See below for the special Australia Day Long Weekend Sailing Schedule. Wednesday 23 January, 5pm – Twilight Sailing. Saturday 26 January– Australia Day. No Racing.Monday 28 January, 2pm Splash – Sprint Racing. 1.30pm briefing for a 2pm splash.Wednesday 30 January, 5pm – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 2 February, 9am – Mandatory Competency Training for all members.Saturday 2 February, 2pm Start – Club Championship Heats 9 & 10followed by a BBQ on the deck after racing.
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2019 Racing Begins
Sunny skies and a light to moderate NE breeze greeted the fleet of 30+ for the first races of 2019. It was a lovely day for the start of the Autumn Pointsocre, though the racing was made a bit trickier by a crowded harbour, and some close calls with larger boats. Check out harrowing footage of a near miss captured by Ian Alexander here on The Top Mark.First over the line after handicap were: Standards: Steve London (heat 1) and David Newman (heat 2); Radials / 4.7s: Pippa Batchelor (heat 1) and Justin Davey (heat 2). Thanks to all last week’s volunteers for putting on a great day of racing, including PRO Nick Pellow who was assisted by Clare Alexander on the Jazzman, COTD/PhotographerOTD: Ian Alexander, and CoCOTD: Jost Stollman. As always the toasties were delicious thanks to the canteen crew of Paul, Andrea, Shirley and assisted this week by
Safety Warning – Bergman Winch Broken
One of the winches for the Bergman has broken. So please don’t attempt to move the Bergman until the winch is fixed. We are aiming to have it repaired and up and running before Saturday, but please confirm it is in working order before using. Thanks for your understanding.