Sail Away Jan-Feb 13 - Albury-Wodonga Yacht Club - Yachting ...

Incorporation Number 

A0003085K. 

RL24 Australian Championships on Lake Hume 

Coming Events: 

Jan 30/Feb 1 Wednesday/Friday Social Evenings. AED training, 6pm, Friday 

February 2 Training courses (Start Sailing, Better Sailing, Tackers 

3), Sailability (1.00pm), Discover Sailing Experience, 

Tackers Bridging 

February 3 AWYC Series and Resail Chp/Hcp 2. Tackers 1. 

February 8 Friday Social Evening. Albury Club members out for a sail. 

February 9 Sail Inland Junior-Run Sprints ($10) & Dinner. Train (+T2). 

February 10 Ronstan Sail Inland heats 5&6 @ AWYC 

Feb 13/15 Wednesday/Friday Social Evenings. Wed: Members info night. 

Feb 15-17 Powerboat Handling Course (Certificate + Log gains licence) 

February 16 Tackers 2 

February 17 Juniors/Novices/Ladies Sprints. Tackers 1 

February 22 Friday Social Evening. AED training at 6pm 

February 23 Training 

February 24 AWYC Series and Resail Chp/Hcp 4. Tackers 1. 

Feb 27/Mar 1 Wednesday/Friday Social Evenings 

March 2 Training. Sailability (1.00pm) 

March 3 Juniors/Novices/Ladies Sprints. Tackers 1. Nx25 Nats GLYC 

AED training, 1.15pm 

January / February 2013

awyc.commodore@gmail.com 

awyc.secretary@gmail.com 

awyc.publicity@gmail.com 

awyc.sailability@gmail.com 

awyc.training@gmail.com 

awyc.functions@gmail.com 

awyc.cruising@gmail.com 

Electronic Contact 

The webmaster is Daryl Stone (0410453278).Terry Caldwell will also 

Manage some aspects of the website. The site is 

www.awyc.yachting.org.au 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlburyWodongaYC 

2012-2013 Committee / Contacts 

Albury-Wodonga Yacht Club Inc. 

Clubhouse phone 0459 533 583 

Commodore Jeff Stirling 0406856458 

Vice Commodore Terry Caldwell 0400533741 

Rear Commodore John Pimm 0414693152 

Secretary Stuart Richardson 0409386516 

Treasurer Jeff Stirling 0406856458 

Property Officer John Carlé 0427411507 

Assistant Prop Officer Mark Harris 0419167162 

Publicity Officer Lee Geraghty 0417868017 

General Member / Special Projects John Landon 0434058870 

Boat Captain Oliver Entrop 0424293786 

Safety Officer Colin Hobbs 0428737789 

Junior Rep 

Caretaker 

Laura Thomson 

Shayne Kimball 

Editor of “Sail Away” Leigh Caldwell 0437407003 

Grant Applications / Cruising Erwin Bejsta 0418485949 

Functions Rhena Geraghty 0400868087 

Volunteers Max Stephens 0260341050 

Newsletter deadlines 

awyc.vice.commodore@gmail.com 

awyc.treasurer@gmail.com 

awyc.newsletter@gmail.com 

awyc.webmaster@gmail.com 

awyc.grants@gmail.com 

awyc.volunteers@gmail.com 

Committee of Management aims to meet by the first Wednesday of the month and four days later is the 

deadline for material for “Sail Away”. All members are invited to submit material that relates to club or 

member activity both on or off the water. Email address for the Editor is awyc.newsletter@gmail.com 

“Sail Away” January/February 2013

Members Information Night 

Wednesday, February 13, 5.30pm for 6.00pm. 

Find out more about what is happening in your club - Commodore’s “State of the Nation” address! 

New members will be introduced. Finger food provided. Drinks available at the bar. 

Come and enjoy an informative and social evening. 

Shed progress update 

The initial intention was to construct the shed on a dirt floor, ready to be concreted in the next year or 

two. However, the decision was made to concrete the lot before the shed is erected and thereby save 

money and time and end up with an excellent asset from day one. 

The shed kit has arrived, the site has been levelled and foundation holes have been drilled. The next 

step is to get sand, cover it with plastic, put the reinforcement mesh into place and then pour the concrete. 

Once the concrete is cured retaining walls will be erected and then the shed will be constructed. 

Installation of a switchboard and lights will take place and then we can have big party! 

Members can expect a call to arms (tools) to help with the major tasks such as concreting and shed 

construction. 

Erwin. 

Power Outage 

Members are to note that the electricity will be disconnected from 9.00am to 3.00pm on 

Thursday February 7. 


Jeff Stirling 

It is hard to believe that January has come and gone, and we are well into the second half of our sailing 

season. 

We have enjoyed good water levels at Lake Hume for sailing activity and for enjoying the view from the 

clubhouse. The tide is well and truly on the way out at present with the lake at 60 something per cent, 

but the place still looks fantastic and there is oodles of water for great sailing and socialising. 

January has seen the club being used extensively following a very enjoyable night for New Year’s Eve. 

Numbers were down on last year, but with organisation earlier and more promotion I believe we can 

host a very successful function next year. 

