HBYC Newsletter - August 2015 - Hobsons Bay Yacht … : Special “ Yum Cha ” sitting at Gold Leaf Chinese Restaurant (near the Star Wheel); 2 or 3 Tables can be reserved for HBYC

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Inside this issue:

2015-2016 General Committee and

Flag Officers...

It is a great honour to be elected as the

56th Commodore of Hobsons Bay Yacht

Club especially at such a time of transi-

tion for the club.

I wish to thank all the members who

have supported me over the years when

I was Race Director and Vice Commo-

dore.

As I have said many times before, it is

the members, and the contributions they

make, which make the club as successful

as it is today.

I congratulate Gary Marks and

Georgie Mitchel for their election as

Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore

respectively together with Nick Wood-

ley, Kevin LeNepveu and Lyn Dawson

as Honorary Treasurer, Club Captain

and Honorary Secretary.

The General Committee is made up of

Pat Caruso, Hugh Munro, Peter Clark,

John Tremewen, Rod Fuller and David

Judge. Congratulations on their election

to the committee. I would particularly

like to welcome Rod Fuller who is new

to the committee and David Judge who

does not seem to have sufficient time on

committees and keeps volunteering for

more. Continued on page 2

View from the Helm… Tony Dawson Commodores Report 2

Vice Commodores Report

3

A HBYC Weekend not to be missed

4

Paseafique Update 5

Club Captain & CBC Report

7

Cruise Report 9

August Calendar 11

View from the Race Room

9

Aid in Vanuatu 10

Officer of the Day:

1st Aug B. O’Leary A. Owens 2nd Aug A. Parker G. O’Meara 8th Aug D. James T. Legg 9th Aug M.Phillips A. Pickard 15th Aug R. Pitman N. Sellars 16th Aug R. Poynter J. Savage 22nd Aug P. Price J. Ray 23rd Aug V. Reynolds B. Rich 29th Aug T. Riedle B. Riggs 30th Aug N. Robbins J. Rouse 5th Sept M. Rudecki W. Ryan 6th Sept M. Sahhar J. Saunders Henry Press Tony Dawson

Our 1st Commodore & our 56th Commodore

I would like to thank the outgoing members of the

General Committee, Robert Bradley and Ashley Ste-

vens for their great contribution they have made over

the years. I understand that they will be continuing on

the Sailing Committee.

Looking forward...

The new building has provided the opportunity for

HBYC to review its operational structure based on

the availability of improved onshore facilities. The

new facilities provide for much more flexible use of

the spaces in the clubhouse with the ability to have

more than one activity taking place at the same time.

There is a strong desire by the General Committee to

increase the level of service to both members and

the local community in a financially responsible way.

The General Committee is currently undertaking a

review of the role of each of the flag officers and

members of the committee with a view to better

matching the needs of the club with the administrative

roles required for its proper operation.

For example, some of anticipated changes may in-

clude changing the traditional social organisation

role of the Rear Commodore, and reallocating this

elsewhere. The Rear Commodore’s role would then

be to manage all aspects of training in the club. With

an increase to a desirable level of member keelboat

training and higher safety and curriculum compliance

requirements for junior fleet, this is beyond what can

View from the Helm… Continued... be reasonably expected of the Vice Commodore and

Sailing Committee only.

All this comes at a time when there is increased level

of support being made available from Yachting

Victoria for such activities as accredited training from

junior to keel boat level and the involvement of the

club in Schools Teams Racing Series in February 2016

and Sail Melbourne in December 2015. We must

make the most of the opportunities presented.

An increased use of the building compared to prior

to the renovations is critical. This requires a complete

review of how we operate the clubhouse and bar and

how drink and food services are delivered. In the

immediate future the General Committee will be de-

veloping a comprehensive plan for managing the

clubhouse and the associated provision of services to

members.

The aim is to have the club providing high quality ser-

vices for both on water activities and social functions

both for club members and the community while main-

taining its culture as a member’s club. We want mem-

bers coming to the club because there is great service

and it is great place to be.

