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From the Helm What's ALBURY WODONGA YACHT CLUB Sail Away OCTOBER 2 0 1 6 To be a thriving place where people of all ages and abilities come to discover the joy of sailing. What’s On! From the Helm Leanne Thomson - Commodore Sunday 9th OCTOBER 9.00am Club Championship Race 1 – PIZZA What a wet start to the season! I am still amazed at OVEN ON TODAY seeing the water at the lawn (half way up the sandbags) 1.00pm Blessing of the Fleet and Commodore’s every time I visit the Club. It has certainly made Sail Past/Season Launch launching the boats easy and the view across a full lake 3.00pm Information Session re Teams Racing whilst enjoying a coffee is amazing. th Sunday 16 September saw the running of our Frostbite series. 9.00am Club Championship Race 2 Numbers increased as the weeks went on, with 1.30pm Teams Racing members dusting off their sailing gear to come out for a nd Saturday 22 ‘warm up’. Results and a wrap up can be found on page 9.00am Powerboat Handling Course Day 1 of 2 3. 11.00am Sailability 12pm-3pm (set up from 11am) Sunday 23rd Sunday 9th of October will see the start of Championship 9.00am Powerboat Handling Course Day 2 of 2 Racing (at 9am). Following the racing will be the Season 9.00am Club Championship Race 3 Launch. As part of the festivities there will be a Blessing 1.30pm Introductory/Fun Racing of the Fleet and Commodore’s Sail Past. The pizza oven Wodonga Children’s Fair – DSC Display will be on and I encourage all members to come along Friday 28th for a great social afternoon. More information about the SAIL COUNTRY – Visitors Arriving fun day on page 7. th Saturday 29 Many members have been busy about the Club in the 2.00pm SAIL COUNTRY th lead up to the start of the season. Thanks to Mark Harris Sunday 30 and Phil Clements, who have been working on the Jetty 9.00am SAIL COUNTRY st project. Also to Stuart Howsam and Phil Craig for their Monday 31 work on the dollies for the new Pacers. The Sail Country Class Association Training Camps Organising Committee have also been hard at work and Extended calendar later in this edition. you can read an update about their progress on page 5. Please see the full Schedule of Courses for 2016-17 on AWYC website here I have noticed some of the new AWYC merchandise about the Club. It is great to see the new logo embraced by the membership and they are happy to proudly wear AWYC SEASON LAUNCH clothing with it displayed. Merchandise can be ordered via the AWYC website at any time. th Sunday 9 October The new Access System (with cards instead of the old keys) will commence after the Season Launch. You can Come and join in the fun! read more about the Access System and how to obtain your card on page 3. (See details page 7) (Continued on page 2) Connect with us on Social Media! Website: www.awyc.yachting.org.au www.facebook.com/AlburyWodongaYC twitter.com/AlburyWodongaYC www.youtube.com/user/AlburyWodongaSailing instagram.com/alburywodongayachtclub/ SAILAWAY OCTOBER 2016 (Continued from page 1) Thank you to the members who have DutyMan Stuart Howsam – DutyMan Administrator renewed their membership. Fees are NOW DUE and if you have not yet paid As most of you would be aware Sail Country is being hosted once please go online to do so. 2015/2016 again this year by AWYC. members (who have yet to renew) need to be aware that their insurance Already many members have volunteered to provide assistance with Australian Sailing expired on the during this event. However more helpers are required in the 30th of September. If for some reason Café to “feed and water the masses”. you are having difficulty renewing, or If you look on Dutyman you will see there are still many have not received your renewal email, four-hour time slots to be filled from Friday 28th October through to please contact Helen Tuesday 1st November. [email protected] ASAP. More about membership renewals can be If you are able to help on any of these days please log into found on page 3. Dutyman and indicate where you are able to help. We have a busy couple of months If you have problems logging into Dutyman you can contact me by coming up with the Children’s Fair, Sail phone on 0416 320 198 or by email at [email protected] Country, Discover Sailing Day and Alternatively if you would prefer to telephone or email your training courses commencing. I preferences please either ring Helen on 0438 425 992 or email encourage members to help out Stewart at [email protected] and let us know when you wherever they can. are available to assist, we would be most grateful. We look Leanne Thomson forward