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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 12th March 2025

Photo Of The Week

Along with the Flying Dutchies and Tasars, the 420 State Titles were held over the weekend. Victorian State Titles usually only have Victorians in them. No so with the 420 class! The camaraderie between the states is pretty wonderful, and is a testament to the accessibility of the class, the friendly nature that the class, and the parents of the class. Having competed against each other only 8 weeks ago in the Nationals at Woollahra Sailing Club NSW, some of these sailors couldn't wait to come to VIC to compete against their peers again, even though their results will not count for anything.

In this photo we have Fraser age 16 (SA), Will age 16 (SA), Claire age 17 (NSW), Paige age 16 (SA), Will age 17 (NSW), Darcy age 15 (SA). All of them know they cannot sail for a result at the State Titles, and all still prepared to travel to OUR club to compete against THEIR friends! Phenomenal effort guys!

Off The Beach News

Howdy Gang.

I wish I was writing with much happier news about a fantastic regatta result with loads of SBSC sailors up on the podium, but alas, it was not to be.

The weather for the whole weekend was perfect, except if you wanted to go sailing. We had a load of boats in the yard for the Tasar, 420 and Flying Dutchman State Titles , about 45 boats in total, all double handed. That's a lot of competitors checking out our Club. From All reports, they held no grudge for the lack of wind. On the contrary, they were all very impressed with SBSC; from the venue, the facilities, the organization and the friendly, helpful members on hand. I think the term ' Good Vibes' was tossed around quite a bit.

All those 'Good Vibes' don't come without a lot, and I mean A LOT of hard work behind the scenes. The various committees have been organizing this event for a long time. Geoff has put in an extraordinary effort with the NOR's , SI's and rosters etc, and then parked himself in the tower for the whole weekend. That's a tough gig at the best of times, there's only so many crosswords and sodukos you can do.

The weekend started late on Friday night with Fiona Lowe putting out her 'Regatta Parking Only' sign to block off the car park, then she stood there all morning, big stick in hand, to fend of the cyclists. In the yard there were people marshaling trailers and boats, helping with registrations and so forth. The race team was around the back early to load up the RHIBs and Start boat with everything necessary to run the show. On a side note there, a big thanks to all the Keelboat bods that willingly put up their hands to help out on the RHIBs. We had John Wemyss, Rob Rainsford, Nick Jones, Andy Clark and John Bacon (John filled in for Clarky when he had to leave for a plumbing emergency on Saturday. No worries Clarky, it happens to all of us at that age).

As well as those guys, we had the usual suspects on the water; Erik M driving Start with Super D and on water RO Lou Hutton, Simon H, Ben G, Jaida R, Mal W, Pete C and Neil and Lorraine W all cruising around in the RHIBs.

All this organizing comes to naught though if the weather Gods are favoring the picnickers instead of the far more important Sailors. I'm starting to think this Weather God owns a jet ski and has a nasty sense of humour! The Race Officers did their very best, sending the RHIBs hither and yon looking for wind but apparently it was all in Brisbane. In the end, the call was made each day, with great regret, to pull the pin. To the credit of the competitors, they accepted the outcome with the pragmatism that is essential if you are a sailor. And they left with the knowledge that a great weekend, in a beautiful spot, was had by all, and there's always next time.

On a brighter note, in other regattas recently, our SBSC A Class sailors did us proud last week at Elwood SC, with Stu S and Dave B taking out 3rd and 4th in the Flying division( I'll bet they were flying if you remember last week's wind) and Ewan C ended up 10th in the Classics in what I'm told was a very hot fleet.

Also competing this weekend were Mark B and Gingerbread Bill M in the Impulse Vic titles at Altona YC. In a fleet of 42 boats, Mark took out 1st place with five 1sts after two drops of 3rd and 5th ! Bill was in the mix at 16th. Well done guys. What I got out of that was that they sailed seven races!!! Ba#$*@ds!>

That's about all for this week folks, see you all on Sunday for round two of the Lions Club series.

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Geoffrey and friend in the tower waiting for some good news from mother nature, wind gods, and anyone who can help!!!!!

Yard Storage and Key Holders

There have been a few reports of boat parts going missing from boats stored in the yard. Just to remind you all, we are all a team and we all need to have our boats in working order when leaving the beach. If you have been in a position where you have broken something, or forgot to bring something to the yard, please DO NOT REMOVE PARTS FROM OTHER BOATS! And if you have removed something from another boat, please replace it as soon as you can. It is not fair to the owner of that boat, we all know how crappy that feels and we are better than this!

With regard to locking up the yard, please please please, if you are one of the last to leave and have a key, lock the gates, regardless of thinking someone else behind you will do it. Over the weekend we found the driveway gate closed, but not locked and the corridor to changerooms left open and the lights on. As key holders we are ALL responsible for making the yard safe. THIS IS NOT THE JOB OF SNOOKS STAFF!

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race

1st	Just Cruisin’	Lorraine Whitaker
2nd	11:11	Till Brauckmann
3rd	Fransiska	Peter Morrison

Friday Twilight AMS Results

1st	Maximum Limit	Rick Rogers
2nd	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark
3rd	Rawhide	Cam Barwick & Graeme Sergeant

Thank you very much to the Friday night tower crew of Elaine Nicholas and duty boat Ghost for their race management.

