Thursday Snippets, 4 August

By Rod Thomas | Published: August 3, 2022

On saturday 6th August we have a club sailing day with Winter Handicap race at 2pm. Sailing at club on sunday for those with their own boat, with some restrictions. The clubrooms will be used in the morning for a KISS (Keelboat Introduction to Sailing Savvy) session. In the afternoon another VIODA Optimist winter training session. Also sunday morning access to Albert Park Reserve north, including access to Aquatic Drive behind club, is closed for an XCR’22 Lakeside 10 Running Event. If coming down in the morning park or tram ride to Albert Road and short walk through the park in the vicinity of intersection with Moray Street. Suggest check the weather forecast late week if looking to sail on the weekend.

Upcoming
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On 10 and 11 September Albert Park Yacht Club’s CitySail Regatta for Women and Girls with coaching and short course racing both days. Coaching is by ability – advanced, intermediate and beginners. If a crewed boat the skipper must be female but can have a male crew, ASC’s Zest and International Optimists available for Hire for any ASC members who need a boat – speak to Rod or email me via training@albertsc.org.au.

Rod Thomas
for ASC committee

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Thursday Snippets, 28 July

By Rod Thomas | Published: July 27, 2022

Sailing at Albert Sailing Club both days on 30/31st July weekend. Club sailing saturday with club race at 2pm, and another VIODA training session from 1pm on sunday. Midweek weather forecast for weekend generally looks more promising with sunny and max of 14 both days. Light to moderate winds saturday and likely stronger on sunday.

The World ILCA6 (Laser Radial) championships in Houston, Texas are underway, with ASC’s Hamish Gilsenan in the under 17’s fleet in a total fleet of 212 boats from 35 countries. After 4 races at the end of Day Two the six Australian youth were placed in the middle third of the fleet.
A report from Hamish’s dad Jon Rawlings who is there supporting Hamish was that the racing was very close, with except for a few locals, every sailor in the event at or near the top of their respective national youth Laser fleet,
The ILCA 6 Worlds consists of a 12 race series, with 2 back to back races each day. Further progress reports will be posted on the Victorian Laser Association Facebook https://www.facebook.com/viclaser

A post on the Mordialloc Sailing Club website on 26 July announces MSC July/August Winter Series Cancelled. Due to major works on the creek wall by Parks Victoria, MSC cannot launch safety or course boats.  They are hopeful of running the Sail Mordi Regatta on the 27th & 28th of August 




Photo : Hamish at first mark of Race 1 ILCA6 Youth Worlds.

Rod Thomas
Commodore@albertsc.org.au


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Thursday Snippets, 21 July

By Rod Thomas | Published: July 20, 2022

Another full weekend with midweek weather forecasts looking promising for both days. Club sailing on saturday including race at 2pm, and VIODA Optimist winter training program on sunday afternoon. Cindy will have the club BBQ operating on our new upstairs decking after sailing on saturday.
Hamish Gilsenan from Albert Sailing Club and Patrick Cummin from Davey’s Bay Yacht Club are sailing in the Youth Worlds for the ILCA 6 (Laser Radial ) in Houston Texas from saturday 23rd July. They are two of five from Australia sailing in a fleet of 212 from 35 countries. Good sailing Hamish and the other Aussie youth Laser sailors.

Rod Thomas
commodore@albertsc.org.au
for ASC committee

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Thursday Snippets, 14 July

By Rod Thomas | Published: July 13, 2022

The weekly Winter sailing season on Albert Park Lake returns on the weekend. Club sailing on saturday 16th, with club race at 2pm. The VIODA junior Optimist class winter training program Block 2 resumes on sunday afternoon and runs weekly till end of August.
The winter edition of our club’s Mudpuddler newsletter is now out online and is attached. A copy was in the email from the ASC Commodore of 8 July. This issue has reports and photos on the AGM and 2021/22 trophy winners, the recent club regatta, and the VIODA winter training program together with a listing of Upcoming Spring Season activities from early September and the Duty Roster till mid August.

The monthly general committee meeting is on tuesday 19th July with an online Zoom format. Members as always welcome to join and participate.

Rod Thomas
for ASC committee
commodore@albertscorg.au

Mudpuddler_July 2022_Winter Edition

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Thursday Snippets, 30 June

By Rod Thomas | Published: June 29, 2022

Following our successful Top of the Lake Regatta we return to our club winter season sailing on saturday 2nd July. Winter Series handicap race at 2pm, and club open from 10.30am. Information Session at APYC at 1300, commencing with presentation of trophies for ASC/APYC series for 2021/22.
On sunday 3rd our club Commodore and Vice Commodore will be attending Australian Sailing’s annual club conference for Victorian clubs at Albert Park Yacht Club. Across the weekend there will also be a Victorian Teams Race event from the Boatshed which use our ASC Start/Finish boat and be outside the course of the club race.

