2. 03.
To all GTYC members
Some up to date news that I need to share with all members:
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle fund raiser, Saturday 13th February
Last Saturday a small group of members raised approx $850 for the Club by conducting a sausage sizzle outside of Bunnings Corio. Many thanks to all who assisted, with special thanks to Barry Palich and Paul Graham for their work in organising the event. Well done to all.
As well as the sausage sizzle promoting the Club, jim Bland kindly lent his boat and time to further promote trailable yachting in Geelong. There was quite a bit of interest in the boat and we collected many names to follow up for membership. Thanks Jim
Go Sailing Day, Saturday 13th March
At the Sausage Sizzle promotion at Bunnings we advertised the next Go Sailing day at the Club. This will be on Saturday 13th March, starting at 2 pm. We would like to get as many Club boats as possible on the water on this day, as we have quite a few people who have indicated that they will participate. Mark this date on your calendar and let’s see if we can get as many boats as possible on the water to show these newcomers what sailing on a trailable boat is all about.
On the evening of the Go Sailing Day we will be conducting a BBQ at the Rotunda, followed by a General Meeting and a talk/demonstration of solar panels. Steve the Solar Panel man will have solar panels foe sale at very good prices. The next day, the 14th is a Club racing day, so why not make a weekend of it, Go Sailing on Saturday, BBQ and Solar Panels, overnight at St Helens and two races on Sunday!!
Generous donation from our sponsor, Four Winds Marine.
Over the weekend of 6th and 7th February GTYC hosted the Sonata State Championships. On the Saturday evening we had a very successful night with the Sonata and GTYC people getting together for a very entertaining and informative talk on safety items from Club member and sponsor Roger Bennett. During the night Roger auctioned a inflating life jacket to the highest bidder, with all proceeds of the sale going to GTYC. I am happy to report that as a result of this sale $150 was donated to the Club, with instructions from Roger that it be used for safety items in the Club. Thanks Roger and Four Winds Marine.
Yarra River Cruise
The Yarra River cruise, originally scheduled for the March Labour Day
weekend has been postponed to the weekend of 22nd-23rd May 2010.
I trust this does not inconvenience many members. Put this new date in
your calendar and look out for more news about this Club activity.
Rob Ballard
Commodore
2. 03.
| Summer Series Short race 3, Sunday 28th February. | SE 20-25 Knots | ||||||
| OOD Jim Bland | |||||||
| Club | YV | ||||||
| Boat | Elapsed time | Handicap | Corrected time | Place | Handicap | Corrected time | Place |
| Peccadillo | 77.167 | 0.608 | 46.917 | 3 | 0.640 | 49.387 | 3 |
| 5 o’clock somewhere | 60.817 | 0.720 | 43.788 | 2 | 0.740 | 45.004 | 2 |
| Vintage Red | 61.383 | 0.677 | 41.556 | 1 | 0.725 | 44.503 | 1 |
| Dream On | 69.250 | 0.690 | 47.783 | 4 | 0.725 | 50.206 | 4 |
| Summer Series Race 5, Sunday 28th February. | SE 20-25 Knots | ||||||
| OOD Jim Bland | |||||||
| Boat | Elapsed time | Handicap | Corrected time | Place | Handicap | Corrected time | Place |
| Peccadillo | 115.617 | 0.608 | 70.295 | 2 | 0.640 | 73.995 | 1 |
| 5 o’clock somewhere | 100.200 | 0.720 | 72.144 | 3 | 0.740 | 74.148 | 2 |
| Vintage Red | 102.650 | 0.677 | 69.494 | 1 | 0.725 | 74.421 | 3 |
2. 03.
| Summer Series Short race 2, Sunday 7th February. | ||||
| OOD Rob Ballard and Graeme Hollis | ||||
| Club placings | CBH | |||
| 1 | Dynamic Duo | Peccadillo | ||
| 2 | Peccadillo | Dynamic Duo | ||
| 3 | Charisma | Vintage Red | ||
| 4 | Vintage Red | Free Spirit | ||
| 5 | Beaujolais | Five o’clock Somewhere | ||
| 6 | Five o’clock Somewhere | Charisma | ||
| 7 | Free Spirit | Beaujolais | ||
| 8 | Great Western | Great Western | ||
| Summer Series Race 4, Sunday 7th February. | ||||
| OOD Rob Ballard and Graeme Hollis | ||||
| Club placings | CBH | |||
| 1 | Dynamic Duo | Peccadillo | ||
| 2 | Peccadillo | The Farr Side | ||
| 3 | The Farr Side | Dynamic Duo | ||
| 4 | Vintage Red | Free Spirit | ||
| 5 | Beaujolais | Charisma | ||
| 6 | Free Spirit | Vintage Red | ||
| 7 | Charisma | Great Western | ||
| 8 | Great Western | Beaujolais | ||
| 9 | 5 o’clock Somewhere | 5 o’clock Somewhere | ||
12. 12.
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1. 12.
Division 1 underway
- Executive Suite at the top of the fleet
Peccadillo sailing hard upwind
Dream On under spinnaker
Action aplenty at the start of Division 1
Arthur the Great winners Bruce Leaman, Len & Bernie Spooner
1. 12.
Trailable yachting was alive and well in Geelong last Saturday 28th November 2009 when 15 boats contested the Arthur the Great race on Corio Bay. The race was won by RL24 Lowana III sailed by Len & Bernie Spooner and Bruce Leaman narrowly beating Albury Wodonga boats Executive Suite (Herman van Rees) and Rum Runner (Phil Clements). The race was sailed in 2 divisions in a fresh breeze that challenged crews and made headsail selection tricky.
Overall results click here => athegresults1 Div 1 results click here => athegresultsdiv1
Div 2 results click here => athegresultsdiv2
16. 11.
A very successful 2009 Opening Day was held on Sunday 15th November in near perfect conditions for sailing. The sail past featured 12 boats who all hailed the Commodore Rob Ballard with three cheers. Among the guests on the Committee Boat were Cr Barbara Abley, from COGG and Lachie Jackson, and Rod Beasley from Parks Victoria, and Peter Barrow from Geelong Coast Guard. Sailors and guests enjoyed lunch prepared by Chris and Jean Hancock in the Rotunda before hitting the water for the Open Day sternchaser. Barry and Andrew in their new Boomerang Charisma were first away with the remainder of the fleet being started according to individual club handicap. The race was won convincingly by Ken Kugler and Ziggy in their Sonata Free Spirt with Glenn Kewish and Colin in Dream On taking second just beating Terry Fraser in Peccadillo. The Open Day was a great event for the Club and it was great to see 12 boats tied up at the marina. The day was hailed as a great day for the club as we look to build our sailing numbers during the season.
16. 11.
10 boats faced the starter in the 2009 Cluster Cup last Saturday 14th November. In perfect sailing conditions Beaujolais won the start and sailed well to win the race. The wind was a steady 15 knots from the south-east for the first hour of the race as Beaujolais led the fleet through the North Channel but as the race progressed the wind dropped. The fleet divided into two, one group of boats around the .7 handicap, the .65 group of Boomerangs in the other, as they worked their way to the mark off Drysdale (near the old Cluster mark!)
The fleet spread out further as the wind dropped further, with Bruce Ewen in new Sonata 6.7 Mod, 5 o’Clock Somewhere powered through for line honours.
OODs were Rob Ballard and Peter Jones.
Results:
- Cluster Cup winner, Beaujolais, Chris Hancock
- Dream On, Glenn Kewish
- Vintage Red, John Mole
Photos show Little Miss and 5 o’clock Somewhere battling it out, Free Spirit and Cluster Cup winner Chris Hancock receiving the trophy from Commodore Rob Ballard.
21. 10.
Come and join us for a cruise to explore the southern end of Port Phillip on the weekend of Saturday 31st October/Sunday 1st November (with maybe some extra days if you are off for Melbourne Cup Day). Details are as follows:
SATURDAY 31st October
Starting at Indented Heads launching ramp
- Gather (with yachts ready to sail) for briefing at 9:30 am
- Cast off at 10:00 am
| Indented Heads to Popes eye | 6 NM 1.5 hrs | Morning tea |
| then past Chinamans Hat to South Channel Fort | 5 NM | Lunch |
| South Channel Fort to Blairgowrie | 5 NM | Tea |
| Alternative berth Sorrento | 6 NM | Tea |
| SUNDAY 10AM start
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| Blairgowrie to Portsea | 3.5 - 4 NM | Early lunch |
| Portsea to Indented Heads | 8.5 NM | Finish |
Places of Interest
Popes Eye
Chinamans Hat
South Channel Fort
Interested? Please contact the Cruise leader: Brian Farnsworth on mobile: 0408 364 192
Keep an eye on our webpage in case there is any further information. We have options for all weather conditions.
Please Note: Make sure you have all required Safety Equipment. You can find it listed here; part-1-declaration-and-checklist-cats-5n5
27. 08.
Where: St Helens to Portarlington for an overnight stay and return the following day
When: 26 - 27 September
Briefing Time: 10:00 amOur first cruise for this season is planned to start from St Helens, sailing through to Portarlington taking in the sights of the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula. Once there we are planning a demonstration of the Cobb Cooker to learn first-hand what is possible with this amazing system. We aim to book into the local hotel for a great evening, and invite other members who for whatever reason can’t cruise with us to join us. After a leisurely breakfast on Sunday morning we will have a briefing on our return voyage home back through the North Channel.
Why don’t you join us…. please contact Paul Graham: 0432 248 962 by Saturday September 19th if possible so I can send you out the appropriate forms and information. OR ring on 0432 248 969 to let us know if you plan to join us on the Saturday night.
