Above: Bruce McCraken and the crew of Ikon win the IRC Division 2 Rating Series at Hamilton Island Race Week.
Below: Group shot of Hobbos members having drinks together on Thursday night at Hamilton Island, Ikon, Merlion and Karm (with Nuts crew).
The Bar Hours this week: Friday 5pm - 9pm (Happy Hour 5-7pm) Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday is Fathers Day- bring your family for a drink and food (byo) at your club.
For the Diary:
16th September - HBYC AGM
1st October - 135th Opening Day
7th October - Cruising Dinner
16th October - Palai Pop Up - Chef Ryan Phipps "Amaru" $95pp 7pm onwards.
23rd October - Spit Roast Twilight Afternoon. $30pp From 4pm
11th November - 40 Year Member Celebration, $15pp 6pm onwards
Victorian Sailing Awards Sandringham Yacht Club on September 9th 2022, 6:30pm
Congratulations and Good Luck to our nominees!
Ian "Robbo" Robertson - Volunteer of the Year Finalist
Michael Bradley - Instructor of the Year Finalist
Rod Austin - Sports Professional of the Year Finalist
and Hobsons Bay Yacht Club - Club of the Year Finalist
Come and Join "Team Hobbos" and support the finalists. Click on this link to buy your tickets now. $35pp.
Sailing
Hello everyone
Who said there would be nothing to talk about now the 21-22 Season has officially finished. On the contrary, we have Hamilton Island Race Week wins, Classics wins, Brass Monkey wins, boats going further north to Magnetic Island and boats coming home and most of that happening on a beautiful Melbourne winter's weekend...
So that wraps up the Season, thank you everyone for some close racing and we all look forward to the next season commencing Sunday 25 September. Remember the Race Information Evening Thursday 22nd September at 19:30, at the Club this year...
Results
Hamilton Island Race Week
Congratulations to all HBYC members who represented us at the Hamilton Island Race Week.
IRC Rating Division 2
With four wins out of seven races, Bruce McCraken and the crew of Ikon win the IRC Division 2 Rating Series.
Hamilton Island Purple Division
With a win in race five of the six race series, Eddie Mackevicius and crew on Merlion were a podium winner with third in the Hamilton Island Purple Division.
Hamilton Island Orange Division
Congratulation to Ray Nankervis and his Nuts crew on Karm for winning the last race of the series.
Wednesday 24 August 2022
1st - Beau Ciel - Warren Stokes/Alison Day (RYCV)
2nd - Level C - Howard Bertram (RYCV)
3rd - Coco - Barry Johnston (RYCV)
With two more races to run in the series, the scores are as follow -
1st - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC) - 66 points
2nd - Coromendel 6- David Burton (RYCV) - 75 points
3rd - Beau Ciel - Warren Stokes/Alison Day (RYCV) - 78 points.
Classic Yacht Association of Australia - Winter Series - Race 9
Congratulations to Evan Bieske for taking out first place sailing Seabird in last Sunday's Classics race. It was a tight finish on corrected time with seconds in it..
Brass Monkey Series - Race 8 (final) - Saturday - 27 August 2022 Division 1 - PHS
1st - Orlan - Peter Edwards (HBYC)
2nd - Doris Jean - Mark Sheahan (HBYC)
3rd - Savage - Wayne Williams (HBYC)
Division 1 - AMS
1st - Mainstay - John Arnold (RYCV)
2nd - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC)
3rd - Reflection - Jim Scott (HBYC)
Division 1 - ORC_AP
1st - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC)
2nd - Rozenante II - Andrew Middleton (RYCV)
3rd - Tigris - Ian Lodewyckx (RMYS)
Measurement Cup - AMS
1st - Mainstay - John Arnold (RYCV)
2nd - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC)
3rd - Take Five - Jurgen Pfeiffer (RMYS)
Measurement Cup - ORC_AP
1st - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC)
2nd - Rollercoaster - John Taylor (RMYS)
3rd - Salamander III - Monica Jones (RMYS)
Division 2 - Line
1st - Outlaw - Outlaw Gang (HBYC)
2nd - Gravitas - Paul Larcher (RYCV)
3rd - Revolution - Revolutionaries (HBYC)
Division 3- Pursuit
1st - Rage - Tim Metherall (HBYC)
2nd - Coromandel 6 - David Burton (RYCV)
3rd - Chloe - Pat Caruso (HBYC)
With the above final race scores, congratulations to the following for winning in the overall Alaster Edwards Memorial Brass Monkey Series, and in particular, congratulations to Peter Edwards and Crew on Orlan for taking out the PHS Series Trophy.
Division 1 - PHS
1st - Orlan - Peter Edwards (HBYC) Division 1 - AMS
1st - Mainstay - John Arnold (RYCV) Division 1 - ORC_AP
1st - Onyx - Stephen Cheney (HBYC) Measurement Cup - AMS
1st - Mainstay - John Arnold (RYCV) Measurement Cup - ORC_AP
1st - Rollercoaster - John Taylor (RMYS) Division 2 - PHS
1st - Gravitas - Paul Larcher (RYCV) Division 2 - Line
1st - Gravitas - Paul Larcher (RYCV) Division 3- Pursuit
1st - Ironman - Robert Brown Robert Chittenden (HBYC)
It is really wonderful to see Peter Edwards win the Alaster Edwards Memorial Brass Monkey Series, named after his father. Congratulations Orlan H341 Peter Edwards and crew.
