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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 28th February 2024

Sail Peninsula 2024

That’s a Wrap!

The Marina Martha Cove/Berwick Land Rover Sail Peninsula 2024 regatta had it all, producing the full gamut of testing winds.

Friday evening’s McLardy McShane Twilight Stern Chaser was, simply put, hard yards with a solid 20-25knts and gusts over 30. Many of the smaller, lighter boats wisely decided to stay shore-side and avoid becoming aquatic tumbleweed heading to Williamstown. Meanwhile, for those that managed to resurface and blink salt from their eyes after a long beat to 25, there was a furious-fast-is-fun ride back to the beach, especially if you had a sports boat underneath you – here’s looking at Rush and Morning Mist etc, jamming their speedos in the teens.

Due to the weather on Friday night and some quick thinking followed by quick action, our onshore event was pivoted inside upstairs to everyone’s relief. An Italian style buffet from Snooks Catering was enjoyed by all and Ron & Collin from “The Ron Kingston Duo” kept the night rolling with their classic tunes. What great voices and talented musicians. Night finished up around 9.30-10pm which was much appreciated by the sailors – that meant for some well-earned shut-eye so that those attending could rest up and regain their stamina again for Day 2 of racing.

Saturday dawned better for our marque race. Gentle breezes from that ever-reliable southerly direction for the Berwick Land Rover Passage Race to Blairgowrie and back. Hang on, reliable? – nuh nuh, Arthurs Seat is in the way. Unlike Friday, there was nothing solid about the Saturday’s wind – shifts and holes littered the course and was making the bunkers and roughs/golf option look good. Long day on the gunwales, but at least it was flat, warm and dryer!

As the song goes “Oh what a night”….. Thankfully the weather put it on for us on Saturday night ….. the buffet was simply delicious – David and his team excelled yet again with the red emperor being a crowd favourite. “Disco Inferno” was absolutely A-mazing, kudos to all who were literally on the dance floor from the moment that the band started playing – certainly not for the faint hearted!! Clearly the song list took many on a trip back down memory lane. A few well known “non-dancers” couldn’t even resist the temptation and were seen strutting their stuff! The comradery and fun was real. Huge thank you to everyone that came along and supported the night and some who also managed to score themselves a bargain with our auction items. Nicely done!

Sunday’s forecast for the Margaret Crittenden Memorial Challenge/Team Race, sponsored by Crittenden Wines was for even quieter winds. But an enticing carrot was dangled early with perfect sailing conditions to the top mark, then a nice run to 25 with the bigger boats getting through the gate and on to R1 before it slowed to NOTHING. Everybody seemed stuck wherever they were, except if lucky enough to be under Martha’s Point. Unsolicited 360 turns on the spot were popping up. But, like a lunch break, after an hour we all got going again and were back at it – desperately trying to beat the time limits. Very tough for Tiger who missed it – only 50m short of the line. Thanks to all competitors for making the effort and coming along to our Event. Congratulations to all the divisional winners and podium placers – it was great to see so many back at the club for Sunday’s presentation, especially those who still had to sail home to Mornington. Here’s the list (with full results available here):

	PHS	AMS
Div 1	1^stRush (MYC) 2^nd Ginan (MYC) 3^rd Unprecedented (MYC)	1^st Rush (MYC) 2^nd Ginan (MYC) 3^rd Javelin (MYC)
Div 2	1^st Mainstay (RYCV) 2^nd La Mer (SYC) 3^rd Executive Decision (RYCV)	1^st Mainstay (RYCV) 2^nd Executive Decision (RYCV) 3^rd La Mer (SYC)
Div 3	1^st Anthea (SBSC) 2^nd Razzle Dazzle (SYC) 3^rd Le Tardis (SBSC)	1^st Himalayan Women (MYC) 2^nd Anthea (SBSC) 3^rd E’toile (MCYS)
Div 4	1^st Tiger (HYC) 2^nd Crowded House (SBSC)
Adams 10	1^st2Xtreme (SBSC) 2^nd Executive Decision (RYCV) 3^rd Bo Derek (BYS)	1^stExecutive Decision (RYCV) 2^nd 2Xtreme (SBSC) 3^rd Vamonos (SBSC)
Margaret Crittenden Memorial Team Race		1^stMornington Yacht Club

Thanks to our major sponsors Marina Martha Cove and Berwick Land Rover… Nothing much would happen without the support, both financial and in-kind, from these companies and the extensive long list of additional sponsors & supporters – please make sure you check out their acknowledgement following on after this article.

We still have SP polos available for purchase in both the light blue colour (SP24 - $50) & white (SP23 - $40). If anyone would like to purchase, please send Deirdre a message on 0417373679 with your order (name, size/colour) and she will be in touch.

Also make sure you ‘like’ and have a look at the Sail Peninsula Facebook Page to check out all of last weekend’s action and festivities.

Finally, and you simply cannot say this too any times, a BIG THANK YOU to all our volunteers (see below). There is a lot of them and they make it happen. Many are repeat masochists (there must be a better word I know, but nothing comes to mind) who simply keep putting their hand up each year to make Sail Peninsula one of the premier sailing events on The Bay.

