Hi Everyone , with week two of the school holidays coming to an end our two Junior sailing camps were just fantastic events with good numbers for each camp and generally good weather so that everyone including a few first time sailors could either improve their skills our enjoy their introduction to sailing . A special thanks to our youth assistant sailing Instructor Charlie B for all his help over both camps great work mate !
8.30 Sunday Juniors ; 
With the weather heating up including the water temperature its getting more comfortable in and on the water and with a healthy group of 15 blue and green armband sailors keen to hit the water we set up a reaching course out from the club .
As usual the winds were from the n/w early which always creates a challenge as the wind speed increased and the gusts became a bit nasty but all in all everyone sailed well even if their was the occassional capsize and the odd crashing into another boat . Caiden sailed well in the bic after a few tips from Charlie and me which unlike some people he actually listened too hence less capsizes .
10.30 Sunday Juniors ;
By the time we hit the water for this  session the wind had turned n/n/e around 10/12 knots with the odd gust . Abbey chose to sail a tera rather than her laser and she just flew around the course tacking and gybing as did Addy who being the smallest totally impressed a few of the 8.30 dads with her ability to sail the conditions especially being the smallest in the group . Even Kaleb went well especially after a few tips from Ollie about sitting on the side and finally Ollie who just continues to improve each week with some great general sailing.
Open Racing ;
By 12.30 the winds had settled into the n/e and increased to around 15 / 18 knots making all the adults either go radial or 4.7. Peter set a course starting at runners and comprised two laps to the middle of ephriam on the soverign side and then two laps to below soverign then a long work to the finish at the club pontoon . The stand out sailor of the day was Charlie who after his usual blinder start chased Tom around the course and was totally untouchable by the following fleet . Kate and Roger said try as they might they just couldnt catch him ! Casey had a day to forget as she just couldnt come to grips with the conditions and Brendan had a leaky boat so he had to pull out after downwind capsizes . 
Upcoming ;
Canteen , a few of the mums are off to our Coffee supplier on thursday to do a barista course so good luck everyone .
Public Nuisance is at the boat yard getting a face lift thanks to Andrew who organised it and Dallas , Charlie , Pete , Rob and Roger for helping to tow her up and for repairing and sanding and sanding and sanding her hull prior to a rap being put on her , should look awesome .

CU on the water
​John Murphy

Hi Everyone , With the school holidays in full swing we have set up some sailing camps so that not only new sailors can try sailing but also so our current juniors can improve their skills over a two day course and if this weeks group is any indication Iam looking forward to next weeks camp to see how they improve like this weeks sailors .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
With warm weather and blue skies sunday should have been a great day for Junior sailing but mother nature didnt want to co operate and gave us strong winds ( 6/12  knot and gusty ) which made life very tough on our juniors . We set a course in close to the club but Glen and Casey in the safety boat were soon attending to capsizes and boats getting caught in the corner which required towing out , Addy went well at first but finally the gusts were too much and Casey had to jump in and sail her boat back . We finally pulled the pin a bit early as the wind started to gust around 15 knots so we sent everyone in for a warm shower .
10.30 Sunday Juniors ;
With the winds now settling in at 15/17 in the gusts and with only Ollie and Kaleb turning up for the session we set a course straight out the front of the club as the wind had turned more north . Ollie was keen to learn more about tacking and boat speed so after a chat on shore away he went and after a few laps he really started to nail it and I have to say lately his sailing is really improving . Have a look on facebook if you want to see how he went . Kaleb did struggle mainly by not having the main on enough and this caused a few swims but at least he was out there giving it a go !

Open Racing 1.30 pm ;
With seven keen sailors at the start we sent them off down to runners twice before then sending them all of to near the top of soverign in winds around 17 knots dropping to around 12 knots by the finish back at the club . Again Tom got a break and slowly pulled away from Greg and Peter must be that carbon top right Tom ? as it certainly seems to work well in a breeze . As usual I forgot the phone as there were some really good sailing especially the start with everyone right there at the drop of the flag . Our newest 4.7 sailor Decklan struggled a bit apparently there are a lot of sand bars in the broadwatrer that really slowed him down , you have to learn to miss them Dec !
New sailors ; 
We have a couple of new laser sailors in Pablo and Dan n who provided the entertainment with plenty of capsizing and sailing under the bridge and of course getting stuck under the bridge but they both assured me they had a great day and will be back again . good luck guys !
Upcoming ;
Canteen , We are looking at running a barista course with our supplier Silipo coffee next Thursday so if you would like to learn how to operate our coffee machine with the idea of helping out occasionally let us know on the weekend and yes its free.
Try Sailing Day Hospital Fundraiser 3/12 
Club Xmas Party 10/12

