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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 22nd November 2023

Welcome Event for New Members

SBSC Executive Committee warmly invite new members to attend a ‘welcome event’ at the Club to meet some of the executive, learn a little of the Club’s history & current activities.

We ask that you arrive for 1.30pm to enjoy some canapes and a complimentary beverage prior to the formalities.

We will have Keelboat and OTB racing happening, along with our Sunday Sounds that afternoon so we would love you to remain on afterwards, enjoy the club and deck areas, watch the action from the balcony, enjoy the music, maybe even have some tapas & chat to the other new members.

Date: Sunday 26 November 2023

Time: 1:30pm – 3.00pm

For catering purposes please register at https://www.trybooking.com/CNGPB

Rear Commodore’s Mutterings

Well last weekend was a much better sailing weekend for all fleets, kicking off on Friday night with a healthy 25 boat fleet for Friday Twilight. As everyone is aware, we are running with a new scoring system this year. Sailsys has only been in operation at our club for 6 weeks and as evidenced by Friday Nights finishing times, the spread is beginning to come in, with all boats finishing within 16 minutes of each other. Sailsys is a work in progress, the more often you sail, the more data the program can collect on your boats performance. Simply put, this is not an exact science and you can’t win every week. Hopefully over a season, all boats will get an opportunity to have their moment in the sun or sunset. With longer days comes longer races, so those boats that need more distance to have a chance, will get that chance as we head into the Summer months.

The first of the Margaret Hollamby female helm races was imbedded into last Friday nights twilight race, well done to all the female helms on Friday night, of which there were 12, congratulations to Katrina Mackie on 2Xtreme for a well deserved first up win. Your Keel Boat captain decided to put a fixed mark out at 25, thanks to Zac Lowe and Matt Whitaker for heading out on the Blue RHIB, taking photos and setting this actual mark! Hopefully the weather plays its part and we can lay a mark for Friday nights and dispense with the virtual stuff for a while but this relies on volunteers, so when you see them out there, thank them for giving up their time.

The Keel Boat fleet started in a mill pond on Sunday morning, however, the breeze came in albeit a bit later than wanted, but eventually everyone set off on a light North Westerly, the breeze kept hooking left as the morning and day wore on until this too evaporated before a light sea breeze came in from the east at around 3pm. Well done to Fiona and Nick Jones on Vamonos for their first and Till Brauckman on 11:11 for his first in Div 2 (Till will need some competition in Div 2, so come on you guys, get out there!).

The Sunday OTB fleet saw the best numbers in the yard for a couple of seasons, particularly this early on in the season, maybe it was just the lack of opportunity and the rubbish wind that has been dished up, that had everyone salivating at the thought of getting some quality racing in. It was particularly pleasing to see fleets of boats, 4 A class, 4 Tasar, 8 Sabres, 5 420’s, 3 B14’s. in any case we had 33 boats turn up to what little room there was left in the yard, but the vibe around the club was fantastic and with RO Geoff suggesting 3 races, we all set off to the start with great expectations. with a nice 8-10knt south westerly, we all set off only to be met with the south westerly petering out fighting the sea breeze and RO Geoff wisely pulled the pin on the race, citing the unfairness of the breeze whilst yours truly was becalmed in the South East corner of the course watching everyone else overtake me. Such was the hole I found, it would have taken me 1/2 an hour to finish the course, so thanks Geoff, I owe you $50!

The second start commenced once the sea breeze had settled in. Thankfully this time we all enjoyed a great race and managed to finish one of the promised 3 races. Hopefully Goldilocks arrives next week! Thanks to all our volunteers in the tower and on the water for ensuring a great weekend of racing was had by all. We can’t race without you!

A very busy yard after Sundays race

FEES!

There are a number of members who have not yet paid their fees. Fees are due by the end of September, if you have not paid your fees, you will be sent a final reminder notice for payment. If not received, your membership may be cancelled. Please avoid us the unpleasant duty of enforcing the clubs constitutional rules. If you are experiencing financial distress, please don’t hesitate contacting the secretary

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Coast Guard Flares Demo

The club have been advised that the Coast Guard will be conducting a flare training session for their members on Thursday 23/11/23 at 6:30pm

Off The Beach

Courtesy of Deidre S and Rob C

Day started out lovely with a nice breeze around the 8 knot mark which was fighting somewhat to go Southerly but did manage to stay Westerly for most of the time, until it decided to have a break and go to sleep, making it unfair somewhat particularly when some were into their third lap. Gotta love the winds down here!

Whilst Geoff and D patiently waited to re-assess poor Duncan managed to lose his mast but fortunately he was OK albeit he was done for the day but was towed back safely. Wind ended up doing a complete turnaround to 130 degrees coming off the land, but we managed to get underway again after a compete course reset which was a success.

The finish mark tried to escape Start boat after coming undone but was grabbed in time before it headed out through the heads. Eric suffered a similar mast fate to Duncan the race included a few faces we hadn’t seen for a little while. Murray in his very quick sneaky start in race 2 and Nicks crew in the 420 nearly managed to take out some others with his Evil Knievel move….