Special thanks to the club juniors for stepping out of their comfort zone in putting on an excellent 

concert for us! Congratulations – you really added to the fun of the night. 

January saw the club host the RL24 National Titles with our guests prolific in their enthusiastic 

feedback. There was good racing and good socialising occurring all week. 

The club has been the used for various groups for private functions, as well as Sailing for Everyone and 

a very busy training program with positive feedback on all fronts. Thanks to all the volunteers 

contributing in all sorts of ways to make the club an enjoyable place for members and guests. 

If you are a member who has not been out to the club in a while, come out and have a look. We have a 

wonderful spot with shady, green lawns, a first rate café operating, good water quality and plenty of 

room for you and your guests. 

Training has commenced for use of the Defibrillator kindly donated by the Wodonga Apex Club. A great 

opportunity to gain valuable skills – please see elsewhere for dates and times. Thank you to Terry and 

Helen Kerr for their time and expertise with this training. 

The club has had a successful half-year on the financial front due, of course, to the unrelenting work 

being done by the training crew, the café crew, the on-water race management crew, the grounds 

maintenance crew, the general helpers crew, and the members and guests supporting the various 

initiatives and activities being undertaken. 

The aim at the start of the year was to rebuild some financial reserves following last year’s heavy 

investment in training assets and café facilities. We are in a position now to fully pay for the new boat 

storage shed about to be constructed; to continue to improve club facilities in other areas; to build 

reserves for next season; and to grow the club for the enjoyment of members and guests. 

Completion of the shed is now a priority to free up the currently used area for other storage and to 

improve safety in moving club boats around the club. 

Please do not hesitate to have a chat to myself or other committee members about your views on the 

club and the way in which we can continue to improve! 

Cheers 

Jeff Stirling 


Thanks from visitor, Roderick Smith, Wooden Boat Assoc. 

Thanks to all of the committee who helped, and all of the friendly members who made us welcome. Geoff 

and I had a great holiday cruise, and a happy New Year (the singer had a wonderful voice, and the band 

could entertain without blasting). 

The launching and retrieval were easy; it was great to have the use of the jetty. 

The scenery was wonderful; we also got to see points of other transport interest (Wymah punt, the former 

railway bridges up the Mitta Mitta arm). 

It is always good to see the club in action on a range of fronts: the technically-interesting careening of 

Pelican, and the youth members in their Optimists (and larger) in training sessions. Last year, I admired the 

work of the club on the sailability program. 

I did two short trips for members, and both got me closer to landmarks which I had skipped while coping 

with the 'Tallangatta Ghost'. 

I am now working on the logistics for my next gap filler: Wellington - Goolwa in February (for Goolwa 

Wooden Boat Festival: Google for details). I am very likely to add the Coorong to that one. 

With Lake Hume at 1.5-2 m down I could still get under Bethanga bridge, and get over the shallows at 70 

km, and hopefully reach Jingellic on flow. That could also be at a time when the north-east is green. The 

problem would be if it comes at a time of frosty nights: Jessie II is unheated. 

Club Historian Wanted 

Albury Wodonga Yacht Club will be 55 years old this year and we are lucky enough to have some of the 

founding members still visiting the club on a regular basis. A number of long-term members have collected a 

lot of information over this period of time and the committee is now looking for a club historian to become 

the custodian of this information and to collate any historical documents we can get our hands on. Although 

not essential, it would be great to scan some of this information and store it in digital format for future 

access and distribution to interested parties. 

As Cliff Swatton pointed out, it is just a question of time before someone will need this information to 

compile a club history - maybe for our 60th birthday in 2018 

If you, or someone you know has an interest in history and would like to become the club historian, please 

let the committee know. 

Some Members who have joined recently. 

John Hall, sails RL24, “Street Car”. John’s wife’s name is Pam. 

Sam Dutton, crewed for John Hall in the RL24 Championships. 

Simon Craig, wife Teresa, and three children, Rob, Nick and Georgie. 

Brian Radomski, returned after some years. Owner of TY, “Costalot” and Mirror, “Costalittle”. 

Stewart Cathie, keen to compete in a number of Access Championships as well as Simon Brown. 

Natalie Ward 

Michael Cole 


John, Alison, Ilse, Rhena and Sarah 

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013 at the Yacht Club. We hope the holiday season has been kind 

and relaxing for you. 

January has been a fairly busy month in the galley. Firing up the month was the RL National 

Championship. Talk about a massive week. We had over 90 people camping on our grounds, all of 

whom needed feeding and watering after a busy morning of sailing. The RL crew were a fantastic 

bunch of families who did everything they could to support our club. Many games of pool, cricket and 

bocce were had, it was really wonderful to see the club being used by all age groups (a few of our club 

kids benefited from the odd lesson in pool from the teenage RL sailors!) A big thank-you has to go out 

to the galley crew and also Helen (coffee maker extraordinaire) and Richard (our snake chaser) for the 

mammoth effort put in by all. 

The club has also seen another increase in activity with 

our beautiful space being used by a new emerging club. 