This Week's Racing

Friday 14 March

Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2 – Race 8

& Junior Crews Night - Ciaran's Cup

Race Start Time (AEDT)	17:30H Pursuit Start
Race Officer	Elaine Nicholas
Duty Boat	Ninjo
Tower Assistant	Elaine

Sunday 16 March

Club Championship Series (Race 8) and

Long Distance Sub-series (Race 4)

Race Start Time (AEDT)	9:55H Tower Start
Race Officer	Lynlee Coutts
Duty Boat	Summer Breeze
Tower Assistant	Lynlee

Friday 14th March

Friday Twilight Pursuit and Ciaran’s Cup (Junior Crews Night)

Thanks to the skippers who have been willing (and able) to take some juniors out on Friday night, to compete for Ciaran's Cup It's a very special night in the keelboat calendar and we look forward to seeing you all back at the club for post-race presentation of the cup. We have one boat left still with vacancies for juniors, please let Fiona know asap 0466 632 357.

All junior members (and parents) are welcome to sail on this night, even if you don't participate in the junior sail training you can still experience the joy of sailing on a big boat. If you would like your junior to participate, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Did you know that a junior member is classed as a member below the age of 21!!!!)

Geographe Bay Race Week

SBSC sailor John Nicholas has had some success recently over in WA. Below is the happy crew of Fortuosity, owned and skippered by Janet Hornbuckle, Commodore of Royal Perth Yacht Club (wearing the shades). They won the Premier Cruising division on countback from two other yachts. On the left is John Nicholas and on the right is his son Ben (tactician and past Tasar World and National Champion). From the Perth Annex to Busselton is a two-day passage with a stopover. Same on the way home.

John reports that the most 'exciting' bit was on the spinnaker run home for the finish of the last race. Three boats on equal points for 1st. A squall hit and they broached, leaving John to disappear underwater on the leeward rail. He eventually emerged with his PFD deployed. The other two boats also fared badly in the squall, so they won. Well done John - great to hear reports of SBSC sailors competing around the country!

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ORCV News

Unprecedented wins race to King Island

Congratulations to Andrew McGrath and Ben Thompson on winning the Melbourne to King Island race - and double-handed at that! Unprecedented were 1^st AMS, 2^nd ORC and 1^st Double-handed. Shimmer also had a great result; 3^rd AMS and 4^th ORC.

Read the full ORCV article HERE and below is a pic of Andrew and Ben celebrating with their trophy and cray!

Beyond the Bay 2025

We are excited to announce that registration for the "Beyond the Bay" 2025 program is now open!

This program is tailored to enhance the skills and confidence of sailors preparing for offshore adventures, ensuring they are well-prepared for the challenges and joys of offshore sailing.

In your marina, you possibly have a yacht that has a dream of sailing the Whitsunday’s, heading to Flinders Island, and having more confidence to take that step. The ORCV’s Beyond the Bay complements many programs that run within your club as a program that focuses on ocean sailing with ORCV mentors onboard guiding with the ultimate and final event being a sailing exercise out and back through Port Phillip Heads.

Why "Beyond the Bay" is Ideal:

Comprehensive training from seasoned ORCV instructors.
Practical and theoretical sessions designed to build expertise.
A great way to foster team confidence and camaraderie.

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

You can read a book, diagrams and marine charts, but seeing it from the water with expert guidance is different. The annual Rip Tour is a practical on-water training event where experienced offshore navigators share information on how and when to transit safely. Everyone gets a headset so they don’t miss any commentary on navigation aids, tides, lead lights, shipping channels and a copy of the ORCV’s Rip Guide. The 2025 tour departs Queenscliff at noon on Sunday, March 16. For your convenience, you’ll be able to catch the connecting Searoad Ferry from Sorrento at 11 am. Book your place for this unique learning experience: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/rip-tour-of-port-phillip-heads

Lake Boga Yacht Club Easter Regatta is just around the corner.

As you may already know, our club have a huge contingent that make the journey to this regatta each year. It is a fun weekend away and a very welcoming regatta. More details can be found HERE.

And here is a photo of last years crew, if you have ever wondered who actually goes from our club......... boga 12

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 5th March 2025

Photo Of The Week

Another great morning of junior sailing on Sunday 2nd March.

Lewis, Iona and Henry enjoyed their time on a Quest with Lewis & Iona's dad, Clem, at the helm.

Off The Beach News

Howdy Cowdies,

How has your week been? I hope you spent it anticipating the epic sailing you were going to enjoy against Mt Martha on Sunday, as they were coming around the hill for our annual challenge. Unfortunately for us, we had a lot of sailors unavailable for various reasons (as did MM), so the fleet numbers were down for both clubs. A shame really, as the weather was great -to start with. Nick and the gang had a bunch of Juniors out zooming around in all the boats available having an absolute ball. Around 11.00 the Mt Martha fleet started arriving on the beach, and unfortunately so did the strong wind. During the briefing (thanks Tim), one of their Lasers took off from the beach sans driver, and was heading for the rock wall at great speed. Disaster was only averted by the swift action of Jamie F, our 'Man on The Sand', who with no thought of personal safety, leapt into the water and with seconds to spare, wrestled the wayward beast back to shore to the roaring applause of; practically no-one. He was only thanked later by the owner, who said " It probably sails faster without me anyway".