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[email protected]

Vice’s View… Gary Marks With only being in the Vice Commodore’s position for a few weeks and with the Brass Monkeys series being

very popular and running very well, I thought I would use this newsletter to introduce myself.

My name is Gary Marks and Deb and I joined Hobsons Bay Yacht Club in 2006. I have found it much easier to

identify people by relating them to their yachts so we initially had a 27 foot yacht called Bondi Tram.

A bit over 3 years ago we upgraded to our current yacht Tumbling Dice which is a Beneteau 35s5. On race

days you will generally find us somewhere in the middle of the fleet.

In 2007 I joined the Sailing Committee. I found this to be very rewarding and gave me a great insight into race

management and sailing administration in general. The Sailing Committee meet on the first Tuesday of each

month at the Club at 7.30 pm. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday the 4th August 2015 at 7.30 pm and I

would encourage any member who would like to have their say to come along and contribute.

ZtÜç `tÜ~á Vice Commodore

[email protected]

A HBYC Weekend not to be missed… 7-9 August, 2015 This month the Cruising Group of HBYC presents an opportunity for all members to Cruise or join in the fun at

our Winter Spectacular at Melbourne City Marina (Victoria Harbour) and the Docklands...-ALL WELCOME-

Cruise up Friday or if you can't Cruise or come on Friday, doesn't matter, there's lots going on all weekend… from

Yum Cha, Alma Doepel, Chocolate Festivals, Pizza, Boat Crawls to Trivia, oh and of course Cruising!

ITINERARY – HBYC CRUISING WEEKEND PROGRAM

Friday 7th August

Sail your boat down to Docklands; Berth at Melbourne City Marina Docklands. You don’t have to have a boat to join in Cruising Group activities; If driving down for the night, park at Harbour Town Docklands or street parking, and walk down to Melbourne City Marina located at the waterfront. 6.30pm : Drinks at Melbourne City Marina Lounge- B.Y.O. Drinks & Food with D.I.Y. BBQ on the Terrace, Bring a camping chair if you can, as seating is limited. 7.30pm : Docklands Fireworks Spectacular (Uninterrupted views from the Terrace) 8pm : Cruising Group Presentation: "Sailing Vanuatu"- Speaker- Robert Bradley.

9pm : (PPI) Port, Pancakes n' Ice-Cream!

Saturday 8th August

*Those wishing to join in on the Saturday by car, and/ or Saturday new arrivals by boat to Victoria Harbour for this HBYC Cruising Weekend event- you are all still very welcome! Berths will be reserved for HBYC. Ring Peter Clark. Yes, our real HBYC Cruising weekend FUN begins. 11am : Special “Yum Cha” sitting at Gold Leaf Chinese Restaurant (near the Star Wheel); 2 or 3 Tables can be reserved for HBYC Clan! BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL with Peter Clark for Yum Cha** 1pm : Boat pool (like car pool) and Sail across Victoria Harbour to the Boat Shed for special Alma Doepel tour & Wooden Boat Shed Tour. 2/ 2.30pm : Return to Docklands Waterfront at New Quay Piazza to join in the fun at the "Melt Away Choco-late Festival" … Yes, fair dinkum, Chocolate Festival Bonanza! And/ Or Enjoy Breakaway Free-time Shopping or Coffee! 5pm : Re-Group and Boat Crawl Happy Hour to 7pm (Remember your youth with Pub Crawls? ; Yes, sorry but you and I have ‘aged’, so we now call it “ Boat Crawl” … Like wine, Whisky or Top Shelf Aged beef, we do get better with Age! J ) 7.30pm : Meet up at Melbourne City Marina by evening. Each "Bring-A-Dish Dinner Night" to "Share"; All and any Winter-Warmer Dishes and Dessert Welcome. Dinner at Melbourne City Marina Lounge and Terrace. Share and Swap Cruising and Sailing stories, or just simply have fun hanging out with the HBYC gang. 9 or 9.30pm : ONE Round of "Team Trivia" , AND, ONE Round of "Team Charades", with GREAT spot prizes

up for grabs!

