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Commodores News

Last week, the Lions Club of Dromana donated $2500 to SBSC through their disbursement program. Two of our youth sailors, Matt Whitaker and Nick Meijer accepted the award on the Club's behalf and gave speeches to those in attendance at the Lions Disbursement Dinner. Graeme Wilson, secretary from Dromana Lions came up to me after the dinner and stated how impressed he was with Matt and Nick for their speeches.

As the keelboat sailors know we have been excluded using the aids to navigation marks as rounding marks in the Bay. SBSC through the Keelboat Committee is working with Ports to set rounding marks near the existing marks to facilitate racing. We hope to have this concluded by the summer.

Recently, I attended the ORCV awards dinner at Sandringham Yacht Club. Boats that won awards were Shimmer from SBSC and Maverick and Patriot. Congratulations to all who participated in the ORCV events.

A few weeks ago I met with the Commodore and Vice Commodore of Royal Geelong. We discussed their formula for Festival of Sail and how we can apply some of that to Sail Peninsula. We also discussed closer ties between the two clubs for racing and cruising.

With the AGM almost upon us, we have secured a guest speaker to enthrall us on their exploits of sailing a long, iconic, ocean race in adverse weather and sea conditions and the exhilaration of overcoming major obstacles to finish the race. A lesson in determination.

Speaking of the AGM, SBSC is still a volunteer Club. We need members to step up and join committees and help share the load that is required to keep the Club and its events on track. If you would like to be involved in any capacity please let our secretary know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming end of season celebration on the 29th June.

Tony

SBSC 58th Annual General Meeting

Sunday 28th July 2024 @ 2.30pm - (afternoon tea from 2.00pm)

Call for Motions:

A Member who wishes to raise a Motion at the Annual General Meeting must notify the Secretary in writing by 5.00pm Sunday 30th June 2024 of the proposed motion. Any Notice of Motion must have a proposer and a seconder both of whom must be voting members. At least one of the proposer or seconder of the motion must be present at the Annual General Meeting for the motion to be heard.

Call for Nominations for Executive Committee Positions:

Nominations are invited of candidates for election as;

Commodore,
Vice Commodore,
Rear Commodore,
Treasurer,
Secretary or
general member of the executive committee.

Nominations shall be made on the Club ‘Form of Nomination’, duly proposed and seconded by members inscribed on the Register of Members as being eligible to vote and endorsed with the written consent of the nominee. Nominations must reach the Secretary by 5.00pm Sunday 14th July.

The Form of Nomination is available by clicking THIS LINK

Off The Beach News

Brass Monkey Winter Series

Day 1, Brass Monkey OTB Winter Series saw 10 boats today start the races, which is a top effort in the cold conditions.

Thank you Greg, James, Finn & Zac for duty boat roster. Next race the morning after presentation night, 30 June. Duty roster is be Bill Manning and Murray McNeill on start boat with Alistair and Charlie Mackie on Sutherland.

Duty Roster for the series can be found HERE

OTB Brass

Pete Chipperfield sent this from Port Douglass and wanted to know if we should swap clubs for the winter series? Any takers?

Port Doug YC

Winter OTB Brass Monkey Series 2024

Keelboat News

Results

Brass Monkey Winter Pursuit Series - Race 3

1st	Mr Bojangles	Andrea Catling
2nd	Whiskers	Terry Jones
3rd	Etoile	John Gordon

Great to see 13 starters out on the water, and plenty opting for spinnakers in the gusty southerly breeze. Many thanks to our tower regulars, Elaine Nicholas and Amanda Malin. Click SailSys - Portal for full results.

This Week's Racing

Friday 21 June - Fun Friday Winter Series - Race 3

First Warning Signal: 13:55H Pursuit Start
Race/Tower Officers: Judy Champion and Dawn Clark

VicPorts and Two New Buoys

Great news was received recently with SBSC securing in-principle approval from VicPorts (as opposed to ParksVic) to place two new fixed buoys out near the shipping channel and within VicPorts jurisdiction. This means no more Virtual Marks.

A new sub-committee has been set up to review all our courses, and last week they selected lat/long's for these new buoys. We now plan to submit this with buoy details to VicPorts for final approval. The aim is to have the buoys installed before season opening.

Australian Sailing Annual Summit - 1 June 2024

This year’s summit was held at RBYC with very good attendance from all clubs around the bay and also regionally. There were several excellent case studies from various clubs and insight into the many support services that AS offers.

Fiona Lowe, John Bacon and John Wemyss attended on behalf of SBSC. Fiona Martin made a cameo appearance (with three others) with a presentation on the Sabrettes. This group is focussed on helping women Sabre sailors within the Sabre Association. Women comprise some 37% of all Vic Sabre Association members, by far outstripping other states, and this is largely due to these four Sabre sailors.

