Due to the condition of the river, the race committee have decided to postpone this weekend’s coming race until next year.
Have a great break and we’ll see you in January.
Sailing Sunday 20th of December – Maybe
Hi Everyone,
We have a race scheduled for this coming Sunday the 20th, but we’ll hold off for the moment, while we wait to see if the river condition improves during this week.
For the moment, due to the recent rain, the river has broken its banks and has a lot of detritus, which makes our sailing impractical.
We will send out an update later in the week.
Last Sunday’s Postponed race Scheduled for this Sunday
Racing is on this coming Sunday, the 13th of December
Briefing at midday, race start at 1pm (NSW Time).
This is the postponed race from the 6th of December.
Please note that the current forecast is for extreme winds, so there’s a possibility that we may have to postpone the day again.
Three Handicap Races and NS14 Class Championship Day 2
Full details and all registration links are on the event page on our website.
Any existing registrations from the 6th of December have been carried over.
All skippers, please register and pay online before the day
Covid registration is now a check in, done on the day, not before. Our website has a check in option in the top menu. Please check in when you arrive on Sunday.
For skippers looking for crew, the event page has a section for you to leave your contact details. There’s also a new page for people who would like to sail, to leave their contact details for potential skippers to contact them.
Again, all of the forms/registrations mentioned are linked from the event page.
If crews can help setup and packup on the day, then that would be appreciated.
People looking to crew:
If you do not have a boat organised but would like to crew, whether you have experience or not, one option is to fill in your contact details here. Skippers will be able to see the information and perhaps get in touch to arrange a spot before the day. If you are not a member, then you will need to pay for a sail pass for the day. ($4. Which can be deducted from your membership in the future.)
As a reminder, Memberships are due.
See you Sunday.
Summer Season 2020 – Race Day 5
Hi Everyone,
Racing is on this coming Sunday, the 6th of December
Briefing at midday, race start at 1pm (NSW Time).
Three Handicap Races and NS14 Class Championship Day 2
Full details and all registration links are on the event page on our website.
(Some crews will be away at the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club’s annual Monomasters. We wish them well!)
All skippers, please register and pay online before the day
Covid registration is now a check in, done on the day, not before. Our website has a check in option in the top menu. Please check in when you arrive on Sunday.
For skippers looking for crew, the event page has a section for you to leave your contact details. There’s also a new page for people who would like to sail, to leave their contact details for potential skippers to contact them.
Again, all of the forms/registrations mentioned are linked from the event page.
If crews can help setup and packup on the day, then that would be appreciated.
People looking to crew:
If you do not have a boat organised but would like to crew, whether you have experience or not, one option is to fill in your contact details here. Skippers will be able to see the information and perhaps get in touch to arrange a spot before the day. If you are not a member, then you will need to pay for a sail pass for the day. ($4. Which can be deducted from your membership in the future.)
As a reminder, Memberships are due.
See you Sunday.
Perfect weekend for Bridge to Breakers
Tweed sailors travelled to the Clarence River last weekend for the bi-annual sailing regatta at the Big River Sailing Club, Harwood. The BRSC hosted the Bridge to Breakers 2020 Regatta with record numbers in attendance. The 70 strong fleet of mixed classes also enjoyed near perfect sailing conditions with dry warm weather and north east winds. Whilst the incoming tide made for demanding upwind work, the flat water and fresh but manageable wind strength enabled most competitors to complete all four races that made up the series.
Tweed sailors were represented in 3 divisions, Cats, Fast Mono hulls, and standard monohulls. Best in the Cats was Hobie 16 “Sledder” (Dave Chester & Isaac Poulsen), scoring 6th place out of 20 boats in the long distance “Bridge to Breakers”
Fast mono hulls were dominated by Tweed sailors Adam Hurt & Kate Yeomans, teamed up in NS14 “Flight 24”, they scored 3 firsts and one second to easily win this division.
In the standard monohull division, 6 Corsairs from TVSC competed in a mixed fleet of 30 boats, with the TVSC’s best result, 10th place going to Corsair “Monopoly” (Andy Lamont, Maddie Lyons & Amber Bdec) second placed Corsair was “Gidget” (Craig Foley John Morgan & Melissa Le Roux) and 3rd Corsair was “Nimbis (Andy Locke, Brandon Locke, & Dan Broad). Peter Fell placed 3rd in the Lasers on Dreadnought.
It was another very strong turn out from the Tweed Valley sailing club at this regatta. Our sailors love the wide-open waters and stiff breezes of the Clarence river, and have attended every Bridge to Breakers regatta since the Tweed clubs’ beginnings ten years ago. Full results are here.
Next fortnights neap tide will see sailing return to the Lower Tweed as the fleet sets sail at Fingal boat harbour on Sunday the 6th of December. Visitors and spectators are very welcome. Races start at 1pm (NSW)
Volunteers to help with rescue boats are always welcome.
Contact Bill Fenelon TVSC Commodore 0411 123 405
Adults Training Sessions this Sunday
We’re running some Adults Try Sailing sessions this coming Sunday from 1:30pm NSW Time.
Places are limited and you must book online before the day. The sessions can be booked here.