Sunday 9th August

GO FREESTYLE. What that means? - Everyone top off a great Cruising Weekend with their own Sked! Wake up to waterfront activity, soak in the Sunshine! Life is good, get out there. All members old and new are Welcome! Skippers, Racers, Cruisers, HBYC Crew, Members & Families, HBYC Socialites or HBYC soloists, young or forever young (All sailors are created equal!) – All Welcome. For Winter, It doesn’t get better than this.

MUST RSVP for Births and Yum Cha : Please register your name with PETER CLARK - HBYC CRUISING GROUP

M:0411 520 920 E: [email protected]) no later than Wednesday 5TH August, for the coming HBYC

Cruising Weekend 7-9 August, 2015 (Fri-Sun).

After 10.5 weeks and close to 2000 nm we find our-

selves in Cairns on the final countdown to the start of

the Indonesian rally.

Phil and Lesley in Cairns looking like they are really get-

ting into the swing of cruising life!

We know that some HBYC members will have been

following the blog so we will try not to repeat too

much of that material here.

Perhaps it might be of interest for readers to know

how things have been going with the boat. We (i.e,

Phil) had spent most weekends working on the boat in

the two years since we bought her, so there had been

a lot of preparation.

The major things included replacing the standing rig-

ging and most halyards, installing an electric toilet and

holding tank, fitting boom tents with water catcher and

other shade covers, installing fans, installing lithium

batteries, re-wiring to the circuit board with oversize

cable, installing battery monitors, new large anchor

and anchor chain, new dinghy, outboard and wheels,

fitting a BBQ, installing new chart plotter and AIS tran-

sponder, cleaning water and fuel tanks, installing HF

radio, installing electric davits, and replacing skin fit-

tings. The other thing that Phil focussed on was lots of

little things that would make day to day life easier.

While all this preparation seemed never ending and a

bit overwhelming at times, it is now really paying off.

Paseafique Update... Phil Shand & Lesley Day There are lots of things that have worked incredibly

well. For navigation, choosing the larger screen (12

inch) for new chart plotter rather than opting for the

cheaper smaller screen was a really good decision –

the chart plotter is located at the chart table so the

larger screen means we can actually see it from the

helm. Still, there have been times when it has been

useful to have the ipad with navionics running in the

cockpit as a back up to the chart plotter.

AIS has been very helpful for seeing ships and other

vessels in our area and for friends and family to fol-

low us on marine traffic (although lack of base stations

in some areas means we disappear into black holes at

times).

Setting the sails has been made smoother by having

the pole attached to the mast so it is easier and safer

to deploy it when we want to pole out the headsail,

along with using spinnaker sheets to brace the pole (as

suggested by Bill Feore). This system has worked very

well and has been used frequently given that almost

all of our sailing has been downwind.

We have been very happy with the boat’s downwind

performance. It is very comfortable (especially at

speeds over 6 knts) and relatively fast. Its shallow

draft has also meant that it has been easier to get

across bars and we have been able to get into some

places we would not otherwise have been (eg.,

Innisfail where we sat out some windy and wet weath-

er).

Thermal comfort has been enhanced initially by the

drop sheets that attach to the edge of the dodger to

make a warm and relatively dry section in the cockpit

(very cosy when we were still in Victoria), and more

recently by the various bits of shade cover that we

have, in particular the boom tent shade covers. The

shade makes the cockpit more comfortable but also

keeps down below a bit cooler. Strategically located

fans have also helped. The boom tent covers have al-

so been very handy on rainy days and nights.

Continued on Page 6

Paseafique Update... Continued... As all the hatches are covered so they can remain

open, except when very windy and rainy. Speaking of

rain, the boom tent shade covers also double as a wa-

ter catching system which has had a workout in a cou-

ple of locations where there has been quite a lot of

rain (Wilson’s Prom, Mooloolaba, Innisfail, Cairns).

