Hi Everyone , Firstly a reminder for all our green fleet sailors who are off to yepoon for the Youth Regatta on the 19th of september dont forget that your first training day is this sunday ( 4/9/22 ) at 10.30 am so no 8.30 for you guys but I suggest that you arrive early say 10.15 am to start rigging as their will be a briefing then on water training just to give you all an idea what it will be like at your first green fleet regatta , we will also be doing the same on the following sunday the 11/9/22 . Last sunday for what we think was the first time ever we had nothing but Open Bic,s on the water with six boats out there and special thanks to Jade and Daniel for loaning their boats so we could accomodate everyone even if Jade was a bit nervous watching her boat being sailed by a new sailor but Laya really looked after it . Finally hopefully we will have the new safety boat on the water with the marine mechanic currently working on her in the cage so fingers crossed she will be ready for Sunday for a test run.
8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
As I have already mentioned we had a morning of Open Bic only so there were a few nervous sailors learning how to rig Bic,s which are totally different to the Tera but we soon had everyone ready and after a short briefing we had everyone ready for their first group session . Originally the winds were from the s/w but as soon as the guys set the course you guessed it it moved s/s/e at around 5 knots so a quick reset was needed then away they all went . Things were slow at first except for harvey and reece who just cruised around the course tacking and gybing with especially Harvey showing some really smooth sailing skills while our newer bic sailors slowly got up to speed which is what you need in the Bic so remember everyone when you think the sail is set just pull it on another 100 mil and as charlie says sit your but on the black stuff and away you will go . There were a few hairy moments in the gybes especially one of Grace,s gybes where the boom fell off ( didnt have the vang on enough ) so a quick return to shore was needed where the pit crew ( daniel , Jade and me ) did a quick fix and she was soon back out there . It was obvious by all the smiling faces that they all had a great time and it looked great from the shore .
10.30 am Youth Training 
As usual we had some discussions about the rules we have been going over lately then we set off for training starting with round and round the safety boat which we normally do one on one but as there were only 5 boats training we decided it would be perfect practice for start line manouveres . . This drill is hard enough on your own but when you have five boats doing it the potential for crashs is obvious but I have to say everyone managed to miss each other even if at times it was a bit close ( Dan on Jade ) and with Taylah and Roos have their usual duel about calling each other up and who knows one day the might even get it right ! I suppose I should explain thsi drill so what it is the safety boat is drifting and the idea is to circle the boat so tack, gybe and bear away 

Hi Everyone , Firstly I would like to remind everyone that due to all of our Instructors being away on the 19th and 26th of September there will be no 8.30 am Juniors as the Department of Sport and Recreation and Australian Sailing rules state that for every six students there must be one qualified Instructor so with only me not travelling to Yepoon for the Youth Regatta it has to be cancelled for those two weeks . We will be running 10.30 class but this session will be restricted to a maximum of six sailors and no beginners will be accepted for the two weeks , to book for 10.30 class please check with me at the office .
PRICING : After nearly thirteen Years of our 8.30 am juniors being priced at $15.oo per person we will as at Sunday the 4th of September raising the price to seventeen ( $17.00 ) dollars and $70.00 for Bulk sailing books mainly due to the price of fuel which has seen a large increase in recent times . The club will also now be giving everyone the option of either paying by cash as usual or card swipe as most people now pay by card or D/D .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
With the sun shining and light winds it was looking a perfect day for learning to sail and despite no one booking on saturday for sunday morning we ended up with 8 young sailors signed on for the class . With mainly our Bic,s being rigged we ended up with all our Bics being rigged which hasnt happened for some time so consequentally we found a few parts missing so there was a bit of jury rigging going on to get everything ready as its seems at least one vang assembly has disappeared but we have ordered a new one which will hopefully arrive in a couple of weeks . So how was the sailing well the winds were originally from the west so Ross went through the briefing on that premis so you can guess what happened yep it went south but everyone soon adapted to the new course that Jason and Guy set and with the wind speed around 6/7 knots solid it was perfect for some tacking and gybing with some really good gybing from Xavier and Laya and also from Grace well when she wasnt capsizing !!! but well done for staying out grace especially without a wetsuit which apparently Mum has decided to now purchase but apparently whitties didnt have one to fit so I suggested Rubber Jungle who make them to fit and do an excellent job.
10.30 am Youth Training ;
Well we did our usual thing and started with Rules focusing on some right of way and one or two flags and with Jade having the blue book at hand everyone is generally getting the idea that yes we need to know the rules .
Tristan actually asked what a trapezoid course is and also what a gated course is ? so I drew them on the white board so you had to be there or you can look it up on line . The wind had come up a bit but still roughly south at around 8/10 knots so we originally used the 8.30 course with tacking and gybing before sending everyone off to the green channel marker . Taylah and Roos were off and running especially upwind followed by some very good downwinds with even Harvey just flying in the Bic . His off sider in Tristan was also getting around well that is until one strong gust got him right near the bridge pilon and he went in so a short tow was needed but even with his wetty on he came back shivering so off to shore he went . Jade and Daniel as usual just cruised and are mainly using 10.30 for Yepoon training .
1.30 pm Open Racing
Withe the winds increasing and shifting S/E at around 15 knots we decided to set a course in our channel as it was predicted to increase . We set at at the x mark down near runners with B mark over near the pine trees  to make at triangle course with the start off the club pontoon . Everyone looked very keen and with eight boats at the line it was certainly busy especially when Ross caught the fleet napping by starting on starboard while the rest started on port and he even forced a few people to tack with a very loud starboard call . The winds started to increase as usual after the start but our two Bic,s were right up there with the Lasers after both getting a good start . On the first downwind Tom had emerged in front and throughout the race steadily increased his lead and was uncatchable while Jade did the same in the Bic,s with Dan slowly dropping back apparently he should have checked his rig? before going out . Matt went for a swim near the green but was fine righting his laser because he was standing on the bottom yep thats what the green mark means Matt ( shallow water on the eastern side ) . So how did Tom get so far in front after starting at the back end of the fleet he used his local knowledge and sailed up the western side out of the current while everyone else went east  so a lesson learned people.

