Hi Everyone , Well we said goodbye to the brooks family last weekend as they are off on their overseas trip for three months starting with england so I wish you all a safe trip and have lots of fun , apparently harvey says he will be definitely sailing over there hopefully in the warmer countries that they will also be visiting although knowing Harvey I dont think the water temperature will deter him.. As everyone knows I have been having physio on the broken ankle I suffered last xmas ( bloody thongs!) and last week the hospital has told me I can go back to sailing with a brace so hopefully I will be back on the water in august Iam just dusting off my wetsuit as I definitely dont like cold water and apparently the other senior instructor has said he is going to join me ? not sure how he is going to do it considering his aversion to water! he might have to launch from the pontoon as he doesnt like to get his feet wet should be fun to watch. 
8.30 Sunday Juniors 
With quite nippy conditions early I didnt think we would have any takers for the early class but we did get four keen sailors signed on and out rigging boats including Tristan who wanted some early training .
The winds were basically out of the s/w at around 4/6 knots which is a vast improvement on the last few weeks so it was going to be perfect  for tacking and gybing practice , jack and ronan were especially keen as charlie had set some tasks for them as they want to move up to 10.30 training group . With Guy driving and charlie standing up front coaching thay soon had everyone cruising around the course I even got our latest recruit Kirra gybing at the inner mark and she was doing ok and didnt even capsize. I took emilio as we swapped him from a tera to the taz as he is getting bigger and at first he was very nervous but by the end of the session he was joining in doing the complete course .  All in all a very successful session and there wasnt even any capsizes !
10.30 am Youth Training 
With the usual group signing on and the winds turning s/e at around 4/6 knots we sat down to discuss how to catch waves and the rules about catching waves and pumping . It was very interesting getting everyones ideas on the subject as its very important especially when racing . I have to say that I have seen especially since the midwinter cuop a marked increase in not only everyones sailing but also their actual on water efforts .
Once everyone hit the water they soon found out that sailing to the red channel marker was definitely upwind and as usual in winter very shifty and dead spots . As usual Harvey was away well until he took on a crew in his mate of reece,s boat but the other outstanding sailors in the conditions were Zack and Leila who both went upwind really well and even their bear aways were good with hardly any loss of boat speed . Tristan and Halle mainly struggled on the upwind with mainly not pulling their sail on enough but with good instruction from the safety boat they actually got it toward they end , you just have to pull the sail on more right Tristan ?
1.30 pm Open Racing 
With the winds slowly increasing to around 8/10 knots from the S/E wes used the southern course with the start between ephriam and soverign and A mark near runners and B mark up along soverign . We soon had everyone lined up and ready but for some reason the new horn decided to play up and bearly make a noise ? so we went of the flags . Tom was a bit early so had to bear away and everyone else just had to slow down but once the flag dropped Steve got the jump and they were all away. The upwind was a bit of a slog so it suited greg and tom the best and they soon broke away from the rest of the pack with steve settling in for third while Roger and Lance battled each other throughout the race for 4th and 5th while trisha pulled out early as the wind increased , Greg beat tom over the line by 4 seconds so that was realy close while steve was a couple of minutes behinh apparently hitting sand bars slow you down? While everyone was sailing back to the club you guessed it the wind speed started increasing and the waves also increased as did the cold factor so as charlie and I went around picking up the marks it progressively got colder and we were so happy getting back to the club as we were both shivering. The wind  as predicted were soon up around 20 knots and heading for 30 knots so we quickly pulled sarah c out as conditions deteriorated .

Upcoming 
Yepoon Youth Championships end of september 
Club xmas party 17/12/23
January Try Sailing Fundraiser for the gold coast Uni Hospital

