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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 14th February 2024

Sail Peninsula 2024

The Sail Peninsula 2024 planning is coming together quite well, and the date is fast approaching. 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.

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Off The Beach News

Howdy Gang.

I wasn’t there on Sunday so I’m basing this weeks report on information supplied by Gingerbread Bill M. So, apparently all races, in all divisions were won by Bill Manning, who sailed magnificently and was approached afterwards by Tom Slingsby to fill in for him as Skipper on Team America in the next Americas Cup series! And I thought I was a bulldust artist!

Seriously though, from what I've heard, Sunday was a beautiful day for sailing, with good breeze in the morning and a lighter but consistent Northerly in the afternoon to give a good start to the Lions Club series. 21 boats hit the water (all the usual suspects) and all had a good time, with maybe the exception of Jamieson F who snapped his mast before the race and had to be towed home. Oh, the shame. I`ll bet it was Rob Campbell that did the towing, giving him grief all the way to the beach!

Part of the reason we were missing a few boats was that the Snapper Point Regatta was on at Mornington and we had two teams there in 420`s. Liv and Garry Cameron gained 2nd place in Div 2 while Finn Meijer and Ollie Bulka came in 4th. Great work guys. We all remember the photo in the local paper last year of Finn and Zac L flying off the top of a wave in some pretty wild conditions during that regatta. Not quite the same wind this year hey guys, but a great effort just the same.

This Sunday is races 3 and 4 of the Lions Club series and then a week off for the Sail Peninsula extravaganza. On that note, the organizers have asked if all boats could be removed from the grass area this weekend so the marquee can be set up. I`ve been reliably informed that any boats left on the grass will be sold and all proceeds will be deposited into the Bill Manning retirement fund.

Thanks again to the Race team last week, Wonder Geoff, Super D, Rollicking Rob C with Side kick Simon (this is getting hard) and first time commanding their own rhib was Jess L and Nick M. This weeks rhib crews are James and Abbey Everett with Greg Lowe and Matt Whitaker. That’s about it for this week, see you all on Sunday for 10-15 knots and scattered clouds, perfect !

Peter Chipperfield

Green Fleet Sail Training

Our juniors have had amazing conditions over the last two 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 18^th February
Sunday 3^rd March
Sunday 17^th March
Sunday 24^th March

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Pursuit Race

The Friday night fleet (20 boats) enjoyed a bit of variety, with the use of the Special Course and pilot run with the Botmark. It was nice to see Crowded House back out in the fleet for their first race. In fact, they made sure everyone saw them as they paraded past – starting last and finishing in first place! Congratulations Dave Lorimer and crew.

Thanks to everyone who assisted in laying the Botmark and chaperoning it home, including Simon Dryden and Steve Twentyman on Shimmer and John Wemyss and Tim Barton on Anthea.

Sunday Summer Series

Great to see a new Div 2 boat racing on Sunday – welcome to Philippe Etienne and crew on Betise.

Division 1 winners were Vamonos on PHS and Vincitore (AMS and ORCc), while Summer Breeze were first in Division 2. Click HERE for full results.

A big thank you to our tower regulars; Race Officers Amanda Malin and Elaine Nicholas, supported by duty boats Vamonos and Etoile.

This Week's Races

Friday 16 February - Twilight Pursuit Series 2 – Race 5

First Warning Signal:	17.25H Pursuit Start
Race Officer:	Andrew Stocks
Duty Boat:	Whiskers
Set Up & Results:	Amanda

Sunday 18 February - Club Championship Long Distance –Race 8

First Warning Signal:	9:55H Tower Start
Race Officer:	Andrew Arblaster
Duty Boat:	Dawn Clark
Set Up & Results:	Dianne

**Please note that this Sunday’s Club Championship race commences at 10.00am (tower) as it is a Long Distance Race **

MYC Pursuit Race to SBSC – Thursday 22 February

The Thursday before SAIL PENINSULA is the annual Twilight Pursuit Race down from Mornington. It would be great to see some SBSC yachts head up to Mornington to fit in another twilight race, with a home finish at SBSC.