An open water swimming club (still to be named) is in 

the process of forming. They have had a few very 

successful swims over the holiday period, bringing more 

life (and money) to our club. They will be spending the 

rest of the season boosting the numbers of our Friday 

social night with a swim kicking off at 6pm each week. 

Any Yacht club members are very welcome to join them. 

All abilities welcomed and encouraged. 

Due to the unforeseen success of our fantastic Yardarm 

Café and Bar, we are putting out a call to members to 

join the Galley sub-committee. We are looking for more 

enthusiastic people to join our crew. If you love our club, 

and can spare some time either over the weekend or 

week we would love to hear from you. No experience is 

needed, just a desire to help this club recover from 10 

years of drought. Ilse and myself (Rhena) would like to 

hear from you, we will be holding a meeting planning the 

last couple of months on Saturday,2nd February at 2pm. 

‘Yardarm Café and Bar’ Opening hours 

Friday - 5pm till late, Saturday – 12pm till 6pm, Sunday 7:30am till 6pm. 

The closing time may be extended on the day to suit guests. 

Signing off for now 

John, Alison, Ilse, Sarah and Rhena 


Hi folks 

Club Calendar for 2012-2013 

The current draft of the 2012-2013 calendar is at the back of this newsletter. 

Green Fleet - not yet 

We will work towards having a Green Fleet formally included in our racing next season. 

Terry Caldwell 

Entry Forms for AWYC Club Racing 

Please note that a separate form is required for each skipper/boat combination as the handicaps will be 

different for each and the entry details are used in the new results software. Forms are available on the 

website (click on Racing from the Activities drop-down menu) or from the sign-on bench. 

Resails 

Chp/Hcp 2 on Feb 3; Chp/Hcp 4 on Feb 24; and Com/RC5 on Mar 17. These are in the order that the 

races would have been sailed. As March 17 is the last day of sailing for the season, there will not be resails 

for Chp/Hcp 5 for all divisions and Chp /Hcp 7 for Juniors. 

RL24 Championships– Thanks and how the locals fared. 

AWYC hosted the RL24 Championships from January 6 to January 11. Thanks to everybody who 

volunteered for this week of racing. We had five or six on the committee boats each day. The galley had 

a terrific team of workers for long hours with most of the sailors staying on site. Then there was general 

help with cleaning up and with the camping area. We managed to get ten races in over five days 

despite one day of no wind and another day when racing was called off after a short race as the breeze 

was 25-35 knots. The RL24 group were very pleased with AWYC’s race management and hospitality. 

The winners were Simon Walsh in the Drop Keel division and Darren Dyer in the Swing Keel division, 

both from Lake Wellington Yacht Club. John Hall, who has recently joined AWYC, was third in the Swing 

Keel division, sailing Street Car. 

Victorian TY championships (in conjunction with Castle and Timpenny State Titles), March 23-24 

The Notice of Race for the 2013 Trailable & Sports Boats Championships and Castle & Timpenny State 

Titles and Entry Form will be published on the TYD website, trailableyacht.com.au , as well as the 

Gippsland Lakes website, http://www.sailglyc.com/ Entry fee is $80 up to March 15, then $100 to 

March 23. 

Duty Roster 

For a full 2012-2013 season, it is expected that members will be on duty twice. We will have to have 

more rescue craft on the water with increased junior participation. If you have specific requests or wish 

to inform me that you are unavailable for certain periods, contact me on 0400533741 or 

awyc.vice.commodore@gmail.com Thanks to everybody for willingly attending their duty weekends so 

far, this season. 

The first person on the list is the Principal Duty Officer. The Race Officer is identified as RO. It is the 

responsibility of the nominated Committee Rep to ensure that there will be enough duty personnel, 

including assistance for the galley, in attendance. There is a check-list for duty personnel. After the 


Sunday sailing, everything is to be made ready for the next weekend. When names are in [ ] these 

people will still sail, but take on the duties listed. 

Feb 2-3: Rob (RO) & Shirleen Minato, Jack Harris, Colin Hobbs, Lilian Wings, Rosemary Black, Mike & 

Sonja Smith (Saturday only), Brian Hodgson, Peter & Helen Allen [COM—Terry Caldwell] 

Feb 9-10: Juniors on Saturday with adult support – Sprint Races and Dinner. John (RO) & Cathy 

Hawksworth, John (COM) & Gail Carlé, Joel & Heather Dougherty, Ian & Rebecca Haberfield, Lachlan & 

Kim MacKinnon, Neville Glew. 

Feb 16-17: Herman (RO) & Johanna van Ree, Keith & Sally Hendy, John (COM) & Alison Pimm, Phil & 

Andrea Clements, Daryl & Michelle Condon, James McDonald. 

Feb 23-24: Jeff (RO, COM) & Carolyn Stirling, David Haberfield, Kenton Shaw, John Hall, Sam Dutton, 

Oliver & Andrea Entrop (Sunday), Colin & Kerrie Finlayson, Rory Nelson, Vicki Mills. 