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J Murphy

Hi Everyone , We are already gearing up for a big summer  series with our training boats getting much needed repairs with some broken masts and booms plus general rigging on our junior sailing workhorses the Tera,s and also working on our Bic Skiffs with some minor rigging and sail panel repairs . Our club Tera,s are starting to show their age ( nearly fifteen years of work ) so as part of our sponsors packages we have included new boats so if you know any businesses that would like to advertise themselves by purchasing a new boat just ask at the club for some information or alternatively email the sailing office and we will send you some information .
We will be loosing two of our young sailors in Harvey and Reece and Mum ( Claire ) & Dad ( Guy ) as are going on an extended holiday to England and Europe and from what they tell me it sounds like the trip of a lifetime . Mum and Dad are tireless volunteers for the club and the boys not only compete in the Youth Racing Series but they also help out on sunday mornings with the juniors so they will be sorely missed .
I hope you have a great holiday and I cant wait to hear all the stories about your trip when you return.
8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
After a few sundays with only two young sailors signed on in Jack and TJ we actually doubled our numbers with Ollie and Kirra  a new sailor also signing on . Everyone was keen to get on the water but we didnt rush as we were waiting for the wind to basically start . There was a faint breeze from the west and I mean faint which occasionally turned N/E so yes it was a challenge but I must say that they all managed to get their boats moving at times and managing to actually sail around the reaching course out the front of the club but then off course there were the dead bits where everyone decided to try and see how far they could lean their boats without falling in , Ollie was pushing the limit and fell in without a wetsuit so when he finally slid of the side of the boat there was a bit of  a scream as the shock of the cold water got him and yes I did suggest a club wetsuit but he was adamant that he wouldnt capsize ? There was only one other capsize in Jack but he had a wetsuit on and was much quicker getting back in the boat probably from a lot of previous capsizing practice .
10.30 Youth Sailing Group  
With the first Youth Racing Series completed and the second Series not starting until the middle of August and finally getting some reasonable wind we had a good briefing regarding light weather sailing before we set everyone off on a sail to the red channel marker past the canal then back up to a mark near the pontoon. There were the usual tips like sit further forrward , let the sail out , pull the sail on and of course the biggie dont fall in as its too cold ! but in general this group that started training early this year are doing very well even the wetsuit twins are looking much better on the water with Leila even wearing a wetsuit and Halle starting to sail straighter lines . Harvey who is always in front now has some close competition right behind him in Gemma who basically chased him around the course with Reece right on her tail then Zach mister consistency just behind Reece . Why do I call him mister consistency well its from the midwinter cup where he consistently finished third except one race where he came home second  which was a great effort . We are hoping to have their result presentation at the annual Christmas Party so it should be a good race to the end .

 1.30 pm Open Racing 
Open racing is back next weekend so a few of the guys and girls just went for a training run but they weren,t out there long as the winds were fading fast and the outgoing tide was getting stronger.

Upcoming
Yepoon Regatta LateSeptember 
Fathers Day Race September
Club Xmas Party 17th dec

CU on the water
J Murphy

Hi everyone < Just a reminder to everyone that both associate membership and full membership for both Junior and adults are now due for the 2023/2024 season , if you previously weren,t a member of the club but would now like to be just email the club either as an active member or supporter and help our great club move forward into the future . We are always looking for both volunteers and qualified instructors so if you think you would like to devote some time to the vlub in either of these roles just email the club and let us know what role you would like to take on and we will support you but please remember that you will have to have or apply for a working with children card and the application forms are available from the club office or online.  I would like to thank  one of the mums in Nicola who comes down from brisbane to run our barbeque and not only cooks a great sausage but her bacon and egg rolls are spot on just ask charlie or me they certainly hit the spot on a cold sunday morning .

8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
Well we certainly know its winter as our early morning numbers are very low with only a few die hard sailors turning up for this session and they are even wearing wetsuits available from the club . Last sunday the conditions were actually good for the boys with roughly westerly winds at around 3/5 knots and an incoming tide with high water around 2.00 pm so launching the boats was a bit sticky with an excess of mud especially around the ramp but the boys were soon away with Jade and Daniel in charge so it was perfect safety boat practice for them as well . We decided that the boys could sail again down south but this time all the way to the red channel marker and back up on basically a reach . The boys are improving each week and they certainly showed it on sunday with hardly a flapping sail and from what daniel told me really improved boat speed and concentration so well done boys and the instructors .
10.30 am Youth Training 
Ever since the Mid Winter cup in june our youth sailors are steadily improving each week now all we have to do is get them to ask more questions at their briefing !  With the winds out of the N/W at around 2-6 knots so yes very tricky I set a course with an upwind and down wind only and as I said especially near the bridge it was very flukey which did catch everyone out with the occasional collision and the odd drift under the bridge but everyone who ended up there sailed out on their own . We really worked on sail set and body position as nearly everyone on the upwind was sitting too far back and on the downwind not letting the sail out far enough but with a great deal of instruction form charlie and I we did manage to improve everyone,s general sailing . Once we attained our goal of improving these to sailing angles we let them all sail off down to the green channel marker and back up on a nice steady reaching wind with Harvey just cruising and Gemma, Zach getting closer to him every sail . Our most improved sailor on the day out of Torsen , Halle and Leila was leila who I have to say sailed the conditions the best I have ever seen he sail we just need to tighten up the upwind but she is now letting the sail out more on the down winds so no capsizing and yes she even had a wetsuit on!
1.30 Pm open Racing
As far as numbers go in this session we are running at about half our normal number of competitors mainly due to people taking a break for winter but also a few like me on the long term injured list but at least Iam on the mend with both my shoulder and ankle improving slowly every day.
With the winds moving around from basically the west and the winds becoming consistant around 6-8 knots we set a start near the canal and two buoys down near runners to make a triangle course . Everyone started well with greg and roger soon out the front which turned into a seesaw battle while tom after an ordinary start tried valiantly to catch up with Greg and Roger but just couldnt bridge the gap so he finished third with Trisha pulling out and lance having one of those days we would all rather forget . So who won out of greg and roger well I wiill tell you it was close with just five seconds between them at the finish with greg sneaking home in a close first place so well done everyone .
I finally had all the prize winners from the Open Series 2022 present so after early issues with finances due to water bills being wrong then the trophy people loosing our order Wwe finally had the opportunity to hand out both trophies and prizes . In first place in the club championship Was Greg Phillips and in Second place was Tom Slocombe and in Third Place was Roger Margot so well done guys just show consistently showing up for races does pay off  . This year we are working on having the season presentation at the Christmas Party on 17 december as I have simplified the race recording process so it will be easier to do the final results .

