 season has been uploaded to the SBSC website under Keelboat Race Documents Race Documents (sbsc.net.au). Looks like a great series, so we hope to see some SBSC entries.
ORCV News
The ORCV are exited to let you know that entries for the Rudder Cup (Melbourne to Devonport) are now open.
For more information and to enter the 'Oldest Race in Australia' please
click here
Coming Up
Club Merchandise
Get you order in now to ensure that you are decked out in the latest Club Merchandise for he start of the 2023-2024 season Contact Marg Fleming on her email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss your options. The youth t-shirts (with names on them) will have another order put in soon, so if you missed out on first round orders, please contact Marg to make sure you get one in the next batch, which will be processed by end of March. These t-shirts have been a hit with the juniors and will be great to wear to regatta's etc.
Photo Of The Week
Junior Club Captain Matt Whitaker is the proud new owner of a 49er sail boat. His smile shows how happy he is, and how keen he was to get in on the water. As seen here in less than 4 knots of wind on Monday afternoon, Matt is really looking for some strong breeze very soon.
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