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eBreeze Tuesday 28 January
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Quarterly Member's Meeting - 9.30AM
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Saturday 1st February
Harbour Room
9.30am start
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The start time of the meeting has been brought forward half hour to allow the earlier start time for the Squadron Trophy and Plate Long Distance Series race on the same day.
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This is an informal meeting and an excellent opportunity to discuss the activities of the Squadron. If you have questions about a specific topic it may be useful to email Commodore Charles Meredith to ensure he is properly prepared to respond.
commodore@rmys.com.au
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RMYS Juniors WIN the 2020 Stonehaven Cup
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Recap article & photos submitted by Graeme Savage
Scarlet bring home the 2020 Stonehaven Cup
Congratulations to all our successful Stonehaven Cup crew members
This year marked the 91st running of the Stonehaven …
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Road Closures St Kilda - This Sunday 2 February
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Midsumma Pride March Date: Sunday 2 February 2020
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Fitzroy Street and Catani Gardens, St Kilda
Road closures: Fitzroy Street
Road closure times: 11 am to 5 pm
Event hotline: 0456 667 914
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2XU Triathlon Series Race 4 Date: Sunday 2 February 2020
Time: 7 am to 11.30 am
Location: Elwood Carnival Site, Elwood and on road
Road closures: Beaconsfield Parade, Marine Parade, Jacka Boulevard and Ormond Esplanade from Kerferd Road, Middle Park to St Kilda Street, Elwood
Road closure times: 6 am to 11 am
Event hotline: 0456 479 606
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Festival Of Sails 2020
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The long weekend is over which means so is the Festival Of sails for another year. The Regatta was again a great success with a fantastic representation of boats from RMYS. With nice weather the teams got some good racing in over the event which started off with the passage race on Friday. The winds were light , sea flat …
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Race Office Report - Week ended 27 January
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Important information for boat owners and sailors at RMYS
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RMYS Lady Skippers’ Race – Jennifer Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy
Sunday 16th February | 1100hrs
The race is open to any yacht as long as it is ‘skippered’ by a woman. You can have a crew of all males, a mixed crew or a crew of all females but the boat must be helmed throughout the whole of the race by a female.
Lunch bookings now open too. View menu
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Ruth Nangle/Jeanette Turnbull race:
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This season Colin will pre arrange berths for you, these will need to be prepaid to RMYS by the 17th February.( $50 per boat)
You will need you to please complete a Martha Cove Marina rental agreement and send it back to him with a copy of your insurance by the 17th Feb. Please read his full racing report for more details. More communications will follow over the next few days.....
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St Kilda Festival
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The St Kilda Festival website is the best source of information and is being updated daily with more information in the lead up to the event. The map below has more information, however the road closures are in place from 3am until midnight on Sunday 9 February 2020. RMYS falls in the purple zone on the map.
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Upcoming sail training with RMSTA for 2020
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Summer has finally arrived and we have plenty of course dates on offer to choose from. For all course information on learn to sail in Tackers, Dinghies, Keelboat (all ages, all levels).
Go to our website or contact us on training@rmys.com.au or call 9534 0059.
Leigh / Robyn
Royal Melbourne Sail Training Academy
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Back to School, Back to Tackers and Green Fleet! Term 1 programs.
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Our Sunday Tackers and Green Fleet 6 week programs are due commence on Sunday 2nd Feb and run until 15th March.( no session on Australia day weekend) Contact us on 9534 0059 or training@rmys.com.au go to our website for more information and booking forms.
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One day VHF Marine radio Course
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Saturday 1st February
Interested in attending our one day VHF (Short range) Marine Radio course? Give Leigh or Robyn a call on 9534 0059 or training@rmys.com.au Go to our website for the booking form.
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Keelboat Spinnaker course commences Sunday 2nd February
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Know the basics of sailing but would like to learn how to helm or fly a spinnaker? "I really enjoyed the Spinnaker course. Leigh was very knowledgeable and patient, and had a lot of practical tips about handling both the symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers. It gave us the confidence to start using the spinnaker on our boat." Paul – March …
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Mid-week Dinghy course
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Tuesday 4th – Friday 7th February.
1300-1600 hours. Start sailing 1 is our learn to sail beginner course in dinghies (off the beach boats) It’s the perfect weather for it, so come down, get wet and have fun whilst learning the fundamentals of sailing in our 4 day consecutive course (12 hours in total) Contact us on 9534 0059 or …
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Radio Course at RMYS
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Tues 11th February
We offer the internationally approved VHF (Short Range) or VHF + HF (Long Range) courses with a focus on the practical exercises using our ICOM marine radio equipment. Go to our website for booking form and more information or contact Leigh or Robyn on 9534 0059 or training@rmys.com.au
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Power Boat Handling Courses 2020
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February
Sat 8th & Sunday 9th 0900- 1800 hours March –Thurs 12th & Thurs 19th 1800-2200 hours & Sun 22nd 0900- 1800 hours
Please call Robyn or Leigh on 9534 0059 or go to our website for booking form and more information.
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Friday Night Member's Draw - 31 Jan
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No winners last week.
Draw this Friday 31st January now $130
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Table & Dining Reservations. Email bookings@rmys.com.au before 12pm Thursdays
for Friday Night Dinners & Squadron Sunday Lunch
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