Upcoming is our club’s Discover Sailing Public Open Day on sunday 22 October 10am to 3pm and the Spring Learn to Sail program from 12 November.
On Saturday 21st another ASC/APYC club race at 2.30.

The 3 day out forecast for the 21/22 October weekend is not looking promising with some strong winds being forecast. As always we need to wait and see what develops. The Discover Sailing Day will proceed, hopefully with opportunity for some club boats to get out on Albert Park Lake.  There will be Boat displays, tours of the club, some Rigging Demonstrations, Rope Tying, and club members on hand to chat to about our club and getting into dinghy sailing and sailing with our club. Also morning tea and BBQ at no cost from late morning. 

Details and registration links for the Discover Sailing Day participants and volunteers are on the Home screen of www.albertsc.org.au.
We want to gratefully acknowledge the support of the City of Port Philip for our Discover Sailing Day. 

The Learn to Sail program from 12th November is for adults and adult/youth of the same family, with sailing in club Zest boats. For people with little or no experience of dinghy sailing or someone returning to sailing after a long break. Sessions on 3 sundays from 12th November, with a final session on saturday 2nd December. This is a good opportunity to learn or refresh skills and enjoyment of dinghy sailing on Albert Park Lake, a convenient and safe place to Sail.
Full details and bookings link again on the Home screen of www.albertsc.org.au. 

Rod Thomas
sailing@albertsc.org.au
for Albert Sailing Club committee and members

Photo :  Week 3 of the Girls School Term 4 tuedsay afternoon program. The girls are sailing the club’s RS Zest traing boats which will be used at the Discover Sailing Day and in the Spring Learn to Sail program.

A busy program of activities on the 7th with our monthly informal short course morning race race at 11 including the Virgo ladies skippers race * ; BBQ on ASC decking at lunchtime **; APYC’s season opening Sailpast for the Spring season on the Lake at 2.15 ***, and the first Spring Series race afrom 2.30. The weather forecast is looking reasonable with southerlies rather than gusty northerlies.

Our main Upcoming is our Discover Sailing Public Open Day on sunday 22 October. Invite families and friends of members and general public with details and registration link on www.albertsc.org.au. Share the pictorial post enclosed.We also need members to volunteer to assist on the day, with registration for that also on the Home Screen of the club website.

Additionally on 7th October program 
* For the informal morning race arrive between 9.30 and 9.45 or so for rigging own boat, with a club training boat for members. Information session in clubrooms at 10.20 for the informal race at 11. Lady skippers from ASC, APYC or other clubs invited to sail 1up or 2up in the annual Virgo Ladies skippers race.
** Following the morning’s events, there will be a BBQ lunch available on the upstairs decking with the usual sausage sizzle offerings, plus homemade hamburgers ($6) for those wanting something more substantial (hamburger bun, meat patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato). The galley will still operate for those who want their usual Galley foods and drinks.
*** Information Session for Sailpast and afternoon Spring Series race at 1.30 ish at APYC. All welcome to sail or observe Sail Past in northern basin of the Lake, and then packup or sail the club race which follows on.

A reminder if using the clubrooms leave the area you were in in a tidy state and on a non-programmed day take your bin items home with you.

Rod Thomas
for Albert Sailing Club committee and members