Classes 2
Sabot 2
125 2
National E 2
Javelin 2
A Class 2
Dolphin 2
Paper Tiger 2
Sabre [is this an ESC class?] 2
Formula 15 2
News 3
Location 3
Clubhouse Facilities 3
Contacting the ESC: 4
Committee 4
History 5
A Canoe Club! 5
The spirit of innovation 5
Membership 6
Applying for Membership 6
Membership Fees Schedule 6
Rules of Membership 7
Rescue Patrol 8
The Rescue Patrol Fleet 8
SAIL TRAINING PROGRAMME 9
Windsurfing at ESC 10
Conditions 10
Board Storage 10
Parking 10
Lessons 10
Equipment 10
Classes
[intro re dinghy’s and cat classes][mention of ESC’s role in developing classes over the years and <link to history>]
Sabot
[get from Sabot site <http://www.vicsabot.yachting.org.au/>brief description of dinghy.]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
125
[get from 125 site brief description of dinghy. ]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
National E
[get from NatE site <http://www.nationale.org.au/> brief description of dinghy.]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
Javelin
The Javelin is NOT a family dinghy for day sailing! The combination of a light weight planing hull design and generous sail area make the Javelin a fast, challenging and exhilerating boat to sail for a crew of [two].
A Javelin will plane up-wind in 10kts of wind speed, when 3-sail reaching using a Gennaker speeds in excess of 20kts are readily achievable. Although high-powered the Javelin can be sailed up to about 30 knots of true wind speed
The Javelin is quite a stable boat at speed, however it does require a pretty experienced crew to get the most out of it around a race track on a gusty day. High speed capsizes are inevitable every now and then and make for some pretty entertaining stories when the racing's over. Have a look at the Javelin website to find out more.
A Class
[get from A Class site (?) brief description of cat.]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
Dolphin
[get from Dolpin site (?) brief description of cat. Who suitable for and how many crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
Paper Tiger
[get from Paper Tiger site <http://home.vicnet.net> brief description of cat ]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
Sabre [is this an ESC class?]
[get from Sabre site < http://www.geocities.com/sabre_aus/> brief description of cat ]
[crew, performance – ideal winds and upper limits.]
Formula 15
[??????][may want to include a intro to this class in development?
News
A weekly news update is available from the Commodore by email. If you would like to subscribe to the weekly news please notify the Commodore by email ,<link to mailto>.
A club Newsletter is sent to all members each 2 to 3 months. If you are a member and are not receiving the newsletter then please contact us <link to mailto> and advise your postal address details.
Location
Elwood Sailing Club is located on the Elwood Foreshore (next to the Life Saving Club and the Elwood Angling Club).
Clubhouse Facilities
- Boat and Sailboard storage
-A balcony and BBQ area on the first floor with great views of Port Phillip Bay.
-A canteen, licensed bar and comfortable clubrooms.
-Hot showers, spacious change rooms and boat storage area.
- Lawns for rigging and ramps to a sandy, wide beach for launching
-Plenty of public car parking. Members may apply for an all day foreshore parking permit from City of Port Phillip.
-Boat ramps for easy launching.
Contacting the ESC:
Phone/FAX (03) 95314743
Email: < >
Mailing address:
Secretary,
Elwood Sailing Club,
Post Office Box 14,
Elwood, 3184.
( +61 3 8641 0128 { 0412 815 077 } 2 +61 3 8641 4948 :
Committee
If you wish to contact any of our committee members, please do so via the emails or telephone numbers where provided. [what are guidelines re making phone numbers public??]
Last Updated 15 Feb 2003Commodore / Geoff Craig / (03) 9481 1942 / EMAIL
Vice Commodore. / Jos Ales / 0413 647 958 / EMAIL
Rear Commodore. / Vacant
Secretary. / Vacant
Treasurer. / Brian Clarke / (03) 9531 3125 / EMAIL
Storage / Chris Sargood / (03) 9272 3346 / EMAIL
Membership / Alison Penington / (03) 9859 2558 / EMAIL
Hall Hire, Maintenance / Robert McQuade / (03) 9645 7393 / EMAIL
Patrol Rescue / Peter Nagorski / EMAIL
Sailboard Storage / Duncan Banks / (03)98858245 / EMAIL
Committee person / James Rudolph / EMAIL
Committee person / John Morgan / EMAIL
Committee person / Catherine Morelli / EMAIL
Committee person / Scott Barnett / EMAIL
Training Squad / Andrew Barnett / (03) 9882 6154 / EMAIL
Newsletter / Fran Craig / (03) 9417 7287 / EMAIL
Webpage / Justin Zattelman / EMAIL
History
A Canoe Club!
