What to see & do

FRIDAY 25th APRIL

• All day: Registration
• 1 pm Official opening
• 2 pm Corio Bay cruise
• 5 pm onwards: dock at Royal Geelong Yacht Club
• 6 pm onwards: Dinner (own arrangements)
• Overnight at Royal Geelong Yacht Club

SATURDAY 26th APRIL

• 9 am onwards: Activities for all around the Geelong foreshore
• 11 am onwards The great Access dingy challenge and sail off
• 2 pm Sail back to St Helens
• 4 pm onwards happy hour(s) commence at St Helens. Bring along drinks and nibbles to share with neighbours. Boat judging.
• 6 pm Festival Dinner. 3 course meal at the Upper Deck Restaurant, Cunningham Pier, Geelong ($30/head)
• 8 pm: Information evening and guest speakers, Flo Barnet and Eric Gibbons, Bob Couper
• Overnight at St Helens

SUNDAY 27th APRIL

• 8 am onwards: Breakfast at Rotunda (nominal cost)
• 10 am Demonstrations and displays. Boat judging continues
Alternately: Maritime Museum visit and/or Bollard Walk
• 1 pm Festival close. Prize presentations. Lunch is provided for registrants. (nominal cost for non-registrants)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Flo Barnett and Eric Gibbons

Eric Gibbons and Flo Barnett have come from near Fremantle WA with their boat ERFLO to commence their now annual circumnaviagtion of Australia. Eric and Flo would arguably be the most travelled, both in terms of road and sea miles, of any trailer yacht couple in Australia. It will be an experience to hear of their exploits around Australia, especially their voyages along the WA Kimberley coast.

Bob Couper will also join us Saturday night. Bob is an experienced and well-travelled TY sailor, well known for his “Ideas Locker” column in the Cruising Helmsman magazine.

Bob will also run a session on Sunday morning.