CU on the water
John Murphy

Hi Everyone , What a great weekend just passed with good winds and sunny skies definitely different from the conditions I met in Victoria last week .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors ; 
As is usually the case we had a couple of new sailors signing up for sailing on sunday morning and with a total group of 15 lined up and light conditions with winds coming out of the n/n/w originally it was again perfect for both new steerer,s and new Bic sailors to learn more about both tacking and gybing in their respective boats . Charlie and Ava soon had their bics cruising around the course and guys like Archie , Caiden ( bic ) edwina ,and Nathan really learnt how to steer their boats . It was a bit slow at first but finally the winds swung out to the east which gave everyone a bit more speed resulting in more fun .
10.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
With the winds settling in to around 6/7 knots e/n/e I first had Ollie out working on his tacking and general boat speed and with a little practice he was really cruising around the course at probably the fastest I have ever seen him go in light conditions . He was soon followed out by Will and Addy then Mary who was having her first try at 10.30 class . No one could catch Ollie though especially Will who learnt that you should always check your boat before sailing as who knows the bung might not be in !!! making  the boat very slow then rolling over when tacking . Addy sailed well and Mary slowly got used to travelling all the way to the canal and back followed by Casey and crew in the yellow boat . Its great to see these up and coming sailors improving their skills each week .
1.30 pm Open Racing ;
With the winds tending e/n/e at around 10 /12 knots then increasing to 16 Pete and I set a start over near the pine trees at Runners with a direct upwind return then a long run up to half way up soverign comprising of two legs finishing back at a mark . Even greg said he couldnt pick the preferred start side so I must have set a good line . The start was hotly contested with Charlie Bratton again really nailing the start with the rest of the fleet close behind . Greg was first around the top mark with Tom close behind until Greg just of cooked it and capsized allowing Tom to get in front and yes I do believe he had a smile on his face as he passed Greg swimming in the water . Charlie was also going well until you guessed it he went the wrong way after rounding A the second time but too his credit he battled on and overtook several boats . Casey and Dallas had a mighty struggle but Casey managed to get in front and Dallas after running aground just couldnt make up the distance . Finally Simone in my boat decided to run over Kate after she capsized at B apparently it was just a friendly greeting to P.P.S.C. ?
Upcoming ;
School Holiday sailing camps 18/19 and 25/26 sept 
Try Sailing Day 3/12 
Club Xmas Party 10/12 venue to be finalised 

CU on the water
​John Murphy

Hi Everyone , With spring officially here the weather hasnt changed much still bright sunshine b ut the winds are still cold but the water is warming up . I still wouldnt advise capsize as take my word for it the combination of cold wind and cool water makes it still a bit uncomfortable . Having said that just think of me as I fly to melbourne today where the temperature is 9 degrees and raining , I will probably turn into a iceblock !

8.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
With it being fathers day we didnt expect many students but we still managed to get 8 junior sailors keen to have a go in what turned out to be perfect sailing conditions with a wind from the n/w at around 4/10 knots . We started with a short course first but soon extended the course and then sert a third marker accross the channel as everyone was just cruising around the original buoys . Ava found out that when you accidentally gybe the Bic you capsize and get wet ! but other than that hickup she sailed well again in the Bic . Lachy in the laser is really doing well and should progress to 10.;30 class . Charlie Bratton spent some time with Archie as well teaching him steering and tacking while Casey and I kept an eye on the fleet .
10.30 am Sunday Juniors ;
With Abbey keen to get on the water in her laser and the rest of the team rigged and ready we sat down and discussed the weather conditions which had moved more north combined with an ever increasing outgoing tide made sailing the course a bit of a challenge especially for those who didnt pay attention at the briefing right Mason and Ben .Abbey decided to capsize early but once she got her boat up and running she really listened to instruction and sailed back up to t5he club and rejioned the fleet . Ben and Mason kept running aground even after we moved the buoy into deeper water ? maybe you guys should listen when we say aim at the marks then you wont run aground . Finally thanks for all our sailors who at the completion of their session packed up their boats well done .
1.30 pm Open Racing ;
With again only a small group of sailors because of fathers day we still managed to have 8 boats at the start line which we set down at runners with one leg upwind toward the club and the other leg up toward the top of Ephriam . Conditions were perfect with basically a northerly blowing around 12/15 knots and a neutral tide . The start was hotly contested but Charlie one the day with a perfectly timed start just beating the adults over the line . Roger led early but Tom took over in the second upwind with Greg behind him . Again they had a great race until the long leg downwind where you guessed it Tom capsized while leading ( yep he was filthy with himself ) and after getting his boat back up try as he might he just couldnt beat greg over the line but it was close with less than a minute in it . After an innitial battle with Charlie andPPat Casey broke away finishing just behind Tom for third over the line . Declan decided to do a extra lap and Andrew and Abbey in a tryout day in her laser pulled out in the last lap but still had great fun . What happened to Pat and Charlie ?  well they were neck and neck coming up to the finish line except a moored houseboat got in the way making charlie capsize and then Pat who also nearly capsized as well ran over him and then hepled jam charlie,s boat into the houseboat . All ended well with Pat sailing back out with Casey and helped Charlie unstick his boat and finish . The only damage was a slight scratch on Charlies sail .

Upcoming ; Try Sailing Fundraiser and Club Christmas Party December 

CU on the water
John Murphy