Rage in in full RED mode taking out Division 3, race nine of the Brass Monkey Series last weekend in a 'testing' breeze (or lack of it). More pictures below at the Club last Saturday. Pictures thanks to Cas Bukor.
“Force in Racing – Mentor Program”
The “Force in Racing – Mentor Program” a new initiative developed by the Sailing Committee is intended to facilitate growth in race participation and performance of both HBYC boats and members. The program will -
create opportunities for participating “pathway crew”,
provide boat “owners and skippers” with capable crew and information to expand their racing program or results, and
Identify “Mentors” within the club who will make themselves available to share knowledge and information in some way.
Any one person could be in all of the above categories. e.g. an elite smaller boat owner, needs crew to win the range series, but has a personal ambition to crew in offshore racing.
Let us build on our history and experience of Club, Inter-Club and Ocean racing with wins at all levels. We wish to create pathways for new sailors, both boat owners and crew and connect aspiring sailors to either boats or development programs.
Come along to our Sail Information Evening on Thursday 22nd September 2022 at 19:30 to understand more.
Please let me know if you are interested in participating either as a mentee or Mentor at racing@hbyc.org.au
Sailing Information Evening.
As mentioned above, come along to the Club 19:30 Thursday 22nd September to hear what is in store for this season of sailing.
The agenda for the evening will cover:
- Eligibility
- Sailing calendar and race series
- Special regulations and boat safety audits
- Race documents
- Crew declarations
- MOB and Solo Sailing requirements
- Race Officer, assistance and Land Officer rosters
- Mentor Program
Pre Season Boat Declaration.
As we move toward to the start of the new sailing season, please ensure you have completed all of the required declarations on our Man Overboard, Safety Audits, and Insurance to enable you to be eligible to enter club events.
Access to a short cut for that information can be found via the following link - https://hbyc.org.au/pre-season-declaration
Safety Category.
As required under our Pre Season Boat Declaration (see above), please ensure your have bought you boat up to the required Safety Category for the events that you would like to enter.
Most of our races are held 'on the flats' and require Safety Category 6, but if you intend to enter either the Two-Handed Series or the John Neilson Long Distance Series, please note that these races require that the boat complies to Category 5.
If you intend to sail events such as the Port Phillip Sea Pilots Race or intend to sail home directly after a Long Distance Race in the dark you will require a 5N rating.
A weighing day will be held on Sunday 18th September 2022 from 9am at Sandringham Yacht Club for boats that wish to obtain or update their measurement rating certificates – AMS, ORCc endorsed and IRC.
The cost of the weighing will be $275 per boat.
All boats are weighed in an “empty” configuration and this means that the IRC and ORC weight is provided. The AMS weight is the empty weight plus the weight of the AMS permitted gear, which is weighed in a basket on the club crane.
Please email at info@raceyachts.org if there are any queries or if you wish to make a booking.
See you all on the water
Stephen - racing@hbyc.org.au
NOTICE 2022 AGM
FRIDAY 16 September 8pm
Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Members of Hobsons Bay Yacht Club (HBYC) will be held in the clubhouse at HBYC on Friday 16 September 2022 at 8pm.
2. GENERAL COMMITTEE NOMINATION – Click here
The General Committee comprises of 6 Office Bearers and 7 other eligible members of the club.
Nominations for Office Bearers and General Committee are being accepted until 8pm on Friday 9th September 2022.
3. PROXY – Click here
Each eligible Member is entitled to appoint another eligible person as proxy by completing the proxy form via the link above. Completion of Proxy deadline is 8pm Thursday 15 September 2022.
4. 2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT – to be distributed ASAP. .
The report includes the audited financial report.
Keelboat - Start Crewing, Helming and Skippering Courses
Dinghy - Start Sailing 1 & 2 Courses
Power Boat Handling Courses
Click here for course dates and information or contact Michael Bradley email training@hbyc.org.au
2022 Winners, Congratulations
1st Bill Feore
2nd Craig Jackson
3rd Gary Prestedge
YOGA @ HBYC
Ashtanga Yoga Mon & Fri 6-7am
Yin Yoga Wed 6-7am
$10 per class
Call Gayle 0438680773 for more details.
2022-2023 HBYC Partnerships
$1000 - $5000 packages available.
If you are interested for your business to be promoted please contact Rod Austin on 0477522750 or manager@hbyc.org.au
Vacancy - Hardstand
Great for an S80 or small racing keelboat
Contact HBYC Office 93976393 or info@hbyc.org.au
For Sale - Meledeze
$12000 ono.
Thomas Sac. 0431 740246
For Sale - Meledeze
$12000 ono.
Thomas Sac. 0431 740246
For Sale - Sallyfish
Boat Type:H28
MUST SELL
Any reasonable offer will be considered.
Phone: John Honey 0419168053