With the high wind out on the course area, the old postponement flag went up and at that point a fair few of the MM sailors decided to pull the pin and head for home under the watchful gaze of one their RHIBs. Now was our chance! With boat numbers pretty even for a change and the postponement coming down fairly quickly, it was time to make use of our home ground advantage. We even had a secret weapon in Finn M and Zack L entering in BICs so they could be in Div one, the only entries left. I reckon they were the only competitors who were actually longer than their boats!

Also in our camp was Keelboat Captain, Nick Jones and his lovely wife Fiona( so many Fionas in our Club) who took out one of Quests, as did another keelboater, John Wemyss (like dreams) accompanied by Mika and Jaidah Robinson. I sailed past them a few times and the girls were grinning like mad, loving every minute, John not so much! Once we were out on the course it was easy to see why the race was delayed, it was still honking out around the mussel farm at about 18 knots with gusts over 25. Perfect Sabre weather! Began

Race one started with Divs 3,4,5,and 6 followed by Divs 1 and 2. One of their boats, a Hobbie 16 missed his start so badly that he started with the Div 1,2 boats and when there was a recall hooter, he actually ducked back thinking it was him! Unfortunately, it was in reality Nick and Fiona, so no chockies for them in that race.

The upwind slog was pretty gruesome, with some big swings and gusts to keep us on our toes, but once around the top mark the fun really began. The offshore wind meant for flat-ish water. And the reaches were screaming- literally! Well, I know I was! And after the first reach, there was a second one, and that was just as much fun, and I don't think anyone tipped in at the gybe mark. It was all over pretty quick, then we just had to wait for their Viper Cat to finish. It's a seriously big boat, and they had the whole family on board. It reminded me of one of those sea going boats the Polynesians used. I was looking to see if they had a goat and a couple of chooks as well.

Race two got away with no incidents and went in a fairly similar way, albeit in slightly lighter wind, phew! The Div 2 fleet was much more bunched up in race 2 , which gave me the opportunity to observe some of the goings on from my regular position near the back( for safety reasons, of course). I saw MM's Barry Eastgate, an excellent sailor, get lifted almost clean out of the water and sent hurtling sideways at great speed by a massive gust. I asked him about it later and he said ," yeah, it gained me a couple of places". It would have gained me a new pair of undies!

What I did see up the front of the fleet was Gingerbread Bill M and The Maestro, Rick P sitting in first and second with James ,The Wonder Boy, Thorne in fourth. Also of great note was Jameson F belting around in his Laser Radial like a champion. He tipped in a few times, but just got it upright and kept on going. Nice work guys. Really though, there were too many good things to mention, and everyone there heard about them up on the deck afterwards.

I suppose you want to know what the upshot of all this was? Wellllll, unfortunately we fell tantalizingy short. Our lack of boats in some divisions gave them a lot of points owing to the weird arse scoring system, in the end all we needed was one or two more in some Divs and it was ours. Having said that, it was a great day. Enjoyed by all and our visitors were impressed by our systems and race crews. It was stated at the briefing that it was meant as a fun day out and all sheep stations were off the table. That was how it went down and here's looking forward to next year at their place

Thanks again to every body that turned up and a huge thanks to the on water race team. Geoff and super D on Start, assisted by Greg Weston and Steve Daniels. On the RHIBs laying the marks we had Rob C and David Arundale in Woodsy and Rob W with Ben Griffith in Sutherland. Also roaring around was Fi Lowe in Bluey, taking a bunch of shots. Back on the beach we had Judy Champion, by name and nature, sorting out all the registration and signing on, while Chris Parkes was doing his thing with his drone buzzing around taking aerial shots, check out the Club Facebook page.

This weekend we are hosting the Tasar, 420 and Flying Dutchman titles so there is no OTB sailing unfortunately, but come down anyway, we can always do with some help. Speaking of which, a good number of the Keelboat sailors have put up their hands to help out on the RHIBs for this regatta, so thanks to them also.

That's about all for this week. Cheers, Pete Chippy

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Results

Friday Twilight Pursuit Race

1st	Christela	Glenys Hitchen
2nd	Cirrus	Tim Bardon
3rd	Just Cruisin’	Lorraine Whitaker

Friday Twilight AMS Results

1st	Vamonos	Glenys Hitchen
2nd	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
3rd	Rawhide	Cam Barwick & Graeme Sergeant

Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Race

1st	Christela	Glenys Hitchen
2nd	Cirrus	Tim Bardon
3rd	Just Cruisin’	Lorraine Whitaker

This was the last of the female helm races for the 2024-25 summer season and would like to congratulate Lorraine Whitaker for this season’s winner of the Margaret Hollamby Perpetual Trophy that will be presented at this year’s end of season dinner.

Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Race

1st PHS	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath
1st AMS	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath
1st ORC	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath

Big thankyou to this week’s tower crews with Elaine Nicholas and Vincitore manning the tower on Friday and Empara for the Sunday Race.