Sailsys Entry link is https://app.sailsys.com.au/club/133/entry/series/2534/pricing

Click on the Casual Entries button and then select Race 19 – Sail Peninsula 22/02/2024

bendigo branch manager

ORCV News

The Safety and Sea Survival full and refresher course is on Sunday, 18th February, at Wesley College (St Kilda Campus) from 9 am to 5 pm. All ORCV training activities specifically relate to ocean sailing and racing, particularly where there may be barriers to entering this domain. They are designed to provide supplementary training, which compliments other available sailing training from commercial training organisations. For more information and to book https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

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

Friday night twilight, taken by Till Brauckmann (11.11)
2Xtreme, New Morning II and LeTardis on a downwind run to R1

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 8th February 2024

Sail Peninsula 2024

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SAIL PENINSULA SPONSORS PROFILE - PHAEDRUS ESTATE

Phaedrus Estate was established in 1998. More than twenty-five vintages later Ewan Campbell and Maïtèna Zantvoort are still enjoying the challenge of making wines with personality that reflect the region. The range includes a Sparkling, Fiano, Pinot Gris, Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay, Rosé, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. The Cellar Door is open on weekends for wine tastings and cheese platters from 11am to 5pm at 220 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Moorooduc

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Off The Beach News

Howdy Gang.

Another nice sunny summers day last Sunday, albeit a bit hot but I don’t think anybody is complaining. The wind was a bit light and the water very flat which made for perfect jet ski conditions, and there were a lot of them! Having said that, they didn’t seem quite as badly behaved as in the past. Perhaps all the bad publicity and police presence has finally made them wake up a bit.

Great to see the juniors running a kids training session in the morning with a bunch of potential new sailors eager to get on the water. This is a fantastic development and l urge everyone to encourage and offer them any help you can. Speaking of new OTB sailors, we were graced with the presence of Keelboat Captain, John Wemyss (like Dreams) on the water in his daughter’s Sabre 1435. John and his wife Robyn were out in the boat together in the morning having a romantic sail around but Robyn opted out of the afternoon race. Probably a good move, as once the start hooter went off, John had a serious bout of white line fever and shot straight to the lead. I’ve been on those keelboats enough to know that if Robyn was on board there would have been some yelling and finger pointing as the lead slipped away; it’s just how those keelboat captains roll. Still, we’re happy to have any of our big boat friends on the water with us in any capacity. This made a nice change though, as you could yell “STARBOARD” without getting laughed at !

Sunday was races 5 and 6 of the Club Championship series and with a KB on water start as well as two different OTB courses, it made for extra work for the race team. Add to that the light wind causing a delayed start, then a 90 degree wind shift between races meaning a complete relaying of the course ( even the start boat shifted!! ). These guys did a stirling job to get us two complete races in with minimal fuss, so thanks to Geoff, Deirdre, ‘Markman’ Mark L, Greg W, Steve D and Rob F.

A tiny bit of house keeping to finish up with. Please don’t forget to sign on (me) and if you are sailing a different boat to normal, please let Geoff know when you sign on as he had a bugger of a time sorting out the results after Sunday. After all, you wouldn’t want to give someone your hard earned points after lending them your boat for the day!

Next weeks rhib crew is Nick M, Jess L (who found out the perils of standing up in her boat on a light day with lots of jet ski wash), Simon H and our favorite Rob C.

Last but not least,in four weeks time, 3rd of March, Mt Martha are coming around the point for a visit and I’m hoping for a massive SBSC turnout. So even if you haven’t sailed all season, please get your bum on the water for this one!

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Green Fleet Sail Training

We had a fantastic turn out for the first official junior sail training for the season. There were 15 young and eager sailors on the beach eagerly listening to Nick as he broke the ice with a few games, before hitting the water. If you were at the club to witness the smiles and fun, it was a real treat to see all the new kids having fun. We had a few "new to sailing" families turn up, which is awesome to see! We will run the program for another 5 weeks and look forward to seeing friendships and sailing skills develop from this program. New participants are welcome and encouraged from 9.30am to 11.30am. Volunteers welcome too!

