Royals Yearbook 2019/2020

RYCV sailors competed at the 2020 i14
Four
Nationals.
Ginoger nou¾t sailed by Joel Mathews and
sailed by Jenny Danks and George
was
from Sydney
Richardson
Club aggregate series of the season
The
well patronized with large fleets of 14s,
was
the season we are seeing an
Across
in competing visiting boats
increase
Impulses and Tasars. While the
including
was shortened due to Covid-19 it
season
been a year of building foundations
has
overall a successful one.
and
obvious news is that due to the current
The
all activities since March have
pandemic,
had a few months during the
We
lighter restriction stages where a
early
number of dinghies managed to get
small
training in, however this was short
some
At the time of writing we are in the
lived.
severe stage four restrictions meaning
most
are unable to sail and entry to the club
we
limited. A winter training weekend for
is
Cadets due to be held in late August
the
also been cancelled.
has
OTB group were very excited with the
The
of holding the International Cadet
prospect
both of these events have
Unfortunately,
cancelled due to the current state of
been
restrictions and uncertainty have the
These
effect of preventing our future
knock-on
activities. In previous years our
focus is to engage more OTB boats and
primary
in the lead up to a new season
members
with the current situation we are very
although
in what we can achieve. With all
limited
possible. Preparation for the 2020/21 season
not
underway and will continue on the basis that
is
will be opening in some capacity, with or
we
an official opening day.
without
night for the OTB has also been
Presentation
off until restrictions have lightened and
held
can have a gathering to celebrate our
we
prior to the new season.
success
only does this have an effect on the
Not
of new members and boats sailing this
number
season, it will have a significant impact
coming
our volunteer base. Each year we train new
on
to assist with boat driving, mark
volunteers
rescue, VHF radio operators, RO’s, shore
laying,
canteen helpers and general
marshal,
We will continue this as soon as we
assistance.
thank the OTB committee, Allicia Rae and
I
Neumann for their ongoing support
Michael
fantastic work in boosting the overall OTB
and
experience.
R Y C V Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0
Marcel Bucek (RGYC)
Challenoger xÜ.cozm.au¾ sailed by Andrew
and Wynn Schofield
King
Loznog Eared sailed by David
Galozozt
(RGYC) and Calum Prestegde
Wright
Du¾tch Cozu¾r owned by Duncan Rae
age
29ers, Lasers and Finns regularly racing.
currently schooling from home,
children
scouting the local schools for interest is
actively
ceased.
Championships (a first for RYCV)
World
the National Championships.
alongside
are able.
the pandemic.
P A G E 1 3
planned