Hi everyone , Firstly just a reminder that the club will be closed on Sunday the 15th of September due to me being in england and Chatlie on his way to Yeppoon but everything will be as normal the following weekend .. Charlie is coaching up at the keppel Bay Sailing Club State Regatta which is looking like the biggest ever with over 250 competitors already signed up we are even lending them a boat in the yellow inflatible as they sent a request out to all clubs due to the amount of competitors coming . Last sunday I was on my own as charlie was away again at an australian sailing seminar so a special thanks to all our assistants for helping out with 8.30 juniors. We will only be running one camp in the september holidays due to charlie and I being away but we will be running one on the second week and yes booking is essential. We even this week said safe travels to geoff and wendy the caretakers as the were heading for spain to their sons wedding then off to Italy before heading back to australia towards the end of august , definitely sounds like fun to me.
8.30 am Sunday Juniors
With a bit of a wind chill but blue skies it was looking like a great day for sailing and although the numbers were low it was nearly perfect conditions with n/w winds at around 4/6 knots so perfect for some gybing practice and general sailing.. I had a new crew on the yellow boat in Max, Leila and Halle and i even had Leila driving and we all survived her very interesting driving style
Bowen had some trouble at first with the gybe and our latest Bic sailor in quinn also had the occasional issue with gybes and yes you all know the relevant issue ? just have to hold the steering through the gybe right guys !
As the numbers were low we even had time for some on shore technique practice now all we need to do is see how remembers next weekend .
10.30 Youth Training
With a good group of sailors signing on for the training session it took a while to get everyone rigged and ready especially as I was on my own but we got it there in the end . As part of the training for this group I decided to set up an unofficial race course involving an upwind mark and a set of gates downwind . The start was only one minute so it really made everyone hang around the start line and in general everyone had a good start heading for A . The wind was around 4/5 n/n/w and the tide was incoming so it favoured a certain gate and surprisingly it only took two laps for a few of the sailors to realise which one as the other mark meant tacking to the mark. Max sailed well in the laser with Zach not too far behind over the full course and Gemma was first in the Bic,s and again everyone wasnt too far behind , so now we will see how everyone goes racing next weekend ?
As charlie was away the pressure was to pack up and I have to say everyone did well and even most of the sand was washed off the boats for a change .
Upcoming
Yeppoon Race week 16/9/24
Club closed sunday 15/9/24
Adult Sailing Course starts 21/9/2024
Sailing Camp 23/24 sept
CU on the water
J Murphy
8.30 am Sunday Juniors
With a bit of a wind chill but blue skies it was looking like a great day for sailing and although the numbers were low it was nearly perfect conditions with n/w winds at around 4/6 knots so perfect for some gybing practice and general sailing.. I had a new crew on the yellow boat in Max, Leila and Halle and i even had Leila driving and we all survived her very interesting driving style
Bowen had some trouble at first with the gybe and our latest Bic sailor in quinn also had the occasional issue with gybes and yes you all know the relevant issue ? just have to hold the steering through the gybe right guys !
As the numbers were low we even had time for some on shore technique practice now all we need to do is see how remembers next weekend .
10.30 Youth Training
With a good group of sailors signing on for the training session it took a while to get everyone rigged and ready especially as I was on my own but we got it there in the end . As part of the training for this group I decided to set up an unofficial race course involving an upwind mark and a set of gates downwind . The start was only one minute so it really made everyone hang around the start line and in general everyone had a good start heading for A . The wind was around 4/5 n/n/w and the tide was incoming so it favoured a certain gate and surprisingly it only took two laps for a few of the sailors to realise which one as the other mark meant tacking to the mark. Max sailed well in the laser with Zach not too far behind over the full course and Gemma was first in the Bic,s and again everyone wasnt too far behind , so now we will see how everyone goes racing next weekend ?
As charlie was away the pressure was to pack up and I have to say everyone did well and even most of the sand was washed off the boats for a change .
Upcoming
Yeppoon Race week 16/9/24
Club closed sunday 15/9/24
Adult Sailing Course starts 21/9/2024
Sailing Camp 23/24 sept
CU on the water
J Murphy
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