Sunday October 25th, 2015

Hi Everyone, well finally the skiff went for its first run on Saturday and as predicted it had a swim on the first tack but after some crew discussions the crew sailed it for another 45 minutes before it went over for its second swim . It was decided by Pat and Dallas that Casey would get the blame

as the boys weren't on either the jib ( first swim ) or main ( second swim ) . There was lots of laughing and good speed for the rest of the session.

8.30am Juniors

With conditions perfect with blue skies and light s/e winds and with a group of sixteen sailors on the water it was perfect for even the newbies to have a go at steering . As usual a special thanks goes to our experienced juniors who went out and helped the new up and coming sailors to learn the skills of sailing .

Capsizing is now back on at the end of each session now that the water is warmer with over half the fleet taking up the challenge to tip their boats over and have some fun .

10.30am Juniors

With a good roll up we sent the fleet out the front to practice triangles especially upwind sailing which everyone knows is initially difficult to master . With both safety boats out there giving instruction everyone started to get the idea of how it was done especially with the help of Dallas who was helping Cody in his first sail in a Bic .

We rounded the session off with a couple of races with beach starts so great fun was had by all .

Open Bic Racing

With the winds now blowing E/N/E at around 8/12 knots and with the boys starting with the Adults it was a great day for the Bics with conditions perfect for the boats to relish in the conditions . Dallas slowly got away from Pat and Jonah who were in a battle of their own that was until Jonah found the sand and Pat tacked away fast which then gave him second . I have to say that watching the three boats going to windward with each one hiking out as far as possible was very satisfying from a coach's view , well done boys !

Adult Racing

With only a small fleet due to a lot of people sailing down Grafton way, it was a much more sedate start line with even Will starting actually on Starboard . He and Greg are starting to have a great tussle with Will having to sail very hard to open up any sort of gap . Conditions did get a bit flukey up around Sovereign with wind shifts and drop outs but general conditions were great for a day on the water. Oh, except for some thoughtless Jetski riders, but what do you do ?
The race took just over 1 hr with Will first, Greg 50 seconds behind and Andrew third . Both Casey and Michael sailed their 4.7s in the Adult section and even though Michael got away at first Casey clawed her way back to finish 45 seconds behind Michael .

Other Notes

Our annual Try sailing day is on on the 6th of December so invite all your friends along to have a sail with our sailors and donate some money to The Gold Coast University Hospital .

Following the try sailing we will be having the annual Christmas Party with a Barbeque and munchies for everyone . If you are coming along just bring a plate with food for the table .