The wind today was a  gentle 0 to 8 Km/h  from the ENE with some tricky calm areas around the top marks.

There were 9 skippers and several spectators turn up to enjoy the sunshine although the light conditions were a little frustrating.

Six boats showed up to the pond today for some scratch racing. Also a couple of new boats down for a practise sail. The wind was fairly steady 10 to 16Km/h from the west , but as per last week

we had lots of shifts happening, requiring several tacks on shifts to get to the windward mark

in the shelter of the west bank, where it was even more flukey.

HK WINS THE DAY 

Sailing got started after removal of the weed build up left by the rain event of last week.

The wind of the day was variable both in strength and direction, starting in the NE and moving to the Nth over the morning. We managed to get 11 races in before the weather set in for the day.

A strong fleet of 8 boats turned out for racing today.

The wind was a constant 16Km/h  from the E with many slight shifts on the day, so observing the water surface to find the fasttest path to the windward mark was the tactic of the day.

Eight yachts on the pond today for some scratch racing. Also a couple of new boats down for a practise sail. The wind was fairly steady from the east, allowing for a long beat to the windward marks.

Geoff O was back after missing a couple of weeks and continued his winning ways to take out 1st place, although he was pushed at times by the rest of the fleet.

Six yachts on the watet for some very intensive sailing. Wind was almost non existent with Phil R saying he had never seen the pond glassed off for so long, basically the wind picked up to 1 – 2 knots max and no stronger over the morning, dying to zero between gusts.

A smaller fleet of 6 boats for a Good Friday sail today.

The wind was 10 to 18 Km/h, mostly from the S, but started out from SE, so it was a short course set across the pond.

Another small turnout with holidays and other events impacting on numbers.

The weather started in the NE at 5kts and moved to the East at 5 - 10 kts with shifts of 5 - 10 degrees.

Another good turnout for 95 races with 11 boats today.

Good to see Yke back on the water today and Murray D giving him a hand with his tuning.

Sean Wallis wins with hot sailing in warm weather.

The delivery of warm weather from the NE set both mornings up with a slow start with light variable breezes starting at 2-5kts settling in as the day progressed to 8-10 kts from the East. The variabilty of wind strength and direction made for lots of opportunities, likewise created traps if you went the wrong way.  

Light and variable winds were again what was presented to the fleet. Starting with a 2knot NW the wind eventually settled to a fickle S/SE. Course changes were called for and the fleet of 7 did well to fit in 7 races for the morning.

Another good turnout for 95 races with 10 boats today.

The wind was up and down between 10 to 16 Km/h and shifted between ENE and ESE, so a

course change was required during racing.

EVERYONE IN THE MIX.

Wow!!!! Excellent, close racing on the day. Very light conditions with the wind variable in the southern quadrant. 7 boats raced on the course and it was good to see Ted also with his boat in the pond trying out some tuning and practicing.

ANDREW WORKS THE FIRST LEGS BEST TO WIN

We had the breeze starting in the NE at 3 - 5 kts swinging significantly from NE to East.  Nailing the start to be in a position to take advantage of the first shift was the formula to success today. It delivered significant leads at the first mark. Andrew sailed well to put himself in this position more often than everyone else.

We had 9 starters for scratch racing today, another very encouraging turn out for 95 racing.

The wind was at about 18km/h gusting to about 25 km/h and shifted between S and SE

regularly, so very tricky to find the quickest way to the windward mark.

We started with 8 boats and finished with eleven, a very encouraging turn out for 95 racing.

The wind varied from non existent to occasional gusts of about 10 km/h, which made for some very slow and  frustrating races. As a consequence we only managed 7.

Nine boats were on course with an East/Noreast wind at 20 km/h gusting to 30 km/h.  A close eye needed to be kept on wind direction as it shifted between east and northeast.

Sailing on the day was very layed back, so much so that the lack of concentration resulted in far too many mark contacts. 

Racing was late starting, numbers only rocking up late, this was a sign on how chilled everyone was.

A Youtube video offering some good advice to RC Sailing fleets with mixed experience and understanding of the rules of sailing.

The marginal breeze attracted a mix of A and B rigs among the fleet of 9.

The fleet initially raced 4 scratch races and then 5 handicap races.

ANOTHER TIE FOR 1ST

Close racing over the morning between Andrew Grist and Greg Westerberg  resulted in another tie that could not be separated by countbacks.

Racing was delayed in getting started with large swings in the wind from the East to the South, finally settling in the SE at 5 - 12 Kts, still swinging but much less so giving plenty of opportunies to windward'

Ten boats were on-course with tricky conditions to kick off with due to a highly variable wind direction and ranged in strength  from 0-4 knts. Eventually the wind settled to a 5-10knt southerly and the course changes kept the racing with good windward/return legs.

SMALL FLEET COMPETES IN 15KT EASTERLY

Congratulations to Murray Howson for his win on the day  with Brian Richardson a close 2nd. Murray owes his win to the finishing run of Harold who stood in to skipper when Murray had to leave to drive to Perth

SPLIT HANDICAP and SCRATCH RACING A SUCCESS

A fleet of 12 took to the lake/pond/drain/water and sailed a split series of handicap and scratch races. Initially with 4 handicap followed by 4 scratch, the additional races were designated scratch. This format proved to be popular. A big thanks to Peter T who took up the role of PRO after the first 2 races.

TOO WINDY FOR MOST MEMBERS.

The couple who rocked up left everthing loaded in their vehicle, we'll have another go next week

The strengthening winds with rain blew the A rigs off the course and a few breakages with B rigs left the fleet of 3 by the end of the day.

LARGE FLEET TURNOUT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACING.

The breeze for the morning took sometime to settle from swinging from the ENE to the SSE. Racing got started when it partially settled to in the East, however was still moving some 10-15 degrees during the race. Course changes were frequent, moving between the East and SE.

We had a fleet of 11 boats rock up for the days sailing.

Peter T continued his good form and jumped from last weeks second placing to top spot.

Weekend Sailing Results

A small  fleet of 12 participated in this series, competitors had a couple of days of non stop sailing over the weekend of 07-08 November, the only down time was for rig changes and a few easily fixed repairs. The weather from the east on Saturday and the west to south west on Sunday. 

Results from sailing today is attached. 10-15knots from the South. Scratch starts.

Congratulations to Phil for his win on the day.

Rule 10 Port/Starboard & Rule 11 Windward/Leeward

RULE 18 - Mark Room 

Room at leeward mark

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