Hi everyone , It was a bit of a quiet start last weekend especially after a scorcher on Saturday but despite the heat a few of us braved the heat and had a great saturday sail . Pete Charlie and I had perfect n/e winds and even though the outgoing tide was roaring there was some great reaching and good upwind challenges , might do it again this weekend .
8.30 Sunday Juniors ; After early morning showers it was absolutely stifling setting up for the early session but we still managed to attract a reasonable group for the early class and with the winds coming from the s/e it was perfect practice conditions . As usual we had two new sailors who went out with Hunter and Casey for their first go and seemed to really enjoy the experience , yes we did allow capsizing as well it was too hot not too !
10.30 Sunday Juniors ; OK it was still hot at 10.30 and we did loose a fair hunk of wind but with everyone keen to get on the water we set them a pretty difficult upwind / downwind with heaps of current and after a bit of coaching from Kyle and me we managed to show everyone how to manage the conditions and we were pleasantly surprised at how everyone went . Truly everyone in the class did exceptionally well with standouts like Lachy , Cody and Parker showing the way . We did finish a bit early mainly because it was just too hot !
Junior Racing ; Despite everyone saying they wanted to try this new format we have only got Parker signed up so far so come on everyone come and give it a try it really is fun!
Open Racing ; We are trying this year a bigger racing calendar with race 1 last Sunday being a pre season series and despite the light conditions we still had 9 boats at the start line in around 2/4 knots from the e/s/e . It was definitely conjested at the start line with the tide trying to push everyone over which managed to trap a few starters including Casey who was completely shut out and started last but still came back to finish first in 4.7.
With the light conditions with the Adults it was a blanket finish with JP and Peter just getting there before the rest . Race two saw a wind increase around 1 knot and with a great start by everyone it was a much faster race with everyone shaving around 10 minutes of the previous race time including Mike who you guessed it fell out again , gotta get that guy some glue shouldnt have told him how to make it go faster downwind ? 
Upcoming ? We are at present negotiating with Surf Life saving Queensland to run a First Aid Class at the club , so if you are interested in learning or renewing this valuable life skill let us know so we can put your name on the list , not sure of cost yet but will let everyone know soon .

CU on the water
John Murphy

Hi Everyone , were back for another year of learning , improving , understanding , interaction and support for all our mrmbers non members sailors potential sailors and those who just want to enjoy the spectacle .

8.30 am Sunday Juniors , We didnt expect a big crowd for our first Sunday back even though we had perfect sun and wind conditions but still we had ten sailors turn up for their sailing fix . With Kyle back on Sarah Cooper and Casey Charlie and Dan as assistants we had a great morning with light winds and a simple course across the channel . Everyone did very well with no collisions and just the occassional capsize generall on purpose because it was so hot! Did we miss Tianna ? yes we did !
10.30 Sunday Juniors ; With the winds turning e/s/e it turned out perfect conditions for all the ten thirty group to shake off the cobwebs . The winds were around 6 to 10 knots which were ideal for Cody and Dan to really get their lasers going and they both looked like they were really enjoying themselves . Ollie and Abbey gave the new Taz a go with both main and jib attached and they really got the boat going at times even the timing on the tacks with swapping both sails over just got better as the session went on . Casey joined in to practice roll and snap gybes and was really nailing them , I think everyone including the adults are going to have to watch here when racing beginns next Sunday .
PROPOSED JUNIOR RACING ; This program is for all the kids who have reached at least red band in morning juniors and would like to have a go at learning to race , racing will take place in front of the club and consist of basic sausage racing with a start and finish line and started with a flag and sound signal . Anyone who thinks they would like to give it a try can register next Sunday at the club , should be a lot of fun !
Open Rcaing is back as of next weekend with a whole new format including more general races and a club championship series . First sound signal at 1.25 pm 

AGM Paradise Point Sailing Clud welcomes the addition of Simone Doherty as the new Secretay for the club replacing Tianna who has moved to Me;lbourne to persue here career , Andrew Roake remains Treasurer , John Murphy as President Kyle Reid as Committee member and Peter Board as a fellow committee member .
Good luck and happy sailing for everyone in 2017 

CU ALL ON THE WATER
John Murphy