There will be a club sailing day on Saturday 25th March before a two week break for the F1 Grand Prix and Easter. The format for the afternoon race(s) will be determined by the Race Officer on Saturday morning and will either be a scheduled Series race or alternative format race(s) depending on the Lake water level and the weather conditions. The clubrooms will be open from 10am.
There was a burst of rain on Thursday morning which created some inflows into Albert Park Lake after weeks of dry weather. This raised the Lake water level but as at Thursday afternoon it was still a little lower than the level of two weeks earlier. The wind forecast for 10 to 15 knot southerlies on Port Philip is encouraging. Some more rain or showers before saturday morning would be useful.
Access to the Lake Reserve and the Sailing Club on the weekend is only through the Steel gates on Albert Road. All access is stopped on Monday 27th March for one week.
Also on the weekend we have some members sailing in events on Port Phillip. Geoff Saliba is sailing in the Sabre class Teams Race at Mordialloc S.C. on Saturday. Across the weekend at Royal Brighton Yacht Club Ron Fergusson is sailing the Aero class state championships and Hamish Gilsenan in the ILCA Laser event as part of RBYC’s George Mac Regatta.
You may have heard of body found in Albert Park Lake on morning of sunday 19th March. https://www.9news.com.au/national/albert-park-lake-body-found-melbourne/5d1bb32e-f663-4365-8e41-6de5781795a6
The body was found in the Lake area in front of the Boatshed Albert Park Yacht Club and the cancelled sailing activity referred was from the Boatshed.. Media reports suggested it was a man’s body recovered and there were no indications of suspicious circumstances.
Snippets will take a break and be back the week after Easter.
Rod Thomas commodore@albertsc.org.au
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Thursday Snippets, 25 March
There will be a club sailing day on Saturday 25th March before a two week break for the F1 Grand Prix and Easter. The format for the afternoon race(s) will be determined by the Race Officer on Saturday morning and will either be a scheduled Series race or alternative format race(s) depending on the Lake water level and the weather conditions. The clubrooms will be open from 10am.
There was a burst of rain on Thursday morning which created some inflows into Albert Park Lake after weeks of dry weather. This raised the Lake water level but as at Thursday afternoon it was still a little lower than the level of two weeks earlier. The wind forecast for 10 to 15 knot southerlies on Port Philip is encouraging. Some more rain or showers before saturday morning would be useful.
Access to the Lake Reserve and the Sailing Club on the weekend is only through the
Steel gates on Albert Road. All access is stopped on Monday 27th March for one week.
Also on the weekend we have some members sailing in events on Port Phillip.
Geoff Saliba is sailing in the Sabre class Teams Race at Mordialloc S.C. on Saturday.
Across the weekend at Royal Brighton Yacht Club Ron Fergusson is sailing the Aero class state championships and Hamish Gilsenan in the ILCA Laser event as part of RBYC’s George Mac Regatta.
You may have heard of body found in Albert Park Lake on morning of sunday 19th March.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/albert-park-lake-body-found-melbourne/5d1bb32e-f663-4365-8e41-6de5781795a6
The body was found in the Lake area in front of the Boatshed Albert Park Yacht Club and the cancelled sailing activity referred was from the Boatshed.. Media reports suggested it was a man’s body recovered and there were no indications of suspicious circumstances.
Snippets will take a break and be back the week after Easter.
Rod Thomas
commodore@albertsc.org.au