54th EASTER REGATTA @ Lake Bullen Merri

54th ANNUAL EASTER REGATTA 2015

NOTICE OF RACE

Yachting Western Victoria Invites all yachties with off the beach monohulls, off the beach catamarans and trailerable yachts on the

3rd April – 6th April 2015,

at Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Victoria.
(click for google map)



1. Sailing Instructions

All relevant information relating to Courses/Racing will be detailed at briefing prior to each race. Any changes to the program over the course of the Regatta will be displayed in the Camperdown Motorcycle Clubrooms, which will be Race Headquarters for the Regatta.


2. Entry

Entries will be taken at the Camperdown Motorcycle Club Clubhouse from 9am on Friday 3th April 2015 or by mail (see 6.)

All yachts shall have a minimum of $1,000,000 (Recommended $5,000,000) Public Liability Insurance. In signing the entry form you are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.



3. Program


Friday 3rd April 2015 -Information Session 13.00 Hours.

-Race 1 14.00 Hours.


Saturday 4th April 2015 -Information Session 09.30 Hours.

-Race 2 10.30 Hours.

-Race 3 13.30 Hours.

-Race 4 After Race 3 (Approx 15.00 Hours)


Sunday 5th April 2015 -Information Session 09.30 Hours.

-Race 5 10.30 Hours.

-Race 6 14.00 Hours.

-Race 7 After Race 6 (Approx 15.00 Hours)


Monday 6th April 2015 -Information Session 09.30 Hours

-Race 8 Jack Lane Memorial Sternchaser



4. Divisions


There will be a minimum of three divisions of racing

* Division 1 Catamarans

* Division 2 Monohulls (including Trailer Sailors)

* Division 3 Juniors

* Additional Divisions May Be Added As Required.



5. Prizes

Prizes will be awarded for each Race and Division at the discretion of the organisers.


6. Camping

The area on the South Beach Foreshore has been hired by the YWV Committee, camp fees will be collected over the weekend and there will be no exemptions to the camp fees. Alternative accommodation including Caravan Park and Motels can be found within the Camperdown area.


7. More Information For more information please contact Matt Harper 0408364264, matt@langdongrain.com.au or Fiona Noone 0409942591, noone.fiona.f@edumail.vic.gov.au .









or
visit the facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/387514437936120/

see ya's there

last years regatta write-up is here

Hi all,

Do we know how many Mosquitos are going to this regatta?, I am hoping to be there, for No Turbulence's 2nd outing for the season.

4 confirmed
a 5th is ummming n arrrring

and you makes 6 that I know off at the moment....

sponsor's list so far.... and its still growing...

" Lakes & Crater Holiday Park at 220 park road Camperdown"
as our official sponsor for all of our Junior Racing


List of sponsors in NO particular order

Lochard Motor Inn Port Cambell
The Shire of Corangamite
Derrinallum Supermarket & Hardware store
Dennis Daffy Racing Stables
Camperdown Newsagency
Port Campbell Guest House & Flashpackers
Grassy Plains Produce
Gunners Office Supplies in Warrnambool
4 Winds Marine at Geelong
Magic Marine at Bendigo
Ronstan
The Bendigo Bank
Rural community banks


online NOR is @....
https://www.facebook.com/groups/387514437936120/events/

Hi All

Only 2 weeks to go until the biggest event in the Western Region, Lake Bullen Merri looking a treat, and we are making the final preparations for all to enjoy the Easter weekend.

With an influx of entrants today, who have decided not to risk it going North, I'm currently in the process of ordering additional showers to cater for everyone.

It would be great if those who intend on making their way to Camperdown if they could indicate on this thread, to ensure we have everything in place to cover everyones needs.

Hope to see you there.

Matt Harper
President - Yachting Western Vic

Bullen Marri attracted 5 Mossies, this year fighting it out with about 60 other boats, was a great weekend with warmish weather and breeze that varied from light to moderate. On the Monday it was great to see 2 national champions from the past race off against each other. Garry Lane (6? time national champion) vs Ian Lane (1 time national champion, the only one he sailed in).

Without doubt one of the best learning weekends I've had in many a year.....
Many thanks to Ross for his knowledge sharing and both Gary and Ian Lane for opening the brain-bank and letting out so much info as well.
Although the wind god was sparatic and at times just down right mean at others, the competition was 1st class all the way, fun times when Taipan and A-class sailors are asking each other how the hell can an old mozzie pass us like that !!!
(that'll teach em to pay homage to the wind god)

A great weekend of sailing, a great weekend of social interaction, and....... Old Twice Shy brought home trophies again

Are there results anywhere?

Great to see the Lanes still going, I sailed Fireballs back in the 70's when Ian was sailing them, last saw him in a RL24.

Hope to see you all at the Sauna Sail at Hazelwood (it's east of Melbourne but not far), don't think there are any other regattas on that weekend, usualy making it the biggest Mossie Regatta of the year (outside of Titles).

It's a great opportunity to sail with current National and State Champions on a very social weekend where the racing isn't too serious . You'll find the current top sailors more than happy to share the latest information on how to make a Mossie Fly, with or without spinnaker.

Gary's been the hard one to get (for the want of a better word..) "motivated", very fussy with the boat and its intricate modified bits at home but hadn't done any real on the water testing. We've been working on him to forget the development part and get on the water for a year or so now.
The cameras came out when the white ford and the red boat made an appearance, many of us in total shock that it was actually happening

Ian is still happily fanging the RL24 around and he is the Race Officer for the easter racing aswell, although he was commited to doing the R/O stuff he really wanted to sail even tho the boat was at home in the shed.
3 of us worked on him one morning to sail a spare mozzie and counter all his excuses as he came up with them, but with a rigged & sail up ready to go mozzie on the beach and I armed him with wetsuit/lifejacket/trap-jacket/booties/ & gloves he really couldn't put up much resistance



the best bit about it tho......
Both of them enjoyed themselves and had a ball