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Autumn Series - Race 7 /26-05-13/ & the rest

30/5/2013

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Hi Everyone ,

Another fine weekend after a patchy week weather wise The winds were strong on Saturday forcing a couple of cancellations but turned around on Sunday with ideal conditions all day.

Junior Sailing

Again we had a group of nine junior sailors heading out on the water with the winds between 3 to 7 knots.

We had a bit of early drifting until the wind settled from the south and then everyone got going and had some fun sailing.

A special thanks goes to India and Sienna 2 for taking young Sam out for her second sail and showing her how to use the main sheet.

Big welcoming HELLO to two new boys Dallas and Mitchell who despite some early wild manoeuvres actually started sailing straight lines.

Yes, I did stand in the water again but this Sunday I had more warm clothes on!

Junior racing

All the usual subjects in the boys group turned up ready to race on the day with a new starter in Finn. Even he will admit, he was left a bit overawed by the speed of the boys around the course.

I have yet to view the video which should reveal some interesting mark rounding?

I noticed young Charlie has worked out how to not knock his hat off when tacking:  he leaves his hat off !!! One day Charlie you will finally admit my way is better.

Last but not least our youngest racer LUKA sailed the best he has ever sailed since getting his own boat, all put down to looking where he was going and not sitting on his feet. Well done Luka.

Club Racing - Race 7

We had good conditions by the time racing started with winds from 8 to 15 knots. That made everyone so excited they forgot about the tide at the start line resulting in a general recall, the first one in a long time. Sorry everyone I could see it was inevitable with 30 seconds to go with Thomson winning the award for first over, most of the fleet right behind him. Here is the proof:
For some more "breathtaking" action check these two clips. Thanks Mike B for making and uploading them.
RESTART
FIRST GYBE
Its also nice to see that my training strategy is working fine with Michelle giving her excuse at the start line just in case she sailed slow. As luck would have it, she did sail slow with a nice Gybe rounding capsize due to a mainsheet rigged without the boom saddle (a lesson well learned).

The winner on the day was Jackson from TSS who once he got in front never stopped working the boat all the way to the finish line. Finally George Morton has achieved one of his sailing goals by finishing the race sailing backwards over the line. Don’t forget the coaches on the finish boat who got you there.
__________________________________________________________________ Our Bunnings barbeque is on this Saturday, so if you have a need to visit Bunnings (and who wouldn’t) drop in and buy a sausage and have a chat. These are usually great days. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help on the day. Lets hope its a good day financially for the club.
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Midwinter cup

Its' getting closer with the committee really getting serious with the behind the scene organization of the whole event, which by the way is massive, but definitely on track. We have a new member in Barry Tyler who has taken on the role of secretary and canteen coordinator, so we get the minutes emailed each week. He is also working closely with Pieter and Gordana to make sure the canteen works smoothly buy covering all the bases now. Excellent work guys and girls.

CU on the water


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Autumn Series - Race 6 /19-05-13/ & everything elseĀ 

22/5/2013

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Hi Everyone ,

What a great weekend with blue skies and good winds on Saturday and the same on Sunday with a little less wind early and building as the day progressed.

Junior Sailing

Sunday morning started with 9 hardy Junior sailors arriving for the first session with perfect conditions for our younger sailors to improve their skills. Congratulations to Riley, Ryan, Spencer and Noah who all improved their taking skills with a bit of in water and on water coaching from Pieter and Me. (Yes it was chilly standing in the water for 50 minutes !!!)
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I have to also thank India who took a new sailor out with Sienna and showed them both the right way to tack and sail a good course.
Junior Racing

Firstly, apparently, all the parents on the shore were totally amazed at one persons ability to persevere in light winds in the race training group. Yep that person was me.

Apparently my patience is becoming legendary?

Fair enough, the winds were shifting and intermittent, but come on boys how many times did I say either pull it on or let it off.

One good thing happened and that was young Nick (the brick) won his first race! Must have pulled the sail on and then let it off. 

Well done Nick !



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Club Racing

The Club races on Sunday were held in very different conditions with race one in virtually a drifter. Michelle come out as victor although there was some talk of getting ASADA involved as she was 4 minutes in front of the second place???

The second place could have been anyone's as several boats nearly crossed the line only to have the wind drop out and drift back with the current.

In race Two, luckily, the Weather Gods smiled on us with a wind shift to the East and increased to around 8 knots. That race was completed in under forty minutes with everyone smiling over the finish line.

First in Race Two was Chris followed by Peter and John.

Our two upcoming events, the Bunnings fundraising barby ( Sat 1st June ) and the Open Bic Regatta ( 28th / 30th June ), are coming together but we are still looking for volunteers to help out.