Shark Bay Showdown Review - Flying Dutchman Report

John Dryden (AUS 352 Louie, nee Green Eggs 1)

“Hey team, anybody got an idea for an FD regatta on the Australia Day weekend?”, read a post on the FD WhatsApp site. The question was met with silence and then still more silence.

Earlier in 2023 Gav and I had decided to get back into the class after a twenty-year absence, an exercise in putting the toothpaste back into the tube if ever there was one. The temptation to fill the hesitation on-line with a solution was too much, and when I talked to my brother Simon about the WhatsApp question, his answer was immediate.

Simon is a relatively new member of the Safety Bay community and an especially keen member of the Safety Beach Sailing Club. Simon talked to people at the club and before long the event was diarised and the boats were heading down the M1 from multiple origins, towards the inaugural ‘Shark Bay FD Regatta’.

And so six FDs arrived, from Queensland, NSW and Vic… all with the promise of Shark Bay gold (or possible shark bite as it turns out). Strong onshore winds kept the fleet ashore on Australia Day but seven races were held on the Saturday and Sunday.

The Safety Bay Sailing Club volunteers could not have been more helpful, from the welcome we received as the boats arrived from distant parts to the generosity in sharing the SBSC facilities Club house and generally assisting in any way possible. This was a memorable and energizing addition to our Flying Dutchman calendar and a relationship which I am sure we as a class would love to continue.

Newcomers and returning veterans to the class were able to test their skills and agility over some short course racing. The reporting of a ‘dangerous animal’ in the Mornington part of Port Phillip Bay made clear to us the distinction between sailing and swimming and the determination not to mix the two sports.

Sunday morning was a glamour sail with the glittering Safety Beach waters and wind being at its finest. Simon, as race officer, did a mighty job of wrangling the fleet and offering races which provided both stretch and opportunities to excel.

We enjoyed a couple of great BBQ’s at Simon’s house, not three kilometres from the club. After twenty years away from the fleet, the hair is less, the wrinkles deeper, midriffs thicker (for some) but the camaraderie, bar karate and general bonhomie was exactly as I remember it. Worth the trip from Brissie I reckon.

While the list of required improvements for this for’ard hand and our team is long, we are keen to test ourselves again in the next little while. The joy of sending an FD upwind is unsurpassed and is worth (mostly) all the damage done to this bod during the first races in decades!

Thank you for a great time people of safety Beach Sailing club and for all of your help Simon.

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Results

Friday Pursuit Race / Mustang Sally Trophy

Great to see 17 boats out for the Mustang Sally Trophy despite the brisk conditions, including new members Warrick Pearson and family on LeTardis. Course 2 was selected and a very BIG thank you to Greg and Fiona Lowe who battled their way out to 25 in some pretty unpleasant conditions to drop an inflatable mark to replace the virtual mark, and our Club Captain John Wemyss and Jamie Ferguson for picking it up at the end of the race.

Congratulations to Paul and Noelene Copeland and the crew on Happy Days for being this year's winner of the Mustang Sally Trophy. 20240202 211148 2

Thank you to the tower team of Di Jackson, Lynlee & Greg Coutts and Glenys Hitchens. And Sunday’s team of Judy Champion and Duty Boat ‘Summer Breeze’. Great job and without our volunteers we don't get to enjoy a sail on a Friday night!

Sunday Club Championship

Congratulations to Pauline Cleaver and crew on Mr. Bojangles who took out a clean sweep on PHS, AMS and ORCc. Click HERE for full results.

This Week's Races

Friday 9th February - Twilight Pursuit Series #2 Race 4

This Friday Twilight you will see our new BotMark in use, a first for the Club, and a first in Victoria.

This is part of a drive to reduce reliance on problematic Virtual Marks and give us more course options, ones that better suit differing wind directions. In parallel, we have started the process of seeking VicPorts permission for a permanent laid buoy near 25, but it remains to be seen whether we will be successful.

This Special Course (link here) is for tomorrow’s predicted SSW direction. The nominated lat/long is indicative, the RO needs to retain options to slightly adjust on the day. If for some reason we have last-minute problems with the BotMark, then it will be replaced by a normal SBSC Laid Mark.

Enjoy the racing. Any feedback is very welcome.