Total of 28 boats in the fleet which was great, and the day also included lights and sirens going off around 2 PM with what we soon found out to be the aircraft crash just out to sea off Mt Martha, the result of which seems to be tragic, our thoughts are with the plane’s crew and family.

Deidre also spotted a new pair of Abbey Everett and Ollie Bulka in the 420 they looked very capable and may be a force to be reckoned with.

Shout out to Geoffrey who picked the course pretty early on and with the help of ol mate Buoyzone enabled the Rhib crews of Rob C, Simon, Wayne and Russell to get the course set up in no time. Thanks to the RHIB crew volunteers you know how much we appreciate you all!

Over and out and Chippa should be back next week if he can find time in his busy schedule….. thanks for the content Deidre!! - Rob C

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Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight - Race 7

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Vitesse	Ray Bateman
1^st – Friday AMS	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark
Margaret Hollamby Female Helm – Race 1
1^st – Pursuit	2Xtreme	Katrina Mackie

We had a great turnout on Friday night, with 12 out of 22 starters entering the female helm series. Congratulations to Katrina for taking out Race 1! Next female helm pursuit race is on 8 December.

You may have been thinking there was a new boat in the SBSC fleet on Friday night when ‘Tiffany’ radioed into the tower. However Tiffany has no sails, she is the club’s new blue RHIB which was out there laying a real buoy mark near 25. Thanks to Matt and Zac for their efforts getting the buoy out there and back home, and to Judy, Amanda and the crew of Vincitore for a great job in the tower.

Sunday Summer Series Race 3

1^st – Div 1 PHS	Vamonos	Fiona Jones
1^st – Div 1 AMS	Vincitore	Peter Russell
1^st – Div 1 ORC	Vincitore	Peter Russell
Div 2 (only one race entrant – 11.11)

A big thank you to the tower crew on Sunday (Amanda Malin and Andrew Arblaster). Andrew kindly filled in when asked at short notice and we really appreciate it – and I’m sure you’ll all enjoy reading his Sunday race report below.

Sunday Race Report by Andrew Arblaster:

Seven yachts with 34 crews entered for the race. Course 35 was selected as this was the one of the long-distance races for the series. At 10.00am there was no wind at the start and over the course. After two delayed starts there was some wind and start was initiated for 11.00am. All the boats started very well, with Vamonos in the best position followed by Vincitore. Y Knot went left at the Yellow Pile hoping for a lift along the shore. The rest of the fleet went right up the centre of the course heading for Mark 19. The centre of the course paid off, particularly for Vamonos and Empara. Once around 19 there were not a lot of passing lanes with the reach to Mark 25 and a run back to the club.

Vamonos and Vincitore held their spinnakers very well from 25 to the Yellow and then through the finish. As there were signs that the breeze might decrease later in the day, the race committee took the decision to shorten the course.

11.11 had a good spinnaker run from 25 to the Yellow mark where they completed a very efficient drop. Mr Bojangles also completed a very good drop at Yellow. Empara sailed a good race for a small boat, particularly in the upwind leg. Amanda Malin was Race Officer for the day, ensuring the race ran smoothly.

Great to see Necessit’e back out on the bay with new owner/skipper Nick Veloutos joining the SBSC fleet – welcome Nick!

And we encourage more Division 2 boats to get out on the water in the coming weeks – remember; we need a minimum of two boats to have a race.

For full weekend results please click HERE

Zac Lowe and Matt Whitaker happy to help out with dropping a mark at 25

This Week's Races

Friday 24th November:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 8

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Amanda Malin
	Duty Boat:	Mr Bojangles
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Amanda

Sunday 26th November:

Club Championship Series – Race 4

First Warning Signal:	12:55H Boat Start – Two Divisions
	Race Officer:	Judy Champion
	Tower Assistant:	Ross Churcher
	Results and Set Up	Judy

Part 2 of Keelboat Program/Roster

Part 2 of the Keelboat summer program (Feb-Apr 2024) has now been finalised and uploaded to the SBSC website – click HERE

Please make a note of important races (they are all important right?) as well as any dates you are on duty.

Get your SB Sail Number NOW

Be like Shimmer who has recently upgraded to an ‘SB’ Sail Number.

If you have a favourite number in mind, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with details of your preference and we will let you know if it is still available. Once you are proudly displaying your SB Sail # we will provide you with a Safety Beach SC burgee.

Get those requests in soon to ensure you have the best chance of getting the number you want. shimmer sb

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Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Petersville Regatta

Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is pleased to announce entries are open for the 2023 Petersville Regatta, December 27-30 sailed in the pristine waters off Blairgowrie and surrounds. Join us for four days of fun, on and off the water.

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

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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.

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What a happy little seal - Photo Fiona Lowe

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 15th November 2023

Rear Commodore’s Mutterings

Another week and another blow out!

So far we have only managed two weeks of sailing since opening day which has been disappointing for the OTB fleet. The Keel Boats managed to get around their course in 20-30knts, however the OTB fleet pin was pulled just as the majority of the fleet was approaching the windward mark. As gusts hit 30knts, Geoff wisely sent everyone ashore, but it was a fun and wild ride! Well done to all volunteers for getting out there and keeping a watchful eye on the fleet as we all made it back safely to shore…….eventually, Murray McNeill being the lone straggler. in the immortal words of our OTB Captain, let’s hope the goldilocks principal kicks in next week.

