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Trivia Night
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Just a few weeks away - Damo & Todd's Trivia Night is back!
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Get your brainiest friends and family together to form a table - all are welcome! Follow the link below to make your booking.
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Bookings can be be made for any number of people - smaller groups can be joined together to form their table.
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25 Year Lunch - A celebration of the 21 footers
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The upcoming 25 Year Lunch will celebrate this seminal class and is an occasion not to be missed. People with 25+ years of membership or association with RMYS are invited to book using the below link.
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Member Steve Burnham has developed a rich history of the 21 foot Restricted Class - and it's history at RMYS - in an outstanding article on his website.
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Farewell to our Venue Manager
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Thanks to everyone who gave their farewells to Lesleigh on her last day.
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Lesleigh was presented with an RMYS jacket as a memento of her time at the Squadron.
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We wish Lesleigh the best of luck as she travels back to her home in New Zealand to be with her Mother.
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RMYS GenOAs Meeting - Friday 2nd July
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RMYS GenOA Committee Meeting and Socials
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The GenOA's are a committee made up of younger club members with a mission to engage with younger members and improve access to facilities to appeal to new members.
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This Friday, July 2nd the GenOAs will be at the bar for their monthly committee meeting and drinks! This month's theme is OpShop Fancy Dress and all ages are welcome to come along, join us, get to know the committee and even dress up if you want! Members' draw will be happening at 7:30pm for extra encouragement for you to come along!
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Baby Lukas
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Lots of members will remember Christine Pfeiffer and her sailing days on Take Five. Congratulations to the Grandparents Jurgen and Barbara and the entire family on the arrival of their baby Lukas! A word from Christine below:
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Here is a picture of our baby boy.
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Lukas Geoffrey Pfeiffer King born on the 24th of June at 19:10. He weighed 3.63kg and we are all 3 doing well even if a little sleep deprived.
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Maintenance of RMYS boats
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Scott Allbutt has been maintaining the RMYS fleet from William Paterson to the RHIBs.
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Scott has provided this service as a contractor with varying hours depending on work required, budget and Scott's availability. As Scott has advised he wishes to step back from this role we are looking for a replacement. We thank Scott for his great work.
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The fleet to be maintained now includes the RMSTA boats and the time required is two - three days per week. Please contact me if you or someone you know is interested in filling this role.
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RMYS currently has openings for positions around many areas of the club.
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If you or someone you know is interested in applying for these positions, follow the link below.
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The Cray Boat 'MARGARET PEARL'
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Ever thought of undertaking a restoration project?
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Check out the fantastic short film on the restoration of MARGARET PEARL by Sal Balharrie and Mark Chew. A wonderful restoration project of a crew boat that is now fit for new adventures.
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Southern Woodenboat Sailing
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For all of our Woodenboat enthusiasts at RMYS, we heartily recommend the Southern Woodenboat Sailing Blog. They keep a valuable history and provide fascinating stories on sailing Classics.
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Seats are limited, so get your skates on and organize a table for the upcoming 70's night at RMYS!
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Get your gang together for what promises to be a totally awesome night. Bookings open on the 13th July. Be there or be square.
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The Recreational Boating Group is having its next event on the 11th of July.
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This event will be a cruise of short stay and berthing options in Docklands (leaving Williamstown out of it due to recent storm damage, they are full up).
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Planned Agenda for the day:
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10:30 am Meet in the Olympic Bar for briefing and handouts
11:00 am Head down to the boats
11:30 am Depart RMYS
12:30 pm 1st Stop – Pier 35 – Stop tie up and brief chat about berthing and fueling.
1:00 pm Depart
1:30 pm 2nd Stop Yarra’s Edge Marina – Stop tie up and brief chat about berthing
2:00 pm Depart
2:15 pm Stop Melbourne city Marina – Outside Cargo Restaurant – Stop tie up and brief chat about berthing – Participants then have the option to stay and buy lunch at Cargo or return to RMYS at their leisure.
3:30 pm Depart for RMYS
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Keep up to date with what's happening on the water, Boat Duty, Officer of the day, Announcements, Updates, Results and special news.
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With the release of the first courses commencing July, we are already getting some fantastic interest even in these colder months. RMSTA Gift vouchers are available and make a great present so keep this in mind for birthdays and other celebrations such as Christmas gifts. These can be purchased online. The Dinghy program will be starting in late October and …
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With RMYS taking over the running of RMSTA, the Junior Squad are going to be one of the groups that will benefit the most. Not only will there be better integration from the dinghy training students with the Quest race group, but we have also added 2 Quest to the fleet in the changeover which will be available for use …
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New Members
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Please give a warm welcome to the following new members at RMYS:
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David Krayz - Senior Member and boat owner of Sea Ray cruiser
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Michael Skacej - Sailing Member
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Konstantin Tsolov - Sailing Member and part syndicate owner of Cloud Ten
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Alister Payne - Senior Member and boat owner of Harrier-power boat
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Eoin Macken - Senior Member and boat owner of Stratagemm
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Michael Crewdson
Lester Wise
Pamela Everton
Sanne Rodenstein
Stacey Macdonald
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Nigel Brennan
Mark Brindley
Glenn Ludlow
Charlie Barker
Emily Malone
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Keep in mind, the Member's bar is currently OPEN and observing CovidSafe measures. On Friday night, the Member's Draw jackpotted to $200!
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Winners must be present at the Olympic Bar when their name is randomly found in order to claim their prize!
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Next draw: Friday 2nd July
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Tell us what you love about RMYS by posting a Google review
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Reviews are a powerful way to communicate and promote our club, the Marina and all other offerings and events to potential new members.
It’s a great way to share your experience which has the ability to enhance credibility, and can be tipping point in decision making when people are researching and weighing up their choices and comparing clubs and marina’s online.
Lets expand our club and have your say about RMYS!
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Stay connected with fellow members. The purpose of the page is to create a space for members to connect and post photos, comments, ask questions and alert each other. It can be a channel to also offer support and services to one another, especially during these uneasy times. Feel free to join the group and introduce yourself, your boat and your crew or any great photos or posts you feel fellow members would enjoy!
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