to hearing from you soon. Commodore Of course prior to and beyond Sail Country we will all be required to give a helping hand! New Marquee Leanne Thomson – Commodore Thanks to some grant funding we have Racing at the Club been able to get a marquee produced to Leanne Thomson – Commodore use for marketing (and of course Our Championship Racing commences Sunday 9th October (after shade). Each year we have been the NSW long weekend). Sailing Instructions are available on the borrowing the Discover Sailing Tent website under the Sailing tab – Racing Documents. To participate from Yachting Victoria (requiring a in the Club Championship racing (on a Sunday morning) you must member to collect from and then return be a current 2016/2017 Sailing member who has selected and paid to Melbourne) along with the Tackers the Racing Entry fee for your boat. The fee is per boat and not Tent (freighted from and back to applicable if you are just a crew member. Sydney). These tents were used for the Wodonga Children’s Fair and our If you have renewed your membership and neglected to pay the Discover Sailing Day. racing entry fee for your boat, please contact Helen Kerr [email protected] so you can be issued an invoice and your With our own tent we will have more membership updated. flexibility to set up promotions at other events throughout the year. Sailability We request that non racing members keep clear of the course sets up a display (without a promotional during races on a Sunday morning. We will be conducting tent) at the Nail Can Hill race each year. Introductory Racing on nominated Sunday afternoons which you Now they will be more visible at the do not need to have paid a racing entry fee for your boat to be finish line with this new marquee. involved. We encourage members who are starting out to come along and be supported around the course. These races are a great opportunity to bring family or friends out for a sail, or for skippers to put their crew on the helm. This year we are offering some Teams Racing to the calendar. These races will be conducted in the Club’s new Pacers – 3 boats against 3 boats. On nominated Sunday afternoons we will gather interested members to create some teams to race off for the afternoon. There will be a short information session at 3pm on Sunday 9th October (at the Season Launch) about how the Teams Racing will work. 2 SAILAWAY OCTOBER 2016 Membership Renewals Now Due Leanne Thomson – Commodore Thanks to the members who have already renewed their membership for the 2016/2017 season. We currently have: Sailing Membership = 76 members Social membership = 18 members Race Entrants = 19 members As you can tell this means we have many members still to renew. With racing about to start you need to be a current financial member and have paid your racing fees to participate. 2015/2016 members (who have yet to renew) need to be aware that their insurance with Australian Sailing expired on the 30th of September. If you are not a 2016/2017 member you are not covered. The link to renew your membership is: https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?aID=21149&pKey=66cf4d1edabcf804ea9943664e4fe5fc&form ID=41968 The last edition of Sail Away had heaps of information about the renewal process. If you are still having trouble, please have your credit / debit card and other details including boat information and insurance with you when you visit the Club and a Committee Rep will assist you. Please note this will be your last printed edition of the newsletter if you are not a financial member. Frostbite Series Leanne Thomson – Commodore Thanks to the competitors and Duty Crew who participated in the Frostbite series run throughout September. The winds were generally light and variable and we even had some wet days thrown in for a true start to Spring. A mixed fleet of 9 boats competed in the event and included: Boomerang 20, Elliot 780, Castle 650, Cobra Cat, Noelex 25’s, Laser Radials and a Tasar. Congratulations to Wes Ward on Grey Ghost (Tasar) who came first on a countback. Simon Thomson on Anchorman (Laser Radial) finished second, with Terry Caldwell on Pisces (Noelex 25) taking third place. The Club Championship (official) Racing commences Sunday 9th of October, after the NSW long weekend. More details on racing this season can be found on page 2. Have You Picked Up Your New Access Card Yet? Terry Kerr – Vice Commodore Some of the Club’s locks (Front Gate, all Storage doors, and the Clubhouse Door) will be changed to the new Keyless Locks on Nautical Quiz Monday, 10 October 2016.
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