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.
What's On
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.
Keelboat News
Results
Friday Twilight Pursuit Race 4
| 1st – Friday Twilight Pursuit |
Just Cruisin' |
Neil Whitaker |
| 1st – 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
HERERace 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 |
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Race Officer: |
Andrew Stocks |
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Duty Boat: |
Fransiska |
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Tower Set Up & Results: |
Dianne |
Sunday 5th November:
Sunday Summer Series – Race 1
| First Warning Signal: |
09.55H Tower Start |
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Race Officer: |
Mal Winder |
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Tower Assist: |
Rells |
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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
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.
ORCV News
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.
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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