Please be early for your session and read the details on our website.
You will either need to be a member of the club or have a Sail Pass to attend this event. Sail passes are available on our Membership page. You will need to check in on the day, as per our Covid Safe Business plan.
SheSails Brushing up Skills
Mother Nature brought great winds on for SheSails Saturday- brushing up on the skills learnt recently – fabulous day out with bonus of Dave Chester giving us each a sail on his Hobie – exhilarating in up to 20 knot winds!
Thanks to Bryan and Maddie in safety boat and to Lex for volunteering his time once again to give great instruction.
Love sailing on the tweed river!
Committee Meeting this Saturday
Our next committee meeting is this Saturday, 10am at the Sheoak Shack Cafe, Fingal Head. All members are welcome to attend and contribute.
The agenda for the meeting is here.
Two Weeks until the Harwood Weekend – Bridge to Breakers Regatta (Away Event)
Hi Everyone,
What a great day on Sunday! Bill has a write up from the day on our website.
There’s no racing in two weeks time, as we’ll be at the Big River Sailing Club’s Bridge to Breakers Regatta. (Map Link) A two hour drive south.
Skippers must register online with the BRSC.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are here.
Due to Covid, a maximum of 70 boats will be permitted to enter.
As per other years, Saturday will be the long race, Sunday will be a series of short races.
Free camping with basic washroom facilities is available.
A group of Tweed Sailors head down on the Friday afternoon so as to not rush Saturday morning, but coming down Saturday morning is fine too. The Saturday night group dinner is limited to forty people this year, so we may not all fit in for that.
Skippers, if you’re heading down, please let Craig know what your crew situation is, so that he can help organise people who’d like to crew. If anyone’s interested in crewing, then please email the club and we’ll see what we can arrange, but it’s better to make arrangements directly with skippers where possible.
We would like to organise some juniors training days during the school holidays. If Adults and Skippers would like to volunteer their time, then please reply by email letting us know. We will try to firm up dates very soon. We aim to have three days in December and three days in January.
The Monomasters at Lake Cootharaba (Two hours north!) is on the weekend of the 5/6th of December too. A few Corsairs will be heading to that event. Our next club event race will be the NS14 Championships on that same weekend, the 6th of December.
Happy Sailing!
Racing on the Richmond River on Saturday and Championship Race at home on Sunday
The Tweed Valley Sailing Club conducted Race 8 of the Summer series on Sunday, with a strong wind forecast, 12 boats turned up to race. The weather kept other river users at home, and the sailors enjoyed a fun and windy afternoon sailing.
(Title photo is from the Saturday Start at Ballina.)
Racing was held over 3 laps of the long course which features “one mile” windward legs. It was hard work in the 20 knot Sou-Sou-Easterly breeze but boats were assisted to windward by a flooding tide.
It was a close 3-way battle for fastest today between 3 different classes, with the win going to Adam Hurt, sailing Impulse dinghy “Rosie”, completing the long course in 1 hour 12 minutes, getting home 1 min 30sec ahead of Kate Yeomans in a Laser and third was NS14 “On & Off” sailed by Dave Robinson & Joe D’Ambrosia a further 1 min 30 sec back.
Summer Handicap series top points today went to Kate Yeomans (Laser), 2nd went to Adam Hurt (Impulse), 3rd went to Craig Foley (Laser) and 4th went to Justin Johnson, Emily Johnson and Eden Johnson in a Corsair.
Class Championships were conducted for the Corsair Class (scratch race) and Single Handers competed in their Yardstick championship.
Getting points for 1st place in the Corsairs, “None the Wiser” (Justine Johnson, Emily Johnson & Eden Johnson), getting home 5 minutes before 2nd placed “Keenas”( Mark Reynolds, Vicky Von Bernard & Igor Prado) & 3rd placed, a further minute behind, “Minnow” (Frank Bolfava, Andy Locke & Lachlan McMillan) while 4th was “One too many” (Michael Grace, James Hay & Eoin Whatley).
It was a disappointing day for Corsair Class favourite “Monopoly”, after a very quick start and an apparent dominance of the fleet the yacht suffered damage in the rigging and was forced to withdraw without completing its 1st lap.
In the single handers yardstick championship, top points went to Kate Yeomans (Laser) 2nd was Adam Hurt (Impulse), and 3rd was Craig Foley (Laser)
On Saturday, four crews from the Tweed travelled to Ballina to compete in the River marathon race hosted by the Richmond River Sailing Club. Tweed boats performed very well; Corsair “Monopoly” (Andrew Lamont, Maddy Lyons & Clare Southwell) winning fastest corrected time in the mono-hulled Dinghy division, and Laser “Bluey” (Kate Yeomans) getting second place with Mark on Keenas in fourth. (Justin finished…eventually)
Next fortnight, TVSC will travel to Harwood to compete in the Big River “Bridge to Breakers” regatta. The next sailing event on the Tweed will be on Sunday the 6th of December at Fingal Head.
The Club currently needs Rescue Boat drivers. People with boat licenses are encourage to enquire and all training is provided. Contact club Commodore Bill Fenelon 0411 123 405