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From the Helm What's ALBURY WODONGA YACHT CLUB Sail Away FEB RUARY 2018 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 Saturday, 17th FEBRUARY Leanne Thomson - Commodore 9.00am - 1.00pm Better Sailing (Wk 2) It seems a world away when I looked back on my last 1.30pm – 5.30pm Start Sailing 1 (Wk 2) & ‘From the Helm’. So much has happened since the Tackers 2 (Wk 2) beginning of December, but I guess that is why they call Sunday, 18th it the Silly Season. 9.00am Women & Girls in Sailing Mini Regatta 1.00pm Women & Girls in Sailing Mini Regatta The Swamp Cup, Intergalactic Champs and Woody’s 1.30pm – 5.30pm Tackers 1 (Wk 2) Radial Roundup were the prelude to our Christmas party Saturday 24th in early December. There is a wrap of the fun filled day on page 5. am – Hartley TS16 Vic State Championships 9.00am – 1.00pm Better Sailing (Wk 3) I hope everyone had a happy and safe Christmas 12.00pm – 3.00pm Sailability period. For those that went away sailing we would love 1.30pm – 5.30pm Start Sailing 1 (Wk 3) & to hear from you in the newsletter. Your sailing Tackers 2 (Wk 3) adventures make a great read and often inspire other Sunday 25th members. The Maxa family are members from 9.00am Club Championship Race 8 Melbourne who spent some of their holidays at AWYC. pm Hartley TS16 Vic State Championships Read about their fun and check out some great pictures 1.30pm – 5.30pm Tackers 1 (Wk 3) on page 7. Saturday 3rd MARCH A huge thanks to those who ran the Holiday Sailing 9.00am – 1.00pm Better Sailing (Wk 4) programs. There were a lot of happy Tackers (16 kids in 1.30pm – 5.30pm Start Sailing 2 (Wk 1) & Tackers 1) and parents who spent the week with our Tackers 2 (Wk 4) youth instructors learning to sail. We also had a small Sunday 4th group in our Start Sailing 1&2, with 2 new members 9.00am Club Championship Race 9 coming from that group. (See new member listing on the 1.30pm – 5.30pm Tackers 1 (Wk 4) back page). Our Learn to Sail classes started again on Extended calendar later in the edition. the 10th of February and I wish to thank those from the Please see the Schedule of Courses for the Discover Sailing team who are running these. remainder of the season on AWYC website here Congratulations to Laura Thomson, who is a finalist for her sailing efforts in the Sports Albury Wodonga Norske COMING EVENTS Skog Young Achiever of the Year. Laura had been crewing for Sophie Jackson in a 420 since last February, th th Sat 17 & Sun 18 March with them winning the 420 Victorian Youth Power Boat Handling Course Championships in March. They recently competed in the rd 420 Nationals in Fremantle, finishing 3 Australian Sat 7th April female. This was followed by the 420 Worlds, where th they finished 6 Open Females. The gala evening to First Aid Course th announce the winner will be on Friday the 16 of March. (For details & to register please see page 8) (Continued on page 2) Connect with us on Social Media! View this newsletter in colour on our website: www.awyc.yachting.org.au https://www.facebook.com/AlburyWodongaYC https://twitter.com/AlburyWodongaYC https://www.youtube.com/user/AlburyWodongaSailing instagram.com/alburywodongayachtclub/ SAIL AWAY FEBRUARY 2018 (Continued from page 1) VICTORIAN With half the season gone we are now offering a STATE OPTIMIST CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6 month membership to the 30th of June. If you 10-12 March have had guests or family who have visited the Club on occasions (note maximum 4 visits per Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) and the season) then you may like to suggest to them to Victorian International Optimist Dinghy join the Club. Even better, if they complete a Learn Association (VIODA) warmly invites junior sailors to Sail or Powerboat Course through our Discover to join them for a weekend of family fun and Sailing Centre we will waive the joining fee. Whilst sailing for the 2018 Victorian State Optimist on this note don’t forget to sign your guests into the Championships. The event will offer three skill Visitor Book found on the sign on table. levels Green, Intermediate and Open Fleet. VIODA are now accepting entries for a great Congratulations to our Youths / Juniors who ran weekend to bring our Optimist sailors together. their annual Junior Run Regatta last weekend. It Enter at: http://www.vioda.org.au/shop was great to see Samantha Roberts and Simon Thomson join forces to arrange the event (in the absence of a Junior Rep). It is a great