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The Mainsheet 21 October

Published Wed 21 Oct 2026

The Main Sheet

working bee

Welcome aboard to our newsletter.

This is your go-to source for everything happening around Somers Yacht Club. Our goal is simple: to keep you reliably informed while having a bit of fun along the way. Through shared member stories and insider knowledge, we cross bridges to tie the entire club community together.

Dive in, enjoy the read, and we will see you at the club soon!

Upcoming Events

Fri 23rd Oct - Friday Night Social @ 6 pm
Sat 24th Oct 09:00 - Junior fleet training starts
Sat 24th Oct 14:30 - Pre-Xmas race
Sat 24th Oct 18:00 - Music Trivia @ 6 pm
Fri 30th Oct - Friday Night Dinner @ 6 pm BOOK HERE TEX MEX
Sat 31st Oct - Novelty Race 14:30
Tue 3rd Nov - Melbourne Cup @ SYC Tiger prawns and drink $20 BOOK HERE
Tue 3rd Nov - Social Sailing
Sat 7th Nov - Learn to sail courses start
Sat 14th Nov - Set Sail for Disaster: A Murder Mystery

Meet great people and join our volunteer crew behind the bar. BAR ROSTER HERE

Don't forget, everything is on our website

Gossip galley

Reflections from the water, the social scene, clubhouse banter, and members' antics.

Working Bee

What a great turnout of members with big hearts and energy for the recent pre-season working bee.

The yard is now looking very well kept and is ready for an exciting season ahead.

Thank you to all our members who prepared morning tea and all who attended, giving up their Sunday morning.

Music Trivia this Saturday

It's fun, it's furious, so don't miss out. Come and sing along while answering questions with your teammates.

Members free, non-members $5

Bar Open and Hot Chips available

Secure a table of up to 8 people or rock up on the night.

Opening Night Celebrations

What a wonderful evening full of laughter, food, wine and catching up with friends. The best way to start the new season of 2026-27. Well done to the brave new members who came along to meet so many new faces; it was lovely to meet you.

Our season was opened by Scott Watson, who is on the Victorian Regional Advisory Committee for Australian Sailing. He is also a keen sailor and member of McCrae Yacht Club, just over the hill.

Thank you to our local musicians for the music; we were certainly treated to the perfect sunset and calm waters viewed from our clubhouse.

What a way to start the season; now bring on more fun and adventure for the summer months to come.

Training Courses OPEN

NEW November learn-to-sail course is open now. This is for adults and youth together. A great way to learn to sail with your children. Four Saturday mornings in November. Tell your family and friends about it and how to get involved.
December courses are now OPEN, a NEW Start Cat Sailing course is running, along with Start Sailing 1 & 2

More info and bookings here

Junior fleet training for Division 6 boats is now open for registration. They must have their own boat or hire one from the club. Sessions are running Saturday mornings throughout the season.

More info and Bookings here

Membership and Yard Space

Membership renewals are due now. Boat owners are reminded that if fees have not been paid, you need to remove your boat from the yard. Yard space is limited, and yachts that have been paid for by current financial members and are sailed are given preference for this space. This is detailed in the membership agreement. Unfortunately, with an enthusiastic club and limited Yard area, we are not able to offer the SYC Boat Yard as a storage facility for Yachts.

Learn to windsurf

So you want that thrill of powering over the water on a windsurfer? We can get you there.

We are asking for expressions of interest in a learn-to-windsurf course. We hope to run a course in November on Sunday mornings. Let us know if you are keen asap, and we will contact you soon.

CLICK HERE

New Members We Welcome

It is a delight to have fresh new faces around the club. Welcome to these new members :

Andrew Danks and Lisa McKay – Sailing Couple

Jeff and Megan Davis, Eleanor and Penelope – Social Family

Matthew Fenner – Sailing Adult

Barry Gordon – Social Adult

Anita and Paul Roleff – Social Couple

Anne Hassett and Cisco Bagulto – Social Couple

Nathan Rees - Sailing Adult

Ben Kozoolin – Young Adult Sailor

Natasha and Shane Lewis – Sailing Couple

Marita McCabe -Social Adult

Meghan and Xavier Smolders, Ruby and Frederik

Geoff and Rhonda Townsend – Social Couple

Tim Walker – Social Adult

George Vasiliadis – Sailing Youth

Felix Mclorinan -Sailing Youth

Toby Williams – Sailing Youth

Art Fair SYC stall

We need your help for an hour, to talk the talk about Somers Yacht Club at the Somers Primary School Art Fair this Sunday. Please enter your name in a time slot using the link below.

Youth, we especially need you for this job.

LINK TO ROSTER

Crew Notice Board

Did you know there is a crew notice board on our website?

We want to do everything possible for you to get out on the water and find that perfect crew that will work for you. Under the Sailing tab, Racing, we have many green buttons that you can follow for more information. One happens to be called Crew Noticeboard.

Please use this resource and have a great time on the water.

See Crew Noticeboard Here

Child Safety at SYC

SYC is a Child Safe organisation. As SYC Members, we are all expected to help protect and promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people at our Club.

Whenever we’re interacting with youth members, whether in the Clubhouse, out on the water, in the yard, on social media or via email or messages, we all have a shared responsibility to keep our youth members safe and well

- both physically and emotionally -

and to ensure they’re supported, included, treated with respect and protected from harm.

Our Child Safety Code of Conduct gives clear guidance on the behaviour expected of us when interacting with youth members. It identifies behaviours that are unacceptable and tells us what to do if we have a concern about child safety.

You can find copies of all our Child Safety policy documents on our website and on Club noticeboards.

If you have any feedback or questions about Child Safety, please speak to our SYC Child Safety Officers, Trish Low and Emma Morris.

Time is running out to choose your time slot.

Self-nomination for race day duty is open until the end of October. After this date, if you have not signed up, all sailors will be allocated 2 or more on the roster.

So sign up now yourself!

We ask all members aged 15 and under to be with their parent or Guardian while doing their volunteering.

Hot tip: If you are seeing last year's roster instead of this season when you follow the link, close the tab completely and follow the link again.

Sign up Roster Here

Voluntering

It turns out that giving your time to the club is the ultimate wellness trick—delivering a dose of purpose, a break from daily stress, and a great excuse to hang out with great people. As the largest off-the-beach club in Victoria, run solely by volunteers, we need to share the load.

Currently, we are looking for 2 positions

Club Maintenance Coordinator - leading a team to get things done around the club.
Kitchen Coordinator - managing equipment and replenishing small stock items

Please phone or email Simon Morris for further info or questions. 0425 734 922 commodore@somersyachtclub.com.au

If you would like to offer your time or skills in other areas, please follow the link at the bottom: 'Have something to say?' or contact Simon Morris