Mar 2-3: Keith & Valerie Phillimore, Terry & Helen Kerr, Neil & Antonia Payn, Peter Quigley (RO), David 

Wilson, Gavin & Maree Winter, Jax Watson, Kevin Shanahan[ COM - Jeff Stirling] 

Mar 9-10: CANCELLED Passage races - maybe some will cruise on Lake Hume while others cruise on 

Gippsland Lakes 

Mar 16-17: Terry (RO/COM)& Leigh Caldwell, Stuart & Cathy Richardson, Tony & Chris Harrington, 

Richard & Helen Foreman, Andy Makin, Gavin Shelley, Mary-anne Scully, Bruce Diffey 

Mar 23-24: Hayden Virtue (RO), David & Fiona Stoffels, Graeme Neill, Sharon Emmett, Richard & Penny 

Wladkowski, Wes Ward, Aaron Pimm, John Schmitz [Keys from John Pimm] 

Want to be a crew 

If there are members out there who are looking for boats to crew on, make sure you put your name 

forward in the next newsletter. If other people are interested, put them in touch. Contact me on 

0400533741 or awyc.vice.commodore@gmail.com 

Becoming accredited through YA/YV courses. 

If you have thought about becoming a club race officer, instructor or coach or would like to consolidate 

your practical experience with a recognised qualification, check out the YV calendar for courses. 

Please note that Erwin and maybe others will lead half-day course laying sessions to help duty 

personnel learn the procedures. Notification of these will be by email. 

Assistant Instructors should keep an eye out for opportunities to complete the Instructor course. 

Boat Licences 

Everybody should make an effort to get a motor boat licence, so they can drive rescue boats and TYs. If 

you complete the Powerboat Handling course on Feb 15-17 then take its certificate and a log book to 

NSW Roads and Maritime Services or VicRoads, you can get a licence. Lee Geraghty will bring a supply 

of log books and these will be left in the training room. 

Rescue crew 

We are very keen to hear from anyone who might be available as a regular crew for a rescue boat and 

back-up starter. Anyone who would like to volunteer 

Blokarting - you’re welcome 

If you missed the opportunity to join NEW (North East Windsports) for Blokarting at Wangaratta 

Airport over Winter, here are some Summer Saturday dates: 2/2/13, 16/2/13, 3/3/13, 16/3/13, 

31/3/13, 13/4/13 and 20/4/13. 

Cheers, Terry 



Well doesn't time fly, and what a summer the club has had, and is still having. 

Lee Geraghty 

I must congratulate Terry Caldwell on his endeavours with regard to securing the RL regatta it was 

certainly a resounding success. 

It was certainly interesting to watch how the members from this regatta have maintained a consistent 

generation of sailing, with a lot of father and son teams. Some boats were sailed by at least three 

generations. All the families and people who attended definitely knew how to have fun and build a 

good camaraderie amongst them. 

We managed to get some good exposure during this event with PRIME, WIN and the Border Mail giving 

us good coverage on three consecutive days. 

The RL regatta was also a fantastic opportunity for our club see how our resources (people) stand up 

when these events are organised. It must be said that everyone from our club, who got involved, did a 

fantastic job. 

Let's remember that every person who visits our club is a prospective member. Every person who visits 

our club during invitation regattas is maybe someone who provides an opportunity for our club to 

grow. Let's make them feel welcome as you never know where it may lead. This is how all of you as 

members can promote the club. 

With regard to up and coming events. If anyone has something with which they want help to get the 

message out amongst the broader community, please let me know. 

Well enough of the rant. Happy sailing to everyone, and may happy thoughts fill your mind. 

Keep smiling and sailing 

Lee Geraghty 

Thanks very much to Dean Quinlivan for his ongoing servicing of our grounds equipment 

- most recently, the garden blower. 

Albury Engineering & Mower Service, 208 Borella Rd, Ph 02 60411444 








Laura Thomson 

Hi Everyone! 

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and now for a happy new year. Hope Santa spoilt you all and 

you've had a good break. I definitely noticed quite a few juniors out at the yacht club having fun during 

these holidays. 

Earlier these holidays, Sinead and Lache Stone went to the 29er Nationals at McCrae. They came 34th 

out of 49 and they had a fun regatta. Aaron Pimm also went away and crewed for Wes Ward at the 

Tasar Nationals in South Australia. 

Congratulations to the 12 Tackers 1s and the 5 Tackers 2s who completed their courses in the holidays. 

There was also a group of teens who did a start sailing course. Well done to all the kids. 

Starting on 2nd February, we have a Tackers 2 running on a Saturday morning from 9am until 1pm and 

on a Sunday afternoon Tackers 1 will be run from 1pm until 5pm. Places are still available so book in as 

places are going fast! 

Next week, we will be holding the junior-run regatta on 9th February! Registration will start from 1pm 

and there will be an entry fee of $10. I would like as many juniors out there from 1pm to help with set 

up and find out what their job will be. Briefing will be at 2 pm so the start and rescue boats will need 

to hit the water soon after. Races will start at 3pm and we will try fit in as many sprint races as we can 

in an hour and a half or so. Presentation will be held from 6:30pm and prizes will be given. Dinner will 

be served from 7pm. Dinner will be warm chicken and salad, for dessert we will be serving fruit salad 

with ice cream. The cost for dinner and dessert will be $20 and for children under 12, the cost will be 

$10. We will also be running the galley, all day. All money raised will go to the junior fund to be used to 

improve junior sailing facilities and make it lots more fun and enjoyable for all. 