First Warning Signal:	17.25H Pursuit Start
Race Officer:	Amanda Malin
Duty Boat:	Vamanos
Set Up & Results:	Amanda

Sunday 11th February - Summer Series Race 6

First Warning Signal:	9:55H Tower Start
Race Officer:	Elaine Nicholas
Duty Boat:	E'toile
Set Up & Results:	Elaine

MYC - Navigators Race - This Saturday

The Mornington Yacht Club’s Navigator’s Race is on this Saturday (10 February) and it would be great to see some SBSC yachts enter.

Entry is very easy as MYC are also using SailSys so just go to the link at https://app.sailsys.com.au/club/133/entry/series/2531/pricing

Special Sailing Instructions are available by clicking here!

This is one of the classic races on Port Phillip and is a must for anyone that likes a bit of a challenge or just enjoys a great sail around the southern part of Port Phillip Bay.

bendigo branch manager

ORCV News

The Safety and Sea Survival full and refresher course is on Sunday, 18th February, at Wesley College (St Kilda Campus) from 9 am to 5 pm. All ORCV training activities specifically relate to ocean sailing and racing, particularly where there may be barriers to entering this domain. They are designed to provide supplementary training, which compliments other available sailing training from commercial training organisations. For more information and to book https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

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

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 31st January 2024

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.

Warwick Pearson and family
Jane Metlikovec and family
Craig Garmston
Andrew Griffiths and family

On The Beach News

Howdy Gang.

Well, after another blowout on Friday following the same the Sunday before, I was going to change my title to ‘On The Beach Captain’ as that seemed to be where we spend all our time. But then came Sunday with a little bit of breeze and a whole lot of sunshine and things didn’t seem so bad after all. Geoff set a short course with the intention of getting three races in, but with the wind dying to a zephyr, we just managed to get the second race in before it was time to head home.

What also made for an interesting weekend was the arrival of a bunch of Flying Dutchmen as mentioned in last weeks blurb. These are a fairly old boat and as such have beautiful old world lines and a grace about them that you just don’t see in modern designs. Pretty much like the sailors themselves! These guys intended to sail Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday but with a lack of wind Thursday and too much on Friday, it boiled down to a big day on Saturday morning/afternoon. Three of us,( Bill M, Duncan Mc and myself ) took advantage of there being patrol boats on the water and joined in the afternoon session. Simon Dryden, who was the driving force behind this visit and was RO or crew on all days, was kind enough to give us our own start, and with Mono and Jamie F in the rhib shifting two top marks to suit the wind, we managed to get five or six single lap windward/return races in. Lots of start practice, good wind and waves to surf ; awesome ! Being on the start line three minutes behind the FD’s was pretty cool too. Once they got away from the line they looked like a fleet of keelboats with their big mains and overlapping headsails. They hit the water again Sunday morning and got the best of the wind for the day and speaking to some of them afterward, they all agreed it was a great weekend and had nothing but praise for SBSC and the helpers that put up their hands to assist Simon on pretty short notice. Simon is going to do a report with some pictures, so keep your eyes out for that.

Once again, I want to thank all the race crews that helped on the weekend. Mono and Aurelia on Thursday, all the Lazzar's plus friend on Friday ( my apologies for pressuring you all to head out in that slop only to wisely pull the pin. I was getting desperate !). Andrew Clarky C, Mono, Jamie F and Simon D on Saturday and Bill M with Sally Wemyss ( like Dreams ) Sunday morning and Geoff, Deidre, Rob C Simon D, Emma and Campbell Martin Sunday afternoon. As you can see, that’s an awful lot of people needed to help out so it’s good to see better fleet numbers hitting the water. We had 23 starters Sunday afternoon and that’s with most of the 420’s still away.

This Sunday the Rostered RHIB crews are Rob Fleming, Mark Lawrence, Steve Daniels and Greg Weston, and the weather will be perfect. So see you out there.

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Duty Update

Just a quick shout out to Campbell and Emma Martin who did a sterling job on Woodsy last weekend. Campbell mentioned it may have been first time in a little while he managed to do all the boat driving which was a really good outcome for him, (well done Campbell!!) and ably assisted by Emma had all their marks taken care of in good time. Thanks folks!

