No activities at Albert Sailing Club or access to clubrooms and boatyard while Government restrictions apply. However, we will have an online ASC pre Dinner catchup via Zoom from 4.30 to 5.30 on saturday 21st August. All ASC members and friends of ASC welcome to attend. Login via your PC, tablet of smartphone using details below. This is a casual chat session with your afternoon tea, a drink or whatever. No agenda. People talk about what they have been up to or should have been up to.
A reminder that items are being sought for our Spring Mudpuddler newsletter. Send items by Monday 23rd August to our Editor Maddy via mudpuddler@albertsc.org.au
Details for ASC pre Dinner catchup 4.30, saturday 21 August
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83698624659
Meeting ID: 836 9862 4659
Passcode: asc
Keep well and keep safe.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
www.albertsc.org.au
Thursday Snippets, 19 August
Thursday Snippets, 12 August
No ASC activities or access to the club until we get the go ahead with relaxation of Victorian Government lockdown orders for Melbourne.
Our next Mudpuddle Newsletter is due out in mid September. We are seeking items of interest including sailing related articles, photos, trivia, etc. by Monday 23 August. Use this non-sailing period to create or source a contribution and email it to our Editor Maddy on mudpuddler@albertsc.org.au.
Upcoming
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ASC Winter Sailing Season will resume as soon as Government Regulations allow.
On the weekend of 11 and 12 September there is a CitySail Women & Girls coaching and racing Regatta on Albert Park Lake being organised by Albert Park Yacht Club . Coaching at advanced, intermediate and immediate levels on Saturday and Sunday mornings and short course racing with coaching in the afternoons.
Further details and bookings on https://www.apyc.org.au/citysail.html. Any ASC members interested in booking an ASC Zest or Optimist can contact Rod via training@albertsc.org.au.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
www.albertsc.org.au
Snippets Lockdown, 6 August
Victorian Lockdown
Victoria will enter a state-wide lockdown for seven days from 8:00pm, Thursday 5 August. The programmed Albert Sailing Club activities on 7 and 8 August are thus cancelled. No access to the clubrooms or boatyard is permitted for the period of the lockdown. When the lockdown restrictions are lifted an update on Albert Sailing Club arrangements will be posted on Facebook and Thursday Snippets.
Keep up with daily exercise and Olympics viewing.
Rod Thomas for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 5 August
Sailing at Albert Sailing Club both days on 7 & 8 August weekend. Club sailing day on saturday with club open from 10.30 and Winter Season race from 2pm. Forecast looks better than last saturday’s. Sunday week 2 of the 4 week VLA Laser Transition coaching in the morning and VIODA Opti Winter coaching in the afternoon.
Well done to the Australian Sailing Team at the Tokyo Olympics. It was terrific to see the Gold medal performances of Matt Wearn in the Men’s Laser class, and Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan in the 470 class. Both have sailed in big regattas in Melbourne including for Matt the Australian and World Laser Championships at Sandringham in early 2020.
Also some promising results by Mara Stransky in Laser Radial with a first placing in the last race of the qualifying round and Jake Lilley with a third in Finn medal race. The TV coverage on the 7+ app showed dinghy and catamaran sailing at its best.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 29 July
The club’s winter sailing season resumes in saturday 31st July, with club opnen from 10.30 and Winter Championship race from 2pm. As always visitors welcome.
Activites all day on Sunday 1st August. In the morning we are hosting the Victorian Laser Association’s 4 week program for sailors transitioning to Laser sailing. Details in June 10 Post on viclaser Facebook. From 1pm the weekly VIODA Optimist Coaching program resumes with 30+ Optimists registered. The club will be open all day for members who want to come down for a sail.
The Olympics coverage of on the dedicated sailing channel on 7+ has been great to watch and coninues each afternoon till 4 August. Daily updates on https://www.facebook.com/AusSailingTeam The Laser and Laser Radial final medal races will be shown on sunday afternoon. We expect to have it showing on the TV in our clubrooms, internet and TV willing, with capacity for up to 40 people.
COVID Restrictions Overview
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The government has updated COVID restrictions from 28 July. Those changes with the biggest impact on ASC operations are :
* All Victorians now free to move within Victoria.
* public gatherings outdoors limited to groups of 10, with masks required indoors and outdoors except eating or drinking, phsysical exertion while exercising, or there is a permitted health related exemption.
* Community sport (which includes sailing) can resume for training and competition.
* Indoors facilities (including eateries) one person per 4 square metres with groups up to 10 people – for ASC up to 40 in upstairs clubrooms. Toilets open, changerooms expected to be allowed to open with a max. of 8 people M & W. Awaiting advice from Australian Sailing on changerooms.
Our full ASC COVID Safe guidelines have been updated and can be viewed on our club website www.albertsc.org.au. Use of QR codes for each person entering clubrooms is important, with paper form in foyer where you have no smartphone. If sailing come dressed for sailing and minimise use of changerooms. Personal hygiene and wiping down of shared surfaces also important.
Keep warm, keep safe and see you down at Albert Sailing Club soon.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 22 July
Unfortunately, the Victorian lockdown was extended and no Community Sport on weekend of 24/25 July. We look forward to easing of restrictions soon to allow for resumption of our club winter season on Saturdays and junior VIODA Optimist Class coaching on Sundays.
