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Tuesday 19 February 2019 - Issue 326

This Week at a Glance

Wednesday 20 February 2019
Sailability 1000hrs - CONFIRMED
Mid-week Summer Series Race 7. 1435hrs
Twilight Series. Race 15. 1810hrs
Parkinson's Association Twilight Sail 1815hrs
New Members Induction 1830hrs
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Thursday 21 February 2019
Flavoursome Thursday/Chase the Ace - Jackpot $2,250
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Friday 22 February 2019
Offshore Race Bunbury & Return Ocean Race - RFBYC
Radio Controlled DF95 Yacht Racing 1430hrs
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Saturday 23 February 2019
Saturday Summer Series Race 12.1325hrs
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Sunday 24 February 2019
Off The Beach Club Racing Day 6. 1325hrs
Wooden Boats - Swan River Retro Series Race 5 - RFBYC
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Monday 25 February 2019
SS22's Committee Meeting 1830hrs
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Today's Fuel Prices

Diesel $1.40

Premium Unleaded Petrol $1.35

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Roundabout resurfacing to close vehicular access to the Club this Thursday

Dear Members and Guests,
Please be prepared to park outside the Club and walk in if the roundabout is closed this Thursday, February 21st. See below.
Thank you.
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March Long Weekend, Cruise to Mandurah with the Cruising Section. Convoy departs Fremantle heads at 10am Saturday 2nd March. Bring the family and friends for a great three days in magnificent Mandurah! Includes a raft-up on Sunday afternoon, Saturday dinner at Dolphin Quay Marina, shopping, sightseeing and dolphin watching! Power and sailing yacht owners please register with Stephen Mawhinney at mawhinneysj@gmail.com or 0413 397 209. Hurry as pens at MOFSC are limited.

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Parking after using the launch ramp

It is important that all members who are using the launch ramp do not block other vessels or causal parking bays as depicted in the image below. Members are to park their trailer and/or vessel within the allocated lines and park their car in the car park. This gives more members the opportunity to leave their trailer and/or vessel in the parking area. If vehicles and trailers are not parked correctly a wheel clamp will be applied.
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FROM THE OWG OFFICE

On Water Group Managers Report

This past week we saw the largest group of Optimist sailors training mid-week than we have seen in years. There were 9 Green Fleet, 6 Intermediate fleet and 8 Open fleet participants. Well done to all participants, coaches and instructors involved!


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The WA Sailing Awards are coming closer and nominations are open.

All nominations need to be in by 8th March at 16:00hrs. This includes all individual WA Sailing categories (e.g. Female Sailor of the Year), Ron Tough Scholarships and Ron Tough Grants.
You will find the link to all nomination forms and their respective criteria via this link.
https://www.sailing.org.au/surveys/734/

Each nomination must be endorsed by a nominator who is a current Club/Class Association/Staff Member. Please read the criteria and make sure the nomination forms are filled in correctly.

Kind regards,
On Water Manager
Mikael Lundh
Saturday Keelboat Sign-Ons
Starting this Saturday new Sign On procedures will be implemented for all competing Keelboats in competing in the Saturday Summer Series.
A personalised (boat based) SMS message is sent to each owner on the day of the race. It provides a link where the owner can go to indicate whether they intend to race or not and how many people are on board (PoB). They can return to tick a “retired” box if they wish. This is done on a race by race basis. It does not collect crew details, just numbers.

For those without mobile phones, you may sign on via a paper sheet located in the foyer outside the OWG office. If there are any changes to PoB following sign-on, please radio this information to SoPYC Race Control via VHF ch. 77 prior to the first fleet’s 1st warning signal.
Notice to Competitors – click here

Twilight Series
Hey folks, there are only 4 Twilight races left for this season:
  • Wed 20 Feb
  • Wed 27 Feb
  • Wed 06 Mar
  • Wed 13 Mar FINAL
If you made it a New Year’s resolution, now is the time to act.
Has your boat been entered already? – click here
To enter your boat – click here

Parkinson’s Association Twilight Cruise
This annual event is combining once again with the Twilight race this Wednesday. The SS27 fleet will be taking out members of Parkinson’s WA for a short cruise around the river starting right after C Fleet.

On Behalf of Rules Chairperson - Christina Haydon

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Billy Run 2019 Report

The Billy Run aims to encourage yachts to venture under the bridges and out on the big blue.
The 2019 Billy Run got underway on a windy Saturday morning. Special thanks to David Barton for providing Sovereign 8 as the start boat. It was a race where yachts had diverse opinions when was the actual start, which mark was Q etc, etc...

