Thanks for all those that helped organise and attended the ESC 2010/2011 season Presentation Night and congratulations to all the winners, particularly the ESC Club Trophy winners; James Grose – Junior Club Person of the Year, Brian Adeney – Club Person of the Year and Randal Garnham – Champion of Champions.
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It’s time to dust off the old dinner jacket, pull that Christian Dior frock out of the wardrobe and spit polish your best shoes because Elwood Sailing Club’s Presentation Night 2011 beckons!
This years Presentation Night will be commence at the clubrooms on Saturday 28th May 2011 from 7pm, where upon arrival you and your guests will be welcomed with a complementary beer or wine and nibbles, followed with a sit down buffet from the spit roast with a selection of salads & vegetables, deserts and tea & coffee to finish, all for the very reasonable price of $30 per head if you pre-book and pay in advance (or $35 if you wish to pre-book and pay upon arrival.)
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Click on thumbnails to view photos of Easter Yarrawonga 2011
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The Bill McNamara Trophy race was held on 26 February in light winds. The Bill McNamara race commemorates a past commodore of the club. It is a fleet race with all yachts competing against the rest of the fleet, not just their own class. For full TopYacht results click here.
| Boat | Skipper | Crew | Class | ||
| 1st | Tangara | J Frey | D Frey | NationalE | |
| 2nd | Turtle | B Cole | AClass | ||
| 3rd | A Class Act | K Robinson | AClass |
With racing being abandoned due to gales on Saturday 19th, Elwood Sailing Club’s 2011 Half Yearly General Meeting has been adjourned and will now be held on Saturday 26th February at 5pm, or a little later if people are late coming off the water after racing.
Rear Commodore Ken Robinson and his motley crew will be running a Patrol & Rescue boat operations refresher session this Thursday 17th February, leaving from from the St Kilda Marina public dock next to the main boat ramp at 6pm sharp.
This session is open to all members with their power boat operations license and is intended to help members gain the experience & confidence to be able to take charge of and skipper the ESC patrol & rescue boats when on duty. Please note the illistrated manoeuvre will not be on the on curriculum!
Elwood Sailing Club in conjunction with RPS and Windsurfing Victoria are hosting the Annual North 1 Hour Race at the Elwood Sailing Club. This race is based on how many laps you can do in an hour. It is a great race for the sailors and for spectators.
After the race join everyone in the club for a BBQ. If the wind is too light for sailing, then there will be a SUP (stand up paddle board) event and RPS will bring down some demo SUPs for those of us who don’t have one.
Registration (entry form) will be from 2pm and race briefing will be at 3:30pm for a 4pm race. BBQ at 6pm.
All ESC club members welcome to join us.
Elwood Sailing Club will be going Hawaiian this New Years Eve, so get into your favorite loud shirt/tropical gangster/big kahuna/Hawaii Five-0/wahini/hula dancing outfits, gather up your family and friends and join in the fun!
Kickoff will be after the National E championship presentation from 8pm going through to till 1am, entry is FREE, drinks are at bar prices, BYO nibbles or barbeque goodies.
Click on thumbnails to view photos of Santa Claus’s visit to the Elwood Sailing Club
