Mordy St Ayles Skiff

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School Holidays! Well done Graeme Cox & Geoffrey Daniel for getting the Cox grandkids out and onto the water.
And also to John Taylor (below) for getting three generations of Taylors into Mordy Skiff on Tuesday evening.
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SKIFFING AROUND THE GLOBE:
Duncan Henderson was our visitor from the UK, his web article is in his home St Ayles Skiff Coastal Rowing Club after his visit to MSC.
Mordy Skiff is currently headlining on the CRAB blog - see more of Duncan's travels here...
https://crablakeney.wordpress.com/

This Skiffing this is a truly international movement!

ooh, we made the paper. Remember the paper? Historic, just like the Mordy St Ayles Skiff

Thanks Everybody for a most enjoyable day out on Albert Park Lake. A classic location so close to our city center.

So glad you could arrange an opportunistic weather window for the day.

A terrific opportunity to build friendships between like minded wooden boat enthusiasts.

Mordy Skiff & crew look forward to further combined events with the Wooden Boat Assn.

Cheers to all.
Geoffrey Daniel

The Mordy Skiff crew rows for home after laying a wreath at the Parkdale cenotaph.

Mordi Skiffers keeping up the Anzac day tradition of a morning row to Parkdale Cenotaph to lay a wreath.
Well done team and what a cracker morning.

Community Bank Parkdale and Mentone East
Mordialloc Sailing Club
Mordy St Ayles Skiff

Hi Skiffers,
Hope you all had a safe & enjoyable Easter.

Thursday evening is looking very promising for a good row.
BoM suggests :- winds 13-15 knots from the SE, with temps of 13 - 18 oC & negligible prospect of rain.
As our days are running short, I'll bring along some lights for a twilight creek entry. !!!

So get your gear ready, your dinner planned & sit back for a very pleasant evening of socialising.
Even if you cannot make it for the row we would love to have you there for dinner.

Unfortunately Easter's weather was very unpleasant to be out on the water, so we didn't manage to fit in a row.
Work has commenced on repairs to our bow stem & oar refurbishment.

We need to discuss this year's Anzac Day row, Tuesday 25th April, 8.00 am.
Last year we arranged thermoses and a shared morning tea & a family story relating to Anzac Day. Do feel free to BYO wreath.

We can arrange an earlier dawn start if the crew wish, this would be an even more moving memory. Does anybodies alarm clock have a 5.30am setting ?
We would sure to be the only craft out on Port Phillip.

Last year, It was quite a unique morning with lots of hidden emotions, with plenty of time to reflect on the contributions made by our past & current service men & women.
Do we have any current serving members within our families or MSC. ???

We can swap crews for the return row if we have enough rower.
There may also be other crews around Australia joining us for our early morning wreath laying row. Leading us into the Australian 5km row.

We have entered a mixed crew for the 'Australian 5'. Fri 21st - Sun 23rd April. Still time to enter a 'ladies or men only' rowing crew if interest is there.

This is a fun event to bring Australia's Skiffing community together
A 2.5 km return row on our own home waters, at any time over the three days.
For the real racers you can have as many attempts as you like , just entering your chosen time.
Most crews last year posted times around the 30 minute mark, Mordy Skiff with a short break & eventually remembering to turn off the timer App posted a time of just over 60 mins.
This is not a race, just a bit of fun & a great way of connecting with fellow crews around Australia.
Lorrie Harrison the coordinator has mentioned they have quite a few mens & ladies crews entered & are hoping for several mixed crew entries from WA.
So far we are the only mixed crew entered.
I'm wondering if this year we will make it to be -
AUSTRALIA'S MOST AVERAGE CREW ???
We have to set up a timing app & take a couple of photos to ratify our entry.
Basically a continuous 2.5km return row, with any rest stops included in the final timing. We could row down to Parkdale yacht club & return. We could row on Patterson river if weather conditions are not suitable on the Bay.
Our mixed crew entry needs to have a min of one male & maximum of two male rowers, anybody can cox.

Steamer Run early March, 2024. to include Lakes Entrance. ???
We had a National hook up last week to discuss details for next year's Steamer Run. There may be the addition of another day's rowing to include an additional leg up to Lakes Entrance or row back to Paynesville to take advantage of the prevailing winds.
Commencing Monday 26th Feb - Friday 2nd March.2024, followed by the two day Paynesville Classic Boat Rally.

The following weekend will be Victoria's March Labour Day Long Weekend with Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosting the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival.
That will make it two years since we did the Row the Rip in March 2022.

Community Bank Parkdale and Mentone East
Geoffrey Daniel

where are we ... ?

What's this - more Mordi Skiff adventures in the planning?
Where are we and why?

The happy faces of new rowers as they try rowing in Mordi Skiff on Sunday's Mordialloc Sailing Club open day.

Community Bank Parkdale and Mentone East be great if you could get out of the office and come for a row!

18.11.22
A glorious day to be out on the water, or to be enjoying the sights from MSC's beach side garden lounge.
Due to prior commitments, many of our regular rowers were unavailable, so it was a morning on the grass for Mordy Skiff & sharing a few stories with Steve Collins.

