FFI-V News Flash 12^th Oct 2025

·      Ossie McCutcheon Trophy Notice of Race has issued

·      Calendar dates next Worlds and Local
for 2025-2026 FFI-V Season

·      FFI-V Membership Renewal is now due for 2025-2026 season

The Ossie McCutcheon Trophy Regatta Notice of Race (click on this link)has been posted and the Online entry is also now active.You can enter online up till 10:00pm Friday evening.

Davey’s Bay Yacht Clubis the venue for this season’s Ossie McCutcheon event which has been revised into a single day event. With onshore rigging and boat tuning in the boat park in the morning.

DBYC run their Sir John Madden Sprint Series in October with 5 short races each Sunday.FFI-V will use Sunday 19^th October 2025 to run the Ossie McCutcheon Trophy races (with Sunday 26^th as the backup day).

You will be able to enter right up till the briefing on the race day. But you do need to renew your FFI-V membership to be counted in the results. Your entry fee of $20- per boat will be going directly to after racing drinks and snacks (with sausage sizzle being proposed) and Prizes.

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Calendar dates – next Worlds, FFI-Australia & Local FFI-V:

FFI-V 2025-2026 Ossie McCutcheon Trophy, Davey’s Bay YC, 19^th Oct 2025

FFI-ACT Dinghy Championships, 15^th & 16^thNovember 2025

62^nd Australian Championships, Cruising YC of SA, from 11^th to 16^thJan 2026

FFI-V 2025-2026 State Championships, Mordialloc SC, 14 & 15^th Mar 2026

25^th FFI-World Champ’s, Royal Hong Kong YC, HKFF, March 2028

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How to renew or register for FFI-V membership of season 2025-2026.
Click here open the FFI-V websitethen go to the Membershippage.

At the bottom of this page, you will find a link for RETURNING MEMBER

To pay by Credit Card use this link to renew your membership online.

To pay by direct transfer download a membership form

from the bottom of the Membership page.

For Online renewal you will need to use your Australian Sailing number
as previously advised to FFI-V.

I am going to attempt to send out invoices for membership renewal as some have asked for this to make it easier. No deadline on when this will happen.

From Dale Collings

On Behalf of FFI-V