We have had ample power with the new lithium bat-

teries and solar cells even on some relatively overcast

days. The electric davit system with remote control

means that it is easy to pull dinghy up at night.

Anchoring has been relatively stress free so far- the

anchor is a Saraca Excel and we have been very hap-

py with its performance in sand, mud, clay and rock.

And finally, the alcohol has been working very well.

On the other side of the ledger there are a few things

that have not worked so well…

Early in the trip the main sheet caught on the binnacle

during an accidental gybe and the force broke one of

the fittings that hold the binnacle to the cockpit floor.

Consequently the binnacle was pulled over on a very

disturbing angle. We thought initially that we had lost

the steering but on a closer inspection it was still func-

tioning which was a relief given that it was night time

and we were a fair way off the NSW coast. Despite

the fact that we had changed the bolts in the chain

plates, we did have leaks around them which resulted

in some puddles of water down as good old Bass

Strait threw a bit of water over the boat. Although

anchoring itself has gone well, we have had some

trouble with the anchor chain piling up on the anchor

locker which has interfered with feeding the chain at

times. The engine noise has been bothering us so we

invested in some new (and expensive) lead lining for

the engine bay which has been a big improvement.

And finally, we regret that we were not able to fit the

holding tank so that we can completely bypass it when

it is not in use. We also think that a hard box would

have been better than a bladder, as it is hard to con-

trol the smell at times.

There have been continual improvements along the

way: fitting a fishing reel to back of boat; a rope to

stop the main sheet catching on binnacle; a separate

hot water pump for hot water system; led adhesive

strip lighting in cabin, inside fridge and lockers; more

shade covers for front of boat; and a larger boom

break which works very well and is better than the

smaller one we had.

As everyone predicted the sailing conditions improved

markedly once we got to about Yeppoon. We have

had some magical sailing days and some truly gor-

geous anchorages. Our departure for the last Australi-

an leg is imminent and then the Indonesian adventure

will begin.

We are very grateful for the assistance and encour-

agement from HBYC members: Kim donated small

outboard as spare; Bill and Barb Feore shared their

experience of sailing an Adams Carina; Dan and Yo

Hellier shared lots of information and gave us books

and courtesy flags; Peter Clark gave excellent ongo-

ing support after fitting the new lithium batteries; Eric

Marsh gave us a good deal on a second hand HF ra-

dio; Colin Leake provided professional assistance and

advice which greatly helped us get through the worst

bits of the trip; Peter and Gloria in the office were

most helpful with administrative matters, and everyone

has been very encouraging, particularly the cruising

group. Thanks also to those who are following and

commenting on the blog (paseafique.wordpress.com)

and facebook – it is great to have that contact from

friends.

c{|Ä f{tÇw 9 _xáÄxç Wtç Update…

Paseafique has now left Australia waters as she com-

petes in the rally - Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia 2015,

which will take them from Cairns all the way through

Indonesia.

For more information please see their blog or on the

rally, go to:

http://www.sail2indonesia.com/

Club Captain & CBC Report… Kevin Le Nepveu Stuck in the mud...

Members are reminded that we have a “STUCK IN

THE MUD” register operating where members can

participate by sending emails to the club citing the

mud events. This also includes pen boats.

The purpose of this register is to allow the club to ap-

ply pressure on the controlling authorities to keep the

water clearways free of silt buildup.

[email protected]

Lost souls...

Any old paints or other inflammables you may have

been storing in the lockers for a “rainy day”

(I know only one member who antifouls his boat with

multi colours and vintages of antifoul) So bring them

out into the light of day on the working bee day and

the club will arrange disposal in a painless manner.

Officer Of the Day (OOD)...

The General Committee continues to discuss the role

and scope of the OOD role, a small working group

led by the new Vice Commodore, Gary, will be ex-

ploring the possible needs and process of the role, so

watch out for developments over the next couple of

months. We have received some feedback of mem-

bers’ opinions but would welcome more.