This Week's Racing

Friday 7^th March

Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2 – Race 7

Race Start Time (AEDT)	17:30H Pursuit Start
Race Officer	Elaine Nicholas
Duty Boat	Vincitore
Tower Assistant	Elaine

Please note that there is NO SAILING on Sunday as the club is hosting the 420, Tasar and Flying Dutchman Victorian State Titles

Friday 14th March

Friday Twilight Pursuit and Ciaran’s Cup (Junior Crews Night)

We have the Ciaran’s Cup (Junior Crews Night) on Friday 14^th March.

This is a very special night in the keelboat calendar - If you would be interested in taking out some of our Juniors for this wonderful event please send through an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and advise how many extras you are able to host.

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ORCV News

Melbourne to King Island Race

The ORCV ocean yacht race to Grassy, King Island, is conducted on the Labour Day weekend in March every year.

While the race to King Island is one of the shorter ocean races at a mere 114 miles, it presents some unique navigational challenges. Far from being a pushover, this race is one of the hardest to get right, given the currents around King Island. This year the race will be starting at Queenscliff at 14:30 on Friday 7^th March. The Grassy Harbour offers a safe anchorage in all weather and the legendary hospitality of the King Island Boat Club. The steak sandwiches alone are worth the trip.

We would like to wish Shimmer and Unprecedented a safe and speedy passage down to King Island and also our Rear Commodore, Tim Bardon, who will be sailing down on Faster Forward.

Melbourne Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race: The World’s Longest South-to-North Sailing Event, is about to kick off, attracting both international and local sailing talent.

Competitors sail non-stop and unassisted on their own boats with just two people onboard, navigating four weather systems over 32 to 35 days.

This event provides a unique opportunity for sailors, many of whom are Corinthian (non-professional and self-funded), to embark on the challenge of a lifetime. While major shorthanded races like the Vendée Globe and Transat Jacques Vabre feature professional teams, large shore crews, and significant budgets, the Melbourne Osaka Race stands apart by offering accessibility to sailors who do not rely on extensive support teams.

This race is a dream come true for many, with some competitors joining forces with family, partners, or longtime friends to take part in what is often years in the making. For many, simply reaching the start line is one of the biggest challenges.

The race is organized by a team in Melbourne, with support from host yacht clubs in both Melbourne and Osaka and managed by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria and celebrates the sister city relationship between Melbourne and Osaka. The event is organized by the Melbourne Osaka Organizing Authority in partnership with the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, Sandringham Yacht Club, and Osaka Hokko Yacht Club.

The Melbourne Osaka Cup begins at Portsea with a staggered start, with slower yachts departing on March 2nd and 9th, the main start on March 16th, and the faster models starting last on March 30th.

Beyond the Bay 2025

We are excited to announce that registration for the "Beyond the Bay" 2025 program is now open!

This program is tailored to enhance the skills and confidence of sailors preparing for offshore adventures, ensuring they are well-prepared for the challenges and joys of offshore sailing.

Why "Beyond the Bay" is Ideal:

Comprehensive training from seasoned ORCV instructors.
Practical and theoretical sessions designed to build expertise.
A great way to foster team confidence and camaraderie.

Safety & Sea Survival Course – (Sunday, 2 March)

The next in-person day is March 2nd. Participants complete an interactive online component of the course before attending the in-person day. If this date doesn’t work for your diary, reserve your place now for June 1, September 7 or November 30.

Confidently support your skipper and other crew members by gaining a deeper understanding of safety and survival. Reserve your place here:

Full Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

Refresher Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sss-refresher-course

King Island Race (Friday, 7 March)

Registrations are open for the 114nm race to King Island. It’s tactical sailing that brings us to this unique island whose hospitality and steaks are absolutely worth the trip. Berthing is limited, enter or find out more here:

https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

Lake Boga Yacht Club Easter Regatta is just around the corner.

As you may already know, our club have a huge contingent that make the journey to this regatta each year. It is a fun weekend away and a very welcoming regatta. More details can be found HERE.

And here is a photo of last years crew, if you have ever wondered who actually goes from our club......... boga 12

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 26th February 2025

Well Sail Peninsula is over for another year and what a great regatta it was.

We were blessed with some amazing weather which made for some great sailing and equally the excellent dining and entertainment at the club made for a weekend that was second to none.

Without our wonderful volunteers that work tirelessly during the year and over the weekend this event just wouldn’t happen so a HUGE thankyou to all of you. We would also like to thank our sponsors who continue to support the regatta each year.

We would like to congratulate Team Mornington Yacht Club for not only supporting the regatta, with 16 of the 44 entrants being from MYC, but for also taking out this years’ AMS Challenge Cup which is based on the AMS results for the Sunday Race, with the winning team being Ginan, Rush & Zippier.

Well done to all of the SBSC boats that participated in the regatta. After so much fun we are sure that you will be back for SP2026 which will be held on the weekend of the 27th February to 1st March. For all of you that were not able to compete make sure you put the dates in the diary now so that you won’t miss out next year.

