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eBreeze Tuesday 28th April
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Update from the Commodore, Charles Meredith
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Welcome Lachlan's Boat -Friendly Light
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Please welcome new boat Friendly Light, which arrived into his pen G11 in March 2020. Friendly Light - Falmouth Pilot cutter designed by Lyle Hess
Built Buderim QLD 1983 by Laurie Jenkins.
Qld White Beech planking on Spotted Gum frames. Sister ship to the Lyn and Larry Pardey's “Taleisin" which has made several world circumnavigations. She’s not a flyer to windward, …
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Zhik Australian eSailing National Challenge
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Virtual Sailing: Be the best club in Australia
Calling all RMYS members Sailors all around the country will soon be competing to be recognised as the newest champion, with Australian Sailing launching the Zhik Australian eSailing National Challenge. RMYS has signed up for this and are now looking for our champion to take on the rest of the country. We …
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RMYS Virtual Sailing
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Join our Virtual RMYS racing and check out the results
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Meet the Member & Member's Draw: Friday 1st May
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Our second Meet the Member will take place this Friday, 1st May at 5.30.
This week I will be interviewing two of the more colourful characters of the club Kieth Chatto and Roger Byrne.
To Join the Zoom Meeting please click link and select join meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/5409766399
Remember we will email the link Friday morning and you can get it from the RMYS …
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Colin's Conundrums-5
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A few quick questions for you to answer to help keep you mind on sailing, its all a bit of fun so please have a go
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Photo Competition
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We are still looking for great sailing images, so each week send me your favorite sailing picture and they will be posted in the following weeks ebreeze and on the website. The sailing committee will then vote on the best shot of the week and the winner will receive a RMYS drinks voucher to use at the Olympic bar when we re open.
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This weeks winner: Espresso (for teaching us how to clean the bottom of your boat while sailing)
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Paint for Fun - Register Your Interest
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Dear Members,
Laura Hamilton made a great suggestion this week that many RMYS members may really enjoy giving a go. It's an online Paint & Sip session that they can run for for 10-100 people.
BYO drinks and they supply the Kit (via mail) that we all use to create our Masterpiece during the two hour private RMYS members only event. If this type of thing interests you please register your interest asap.
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Parma, Pot & Online Chat - recap
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Last week Anthony and Colin successfully hosted the club's first online Parma, Pot and Chat using the Zoom platform. 20+ member's joined the Zoom chat and over 50 members viewed the chat via the facebook live stream on our Members' Forum Group on facebook. A great little turnout overall. We are....
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RMYS History - The Clubhouse
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While the current building redevelopment is on hold, the process to build the existing clubhouse below may be of interest.
In 1925, the Building Committee, comprising Commodore Charles Marshall, Vice Commodore Joe White, Club Captain Dave Cargill, Hon Treasurer Gil Moore and Secretary Theo Greiner was ready to go ahead with the new clubhouse. A meeting was called to explain …
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That's T A S T Y ! Member Recipe Competition.
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We received our first entry for the recipe sharing / cooking competition last week. Thank you Ryan Marshall for sharing the great photo & recipe of your Caribbean Chicken & Charred Corn Salad. If any other members would like to join the recipe / cooking comp be sure to submit your meal photo + recipe to Amy. Bottle Veuve up for grabs! …
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News from Members
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Do you have services, online classes, or a good news story you would like to share with fellow members? Covid-19 has certainly changed the way we go about our communications and activities. Webinars and online Zoom sessions have become the new normal, and the ability to learn or explore new interests through the use of many digital platforms…
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Remote Boat Inspection Services
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Hello RMYS members, I'm Nadine, a new intermediate member to the club and a member of the No Man's Land Team. I live very near to the club and have found myself out of work in recent times. Since access to the marina has become a challenge for many I thought to offer my services for routine boat inspections. …
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Virtual ZUMBA class On ZOOM with Laura Hamilton
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Laura has been running her Zumba classes for many of her regulars free of charge during the Covid-19 lock down and is more than happy to include RMYS members. All that is required is to click the link on their smart device or laptop. These classes are free of charge during the Covid-19 lock down. NEWBIES welcome....I am also offering a …
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Tim's Rave @ Facebook LIVE every Monday at 7pm.
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Vocal Alchemy: Online Singing Lessons
RMYS member Tim runs Facebook live session every Monday at 7pm. He talks for 1 hour on all things singing. RMYS members are invited to join and will need to be Facebook members and like the Vocal Alchemy facebook page. Once they have liked the page they will automatically receive a notification that the Live has commenced....
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Below we have some local sailing news....
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Club Race Officer - Online Video Seminar
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Monday, July 6, 20206pm - 9.30pm
Become an accredited Club RO via Australian Sailing's FREE online seminar. Please note all events leading up to this date have sold out, so we suggest you register quickly..
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My Sail Community Catch Up
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My Sail Team update this week
For this Wednesday's edition of Dockside with Deb we'll speak with Australian Sailing Team member and Olympic medal winner Will Ryan. We'll discuss how Will got into sailing, his journey to the podium at the 2016 Rio Olympics, his tips for performing under pressure and how he's managing the disappointment of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic postponement. Login at 7pm AEST …
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A F L O A T Magazine - Now Online
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Sign up to AFLOAT E-News and get up to date news to keep your afloat
Sign Up to Newsletter
April Edition now online
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The St Kilda Penguins that captured hearts across the world during Covid-19
Here is some sweet video footage captured last year by TOBIAS VISUALS down by the Marina. Click image to watch video. (Instagram account required). You can see photos via this news post too
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Facebook Group - RMYS Members' Forum
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Many of you may be aware from previous communications that our members' red book app is due to officially close down in May this year. To ensure you have a channel to stay connected online we have established a members forum / facebook group
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. If you need assistance joining facebook, or the group feel free to contact Amy from the office anytime comms@rmys.com.au
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