Category Archives: ESC Blog

Sunday Practice

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Sunday practice is open to all members and recent trainees (within the last 12 months). The club is open downstairs and a rescue boat is provided. Sailors are free to sail and practice as they wish.  Sailors may hire a ESC fleet OziOpti, 4.7 Laser or RS Feva training dinghies, or you can bring your own boat. It runs on Sundays from October – December in the first half of the season and January – April in the second half of the season from 9.00am-12.00pm. Continue reading →

Green fleet

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Green fleet is a collection of fun racing and activities to improve sailing skills. It is open to ESC club members, senior & junior, who have completed an Tackers 3 or Introduction to Club Racing course or equivalent and wish to improve their sailing. Greenfleet is hands on/on-water using ESC fleet of OziOptis, 4.7 Laser and RS Feva training dinghies, or you can bring your own boat. It runs on Saturdays from October – December in the first half of the season and February – March in the second half of the season from 1.30pm-4.30pm. Continue reading →

Race Official Courses

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Have you ever wondered what all the flags on the start boat mean? Would you like to learn?

Yachting Victoria are running Race Official courses at various levels throughout spring and early summer, so if you are interested to learn and to be of assistance to the club in conducting sailing events please follow the link and you too will know what happens when they drop the blue peter!

ESC Membership Renewals due 1st July 2014

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The General Committee has decided there will be no increases in annual membership fees for this season, however an average 5% increase to Storage annual fee for the 2014/2015 season is justified to cover increasing costs and contribute to planned building improvements.  There will again be a Prompt Payment incentive for members who pay their annual subscription fees by the due date of 1st July,
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Elwood’s Got Talent! Jazz Open Mic – Thurs 19 June

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From West Africa to America, ragtime to Dixieland, big band to be-bop, swing to fusion, Latin to funk, acid jazz to smooth, hard bop to hip hop… and beyond… come celebrate a night of jazz and some of the hottest musicians of all time!

8pm till midnight Thursday June 19th
@ The Elwood Sailing Club, 5 Elwood Shore.

For more details check it out here

 

2014 Presentation Night Photos

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Thanks to all those who helped out and came along to make the 2014 ESC Presentation Night a great success, and congratulations to all prize and award winners recognised on the night, including Club Person of the Year – Brian Adeney; Junior Club Person – Clément Lambert; and Veteran Sailor of the year Mike Wold

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