SAILING
The new Twilight Racing Season will now start on Friday 29 October. The new Public Health Order meant that racing could start this week, but all harbour clubs have decided to start the season from week commencing 25 October. Under current circumstances crew contact details are required each week, all crew must be fully vaccinated, tables have to be booked for post race refreshment and prizegiving to ensure social distancing requirements are met.
We have nearly 30 entries already but need the rest of you to enter as soon as possible, so please enter here: https://app.sailsys.com.au/club/4/entry?tab=entry (note that the entry says first race 22 October as this was how the series was set up), and let me know if you need more information or assistance with your entry.
The Sailing Instructions are now on the website here: Official Notice Board: NoRs, SIs and Amendments - RAN Sailing Association
In order to comply with licensing requirements we have a regular barman, helped by RSA qualified members, but we always need more so if you have RSA and are able to help out from time to time let us know, I will prepare the usual roster for boat and bar duty from block entered boats.
RANSA AGM
The much delayed RANSA Annual General Meeting was finally held on 13 October: the Commodore and Secretary were present at RANSA, and other Squadron Committee members and eligible members were present online via Zoom. For those who were not able to make it the minutes will be published shortly on the website.
NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS
We now have new plastic smart membership cards ready for finalization so please arrange for your new card next time you are at RANSA
SAFETY CERTIFICATION
RANSA and most other clubs will accept 20/21 Cat 7 certs until end December 21, but it is the skippers’ responsibility to ensure all dated items are in date. We will hold a Safety Day for 21/22 certification as soon as practicable. Note that the CYCA are insisting on new 21/22 safety certs for all of their series starting on 25 October, so if you need an inspection call us to see what can be arranged.
TRIVIA
We’ll have one more of our popular Zoom trivia evenings before we open up, so please join us this Wednesday 20 October for more eclectic and intriguing questions from our host Andrew. Watch the website for the link