This coming Saturday, 6th February,  is the Top of the Bay event and is hosted this year by Port Melbourne Yacht Club. For those of you new to the WSC this is an annual sailing race between the small boat sailing clubs at this end of Port Phillip Bay. The club's take it in turn to host the event.

Thousands of sailing photo's on the WSC website but not one of any club fishing member activities. The WSC has approx 80 fishing members, I have posted numerous fishing photo's of previous club fishing events but alas have failed to get one published.
Michael Virant

This coming Saturday, 30th January, several of our experienced Sabre sailors are going to run a workshop for any interested sailors from 11.15am, prior to the day's race. This is primarily geared at Sabre sailors and techniques, but anyone is welcome to come and join in.
 

Saturday saw this year’s Club-1 group out on the water for the first time. Having completed their Learn to Sail course only a few weeks earlier, the promise of good conditions for beginners brought a number of them down to the club for their first race. The conditions though ultimately proved challenging. Despite the benign weather forecast of 15 to 20 knot winds and seas of 0.5 to 1 metre, conditions out there on Saturday were tough. The wind was quite variable and the swell seemed a lot higher than the predicted 1 metre.

Race result standings for the Club and Class Championships 2009 have now been published:

• Club Championship
• Class Championship

The results sheets also have a permanent link on the "Club Racing" page.

What a great day for our latest graduates from the famous WSC Learn to Sail program to test their new found sailing wings and brave the channel and sail over to St Kilda. Under the safe guidance of Allan, Doug, Gary, Andrew & Bruce, who tagged along  in the Jack Cox and an inflatable runnabout ; the team made the most of the lovely sunny and light conditions and made it over and back from St Kilda, without any major incidents. I think some had  thought they would be able to stop for a coffee at St Kilda!
 

We still have a few vacancies if anyone would like to join the course, next Sunday 31st January, to do a Level 2 First Aid certification.- see details below.  If interested call Lois on 93973895 or email lois@ljr.com.au
 

The club Christmas party will be on Saturday 12th December. Santa will arrive around 6 and a delicious meal will be served from 7pm at a cost of $20 per adult head. Put your name down on the list on the board outside the canteen so the social committee has some idea of numbers. Volunteers are always welcome please contact the secretary if you can help.