Offshore Sailing

Offshore Sailing Danielle Hutcheson

Hello from 1.5metres! The last few months have been very interesting to say the least with the COVID-19 virus. I’d like to firstly say a huge thankyou to Brett and the SYC staff who have been working hard to manage the club throughout the changing government regulations and health advice in these unprecedented times. Competitive sailing has been cancelled until the government restriction can be lifted, at the time of writing the sailing committee are planning on recommencing racing on the 11th/12th July. Currently we are looking at the sailing calendar to see if it’s possible to re-jig and dates. 2020/2021 Safety Audits due dates have been pushed back to expire on the 30th September 2020 on advice from Australian Sailing. Similar to last year we will be planning a number of dates for which to try get all boats audited, stay tuned for more details. ORC Club will be introduced this year and will run alongside the PHS divisions. Skippers should have received the information last month via email, more details can be found on the website – www.orc.org. This system is designed to handicap boats based on their boat, as opposed to each day’s performance. It is a relatively simple process to measure you boat (which each owner can do themselves) and apply for an

ORC certificate this year only, SYC have negotiated a special 50% discount of only $45 per boat. If you have any questions or need assistance, please get in contact with me or the sailing office while we have a couple weeks before the season recommences. This is a fabulous opportunity for skippers and crews to get an

ORC certificate and see how you go

against the rest ofthe fleet! I am sure many members are looking forward to getting back on the water as soon as possible and we are endeavouring to do just that. Please remain positive, support those who are struggling and let the countdown begin to 10th July.

Safe sailing, Danielle Hutcheson