chance for Nautical Trivia the kids to bond, with many new young members offering to help out. It also helps them get an insight In the mid-18th century in excess of 4000 seaman into what it takes to run a regatta. Check out the would drown each year. This appalling loss of life photos and small write up about the regatta on prompted Dr John Wilkinson to design what is page 6. If you are interested in becoming the regarded as the first Lifejacket using cork as a AWYC Junior Rep please speak with a Committee floatation material. In 1854 Captain John Ward, a member. Royal National Lifeboat Institution Inspector, developed the next generation of lifejacket. th th On the weekend of February 24 & 25 the Hartley Ward’s design was a vest style jacket with small TS16 Victorian Championships will be held at blocks of cork sewn onto the canvas vest. This AWYC. We are looking for race management crew design allowed sufficient freedom for rowing and to volunteer to run their small regatta that weekend. swimming. In 1861 a Lifeboat from Whitby Sunday racing will be incorporated into AWYC capsized in heavy seas. The only survivor of the racing (with a separate start), so you will receive capsizing was Henry Freeman, the only person average points for your duty. Please volunteer on wearing one of Ward’s Lifejackets. Dutyman if you can help out. Just a reminder that we require all members to forward their Working With Children Card to [email protected] Thanks to the large number who have already done so. If you are still to apply please refer to page 5. With Summer in full swing it is hard to think of the end of the season approaching. As we go into next season we will be approaching our 60th Anniversary. Life Member Cliff Swatton (along with a small working party) is collecting the Club’s history of the past 60 years. Read more about this project on page 4. Don’t forget to save the date of our End of Season Function, to celebrate our 59th Newsletter season. It will be held on Saturday the 28th of April at the Commercial Club Albury. More details will be Contributions available soon. A reminder to those members who have been Leanne Thomson doing sailing related activities over the school Commodore holidays or during leave from work – we would love you to share your experiences. You can send contributions to [email protected] Thank you to those who have contributed articles for this edition of Sail Away it is much appreciated. 2 SAIL AWAY FEBRUARY 2018 communication flowing between the jetty and Sailability the shore team was Nick Horden on radio. The Phil and Andrea Clements – Sailability Coordinators sailors Marcia, Brian R, Tony H & Jean Gab did a great job of making the on-water experience The Sailability program continues to be well supported by safe, fun and enjoyable. participants, volunteers and sponsors. Thanks to all of you. For the Nov and Dec sessions last year we regularly had around 20 participants at each event which was great. Then in Jan we were quite blown away when we ended up with 40 participants joining in the fun! This was a new record for our program and while there was a bit of initial consternation about how we would cope, the day was a beauty. Not only were numbers up but so was the wind! With westerlies gusting through at up to 25 kts we even had to consider the possibility of postponing the event. However the decision was made to reef all sails and ensure we had an experienced sailor with all the participants. The result was lots of smiling faces after some exhilarating rides in the Hansa dinghies!! Our Feb event will have happened by the time you get this newsletter. We will be hosting one of our sponsors, the Albury West Rotary Club who have provided the financial support necessary to enable us to have the wonderful sailability jetty that has made life so much more safe, pleasant and dignified for participants and much less back- breaking for the volunteers! More about that next month. Once again, we would like to extend an invitation With so many participants, the logistics skills of our to any club members that haven't been involved volunteers were also well and truly tested. A test that in Sailability to come along and see what a great was passed with flying colours! program it is and maybe even consider becoming The on-shore organisation was carried out with military a volunteer in the future. This invitation applies to precision by Terry C and Andrea and ensured everyone all members, both senior and junior.
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