On 16th and 17th February we have 5 juniors (so far) representing AWYC at the Lidgett Trophy 

Optimist regatta. The Richardson girls (Lily, Matilda and Olivia) and Simon and I are going to the 

regatta at Davey’s Bay. Entries need to be in by Wednesday, February 6 th , and the more juniors we 

have representing the club the better! It is a coaching regatta so there will be coaches helping both on 

and off the water. It's a great opportunity to improve your Opti sailing. Davey’s Bay does stress it is not 

a Learn to Sail event so you need to have reasonable skills to attend this event. Also, later this season, 

we have juniors going away to represent the club at Vic and NSW Opti States. 

For those bigger kids who aren't attending the Lidgett Trophy and are over 12 we are hosting a power 

boat handling course. I did this course last year and found it very interesting and useful. Doing this 

course gives you a powerboat handling certificate which could be very useful in the future. It can also 

be used to get a Powerboat License easier than normal under the NSW state requirements, just 

present your certificate and log-book and pay for your license at the RTA. 

Lots happening in the next couple of months and lots of sailing to be done. Hope to see you all on the 

water soon. 

Laura Thomson 


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Leanne Thomson 

As coordinator I feel very honoured that Sailability Albury Wodonga 

received a nomination for the Community Group of the Year at the 

Australia Day Albury Awards. I am extremely proud of this group and wish 

to thank the sub-committee and regular volunteers for making this program 

worthy of such recognition. Although we didn’t win the award (Carevan 

took the well-deserved honour), hopefully, we have raised awareness of 

our program through this nomination and by attending the event. 

Sailability Victoria has sent a supply of their new brochures, which you will 

find in the brochure stand at the Club. This brochure not only lists all the 

Sailability programs in Victoria but also explains about Sailability in its 

many forms. It also includes a donation slip for anyone after a tax 

deductable donation. 

Saturday 12 th January’s session saw 23 people go for a sail. The day ran 

smoothly with the sailors spreading their arrival times rather than all turning 

up at once. Thanks to Simon Brown for also having his Access 303 on the 

water and taking people for a sail. This allowed us to take more people at 

once with many getting a second sail in. Thanks to all volunteers who 

assisted as we had some of our regulars away on holidays. 

Kalianna had their first Sailability Experience on Tuesday 22 nd January. A huge thanks to Lily & Matilda 

Richardson, George & Oscar Henderson and Simon Thomson for taking the participants for a sail. Laura 

Thomson assisted on shore coordinating our skippers to ensure they all got a break, as she was unable to sail 

herself. Kalianna will have their second Sailability Experience on Tuesday 5th Feb 10am – 1pm. Obviously, our 

juniors will be back at school and other volunteers back at work, so if you are available to assist set up is from 

9am. 

We held our first Corporate Sailability Experience on Wednesday 23 rd January. Corporate Sailability is about 

opening the program up to able-bodied groups as a team bonding or social event. Eighteen people from the 

Wodonga Primary School Leadership Group and their partners attended and had a two-hour sailing experience 

followed by drinks and pizza on the shaded lawn. The funds from hiring the boats for such Corporate events go 

back into the Sailability program to benefit all-ability sailors. If you know of any companies or social groups that 

may be interested in this program please give them my name, number &/or email. Or if you would like to assist in 

marketing &/or approaching companies with this new offering please let me know. 

Dates for the remainder of this year’s program are listed below. Please make note of these dates and consider 

offering a few hours of your day to bring a smile to someone’s face. If you want to know more information about 

the program or volunteering please email or phone any questions or talk to Cathy Richardson or myself at the 

Club. 

Leanne Thomson – Coordinator 

Ph: 0459 754 841 Email: awyc.sailability@gmail.com 

SESSION DATES AND TIMES 

Saturday 2nd February 1 - 4pm 

Tuesday 5th February 10am - 1pm (Kalianna private booking) 

Saturday 2nd March 1- 4pm 

Saturday 23rd March 1 - 4pm 


Donald Thomson 

Congratulations to Damian & Viktoria Holmik, Sally Jenkins, Casey MacPherson, Mitchell 

Nero & Henry Watson, who all participated in our first Youth Start Sailing program over 

the school holidays. They all achieved Start Sailing 2 level and did extremely well in 

developing the required skills. Thanks to Daryl Stone (Instructor), Terry Caldwell & Lache 

Stone (Assistant Instructors) for giving up their afternoons for a week to spend with this 

group. 

Congratulations also to the twelve Tackers-1s and five Tackers-2s who have also 

completed training over this same week of the school holidays. Thanks to Leanne, Aaron Pimm, Sinead and 

Lache Stone for giving up a week of their time to volunteer for Tackers. In hot weather, these guys took classes 

both in the morning and afternoon and as usual presented courses in a safe, fun and professional manner. 

Well done to all and thanks for a job well done! 

