Commodore Rod Thomas is away for a few days so I’m bringing you this week’s Snippets.
Sailing Matters
We again have a busy weekend at Albert Sailing Club. Club racing (Winter Handicap 2) will take place with a start at 2 p.m. and first warning signal at 1.57 p.m. At this stage, the weather is looking like a partly cloudy day with light showers. Temperature at sailing time around 15-16 degrees and with 5-10 knot north-westerlies. But don’t be put off by predicted light winds, as ASC and APYCV enjoyed an excellent afternoon’s racing last Saturday even though the lake was like a mirror up until around 12 p.m. We had a fleet of close to 40 boats with a steady light breeze.

A great photo of some of the fleet during last week’s sailing (provided by APYC).
The BBQ will be operating after sailing this coming Saturday with our usual fare of sausages, meat patties, chicken skewers and hash browns — and perhaps even a few dim sims thrown in for good measure.
VIODA training for juniors will be happening on Sunday so the lake will be busy again.
Regatta – join the roster and help out!
Parks Vic is hoping that the weed cut will have taken place by our scheduled regatta date (June 25 and 26), so it’s all steam ahead for our (hopefully) first regatta in 3 years. We want every sailor out on the lake participating, but we also need a host of people to help out over the course of the weekend, either with on-water or off-water assistance. If you are available to assist, please let me know via email (cindytilbrook@hotmail.com) as soon as possible, or catch up with me at the club. In your email, please let me know whether you are available on the Saturday, Sunday or both.
Responsible Service of Alcohol
Just a reminder to all of our previous holders of their RSA certificates that they need to be updated on a regular basis. Please check your certificate and if it is out of date, do the update course online and then let us know that you have renewed.
We always need people with their certificates to assist with bar duties from time to time, so all club members are encouraged to obtain their certificates. There are a number of online courses available (just search on RSA certificate Victoria) with a cost of around $50, or the City of Port Phillip has arranged for a Responsible Service of Alcohol Course open to clubs to select appropriate member/s to attend. Details are as follows:
- Wednesday June 22, Peanut Farm Reserve Pavilion (St Kilda area), Registration 6:15pm – RSA Course 6:30pm – 10.00pm
ASC is entitled to send a number of participants to this course for a cost of $25 (met by ASC). If you are interested, please email me (email above) or speak to me at the club and I’ll let you have all the relevant details.
That’s it from me for this week,
Cindy
Thursday Snippets, 2 June
Winter has well and truly arrived in Melbourne. On the 4/5 June weekend we have club sailing day on saturday with club race at 2pm, and VIODA Optimist winter training from 1pm on sunday.
Slickers, westsuit and beanies weather !
Upcoming
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There is a break from club sailing and VIODA training on the Queen’s Birthday weekend 11th to 13th June. Mid Winters Regatta at Sorrento for Laser and Optimist sailors.
Albert Sailing Club’s ‘ Top of the Bay’ regatta is on saturday 25 June (pm) and sunday 26 June (am and pm). Entries accepted for one or both days, with Details and Registration link on
https://albertsc.org.au/index.php/racing/2021-sail-topoflake-regatta
If you are not going to sail we need people for on-water or off-water assistance If available let our Regatta Race Officer Cindy know (cindytilbrook@hotmail.com) with indication of whether available on Saturday, Sunday or both.
To see CURRENT CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE, view our webcam on www.albertsc.org.au any time day or night.
Rod Thomas
commodore@albertsc.org.au