Sailing report 21 May
From Rick Carroll-
We handled sixty one clients and two or three visitors. Dulcie had a great day as we had five new volunteers come and help. What great people are out there awaiting to assist. Hope Thursday is OK. See you then.
Cheers Rick.
Sailing report 17 May
From Rick Carroll-
A good sailing day with fifty nine clients having a sail. Congrats to Michele for being certified as a Safety Boat skipper. Well done.
The time is swiftly approaching when we have to think about a new committee, so please let us know if you are interested. We have started the rounds looking for shore volunteers as we need more shore staff to take the load off the others.
Cheers Rick
Sailing report 14 May
From Rick Carroll-
After a great call from our weather caller we sailed in good but varied winds. We put through seventy one clients, about the max we can handle. We really need more on shore volunteers so please come and help if you can.
Today we had a visit from our much loved past president Bob Jackson. He is recovering from some serious medical problems and it was great to see him up and about. It made us all feel great joy to see him after his ordeal.
Cheers Rick.
Sailing report 03 May
From Rick Carroll-
Another perfect day on the water with sixty nine clients and plenty of skippers. We were a bit short on shore staff today. Please, if you know anyone that can help on shore we would love them to come along and assist a great bunch of people. Monday is a public holiday therefore no sailing. Next sailing day is Thursday the 10th of May.
Cheers Rick
Sailing report 26 April
The day started off with the coolest April morning in four years, however it was a beautiful day on the water with the mainly light southerly winds changing to easterly late morning. We also had a good turnout of volunteers for our fifty six visiting sailors. It was a great day all round.
9am briefing by OOD Paul Vecchio
One of our keen new volunteers is Tom O’Sullivan who hails from the town of Whistable in Kent, UK. Tom is spending several months in Brisbane during his travels and has previous experience with five years sailing Hobie 16s. Welcome Tom.
Tom and Bill going for a sail.
Prior to sailing there was a presentation by two of our volunteers, Richard Rodgers and John Gadd, who are also members of the Capalaba Lions Club. This club has supported Sailability Bayside since its inception and today they presented a cheque for the purchase of four new 303 dinghies. We thank them for this very generous donation.
John Gadd and Rick Carroll
Richard Rodgers and President Rick Carroll
Sailing report 23 April
From Rick Carroll-
Today we handled 69 clients with the weather being perfect for sailing and enjoying the bay. We had two new faces, Tony and young Tom from England, who helped us out, as we where short on volunteers today. Thursday looks OK at the moment. See you soon.
Cheers Rick.
Sailability Bayside ‘Despatches’
The latest edition of Sailability Bayside’s newsletter is now available online. Thank you to Rosanne and Stephen Thrower who have taken over the production of ‘Despatches’.
Sailing report 02 April
From Rick Carroll-
I would like to thank all who turned up today to take the Lockyer Valley group sailing. It was a lovely day all round and my thanks go to all who helped with the sailing and food. A good job well done.
The next sailing day is Monday the 16th of April and the next committee meeting will be Thursday the 19th of April. Have a great break and I hope to see you all back and refreshed in a couple of weeks.
Cheers
Rick
Box Jellyfish warning
From Rick Carroll-
As you may be aware there has been plenty of Jelly Fish around of late. This is a normal event however, a box jelly has been sighted in the Manly Harbour and this is not normal. At the moment we should make sure we are observant when around water.
Please look before you enter the water and make sure no hands are in the water.
Sailing report 26 March
With a weather forecast that was far from promising we ended up with some pretty good sailing today. The 12 to 15 knot southeasterly winds and short swell coming through the harbour entrance resulted in most sailors choosing to sail inside the harbour and those who did venture outside got a little wet. One of the dingy sailor’s life jacket automatically inflated, much to the surprise of the crew.
This coming Thursday is the last sailing day of the term. Sailing will resume on April the 16th and bookings will open on Monday the 9th April. Please phone the Registrar on 0432152310 between 8.30am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
