Well Mother Nature did it again on Saturday with torrential rain and patchy winds. Then we had Sunday with blue skies and wind from 3/5 knots in the morning and up to 12/14 knots for the first race of the Autumn Series.

We didn’t have a big fleet of racers on Sunday but it was a very tough race with less than 1 second between First and Third.

Congratulations to Michelle (first win) who just pipped Peter and Roger at the line with Tony coming in forth in the radial.

I even had a run myself to test out my shoulder after two months of no sailing while it repaired. I managed to keep Peter Fell at bay to the first mark but then slowly lost ground coming home fifth with my usual capsize about 200 mts from the finish. Luckily I already had my excuse ready ( shoulder ) before I left the beach . Thanks to Ted and Mike Brice for running the race which allowed me to get out on the water.

Sunday Juniors in the first session was only small but we seemed to have hit a winner with the 10.30 session of race training.

A dedicated group of seven sailors competing over five races with Mark coming out on top with Dillon right on his tail each time. Great work Mark, your recent form has been excellent.

I mustn’t forget Ruby /Rose, the most consistent of the girl racers, who normally comes home near last but finally cracked it with a win in the last race

The Open Bic regatta is starting to take shape with the ground work in setting up the event underway.  The club will be looking for an Event committee as there is a lot to get done in the lead up to the event and also volunteers for the event both on water and at the club . If you think you would like to help in either of these capacities just let me know by email so I can keep track of everyone and when they are available.

Just to give everyone an update on numbers: we originally hoped for 20 competitors but thank to some hard sell by Allan Morton in recent away events we may be looking at 40 competitors for the three days !!

Just in case you didn’t know Paradise Point Sailing Club is 4 years old as of last Friday !

It only seems like yesterday that a group of people came to me to see if I could help them start a sailing club dedicated to promoting the sport of sailing for kids and their families. As usual, not fully thinking the consequences through, I immediately said yes and then the forms & paperwork began ...... and is still going on, in ever increasing amounts.

But you know what, its been worth every minute especially to see the smiles on the children's faces as they learn and have fun on the water.

Hi everyone,

Well finally we had some decent weather on Sunday for not only Juniors but also racing .

We only had a small group of Juniors in the first lesson who sailed in 3 to 5 knot winds but unfortunately only one person ( Charlie ) turned up for the second class. We assumed that the conditions kept most people away . Charlie helped with rigging the 470 and then we sent him off for a short sail when the wind came back.

Weather wise, it was a very interesting day with storms building in the west and then splitting before it reached us and going north and south with a final decision on racing only being made around 12.45 .

I have never heard so many extreme weather warnings over the VHF and I must admit it had Ted and I constantly watching the heavens for the first sign of bad weather.

The wind on the day started at around 4/5 knots and by the end of the race reached 15, with the first boat home being Maurie in just over 1hr and 40 min.

Lastly, don’t forget to invite all your friends to the try sailing fundraiser on the 16th of December. 

You can get hold of the flier HERE.

Lets' make it a big day and don’t forget all proceeds raised on the day will go to the children's ward of Gold Coast Hospital .

Good Sailing!

John Murphy
President/Sailing manager

Hi Everyone,

Mother nature did it again over the weekend with Saturday raining and no wind and Sunday wind and waves increasing to over thirty knots ( check wind graph ) prompting cancellation of Juniors and Club racing.

Hopefully the weather will be more agreeable next weekend (18.11.12) with the possibility of holding two races on the day to make up for last weekend . I will discuss this option with the racers on Sunday to see what they think.

The only positive thing to come from the weather extremes is that the 470 is getting closer to completion thanks to the volunteers:

Rob McNeill ( Sanding and fitting )
Dom Monaco ( fitting in the bow to undo nuts and loosing tools )
George Morton ( long skinny arms to reach inside the hull to put the washers and nuts on )
Tianna Bowles ( rigging with confusion )