A bunched fleet rounded channel marker C and formed even more opinions about the best way down the channel. By channel marker 12 Twitch had a lead over Scalloway, with Vision and Jindara right behind. It is a joy to race in the clean ocean water and spend more than an hour on the same tack. By race end, Twitch had streaked away to an impressive line honours result. Most of the fleet experienced up to 25 knots as they rounded the last few marks. Tim Harrison and crew on the SS27 Vision mastered the strong weather to take home the “Billy Can”. Well done to the SS27’s for forming their own fleet with Force Five and Chain Reaction also starting.

A post-race party on the moorings created a real holiday feel, then TCYC turned on its usual hospitality and a beautiful sunset. The herbed hot chips and gravy were a big hit amongst the crews.

After a night on the sheltered moorings and breakfast on the coffee strip, a calm sunny Sunday morning provided a lovely trip back.
Hopefully, we are doing it again in 2020.
BELOW: The usual suspects from Scalloway celebrating their arrival in Rockingham!
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OCEAN RACING UPDATE

This Friday sees the start of the 71st Bunbury and Return Ocean Race (a passage race of 170nm) run by RFYC, starting off Leighton Beach at 1730hrs. Two yachts owned by South of Perth Yacht Club members will be competing in this Cat 3+ race, Argo (Chris Higham) and Twitch (Barry Walsh), but in addition to these two owners, there are numerous SoPYC members crewing on different boats for this offshore race.

In the sad aftermath of last year’s race, in which Rob Thomas and Paul Owens died after the yacht Finistere lost its keel near Mandurah, safety regulations have been beefed up and no doubt some of the competitors in last year’s race will shed a tear as they pass the point where Finistere capsized.
The course takes yachts to a Day buoy, then to Western South Passage Transit Beacon before heading to a turning mark at Bunbury. From Bunbury, yachts will head back up the coast to Western South Passage Transit Beacon, Hall Bank Beacon and then to the South Mole Finish.

You can follow the race on the Yellowbrick Tracker (a free app for your phone or tablet or visit RFBYC website for the link).

Photos of Argo and Twitch below.
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On Water Group Information Night -

Monday 11th March 6:30pm. "So who was Houtman?"

So Who Was Houtman
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Flying Fifteen Club Report

Last weekend was comparatively quiet, with some crews away either interstate or overseas. However, the fleet of seven enjoyed balmy conditions and tight racing, all finishing within three minutes of each other. Well done to Peter Rooke with two wins, and Richard Blaquiere one. Also, Anne and Andy took Fastest Time in all races.

Looking forward to seeing you all at next week’s club championship heats.

Radio Controlled DF95 Yacht Sailing at SoPYC

Every Friday from 2.30pm to 5pm the Club is conducting races for DragonFlite95 (DF95) radio controlled yachts. You are invited to come and participate in the fun of racing these restricted one-design yachts. There are currently twenty-three DF95's belonging to members of SoPYC and they will be happy to hand over the controls for you to 'have a go'. A DF95 …

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Messages from the Vice Commodore

BOSUNS CLUB - WE NEED YOU!
An expression of interest evening is happening on Monday, March 11th 2019 at 6pm. Don't miss this opportunity to discuss the new Bosuns Club! For more information please contact Vice Commodore John Midolo on 0419 964 971 or email

John Midolo would also like you to note his new email address is:- vicecommodore@sopyc.com.au
Thank you.
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Xantippe Night Time Trial 8 March 2019

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Ladies Lunch March 19 (1)
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Have you seen the Cruising Section's new 'Ahoy' app?

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Pirate Raid 23 March 2019

SoPYC Cruising Section invites all our pirates to prepare their vessel for the attack at FSC by contacting Bob Wright on 0417 096 241.
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Cruising Butterflies 2019 - Seeking your support

Join us for the annual Cruising Butterflies event when we invite children with special needs and their families for a morning on the water, followed by a sausage sizzle lunch for all those involved. We are seeking support from our SoPYC members to offer their services, power and sailboats for this event. You are encouraged to dress up your boat …

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Support Crew Roster 2019


Saturday 23 February 2019
MAJESTIC Xibo Ma
HELP NEEDED

Sunday 24 February 2019
MARGARITA Rex Lodge- Calvert
MASTERCRAFT Stephen Rivers

Saturday 2 March 2019
No Club Racing

Sunday 3 March 2019
No Cub Racing

Saturday 9 March 2019
AVONE Brian Maitland
BLUE BAYOU David McCutcheon

Sunday 10 March 2019
CEST Si BON Stephen Robertson
CHAMPUSS Clarry Wrensted

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Monday & Tuesday Lunch only 1200hrs - 1500hrs
Wednesday to Saturday 1200hrs - 2100hrs
Sunday's 1200hs - 2000hrs
To make a reservation call 9364 5844 or email us here
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Marine Lift & Hard Stand Bookings phone number: 0412 528 270
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