Home > Calendar > Past EventsPast Magnum Yacht Association EventsHere is a list of past events so you can see what we have been up to. February 22, 2004 Magnum Association AGM 2004: Melbourne Sailboat Show: featuring a Magnum Yacht on display at Sandringham Yacht Club - more info: http://www.sailboatshow.com.au/ April 10, 2004Easter & the Magnum Cup: Gippsland Lakes
Meet in Duck or picnic Arm Easter Saturday 4ish followed by Magnum Cup in conjunction with the Gippsland Lakes YC on Easter Sunday. Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.
July 31, 2004
Magnum Association WINTER DINNER: Venue to be finalised - Mark it in your diary
August 19, 2006
Magnum Association Winter Dinner: Note the change of date (from August 5) - The 2006 Magnum Association Winter Dinner will be a great night ... if last year's event is anything to go by. The venue at Doyles Bridge Hotel is perfect for our group and the food and service are excellent. We hope to see as many members as possible. August 17, 2007Winter Dinner: Its on again ... the Magnum Yacht Association Winter Dinner! Friday August 17 at 7pm The original builder of the Magnum, Rudy Waalkens, will be speaking about the boat so don't miss out. Doyles Bridge Hotel Mordialloc, the same venue as the last few years ... great place and great food! Join other Magnum owners to chat about the boat and the great cruising grounds that Magnums have visited. Go to Contact Us on the menu and tell us if you can attend. January 3 - February 3, 2008 Cruising in 2008: A trip to Lake Macquarie and the Myall Lakes in January 2008 is being planned by members of the Geelong Trailable Yacht Club and the president of the Magnum Yacht Association. An invitation is extended to all members of Yachting Victoria affiliated Yacht Clubs and Class Associations to join these cruises. A few Magnums will be going so why not join them.
Contact Graeme King if you are interested. Summer BBQ Magnum Yacht Association: March 2: Summer BBQ - Magnum Yacht Association: Sunday 2nd March, 12:00 noon
Enjoy a pleasant BBQ lunch and drinks with other MYA members at the Sandringham Yacht Club (BBQ area outside the ground floor bar). Followed by a brief AGM.
Cost $10.00 per head for food (meat and salad), drinks at bar prices.
March 8, 2008
Marley Point Race: March 8: Marley Point Race: Saturday 8th March
Overnight race 40th Anniversary, Don't miss out. There is also
an opportunity to have Ronstan staff crewing and skippering as required, on
your Magnum. A good way to learn what racing is all about. Please contact
Graeme and Cheryl King (5981 4512 (5981 4512 magnum85@bigpond.net.au)) if you are interested in participating in
this very special event. Our aim is to have the largest class of trailables
involved in this year's event. Why?, to show that Magnums are a multi purpose
yacht, that they are being used and to generate interest from other trailable
owners and crews in the Magnum.
March 22 - 23, 2008
Magnum Easter get together and Magnum Cup: March 22 - 23: Magnum Easter get together and Magnum Cup: 22 - 23rd
March
Meet at Duck arm on Easter Saturday 22nd March around 4pm, for happy hour
and chat. Children's games and Easter egg hunt on Easter Day followed by the
Magnum Cup race in the afternoon. Please contact Graeme & Cheryl
King (5981 4512 magnum85@bigpond.net.au)
if you are interested in participating.
April 25 - 27, 2008
Trailable Yacht Festival: April 25 - 27: Trailable Yacht Festival: ANZAC weekend Friday to Sunday, 25th
- 27th April
This 3 day event will include a cruise with overnight stay at Royal Geelong
YC plus a most interesting & inspiring couple as guest speakers. Eric
Gibbons and Flo Barnett hail from Fremantle Western Australia and live on their
Court 750 Erflo for 6 to 9 months each year. They have many fascinating
stories to tell. If you want to know how to get the most from your trailable
yacht then come and listen to Eric and Flo. Be prepared to have your brain
stretched as to where you can sail your TY. Please refer to article in Dec 06
Magnum Newsletter about their trip down the Western Australia coast for a for
taste of their experiences.
