Club Members e-newsletter – February 2012
Tess Lloyd returns to Melbourne to continue rehabilitation (07/02/12): Injured 29er sailor Tess Lloyd has returned to her hometown of Melbourne to continue her rehabilitation following an accident at the 2012 Australian Youth Championships earlier this month. Since the January 10 accident Tess had been receiving treatment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane until her condition improved enough to allow her to travel. Late last week Tess’ doctors and family decided that she was healthy enough return to Melbourne and be close to her family and friends. Tess is now receiving intensive rehabilitation at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne where she has ready access to the necessary experts. Tess has already made great progress and continues to show signs of improvement every day in her speech and memory. The Lloyd family would like to thank the excellent doctors, nurses and ambulance staff that have played such a big part in Tess’ recovery, as well as the wider sailing community for the support they have shown her.
Will Fox wins 2012 Minnow National Championships: The 31 st 2012 Gill Minnow National Championships were held at The Cruising Yacht Club in Rockingham, WA between 5 th - 11 th January 2012. The resurgence of the Minnow fleet continues with a healthy increase in Minnow representation from the WA clubs and strong representation from Victoria and the Northern Territory. A 58 strong fleet of Minnow sailors aged between 8 and 14 competed in Open and Novice fleets, enjoying favourable conditions on the glorious Cockburn Sound. For the full story, please click here.
PISBTW: For further details, please click here. And remember to download the Water Safety App!
Yachting Victoria Development Squad (YVDS) 2012/13: Letters of invitation were recently sent to all qualifying sailors across the Laser, 29er, Hobie, Opti, Minnow and International Cadet classes. We hope to be able to announce the squad during the coming fortnight. The first YVDS camp of 2012 will take place at SSCBC during the first week of the school holidays, just prior to Easter, April 2-5. The camp will be conducted in conjunction with the VIS and with the support of SSCBC.
Victorian 420 sailors heading to ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships / Australian team named: Yachting Australia announced the 2012 Australian Youth Sailing Team to contest the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with the team featuring a mix of seasoned campaigners and newcomers set to race in Ireland this July. Congratulations to Tom Klemens and James Oliver from Victoria who made the team! Finishing first male youth boat in the 420 class at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship in Queensland, Sandringham Yacht Club & Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club members Tom and James secured themselves a place on the Australian Youth Sailing Team after a great effort in Brisbane. For the full story, click here. Australia has a proud history at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships and is set to send a strong team to the 2012 event to be held in Dublin, Ireland, between July 12 and 21. For the full Australian team, please click here.
Club Marine Series - Round 5 - Ask and ye shall receive: The sun Gods were asked to bring Hughie the God of wind back out for racing in the Club Marine Series (CMS) on Melbourne’s Port Phillip, after he was AWOL for Round Four a fortnight ago. For the full wrap, please click here.
Club Marine Series - Round 4 - Hello sunshine, my old friend: Seems like a lot of places North of the divide have not seen much of you of late. Indeed our hearts go out to all the people in some of the Northern reaches of our country, who have seen nothing but water for a very long time. Down South, however, it has been gleaming of late, on the whole, and Round Four of the 2011/12 Club Marine Series on Melbourne’s Port Phillip, held on Saturday, February 4 certainly had plenty of gold on display. For the full wrap, please click here.
Victorian 29er State Titles: The Victorian 29er State Titles were held on the 11th & 12th February at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. The steep seas kept everyone on their toes and wet. There was fierce competition between the 17 boats out on the course, with a seal on the start line and the odd broken mast providing some added excitement. James Sly and his crew Eloise Silvester managed to take home the perpetual with Jack Abbott and Tom Dwyer a close 2nd followed by Massimo Fecht and Bevan East in 3rd. A great weekend of sailing with a strong 29er fleet.
Victorian Minnow State Championships: The Victorian Minnow State Championships have concluded at Parkdale Yacht Club, with testing and hot conditions for the 54 competitors in the open and novice fleets. For all the winners and a full wrap, please click here.
Victorian Access Class Championships: The 2012 Victorian Access Class Championships are being held at Lysterfield Sailing Club on 17th & 18th March. For further information and the NOR, please click here.