Congratulations to Mark and Oliver Bulka who managed an equal first in the recent Sail Country Regatta held at Lake Hume in Wodonga. Sail Country has not been held for 4 years due to Covid and a dose of blue green algae last year. This years iteration was sailed in spectacular conditions of 5-12knts, sunny skies and a lake full to the brim, so much so that we were launching directly from the grassed area in front of the club rather than the dust bowl that was there 4 years ago due to such low water levels. A highly enjoyable regatta.

I would like to recognise the Bendigo Bank who recently approved a grant which the club successfully applied for. The grant was for the new motor on the Coaching RHIB and we were granted $7500.00. Please support the bank that supports our club and has done so for many years. The new RHIB now resides in the Boat Yard in the stacker, which offers us easy convenient access via the D’Albora App, which simply requires us to log in a launch and it will be done on time, every time. We have now had three requests for hire of the RHIB, funds which will go towards to cost of storing the RHIB in the stacker, which are approximately $5000 per year.

The BotMark has been purchased and we are awaiting the imminent arrival of it from Sydney, where we will trial the mark before Christmas and hopefully leave virtual marks behind!

Congratulations to Jason Close and his crew on board Patriot who won just about everything in the recent Melbourne to Devonport ORCV race. Congratulations also to Steve Twentyman and his motley crew aboard Shimmer for their great showing in the race.

There has been a lot of other activity around the club that your executive are attending to: - Solar panels are now installed on the roof of the club, couple this with the new LED lights installed recently and the club should now start enjoying some much reduced power bills - Commercial grade wifi has been installed by James Anderson and a new password will be circulated once it has been switched on. - In principal support has been granted by the Shire for the change rooms to be upgraded. Much still needs to be done to turn this into a reality, however, the changes are imminent and exciting as the change rooms are tired and looking every bit of their original 1976 era age. - After consultation with Cambridge Management, we were unsuccessful in gaining approval for the weather station to be mounted on the Starboard Groyne of the Marina entrance, we will now be seeking to mount the weather station on top of the lift tower on the top of the clubhouse.

Cheers Mono

New blue Rhib being loaded into harbour by the d'Albora team

Off The Beach

Wow! What a ride last Sunday. In keeping with our fairy tale theme, all seemed to be going well with Goldilocks and her palls when all of a sudden the Big Bad Wolf showed up and blew our house down!

It was one of those days that promised so much, and then gave us so much more. A little too much in fact. With the race team already on the water for keelboat start, it seemed a shame to waste an opportunity for a sail even though it was hovering around 20knots. With 10 boats rigged and on the beach ready to go with experienced crews chomping at the bit, RO Geoff reluctantly agreed to give us a start. So off we went for a long beat to the start line ( what happened to that South Westerly that was predicted? ) By the time we got there the wind had picked up a bit more, but we managed to get three starts away with not too much drama. Not to be denied his fun, that Big Bad Wolf just kept on coming and it wasn’t long before before Geoff wisely said “ You little Piggies turn around and get yer selves back to the beach!” By that stage the wind had crept up to around 30knots and the fun really began. As I said, all those on the water were experienced sailors and the dead run home was pretty awesome if you could stay upright.

Unfortunately for Katrina M, she fell foul of the deadly Sabre tailwind back flip which dumps you out on the wrong side of your boat to stand it up and after several attempts it finally turned turtle - game over, bring on the rescue boat! Meanwhile the rest of us were nearing the beach, and what a sight for sore eyes with a dozen or so people waiting waist deep in the waves ready to help. With grins all round and not one cry of “Serves you right, ya nutbags!” all boats were dragged up pretty quickly and then the wait to help Katrina, who was coming in hot! As she got closer, I thought “how has she grown a mustache so quickly?” only to find Luke Martin at the tiller and Kat following in the RHIB. She was unceremoniously dumped out and Luke headed back out into the waves with Other Luke Marcasani as we were still missing one sailor, Murray M in his Laser. Turns out Murray had broken his outhaul and the sail was acting like a big spinnaker and just pulling him over. Now you can’t drop the sail on a Laser at sea like you can on a ‘normal’ boat, so the answer was to tip it over again and Luke jumped in the water and pulled it off like a wet sock. Drew M in the other RHIB with Greg W escorted him back to the beach where the wind was strong enough for him to sail back without a sail. A great sight to see him standing up surfing the waves, hanging ten off the front!

All in all, even though we didn’t get a race in everyone agreed it was worth a try. It was only possible because we had a great race team on the water and it highlights the necessity of having at least one experienced crewmember in each RHIB in case things go pear shaped, and as the designated swimmer, you must be dressed and ready to jump in if needed to.

Thanks again to everyone this week from the RHIB crews, Deirdre and Geoff in the Start boat and all the people that helped on the beach- heartwarming. That’s what makes Safety Beach such a great Club.

Cheers for now, and next week the weather will be perfect, of course.
Pete Chippy

Katrina getting some assistance after Sundays blow out

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 6

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath
1^st – Friday AMS	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath

What an excellent night for a Friday evening sail. It started off a little glum with no wind at all, but a light easterly eventually kicked in and was enough to get everyone home in a timely fashion.