All the results from the weekend can be viewed HERE

A big THANK YOU to all the Skippers and Crew who participated in and supported SP25. We hope you enjoyed the weekend—we certainly enjoyed having you all at SBSC. Additionally, a sincere thank you to all our volunteers who are vital to the success of Sail Peninsula. From the organizing committee to the tower teams and everyone working both on the water and onshore, each of you plays an important role that we greatly value. We truly appreciate all your efforts leading up to and during SP25.

Off The Beach News

Off The Beach is back to normal again this week. We have Mount Martha coming around to challenge our fleet, so all hands on deck, or maybe all bums in boats!!!!. First Warning is at 12.57pm

Keelboat News

This Week's Racing

Friday 28 February

Friday Twilight Pursuit Series #2 – Race 6

& Margaret Hollamby Female Helm Series - Race 4

Race Start Time (AEDT)	17:30H Pursuit Start
Race Officer	Elaine Nicholas
Duty Boat	Vincitore
Tower Assistant	Elaine

Sunday 2 March

Sunday Summer Series – Race 7

First Signal Warning	09.55H Tower Start
Race Officer	Peter Jones
Duty Boat	Empara
Tower Assistant	Di J

Saint Pats 2025 Sunday Sounds March 2025 Save The Dates March 2025

ORCV News

Beyond the Bay 2025

We are excited to announce that registration for the "Beyond the Bay" 2025 program is now open!

This program is tailored to enhance the skills and confidence of sailors preparing for offshore adventures, ensuring they are well-prepared for the challenges and joys of offshore sailing.

Why "Beyond the Bay" is Ideal:

Comprehensive training from seasoned ORCV instructors.
Practical and theoretical sessions designed to build expertise.
A great way to foster team confidence and camaraderie.

Safety & Sea Survival Course – (Sunday, 2 March)

Confidently support your skipper and other crew members by gaining a deeper understanding of safety and survival. Reserve your place here:

Full Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

Refresher Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sss-refresher-course

King Island Race (Friday, 7 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

Lake Boga Yacht Club Easter Regatta is just around the corner.

As you may already know, our club have a huge contingent that make the journey to this regatta each year. It is a fun weekend away and a very welcoming regatta. More details can be found HERE.

And here is a photo of last years crew, if you have ever wondered who actually goes from our club......... boga 12

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 19th February 2025

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.

Eugene Chiron
Andrew Predika
Lewis Murphy
Timothy O’Connor

ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO

If you still are wanting to enter best do it now as entries close SOON. REGISTER using THIS LINK

All the information you need for the regatta can be viewed HERE

MYC Thursday Twilight Race to Safety Beach

As most of you are aware, there is a Mornington twilight race down to the Safety Beach finish line on the Thursday of Sail Peninsula (20 February 2025). If there are any SBSC yachts that would like to head up to MYC to compete in this twilight race, please enter via the MYC website as a 'Casual Entry' for the Thursday Twilight Series. Click HERE.

We have some great entertainment and food lined up for you all to enjoy. CLICK HERE to book your DINNER TICKETS - don’t leave it to the last minute - you don’t want to miss out.

Off The Beach News

Junior Sail Training

The weather gods were not kind to the juniors last Sunday. Strong winds from the south east forced our instructors to make the hard decision to call off training. This is always a painful decision, however the safety and enjoyment of our beginners of crucial for their sailing journey.

The weather looks good for this Sunday, NNW 14 knots (as I type this), and warm temps. The juniors will be safely navigating their boats through the Sail Peninsula yard to hit the water shortly after 9.00am. If you are around, we'd love to see you down at the club supporting our junior members and their families.

If you know of a junior looking to hit the water, please end them down to the club to meet at the flag pole at 9am on Sundays until 6th April. The cost is $120 for members. Please click THIS LINK to register.

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Keelboat News

Results

Friday Pursuit - Series 2, Race 5

Mustang Sally Trophy

1st	Happy Days	Paul Copeland
2nd	Tumi	Jeff Savage
3rd	11:11	Till Braukmann

Friday AMS – Series 2, Race 5

1st	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark
2nd	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
3rd	Marrakesh	Neil Hawker

Full weekend results available HERE

Sunday Club Championship Series, Race 7

1st PHS	Lumiere	Ian Pearse
1st AMS	Mr Bojangles	Pauline Cleaver
1st PMS	Vamonos	Fiona Jones

This Week's Racing

Please note that there will be NO Club Racing this weekend!

Friday SP25

Saturday SP25

Sunday SP25

ORCV News

Safety & Sea Survival Course – (Sunday, 2 March)

Confidently support your skipper and other crew members by gaining a deeper understanding of safety and survival. Reserve your place here:

Full Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

Refresher Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sss-refresher-course

King Island Race (Friday, 7 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

Lake Boga Yacht Club Easter Regatta is just around the corner.

As you may already know, our club have a huge contingent that make the journey to this regatta each year. It is a fun weekend away and a very welcoming regatta. More details can be found HERE.

And here is a photo of last years crew, if you have ever wondered who actually goes from our club......... boga 12

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Photo Of The Week

Well Done to Bill Manning at the Sabre Nationals Regatta at Mount Martha Yacht Club last weekend. Results HERE

Gallery

Inspire Marine Friday Twilight Race 15 on 14/02/25 (Valentines Day)

Thanks Mel Kelly & Lori Wilson for the photos

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 12th February 2025

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.

