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ORCV Safety and Training

SSSC for February, 2011.

There are a number of boats that go to sea with their crew all SSSC qualified souls, which is plainly very smart. You can bolster the number of SSSC qualified souls for your racing this season and next Xmas by doing the new, small group of our famous Sea Safety and Survival Course. With Melbourne to King Island just around the corner (12/3/11), this is also very timely indeed.

The first positions have already been taken by those on the waiting list and the new small group format will obviously fill even faster than the old large class, so if you would like to participate, then jump right in.

• Held all day of Saturday and Sunday, February 26 and 27, 2011 at the South Yarra Sports Centre (Melbourne High School)
• MUST get a completed and paid for enrollment to the office by Feb 18!!!!!!!!

N.B. We ask that you please read and comprehend the course outline and then complete the enrollment form,

 which is linked off the bottom of the said course outline. Click HERE to start.

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ORCV Protocol and Documentation

Are you qualified?

In relation to qualifying passages for the Heemskirk Consolidated Eastcoaster and Westcoaster, The Brass says, "A boat shall substantially complete a qualifying race of not less than 150 nautical miles, not more than twelve months before the start of the race. If you cannot complete a race, you can complete an offshore passage of 150 miles and submit a log of the passage."

Please call the Chairman of the Sailing Committee, Simon Dryden on 0418 145 909, if you have any questions.

Heemskirk Consolidated MD, Kevin Robinson, in front of the Heemskirk Consolidated Westcoaster and Eastcoaster banner.

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Melbourne Latitude Series (MLS)

Seminar is at RBYC on 11/11/10.

The MLS seminar is all go for Thursday 11^th November at 1930hrs at RBYC! One and half hours is all you'll need and these are things you'll learn:

Introduction & Yacht Preparation

• Latitude Concept
• Mentoring
• Upgrade path Cat 4 to Cat 3

Crew Management & Ocean Racing Evolution

• Crew management, watches, sea sickness, moral
• Evolution to Ocean Racing
• Getting to the start line
• Safety procedures & Briefing
• Pre-race Preparation
• Race Management

Call or email the office with your intended number of Pax, so we get the seating right, etc. 9689 1622 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - enjoy

This image may well be of the Long Distance Seminar Series, but then, they too were held at RBYC...

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ORCV Safety and Training

New Yachting Australia Regulations.

New regs came in to effect on October 29, 2010 regarding EPIRBS, PFDs and PLBs.  Whilst the wearing of PFDs at night is no stranger to us, given Marine Safety Victoria's laws and effective immediately at that, the Brass thought it pertinent to remind shoppers for PLBs this Xmas that the expected battery life of a non-GPS EPIRB/PLB is over five years, by which time the new rules will be in force (from 01/07/2015). Food for thought as you put the plastic down...

At any rate, have a read - they're short - and be advised.

Click HERE to get them, now.

Lots of PFDs inflated here (during the SSSC). Jordan Crowley from the new HCOTW, Gienah, is front and centre.

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