Hi Evgeryone , Yes the year is fast coming to an end with Christmas barely a week away , so whats happened recently ?
Try Sailing Day 11/12/16 ; With the day starting with light s/e winds and blue skies it was a perfect start for everyone to come along and either take their friends or just people fro a sail . It was a day to relax and enjoy the perfect sailing conditions with even a few Mums chancing their dry clothes by letting their children take them for a sail , yes there were the odd capsize mixed with a lot of laughing and fun had by both mums and dads even if the dads  skipper fell out of the boat right Tilly ? but all was well in the end .
We did have two injuries with Andrew popping his shoulder again while sailing the skiff back ? now thats another story for later and then there was Rowan who decided to try running down the slide inside the castle and now is sporting a cast on her left arm .
Christmas Party ; With our first Party being held at Paradise Point Bowls Club I have to say it was a great night with everyone really getting into the festive season with a lot of laughter and the odd drink . It was great to see everyone not in sailing gear including me ! Tianna couldnt get over the fact that I was wearing good shoes not my $5.00 ones and jeans and no sunscreen and now it wasnt that scary !It was agreat opportunity for everyone to just sit and chat and enjoy the night so thank you all for coming along and making it such and enjoyable night .
Whats coming up 
We are looking at opening our canteen on New Years eve as an experiement just to see if its worth opening financially especially considering how mwny people congregate in front of the club for the fireworks .
Sunday Juniors is on this weekend but then we are closed for Juniors until the 8th of January .
Sailing Camps start on the 2/3 of January with three in total before school returns .
Racing begins on Sunday the 15th of January and we are looking at a junior series as well .
Finally we will be saying goodbye to Tianna on Sunday , she is off to melbourne to University for three years she will be greatly missed !


cu on the water and Merry Christams to you all !
John Murphy 

Hi Everyone , Yes its getting closer Christmas is just around the corner and we are already starting on 2017 activities including more club racing and more challenges for our junior sailors so stay tuned !Dont forgfet there is no Juniors this weekend because we are holding our annual try sailing fundraiser .
8.30 Sunday Juniors ;
With the day starting in bright sunshine but stifling humidity it was mandatory that an early swim be taken just to cool down while we were getting the club set up . Numbers were down compared to the previous week but condiotions were perfect with winds based out of the East at around 4/6 knots . We set up a short course first then slowly increased its length south so that everyone could enjoy the perfect sailing conditions . We even had a few new sailors who due to the light winds managed to even have a go at steering , all in all a perfect start to the day .
10.30 Sunday Juniors ; 
We think it is because of the time of year with Xmas fast approaching that this clkass only had 3 sailors with Abbey , Sam and Ollie taking out Bics and practicing their windward leeward sailing . It was a challenge as we put the upwind mark right on the edge of no sailing but with a bit of coaching everyone managed to sail around the course . The stand out was Ollie who of late has really come ahead in his sailing even his video on facebook was excellent showing his tacking skills .
 1. 25 pm Club Racing ;
For the last race of the year we held our annual marathon around crab island and with the winds now around 15 knots it was perfect sailing weather . It was a hard slog up to the top green at Soverign with Tom first around and Michael right on his tail before they headed across to the red then the ride down to the deep hole . We did allow Jes to cut across early as she is new to racing and we also towed Jonah in his bic upt to the green just to give him a chance .
The gybe at the west cardinal caught a few people out including Michael who showed me a nice lump on his head back at the club but he chased Tom all the way home . Casey was first home in the 4.7 fleet and Pat and Daniel proved me wrong by not capsizing the 420 although I reckon Dan would have had a few bruises from his attempts at hiking out !

This Sunday Try Sailing Day starting at 8.30 am so bring your friends along for some fun  followed by our Club Christmas Party at Paradise Point Bowls Club starting at 4.00 pm with the buffet beginning at 5.30 pm if you havnt already booked dont worry you can pay at the door so come along and have some fun !
CU ON THE WATER
John Murphy

Hi Everyone , Firstly dont forget that its the final race for 2016 on Sunday and weather permitting it will be a marathon around Crab Island so if you can make it to the club on Sunday it should be a great day to finish our year of racing .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors ; For everyone who turned up on Sunday you will have noticed that we have gone back to our armband system why ? mainly so that we can not only keep track of all our junior sailors but to also hopefully generally improve their sailing by giving them extra sailing challenges as they travel up our five level sailing system . Back to sailing and Sunday was just perfect for our early class with light winds shifting around the east which gave everyone the chance to either improve their skills or learn new ones  We had over twenty budding sailors out there practicing their skills in both crewing and steering , all in all a great morning .
10.30 Sunday Juniors ; Again the armband system was in play so that we can get  a better idea in regards to what we need to teach everyone . The focus was on gybing which is always a challenge for most sailors and with winds from the e/s/e at around 6/8 knots it was perfect to practice this skill . Jasmine was having some trouble down at the southern buoy so I jumped on board and showed her how its done rather than keep following her around the course . There was the occassional swim but generally everyone to improve this skill through practice and commitment . I have to say that on the reaches everyone was flying and it looked absolutely awesome .
Open Racing ; With Peter setting a windward leeward course in the outer channel and the winds increasing to around 15 knots it was again absolutely perfect conditions for racing with the winds now coming from the n/e  and the start line down near runners it was a long work up to the top mark and then a hairy gybe around the mark and back to b twice . Yes there were a few dodgy gybes with Casey Simone and Russell coming unstuck which resulted in Russel pulling out due to gear failure and Simone pulling out due to exhausting after several capsizes . Both Dallas and Tom excelled in the conditions even though Dallas went for one swim he was simply uncatchable in bothe races must be the new boat right Dal .

Dont Forget ;
Sunday the 11th is both Try Sailing day and then the club Christmas Party so bring your friends along to the Try Sailing morning then meet at the Paradise Point Bowls Club from 4pm to have a bit of fun food and a drink , but dont forget you have to book for the Xmas Party which You can do at the office or canteen .
Sunday Juniors finishes for the year on Sunday the 18th and is back on the 8th of January .
Sailing Camps ; There is one camp on the 12th / 13th of dec and then the next is on the 2nd / 3rd of January booking essential !