Club Lease Progress...

Tony Dawson, the Club Consultant Valuer and myself

met with the Valuer Generals’ office along with Parks

Vic in the past week to discuss the fee structure for our

new lease. Needless to say we are not quite in agree-

ment and will meet again to resolve the issues in early

August.

CBC update on the Clubhouse development...

The building is inching its way to completion of stages

1&2 and hopefully the builders will be offsite by mid-

August. The internal fit out is progressing with the toi-

lets & showers now getting the finial tiling areas com-

pleted.

Continued on Page 8

Another month of cold and wet weather has passed

with not much joy in the area of sailing as well, but

summer is about to break through with two very im-

portant things about to occur.

1. the builders will be off site by mid to late Au-

gust 2015.

2. the Working Bee has been scheduled for the 5th

September 2015

On the football scene, Carlton continues to lose, Essen-

don are still on a losing streak, The Bulldogs go from

strength to strength, but it appears to be “ How far

the Hawks” for the big day in September.

The Working Bee will include the usual vast scope of

jobs and activities in the yards and on the marina to

make the club ready for Opening Day and the sum-

mer season and now it will include items in the new

clubhouse to get a few jobs done to get us our Certifi-

cate of Occupancy, including mundane items as get-

ting the new bar working, commissioned and tested

and also testing the upper balcony and views. Moving

stock and maybe shelves into the new cool room and

other storage areas will be included. One area I will

be keeping a close eye on is the NON STORAGE OF

JUNK, just because we will have some extra space

does not mean we need to store junk.

A full listing of jobs is being prepared and obtaining

materials required for jobs will be arranged over the

next few weeks.

The new club BBQ will not be installed nor will the

landscaping as part of the build but hopefully a few

club mini working bees, they will progress at a much

cheaper rate than the builders. We have a portable

BBQ on site to do the sausages etc. so it will all be

good.

Marina Piles...

The work has been completed on the 6 Marina deck-

ing piles and we are now waiting on delivery of the 3

stern piles to get them installed. Boat owners will be

contacted individually by John Erickson if temporary

boat relocation is required and as per normal, the

club will ensure boats are carefully looked after.

The AAA lift supply & installation is dragging its feet,

but it should be done early August. The Bar equip-

ment and fridges are in place and being plumbed to

the new cool room. The balcony rails are installed

including the internal stairwell and void (hole in the

floor) railing. The building is really coming to fruition

and it looks great.

I keep getting comments from people just walking past

the club about how good the building looks and how it

fits in our environment.

Just so you don’t spend all your time in the yard at the

club, we have installed a large clock on the east wall

facing the water so to remind you that you probably

need to go home sometime.

I expect that when everybody gets into the new build-

ing and walks around, we will get 2 lists of comments;

1st list called “what you hate”. 2nd list of “what you

love”. The only rule will be is that you must have at

“one love for each hate item” on your list.

My “love” list will include the balcony and the

many areas of different “amenity” of the building

for multiuse, enabling it to be utilized by families,

kids, functions, or just a quiet space in the lounge

area for a coffee and read the newspaper or

book, but I may be disqualified due to a “conflict

of interest”.

Any members that are planning to have a cele-

bration of any sort, should consider our club as the

first option for a location.

The pile of dirt is beginning to disappear into back fill

for the terrace and grassed area with the Gabion re-

taining walls installation is not far away which will

take most of the rest of the dirt as backfill.

The club should start to get back some yard space

during September, another working bee job on the

cradles, which will help those who want to get their

boats out of the water and ready for the summer sea-

son.

Variety Bash update…

The Variety-The Children’s Charity Bush Bash by the

Hobbo’s crew of James, David, Stephen and Martin, is

well in hand on preparation. They have reached the

nomination level of donations for the chase (sorry ral-

ly). The Merc is all signed up and will be at the club

for special viewing and some “serious tyre kicking” on

Saturday, 1st August. James has promised photos of

the day and updates of the adventure during the ral-

ly, so we all should be able to follow progress via

electronic stuff as they go. Andrew Slagmolen (The

Bookmaker, H6336) has supplied the stickers for the

car to let everybody along the way know who they/

we are. Thanks to Andrew Slagmolen for supporting

the club and it’s members.