See you all in 2025! Lock in the dates – 21-23 February 2024.

John Wemyss

KB Captain

COMMITTEE & VOLUNTEERS

SP24 COMMITTEE

Veronica Psaila (Chairperson) , Geoff Eldridge, Di Jackson, Deirdre Snooks, John Wemyss Linda Wooley, Chris Parks, Keith Bayliss

ON WATER TEAM

Lou Hutton (Assist. R.O.) Drew Mattingley, Deirdre Snooks, Ross Martin, Greg Lowe, Phil Wooley, James Everitt, Andrew Taylor, Ewan Campbell,

TOWER TEAM

Geoff Eldridge (P.R.O), Lou Hutton (R.O), Di Jackson, Amanda Malin, Elaine Nicholas,

JURY & PROTEST COMMITTEE

Mal Eaton, Mikayla Thompson , Glenys Hitchen, Luke Tupper, Ben Fels (on standby)

SP24 GRAPHICS DESIGN, PRINT & VISUALS

Ciaran Snooks

PHOTOGRAPHY & MEDIA

Chris Parks from “Effective Working Image”

PRIZES / SKIPPER BAG & MERCHANDISE ORGANISATION

Di Jackson, Linda Wooley, Deirdre Snooks, Veronica Psaila, Jann Wilson

REGATTA ADMIN. OFFICE

Robin Weymss, Kathy Hudson, Deirdre Snooks

WELCOME OFFICIAL

Ann Matheson

CATERING & EVENT MANAGEMENT

David Snooks & his Team of Chefs & Staff.

OTHER

Andrew Stocks – All electrical work & lighting Andrew Clarke – Behind the scenes assistance with Regatta, MC’ ing & along with his staff - help with set-up. Pete Morrison, Campbell Martin – assistance with set up Mark Lawrence – MC on Friday night

Thanks again to all of our wonderful Sail Peninsula Sponsors as listed below: sp sponsors

Off The Beach News

Mount Martha Challenge

This Sunday 3rd of March is our turn to host Mt Martha in our annual Round the Hill Challenge. We used to win this unopposed but the last few years they have cleaned us up big time! This is mainly due to them having more boats on the water. We out sail them in most divisions but come up short on numbers. So this year I’d like every able bodied sailor to not only sail themselves but also bring your friends, bring your enemies, I don't care as long as they sail for us and not MMSC! Remember that racing starts at 1.00 not 2.00 and ramming is allowed ( as long as nobody sees you ).
Jokes aside, this is a really fun event and the Mt Marthans are a great crowd who enjoy coming around to SBSC as much as we enjoy going to them. It would just be nice to grab that trophy back again !

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Green Fleet Sail Training

We are coming up to our last two sessions of junior sail training and the wind is forecast to blow a little bit stronger than the past weeks. Fear not, Nick and his team will have many other activities planned for the morning if we cannot get onto the water. It's never too late to bring a friend along, so remember to spread the word about junior sailing. The training program will continue for the next two weeks 9.30am – 11.30am every Sunday of the following dates:

Sunday 17^th March
Sunday 24^th March

Junior Keelboat Evening - Friday 15th March

Each year our Keelboat division invite all junior members to experience sailing on a big boat. This night is always a special treat and guarantees much rivalry between boats, as all skippers and their junior crew will be sailing for sheep stations, bragging rights, and all other expressive terms you can think of !!!

The date is set for Friday 15th March, which is also St Patrick's Day! Boats usually leave the marina by approx 4.45pm, so you would need to be available from that time. If your junior would like to participate in this evening please send us an email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Tuesday 12th March so that we can organise boats. Parents and guardians are most welcome and encouraged to accompany their juniors on this evening. The club have a great night planned for St Patricks Day, so consider booking dinner once you finish sailing.

Keelboat News

Calling all skippers and boats wishing to help our with Junior Keelboat Night, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you can help.

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ORCV News

Melbourne to King Island. Entries are now closed for King Island with 32 yachts from around the bay joining the race on the March long weekend.
24th March The annual trip tour of Port Phillip Heads, 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
March 29th – Port Fairy Race starts just after midday on Good Friday and is category 2. Crews will enjoy the hospitality of the Port Fairy Yacht club, and boats up to 2.8m draft will mooring in the Moyne River. Entries are open here https://www.orcv.org.au/port-fairy
April 20th – Enjoy some category 3 races with the short format West Offshore Products Coastal Sprints. A daylight start and short course which is planned to have crews back home that night. Come try ocean sailing and join the fleet here https://www.orcv.org.au/coastal-sprints
For all other events, please check out the Calendar - ORCV

Sail Peninsula Photo Dump

Sail Peninsula Facebook Page has quite a few photos for you to check out. Here is a small sample of them......

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Club Merchandise

Get you order in now to ensure that you are decked out in the latest Club Merchandise for he start of the 2023-2024 season Contact Marg Fleming on her email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss your options. Taking orders now for youth t-shirts with names on the back.