Hobsons Bay YC gave an insightful presentation on their new keelboat training and mentoring program, complete with the good, the bad and the ugly. Certainly food for thought.

SBSC has gone solar!

Safety Beach Sailing Club has always been a great Member club with plenty of activity and support for those fortunate to be members. In fact, you could say there's a real 'energy' about the place.

This is particularly true since 60 solar panels and a 25 kW Inverter were installed in November last year by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

The system is paid off by the club to the Council over 8 years. If the Council projections continue to be accurate, the club will benefit in reduced power bills by more than our biannual payment. When completely repaid, the system will continue to benefit the club for years to come, especially as power prices rise.

Over January, one of the better solar months, we used 64% of the solar power produced directly into the building which is a fantastic result. (January's data shown)

At peak times when the catering staff are in full flight, we often are completely powering all the fridges, ovens, and music that David can throw at us.

I always knew sailing was an environmentally friendly activity!

Cheers,

Rick Potter

Sunday 11 Feb Production and Consumption

ORCV News

ORCV Winter

ORCV DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series (Saturday 22 June)

The ORCV Discount Yachting Winter Series program for racing and cruising is based on passage style racing within Port Phillip Bay. The Series comprises four races including a destination race to Blairgowrie, a destination race to Geelong and two short passage races around fixed marks. www.orcv.org.au/winter-series

Race 1 - Saturday 22 June 2024 – Short Passage Race (< 6 hours)
Race 2 - Saturday 6 July 2024 – Destination Race to Blairgowrie 
Race 3 - Saturday 20 July 2024 – Short Passage Race (< 6 hours)
Race 4 - Saturday 17 August 2024 – Destination Race to Geelong
Weather for Sailors (Thursday 13 June)
Revised for 2024 is the ORCV’s Weather for Sailors online course, with the first module starting on Thursday 13 June. The Weather for Sailors course is designed to inform all types and levels of sailors about how to observe weather conditions and how to find the right forecasting advice from the vast array of modern resources available. Module 1 focuses on Fundamentals and Coastal Sailing, and Module 2 focuses on Advanced Weather - Trans Ocean and Extended Voyages. www.orcv.org.au/training/weather-courses

Marine Safety Expo (Sunday 21 July)
The Marine Safety Expo is a must-attend for all water enthusiasts! Held at Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), we’re bringing together industry experts, government organisations, and passionate boating enthusiasts for an immersive experience that enhances safety in all recreational boating activities with the guest speaker and event program now announced. It’s FREE, but spots are limited, so secure your ticket now! www.orcv.org.au/club-blog/5548-2024expo

Safety and Sea Survival courses (Sunday 8 September and Sunday 1 December)
Featuring a full-course that is an Australian Sailing affiliated program and prerequisite for ocean racing, and a refresher course that is required every five years, ORCV’s Safety and Sea Survival courses are a great opportunity for sailors to brush-up on their skills and achieve the required certification. In addition to racing, the courses also offer great insight for sailing and cruising. The June courses sold-out, with September or December dates now available for registration. Spot are limited. www.orcv.org.au/winter-series

Weather for Sailors (Thursday 13 June)
Revised for 2024 is the ORCV’s Weather for Sailors online course, with the first module starting on Thursday 13 June. The Weather for Sailors course is designed to inform all types and levels of sailors about how to observe weather conditions and how to find the right forecasting advice from the vast array of modern resources available. Module 1 focuses on Fundamentals and Coastal Sailing, and Module 2 focuses on Advanced Weather - Trans Ocean and Extended Voyages. www.orcv.org.au/training/weather-courses

Marine Safety Expo (Sunday 21 July)
The Marine Safety Expo is a must-attend for all water enthusiasts! Held at Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), we’re bringing together industry experts, government organisations, and passionate boating enthusiasts for an immersive experience that enhances safety in all recreational boating activities with the guest speaker and event program now announced. It’s FREE, but spots are limited, so secure your ticket now! www.orcv.org.au/club-blog/5548-2024expo

Safety and Sea Survival courses (Sunday 8 September and Sunday 1 December)
Featuring a full-course that is an Australian Sailing affiliated program and prerequisite for ocean racing, and a refresher course that is required every five years, ORCV’s Safety and Sea Survival courses are a great opportunity for sailors to brush-up on their skills and achieve the required certification. In addition to racing, the courses also offer great insight for sailing and cruising. The June courses sold-out, with September or December dates now available for registration. Spot are limited.

Photo Of The Week

Brass Monkey Winter Pursuit Series - Race 3. Thanks Steve Twentyman Steve T

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