Safety Beach Sailing Club NEWS 21st June 2023
Book tickets by following this link; Presentation Night 2023
Club Person Of The Year
If you have not already done so, now is your chance to say thanks, by putting in your nomination for Club Person of the Year, both Junior and Senior. If you can't decide on one person, name two, or more
- Any member (full or social) can nominate
- Consider all facets of the Club: OTB, KB, Tower & Race Management, Social etc (NB. Exec Committee cannot be CPOTY. EC's are Tony Christmas, Andrew Martin, Di Allan, Mem Mackie, Jenny Thomson, John Bacon, John Matheson, John Wemyss, Phil Wooley)
- All nominations must be received by Sat 24th June to
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Past Club Person Of The Year listed below;
SBSC 57th Annual General Meeting 2023
Sunday 30th July @ 2.30pm (afternoon tea from 2.00pm)
Call for Motions:
A Member who wishes to raise a Motion at the Annual General Meeting must notify the Secretary in writing by 5.00pm Sunday 2nd July of the proposed motion. Any Notice of Motion must have a proposer and a seconder both of whom must be voting members. At least one of the proposer or seconder of the motion must be present at the Annual General Meeting for the motion to be heard.
Call for Nominations:
Nomination of candidates for election as Vice Commodore, Treasurer, or general member of the executive committee shall be made on the Club ‘Form of Nomination’, duly proposed and seconded by members inscribed on the Register of Members as being eligible to vote and endorsed with the written consent of the nominee. Nominations must reach the Secretary by 5.00pm Sunday 16th July.
The Form of Nomination can be found here.
Rear Commodore’s Report
Hi members,
Maybe it was the forecast that put people off, however the first of the OTB winter series kicked off in rather breezy conditions on Sunday. Although we only had 6 entries, those six had a great ride in very steady NW winds of about 15-20knts with about 1.5-2m waves, it was such a good sailing session. It’s a pity its was cut short with the RHIB and Start Boat on rescue duties as Zac and Finn in their 420 were turtled with kite, in very ugly fashion wrapped around the forestay. Thanks to big brother Nick, both Zac and Finn were hauled into the rescue boat and taken to shore, while Nick and Jess sailed the boat safely to shore. many thanks to Erik Meijer for braving the conditions and setting a great little course. Good to see Ross Martin up and about post hip replacement. Ross was no doubt licking his lips at the possibility of being out there in the bigger breezes and not feeling the pain of cartilage on cartilage whilst hiking out on a Tasar.
It seemed that there was only going to be one competitor for the Keel Boat Brass Monkey series race 3 as Rob Rainsford and his crew on Y Knot were the only boat on the course for about 30 minutes until a late charge of boats came out the marina entrance and were treated to spectacular conditions and a great course that saw all boats finish by lunch time and were able to get back to the club for a roast and complimentary soup in front of the fire. The next Brass Monkey Winter series races will be on the 2nd of July. I will contact directly those who are rostered on for duty. It comes of course directly after presentation night and we would love to see all members on the night of the 1st of July as we honour our sailors and outstanding volunteers for continuing to put the club first. Details of presentation night are of course in the Enews.
Until next time……….Mono
What's On
Off The Beach News
Duty Roster for Winter Series, here.
Only the diehard lined up for the first race of the OTB Winter Series.
Lets hope we see a few more for the next race which is Sunday 2nd July, after the presentation night.
Keelboat News
Results
The numbers are growing… less than desirable conditions (again) but four boats raced, so they all get a deserved mention in despatches below.
Brass Monkey Winter Series (Race 2)
| 1st | Marrakesh | Neil Hawker |
| 2nd | Happy Days | Paul Copeland |
| 3rd | 2Xtreme | Andrew Clark |
Here is a link to full results, as well as updated start times for the next Brass Monkey pursuit race on Sunday 2 July. Many thanks to Elaine Nicholas (Race Officer), and first-time Tower Assistant Till Brauckmann, who did a great job on the radio!
This Week’s Race
Winter Fun Friday Series
Friday 23 June 2023
First Warning Signal: 13.55H Pursuit Start
Race Officer & Tower: Elaine Nicholas (RO)
Andrew Arblaster
A confirmation email (with course number) will be sent out to all skippers and crew on Friday morning, before 11.00am. Remember, your start time is different to the Brass Monkey series, so please check your pursuit time here
ORCV NEWS
Discount Yachting Winter Series – 4 longer passage races incorporating the 2 popular destination races to Blairgowrie & Geelong. Starting with an on-water distress drill before race 1 on June 24th. Only those who enter the series or race 1 can participate in the drill. Entries are open for the series and race 1 here https://www.orcv.org.au/winter-series
Navionics & Fundamentals of Navigation, 2 courses. Navigation has changed a lot in the past few years. You no longer need specialised skills. While tacticians have significance, the capacity for all crew members to navigate proficiently has become more attainable than ever before by software on their smartphones and GPS devices. This shift holds immense potential in bolstering safety on board, as every crew member can actively participate or should know how to navigate, thereby reducing the hazards associated with erroneous navigation. Learn how to use Navionics and learn the fundamentals of navigation by joining the 2 upcoming courses. Learn more here https://www.orcv.org.au/training/navigation
Weather for Sailors – Robin Hewitt will once again be sharing his detailed knowledge on Weather for Sailors with module 1, the Fundamentals. Over 3 nights via an online platform. Learn more here https://www.orcv.org.au/training/weather-courses
ORCV Training – Winter is a great time to build your skills and increase your knowledge. There’s a range of courses on: Navionics, Fundamentals of Navigation, Weather for Sailors, Bowman Essentials, Practical hands-on radio Workshop through to the Safety and Sea Survival course. Click out the options here https://www.orcv.org.au/calendar/orcv-training-calendar
Save The Date
Club Merchandise
Club Merchandise is now ready for order. Contact Marg Fleming on her email
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