Hi everyone , Winter is on its way with cool mornings now the norm with fine sunny days and even the wind is coming back .. We are also well under way with the preparations for the queensland Open Bic State Titles , this event is usually our Midwinter Cup open to optis sabots lasers and of course Bic Skiffs but we have been asked by Bic Australia to hold their State Championships instead and seeing that we have quite a few Bic sailors here we thought it would be a great opportunity to introduce our bic sailors to racing on the big stage . We will be looking for volunteers on both days as there are three divisions from beginner to open fleet sailors so yes it will be busy both on land and on the water so any help you can give us will be greatly appreciated .
Finally this week the temporary fencing has been removed from around the new caged area and even the new aluminium gates look good and yes it doesnt leak when it rains . We have decided to leave the Open Bic Rack inside for better protection from the weather and we are changing the general set up inside as well hopefully to make life easier especially for us that unpack and pack up the gear when we are operating . Finally our grant upgrades and storm insurance are slowly coming together with only the inner roller door and the water side entry door to be done and on the insurance side the carpeting upstairs is nearly complete and the outside roller doors should be done mid may , everything is slow just do to supply and trades people .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors
With the winds around 4-7 knots it was looking as a great morning for juniors and with ten sailors including a couple of newbies signed on we were soon into rigging boats and with Leila , Hallie and Jack out there showing everyone how its done charlie and I were left to do minor repairs and generally oversee rigging . Jack asked if he could present some of the session on the white board and he even brought his own notes and did a great job for his first time now all we have to do is convince the other assistants to give it a go as well. Charlie was in charge of on water and no sooner was he out there the capsizes started happening . The winds were pretty consistant with the occassional puff which caught a few people out and also the odd accidental gybe . Hallie and her crew were just cruising while Leila brought her crew in and went through tacking in the shallows while jack and i at first fixed the odd rigging problem then jack jumped on with charlie to help with towing and tip overs . I must admit it is getting a bit cool in the water so it might be time for wetsuits I know Iam going to start wearing mine .
11.00 am Youth Racing
The weather conditions were actually great for the race with the winds turning e/s/e at around 6-8 knots , we did have a bit of a chat prior to the race especially as we were using gates which did confuse a few people last time we tried it so with fingers crossed we set a course out the front with an upwind mark .
The wind came in a bit before the start causing TJ to capsize but we had to leave him there until the rest started which was a bit iffy until the all got their act together with Zacn first on the course then Leila , Jack , TJ and Hallie . Some people had trouble with the No sail zone by easily finding it and stalling but the down winds although not perfect were much better than previous efforts . I have to say Zach blitzed it and even went back after finishing and helped Hallie around the course so well done mate . Leila and Jack had much better down winds as well but mark roundings proved a bit of a struggle . First was Zach 2 Leila 3 jack 4 TJ and 5 Hallie ( one lap down ) .
To round of the session Charlie jumped on Zach,s laser and did the actual race course to show them how even a rusty sailor would attack the course and where they all did the course around 15 minutes charlie did it in 6 minutes which seriously amazed them all especially his general sailing technique which the saw from the safety boat that followed him around the course and no unlike usually he didnt capsize even sailing a 4.7 !
Open Racing back next weekend
Mothers day sunday 12th of may
Open Bic States 28/30 june 2024
CU on the water
J Murphy
Finally this week the temporary fencing has been removed from around the new caged area and even the new aluminium gates look good and yes it doesnt leak when it rains . We have decided to leave the Open Bic Rack inside for better protection from the weather and we are changing the general set up inside as well hopefully to make life easier especially for us that unpack and pack up the gear when we are operating . Finally our grant upgrades and storm insurance are slowly coming together with only the inner roller door and the water side entry door to be done and on the insurance side the carpeting upstairs is nearly complete and the outside roller doors should be done mid may , everything is slow just do to supply and trades people .
8.30 am Sunday Juniors
With the winds around 4-7 knots it was looking as a great morning for juniors and with ten sailors including a couple of newbies signed on we were soon into rigging boats and with Leila , Hallie and Jack out there showing everyone how its done charlie and I were left to do minor repairs and generally oversee rigging . Jack asked if he could present some of the session on the white board and he even brought his own notes and did a great job for his first time now all we have to do is convince the other assistants to give it a go as well. Charlie was in charge of on water and no sooner was he out there the capsizes started happening . The winds were pretty consistant with the occassional puff which caught a few people out and also the odd accidental gybe . Hallie and her crew were just cruising while Leila brought her crew in and went through tacking in the shallows while jack and i at first fixed the odd rigging problem then jack jumped on with charlie to help with towing and tip overs . I must admit it is getting a bit cool in the water so it might be time for wetsuits I know Iam going to start wearing mine .
11.00 am Youth Racing
The weather conditions were actually great for the race with the winds turning e/s/e at around 6-8 knots , we did have a bit of a chat prior to the race especially as we were using gates which did confuse a few people last time we tried it so with fingers crossed we set a course out the front with an upwind mark .
The wind came in a bit before the start causing TJ to capsize but we had to leave him there until the rest started which was a bit iffy until the all got their act together with Zacn first on the course then Leila , Jack , TJ and Hallie . Some people had trouble with the No sail zone by easily finding it and stalling but the down winds although not perfect were much better than previous efforts . I have to say Zach blitzed it and even went back after finishing and helped Hallie around the course so well done mate . Leila and Jack had much better down winds as well but mark roundings proved a bit of a struggle . First was Zach 2 Leila 3 jack 4 TJ and 5 Hallie ( one lap down ) .
To round of the session Charlie jumped on Zach,s laser and did the actual race course to show them how even a rusty sailor would attack the course and where they all did the course around 15 minutes charlie did it in 6 minutes which seriously amazed them all especially his general sailing technique which the saw from the safety boat that followed him around the course and no unlike usually he didnt capsize even sailing a 4.7 !
Open Racing back next weekend
Mothers day sunday 12th of may
Open Bic States 28/30 june 2024
CU on the water
J Murphy
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