Report from Tim Heath,A strong contingent of (20+) sailors attended the Vaucluse Regatta last Saturday. It was a busy morning at the club with the JJs in full swing, the park in use for sport, and tide too high to rig on the beach.This meant the most tricky boat handling of the day was on shore, but everyone was cooperative and the mood was good. Rigging was accompanied by pumping music and assuaged by free coffee and sausage toasties provided by our 18 footer colleagues.An outgoing tide and a fickle light southeasterly breeze added to the transit and racing challenges.There were a few quirky race happenings: lots of general recalls with the outgoing tide and short start line, class flag changed during sequence, top mark moved during a race, Ok dinghies sailing back through the line exactly when the ILCA 7s were starting their 2nd race, and the 3rd race was
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