The car with crew is leaving Melbourne and heading

for Cains on the 12th August, there is still time to make

a donation towards the charity by visiting

https://varietyvicbash.everydayhero.com/au/car41

^xä|Ç _xaxÑäxâ Club Captain

[email protected]

Club Captain & CBC Report… Continued...

For the July cruise we decided early to make it an

easy mid winter destination to stay overnight at Mel-

bourne City marina at Docklands.

As the weekend approached and the weather reports

came out close to the weekend it was going to be a

freezer! I was satisfied with the destination decision,

we could, after all, plug into the power and have a

heater in the cabin. Saturday wasn’t too bad with no

rain but also none of that rare winter sunshine that we

can experience in Melbourne. Only two boats braved

the conditions, Kashmir and Sundowner.

For those that that have not been to Melbourne city

marina lately, it has had a bit of a makeover and

moved location to the other side of the Piazza. It now

overlooks directly the marina and is much larger with

a huge lounge room/kitchen and balcony area. We

sat there for the evening and watched the city lights

come on over a quiet little drink. After dinner on Sun-

downer we returned to the Lounge to watch a stage of

the Le Tour de France.

We awoke Sunday morning to find Melbourne turning

on its finest, wet and very cold. Sundowner headed off

fairly promptly back to Hobsons bay whilst the Kash-

mir crew went for a walk to check out the latest in Har-

bour town, unfortunately the planned roof has not yet

been built so it was a wet walk.

The return to our pen at HBYC was a freezing trip and

I was very appreciative of having a Pilothouse yacht,

although the windscreen wiper is not functioning

(again) so I was having to look out through the hatch

for approaching traffic.

It was a quiet weekend but very enjoyable to be out

on the boat again and to see the upgraded marina.

cxàxÜ VÄtÜ~ [email protected]

Dear HBYC,

Together with some fellow Melbourne Trailable YC mem-

bers, I attended a wonderful evening at Hobsons Bay Yacht

Club hosted by their Cruising Group.

HBYC Cruise & Talk Report - July… Peter Clark We enjoyed a social evening that included a great feed of

beef stroganoff, washed down with a mug or two of

gluwein and some delicious cakes & coffee for dessert,

which proved an excellent way to spend a cold Friday

evening on 10th July. Add to this Guest speaker Jerry

Grayson AFC., the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve

the Royal Navy and the most decorated peacetime naval

pilot in history, and you have a truly entertaining evening.

Jerry spoke with both humour and poignancy of his experi-

ences as a helicopter pilot for the Royal Navy, from pro-

tecting the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal from Russian

submarines, to his service as a Search & Rescue pilot that

included the notorious 1979 Fastnet Race. Followed by an

extensive Q&A session before signing copies of his book

“Rescue Pilot – Cheating the Sea”.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank HBYC and the

Cruising Group for their hospitality and a memorable

evening.

WÉâz j{|àuç MTYC Secretary

From the Race Room… Ian Robertson

Brass Monkey Series...

The Race Boat Crew are having difficulty establishing

the correct Finish Time for a Brass Monkey Entrant who

is completing the Pursuit Course and travels through

the Finish Line while completing the Brass Monkey Pur-

suit Course.

We had an entrant in Race 4, who, after Starting,

managed to cross the finish line twice during the race,

before correctly finishing. There are four Divisions

Racing in the Brass Monkey Series, if you could go

through the “Finish Line” just once it would be a great

benefit to the Race Boat Crew.

There will be an “Honourable Mention” (maybe they

should shout the bar) for all yachts who have man-

aged to go through the Finishing Line more than once

after starting a Brass Monkey Race.