The Bic Regatta it is the biggest event by far on the calendar so any and all help will be appreciated. Just check with the club if you want to volunteer some time.
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Finally our local Chandler (Bias Boats) has come on board to help us promote the Mid Winter Cup and are helping us fill the competitor gift bags with shackle keys, hats, catalogs and stickers. Thanks guys.
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Autumn Series - Race 5 /12-05-13/ & The weekly update

14/5/2013

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Well, it looks like mother nature has returned to rain,  wind and then no wind followed by the rain. That sums up recent weather conditions.

We are still looking for volunteers for both the Bunnings Barby (1st June) and The Bic Mid winter cup (28-30 June). If you can spare a couple of hours (or more) please make use of the links below.

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser  -   send us an email HERE
BIC Mid Winter Cup -  download Volunteer form HERE
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Sunday Juniors

We only had a small group of junior sailors mainly due to Mothers Day, but those who attended had a good sail in light to moderate conditions with a couple of collisions ( usual ) and then capsizing !!!

Yes it was cold but they still wanted to capsize.

A special mention goes to India whose sailing just gets better every week.
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Junior Racing

Again we had a hardy bunch turn up for Junior racing with good medium winds and the occasional gusts just to liven it up.


Conditions were a bit difficult but I personally took great satisfaction in nearly everyone coming to me and asking for fixes to their sailing problems on the day. See, I told you Sienna that if you pull the sail on before you tack it doesn’t get caught on the transom with some good tacks resulting.

Everyone is improving each week with Patrick really settling in and the Bic boys keeping up with the challenging Bic Skiffs.

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Club Racing
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Check out more photos on GALERY page
With only seven competitors on the start line it was an easy start so I blew it! I still have no idea why I was so far back.

Tom Slocombe, Roger and I had a great tussle to the top mark, with me just getting to mark A in front. On the down wind, Tom again just got in front before the Gybe mark and then very kindly capsized allowing me back in front.

At that time my outhaul decided to unravel which meant the upwind was full of roundups for me.

Tom and Roger
managed to get away and then Michelle overtook me on the way to the finish line. I mustn’t forget to mention both William and Trish both of who,s sailing has definitely stepped up a couple of notches in recent weeks.

Must be all that coaching Trish?
Windsurfing
Paul Hand was away at Lake Catharaba last weekend competing in the states and unofficially finished in the top ten.

I say unofficially because one of his sail numbers fell off so several finishes weren’t recorded.

Paul tells me though all in all he had a great weekend.

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Have a good week everyone! Looks like
the sun will be back for the weekend.

John Murphy
President/Sailing manager
P.P.S.C.


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Autumn Series - Race 4 / 05-05-13/ & the Weekly Update

8/5/2013

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Hi everyone

We have some big projects coming up in June with the first one being our fundraising Barby at our local Bunnings on Saturday the 1st of June.

Yes, we are looking for volunteers to help on the day so if you can spare
a couple of hours just let me know .

( previous sausage cooking skill not essential, but an advantage)

We then have the Mid winter Bic Cup from the 28th to the 30th of June and again we are looking for volunteers over the three days to assist we boats, parking, cooking and general duties . If you think you might be able to spare some time just complete the attached form and return it to the club so we can find a spot for you.

volunteer_information_open_bic_cup.pdf
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Junior Sailing

Sunday Juniors was held in maximum wind conditions (8 to 12 knots) with some high speeds, collisions, near misses and capsizing but overall all the juniors handled the conditions well.

A special commendation to India and Sienna 2 for a great team effort.

Good work girls!
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Junior racing

Junior racing was also held in 8 to 12 knots with occasional gusts of around14 knots, so, again some high speeds and a few capsizes.

Dillon and Charlie who have started training in Bics found the going a bit tough as the Bics are not as forgiving as the Tera's. There were a few capsizes between them, especially on the broad reaches with just a bit to much main out resulting on high siding a spat out.

Our lone girl competitor (Kayla) showed the boys up winning two of the four races (large grin was evident as she crossed the finish line).
Club Race

Racing was held in 10 to 16 knots with a close tussle between Peter, Jackson and Judge John up to the first mark.  Jackson was rounding first but
then unfortunately he headed for the wrong mark ( C )and by the time he realized his mistake both Peter and John had passed him.

That was how they finished in just on one hour.

There was some good speed shown by all and again a special congratulations to Trisha who usually struggles in those conditions but actually finished right behind the other 4.7. Good work Trisha (must be all that coaching in the 470).
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GREAT NEWS - PPSC has a HOME till 2028

2/5/2013

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We have just received our new lease for the Club house from the Gold Coast City Council. We have been successful in being granted an extension of our original 5 year lease,
has now been increased to 15 years.

The club is now secure until 2028!

This means that we can look to the future without worrying about how long we will be here !

All that blood paperwork which John Murphy painstakingly worked on and completed was worth the effort. WELL DONE JOHN!
                                                                   We are all very happy with this positive outcome.


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