Plastic Fantastics at VIC Opti States - March Long Weekend: The RT Edgar Victorian Optimist State Titles are being held at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club on the long weekend, 10th - 12th March 2012. It is VIODA’s intention to run a separate fleet consisting of OziOpti Optis on the Sunday and Monday. We are inviting clubs to participate with a team of sailors and boats (8 – 10 per club). This VIODA initiative is primarily designed to showcase junior sailing to the many parents whose kids have just started sailing and demonstrate the next level to the kids. For further info and to register, click here.
Premier’s Active Challenge:The 2012 Premier’s Active Families Challenge provides a great opportunity for all Victorian families to get fit and enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle. So grab your family and friends and register today to do 30 minutes of physical activity a day for 30 days between 19 March to 30 April. Find our more details here
Girlsail 2012: The 7th Girlsail regatta run by Toorak College and Daveys Bay Yacht Club will be held on Friday 16 th March. It is open to all female senior secondary school students who have some degree of sailing ability. It is very popular and hosts about 70 girls each year. For further details, please contact Liz Keep via email. For the poster and NOR, click here.
Schnapper Point Youth Regatta: The Schnapper Point Youth Regatta is being hosted by Mornington Yacht Club on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th March 2012. For further details, please click here.
Sailing World Cup standings taking shape: Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page (AUS) and Stu McNay and Graham Biehl (USA) are locking horns in the Men’s 470 with just two points splitting the pair after Miami. The World Number One Australians hold top spot after they won silver in Melbourne and gold in Miami. Belcher and Page have been dominant in the Men’s 470 over the last year after World Cup glory and World Championship honours. For full details, click here
ISAF World Sailing Rankings: The ISAF Rankings for 1 February 2012 have been released. For full details, click here.
Yachting Australia welcomes Audi as a Corporate Partner: Yachting Australia and Audi have announced a new partnership. For full details, please click here.
2012 RSX National Titles and Bic Techno Regatta Report: The 2012 RSX National Titles and Bic Techno Regatta was held from the 27th - 29th January at Hawks Nest. 23 competitors took part in racing, with representation from most states of Australia and also from Japan, New Zealand and Norway. For the full report, please click here.
Wooden Boat Festival: 10th & 11th March 2012 The love of wooden boats throughout the ages will again be on display at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club during the Labour Day weekend! An amazing display of well loved and absolutely classic wooden boats have been beautifully restored and maintained for you to cast your eyes over. All purposely but painstakingly popped alongside piers or into pens by their particularly patient owners! For the full details, please click here.
48th Port Phillip Sea Pilots Trophy Race: Hobson's Bay Yacht Club hosted the 48th Port Phillip Sea Pilots Trophy Race on Saturday 25th February 2012. For a full wrap, please click here.
North East Windsport - Camping/Sailing Weekend: North East Windsport Club is hosting a Camping / Sailing weekend at Lake Eildon on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March. For further details, please click here.
Shipmate Marine Directory: The Victorian boaters essential guide has announced the release of their all new iPhone App, and it’s free! For further information, please see the Shipmate Website
Funding and Grants: Please click here for all the information in regards funding and grants.
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Upcoming Events in March
- 3 Mar: Club Marine Series Race 6 (Sandringham Yacht Club)
- 3 Mar - Schnapper Point Youth Regatta (Mornington Yacht Club)
- 3 Mar - WAI School Team Sailing Series Race 4 Term 1 Saturday (SSCBC)
- 3 Mar - 2012 Victorian State Championships – Victorian Sabot Sailing Association (Chelsea Yacht Club)
- 9 Mar - 2012 eMarineworld Flying Fifteen State Championships (Mordialloc Sailing Club)
- 10 Mar - A Class Catamaran – Victorian State Titles (Bendigo Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - 2012 Mosquito & Arrow/Arafura Victorian State Title (Lake Boga Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - 2012 Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong (Royal Geelong Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - Contender State Titles (Somers Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - Marlay Point Overnight Race (Lake Wellington Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - OK Dinghy Victorian Championships (Black Rock Yacht Club)
- 10 Mar - Pacer Victorian State Titles (Black Rock Yacht Club)
- 11 Mar - 2012 FFI-V Annual General Meeting – Flying Fifteen (Mordialloc Sailing Club)
- 16 Mar - Girlsail 2012 (Daveys Bay Yacht Club)
- 19 Mar: Yachting Victoria - Half Yearly General Meeting (Elwood Sailing Club)
- 24 Mar - SKUD 18 Try Out Day
- 31 Mar - Sparrow State Titles (Somers YC)
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From the Crew at Yachting Victoria
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