Many thanks to Steve Twentyman for making last Friday night's sail so much fun. He broadcast on the radio that he would pay for drinks at the bar for the combined ages of the youngest and oldest crew members racing on each boat that night.

Prize winners were youngest, Vamanos and oldest, Scamp. We are definitely an eclectic mix with the average crew age ranging from 30 to 71YO. Much joviality and fun followed back at the club after racing, and we would like to extend our appreciation.

Congratulations to Unprecedented who took out both the pursuit race and AMS.

Sunday Summer Series Race 3

1^st – Div 1	Lumiere	Ian Pearse
1^st – Div 2	No Starters

For full results please click HERE

This Week's Races

Friday 17th November:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 7

Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series – Race 1

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Judy Champion
	Duty Boat:	Vincitore
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Judy

Our first round of the female helm series starts this Friday, so it is time to arrange your helmswoman and enter this series through the usual SailSys series entry link on the club website, or click here.

The Female Helm Series is run as an additional series within the normal Friday Twilight races and does not affect a boat’s normal entry to the Twilight Series. Could you also please re-confirm the female helm when signing on before the race.

Sunday 19th November:

Sunday Summer Series – Long Distance Race – Race 3

First Warning Signal:	09.55H Tower Start – Two Divisions
	Race Officer:	Amanda Malin
	Tower Assistant:	Elaine Nicholas
	Results and Set Up	Amanda

Cup Weekend Cruise to Docklands

If you didn’t join the Cup Weekend cruise to Yarra’s Edge, Docklands you missed out on a fabulous time. Four boats sailed up in light southerly winds – Whiskers, Summer Lovin’, Summer Breeze and 11:11. Weather in Melbourne was beautiful over the weekend and we were then lucky enough to have light northerlies for the return trip on Monday – you couldn’t ask for more than that.

Yarra’s Edge on the Eastern side of the Docklands was a perfect location – close to DFO for a bit of retail therapy and also a good stepping off point for any of Melbourne’s attractions. We had a great night on Saturday night at the nearby 'Hooks at the Yarra' and a fun BBQ on Whiskers on Sunday night.

Make sure you look out for our next cruise.

Terry Jones

Cruise Coordinator

MYC Capel Sound Race

Saturday 18 November

MYC Start

The first of Mornington Yacht Club’s Long Distance Series (Capel Sound Race) is on this Saturday. First warning signal for Keelboat Division is 08:55H and Trailerable at 09:00H

You can enter either the Long-Distance Series (8 races) for a fee of $50, or single races $20. Now that you have your SailSys account set up, entering is a breeze.

We hope to see some SBSC boats on the start-line. Please ensure entries are in by 5.00pm Friday so that MYC can process handicaps. Crew numbers (POB) can be advised with radio check before the start in lieu of crew lists.

To enter click Long Distance Entry Link

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Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Petersville Regatta

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

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Friday night’s fleet, taken by John Wemyss

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 8th November 2023

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Off The Beach

Howdy OTB gang.

Well the Goldilocks principle worked out for us finally! With a perfect sunny day, offshore wind at around 10 knots and beautiful flat water, Sunday really was one out of the box. Even with a few boats missing due to Sail Country about 21 boats hit the water for a delayed start to the Red Dolphin series. With the first two weeks written off due to too much/not enough wind it was good to finally get some scores on the board. The dead flat water made it seem like we were going slower than we were and I’m sure Dave B thought I was going even slower as I cut him off at the top mark. In my defense, I was told early in my sailing career “Don’t try to get out of the way of an A class, they’ll just treat you like a fixed mark”. True enough, Dave zipped around the back and roared past on his way to lapping me again!

The water might have been flat but the breeze wasn’t, and the frequent shifts made for some good tactical battles and it certainly wasn’t a soldiers course by any means. Going left or right off the start was only a good move if you kept an eye out for those shifts and too much delay making up your mind could cost you big time! It was great to see Grace Lazzar back sailing, going solo in her Laser radial. She was so quick that she even left Gingerbread Bill behind. Murray M had decided early to follow Bill as that was probably the fastest track, but cunning is as cunning does, and he soon wised up and ditched Bill to chase after Grace.

In a fine example of not many of us reading the instructions (who needs ‘em), the Laser bods were asking the rest of us before the first race, “ What Division are we in?” To which we replied “Div 2 with us Sabres”.Well that meant a big fat No Score for them for race one as they were supposed to be in Div 3 with the 420’s. Sorry guys, only Paul M was trying to tell them the truth.

For future reference, all the division yardsticks are on the wall above the sign in desk, right next to the course diagrams, those other things that we don’t take the time to check before leaving the beach! Race two had the Lasers in the correct div and it showed that they were evenly matched with the 420’s. It was just the extra lap that had a couple of them complaining of sore bums at the end of the day! All in all it was a beautiful day to be on the water, even waiting between races was a joy.

Once we were all back safely on the beach it was time for the second act and we were treated to watching Rick Rogers From The 24th and a half Century taking out his Wazp and zipping (its the only way to describe it) along up on foils next to his mate on a foiling kite boardy thing, apparently called a wing foil, a bit obvious really. Rick is training for the Wazp Worlds in January after not sailing OTB for many years and never sailing a foiling boat- ever! Good luck Rick, I’m sure you’ll end up on the podium doing a shoey.