James Thorne
Melissa Kelly
Fiona Philip
Helen Lovett
Scott MacKinven
Murray Parkinson
Wayne Bevan
Emma and Matt Stone

Off The Beach News

We'll, howdy gang.

Let me start off by saying "It wasn't my fault!" All I did was ring the weather Gods to state, quite calmly and reasonably I thought, that we weren't very happy with the service. I pointed out that we had paid for 15 knots the week before and got not a zephyr, and this week had better be good or else we would be taking it to Consumer Affairs. Of course, they blamed Marketing, who in turn blamed Dispatch. The nice lady in Customer Service promised she would get it sorted. Well, it turns out it was sitting with Australia Post at their Albury depot and they had delivered the thunder and lightning by mistake ( and late as well ). As often happens in these cases, both last week and this week's wind showed up at the same, hence the 30 knots!

All the finger pointing and bad mouthing will do us no good though, because it just so happens that apparently, they are volunteers too! And you just don't want to Piss off the volunteers. Otherwise we'll all end up having to get Jetskis, or electrically insulated wet suits!!

In the end, there was nothing the Race team could do but postpone the race for another day. Geoff left it for as long as possible, just in case, but it wasn't going to happen. Thanks again to the race team of Geoff, Super D, Greg W, Simon H, David A, Wayne J and Russell T. That's seven bods who showed up regardless, so remember to say thanks.

This week is guaranteed to be perfect, what could possibly go wrong? Boat numbers might be down a bit as some sailors are off competing elsewhere. Bill M will be our only competitor at the Sabre States around the corner at Mt Martha. They have eighty entries to date, so if you get a chance on Saturday arvo or Sunday morning, go and park up on The Esplanade and check it out from above. It's an awesome sight to see that many boats on the same course.

On a final note, (and a great segway as well), in two weeks time on the 2nd of March, we are hosting the Great Mt Martha/Safety Beach Challenge. That's the week after Sail Peninsula so I know you will all be itching for a sail, so PLEASE PLEASE turn up. We outsail them in most divisions but they clean us up in numbers each year. Even if you only get on the water once for the whole season, make it this one. And bring your crippled Granny and all her mates from the nursing home too, we'll find a boat for them, and everyone counts!

That's all for now. Cheers, Pete Chippy

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Pursuit - Series 2, Race 4

Mustang Sally Anniversary Trophy Race

1st	Happy Days	Paul Copeland
2nd	Running Bare	Tim Pepperell
3rd	Le Tardis	Warrick Pearson

Friday AMS – Series 2, Race 1

1st	Unprecedented	Andrew McGrath
2nd	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
3rd	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark

Full weekend results available HERE

Sunday Summer Series (Race 6)

Race cancelled - gale warning.

21 boats competed in the Mustang Sally Anniversary Trophy Race on Friday in a brisk southerly. And it was happy days for 'Happy Days' who were first across the line, following 10 seconds later by the catamaran 'Running Bare' who worked their way through the fleet after having the latest start time! Great effort by all. A huge thank you to Friday night's tower crew of Lynlee Coutts (RO) and duty boat 'Patriot' who had almost the entire fleet finishing within a 9 minute window. Nick Jones, Keelboat Captain, presented the Mustang Sally trophy to the Happy Days crew after the race (below).

This Week's Racing

Friday 14 February 2025

Twilight Pursuit Series 2 - Race 5

Race Start Time (AEDT):	17:30H Pursuit Start
Race Officer:	Amanda Malin
Duty Boat:	Seaclusion
Set up/Results:	Amanda

Sunday 16 February 2025

Club Championship Series - Race7

First Warning Signal:	13.55H Tower Start
Race Officer:	Till Brauckmann
Duty Boat:
Set up/Results:	Dawn Clark

Sail Pen Entertainment

Exciting News!

We are thrilled to announce a change in this year's format due to popular demand. The Friday evening pursuit race will now feature a spinnaker race! For more details, check out the regatta Notice of Race link HERE.

Sail Pen Spinnaker

Sail Pen The Calmer Sail Pen Movers

We are pleased to advise that the first 40 entries for this years Sail Peninsula regatta will be provided with one of our new promotional Bambak Canvas bags.

Bambak use old sails to manufacture bags like these and other products. Full details can be accessed here: https://bambak.co/pages/about-us

The sale of the bags goes towards community support projects and provides employment to people in Vanuatu. The name "Bambak" derived from the Vanuatuan language, means "reborn," symbolizing the new life given to discarded sails.

The bags we are promoting are about 30cm x 20cm with the SP25 logo on the front and a Bambak logo on the back, they are lined and have a zip closure at the top and carry handle. They are a very useful item for storage on your boat.

Get your SP25 entry in ASAP to secure your promotional bag.

Junior Sailing

Junior Sailing starts again on 2nd February and runs until 6th April.

The cost is $120 for members. Please click THIS LINK to register.

ORCV News

Safety & Sea Survival Course – (Sunday, 2 March)

Confidently support your skipper and other crew members by gaining a deeper understanding of safety and survival. Reserve your place here:

Full Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

Refresher Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sss-refresher-course

King Island Race (Friday, 7 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/training/rip-tour-of-port-phillip-heads

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 5th February 2025

Committee News

Thank You to our VOLUNTEERS!

