Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 3rd June 2026

Off The Beach News

Tasar Worlds

The 2026 Tasar Worlds begin this week at Kunigama, Okinawa, Japan. From 117 entries, there are 40 Australian teams are competing in the championships. Andrew (Mono) Martin & Phil Potter are representing Sandringham Yacht Club and Ross Martin & Natasha Nugent are representing Safety Beach Sailing Club. Competition starts this Sunday 7th June. We wish all competitors safe sailing and a great regatta. Follow on their website and socials.

TASAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 in KUNIGAMI

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Keelboats

Those of us who are over seventy-five will remember Little Patti and the Sydney surf culture. Little Ninjo didn’t bring down the dance floor at the Maroubra Surf Club but remembers the Stomp and the way the chalk dust rose from the floor so thickly that you could hardly see your partner Stomping a mere ten feet away.

Sunday morning’s race was in a lively WNW. It’s hard to pick a course for that wind direction but who cares? Amanda chose Course 11 that has two sausages between Pier and SB1. Single tack to windward then back down to Pier – twice. The fleet was Happy Days, Ninjo, Shimmer, Echo Beach, Patriot, Summer Breeze and 11:11. Anthea was a last-minute withdrawal with a battery problem.

And Till forgot to read the course and went AWOL, so retired!!!

Alison was supposed to be sailing on Rawhide but for some reason they were unable to make it to the dock, so she sailed with us instead, joining Janine, Monty, Scotty and me. To quote our Scotty Chambers, ‘I always LOVE!!! surfing a boat. We stayed on numerous times and had her buzzing.’ Upwind we’d be doing 7 knots up a wave but only 5 after the slam. Unfair. I thought the lower reading was due to the amount of time the impeller was out of the water as we crested the wave.

Ninjo couldn’t catch Happy Days and Shimmer couldn’t catch Ninjo. As Happy Days was first home, figure the placings out.

A stompin’ good race!

Another Fun Friday this week for the unemployed and the unemployable. A pursuit with a 2:00 pm start time and Elaine as Race Officer.

See you there.

John Nicholas

This Week’s Racing - Keelboats

Friday Winter Series – Brass Monkey Winter Series Race #2

Start Time:	14:00H Start
On Duty:
Race Officer:	Elaine Nicholas
Duty Boat:

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AGM documents onto our website, please find them here: 2026 Annual General Meeting

Boatyard Works Over Winter

Removal of All Boats, SUPs & Kayaks Required

Due to scheduled maintenance works within the yard area, the Executive Committee requests that all craft be removed from the SBSC yard between 9:00am and 1:00pm on Saturday 25th July.

To allow the works to proceed safely and efficiently, the yard must be completely cleared during this period.

All current yard keys need to be audited. If you are holding a key, please email the key number and your name to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Returning Your Craft

Craft may be returned to the yard on Saturday 29th August between 9:00am and 1:00pm.

When returning craft, owners will be required to provide their:

Name
Email address
Phone number

This will assist the Yardmaster in completing an audit of all stored craft and issuing yard storage fees for the 2026/27 season.

Requirements for Returning Craft

To return a craft to the yard, owners must:

Provide evidence that yard storage fees have been paid
Affix an identifying number matching their allocated storage space
Store their craft only in the space allocated to them

Please note: Craft with unpaid or outstanding storage fees will not be permitted back into the yard until all fees are settled.

Unable to Remove Your Craft?

We understand that some members may not be able to remove their boats from the yard.

If this applies to you, please notify the club before 25th July so arrangements can be made around your craft where possible.

Please be aware that machinery will be operating within the yard during the maintenance period, and assistance may be required to relocate your craft to a safer position within the yard.

Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any issues with the planned works

ORCV News

DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series & Novice Return Series

Entries are now officially open for the 2026 DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series & Novice Return Series. The Series comprises four races including a destination race to Blairgowrie, a destination race to Geelong, and two short passage races around fixed marks, with the first race on Saturday 20 June 2026. We will start the series off with the marine distress practice which is open to participation for those in Race 1.

Winter Training Courses

Winter is a great time to top up knowledge and get ready for the next season. Popular courses like Weather for Sailors and Fundamental Navigator are returning. This year, we are also offering a new course Prepare your Yacht for Cat 2 & 3.

Weather for Sailors (online, starts 11 June 2026)
Fundamental Navigator (in-person, starts 14 July 2026)
Prepare your Yacht for Cat 2 & 3 (in-person, starts 22 July 2026)
Foredeck Essentials (eLearning + practical on 9 August 2026)
Tactical Navigator (in-person, starts 1 September 2026)

ORCV Weather for sailors

Night with blokes

Presentation Night Awards Summery

We had a wonderful turnout for Presentation Night this year. As our webpage is very temperamental to load photo's onto, please view our award winners via our Facebook album.

Link is here: Presentation Night Facebook Photo Album

For those award winners who were unable to attend, please come and grab your trophy's next time you are at the club. They will be up in the tower waiting for collection.