Safety Reminder

Woodsy suffered a broke bilge pump over the weekend they are brittle and not exactly precision engineered so thanks for letting me know and for Chippa who I understand has fixed it. Please try and take care when moving around the bilge pumps to avoid breakage.

Additionally, the bailer / bucket on Woodsy seems to have disappeared. It may have been “lost” or worse still fallen overboard PLEASE keep an eye on this type of thing. It’s law to have the bailer so without that OR the bilge pump there was no way of removing water from the boat for that brief period which is not good. Please ensure all / any safety gear remains on each boat and is checked periodically.

Items can’t be swapped with each other and if something goes missing please inform me.

Thanks Rob C

Green Fleet Sail Training

The club is looking for 'expressions of interest' in starting a Green Fleet Program for junior sailors. If you have any youth aged 8-17 years, please feel free to come down to the meet the trainers this Sunday 4th February 9.30am for an informal introduction to green fleet. Non members will be required to complete a Sail Pass for the session. Participants will need to bring appropriate attire to get wet in, change of clothes (if they get wet), hat & towel. Once we gain an idea of the interest levels, a formal program will be put together. Head Trainer Nick Meijer will be there with his team to welcome you.

Tasar Worlds Report - From January 3rd - 9th

The Tasar Worlds were held at the Sandringham Yacht Club. A total of 107 Tasars from 7 countries including USA, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Britain and France entered the regatta and 85 entered the pre worlds Australian National Titles from December 29th - 31st. Safety Beach Sailing Club had 4 boats entered being: - Mark and Oliver Bulka - Campbell and Emma Martin - Andrew and Aurelia Martin - Jonathan Ross and Jacquie Bange The fleet that entered the worlds was one of the most highly credentialed fleets that had ever assembled for a Tasar World Championship, including 7 past World Tasar Champions, an Olympic Gold medalist, multiple world champions and multiple National and State champions over many different classes. At least 12 crews had embarked on serious olympic campaigns, so to say that getting into the top 30 would be easy is very much understating the talent converging on a 700m start line!

The start line consisted of a 350m port and starboard line either side of the Start/ Finish boat. Luckily you only needed to sight up on 350m of line rather than the entire length, because working out transits on 350m is hard enough. Such was the experience and talent on the start boat, the lines set were such that there was an even spread across the entire length of both lines. That was not to say that there still weren’t shenanigans at the start, particularly the pin end of the port line where multiple boats were black flagged, 16 being the number in race 6. 12 were identified at the start with a further 4 identified post race on the video. The weather conditions were a mix of 10 - 20knt southerlies and westerlies over the entire regatta. Only one day was blown out due to a large sea state and a persistent 22-25knt breeze from the west. Anyone that has sailed at Sandringham will know that the sea state can be short and steep, providing exhilarating reaches and challenging upwind conditions that requires enough power to punch through the chop.

The eventual winners were from the Seattle Yacht Club. They were Olympic Gold Medalist Jonathan McKee and his exceptionally talented wife Libby. Jonathan and Libby are now 5 times world champions in the class. Second were the talented up and comers in Harrison Sly and Zara Challis. Harry and Zara also managed to win the Pre-World Australian National Titles, which is an exceptional effort. Former World Champions from 2015 in Busselton were Chris Dance and Peter Hackett finishing in 3rd.

As for our own sailors, a hearty congratulations to Mark and Oliver Bulka in finishing an impressive 7th overall, Mono and Aurelia finishing 41st, Jonathan and Jacquie in 66th, Campbell and Emma in 89th. Sandringham Yacht Club is a professional club that delivered a truly professional regatta that was one of the best I have competed in. We were indeed fortunate enough to be able to host the event there. The feedback from competitors was outstanding. The next Worlds will be in Kunigami in Japan in 2026. Click Kunigami link and be prepared to be blown away by this venue. There are already quite a few of us locked into going to this event Congratulations also to Mark Bulka for not only organising but also winning the Contender National Championships at the Gippsland Yacht Club. Is there nothing that man can’t sail well?

