News for November 2011
Ready to Roll
November 27, 2011
| By the end of another full day, the two halfs of our new slipway tracks were lined up and bolted together for the first time. |
Steady Progress
November 15, 2011
| Good progress continued to be made on both slipways across last weekend. |
Dredging Work Report
November 11, 2011
| Its been a long time since the water in front of Slipway No 2 has been this deep. The old rails removed, its full steam ahead on repairing this slip now. |
Work Rolls On
November 10, 2011
| It was decided to use an old Egyptian method, consisting of pulleys, rollers and muscle for this job and although in theory it looked pretty straight forward, the execution proved a little more complex. |
Longbeach - Off to a Good Start
November 09, 2011
| The first leg of the annual Longbeach Challenge was held last week-end. MMYC boats got the competition off to a good start. | |
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Aboard Independent Endeavour
November 09, 2011
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Looks like we have a trilogy of stories from this year's Melbourne to Stanley Race. Peter Banham has sent in his account of the journey aboard Independent Endeavour. |
Epic Epic Voyage
November 08, 2011
| This year five MMYC members spread over 3 vessels competed in the Melbourne to Stanley race. This is is Leeton's account of the voyage aboard Halcyon. |
Melbourne to Stanley - Report
November 07, 2011
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For a number of our members, the Melbourne to Stanley race has become a part of their yatchting calendar. David Holter has sent in a report of his experience in this years event. |