Photo Of The Week

Martha Cove by moonlight. Taken by Fiona Lowe 8.50pm Saturday 15th Feb

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Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 21st February 2024

Sail Peninsula 2024

The Sail Peninsula 2024 is this weekend. 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,

Wasn’t Sunday a great day to be alive, on or off the water? Of course on the water was definitely better, as the 26 starters will attest! For once the wind did exactly as predicted by starting off light (great for the new bunch of Juniors in the morning) then steadily building to the 10-15 knots we were promised. It might have gotten a little higher but not much, Geoff said they had readings down to 13 and up to 19 knots as a peak. I’m sure there were a few gusts of 40-50 knots at times, at least that’s what the Laser group told me!
Good old course 5 gave us some really fun reaches, and being a Northerly, there was some pretty good surf to catch as well.

As the wind built for race two, a few bods headed home, but on the whole most of the fleet handled the conditions fairly well (with the exception of the afore mentioned Lasers). Speaking of Lasers, we had six on the water this week and a couple still on the beach. That`s getting to be a sizable fleet, and with the growing number of Impulses, division three is no longer the sole domain of the 420s. Leaving the beach, I was treated to the humorous sight of Doc Taylor with one foot in his Impulse, chasing it around like a wayward horse in the mounting yard until it finally tipped over. I shouldn’t have laughed as 30 seconds later I was doing the exact same thing, with the exact same result! Just goes to show, you’re never too old to learn. Thanks for the lesson Doc. Also thanks to the Race team of Geoff/ Deirdre on Start, Greg/Fiona Lowe on Woodsy and Abbey E with Matt W in Sutherland. Great job everyone, lots of mark shifting and powerboat chasing.

Next weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday is SBSC`s premier event, Sail Peninsula, so there is no OTB sailing. But, BUT, the following Sunday 3rd of March is our turn to host Mt Martha in our annual Round the Hill Challenge. We used to win this unopposed but the last few years they have cleaned us up big time! This is mainly due to them having more boats on the water. We out sail them in most divisions but come up short on numbers. So this year I’d like every able bodied sailor to not only sail themselves but also bring your friends, bring your enemies, I don't care as long as they sail for us and not MMSC! Remember that racing starts at 1.00pm not 2.00pm and ramming is allowed (as long as nobody sees you). Jokes aside, this is a really fun event and the Mt Marthans are a great crowd who enjoy coming around to SBSC as much as we enjoy going to them. It would just be nice to grab that trophy back again !

That’s all for now. Good luck to those going to the Sabre States at Black Rock and for everyone involved in Sail Peninsula.

Cheers, Pete Chippy

Green Fleet Sail Training

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

Keelboat News

Wishing all the SBSC boats good luck and great racing for Sail Peninsula this weekend. It's going to be a fantastic weekend on and off the water. It takes a lot of work in many different areas to put on this event which showcases our great club, so please also show your support by participating in the onshore events. Book your tickets @ https://trybooking.com/COZBN. It's a great opportunity to catch up with other sailors, great food, drinks, and support our sponsors and the efforts of our volunteers.

The club is also open Thursday night so head on down to be part of the build up to the main event. The bar opens at 4pm, live music, dinner from 5.30pm, and watch some race action as we warmly welcome the Mornington pursuit race finishers. Great to hear a few SBSC yachts are also heading up to MYC to compete.

Sunday’s Club Championship Report (Race 8)

By Andrew Arblaster (RO)

On a perfect day for sailing 7 boats started the long race 8 for the club championship with 35 crew. An 8kt southerly filled in just prior to the stat at 10.00. Mr Bojangles made the start of the day at the tower end at full pace. Vamonos started close to the green pole and used her superior pointing ability to sail straight to the yellow pile and round first. Vincitore was second followed by Mr Bojangles.

The next leg of the course was a beat to 19. The boats that stayed in the centre of the course achieved better speed and direction. Vincitore overtook Vamonos. 2Xtreme sailed an excellent leg to be close to the leaders. A spinnaker run to 25 followed with few passing lanes. From 25 to the yellow pile started as a tight reach with Vincitore using their large jib Topper. The reach became more of a beam reach as the wind backed to the SSW. Vincitore found the dreaded yellow pile hole in the wind was becalmed as the other boats came down under spinnaker with a fresh breeze.

The two Adams 10’s avoided the hole by shying up and going closer to Dromana before gybing back to the yellow pile. Mr Bojangles used her ability sail deep under spinnaker to take a direct route. Lumiere and Marrakesh were in a close fought duel down this leg, within a boat length of each other and the lead changing many times. Marrakesh had buoy room at the yellow pile and was able to open a lead of 30 seconds by the green pile.

On the reach to R1 the wind continued to increase and moved further to the SW. Empara was able to overtake Lumiere. There was a long beat out to 19. 2Xtreme made up some ground and Mr Bojangles sailed a good leg as a consequence of the increased breeze strength. All boats enjoyed a long easy spinnaker run to the yellow pile, shying up the spinnaker for the final leg to the finish.

Thanks to Di for helping with the set up and tutorial on the new system and Dawn Clark for making sure all systems were followed.

Click HERE for full results.

bendigo branch manager

ORCV News

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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Photo Of The Week

`The Pink Panther Strikes Again` Mark Lawrence in Chippa's pink rashie

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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

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.

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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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