What an incredible evening at the Ranelagh Club’s MCYS Members Dinner! We had such a fantastic time with delicious cuisine to captivating conversations, the night was filled with warmth and camaraderie. A big thank you to everyone who joined us and made this event truly memorable. Here’s to continued success and many more wonderful gatherings …
Perfect day here in Port Davey. The biennial grudge cricket test was held between the Hobartians (I am one on an honorary basis as I commenced the VDL from Hobart) against the Queenscliffians. The Hobartians won by 10 runs great BBQ on the beach at Bramble Cove! 30+ degrees down here! A video of the …
We are thrilled to announce an upcoming event that promises an evening of warmth, camaraderie, and celebration – the MCYS Members Dinner at the Ranelagh Club in Mt Eliza, scheduled for Saturday, 16th March. Venue: The Ranelagh Club, Mt Eliza Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Mt Eliza, the Ranelagh Club provides the perfect …
We arrived to the entrance of the Tamar River afternoon Tuesday 20th in an Easterly 20-25 knots. Nice trip across from “Croppies Bay” on the NE coast of Tasmania. Crew Pat and David enjoying a chicken curry and a crisp white! We won’t be starving on this cruise! Once again Banks Strait was somewhat …
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In this years VDLC – circumnavigation of Tasmania, John Hall on Wingara II will be joined by another MCYS club boat, Corinthian a Nauticat 43, owned and skippered by Peter Hollins. Pete will have various crew on board during the circumnavigation, including MCYS member Glenn Brien for the Martha Cove to Strahan leg. Corinthian is …
Our popular Peninsula Trail walks are also about to start up for 2024 with our first being Saturday 30th March. Meet opposite Hobson’s Café in Rosebud at 9.30am for the walk to “The Kitchen” in Tootgarook. This is a flat, easy to walk 3.1km. If you don’t feel like walking, just join us for coffee …
Image 1 – John Gordon’s proxy picking up the medal and alledgedly, a bottle of Jimmy Rum (not yet seen) Image 2 – E’Toile racing down the channel on Day 2 An update on John Gordon’s recent participation in the Festival of Sails aboard the magnificent sailing vessel, E’toile. Over three action-packed days, …
Figure 1 – Wingara II – as of 13:30 05/02/2024 Ahoy, fellow MCYS members! It is with great admiration that we extend our best wishes to Rear Commodore – Sail, John Hall as he embarks on anoother daring adventure – the circumnavigation of Tasmania through the VDLC. As Rear Commodore, John Hall has long …
In a close finish, E’toile triumphed over Wingara II in our latest post Christmas twilight on 24 January 2024. After a cancelled strong wind warning (that got me thinking of our “odd” weather), the afternoon turned out to be very pleasant – with warm to hot conditions. The wind close to Martha Cove was a gentle 5-10 knots variable, …