Sail Peninsula 2024
The Sail Peninsula 2024 is this weekend. There are some great entertainers coming along this year, so if you don't want to miss out, BOOK NOW!!! We look forward to seeing great support of our club’s annual regatta from the SBSC fleet. To Enter please CLICK HERE and the Notice of Race is available HERE.
Off The Beach News
Howdy Gang,
Wasn’t Sunday a great day to be alive, on or off the water? Of course on the water was definitely better, as the 26 starters will attest! For once the wind did exactly as predicted by starting off light (great for the new bunch of Juniors in the morning) then steadily building to the 10-15 knots we were promised. It might have gotten a little higher but not much, Geoff said they had readings down to 13 and up to 19 knots as a peak. I’m sure there were a few gusts of 40-50 knots at times, at least that’s what the Laser group told me!
Good old course 5 gave us some really fun reaches, and being a Northerly, there was some pretty good surf to catch as well.
Good old course 5 gave us some really fun reaches, and being a Northerly, there was some pretty good surf to catch as well.
As the wind built for race two, a few bods headed home, but on the whole most of the fleet handled the conditions fairly well (with the exception of the afore mentioned Lasers). Speaking of Lasers, we had six on the water this week and a couple still on the beach. That`s getting to be a sizable fleet, and with the growing number of Impulses, division three is no longer the sole domain of the 420s. Leaving the beach, I was treated to the humorous sight of Doc Taylor with one foot in his Impulse, chasing it around like a wayward horse in the mounting yard until it finally tipped over. I shouldn’t have laughed as 30 seconds later I was doing the exact same thing, with the exact same result! Just goes to show, you’re never too old to learn. Thanks for the lesson Doc. Also thanks to the Race team of Geoff/ Deirdre on Start, Greg/Fiona Lowe on Woodsy and Abbey E with Matt W in Sutherland. Great job everyone, lots of mark shifting and powerboat chasing.
Next weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday is SBSC`s premier event, Sail Peninsula, so there is no OTB sailing. But, BUT, the following Sunday 3rd of March is our turn to host Mt Martha in our annual Round the Hill Challenge. We used to win this unopposed but the last few years they have cleaned us up big time! This is mainly due to them having more boats on the water. We out sail them in most divisions but come up short on numbers. So this year I’d like every able bodied sailor to not only sail themselves but also bring your friends, bring your enemies, I don't care as long as they sail for us and not MMSC! Remember that racing starts at 1.00pm not 2.00pm and ramming is allowed (as long as nobody sees you). Jokes aside, this is a really fun event and the Mt Marthans are a great crowd who enjoy coming around to SBSC as much as we enjoy going to them. It would just be nice to grab that trophy back again !
That’s all for now. Good luck to those going to the Sabre States at Black Rock and for everyone involved in Sail Peninsula.
Cheers, Pete Chippy
Green Fleet Sail Training
Our juniors have had amazing conditions over the last three sessions. It is such a thrill to watch these new kids enjoying what we all love. Remember to spread the word about junior sailing to all the kids in your world. The training program dates will run from 9.30am – 11.30am every Sunday of the following dates:
- Sunday 3rd March
- Sunday 17th March
- Sunday 24th March
Keelboat News
Wishing all the SBSC boats good luck and great racing for Sail Peninsula this weekend. It's going to be a fantastic weekend on and off the water. It takes a lot of work in many different areas to put on this event which showcases our great club, so please also show your support by participating in the onshore events. Book your tickets @ https://trybooking.com/COZBN. It's a great opportunity to catch up with other sailors, great food, drinks, and support our sponsors and the efforts of our volunteers.
The club is also open Thursday night so head on down to be part of the build up to the main event. The bar opens at 4pm, live music, dinner from 5.30pm, and watch some race action as we warmly welcome the Mornington pursuit race finishers. Great to hear a few SBSC yachts are also heading up to MYC to compete.
Sunday’s Club Championship Report (Race 8)
By Andrew Arblaster (RO)
On a perfect day for sailing 7 boats started the long race 8 for the club championship with 35 crew. An 8kt southerly filled in just prior to the stat at 10.00. Mr Bojangles made the start of the day at the tower end at full pace. Vamonos started close to the green pole and used her superior pointing ability to sail straight to the yellow pile and round first. Vincitore was second followed by Mr Bojangles.
The next leg of the course was a beat to 19. The boats that stayed in the centre of the course achieved better speed and direction. Vincitore overtook Vamonos. 2Xtreme sailed an excellent leg to be close to the leaders. A spinnaker run to 25 followed with few passing lanes. From 25 to the yellow pile started as a tight reach with Vincitore using their large jib Topper. The reach became more of a beam reach as the wind backed to the SSW. Vincitore found the dreaded yellow pile hole in the wind was becalmed as the other boats came down under spinnaker with a fresh breeze.
The two Adams 10’s avoided the hole by shying up and going closer to Dromana before gybing back to the yellow pile. Mr Bojangles used her ability sail deep under spinnaker to take a direct route. Lumiere and Marrakesh were in a close fought duel down this leg, within a boat length of each other and the lead changing many times. Marrakesh had buoy room at the yellow pile and was able to open a lead of 30 seconds by the green pile.
On the reach to R1 the wind continued to increase and moved further to the SW. Empara was able to overtake Lumiere. There was a long beat out to 19. 2Xtreme made up some ground and Mr Bojangles sailed a good leg as a consequence of the increased breeze strength. All boats enjoyed a long easy spinnaker run to the yellow pile, shying up the spinnaker for the final leg to the finish.
Thanks to Di for helping with the set up and tutorial on the new system and Dawn Clark for making sure all systems were followed.
Click HERE for full results.
ORCV News
- Melbourne to King Island. The steak sandwiches alone are worth the trip with this (Category 2) 114-mile race starting at 0300 hours on Saturday, 9th March 2024, off Queenscliff over the Labour Day long weekend. Grassy Harbour offers a safe anchorage in all weather and the legendary hospitality of the King Island Boat Club. Early entry closes February 16th. For more information and race entry. https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island
- The annual trip tour of Port Phillip Heads is on Sunday, 24th March, departing Queenscliff at 10.00 am. The tour provides for well-planned and executed transits of the Heads, with an emphasis on doing so in low-powered vessels (like yachts), and provides information to participants on the numerous navigational aids and strict procedures required for safe passage through. For more information and to book. https://www.orcv.org.au/training/rip-tour-of-port-phillip-heads
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. Taking orders now for youth t-shirts with names on the back.
Photo Of The Week
`The Pink Panther Strikes Again` Mark Lawrence in Chippa's pink rashie 
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