Bring out the wetsuits and beanies for two days of true winter sailing at Albert Sailing Club on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August. Winter series club race at 2pm on Saturday, with ASC BBQ and ‘hot toddies’ from Doug’s Bar after racing. On sunday there are Laser 4.7 class programs am and pm and\u00a0another VIODA Optimist winter training program from 1pm. There will also be a First Aid course all day in the clubrooms\u00a0for Instructors and key race personnel from ASC and a couple of other clubs.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0two Laser 4.7 programs are on four sundays from 11th August to 8th September. From 10.30 am ‘Have a Go’ in a Laser Association(VLA) Laser 4.7 or your own Laser. Sail on one or more sundays with no cost to participate. A VLA Squad Coaching program will be on four sundays commencing with a session from 1pm to 3.30pm on the 11th. This program is directed at newer Laser 4.7 sailors\u00a0with their own boat or a pre-booked VLA hire boat.\u00a0\u00a0More details of both programs and\u00a0the link\u00a0to Registration for the Squad program\u00a0has been posted to\u00a0the Albert Sailing Club\u00a0Facebook.<\/p>\n
On the weekend of 17th\/18th August the previous weekend two day sailing program will be repeated, with addition week\u00a01 of a 2 week Better Sailing program on Saturday mornings. The Better Sailing sessions are directed at newer members who joined\u00a0in 2018\/19. Details under Upcoming Events on https:\/\/albertsailingclub.wildapricot.org\/<\/p>\n
We welcome one of our newer members Jamie Kew to the role of our Mudpuddler Newsletter Editor. Items for the next issue are required by the end of the month. These can be sailing or club related news articles, reports, photos or whatever. Send your items to mudpuddler@albertsc.org.au.<\/p>\n
The ASC August committee meeting is in our clubrooms from 7.30 on Tuesday 13th August, with all members welcome.<\/p>\n
Rod Thomas
\nfor ASC committee<\/p>\n