Many thanks to the race team this week of Geoff and Deidrie in start, especially as it was Big D’s Birthday. We also had Ciaran Snooks in Woodsy with John Matheson, one of our Keelboat compadres and Sutherland was ably crewed by Imogen Martin and Jamieson Ferguson with the invaluable assistance of another keelboater, John Wemyss who stepped up at the very last second to lend some experience and pass on some knowledge to these two willing youngsters.

That’s all for now folks and we’ll see you all next week for another perfect day. That’s assuming you didn’t do all your dough on the Melbourne Cup and had to sell your boat!

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Rick in action on his Wazp on 27th October

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Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 5

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Cirrus	Tim Bardon
1^st – Friday AMS	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark

Sunday Summer Series Race 2

1^st – Div 1	Lumiere	Ian Pearse
1^st – Div 2	Cirrus	Tim Bardon

Thank you to everyone who assisted in the tower Friday night and Sunday – Andrew Stocks, Mal Winder, Dianne Jackson, and duty boats Fransiska and Rells. For full results please click HERE

This Week's Races

Friday 10th November:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 6

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Dianne Jackson
	Duty Boat:	Shimmer
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Dianne

Sunday 12th November:

Club Championship Series – Race 2

First Warning Signal:	12.55H Boat Start
	Race Officer:	Judy Champion
	Tower Assistant:	Dawn Clark
	Results and Set Up	Judy

Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Rudder Cup

Congratulations Patriot! Here is the ORCV’s article on the race and full results

Patriot pulls out all stops to win Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup - ORCV

Petersville Regatta

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

ORCV News

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Sunset and clouds as the fleet return to shore. Photo Lori Wilson

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 1st November 2023

New Members

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.

Peter Kelly

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Off The Beach

Hi OTB gang.

Not a lot to report on again this week unfortunately, owing to another bust on the water. The weather report leading into the weekend was very promising, with 5-10 knots predicted for the morning and a bit more for the arvo. But alas, as so often happens, Hughey had other plans. As it was a Club Championship race for the Keelboats with an on water start, the poor old race team had a very early start. But unfortunately it was a case of ‘ hurry up and wait’ as the wind fizzled out completely. Many thanks to Geoff, Bill M, Stuey S, Dave B, Glen W and the welcome return of Super Deirdre, back from swanning around the Mediterranean. It was a tough ask but even the extra serve of baked beans that Bill shoveled down wasn’t enough to get a race started. So with a heavy heart, Geoff pulled the pin and headed for home.

From up on the deck we could see that tempting little wind line moving ever closer to the shore, so a few intrepid souls headed out to brave what we were sure was a southerly buster heading our way (we live in hope). But after getting stuck in the doldrums near the mussel farm, when a slight zephyr did spring up we bee lined it for the beach to avoid a potentially long paddle. Hey, we might be silly but we’re not stupid!

Hopefully this week will see the culmination of the Goldilocks principle; too much wind, not enough wind, just right! This week should also see the unveiling of the Safety Beach ‘Blue Period’ with the launch of our new-ish blue rhib coaching boat and our brand new blue finish mark. For those that don’t know, the rhib was purchased to use for junior and senior coaching as the small white rhib was too small and slow getting to all the yachts spread over the course as well as being a bit dangerous in heavy seas. The blue finish mark will be set up on the opposite side of the start boat to the yellow start mark. This will make it easier for the scorers to see who is actually finishing and not just sailing back through the line on their next lap. For easy reference, Geoff has posted all the courses on the website as well as a paper copy above the sign in desk - simples.

Last but by no means least- by a long shot- congratulations goes out to Katie Potter, Rick and Audrey’s daughter and past sailor at Safety Beach, who has just become the new World Champion in Kiteboarding in Brazil ( they apparently have wind there )!

Okay, that’s enough for now. Hopefully I’ll have some actual sailing news to write about next week.

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Mr. Percival

Many of us were entertained by a curious pelican on Sunday, but Mr. Percival was actually struggling with life. With the assistance of Fiona Lowe, some kind locals caught him and sent him off to a wildlife carer for assessment. Lets all just assume that no news is good news.

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Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 4

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Just Cruisin'	Neil Whitaker
1^st – Friday AMS	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath

Great to see so many yachts out on the water Friday night. Thanks to the tower crew who were kept busy – Ross Martin (RO), duty boat Marrakesh and Dianne Jackson. For full results please click HERE

Race 2 of Sunday’s Summer Series was cancelled

Unfortunately the Club Championship Race on Sunday (Race 2) was cancelled due to the lack of wind.
14 yachts patiently waited on water for a start. A big thank you to Geoff and Deirdre (in the start boat) and Rick Rogers (Tower RO) for their time. It was a perfect autumn afternoon to float around out there, and great to see a couple of boats use the time wisely to complete their MOB on-water drill.