Can you picture the Safety Beach Sailing Club without volunteers?

There are countless things that happen in the club, that wouldn't be possible without volunteers. Our weekly races exist because the club rely solely on members help. When members volunteer, they are giving their time and wisdom to the club, for the benefit of other members. This is a selfless act. Volunteers come forward for many reasons and bring a varied range of skills to the role that they are filling. Race management, tower duty, rhib duty, and all behind the scenes happenings, are things that some members don’t give much thought to.

When things go well, we’d love for you to acknowledge those involved.

When things don’t go to plan, we’d like to remind you that our volunteers are only human.

Next time you walk past a volunteer in the club, please thank them for their time. If they look disheveled, ask them if they need a hand. If they look happy, ask them about the smile on their dial. And remember, these volunteers are part of what makes our club so great!

A glimpse at some of our wonderful volunteers.

If you have a great photo of a volunteer, please send it in so we can give them a thanks.

Membership Fees Due

Unfortunately, the club still has a number of members that have not yet renewed their memberships for the 24/25 Financial year. If the club has not heard back from you by COB 14 February 2025, the club will have no choice but to de-register you as members and remove all benefits of membership. This could include; sailing in club organised races (OTB or Keel Boat), storing kayaks, SDP’s etc in the yard and/or access to the dining room and membership discounts.

If there is a reason you haven’t renewed, the club invites your feedback and reasons for not renewing. This helps the club better meet members expectations and desired outcomes expected by members.

Please provide any feedback to the Membership Secretary as follows: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Off The Beach News

Junior Sail Training

The junior sail training program has started up again and we had the most amazing weather for day one. With 17 juniors turning up to come and try sailing, our instructors were kept very busy. The forecast temp of 35 degrees meant the water was perfect for instructors, volunteers and our newest juniors. We had 10 kids returning from our first program in November, and 7 new kids. The juniors all hit the water as the keelboats began their Sunday race, and the view was outstanding. All of the parents were thrilled to see so much action on the water and the buzz at the club was palpable. If you happen to arrive early at the club, please be sure to greet and welcome our parents, as we hope that they will continue to grow their relationship with our club. If we could also put in a request with mother nature for the same conditions for the rest of the program, that would be great.

Juniors with kb

Keelboat News

Results

Friday Pursuit - Series 2, Race 3

1st	Christela	Greg Clark
2nd	Le Tardis	Warrick Pearson
3rd	Bombay Sapphire	Michael Manson

Friday AMS – Series 2, Race 1

1st	Shimmer	Steve Twentyman
2nd	Patriot	Jason Close
3rd	2Xtreme	Andrew Clark

Full weekend results available HERE

Club Championship Series (Race 6) & Long Distance Race (Race 3)

Race abandoned/timed out.

Many thanks to Dianne Jackson (RO) and duty boat Adagio for manning the tower on Friday twilight, and Andrew Stocks (RO) and Whiskers on Sunday.

This Week's Racing

Friday 7 February 2025

Twilight Pursuit Series 2 - Race 4

Mustang Sally Anniversary Trophy Race

Race Start Time (AEDT):	17:30H Pursuit Start
Race Officer:	Lynlee Coutts
Duty Boat:	Patriot
Set up/Results:	Lynlee

Sunday 9 February 2025

Sunday Summer Series - Race 6

First Warning Signal:	09:55H Tower Start
Race Officer:	TBC
Duty Boat:	TBC
Set up/Results:	TBC

The Mustang Sally Anniversary Trophy Race is on this Friday, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to get your name on the trophy! The Mustang Sally trophy was first presented on the 7th February 2020 by Mark Lawrence and Dianne Jackson, 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.

Look forward to seeing sailors back at the club for the post-race trophy presentation.

Sail Peninsula 2025 (21-23 February)

Please CLICK HERE to enter now - the Early Bird entry fee ends soon.

MYC Thursday Twilight Race to Safety Beach

As most of you are aware, there is a Mornington twilight race down to the Safety Beach finish line on the Thursday of Sail Peninsula (20 February 2025). If there are any Safety Beach yachts that would like to head up to MYC to compete in this twilight race, please enter via the MYC website as a 'Casual Entry' for the Thursday Twilight Series. Click HERE.

Exciting News...

We are pleased to advise that the first 40 entries for this years Sail Peninsula regatta will be provided with one of our new promotional Bambak Canvas bags.

Bambak use old sails to manufacture bags like these and other products. Full details can be accessed here: https://bambak.co/pages/about-us

Get your SP25 entry in ASAP to secure your promotional bag.

Have you planned your next visit to Docklands? Click HERE To find out all about what's on offer at this wonderful destination.

ORCV News

Melbourne to Port Fairy (Friday 14 February)

For 2025, the ORCV’s traditional race to the historic and picturesque port of Port Fairy has been rescheduled to mid-February, taking advantage of more favourable weather conditions and providing a feeder race for yachts planning participate in the 75th Adelaide to Port Lincoln race.