After several message contacts we caught up with Steve who is spending several months in Melbourne with family. With a background in slidy seat sculls rowing he has rowed for many years enjoying the sights & sounds of some of England's favoured rivers, lakes & open waters as a competitor & instructor. He is looking forward to sharing time on the water with us on a regular basis over the coming months. Welcome Steve, it will be terrific to share your experiences.

See you on the water soon.

Geoffrey Daniel

The Mordy Skiff departing the Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club Opening Day celebrations today.

You might recognise the Skiff on the cover of this magazine.

Do we recognise this skiff? 🥰 😍 😘

Australasian amateur
Boat Biulder & Kits magazine .

Edition 119 - Oct/Nov/Dec 2022 issue.

Community Bank Parkdale and Mentone East

The Mordy Skiff, with experienced and new crew aboard, rowed out on the Bay on Saturday. The Skiff, below, returns to the Creek to be hoisted onto dry land.

The Mordy Skiff, with some new rowers on board, coming back into the creek following a row on the Bay on Saturday, 1 October.

Mordi Skiff has a big morning rubbing shoulders with our Northern neighbours at Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadon. We were so lucky that the fog lifted to reveal the sail-past.
Thanks so much for the invite, what a beautiful club you do have!

Remember people, if you want to be part of the next Mordi Skiff adventure just post us a message right here.

💡 LIGHTS, 🎥 CAMERA, 🎬 ACTION!

🤩 We are super excited to announce that our much-anticipated release of 'From the Ground Up' will go public on Friday 19 August!

⛵ This once-off documentary, proudly supported by Harken Australia, takes a deep dive into the Australian Sharpie class to identify the role that grassroots manufacturers play in our sport.

📅 While the online release will take place on 19 August, we will also host seven premiere screenings at Sharpie clubs across Australia, including (all local time):

Adelaide Sailing Club, Wed 10 August, 6pm for 7pm
Derwent Sailing Squadron, Wed 10 August, 6pm for 7pm
Keppel Bay Sailing Club, Thu 11 August, 6.30pm for 7pm
Mordialloc Sailing Club, Fri 12 August, 6pm for 7pm
Canberra Yacht Club, Sat 13 August, 6pm for 7pm
Geographe Bay Yacht Club, Sun 14 August, 1pm for 1:30pm
Mounts Bay Sailing Club, Sun 14 August, 1pm for 2pm

A huge shout out to the state Sharpie associations for their support in making the premiere screenings happen!

NSW Sharpies, QLD Sharpies, SA Sharpies, TAS Sharpies, VIC Sharpies & WA Sharpies.

Mordy Skiff rowing from Halfmoon Bay to Sandringham today, Friday 22 July 2022.
We landed at Sandringham YC for a coffee before heading back to Half Moon Bay. A lazy 8km row in perfect conditions.

What's going on now at MSC???

Hi friends,

What a perfect morning for Mordy Skiff to help Esther Abrahams, one of the first Jewish convicts transported out on the First Fleet to step foot in the new Colony.

Check out Esther Abrahams on Google, a determined character living through tough times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Abrahams

Another activity to be marked of on Mordy Skiiff's list of achievements.

Thanks to Steve, Graham & Elizabeth, the way they steadied Mordy Skiff for filming was just terrific. Due to close up photo framing, Mordy Skiff may not be recognised, but we were there helping out the First Fleet.

Great effort crew.

Community Bank Parkdale and Mentone East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Abrahams

Mordi Skiff made it down to Parkdale, fabulous morning on the water in celebration and rememberance of the ANZACs.

The discussion prevailed that the connection of significance to the Anzacs:- the dispatch & retrieval of personnel via beach craft, the solitude, peacefulness & cleansing provided by the sea waters contrasts with the various moods & conflicts that were experienced once the personnel returned to the beaches.

We know our rowing can in no way compare with that in times of conflict, but to transfer our thoughts for a short time, may remind us all of the privileges we currently can experience.

I do believe by being out in the skiff gives us time in our inner personal thoughts to reflect & contemplate matters that become more complicated once back on land.

Geoffrey Daniel.

The Mordy Skiff crew, have decided to dedicate the row tomorrow to the observance & reflections of Anzac Day.

At this stage we will complete our row on the 25th of April on the
local waters of Port Phillip by rowing to either of two Cenotaphs, which by chance fulfill the 5km commitment of the row. Departing MSC at 9.00am, returning approx 10.30am.

The suburbs of Edithvale to the South & Parkdale to the north both hold local remembrance services which we may not be able to coordinate timewise with our row, but offer the crew the opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices & historical contributions of the military services & civilians to Australia.

The discussion prevailed that the connection of significance to the Anzacs:- the dispatch & retrieval of personnel via beach craft, the solitude, peacefulness & cleansing provided by the sea waters contrasts with the various moods & conflicts that were experienced once the personnel returned to the beaches.

We know our rowing can in no way compare with that in times of conflict, but to transfer our thoughts for a short time, may remind us all of the privileges we currently can experience.

I do believe by being out in the skiff gives us time in our inner personal thoughts to reflect & contemplate matters that become more complicated once back on land.

'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them'

Everyone enjoyed dinner on the MSC deck following the row on Thursday evening 🌮