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Ably skippered by Cathy Lunsmann & Shona Phillips with crews Ian Meggitt & Dan Phillips, the Club’s two Arvor support boats, Ted Griffith & Helen Molesworth were ferried to Mackenzie Marine at Palm Beach last Saturday for their annual slipping. The crews hove to about 2 kilometres off Bilgola Beach when they came across two very large seals sunning themselves only to then find themselves in the midst of a large pod of dolphins enjoying breakfast (David Attenborough eat your heart out). Jack Winning met the crews at Palm Beach and chauffeured them back to Longueville, the entire exercise taking just on 5 hours.
Club member and twelve footer sailor Ian Begg (proprietor of Mackenzie Marine) would be quite happy to talk to Club members about their slipping and shipwright requirements.
Thanks to Ian Meggitt for this contribution.
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For the upcoming holidays we are introducing a new course Better Sailing in the first week of September/October school holidays. This course is for junior sailors that have their own sabot or Laser 4.7, or are seriously considering purchasing a boat to join the Saturday afternoon racing for the 2017-18 season. These sailors will have done at least one Learn to Sail, and joined in with the Learn to Race. These sailors can sail in light to moderate winds, and are keen to give sailing 1-up in a boat a go … if they are not already doing it. The Better Sailing Camp will be a great way for junior sailors to brush up their skills after a long break over winter. It will be giving sailors a kick-start to the season so they feel more confident out on the water.
We are always weather dependant and will be covering better boat handling skills, working out start line bias, race committee flags & what they mean, approaching mark roundings, rules on the water and so on while adventuring around the river. For our more experienced sailors who are planing regattas such as States or Nationals we will look at building a plan to prepare for these events. We are also incorporating the Junior sleepover on Thursday September 28. Cost for the week is $300. To sign up for this week:
Better Sailing Monday 25 September 2017 to Friday 29 September, 2017 REGISTER NOW HERE
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Learn to Sail - Registrations now open
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The Club holds three, five day school holiday Learn to Sail courses during the season. Each course has two groups
Beginners in Sabots – Designed for children aged from 8 to 12 who would like to learn the basic skills of sailing. For those that have never sailed before or have limited experience.
Beginners in Lasers – Designed for older students up to the age of 18 with no or little experience.
2 - 6 October 2017 REGISTER NOW for Course 1
18 - 22 December 2017 (Note for Course 2, not all schools are on holidays) REGISTER NOW for Course 2
15 to 19 January 2018 REGISTER NOW for Course 3
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Rules Night - September 26
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We are pleased to offer an evening with Mike Leigh on the Sailing Rules for all the senior classes.
This is your chance to ask all those difficult questions on right-of-way at marks, when overtaking, or when you get to the start line too early for the gun!
Mike is a two-time Canadian Olympian - Beijing 2008 (Laser) and London 2012 (470s) - and now coaches a range of teams & individuals in Australia.
Date: Tuesday 26th September at the Club. Start 8pm sharp. $5 per head to cover costs - Book here.
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You can find out all the latest news by visiting LC12ftSSC.org.au or our facebook page.
Contact us at membership@lc12ftssc.org.au
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