Club Information
4. Nominating for Club boat trips
7. Radio procedures and marine contacts
1. Meeting locations and dates
Regular Club meetings are held at the Waverley RSL in Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley, starting at 8.00pm, meetings are held every Tuesday fortnight, during the Spring to Autumn fishing season and at monthly intervals during the Winter.
Meetings cover the status of the boating, house matters, social affairs, general Club business and acceptance of nominations from those persons wishing to go fishing with the Club over the following fortnight.
2. Fees and donations for 2007/2008
1. Joining fee $30 Membership $80.
2. Life Members, wishing to receive comprehensive literature are asked to contribute $10 to defray postage and distribution cost.
3. Boat-trip donation - Per person $20. Trip Members are to replace fuel at their cost.
4. Long-term-period rate donations, for away fishing trips are to be decided by the Executive Committee on advice from the boating Sub-committee.
5. It is the prerogative of the Angling Sub-committee to offer reduced-trip donations for needed Captains.
6. Holiday House-stay donations $10/night per person.
7. Boat & house donations – review Jan. 2008 by the Committee.
Members wishing to go fishing - attend the angling Nomination Meeting to book their trip. Alternatively - book by phoning Brian Feruglio, Fishing Captain on Phone :0417057138 or, if unavailable, another Committee Member. The congregation point for the W’port. fishing trips is determined by the elected Skipper of the day.
New Members are urged to place themselves on the Trainee Captains list - so that they can take out the Club boat.
In any dispute relating to angling and bookings, the Angling Committee will be the sole judge.
1. Entry into this seasons comp. will be $10 to be eligible for additional trophies
2. Fish Off days (comp. days) will be conducted from July 2007 to May 2008 for the Club Champion/Clarrie Williams Shield.
3. The monthly Fish Off days will held over 2 days based on the nominated weekends.
4. Members can only submit one session towards comp. points.
5. Members unable to fish the comp. days due to work commitments may fish the adjacent Friday or Monday by confirming with the Angling Chairman prior to comp. day.
6. Catches must be verified by at least one other Club Member or associate to gain points and a filled out fishing trip sheet submitted to angling chairman.
7. Club away fishing trips will also be included into comp points when they coincide with a fish-off weekend .
8. When snapper and whiting comps. are on same day - members can only submit 1 species for comp. points.
All participants entering comps. receive 10 points with an additional maximum of 20 points available per fish-off day.
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Snapper = 2 points (max 10 per comp) |
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Whiting = 1 point (max 20 per comp) |
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Salmon = 1 point (max 20 per comp) |
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Gummy = 10 points (max 2 per comp) |
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Trout = 2 points (max 10 per comp. within bag limit) |
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Bream = 2 points (max 10 per comp) |
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Shark (other) = 10 points (max 2 per comp) |
Awards will be given for:
1. Club Champion,
2. Fishing Comp. Awards – 1st ,2nd &3rd (eligible members)
3. Clubman of the Year (voted by Members at Pres’n. Night)
4. Longest snapper (season)
5. JW Shield - Surf trip club champion
6. Longest whiting (season)
7. Longest trout (season)
8. Longest bream (trip award)
9. Longest other fish, (on fish-off or club trip days)
10. President’s Award (at President’s discretion).
11. Stick pins for whiting over 45cm. and snapper over 60cm.
4. Nominating for Club-Boat Trips
In nominating for Club trips, Members should familiarize themselves with the boating condition specified on section 5.
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Nominations at taken at Club Meetings and take preference over telephone nominations. |
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Booking for boat trips in order of preference is |
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Members, Members immediate families (i.e. partner and siblings) and Members visitors. |
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A Member can invite up to 2 visitors per trip. |
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A visitor can have a maximum of 3 boat trips per season & then be given the opportunity to apply to |
become a Member.
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Persons between 12 and 17 can be charged at half price but entitled to half their share of the catch |
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For angling cancellations or nominations contact the Chairman of the Angling Sub-committee or the listed |
assistant.
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Members must be at the nominated meeting point 15 minutes prior to departure time. |
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Times may be varied by The Chairman of Angling Committee or the Captain. |
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Trip sheets must be in hands of Angling Committee within 1 week after trip. |
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Private boat Members must nominate at the latest on the day of fishing and have catch verified |
by another Member if entering their catch for any prize.