This Week's Races

Friday 3rd November:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 5

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Andrew Stocks
	Duty Boat:	Fransiska
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Dianne

Sunday 5th November:

Sunday Summer Series – Race 1

First Warning Signal:	09.55H Tower Start
	Race Officer:	Mal Winder
	Tower Assist:	Rells
	Results and Set Up	Mal & Dianne

Cruising News

A shout out to the SBSC ‘cruisers’ (Whiskers, Summer Lovin, Lunasea and Summer Breeze) who are sailing up to the city this weekend, berthing at the Yarra Edge Marina, Docklands. Hope you have a great time. If anyone is interested in joining them, you can still contact Terry Jones on 0408 336 626.

Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Rudder Cup

This year, the Melbourne to Devonport, The Rudder Cup, will be held over the “Melbourne Cup” long weekend. The race will start off at Queenscliff at 18:00H this Friday the 3rd November.

The Rudder Cup is Australia's oldest ocean race and the 5th oldest organised ocean yacht race in the world, predating the Fastnet by nearly 20 years and the Sydney to Hobart race by almost four decades. The inaugural race was run from Port Phillip Heads to Low Head at the mouth of the Tamar River, a distance of 198 nautical miles. This first race was won by the 14.6m yawl Thistle skippered by Edgar Newland, with a crew that included his wife and daughter. Conditions were reported to be very rough, so much so that Mrs Newland refused to relinquish the Rudder Cup to dissuade other sailors from attempting such a dangerous race. The race continued using alternative trophies, including the Doc Bennell Perpetual Trophy, funded by the Royal St Kilda Yacht Club.

In 1968, the original Rudder Cup trophy again came to light and was presented to the Cruising Yacht Club of Victoria, now known as the ORCV, by Edgar Newland’s son. The Rudder Cup Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the measurement handicap winner of the race across Bass Strait to Northern Tasmania – typically Devonport or Low Head at the mouth of the Tamar River.

This year we have a number of our local boats and crews tackling this 195NM race across Bass Strait. We wish Patriot, Shimmer, Ginan and Joker x 2 a safe and speedy passage. To follow their progress the link to the tracker is at https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2023-melbourne-devonport-rudder-cup

rudder cup

Petersville Regatta

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Katie Potter (Rick Potter's daughter) competed in international events in Sicily, the USA, and in Brazil last week.
This is the first time she has won the Kite Park Keagie world title, and we are very proud of her.

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 25th October 2023

New Members

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.

Gary Cameron

What's On

happenings october

Rear Commodore Mutterings

We are now a couple of weeks into our sailing season and Mother Nature is throwing a mixed bag of conditions at us. From warm and balmy to cold with gale force winds. Friday night saw a good early season fleet in glorious conditions hit the water. With the club forced to use virtual marks as we seek a better alternative, it is becoming increasingly clear that, as we predicted would happen, mark rounding are becoming problematic. When approaching a virtual mark, the RRS still apply. If you have a number of boats approaching a mark, please use common sense and if in doubt approach with caution. If a boat calls for room, acknowledge it and respect it. Don’t barge in! The club has purchased a bot mark, which we hope will arrive in the next couple of weeks. There will need to be some time for R&D to get to understand its full capabilities before we deploy the mark in races, so please be patient. There will need to be a change to sailing instructions, so please be on the lookout for a notice to change SI’s in the next few weeks.

On the OTB front, the new blue mark has arrived, so the change to SI’s will be removed. The new blue RIB is back at the club and the new motor being run in by Rob Campbell. James Anderson has fitted the new radio and antenna. We have already had requests to hire the RIB from the Hawaii sailing team coming to the Peninsula for the Waszp worlds and also McCrae YC to help with the Ronstan Regatta. EPIRBs have been fitted to our rescue craft in favour of flares. We believe these will be cheaper long term and safer. Prop guards have also been purchased and will be fitted to all boats for safety but also to save propellers, as we’ve experienced a spike in damage over the past 12 months, they’re expensive to replace!

Thanks again to our resident tech sparky, James Anderson who replaced all the fluorescent lights in the clubhouse over the weekend in favour of LED lights and replaced our domestic wifi and upgraded it to a commercial standard wifi set up.

Cheers Mono

RHIB Updates

Hi There All Sailors

As we hopefully get some weather you can all sail in, we thought it a good time to remind ALL powerboat volunteers of some stuff that will help the club big time and other volunteers.

PLEASE REFUEL VESSELS – The other day we were in a RHIB that was showing around 30% fuel on the gauge which is closer to 10%. Had this RHIB been taken out without fuelling it may well have run out of fuel, which would not have been ideal. No fuel means the vessel may not be able to assist in the event of an incident or accident on the water. If the gauge shows anywhere between 50 and 75% it’s the operators responsibility to refuel for the next trip thanks!! Fuel card is either in a vessel or on side wall of shed.
PROP UP - PROP UP - PROP UP – Remember when launching or retrieving to have the prop barely in the water, this is all that is needed to propel the craft and will avoid damage thanks.
Also, a big shout out to James Anderson who not only fitted the radio on the new junior training RHIB but also fixed another couple of electrical wiring challenges that had they gone unfixed would most likely have resulted in the vessel breaking down on the water. James is “relatively “ newish to the club so this kind of assistance was really appreciated. Thanks James.

Over and out

Chippa and Rob Campbell

Yard Storage Application Dramas!