There is a big sailing program at the Tokyo Olympics which kicks off this week. Sailing events take place across eleven days from Sunday 25 July to Wednesday 4 August at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour south of Tokyo. This year the sailing events can be viewed live in Australia on Smart TV, tablet or mobile phone each afternoon via the Olympics Sailing channel on the 7+ app.
At the Tokyo Olympics There are events for 10 sailing classes. With one qualified entry allowed per country in each event, Australia has 13 athletes competing across the 7 one and two person dinghy classes and the foiling catamaran class. Sailing commences on Sunday 25 July at 12.05pm with Race 1 for the Women’s Laser Radial class, followed by Race 1 for the Men’s Laser class. Australia is going for the three-peat in the Men’s Laser class with Tom Slingsby gold meddalist in London in 2012 and Tom Burton gold medalist in Rio in 2016.
Both Laser classes are scheduled to sail 9 races across the week, with Medal race finals on Sunday 1st August.
Australian Sailing has a website for the Australian Sailing Team https://www.australiansailingteam.com.au/news/
The News item “Its Tokyo Time” published on 12 July 2021 has a full guide including :
– Athlete profiles
– Race Schedule
– How to Watch
Go the Aussie Sailors at the Olympics
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 15 July 2021
The Albert Sailing Club ‘Pop Up” Regatta scheduled for saturday 17 July will not proceed due to the 5 day lockdown restrictions for Victoria commencing midnight 15 July. This follows on from the cancellation of our two day “Top of the Lake” regatta scheduled for late June.
The VIODA Winter Coaching Program session scheduled for Sunday 18 July will also not proceed.
Our intention is to re-commence the Albert Sailing Club winter season as soon as we can operate safely within Government restrictions and COVIDSafe requirements. Our winter season club races are programmed for each saturday afternoon at 2pm till late September, including a stand alone 3 week Bill Hooper memorial series from late August.
Thanks to all club members who attended the working bee last weekend. The clubhouse and yards looked welcoming, tidy and organised after the hard work done by those who attended. Thanks also to all those who volunteered to assist with the Regatta on Saturday. We were able to fill the roster with willing helpers which is a good indicator of the commitment our club members show towards showcasing our club and the benefits of winter sailing on the lake to the wider sailing community
Sailors from other sailing clubs are very welcome to sail with the Albert Sailing Club fleet in club races as a Visitor over the next couple of months. We will consider a “Pop Up’ Regatta later the year.
You can keep up to date with ASC and its activities through our website www.albertsc.org,au and or Albert Sailing Club Facebook.
Keep safe and warm over the weekend and the Restriction days which follow.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 8 July
On saturday 10 July we have a working bee in the morning and no club race as junior Wintersail event at APYC all weekend.
On saturday 17th it is the Albert Sailing Club ‘Pop Up’ Regatta. Short course races with Information session at 12.45 and division starts from 1.30. No cost to enter for ASC, APYC and visitors, but we do ask that you enter online before COB wednesday 14th. Regatta details and entry on www.albertsc.org.au. Also anyone who is available to assist on the day who is currently not on the duty list for 17th should contact Cindy via commodore@albertsc.org.au.
The mini Working Bee on 10 July is from 9.30 to lunchtime with aim to spruce up the clubrooms and boatyard. We have some basic equipment available. If you have them bring along
. Leaf Blower
. Yard brooms
. Rubber gloves
The VIODA winter coaching Block 2 program commences on sunday 18th July till early September with details on the VIODA website.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 1 July
Wintry Winter Season club race saturday 3rd July at 2pm.
The main item of news this week is the release of online entry and race documents for our Albert Sailing Club “Pop Up” Regatta on saturday 17 July. Shake Off the Lockdown Blues by sailing or coming down to watch our one day’Pop Up Regatta’
Short course racing with Information Session at 12.45 and Starts by Division from 1.30pm. Further details and free online entry till 14 July on www.albertsc.org.au. Late entries at $10 on the day if limit not reached, with no fee for ASC and APYC members sailing the club race. Entry limit of 80 boats so enter early and encourage others to enter.
ASC COVID Safe plan guidelines based on latest Government requirements continue to be updated and published on our website.
Other Upcoming
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On tuesday 6th July the water for our ASC clubrooms and changerooms will be turned off for maintenance work on the club’s hot water service.
On thursday 8th we have our ASC July general committee meeting at 7.30pm. Any members wanting to attend or to assist at the Pop Up regatta should contact Cindy via commodore@albertsc.org.au for Zoom details.
Friday 9th – 11th July APYC Coaching Regatta for juniors and youth on the Lake . Details on APYC website No club racing that weekend. A mid year working bee saturday morning is planned with more details next week.
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
Thursday Snippets, 26 August
Sadly no activities at Albert Sailing Club or access to clubrooms and boatyard continues while Government restrictions apply. There will be another online ASC pre Dinner catchup via Zoom from 4.30 to 5.30 on saturday 21st August. ASC members and friends of ASC welcome to attend with login details below.
The club newsletter is being compiled this weekend any contributions should be sent to vicecommodore@albertsc.org.au for onforwarding to the Editor.
Details for ASC pre Dinner catchup 4.30, saturday 28 August
Join Zoom Meeting by PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85165943632
Passcode: ASC
Rock on Rolling Stones and Rolling Stones fans
Rod Thomas
for ASC committee