Upcoming 
Yepoon 19th / 25th September 
Windsurfing champs 19/20 November 

CU on the water 
J Murphy
P.P.S.C.

Hi Everyone , Well firstly we are building a great fleet for yepoon in september it will be the biggest fleet of sailors that Paradise Point Sailing Club has ever sent to a Regatta since we opened in 2008 so I am personally very proud of all our young sailors who have decide to take up the challenge and give it a go!!! A special thanks goes to Jade , Daniel , Taylah , Tristan , Harvey , Reece , Ross and Charlie for putting in such a great effort in teaching these young sailors the basics of sailing every Sunday without your effort guys we wouldnt have such a great fleet of new sailors in the club . A special thanks goes out to Kelly and Scott in helping organise everyone looking for charter boats , accomodation and general information it certainly saves me a lot of work trying to do it myself .We will be doing some Regatta training essentially for our green fleet sailors on the 5th & 12th of september at our 10.30 Youth session so if your going to yepoon we suggest you attend these practice days 
Our new safety boat that has been sitting in the shed since arriving will be getting a check over by our marine mechanic next week , why so long ? well just too busy it will be great to finally having it on the water mainly for Race starts .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
We last sunday was an absolute turn around from saturday which was just terrible with no wind and lots of rain then going to beautiful blue skies and reasonable winds . We had a good group of sailors ( 10 ) and as usual mainly girls signing on for a morning sail . As Taylah was away looking at Universities I took the class and I was very surprised at the level of knowledge everyone showed especially in question time regarding boat parts , wind directions and wind speed on the day which meant we were soon on the water . We set a course to suit the w/n/w winds were at around 5 knots and with Jason and Guy in charge on water we soon had everyone launched and cruising around the track . Laya who again was i in a Bic,s was soon getting her bic up to speed but like most of the girls didnt gybe which they were told to try so next week girls we are going to push gybing . Zack was the only one gybing and looks like he is ready for an upgrade to the bic so maybe one more week in the Tera then we might give him a go in the bic .
10.30 am Youth Training 
As usual we had a briefing on rules mainly on room to tack and when to tack and with Jade consulting her rule book everyone went well so lets hope some of it stays there fingers crossed . So what is next weekends 10.30 rule discussion going to be Iam thinking start flags as its important to know as not all clubs use the same startin secuence . Ross got his wish with us doing start practice which was mainly won by Jade or Daniel , Ross stuffed up and broke his carbon tiller so had to borrow a sloppy fitting club one which still didnt help his starts with a couple of too earlies and a couple of too lates . Harvey was best in green fleet with his manouvering towards the start line getting much better and his boat speed improving each week . Guy went out as well and got a cheer when he capsized and Jason even got photographic proof and yes we gave him a cheer . Tristan occassionally got a bit off course especially when we sent everyone off to the canal so Tris remember you have to get your butt on the new side faster when tacking maybe we should look at your tacking technique before yepoon?
1.30 pm Open Racing 
As it wasnt a race weekend as they are the first and third sundays a few of the guys just went for a practice sail down to runners but when they were coming back they all struggled against the current which was quite strong on the outgoing tide . Our youth sailors just had a muck around with Taylah sailing Jades boat and yes she fitted but sadly didnt capsize which we were all counting on and Jade and Daniel sailed Taylahs laser but they were sitting so far down the back the boat was nearly stalled so you two its just like a Bic sit forward going upwind in light winds ?
Ok so remember Open division racers its the third weekend of the month next weekend so racing is on !

