Thursday Snippets, 29 February

Club Sailing Day on Saturday 2nd March. The Summer Learn to Sail group have there seventh and final session from 9.30 to 12.15. Club Summer Series race at 2.30. There will be a Welcome to New Members BBQ at lunchtime from 12.15 Please come along whether sailing or not to show your support and warmly welcome our newest ASC members as they graduate from our summer Learn to Sail Program. BBQ lunch available from 12pm and the ASC Bar will be open.
Hamburgers (beef/chicken, bread rolls, lettuce, tomato, cheese and onion) @ $6. Sausages in bread @ $2. Lunch complimentary for our new members!

Advance notice of an important club Members meeting in our clubrooms at 11am on saturday 16th March.  
We are seeking members feedback and discussion on :
* Future Directions for the club, including a need for more people to step up  for club roles in 2024/25
* An update on discussions with Albert Park Yacht Club on potential Unification.
There will be an online Zoom option for joining the meeting.  There will also be a repeat session via Zoom will be held on Tuesday 19th March at 7.30 p.m. for those unable to attend the club on the 16th.

Involvement of club members in the club’s current and future activities is important and we look forward to seeing you there!  



We are seeking members feedback and discussion on :
* Future Directions for the club, including succession for club roles in 2024/25
* An update on discussions with Albert Park Yacht Club on potential Unification.
There will be an online Zoom option for joining the meeting.
Involvement of club members in the club’s current and future activities is important and we look forward to seeing you there!

Upcoming
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* In the four weeks of March following 2nd March there is just one programmed Club Sailing Day at Albert Park Lake, the saturday 16th March date.
There is the Labour Day weekend 9 to 11 March, Easter 29 March to 1 April, and Melbourne’s F1 Grand Prix 22 – 24 March. The Albert Park Reserve will be closed to public access, which includes our members, from midnight on Monday 18 March to midnight 25 March. There will be road closures in the park before and after this period, but access open to Aquatic Drive behind our clubrooms with the odd ‘stop/go’ exception.

* On the Labour Day long weekend a number of dinghy classes have their Victorian championships including the junior Optimist Class at Sandringham and the Pacer class at Rhyll on Phillip Island. Also 90 or so trailables sailing the 56th annual Marley Point Overnight Rin the Gippsland Lakes 9/10 MArch.

* On Friday 1st March there is a Fundraising night at Sandringham Yacht Club 6.30 to 8.30 for a group of seven youth/young adult high performance sailors   on the pathway to their Olympic dreams. This includes current IQ foilers Anna and Philip Cripsey and Tana Deyell who were junior members who sailed Optimists in club races and training programs at Albert Sailing Club in the mid to late 2010’s decade.

Rod Thomas
for Albert Sailing Club committee and members.

Photo : Tony and Rowley assisting Learn to Sail “trainees” Cate and Spike in a club Zest.

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