Sunday was the first of the OTB Club Championship Series with an interesting weather forecast. Several keen sailors turned up early to rig well before the rain hit! And yes, it rained! There was a lot of discussion on shore between the race committee and the keen sailors regarding the thunderstorm warnings and possible impact. Greg was optimistic and told them the storms will clear by 2.30pm and all will be good. He was right! 10 boats hit the water at 1.30pm in search of some good racing. It was particularly good to see the Nacra 5.8 hit the water with David Padfield and his son for their first race, well done.

Setting the course proved very difficult as the wind was swinging 90 degrees often! The duty crew were very busy. Race started at about 2.30pm and off we went. Nick and Finn in the 420 were super keen and got called back to restart. Di Jackson in her first Sabre race was gliding through the water in the light wind, and she took the Sabre honours. Ewan with the tallest mast made the wise decision to return to shore when  the thunder rumbled. The overall fleet YS results had Nick and Finn pip Greg and James by 1 second (that will teach Greg to read the course diagrams!) followed by Duncan in his Impulse. Not long after reaching the beach the thunderstorms and heavy rain hit. Thanks to all the volunteers on the rescue boats that would have got wet in the pack up.

Weather is looking promising this Sunday, see you all there.  

The Executive Committee and members would like to welcome the following new members to Safety Beach SC. We look forward to meeting you at the club or on the water in the very near future.

 

  

A big thank you to all of the members that attended the SBSC Season Opening. The sail past went well, some members enjoyed it so much they went past a few times to make sure they got it right! Maybe they just could not believe the Commodore was in a tux!

 

Following the Sail Past we had around 120 members and guests to the Club. We were joined by Zoe Mckenzie, Federal Member for Flinders and also a sailor, Chris Crewther, State Member , Anthony Marsh, Mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and several Commodore's and Flag Officers from RYCV, RMYS, SYC, MYC, DBYC, BYS & McCrae Yacht Club. This year were also had many of our sponsors present many of whom spoke highly of the event and their enthusiasm for the Club.

 

The EC wishes all members a safe and competitive season and we look forward to some close racing.

 

Tony