NEXT LEARN TO SAIL CLASSES 

Our Autumn training starts on Saturday 2nd February. Both our Start Sailing course and our Better Sailing are 

now SOLD OUT. There are still some places in Tackers-2 on Saturday mornings and Tackers-1 on Sunday 

afternoons. 

DISCOVER SAILING EXPERIENCE 

We are conducting another Discover Sailing Experiences on Saturday 2nd February with three people already 

booked. The last Experience available this season is on 2 nd March. The Discover Sailing Experience provides a 

paid snapshot into what it is like to be a member of our Club. Participants take a tour of the Club before being 

taken for a sail on a trailable yacht and a dinghy. After sailing, they receive a complimentary drink and are 

invited to stay and socialise on the lawn. 

LIDGETT TROPHY 

This event is a coaching / racing weekend for Optis held at Davey’s Bay Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay (south of 

Frankston). The weekend consists of both on and off water coaching and we have five AWYC juniors already 

attending. If you would like more details please speak with me ASAP as entries close on 6 th February and it 

normally fills before the closing date. 

NATIONAL POWERBOAT HANDLING COURSE 

AWYC will be hosting a Yachting Victoria National Powerboat Handling course over the weekend of 15 th 

(evening) 16 th & 17 th February. Online enrolment is now available for this course and 

there is a flyer/enrolment form attached to this newsletter. This course is also open to 

non-members, with AWYC members getting a discount. 

FIRST AID 

We are also offering some first aid training courses thanks to Helen and 

Terry Kerr (Red Cross Instructors). The courses are as follows: 

FREE AED ‘Automated External Defibrillator’ training (45min) 

Friday 1 st Feb @ 6pm, Friday 22 nd Feb @ 6pm & Sunday 3 rd March @ 1:15pm 

First Aid Refresher (1 day course) – Saturday 16 th March, 9am to 5pm 

Apply First Aid (2 day course) - Saturday 18 th & Sunday 19 th May, 9am to 5pm 

T- Tactical 

A- Achieved 

C- Cooperated 

K- Knots 

E- Energetic 

R- Rewarding 

S - Success 

Registrations can be 

done online from our 

website or using the 

QR code on this page. 


BRIDGING 

We have two Bridging Sessions left for the season. Saturday 2 nd February & Saturday 2 nd March, both 

from 2:30pm – 5:30pm. Bridging is where you can hire the club training boats on an hourly basis to 

practise what you have learnt in your Learn To Sail classes. We have OziOptis, Laser 4.7s and now two 

Pacers available. You must book in prior by phoning or emailing Leanne or me. 

TRAINING BOAT HIRE 

The Club Training Laser 4.7s, Pacers and the Access 303 are available for hire to members and to 

students (during the time frame of their course). This is a good opportunity for students to come along 

and join in our Junior / Novice/ Ladies Helm races and for members with silver cards to also join in. 

Hire is $10 per hour up to $50 per day. 

BLUE RULE BOOKS – Do you need one for Cat. 5 

The new Yachting Australia Race Rules (Blue Book) are available through the AWYC Discover Sailing 

Centre at the discounted rate of $40 each, see Leanne or me for your copy. 

Cheers 

Donald Thomson – Training Principal 

Ph: 0467 355 258 

Email: awyc.training@gmail.com 

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Well kept and looked-after boat. 

Phone Peter Kalin 0408 237 342 

Two Hobie Bravo Catamarans for sale. 

Check out the type of boat on http://www.hobiecat.com/sailboats/bravo/ 

Purchased to hire out but not used. 

They were $5400 new and are for sale at $3500 – extra for the one on a trailer. 

Elna 03 58831170 (Finley) finley.lakeside@bigpond.com 

For sale 

Walker Bay 8 Rigid Dinghy Sail-Row-Tow 

One owner only 

Phone Paul Kelly 0488178861 

Quarter (25%) share outright ownership in a syndicate comprising of two sail boats - a 420 and a Catamaran. 

Fully seaworthy with sails and equipment. The other owners are keen but can't seem to find time to sail. 

Both available for inspection on AWYC grounds. 

An incredible bargain at $700 for both boats (quarter share) 

Soon to be taken to the coast for better prospects. Please act early. 

Call Rama on 0417 411 142 for full details. 

The AWYC Website is trialling a new Classified Ads section to replace the For Sale area. In the 

Classified Ads you will be able to input and manage your own Classifieds. They can include Boats For 

Sale, Boats Wanted, Crew Available, Crew Wanted and Bits For Sale. To place and manage you Ad use 

the menu on the left hand side of the Classified Ads page on the AWYC website. You will require your 

User ID (Silver Card No & Password) this is the same as My Sailor. If you have any questions please 

email awyc.webmaster@gmail.com . 


SAIL CLEARANCE 

Bruce Avery (formerly of Bonegilla Boat Shop) 

has cleaned out his “sail loft” and needs to get 

rid of the following interesting items. 