The 135 mile course runs SW from Queenscliff past the coastal resorts of Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne and Apollo Bay, before rounding Cape Otway and entering the southern ocean. It’s also Valentines Day, so what better what better way to celebrate your one true love – sailing! Enter here: www.orcv.org.au/port-fairy

Safety & Sea Survival Course – (Sunday, 2 March)

Confidently support your skipper and other crew members by gaining a deeper understanding of safety and survival. Reserve your place here:

Full Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sea-safety-and-survival-course

Refresher Course: https://www.orcv.org.au/training/sss-refresher-course

King Island Race (Friday, 7 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/king-island

Rip Tour Port Phillip Heads (Sunday,16 March)

https://www.orcv.org.au/training/rip-tour-of-port-phillip-heads

420 Nationals Report

by Nick Meijer

For the 420 nationals 2025 Safety Beach was represented by 5 teams, the best-represented club at the event. Each team itching to hit the water after a long few days of wet and wild NSW weather.

On day 1 of racing, the teams made the hairy downwind trip to the course, weaving between moored boats, Shark Island, and ferries even before the racing began. After starting to acclimatise to the idea of ferries steamrolling through our course, the start began, and we were all off and racing. With the fleet unable to decide whether to go to the land on the left, where the locals recommended, or to Shark Island on the right, it was a constant 50/50 split throughout the day. On top of this conundrum, was the varying wind strength. Often times reaching strengths above 20 knots but even getting as low as 10 across the course. Because of this, everyone had a chance to show their brilliance throughout the day. In particular, Zac Lowe and Finn Meijer, who showed off the hard work they’ve put into improving themselves throughout the year, with great upwind speed and consistent results in all 3 races.

After finally becoming accustomed to the racecourse, we were moved further down the harbour. But whilst this proved a challenge, as we would have to get used to a different course again, it also provided some incredible photo opportunities in front of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. However, we couldn’t admire forever, there were races to be completed. Down comes the 420 flag, and it’s time to go. Unfortunately, Zac and Finn were forced to retire for the day after an incident at the beginning of the race. But for everyone else it was pedal to the metal. Again, the tricky Sydney conditions meant that no leg was the same, sometimes paying to go left, other times paying to go right. In the second race, a large portion of the fleet were over early and forced to restart. Condensing the fleet and bringing many of the boats who found themselves at the back end in the first race, fighting at the pointy end of the fleet. After 3 races again, and some damaged boats, there was a much need rest day to look forward to and recuperate for the rest of the regatta.

Day 3 began with little breeze in sight but a gale warning on the horizon. Back to the original course near Shark Island, it was a quick but tight race, with majority of boats incredibly close together. Because of this tightknit racing, much of the results were decided in the very last downwind or even reach to the finish. To add an extra layer of difficulty, a ferry conducting sea trials was anchored within our course. Whilst some sailors felt this inconvenienced them enough to take it to the protest room it was eventually ruled that no advantage or disadvantage was caused by its presence. Once the race was over, we were swiftly sent back to shore with news of 40 knots heading our way (great call by the RO). Unluckily for the 470s finishing a second race, some found themselves to be “sailing with style” (upside down) on their way back to shore.

With points close coming into the final day of racing, teams across the fleet found themselves in intense battles throughout all three races that day. After once again finding ourselves in a new course, this time just inside the Sydney Heads, which can only be described as a washing machine. And just when you thought the Sydney Harbour couldn’t throw anything else at us this week, we had a container ship come directly through our course (possibly trying to round the top mark and join in). With port authorities’ sirens wailing and the booming horn of the ship, the fleet was again split in two as the unlucky teams caught out at the back had to wait for the ship to pass before continuing racing. After learning a lot throughout the week, the “Loonies”, James and Nathan Anderson, put in their best performance of the week. A similar story for Jess Lowe and Kristen Koutsimpiris, who managed to sneak ahead of brother Zac in the first two races of the day. Once again however, disaster struck for Zac and Finn who had a trapeze breakage just before the last race and were forced to head back to shore. Abbey Everett and Matt Whitaker seemed to have left their best till last, as a masterclass in strategy allowed them to overtake countless boats in a single upwind, comfortably securing their overall position. For Gary Cameron and I, it was a final race showdown. After a difficult first leg we found ourselves thinking that perhaps we lead our rivals away from the rest of the fleet to the wrong side of the course, knowing that if it came to drops, we would come out on top. Of course, because of the incredibly predictable unpredictability of Sydney Harbour, this ended up paying for us and we found ourselves once again tussling for position. After a tough downwind battle, it was a reach to the finish and a sigh of relief as we’d pulled ourselves back to take the overall position.

Come presentation night, it was raining awards for SBSC. Zac and Finn taking the perseverance award for continuing to race after their struggles throughout the week. Nathan Anderson taking the award for youngest crew in the event. And last but definitely not least, Jess Lowe and Kristen Koutsimpiris won the Female National Championships! An incredible achievement by them. To hand out each prize (and give some great advice to all) was double 470 Olympic Gold Medallist Malcolm Page. I’m sure many were inspired by his many achievements and stories.

Placings overall:

Gary Cameron and Nick Meijer 5th

Abbey Everett and Matt Whitaker 8th

Zac Lowe and Finn Meijer 10th

Jess Lowe and Kristen Koutsimpiris 11th

James and Nathan Anderson 13th

Well done to all!

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