Attention all SBSC members who have submitted yard storage applications.

We have been having issues with the submit now button on the yard storage applications.

If you have submitted a yard storage application but have not received an invoice please re send a scanned copy to

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Thanks from James Yardmaster

Solar Incentivization Program

As reported at the AGM the Club is participating in a Solar Incentivization Program with Mornington Peninsula Shire (MPS) which will see the installation of a solar system (starting on Monday 30th October), allowing the Club to save on energy bills and reduce community emissions.

SBSC is the first MPS facility participating in the program to have the solar system installed and our installation commences on Monday 30^th October and should be completed within the week.

For safety reasons, during the installation there will be some areas around the Club exterior with restricted access due to equipment in use, however the contractors will work to keep this at a minimum.

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 3

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Marrakesh	Neil Hawker
1^st – Friday AMS	Marrakesh	Neil Hawker

Race 1 of Sunday’s Summer Series was cancelled

Thanks to the tower crew on Friday night – Dianne Jackson and duty boat Christela. For full results please click HERE

This Week's Races

Friday 27th October:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 4

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Ross Martin
	Duty Boat:	Marrakesh
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Judy & Marg

Sunday 29th October:

Club Championship Series – Race 2

First Warning Signal:	13.25H Boat Start
	Race Officer:	Rick Rogers
	Tower Assist:	Maximum Limit
	Results and Set Up	Dianne

Waitangi Cup 2023

Regatta Report from Andrew Clark

While the weather was terrible down here last weekend, I was lucky enough to be skippering one of the 3 Adams 10s representing Victoria in the Waitangi Cup at Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Sydney. Another SBSC member John Bacon joined me for the adventure.

A 4am start Sat morning. It’s a series swapping from Vic to NSW each year (Safety Beach Sailing Club hosted in 2019) and has been run for about 25 years. The host state offers the use of yachts for the visiting teams that are drawn from a hat (can’t win your own yacht), and there are normally 3 or 4 teams from each state.

The weather was fantastic, mid 20s and sunshine. Blowing about 15-20 knots with gusts, and heaps of power boats, ferries and other yachts racing all over the harbour. Those Skiffs are something to watch.

The race area was between North and Middle Head, so you got a bit of swell and wave action. Windward / return racing with four heats on the Saturday and two on Sunday. Sat. night the scores were even followed by a great dinner back at the club after lots of sailing, a few bruises and some very tight racing. Not much in it between all six yachts, but lots of breakage. The beak fell off the end of our spinnaker pole (corroded)

Sunday was light in about 8-10 knots, very shifty breeze with typical harbour holes in it. A bit of a crash at the beginning of Heat 5 but nothing serious, quite funny to watch to be honest, we were 2 back from the damaged boat.

After the wash up we got pipped at the post by a few points but a great weekend had by all. Middle Harbour is a fantastic place and the club put on a great regatta.

MOB Declarations

Declarations MUST be submitted by 31 October 2023

We note there are still a number of skippers that have not yet submitted their MOB Training Declaration. This is a requirement of entry to race this season, so please complete your MOB on-water drill THIS WEEKEND and email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before the 31 October deadline. A link to the form on the website is available here

Cruising News

Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Petersville Regatta

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Till Brauckmann’s photo of Friday night’s race potw 25th oct

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 18th October 2023

What's On

happenings october

Off The Beach

Last Sunday - just like the cat in the Samsung TV add says -“WOW!” It was an absolute ripper! We had wind and waves, rain and sunshine. Okay, that last one was a lie, but we did have the rest in copious amounts. 15 to 20 knots steady from the NW with plenty of breaking waves to surf and the odd rain squall to remind us that it’s spring in Melbourne. That floating about in the sunshine on opening day was nice, but this was real sailing, like in the good ol’ days.

Being the first round of the Club Championship series for Keelboats and OTB made for an early start for the race team to set up a turning mark for the KB’s then a quick change to set the first of two courses for OTB. There was plenty of activity in the yard but I think the heavy weather had a few thinking twice before putting their toes in the water as the first warning signal found quite a few boats a long way from the start line. Luckily for them there was a minor hiccup with the flags and a postponement let the catch up. Don’t expect that luxury too often!

With the new division 3 for the 420’s in play, the div 2 start wasn’t so hectic, but there was still plenty of action all around with boats going over left, right and centre even before the start. Once we were all away the racing got going in earnest. With all classes having at least two boats( with the exception of Neil W in his Contender) it made for some good one on one battles around the course. Unfortunately the heavy sea was the winner in many of those battles with quite a few breakages whittling the fleet down in size for the second race( tiller extensions aren’t for sitting on guys), but those that were still there had an absolute ball with some really good waves for surfing and that invigorating spray in the face going upwind. It was definitely a day to leave the auto bailer open as there was plenty of water coming over the bow!

All to soon the racing was finished, and that’s when the fun really started. Poor old Duncan in his nice new Sabre finished both races only to tip in after the finish( not his first time for the day) and couldn’t get it back upright long enough to get in, eventually having to accept a ride from the friendly guys in Sutherland while Stu Scott hopped into the Sabre to sail it home. I’m sure I heard Stu say afterward that he enjoyed the Sabre so much he was going straight out to buy one!