Upcoming 
Yepoon Youth week september 2023 

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J Murphy
P.P.S.C.

Hi Everyone , Back to normal last weekend with juniors , training and open racing up and running again after the previous weekends Mid Winter Cup . I have probably already mentioned this but I would like to again than both our major sponsor ( RTM Marine ) and local business supporters in Billys Chicken (Paradise Point) , Aspire Health and Lifestyle ( Paradise Point ) and Harbour Barber Oxley Drive as without your generous support for your local sailing community we would not be able to run such successful events . We are now looking toward the next big sailing event in yepoon where quite a few of our youth sailors are looking at competing in what is a major sailing event with in excess of 150 competitors taking part in what is a very popular event on the queensland sailing calendar. There,s even a rumour that one of our senior instructors has been invited by australian sailing queensland to coach the green fleet and from me personally good luck charlie and I hope you learn heaps !
8.30 am Sunday Juniors :
With winter finally here although it wasnt as cold as saturday morning numbers were low again so the boys who did turn up got a virtual private lesson where we worked on tacking in the shallows and yes the water was cold but they did well so with Daniel in charge of Sarah Cooper we soon sent them off on the water . Oscar picked up tacking well and was soon really cruising around the reaching course while TJ struggled at first mainly accidentally gybing so we brought him back to the beach and corrected his steering by getting him to put the tiller extension beside his leg so it was easy push and pull . The wind was southerly at around 6/7 knots so it was just perfect for a reaching course  and with the occasional gust the boys were soon just cruising around the course so well done boys and good listening.
10.30 am Youth Group :
After a big weekend the week before with the midwinter cup everyone was keen to get on the water , I decided to set a triangle course just so everyone could practice their gybes,bearaways and tacks and in general you could certainly see the difference from what everyone learned the previous weekend well except Halle who sailed to far south were the wind was stronger near the canal and kept stalling out until charlie decided to tow her back before she reached the seaway. Last weeks winners in Gemma , Harvey and Zach all sailed well with good course angle selections in what was now around 6/9 knot winds . we had the gybe near the beach at the club so that we could watch everyones gybes with Harvey just nailing them and Gemma as well while Zach and Tristan ( captain capsize ) always managed to stay upright and sail off to the next buoy . Even Leila gave the gybes a go even though she doesnt like them but as was probably inevitable I suppose in her last gybe she was hit by a gust and capsized and from the look on her face it was cold in the water especially when you arent wearing a wetsuit? Tristan ended up in the water as well toward the end so he took the good option and sailed straight to the sand and walked back , yes he was wearing a wetsuit .
1.30 pm open racing 
With quite a few sailors away and Casey deciding not to sail because of the cold Greg and Steve just went for a training run down south but even they didnt last long , apparently it wasnt the wind strength (14-18 k ) but it was more the wind chill being a southerly so off the snow so they were back early which just meant and early day for all the volunteers , no complaints there .

Upcoming 
Club Memberships now due.
Vessel storage fees now due.
Youth week at Yepoon last week of september.
Club Xmas Party December17th 

CU on the water
J Murphy
P.P.S.C.