Heron main & jib 

North RL24 mylar genoa 

North 505 L/W spinnaker 4.3m hoist 

Douglas mainsail 5.1m luff, 2m foot 

Geoff Goff jib 4.6m luff 1.7m foot 

Robert Thompson jib 3m luff 1.2m foot 

Jib kits for Maricat & Windrush 14, 1 of 

each 

18 sailboard sails, most brand new, 

varying sizes & colours. 

(NB: Sailboard sails work very well on 

Laser-type dinghies & kids' dinghies with 

pocket luff & loose foot.) 

Plus hydraulic swager, assortment of 

yacht fittings. 

Phone 0408 690269 or 0260 416675 or 

email: avery36@optusnet.com.au 

Charles Kuljurgies: 60 591 585 or 0423 407 190 


AWYC Calendar 2012-2013 (draft) 

June 10, 24; July 29; August 5, 12, 26 

10.00am Sunday Working Bees (Commodore’s sausage sizzle for lunch) 

May 19; June 16; July 21; August 18 

8.00am Saturday Winter Series of Long Distance Races 

May 5; June 2; 30; July 7; August 4 

11.00am Blo-karts at Wangaratta Airport. 

May 27; June 17; July 29; August 26; September 16. 

10.30am Sunday Winter Sailing at YYC (2 back-to-back races on each date) 

Sept 2 9.00am "Give Dads a Sail" Regatta R1-3. W-L Course 

Sept 8 2.00pm CBH=0.725 & Nx25 Country C'ships (R1&2) 

Sept 9 9.00am CBH=0.725 & Nx25 Country C'ships (R3,4 & 5) 

Sept 15 9.00am First Aid course (9.00am to 5.00pm) 

Sept 16 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Female Helm Regatta (3 races - Triangle Course) 

9.00am First Aid course (9.00am to 5.00pm) 

Sept 22 

Private function at the club 

Sept 23 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R1), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R1) 

“Third Race” Series A - YS & HCP (R1). W-L Course 

Sept 24-28 Holiday Tackers 3 

Sept 29-Oct 1 

IC National Championships. NSW Labour Day Holiday - 1st Mon of Oct. 

Sept 30 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Female Helm Regatta (3 races - Triangle Course) 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Sunday Sept 30 

Oct 3 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising—First for 2012-2013 season. 

Oct 6 9.00am Race Officer course (9am - 5pm) 

Oct 7 

Commodore’s Trophy (R2), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R2) 

“Third Race” Series A - YS & HCP (R2) / Resail. Triangle Course 

Oct 13 

Sailability (1.00pm) 

Oct 14 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R3), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R3) 

“Third Race” Series A - YS & HCP (R3) / Resail. W-L Course 

Wodonga Children’s Fair (claim average points if assisting) 

Oct 17 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Oct 20 3.00pm Ronstan Sail Inland @ YYC - Social race 

12.00pm Maybe sail-past for High Country Trails event 

Oct 21 9.30am Ronstan Sail Inland @ YYC (R1&2) 

Oct 27 10.00am Queenscliff to Geelong Race (GTYC) 

Oct 28 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R4), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R4) 

Triangle Course 

12.00pm “Discover Sailing” Open Day (to 3.30pm) 

Oct 31 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Tuesday Oct 30 

Nov 3-4 

HBS Rose Festival, includes HBS Dash for Cash. TY Travellers Series. 

(R1&2, Sat 2pm; R3,4 &5, Sun 9am; Visitors stay Mon/Tues. 

Nov 3 10.30am Around Sunday Island Race (Port Albert YC) 

Nov 9 5.45pm Friday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Nov 10 

Training: Dinghy (9am-1pm & 1.30pm-5.30pm). T3 (1.30pm-5.30pm) 

Sailability(1.00pm). 

Nov 11 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R5), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R5) 

“Third Race” Series A - YS & HCP (R4) / Resail. W-L Course 

Tackers 1 at 1.30pm 

Nov 14 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising, 



Nov 17 


Cats - Tune & Test Weekend 

3.00pm Ronstan Sail Inland @ AWYC - Social Race 

RYCV’s Lipton Cup (TYs) www.liptocupregatta.yachtng.org.au 

Nov 18 9.30am Ronstan Sail Inland @ AWYC (R3&4). Tackers 1 at 1.30pm 


Nov 24 


Queenscliff Cruise (at Queenscliff Music Festival) 

Nov 25 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R6), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R6) 

“Third Race” Series A - YS & HCP (R5) / Resail. W-L Course. 


Nov 26-28 

King Valley Small Schools staying at club. 

Nov 28 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Thursday Nov 29 


Dec 1 9.00am Training: Dinghy (9am-1pm & 1.30pm-5.30pm). T3 (1.30pm-5.30pm) 

2.00pm AWYC-Tallangatta Cruise/ 

Evening Booked function—TBC 

Dec 2 . 

Tallangatta-AWYC Cruise. Tackers 1 at 1.30pm 

2.00pm Life Without Barriers (private Sailability booking) - preceded by BBQ 

Dec 4 

Scouts at club 

Dec 7 5.45pm Friday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Dec 8 

Training: Dinghy (9am-1pm & 1.30pm-5.30pm). T Bridging (2pm-5pm) 

Sailability (1pm). Discover Sailing Experience (2pm-5pm) 

Dec 9 9.00am Junior/Novices/Ladies Helm Regatta (3 races - W-L Course). 


