Hi Everyone , Well after 6 months of planning the annual Bendigo Bank Youth Cup was conducted last weekend with 30 competitors hitting the water over the two days making it a very successful Event .
Firstly I would like to thank all the parents and individuals who volunteered over the weekend in the canteen , on the beach , in the office and on the water without your generous donation of your time we couldnt run such a successful event.
So what happened ? Firstly mother nature made it a difficult weekend with both intermittent winds and strong tides making just the racecourse set up very difficult . I think the maximum winds for the whole weekend would have been around 4/5 knots but generally they were around 1/2 knots yes thats right 1/2 knots .
I have to applaud all the competitors for hanging in there for the 5 races over two days in such testing conditions all in all it was just bloody difficult all weekend but at the end everyone was still smiling . Racing in all divisions was great from Sabot,s and Opti,s to the Open Bic and Laser 4.7 with some great skills shown by all the competitors especially getting around the course marks and lots of tide OH and I shouldnt forget the odd cruiser who motored throught the middle of the fleet rather than use the signed navigation channel ?
In our sailors Dallas came home first by one point against Grace ( syc ) then Pat Casey Zack ( syc ) Sienna  Charlie Brendan and Declan
In the open bic it was a tie with Jonah and  Oscar sharing first then Alex Caban coming home second . In the Optis Jarrod came in first , Jack second and Hudson third in the green fleet Open Bic it was Lachlan Ogorman then Daniel and Addy In Sabots it was Angus sheering first Max second and Zachery third and in the two up it was Tom & Sophie then Edwin & William and Laken & Kelsen . Congratulations to everyone who competed for making it a great weekend 

Upcoming 
Bunnings Barbeque Fund raiser Saturday the 8th of July and yes volunteers are needed for this important club fundraising event . If you can spare some time just let us know on Sunday !
​Maintenance Day ;Saturday the 19th of August 

Hi Everyone , well its just about here the 2017 Bendigo Bank Youth Cup with only two days to go and over 25 sailors already registered and with mild sunny days forecast its looking like a great weekend coming up .for the kids and Youth sailors to get out on the water and have some competition and fun .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
Well I know its winter but conditions on the weekend were perfect with early n/ w winds we set  a course across the broadwater and 13 budding sailors set out to practice their tacks and gybes . There were a few sharp gusts which kept everyone on their toes especially the bic sailors who had to react to the changes faster right Addy ? Ava and her crew were the only ones to capsize with Tain this week managing to stay in his boat and sail well .
10.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
With conditions now turning s/e at around 10/14 knots we started the group out with two buoys in front of the club to practice both tacks and gybes . It was perfect near the club as it gave them a good upwind and downwind . Although a few struggled with the upwind at first generally everyone managed to get around the marks made harder when we sent them of to the yellow buoy in front of the canal . It was great practice for next weekend,s Regatta and the broadreaches were spectacular right Declan and Jonah ? you two were really flying .
Open Racing ;
No racing this weekend as it was a lay day on the calendar as is next weekend so any of our racing sailors who arent competing come along and jump on a safety boat as we are looking for crews especially with sailing experience .
In place of racing we took Public Nuisance for its first sail on the broadwater crewed by Dallas Casey Charlie Lachy Jonah Peter and me absolutely perfect sunny conditions and 12/15 knot breezes and we only ran aground once at the club pontoon!!!
Upcoming Events 
Bendigo Bank Youth Cup 24th / 25th june volunteers both on and off the water appreciated .
Bunnings Barbeque fund raising 8th of July from 8am until 4pm if you can help on the day in raising much needed funds just let us know 
CU all on the water
John Murphy

P.S Remember no Sunday Juniors next weekend 

Hi Everyone , There was no newsletter last week as I just didnt have the opportunity to do the weekly news report due to being away until Friday so hopefully I can catch up today .
Sunday Juniors 8.30 class ;
Despite the winter chills setting in with the sea conditions getting colder and the winds general tending South adding to the cool conditions we are still attracting a solid group of beginners and first timers to this early class . The wind last Sunday was around 6/8 knots from the e/s/e creating excellent conditions for this class . Some of the crews had some difficulty with the winds but as usual we had Pat , Casey and Charlie to jump in and help where needed . Addy sailed her Bic alone for the whole lesson and looked quite comfortable so much so she signed up for the Bendigo Bank Youth Cup in two weeks time . Oh yeah Tain fell out again !

Sunday Juniors 10.30 Training Class ; 
With the Bendigo Bank Cup only two weeks away we decided on practicing race starts using a simple reaching course starting off Public Nuisance and running to a mark south about 150 mtrs . Everyone seems to be coming to grips with the start procedures with Hado showing great improvement ( just need to work on tacking next Sunday ) and Declan absolutely flying alongside Jonah in the Bic . Abby didnt train due to her getting delivery of her own laser so she was out with Dad learning the ropes literally now all her dad has to do is learn how to duck in a 4.7 ? apparently the boom hurts ! After some practice starts we finally sent everyone down to the yellow mark at the canal where Jonah and Declan had fun power reaching .

Open Racing 1.30 ;
With the winds building to around 15/18 knots and the rain setting in it was only a small group of keen sailors who elected to brave the conditions .
We decided to start everyone at the club pontoon then head off to runners before heading up the Soverign channel for a couple of laps in a really good breeze . Unfortunately Casey was over at the start ( 1 boat lenght ) so she had to start at the back of the field after a recall even Pat had a shocker . Peter and I followed the fleet to A mark well we think we did as by the time we got there it was raining so heavily we generally couldnt see !!! Everone relished the reaches down the soverign side and even the work back up was great to watch especially the battle between Dallas ( 4.7 ) and Steve ( radial ) which continued throughout the whole race with Steve just beating him over the line . Pat learnt that to much pumping with a leaky boat results in a capsize allowing Casey to come home second . Great racing everyone !!!

Upcoming Event ;
Bendigo Bank Youth Cup 24th / 25th June , Please note there are no club Open Bics available for lease and only a couple of the club 4.7 lasers .
Entry forms are available on line or at the club .
Bunnings Barbeque 8th of July , The club is always successful in raising much needed funds at these events so idf you can spare an hour or two on the day just let us know .
Volunteering ; Thanks to Addys Mum Tina for coming in and learning the ropes in the canteen under Casey,s guidance but like the Bunnings Fundraiser we are still looking for volunteers to help out with these activities . We are also looking for boat crews and beach control people to help with the Bendigo Bank Youth Cup so again if you are here for the event or would just like to help let us know next Sunday at the club and we can find a spot for you.

CU on the water
​John Murphy