NAME	AWARD
Eric Meijer	Senior Club Person of the Year
Ella Murphy	Junior Club Person of the Year
Luke Padfield	Outstanding Sportsmanship
Scott & Ryan Mackiniver	Most Improved OTB
Tom Hamilton	Most Improved Junior OTB
Joe Vaughan	Most Improved Sabre
Anthea - Sally Wemyss	3^rd Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series
Seaclusion - Gwen McAuliffe	2^nd Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series
Ninjo - Lori Wilson	1^st Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series
Santani - Keith Bayliss	Lions Club Series Div 2 - 2^nd HC
White Pointer - Duncan McColl	Lions Club Series Div 3 - 1^st HC, 1^st YS
Marrakesh - Neil Hawker	3^rd Winter Fun Friday Series
Happy Days - Paul Copeland	1^st Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #1
Pot ‘O Gold - Rick Potter	Red Dolphin Series Div 2- 2^nd YS
Possibly - Grace Lazzar	Club Championship Div 3 -2^nd HC, 2^nd YS
L’Esprit - Rick Rogers	1^st Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2
Just Cruisin’ - Neil Whitaker	1^st PHS Shark Bay Holiday Series
Heaven Too - Fiona Martin	Red Dolphin Series Div 2 - 3^rd HC, 3^rd YS
Given to Fly - Scott & Ryan Mackiniver	Lions Club Series Div 4- 2^nd YS Lions Club Series Div 4 -2^nd HC
Mr Bojangles - Pauline Cleaver	3^rd PHS / 3^rd AMS Shark Bay Holiday Series
Fransiska - Peter Morrison	2^nd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #1 3^rd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series Overall
Talking Sheep - Pete Chipperfield	Lions Club Series Div 2- 3^rd YS
Purple Patch - Di Jackson	Lions Club Series Div 2 - 2^nd YS, 1^st HC
Mirage - Katrina Mackie	Club Championship Div 2 -2^nd HC, 3^rd YS Red Dolphin Series Div 2 -1^st HC
Empara - Peter Jones	2^nd PHS / 2^nd AMS Sunday Summer Series
Vincitore - Peter Russell	3^rd Brass Monkey Winter Series 1^st ORC Shark Bay Holiday Series 3^rd ORC Sunday Summer Series
Andrew Stocks - Glenn Lazzar & Wayne Jackson	Club Championship Fleet -1^st HC Club Championship Div 2 -1^st HC, 1^st YS
Pussy Power - Mark Lawrence	Club Championship Fleet 3^rd HC Club Championship Div 5- 1^st HC, 1^st YS Lions Club Series Div 5 - 1^st HC, 1^st YS
Shimmer - Steve Twentyman	3^rd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #1 2^nd AMS / 2^nd ORC Shark Bay Holiday Series
Balance - Mark Bulka	2^nd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2 Overall Friday Twilight Pursuit Series
Crabman - James Thorne	Club Championship Fleet -3^rd YS Club Championship Div 2 -2^nd YS, 3^rd HC Lions Club Series Div 2 -1^st YS, 3^rd HC Red Dolphin Series Div 2 -1^st YS, 2^nd HC
Unprecedented - Andrew McGraph	2^nd AMS Friday Twilight Series #1 2^nd PHS, AMS & ORC Club Championship
Juggernaut - David & Luke Padfield	Lions Club Series Div 6 - 1^st HC, 1^st YS BEST PERFORMING MULTI HULL
Perception - Fiona Jones	1^st AMS Friday Twilight Series #1 1^st AMS Friday Twilight Series #2 3^rd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2 2^nd Friday Twilight Pursuit Series Overall 1^st PHS, AMS & ORC Sunday Summer Series 3^rd PHS, AMS & ORC Club Championship
Ninjo - David Phillips	1^st Brass Monkey Winter Series 2nd Winter Fun Friday Series 1^st AMS, 2^nd PHS, 3^rd ORC Shark Bay Holiday Series 2^nd AMS Friday Twilight Series #2 2^nd ORC, 3^rd AMS, 3^rd PHS Sunday Summer Series
Duck & Weave - Greg Lowe & James Everett	Club Championship Fleet -2^nd HC, 2^nd YS Club Championship Div 4 -1^st HC, 1^st YS Lions Club Series Div 4 -1^st HC, 1^st YS Red Dolphin Series Div 4 -1^st HC, 1^st YS Commodores Cup Fleet -1^st YS BEST PERFORMING MONOHULL
Windfix - Ross Martin	Club Championship Div 3 - 1^st YS, 1^st HC Red Dolphin Series Div 3 - 1^st YS, 1^st HC 2025-2026 OTB CLUB CHAMPION
Rawhide - Cameron Barwick & Graeme Sargeant	3^rd AMS Friday Twilight Series #1 3^rd AMS Friday Twilight Series #2 1^st AMS / 1^st PHS / 1^st ORC Club Championship 2025-2026 KB CLUB CHAMPIONS

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Photo of the Week

Not all hero's wear capes.

Geoff Eldridge is currently in the process of gathering all of the clubs inflatable PFD's for their annual service.

Today, we had to collect a few from the blue rhib in d'Albora's drystack shed.

Thanks to Carl for letting us park inside the shed in the pouring rain to grab the jackets and a few anchor crates from juniors training.

Who one is the hero??

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