\tÇ eÉuxÜàáÉÇ Sailing Administrator

[email protected]

After the 2014 Melbourne to Vanuatu race, Escapade

engaged in a bit of a program distributing education-

al materials and some medical materials. Here is a

short summary of the extent or our mini-aid program.

After we loaded up in Port Vila there was 800kg of

educational related supplies on board including read-

ing books, exercise books, pens, pencils, marker pens,

chalk, erasers, scissors and sharpeners plus one fibre-

glass canoe and 4 old sails.

We distributed it to 4 secondary schools, 8 primary

schools, 3 Kindergartens, 1 public library and 2 youth

groups as follows -

P Port Vila Scout group (canoe), Efate Island

P Havannah Harbour Primary, Efate Island (via proxy in the form of Trybooking.com)

P Nguna Island Kindergarten P Emae Island Secondary

P South West Bay primary and secondary, Mala-kula Island.

P Torres Island primary schools x 2

P Vao Island. primary

Aid in Vanuatu… Robert Bradley P Loone Primary, Ambae Island

P Port Olry secondary, Santo Island. P Lonkar Primary, Santo Island. P Tasiriki Primary, Santo Island

P White Beach Primary, Tutuba Island. P Palikuloa Bay Primary, Santo Island.

P South West University Library, Luganville, Santo Island.

P Northern Councils Youth Centre (Sails) Don’t forget that Robert will be presenting at the Au-gust Weekend Cruise at the Docklands.

What’s on at HBYC for the month of August 2015…. Brass Monkeys—Heat 7 Sat. 1st @ 1.15pm

Classic Yacht Winter Series - Race 6 Sun. 2nd @ 10.30am

A HBYC Weekend not to be missed... Fri. 7th - Sun. 9th

This month the Cruising Group of HBYC presents an opportunity for all members to Cruise or join in the fun at our

Winter Spectacular at Melbourne City Marina (Victoria Harbour) and the Docklands...-ALL WELCOME-

Cruise up Friday or if you can't Cruise or come on Friday, doesn't matter, there's lots going on all weekend…

from Yum Cha, Alma Doepel, Chocolate Festivals, Pizza, Boat Crawls to Trivia, oh and of course Cruising!

For full details and Itinerary see our website or Page 4 of this Newsletter.

Brass Monkeys—Heat 8 Sat. 15th @ 1.15pm

Classic Winter Series Race 7 Sun. 16th @ 10.30am

HBYC Presentation Night Sat. 22nd @ 7pm

Due to the renovations, this years Presentation Night will be more casual this year,

with Canapés instead of a sit down meal.

RSVP’s are a must and you will all receive your invitations next week.

Last Friday of the Month Session - Rules Fri. 28th @ 7pm

Brass Monkeys—Heat 9 Sat. 29th @ 1.15pm

Last Brass Monkeys After Party Sat. 29th After Race

This year we are going back to the 70’s to celebrate the last HBYC Club House

renovation, so grow that hair, maybe a dirty Sanchez, bring out the flairs and let’s

have a Party!

Live music, 70’s style food and of course a prize for the best dressed crew!

Classic Winter Series Race 8 Sun. 30th @ 10.30am

Bar Hours… Saturdays - Only on Brass Monkey Race Days. The bar will also be open for all HBYC Friday Night Info. Sessions & Events nights, so keep your eye on the web-

site for updates.

Club Member of the Year - Ray Proudlock On behalf of the Hobsons Bay Yacht Club committee and members, we are pleased to announce

that this years Member of the Year is Ray. Ray was a popular choice for nomination, the HBYC

start boat wouldn’t be the same without him! Ray is a very active member who volunteers week-

ly on the start boats, on the Sailing Committee and on a regular basis in other roles around the

club. His knowledge and expertise has kept the boats on the water and the races started and

finished with skill, and his willingness to volunteer your time around the club is greatly appreciat-

ed which underlies the essence of being a club member, thank you. Ray will be a Honoured

Guest at Presentation Night.

Congratulate him is you see him around the club.