On 25th of May 1924, the club commenced as the Elwood Sea Canoe Club, the first sea canoe club in Australia. The members built a club house in November that year for a fleet of sea canoes that competed in regattas as far away as Fairfield. A lack of transport saw competitors paddling to Port Melbourne and then up the Yarra to compete. In 1925, the seventy strong membership engaged in a round trip of Port Phillip bay (the largest inland waterway in Australia) during the Christmas period. Paddlers visited Pt. Cook, Geelong, Portalington, Queenscliff, Portsea, Sorrento, Dromana and Mornington.
The spirit of innovation
In the late 1920s, some of the club members were experimenting with fitting sails to their canoes. A rig with a main and a mizzenmast proved popular and earned the name, Batwing canoe. Some fitted lee boards to their standard canoes, but these were not particularly successful.
The first attempt at making a sailing 'sea' canoe was the 'Chance', a 16 foot long by 4 foot wide craft with large watertight bulkheads fore and aft, a bowsprit and a gunter mainsail. She inspired the "Seahorse Class" and the beginning of one-design yachting from Elwood Beach. The Seahorse was an 18 foot double-ended, half- decked, bulkheaded yacht made to carry 135 square feet of sail (retaining the sliding gunter mainsail) and a strong crew of three or four men. The club was one of the first to insist on watertight bulkheads in every boat, which, in the Seahorse, represented two-thirds of its volume. When the club went on bay cruises, the fore and aft compartments were used for storing camping gear. By 1934, with the Seahorse Class established, the emphasis changed from canoeing to sailing and this was officially recognised in the change of name to the Elwood Sailing Club. At holiday time the Seahorse could be found at most resorts from Geelong to Mornington.
The seahorse emblem, which had been adopted in the earliest years of the canoe club, was retained as the sailing club insignia. The emblem was reintroduced as a sail insignia in 1972 on the Elwood Junior catamaran - the second one-design yacht especially originated for Elwood Sailing Club.
[what about 30’s to now?? what about development of the E class?? Others?? What about today? Do we mention formula 15?]
Over the years, the club has seen a continual development of the facilities. From converted chook-shed to the impressive hall, bar, undercover storage and Bar-B-Que area.
<Lads.jpg> <batwing.jpg> <clubseahorse1930.jpg>
Membership
Applying for Membership
If you would like to join our club please complete the <application form> and forward to the address on the application form. Before doing so feel free to call the Membership Officer or any other committee member <link to committee details>.
Membership Fees Schedule
Last Updated [ ]Membership Fees
Nomination Fee (one-time) / $100.00
(all other fees are annual)
ESC Fees
Seniors / $150.00 / + VYC SilverFamilies / $175.00 / + VYC applicable fees
Full Time Student Senior / ??? / + VYC Silver
Juniors / $40.00 / +VYC Youth
Patrol Boat / $30.00
Social / $30.00
Training Fees
Provisional (trainee) Senior / $125.00Provisional (trainee) Senior / $ 75.00
VYC Fees
VYC Silver / $45.50
VYC additional Silver / $20.50
VYC Youth / $16.00
VYC additional Youth / $11.00
Annual Race Fees (for each boat competing)
Seniors / $55.00
Juniors / $25.00
Storage
Monohull - inside / $170.00
Multihull - inside / $240.00
Sabot - outside / $20.00
Monohull - outside / $85.00
Sailboard Locker - Long / $205.00
Sailboard Locker - Short / $170.00
[what are rules for Social? And patrol boat?][what age are juniors to?]
[what about international summer member? University member]
[how do VYC fees for family apply??]
[conditions of membership??]
[membership application form – how to deal with Rates on the Form – do we get applicant to add up fees??]