Talking about the A class guys, we all know those boats are highly strung( A Class Anthony couldn’t even get his into the starting barrier and had to sail around the edges for the day) but in a complete snub to its owner, as Glenny L was leaning over the stern of his flighty beast lifting the rudders, a wave dismounted him and the boat saw its chance to say “Goodbye to Safety Beach, I’m off to play with my mates at McCrae”. With a couple of Sabres trying to head it off, it was finally brought to heel by Ewan ‘The Man From Snowy River’ Campbell.

All in all, a great day was had by all and many thanks to the race team of Geoff E and Judy Champion on Start, Mark L and Keith B in Woodsy and James A and Stu S in Sutherland. Great course laying on a difficult day.

Finally, to those that are using the 20/20 rule, ie: I’m not coming out if it’s under 20 degrees or over 20 knots, you are missing a lot of fun- even if you don’t know it’s fun until after it’s over!

Cheers Pete Chippy

Carnage on the shoreline as the OTB fleet arrive back to the beach. shoreline sunday oct

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Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 2 – Tony’s Trophy Race

1^st – Friday Twilight Pursuit	Renaissance	David Donaldson
1^st – Friday AMS	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman

Thanks to everyone that was out sailing on Friday evening in some very chilly conditions for the Inaugural Tony’s Trophy Race. It was quite a sight from the tower. It was great to see so many people back at the club to enjoy the celebration including a number of faces on the big screen that were streamed to us from all over the world including Tony’s happy face from hospital.

We were thrilled to have Tony’s sons out on E’toile for the race and back at the club to be part of the presentation ceremony. Congratulations to David Donaldson and the team from Renaissance for being the winners of this year’s Tony’s Race. The trophy will take pride of place in the SBSC trophy cabinet and will be awarded to the winner of the first race in Friday Twilight Pursuit series annually.

Big thanks to John Gordon and all those involved in making this happen

Results

Club Championship Race 1

1^st Club Championship Div 1 - PHS	Marrakesh	Neil Hawker
1^st Club Championship Div 1 - AMS	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
1^st Club Championship Div 1 – ORCc	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
1^st Club Championship Div 2 – PHS & AMS	Rells	Mal Winder

Big thankyou to all our volunteers both in the tower and on the water.

For all the weekend’s results please click HERE

This Week's Races

Friday 20^th October:

Twilight Pursuit Series 1 - Race 3

First Warning Signal:	17:25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Judy Champion
	Duty Boat:	Christela
	Tower Set Up & Results:	Judy

Sunday 22^nd October:

Sunday Summer Series – Race 1

First Warning Signal:	9:55H Tower Start – Two Divisions
	Race Officer:	Ian Pearse
	Tower Assist:	Lumiere
	Results and Set Up	Dianne

Attention is drawn to SI Item 11 – Starts and in particular 11.1.2

Except for pursuit races, Divisions 1 and 2 will start separately. There will be a 1-minute delay between the start of Division 1 and the Warning Signal for Division 2. Starts will be as per the instructions in Appendix 1 of these Sailing Instructions.

Cruising News

Festival of Sails

For all boats planning to head to Geelong for the FOS 2024 please get on board with the Passage Race from Mornington YC.

This is part of the Festival of Sails Entry and sounds like a great fun way to get your boat and crew to Geelong. To enter CLICK Here and select the ‘Mornington Peninsula Series’

Petersville Regatta

Free marina berthing for the event with option to stay on.

Limited to 39 visiting boats and filling fast.

NoR, entries and more info at petersvilleregatta.com.au. or call Race Director Phil Beattie on 0408 502 698

ORCV News

Coming Up

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Well done Tully (from the kiosk) for braving the cold and windy conditions for your first ever sail. Great to see you still smiling once you got back to shore.

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Welcome Event for New Members

Rear Commodore’s Mutterings

FEES!

Coast Guard Flares Demo

Off The Beach

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight - Race 7

Sunday Summer Series Race 3

This Week's Races

Friday 24th November:

Sunday 26th November:

Part 2 of Keelboat Program/Roster

Get your SB Sail Number NOW

What's On

Festival of Sails

Petersville Regatta

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Submission's

Rear Commodore’s Mutterings

Off The Beach

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 6

Sunday Summer Series Race 3

This Week's Races

Friday 17th November:

Sunday 19th November:

Cup Weekend Cruise to Docklands

MYC Capel Sound Race

What's On

Festival of Sails

Petersville Regatta

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Submission's

What's On

Off The Beach

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 5

Sunday Summer Series Race 2

This Week's Races

Friday 10th November:

Sunday 12th November:

Festival of Sails

Rudder Cup

Petersville Regatta

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Submission's

New Members

What's On

Off The Beach

Mr. Percival

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 4

Race 2 of Sunday’s Summer Series was cancelled

This Week's Races

Friday 3rd November:

Sunday 5th November:

Cruising News

Festival of Sails

Rudder Cup

Petersville Regatta

ORCV News

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Submission's

New Members

What's On

Rear Commodore Mutterings

RHIB Updates

Yard Storage Application Dramas!

Friday 20^th October:

Sunday 22^nd October: