Commodore

Commodore's Report

What a month was February. It seems like only four weeks ago that Christie was on my case to get some copy for Wanderer!

The Club hosted a fleet of thirteen boats from RYC of Tasmania on their biannual Bass Strait cruise. They so enjoyed the hospitality of our Club and the lakes region in general that they are considering making this a regular event.

The Four Winds Ocean Grange race is always a bit of fun, except perhaps for those who can’t raise their keels when the inevitable grounding occurs. Brian Collins was heard to say he will never do this race again. He said the same last year after running aground and he will probably say the same again next year when the memory of being stuck in the mud fades. It was a great day and the loft lively post race with the regaling of groundings and escapes.

Unfortunately the following weekend the Interclub Regatta, hosted by Port Albert didn't see any GLYC sailors there to represent the Club.

It is great that twelve members were able to take advantage of the opportunity to undertake the Powerboat Handling course run mid month. The Club received funding from YV to run the Power Boat Handling Course and it proved a full-on weekend where even the most experienced of boaters learnt something.

That same weekend a 'fifteen and mosquito contingent went to Eden for TBYC annual regatta on Twofold Bay and managed to bring back some gold.

Last weekend the Club hosted the Ultimate and Timpenny Associations’ State/National Title Regatta. This was a big weekend and a great success due to the efforts of the race management team, those shoreside and in the kitchen. The weather was challenging and varied from fickle to fresh to frightening. Mark and Dave in the Ultimate18 Nova had a fun regatta but were just a bit off the pace. In the Timps, Scorpio, Ricochet and Just For Fun represented the Club and Gerry and crew managed a fourth overall and first Timp770. Congratulations to all sailors in the event. It would be remiss not to mention the crew in the kitchen who presented a grand two course meal for the 90 participants. Well done.


Twilight racing continues to be well supported and regardless of the weather, and whether or not we sail, the buzz around the club on Tuesday evenings is just great.

This weekend we have the MPONR and Flying Fifteen State Titles. Marley madness and a promised fleet of 35 FlyingFifteens should make for an exciting and busy weekend. If you aren't sailing and want to be part of the weekend, I know that Barbara Boswell, our celebrity breakfast chef, would love some help. Fancy cooking bacon and eggs at 0300 Sunday morning? If not, there will be plenty of kitchen stuff throughout the day as we are hosting the ff’s AGM dinner the same night. Be bold, roster yourself on for some part of this huge weekend. The pay is crap, but you will get a feed, have a few laughs and help continue to make our Club great.

What a month it has been. See you on the water.

James

Calendar

Sat. 6th Mar. Flying Fifteen Victorian State Titles
Tue. 9th Mar. Twilight
Sun. 14th Mar. Divisional Series OTB&CAT 7 1400hrs
Tue. 16th Mar. Twilight
Sun. 21st Mar. Divisional Series OTB&CAT 7 1400hrs
Tue. 23rd Mar. Twilight
Sat. 27th Mar. Lake King Challenge T.B.C. OTB&CAT 7 1200hrs
Sun. 28th Mar. Divisional Series OTB&CAT 7 1400hrs
Tue. 30th Mar. Last Twilight Race

(Note: The full 2009/10 Season calendar is available on the GLYC website.)

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Division 1 news

Quite a bit happening with the div. 1 fleet. Close racing with Bill & David, Craig & Ian and David & Trevor still enjoying some very close racing and swapping victories, Kevin & Colin very close at times. Bob has purchased a new mast and sails and will be very competitive. I hear he led the div 1 boats around the island closely followed by Jim & Jo. Well done.



Four boats went to Eden, where we encountered some interesting conditions. Adam Hawkins & Ben Jones
(2nd in Aust titles ) took the first two races. Craig & Ian took second each time; David & Trevor 3/6; Bill & David 4/3. Sunday saw a race that could mostly be described as frustrating with fickle conditions. David & Trevor managed to take the win from Adam & Ben second & Bill third, and Craig & Ian in fourth.

Back home a very windy race to round out the month, awesome flying fifteen conditions. Good to see lots of boats in all fleets having a go in heavy conditions. Well done to Craig & Ian who took the race from David & Trevor. Both Bill & Jim retired with gear problems as did Brian Carroll.



Looking forward to the Vic titles here March long weekend with 34 boats entered. Should be a great regatta(report to follow).

Trevor

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Division 3

Sabres on a roll

The Sabre State Titles held at the Black Rock Yacht Club were fantastic. We had 70 Sabres compete which was fabulous. The weather was nice, windy at times, but, all in all, great for the weekend. Murphy McColl, Clancy McColl, Breanna Collins, and James Frecheville better known as the GLYC Team, went down to compete and ended up with good results. Murphy (Why Worry)and Clancy (Flashpoint) were in the top 50; James (Class Action) in the top 40; and Breanna (Kaboom) placed in the top 30, 2nd in Juniors and 2nd in Ladies as well. Well done.

There were many falls throughout the races. Clancy got a crack in his tank. Murphy was disappointed in the last race as his goose-neck decided to let go.
It was an all round great weekend: the competition was enormous; we met new people, made new friends, spoke to others, tipped each other, and had a good sail.

We're looking forward to seeing more Sabres come out of the wood work, and hopefully participating in the next Sabre regatta.

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Division 4 news

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March Training school

Please note that the training school that is normally held on the first Sunday in March has been moved to the 2nd Sunday due to the long weekend containing the Marlay Point yacht race. For more information contact Jacqui

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Championship Report

Flying Fifteen Championships

The Flying Fifteen State Championships were successfully completed over the long weekend with Mathew Owen and Andrew Reed from Canberra Yacht Club taking out the series in 'Visit to Ward 11A'. Second was 'I'd Swap This One For A Bundy' sailed by Adam Hawkins from MYC, followed by GLYC's Craig and Ian Rainey sailing 'Where the Bloody Hell Are You?'. Bill Shand and David Parish in 'Relience ffenty foo' came a creditable sixth and took out the prize for best performing boat with a combined crew age in excess of 100. With boat names like that who could say that Flying Fifteens are a conservative class? Check out the <a HREF="flyingfifteen2010/series.htm">results</a> on the Titles page.

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Hall Bookings

Bookings for March

8/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Patchwork Club Meeting
10/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Probus Meeting
15/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Patchwork Club Meeting
16/3/10 9 am - 3 pm Nagle College Music wshop
17/3/10 9 am - 3 pm Nagle College Music wshop
17/3/10 6.30pm-9.30pm Lions Club Meeting
20/3/10 6 pm - 9.30pm Louise South Wedding
22/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Patchwork Club Meeting
23/3/10 9 am - 4 pm Sailabiity Regatta
24/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Probus Meeting
24/3/10 5.30pm - 7pm Gippsport Meeting
29/3/10 10 am - 2 pm Patchwork Club Meeting
29/3/10 7 pm - 10 pm Bendigo Bank Meeting

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