June 7 - 9, 2008
Gippsland Lakes Cruise - Queens Birthday weekend: Winter Dinner: MYA Committee Meeting: Docklands Cruise: Gippsland Lakes Poker Run!: MYA Committee Meeting: Christmas BBQ: Come along and join us all at Ricketts Point in the Park for Lunch. Meet on the foreshore between the yacht club and the tea house. Catch up with friends and other Magnum Owners. BYO BBQ Food, Salads, Drinks or Picnic Hamper. From midday on. Competions for the best Magnum sailing story and the best Magnum photo. Prizes! Bring the kids and friends January 23 - 26, 2009Cruise Australia Day weekend: Southern Sails Regatta: Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is having a special fun day for cruising yachtsman and motor boat owners and their families. The emphasis of this regatta is to encourage all those cruising boat people to enjoy an interesting day on the flat waters of the southern end of the bay, and maybe participate in events such as time trials, observations, knowledge of current events, safety questions and the like. Ideal for the skipper who is unsure of their capabilities or just wants some reassurance with supervision of rescue craft available. Full details and entry forms from the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. Phone: 5988 8453 or Email: info@bys.asn.au February 7, 2009Mud Island Race: Refuge Cove Cruise: Annual General Meeting: The Annual General Meeting for the Magnum Yacht Association will be held on Thursday 12th February at The Black Rock Yacht Club. Black Rock Yacht Club is located at Half Moon Bay off Beach Road Black Rock. Western Port Cruise: Around French Island Race: Glenelg River and Port Fairy Cruise: Two fantastic cruising destinations in western Victoria. Who needs the Whitsundays! Exact dates and plans will be available closer to the event. Please contact Graeme & Cheryl King (03 5981 4512 magnum85@dodo.com.au) if you are interested in participating. March 7 - 8, 2009Marlay Point Yacht Race: Why not enter your Magnum in this classic overnight race for tarilerable yachts. After all, the Magnum was specifically designed to win this event back in the late '80s. Of course, the Magnum also offers the most comfortable and luxurious ride to the finish line. Last year nine Magnums entered and many gained excellent results. See http://www.lakewellingtonyachtclub.yachting.org.au and http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?Nid=51782&refre=y&ntid=0 for details. March 27 - 29, 2009Trailable Yacht Festival: The Annual Trailable Yacht Festival will again be held at St. Helens in Geelong and hosted by the Geelong Trailable Yacht Club. This year’s event will commence from Friday 27th March and wind up on Sunday 29th March. Registrations will be on site between the Friday (all Day) and Saturday morning. Dont miss this great TY event. A number of Magnum owners are discussing the possibility of sailing down to Corio Bay from St. Kilda or Werribee on the Friday and then returning Sunday so if any other members are interested in doing this as well please let us know so we can coordinate a meeting time and departure. See http://tyfestival.com.au/events/ for details. April 10 - 13, 2009Magnum Easter Cup and Get Together: This has been a great annual event for a number of years now and for those that have not attended in the past it is an enjoyable time meeting up at Duck Arm on the Gippsland Lakes on Easter Saturday socializing with other Magnum Owners. It is very much a family oriented event with Activities for the kids and Grown ups, Champagne provided at the Cocktail Hour on Saturday, Games, prizes, a visit from the Easter Bunny and a fun race (no Spinnakers) on Easter Sunday that the whole family can join in. Last year some boats were helmed by the kids and all enjoyed nibbles and drinks in the lounge at the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club in Paynesville afterwards. The Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club has recently completed extensions including the building and marina pens with new additional public berths (pontoons) included. Refuge Cove Cruise: Winter Dinner & Docklands Sail-in: Murray River & Glenelg River Cruises: Werribee & Docklands cruise – Season opening: Gippsland Lakes cruise – Cup weekend: MYA Christmas BBQ : Coffin Bay, Port Lincoln, Sir Joseph Banks Is cruise: Westernport Bay cruise: Trailable Yacht Festival - Docklands: Gippsland Lakes - Easter weekend: Mallacoota cruise: Refuge Cove cruise: Corio Bay cruise: Lake Macquarie cruise: |