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Top of the Bay Regatta 2025

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Elwood Sailing ClubElwood Sailing Club (ESC) is proudly hosting the 2025 Top of the Bay Regatta to be held on Saturday 8 February 2025 and inviting crews from the participating Clubs to compete.

The Top of the Bay regatta is an annual inter-club competition held between Elwood Sailing Club, Williamstown Sailing Club, Port Melbourne Yacht Club, Altona Yacht Club, Albert Sailing Club and Albert Park Yacht Club, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Hobson’s Bay Yacht Club. The regatta is open to all classes that have an official AS yardstick (or converted CBH) and that are on the register of one of these participating Clubs.

Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and registration of entry are via this link to the ESC REVSport page for the event: Top of the Bay Regatta 2025.

 

XMAS Party Saturday 7 December

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Elwood Sailing Club XMAS Party is on Saturday 7 December after racing.

All friends and family welcome. $10 per head (paid at the bar), kids eat free .
Rob will treat us to his special Sabrage.
Come along and find out what that actually means.

Membership Renewal 2024-25

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Annual membership renewals are due by 31 July 2024.

Australian Sailing (AS) number: The renewal process is linked to your Australian Sailing (AS) number.

If you have been a member of our club (or any club) across Australia in the past few years, your details including Australian Sailing number should be in our system. If you don’t know your Australian Sailing Number, you can look it up here: AS Number Finder.

Renewal Process: Click on the below link to start the renewal process. You can select your membership type (Full\Senior\Family) and if you require storage. You also have the choice to pre-purchase an ESC Bar (Drinks) Card for the new season. You will also be asked to check and update your contact details.
Click HERE to renewal membership

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AGM Friday 12 July 2024

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Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Elwood Sailing Club Inc. will be head at the Elwood Sailing Club on Friday, 12th of July 2024 commencing at 7.00pm

As set out under Rule 30 of the Rules of Elwood Sailing Club Inc. an annual general meeting of members must be convened to:

  • To confirm the minutes of the previous AGM
  • To receive and consider the:-
    • annual reports of the Committee on the activities of the Association during the preceeding financial year, and
    • the financial statements of the association for the preceeding financial year submitted by the Committee in accordance with Part 7 of the Act;
  • to elect members of the Committee

Message from the Commodore, Mark Foster

All positions on General Committee are declared vacant and require nominations from the membership. If you are considering nominating, please do so but note that all GC members will be required to be active members of committee and be prepared to apply themselves to the betterment of the club and membership value. It is crucial that ESC has a strong & active General Committee.

I have nominated for the position of Commodore for the 2024-2025 financial year, however I welcome others to nominate for Commodore and thus allow the membership to choose.

Please see the attached Nomination and Proxy Vote forms.

At this point in time ESC does not have any elected Flag Officers serving on GC. Most of the current elected GC members have chosen not to renominate. The AGM will be the initial and important step for the revitalization of Elwood Sailing Club Inc for the coming years. I would appreciate all members attendance and participation on Friday 12th July 2024 commencing at 7PM

Thanks & Regards

Mark Foster
Commodore – Elwood Sailing Club Inc
P: 0408 820 020
E: mefchem@bigpond.com

AGM Attendance and Proxy Form

To attend and vote at the AGM you must be a current financial member. Senior, Family Senior, Family Partner, Life, and Junior members are entitled to vote at the meeting; Associate Members are not.

If you do not plan to attend the meeting and are entitled to vote you may appoint another member as your proxy using a Proxy Form (click for link). Please email your proxy to commodore@elwoodsc.com or hand to the Commodore.

TOP OF THE BAY 2024

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Dear Members,

INVITATION

Williamstown Sailing Club, as the Organising Authority and on behalf of the Trustees, invites Albert Park Yacht Club Albert Sailing Club, Altona Yacht Club, Elwood Sailing Club, Port Melbourne Yacht Club, Williamstown Sailing Club (Host Club), Hobsons Bay Yacht Club Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (the “Participating Clubs”) to participate in the Top of the Bay Interclub Challenge to be conducted on the waters of Port Phillip on Saturday 10th February 2024.

Please see the NOR – Regattas – Williamstown Sailing Club

As you are aware ESC is holding the Lightening Regatta on Saturday 10 Feb so there are choices to be made.

Next season will be ESC’s 100 Year celebration year and the Committee has advised that the Top of The Bay regatta will be hosted by ESC in 2025. I feel that to help ensure a good turn up at the Top Of The Bay Regatta in 2025, ESC members should support and attend the Regatta on Saturday at Williamstown SC. “Miss Adventure” is going and we will probably trail the boat to Williamstown. However, the course will most likely be in the vicinity of Port Melbourne Yacht Club which is not a long sail from Elwood beach.

Please consider where you wish to sail on Saturday and support ESC, especially in our centenary year.

Regards

Mark Foster

National E – Miss Adventure

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