5.30pm Booked function - Orienteering Club AGM 

Dec 12 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Dec 15 

Abi-Group Function (1.00pm - 6.00pm) 

Dec 16 9.00am Laser 4.7 “Intergalactic” C’ships and Opti Swamp Cup 

(1 session of mini sprint races) 

12.30pm CHRISTMAS Fun Races/Party/Santa. Tackers 3 (12.30pm-4.30pm) 

Dec 31 7.00pm New Year’s Eve - with hired musicians 

Jan 6-11 

RL24 Australian Championships 

Jan 12 

Sailability (1pm) 

Jan 13 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Female Helm Regatta (Sprint races - W-L Course) 


Tackers Week Program (T2: 9am T1: 1pm). Youth Better Sailing 9am 

Youth Start Sailing 1.30pm 

Jan 16 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Jan 19 

Wedding at club.(Hayley Kimball). Cruising GL meeting TBC. 

Jan 20 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R7), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R7) 

“Third Race” Series B - YS & HCP (R1). / Resail W-L Course 


Tackers Week (T1: 9.00am - 1.00pm; T2: 1.30pm-5.30pm)) 


Australia Day Regatta @ YYC or Festival of Sails 2013 (RGYC) 

(Aust Day, Saturday) Goolwa Regatta week Jan 19-27. 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Sunday Jan 27 

Jan 30 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Feb 1 5.45pm Friday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Feb 2 

“Sail Away” January/February 2013 


Training: DSLTS/Tackers 3 (9am-2.00pm); Tackers Bridging (2-5pm) 

Sailability (1pm). Discover Sailing Experience (2pm-5pm)

Feb 3 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R8), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R8) 

“Third Race” Series B - YS&HCP (R2)/Resail. W-L Course. T1 1pm 


Feb 9 3.00pm Ronstan Sail Inland @ AWYC . Social - Junior-Run sprints and meal 

Training: DSLTS/Tackers 3 (9am-2.00pm); Tackers 2 (1.30pm-5.30pm) 

Feb 10 9.30am Ronstan Sail Inland @ AWYC (R5&6). Tackers 1 (1.00pm) 

Sail Peninsula Regatta, Martha Cove (BYS) - TY Traveller Series 

Feb 13 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising. Also Members Info Night. 



Powerboart Handling Course (9am). Tackers 2 (1.30pm-5.30pm) 

Feb 16-17 

Lidgett Trophy - Optis, at Davey’s Bay YC 

Feb 17 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Female Helm Regatta (Sprint races - W-L). T1 1pm 


CSU Sailing Day (Wes Ward will be there) 




Feb 24 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R9), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R9) 

“Third Race” Series B - YS & HCP (R3) / Resail. W-L Course 

Tackers 1 at1pm 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Tuesday Feb 26 

Feb 27 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Mar 1 5.45pm Friday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Mar 2 


Sailability (1pm) 

Noelex National Championships at GLYC 

Mar 3 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Female Helm Regatta (Sprints - W-L) Tackers 1 at1pm 

Noelex National Championships at GLYC 

Mar 7-11 

Mar 9-11 


AWYC members cruising Gippsland Lakes. 

No racing at AWYC—CANCELLED Passage Races 

Marlay Point (TTY Traveller Series). Tasars - RGYC 

Victorian Opti Championships, Mordialloc. (Vic Labour Day, 2nd Mon) 

Mar 13 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 


Mar 16 

Tackers 2 (1.30pm-5.30pm). First Aid Refresher 

Mar 17 9.00am Commodore’s Trophy (R10), AWYC Championship/Handicap (R10) 

“Third Race” Series B - YS & HCP (R4) / Resail. W-L Course. 

Mar 18 or 19 

Induction of Volunteers as part of Seniors Week. 


Mar 23 

Sailability (1pm) Tackers 2 (1.30pm-5.30pm) 

Vic TY C’ships, GLYC (TY Traveller Series) NSW Opti C’ships RPAYC 

Mar 24 9.00am Juniors/Novices/Ladies Helm Regatta (Sprint races - W-L Course) 

Mar 27 5.45pm Wednesday Evening Sailing/Socialising 

Night Cruisers: Full Moon on Wednesday Mar 27 

Mar 29-Apr 1 

Easter. National TY Championships at Williamstown. 

Maybe 14 footers and Musto Skiffs at AWYC. 

April 13-14 

Marine Radio Operators course. 

April 20 

MTYC’s Port Phillip Four Points Race (TY Traveller Series) 

April 25-28 

YYC ANZAC Regatta. Loch Sport Challenge (27th) 

May 4 6.30pm Function / Presentation 

May 18-19 

Senior “Apply First Aid” course (9am-5pm each day) 

Sun May 28 2.00pm AGM 


Official Journal of 

Albury-Wodonga 

Yacht Club Inc. 

PO Box 640 

ALBURY NSW 2640 

If undeliverable please return to: 

Albury-Wodonga Yacht Club Inc. 

PO Box 640 ALBURY 2640

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