Mono

Keelboat News

Results - Schnapper Point Race

A small fleet enjoyed the annual Australia Day race up to Schnapper Point. A brisk 20-25kts W-SW ensured a quick race for all, so everyone was back early to enjoy the festivities and club birthday celebrations.

Congratulations to Lumiere (Winner on PHS) and Shimmer (AMS). Thank you to Elaine Nicholas (RO) and Tom McCullough for their time in the tower on the public holiday.

This Week's Races

Friday 2nd February - Twilight Pursuit Series 2 – Race 3 & Mustang Sally Anniversary Race

The Mustang Sally Anniversary Trophy Race is on this Friday 2nd Feb, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to get your name on this trophy. The Mustang Sally trophy was first presented on the 7th February 2020, which represented the 10th Anniversary of Keelboat racing at Safety Beach Sailing Club. The trophy is a half model of the yacht Mustang Sally (SB1), which was the first boat on the keelboat register at Safety Beach.

First Warning Signal:	17.25H Pursuit Start
	Race Officer:	Dianne Jackson
	Tower Assist:	Judy Champion and Lynlee Coutts
	Set Up & Results:	Dianne

Please note that there will be a pink marker buoy placed at 25 to replace the virtual marker this week. The bot mark still needs to complete his man overboard training and Cat 5 audit!

Sunday 4th February - Club Championship Series –Race 7

First Warning Signal:	12.55H Boat Start
	Race Officer:	Judy Champion
	Duty Boat:	Summer Breeze
	Set Up & Results:	Judy

MYC Navigators’ Trophy Race

The Mornington Yacht Club’s Navigator’s Race is coming up on Saturday 10 February 2024 and all SBSC yachts are welcome to enter. This is one of the classic races on Port Phillip and is a must for anyone that likes a bit of a challenge or just enjoys a great sail around the southern part of Port Phillip Bay. If you are interested, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. A link to the Special Sailing Instructions will be posted once available.

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Sail Peninsula 2024 (23-25 February)

Now that 2023 and the Christmas season is behind us, it’s time to start preparing for Sail Peninsula 2024. 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 sail pen crittenden estate logo

Crittenden Estate has been a proud sponsor of Sail Peninsula for a number of years and more specifically the Margaret Crittenden Challenge Race that is held on the Sunday morning of the regatta.

Being one of our very local wineries that is literally just around the corner at 25 Harrisons Road in Dromana it is definitely worth a visit to the wine centre or restaurant.

For more information please go to https://www.crittendenwines.com.au/

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Photo Of The Week

Scamp on Friday 19th January. Photo taken by junior member Mika, who was onboard Anthea for the evening.

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 24th January 2024

Off The Beach News

Howdy Gang.

My apologies first up. As we had no enews last week due to an internet issue and no sailing last Sunday due to howling wind, I’ve taken the easy road and reused the report from last week. I know, terribly lazy sorry. Next week will be better after the Australia Day / SBSC Birthday bash for as well as our regular Australia Day / Sunday sail, we are also hosting a mini regatta for a bunch of Flying Dutchmen (I’m not referring to Erik Meijer and his brothers!). These boats are going to join in our races on Friday / Sunday as well as have their own races on Thursday / Saturday. If you would like to help out on any of those days please give Ross Martin a call.

Now for the cheats bit...........
Welcome back to the beach after our long break for Chrissy. Some of us (not me), had no break from sailing at all with the various regattas going on. SBSC hosted the B14, Javelin, Musto Skiff Nationals with great success as you would have read from Paul Fleming’s report last week. I would just like to give a huge thank you to everyone that helped out with the organizing and running of this event. It was a big effort by a lot of people.

