Final reminder - last day for early bird registration for Geelong Festival of Sails

A quick reminder that today is the last day for early bird registration for Geelong Festival of Sails. Cheers, Charles

Festival of Sails early bird entry - multihulls

Your Committee has decided will be no pre-Festival of Sails (FOS) multihull regatta this year as there will be quite a few boats focussing on the King of the Gulf regatta in SA. There will however still be the multihull division in the FOS itself over the Australia Day weekend and we are hoping to see a good fleet for that this year.

From the FOS website http://festivalofsails.com.au/ -

ONLY 12 DAYS LEFT TO WIN YOUR WAY TO NEW YORK CITY!

Early bird entry in to the 2016 Festival of Sails closes November 30th - which means if you haven't already entered, you only have 12 days left to get your entry in to be in the draw for some fantastic prizes.

ALL entries received by November 30th will go in the draw to win a trip for two to NEW YORK CITY.

As well as the Big Apple prize, all interstate entries will go in the draw to win a Bausele watch - the official timepiece of the Festival of Sails.

Don't miss the boat by not registering your entry by November 30th!

The APC King of the Gulf Regatta is coming in February

The South Australians have been busy organising the second APC King of the Gulf Regatta, starting 19 February. Looks like there is already a contingent of MYCV boats going! Check it out at the Multihull Yacht Association of South Australia (MYASA) website or their Facebook page.

AGM VENUE CHANGE!

The MYCV AGM will still be at 7.00 pm Thursday 24th September (next week), but will now be downstairs at Hastings Yacht Club. Our meeting will be brief and then those that wish to can then join the talk by Bruce Taylor on Ocean Sailing and Safety at Sea upstairs at the Club. It is a club fundraiser but MYCV members at invited at the HYC member's rate  - $25/head gets you the talk, supper and the bar will be open. HYC has been a long time supporter of the MYCV and SOMR so this is a great chance to give back!

Bruce Taylor is a great speaker; his knowledge of ocean sailing and racing is unsurpassed. He has competed in 34 Sydney to Hobart races, with two second placed, and a third.

Note: The talk by Dean van Teylingen on running rigging will be rescheduled to a later date

APC Logistics 2015 Lock Crowther Multihull Regatta

Entries for the 2015 event 2-4 October, are now open. Please click here http://www.royalmotor.com.au/multihulls/Crowther.html for full details and links to the Notice of Race, Entry Form and Regatta shirt ordering details.

Our AGM will be on Thursday 24th September

The MYCV Annual General Meeting will be held at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, St Kilda, at 7.30 pm on Thursday 24th September. If you wish to nominate for the Committee or to place an item on the Agenda, please contact me (chasm200@bigpond.com). We expect the proceedings to be brief this year as there are no constitutional changes or other major issues to be dealt with.

The AGM will be followed by a talk and Q&A session with Dean van Teylingen of Ropeable Pty Ltd. Dean is an expert on running rigging, including all the new fibres, what cover to use for best performance and what gives the best bang for buck for different needs, from cruisers to high performance boats. More details to follow.

Dinner will be available prior to the meeting at RMYS.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Charles Meredith (Commodore)

Rob Haylock has passed away

The Club has been informed that Rob Haylock (past member; Blithe Spirit  and Rainbow Express) has passed away recently. There will be a wake for Rob at Port Melbourne Yacht Club this Thursday 27th, 4-7 pm to remember and celebrate his life. The family would like to invite all who knew Rob to attend.

MYCV extends our condolences to Rob's family and friends.

MYCV news update

Hi all

This blog is pretty quiet now, with most activity on our through Facebook page - Facebook is the best way to keep informed about MYCV activities now. In fact, we plan to develop a new website for the Club and then this blog will eventually cease.

Its been a pretty quiet winter for the Club but we are starting to gear up for Spring! The AGM will be held in September (you be emailed to date and location soon) and we will have an excellent speaker for the night, Dean van Teylingen from Ropeable P/L, who is an expert on running rigging.

SOMR will be on as usual over Cup weekend, back at Hastings, so hope to see you all there!

Finally, www.boatson.tv is a great site for sailing videos and news - have a look at the special they did recently on multihulls: https://youtu.be/1epxR2NLtLw

Cheers, Charles Meredith (Commodore)