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Keeping undersize fish or exceeding bag limits will result in disqualification from fish-off day with |
deliberate major regulation breaches to be dealt with by the full Committee.
The Club boat will be located at Yaringa Marina for a trial period. (refer to website for up-dates or contact Boating or House Committee.
As a general rule, trip Captain’s are decided at the previous Club Meeting and confirmed by the Angling Committee Chairman at that time. If you booked in but cannot attend the appropriate Nomination Night meeting then please contact the Chairman of the Angling Committee, or his deputy, for detailed information, including the Captain’s identity and specific requirements for the trip.
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Club boat not allowed out when winds forecast at more than 16 Knots |
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Captains can determine the times for departure and may make other late-stage alterations to plans. It is |
therefore the responsibility of each trip Member to contact the trip Captain the day before the
trip.
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A boat must not be taken out without clearance either at a Nomination Night meeting or subsequently, |
from an Angling Committee Member or (if this is not possible) from an authorized Committee
Member.
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Only Members authorized to skipper the boat (refer Members list available from Secretary) can be |
Captains. All Captains (incl. Trainees) must hold a boating license.
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When there are multiple consecutive booking requirements, a boat can only be reserved for 1 day at a |
time, when the boat is based at Warneet.
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Longer term hiring of the boats for fishing away from the Warneet base, is subject to availability and |
normally is limited to a maximum of 3 consecutive days. Such hiring and usage is at the discretion of
the Executive Committee acting on advice from the Boat and Angling Sub-committees.
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Trainee Captains may take a boat out provided another fully qualified Captained boat is in the immediate |
vicinity.
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A minimum of 2 Members are required for the club boat. |
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Children under 12 are only permitted on boats on nominated ‘Parent & Child’ days. On these occasions, it |
is the responsibility of the parent to attend to their child’s safety and to provide them with
appropriate lifejacket that must be worn at all times (2 only children’s lifejackets are available
through the Club – individuals must check lifejackets ensuring they are a suitable fit before
departing).
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Children aged 12 to 16 are allowed on the boats when accompanied by a parent or by a person given |
authority by a parent and with the concurrence of all trip Members. It is reiterated that it is the
responsibility of the responsible adult to look after their children’s safety and to provide them with
appropriate lifejackets that must be worn at all times.
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The Club boat takes a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 passengers. However, it is strongly |
recommended that the planing hull is restricted to a maximum of 4, depending upon the overall
weights.
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Nominated Members and visitors take preference over non-nominated persons. |
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Captains are to be familiar with operating procedures, to check oil, fuel, safety gear and to leave the boat |
Clean
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At the trip conclusion, fuel tanks are to be topped up with unleaded petrol. In addition, the injection 2 |
stroke oil tank on the hull motor, should be left more than half full.
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Fuel is obtainable at the Warneet store and 2 stroke oil is in the Club garage. |
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Any damage or boat faults are to be reported on blackboard in House garage and on the trip sheet with the |
trip Captain
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Bookings are arranged through the Chairman of the House Sub-committee, Ian Clyde, Phone 0418 530 112 |
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Booking in order of preference is Members, Members immediate families and Members visitors up to a |
maximum of 4 for any one period.
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Participation of 3 official club working bee’s entitles member to a Free stay |
7. Radio procedures and marine contacts
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The boat radios are normally on 27.96Mhz for contact between boats. |
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Channel 27. 88Mhz is for establishing other contacts and emergencies with 27.86Mhz for weather reports |
and alternative emergencies.
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Club boat will answer calls to TAC or SEA ‘Trail Craft’. |
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Westernport Safety Council can be contacted on 27.88 or on VH channel 16 or by phone on 03 59987221. |
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If Reporting Fishing offences or official contacts remember – where, when, who and what registration. |
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Water Police phone Nos. are 93997500 or 1800135792. |
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Reporting of illegal fishing dial 13FISH (i.e. 133474) |
8. Trip leaving times (pre-check with Captain
Members must be at the nominated meeting point 15 minutes prior to departure time. These are normally 3 hours before daytime low tides as set out in the tide tables.