Upcoming
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Friday 8th – Sunday 10th July Albert Park Yacht Club hosts Wintersail Coaching Regatta for junior classes on Albert Park Lake. Details on https://www.apyc.org.au/ The entry list on website as at 25 June shows mainly Minnow class entrants. Any ASC junior members requiring advice or assistance can speak to Rod or email him via training@alberts.org.au. No ASC or APYC club racing that weekend.

Saturday 16th July ASC/APYC Winter Season club race

From Sunday 17th July VIODA junior Optimist class Block 2 Winter training program at Albert Sailing Club following on from the successful block 1 program. Details and booking link on https://www.vioda.org.au/

Rod Thomas
for ASC committee

Photo : The Sabre class had the largest representation at ASC’s Top of the Lake Regatta.

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Thursday Snippets, 23 June

By Rod Thomas | Published: June 22, 2022

Albert Sailing Club’s “Top of the Lake Regatta” saturday 25th June (pm) and suncay 26th (am,pm).
Race documents and online Entry link on www.albertsc.org.au.
Online entries for one or both days sought by 11pm on Wednesday 22nd June. Late entries online with $10 late entry fee for visitors Thursday or Friday or at Registration desk at club 11 to 12noon on saturday.
Number of entries by class as at 12 noon on Wednesday 22nd are below. More entries expected from Albert Park Lake clubs and visitors before 12.30 Information Session on Saturday.
BOM forecast is for moderate north – north westerlies across the weekend which should produce some good sailing.
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic
Regatta Entries by class at 9pm on 22 June
Impulse (9), Aero (3), Laser (4), Sabres (8), Solo (1), RS Zest (1), Optimist (8), Minnow (1)

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Thursday Snippets, 16 June

By Rod Thomas | Published: June 15, 2022

Sailing at Albert Sailing Club both days on the last two weekends of June. On saturday 18th it is another winter season club race at 2pm, On sunday the last session of the VIODA junior Optimist clasis’s Block 1 winter program from 1pm.

Albert Sailing Club’s ‘ Top of the Bay’ regatta is on saturday 25th June (12.30 Information Session for 1.15 start pm) and sunday 26 June (am and pm). Short course racing for adult and junior dinghy classes. Entries online from members of Albert Park Lake clubs and from other clubs for one or both days by 11pm Wednesday 22nd, Details and Entry link on
https://albertsc.org.au/index.php/racing/2021-sail-topoflake-regatta.

ASC general committee meeting via Zoom on tuesday 21st July. Items or photos for Mudpuddler newsletter to commodore@albertsc.org.au by close of Wednesday 22nd July.

Upcoming
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Saturday 2nd July Winter Season club race

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th July Albert Park Yacht Club hosts Wintersail Coaching Regatta for junior classes on Albert Park Lake. https://www.apyc.org.au/ Any ASC junior members requiring advice or assistance can email Rod via training@alberts.org.au.

From Sunday 17th July VIODA Optimist class Block 2 Winter training program. Details and booking link on https://www.vioda.org.au/

Rod Thomas
for ASC committee

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Thursday Snippets, 2 June

By Rod Thomas | Published: June 1, 2022

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

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Thursday Snippets 25 May 2022

By Rod Thomas | Published: May 25, 2022

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

 

 

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Thursday Snippets, 19 May

By Rod Thomas | Published: May 18, 2022


On saturday 21st May we have our annual Virgo Ladies skippers and crew race in the morning and a winter series club race at 2pm.

The invite for the Ladies race is for female sailors from Albert Sailing Club, Albert Park Yacht Club and other clubs to sail ASC’s RS Zest boats. Meet upstairs in our ASC clubrooms at 10am for Morning Tea and Information Session. Then rig boats for 11am start for a short course format race of up to 45 minutes. Entries taken for an individual skipper or crew role for all ages and all levels of experience. Register to sail via the link on https://albertsailingclub.wildapricot.org/

On the afternoon of sunday 22nd it is Week 2 of the VIODA Optimist class winter training program. It was great to see 40 juniors out in Optimists for last week’s session and a similar number is expected this week.

Rod Thomas
commodore@albertsc.org.au


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