Thanks also to Duncan Mc for his report on the Sabre Nationals. Sounds like they all had a bit of fun. I’ll endeavor to get a few more regatta reports from some of the sailors involved , I’m especially interested to hear about the Tasar Worlds.
But it was back to our regular OTB sailing last week (14th January) with round two of the Foundation series. And what a cracker of a day we had. With the lousy weather we’ve had so far this season, it was nice to see some sunshine as well as good wind to push us along. Averaging around 15 knots with some gusts above 20 and lots of swings made for some great tactical battles with positions changing constantly. Twenty one boats of all divisions hit the water, which wasn’t bad considering all of the 420’s were away as well as most of the A Class guys at their respective Nationals. It’s good to see some decent numbers of Sabres back again, especially the long awaited return of “The Maestro” Rick Potter. Rick has had over a year off sailing and on his first race back wiped the floor with us! I’m thinking this is why Gingerbread Bill M has changed to an Impulse. Speaking of Impulses, with Tim B and Doc T joining him and also Duncan Mc jumping across, that gives us a reasonable fleet and more competition with the 420s, bring it on! Thanks as always to the Race team on the day. Geoff and Deirdre for setting a great course, Phil W and Andrew “Doc” T in Woodsy and Paul Fleming with his daughters in Sutherland. Much appreciated.

This Friday for Australia Day we have on duty Ewan C, Glen and Grace L. Sunday rostered on is Campbell and Emma Martin with Rockin’ Rob Campbell Don’t forget, it’s a 10.57 first warning on Friday and no prisoners will be taken, so don’t be late for the start line. FYI, it’s Glenn’s birthday on Aus Day so give him grief as you sail past!

Finally for this week is a request from RO Geoff. If you have changed boats or have just joined in the racing, could you please email Geoff with your boat details by Thursday at the latest so he can alter the register before racing, rather than sailing past yelling “ Hey Geoff, I’ve got a new boat! Oh, and what course are we sailing?”He just loves that !! His email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cheers for now, see you Friday, Pete Chippy

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight (Series 2 Race 2)

Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series (Race 3)

Sunday Summer Series (Race 5)

The Friday night fleet is growing in Series 2, with 22 boats racing in the second race, and eight in the Margaret Hollamby Female Helm series. Congratulations to Andrew McGrath and the Unprecedented crew on a clean sweep in the Pursuit, AMS, Female Helm (Liz Keep) AND another win on Sunday. Honourable mention to Fiona and Nick Jones on Vamonos who placed 2nd in the Pursuit, Female Helm and Sunday Summer Series!

Click HERE for full results.

Many thanks to the following SBSC members who ran the tower over the weekend; Mark Lawrence (RO) on Friday night, assisted by Crowded House and Dianne Jackson, and Judy Champion (RO) and Dianne on Sunday morning

This Week's Races

Friday 19th January - Schnapper Point Race

First Warning Signal:	09.55H Tower Start
	Race Officer:	Elaine Nicholas
	Tower Assist:	Tom McCulloch
	Set Up & Results:	Elaine

The Australia Day race on Friday 26 January is the annual race to Schnapper Point (Course 33). Get your crew together for a great race up to Mornington, and then back to the club for an afternoon on the deck to celebrate Australia Day and SBSC’s 57th birthday, with buckets of prawns, grazing plates and live music! If your yacht has not been automatically entered and you would like to race, please enter via Sailsys before 4.00pm Thursday. Any questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See Sailing Instructions for course details.

Festival of Sails – Geelong

Best of luck to all the SBSC competitors racing in Geelong over the long weekend, including the Passage Race from Mornington. SBSC yachts entered are; Easy Day, Etoile, Scamp, Unprecedented, Vincitore and Yknot.

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Sail Peninsula 2024 (23-25 February)

To Enter please CLICK HERE and the Notice of Race is available HERE sail pen

Social Committee

The Social Committee would like to thank the members that responded to our recent survey. Over 60 people took the opportunity to let us know what social activities they enjoyed at the club and to make suggestions for the future.

We will add these ideas to our planned activities and remind members that they can always contact the Social Committee at any time if they have any great suggestions.

We look forwards to seeing you all at the Club Birthday on Australia Day with the fabulous Dave Campbell playing!

Kind regards

Ann Matheson

Club Merchandise

Photo Of The Week

Here's a photo of me (Fiona Lowe), relaxing in my favorite place, with one of my favorite kangaroo's in Pambula NSW. Was there really no internet last week, or was I cuddling the kangaroo's for too long? You may never know!! Greg and I will still be away and miss the Australia Day festivities. See you all soon. Fiona xx

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