Rules of Membership
[f/up with Chris Sargood re scan of constitution]
Rescue Patrol [& Race Management]
Elwood Sailing Club has one of the most experienced race management and rescue patrol crews in Victoria. This experience has lead to the ESC hosting international, national and state title events over the years for boats and sailboarding classes.
The Rescue Patrol Fleet
The crew are fortunate to have the use of two powerful rescue boats:
- the Julie Waugh, a 6 metre craft, named in memory of a valued patrol boat member following her tragic death in May 2001. Central Marine, Hastings, proudly sponsors·the Julie Waugh.
- the Quickcat, a 6 metre aluminium craft custom built for rescue and race management boat, to survey standards to ensure robustness and seaworthiness for longevity and the safety of crew.
Our Patrol boat fleet is complement by two addition craft.
- Savage Kestrel 418 Tinnie fitted with inflatable bumpers. Used for close to shore recoveries and training support.
- 3.1m Inflatable (“Rubber Duckie”). Used for close to shore recoveries and training support.
The Rescue Crew
Our rescue crews are extensively trained in race management, rescue procedures and first aid. However, we actively encourage newcomers to rescue with the club sponsoring members to attend TL3 (AYF) [which means??] courses (several held at ESC each year), Rescue Endorsement (AYF), and Race management.
If you are interested in staging an event at ESC or wish to attend any of the courses held at ESC then please contact our Commodore: - Geoff Craig pH.96344773 or EMAIL
[table of rescue crew]
SAIL TRAINING PROGRAMME
Adults and children from all skill levels are catered for to ensure that they are provided with the training they need to become competent sailors with the aim of progressing them towards competitive club sailing.
The Elwood Sailing Club registers all students of the sailing school as provisional members of the club and fees <link to Fees schedule> are applicable.
The Sailing School conducts sail training in two terms during the Club Sailing Season. The first commences in November and the second early January.
ELIGIBILITY AND AGE.
Elwood Sailing Club is happy to commence training young sailors from the age of 8 years onwards, however, wind and weather conditions will dictate whether the young-ones get on the water.
An important part of sailing is safety. Students will be tested on their swimming ability and taught the necessary steps in self-rescue. In the event that a sailor is in trouble on the water, our club patrol boats will be there to assist. The wearing of a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON THE WATER is a strictly enforced as a club rule. A limited number of these PFD's are available on loan for a session, upon request. Appropriate 'wet gear' (clothing for getting wet) suitable for the weather conditions should be worn. In addition, soft footwear is recommended and of course sunscreen 30+. Most sailors wear wet suits as they provide warmth and protection from the sun and cold weather.
SAILBOATS
The choice of boat will depend on the age, skill and weight of the sailor. For the young sailors (under 50 kg), training begins with our standard training dinghy - the 'Sabot'. The Club has a fleet of 15 Sabots, with 3 new fibreglass boats available for the advance juniors to practice their racing skills. For the larger kids we have at our disposal a fleet of 'Mirrors' and '125s'. The adults are encouraged to sail with club members on the large boats 125s and National Es with the opportunity to become a permanent crew or assistance in purchasing their own boat.
SAILING SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Persons wishing to enrol should contact Andrew Barnett via the club on 9531 4743.
<link to training form pdf??>
WINDSURFER TRAINING
If you are seeking Windsurfing lessons contact Repeat Performance Sailboards who store their training equipment at the ESC at <phone> or go to their website <link> for further details.
Windsurfing at ESC
Conditions
Elwood Beach is a very popular spot for windsurfing. The beach just off the club, and Point Ormond, are the main launching sites. The best wind directions are from S through to W and even NW. Generally the winds are very squally in a N-NE direction and if strong enough bring a small steep and choppy sea. Winds from the SE are not the best for sailing as they are gusty and unpredictable. Any other direction and the sailing is fantastic. The frequent SW sea breezes that occur during the warmer months are a feature of the beach. They begin in early afternoon, with ideal conditions for beginners increasing as the day goes on, often peaking late in the day at 20 knots. A fresh SW brings in quite a break that beginners may struggle to get through, but the more experienced sailors will enjoy the swell that comes with it.