Upcoming 
Yepoon 19/9/2022 
2023 midwinter cup 24/6/2023
Windsurfing Regatta 19/11/2022
Hospital Fundraiser sunday 15th january 2023

C U on the water
J Murphy

Hi Everyone , Iam back from a week of where I travelled to sydney to pick up boat parts , visit family and have a break and yes innitially it was very cold but towards the end of the week it did warm up so back to shorts , shirt and jumper well that was after nine am after it had warmed up outside . With the yepoon event fast approaching it looks like we will have another open skiff sailor entering in Laya from 8.30 class making a total of 5 sailors in the beginners fleet and 3 in open class which is a great outcome for the club and Charlie and I are so proud of them all ! . Unfortunately due to all of our instructors being away for the event we will not be holding 8.30 am juniors on the 18th and 25th of september as australian sailing safety regulations says that we need 1 instructor per 6 students so in the interest of safety I had to make the decision to cancel , we will however still be operating our 10.30 training group , if you would like to register for this advanced sailing group please check with the sailing office as we can only take 6 students . Our 1.30 open racing will still operate as normal so all those keen racers out there can still get their competition fix on sundays 
8.30 am Sunday Juniors 
Well as usual the girls outnumbered the boys again with 10 sailors signing on for this class 8 of which were girls so it must mean the girls are tougher in the cold weather right boys!
Conditions were perfect with light s/w winds that were slowly turning south just a pity the safety boat crew ( charlie & Taylah ) didnt see the change as the set the course luckily we saw it from shore and managed to get them to change the buoy positions so everyone wasnt trying to sail into the no sail zone ?
So who did well on the day well I have to say everyone because everyone sailed well including one capsize but the girls werent in the water for long and soon had their boat up and running . We did a little session on shore with Ross showing the group how to tack the way we all do which is a bit difficult at first but once they all get it they will be off and running especially the ones going off to yepoon and yes I did see some of them trying the new manouvre on the water slightly messy but at least they were trying.
10.30 am Youth Training 
To all the sailors in this group as soon as they all heard that we were doing rules first they were all so excited they couldnt wait to get to the class room , well I would like to think that but I have my doubts ! So what rule did we discuss ( RULE 20 room to tack at an obstruction ) Jade even pulled out her blue book of sailing just to make sure she got it right , its an interesting rule which like a lot of sailing rules is somewhat open to interperation and yes next week there will be another one . On the water we just sent everyone down to the yellow x at runners then back to green near the club and with the winds around 6/8 knots east it was perfect especially as it swung s/e . We even had Harveys dad Guy and Daniels Dad Scott out there giving it a try now all we need is to convince them both to actually hike out so they can generate more boat speed and keep up with their kids 
1.3O Open Racing 
With Taylah and Charlie in of course setting you guessed it we were running late for the start well they are teenagers right ? and with the winds out of the n/e east at a good 8 knots we set the start line down at runners and the top mark at the top of soverign and B mark in the channel between Ephriam and Soverign . The start was hotly contested with Ross arriving a couple of seconds early and having to run down the line while most of the group was right on time including Jade and Daniel who had awesome starts . Again Scott and Guy were out for practice and Scott nearly caused Taylah to have a heart attack as he nearly took Adrian out barging at the start yes it was her boat he sailed . We also had a new member of the Open Bic team out there in Harvey ( 9years old ) yes sailing with the open fleet although we did shorten the course a bit for him but Iam sure he enjoyed it considering the smile on his face . There was also a bit of controversy on the day as we had a racing umpire on the start boat and let me tell you no one was getting away with sloppy roundings he pulled up Tom Matt and Ross for touching the mark although I did have to overrule his decision on Roos as although it was close he didnt touch so watch racers I think Reece ( harveys younger brother ) enjoyed giving penalties so Iam saying he will be back again to keep you all honest , Oh and by the way Casey won over Tom and yes she was in a radial and Tom a full rig great racing everyone

Upcoming 
Yepoon 19/24 September 
September Holiday Camps probably only one due to Yepoon again dates to follow.

CU on the water
J Murphy