Racing is on this coming Sunday, with a briefing at midday. (Skippers registration link) This is a non-championship day, so come along and have a go!
The summer season roster is here (Everyone, please help out the day if you have time)
Please fill in this form for Sunday if you’d be interested in crewing (no experience necessary). A skipper may get in touch with you. Or come along on the day (the earlier, the better) to see if you can find a ride. Details on what to bring are here. Skippers, your list of the available crew is here.
It was a good turnout for Race four of the Class Championships this Sunday on the Tweed River. Six Corsairs, five Lasers, five Pacers, three Impulses and two NS14s signed on for one long race of three laps. The weather involved a shifty light breeze of 9-11 knots from the ENE with a runout tide.
What’s the hurry?
The fleet of 20 started with Peter on Mr Plow and Adam on Puddy in the lead, closely followed by Kate on Bluey and Mark on Keenas. It was a rockier start for some. Kate A and her daughter Charlie on Fletcher caught the anchor chain of the start boat during the 5-minute sequence. Once freed, they completed one lap of the course and then decided to withdraw from the race and have a training sail instead, taking turns at the helm.
Mark and crew Marg and Kynan on Keenas received some laser treatment from Kate Y on Bluey coming across on port tack to create contact. Kate Y went on to sail a great course tailing Adam on Puddy and Peter on Mr Plow around the track. Adam and Peter changed leads several times throughout the race, with Peter covering Adam to the final bottom mark, rounding and sailing into 1st place at 1.10.30. Kate Y snuck into 2nd over the line at 1.11.22, closely followed by Adam in 3rd at 1.11.31. Robert, in 1890, was the next boat sailing into 4th over the line at 1.12.15, followed by Dave on Matchbox at 1.14.21.
Peter’s not in a hurry.
It was a close race between Laser sailors Monique on Rolling Stone and Lex on Splatter, also changing leads during the race and ultimately finishing with 11 seconds difference. Monique was the 2nd laser and 9th overall at 1.24.33, and Lex was the 3rd laser and 10th overall at 1.24.44. Debbie on Flying Dragon sailed into 4th place for the lasers at 1.27.53. While it’s over-the-line results, Debbie beat Lex and Monique on Yardstick!
Another close race between Corsair crews. Guy and crew Erik and Ryan on Squirtle were a close 2nd and 7th overall at 1.17.17. Only 13 seconds behind Matt on Monopoly, sailing into 1st place for the Corsairs and 6th overall 1.17.04 with his regular crew of three, Aidan, Mia and Posie, including Mia having a go at the helm. Special mention goes to Mia’s artistic talent for drawing our new race track.
It is great to see so many club pacers on the water. The fleet included a range of ages and abilities, with newcomer Griffin seen at the helm of Kennedy with crew Deb and junior sailor Finn at the helm of TSS1 with crew Craig, sailing into 1st for the Pacers at 1.26.07. Brennan completed the course on Jumping Joey with crew Josh and Kerrie sailed with crew Luke on Pacer 6.
This weekend, Justin and Matt are racing in the Formula 15 Nationals in Toronto. We wish them well!
Racing is on this coming Sunday, with a briefing at midday. (Skippers registration link) This is a championship day with one longer format race.
On Friday, Matt is holding the second coaching session for skippers who want to improve their racing. Please join the What’sApp team coaching group chat if you want to know more.
Saturday afternoon is our first SheSails event for the year, rigging from midday. (Sold Out)
Sunday is, of course, our race day.
Looking further out, Big River’s Annual Regatta is on the 25/26th of February. Registrations are not yet open, but keep the weekend free!
The summer season roster is here (Everyone, please help out the day if you have time)
Please fill in this form for Sunday if you’d be interested in crewing (no experience necessary). A skipper may get in touch with you. Or come along on the day (the earlier, the better) to see if you can find a ride. Details on what to bring are here. Skippers, your list of the available crew is here.
Old people, young people and entire families sailed four races in a blustery south easter on Sunday, the 8th of Jan, 2023, on the lower reaches of the Tweed River.
The Race Committee.
One Corsair, one MG, one Impulse, three Pacers, and more Lasers than a Jedi master could handle sailed the short demanding course with varying levels of grace and speed. Some of the more experienced sailors showed their stuff, and the likes of Kate Yeomans, Peter Fell, and the visiting Nick, all sailing Lasers, were the regular top finishers.
Safety Boat 1
For others, it was about getting around the course without significant problems. Although a problematic gybe mark brought a few unstuck with a couple of spectacular swims, all crews enjoyed the blast reach to the finish. The race committee could not help but notice that nearly everyone had a smile on their face as they crossed the finish line.
Kate with a smile on her face…apparently.
For mine, though, the day had to go to up-and-coming junior sailor Ari and his crew Brennan in a club pacer who had four great starts and sailed well to complete the four races, mixing it up with the Lasers.
Scott and Leon are entirely in control.
A big thank you once again to all those that give their time to the club to make the racing and socialising happen. (Results here)
Racing is on this coming Sunday, with a briefing at midday. (Skippers registration link) This is a handicap racing day with potentially multiple shorter races.
Juniors and adults new to sailing will have a separate start and course – they’ll need to register with the above link too. (This is intended for people who have recently attended one of our courses)
We have Manly Juniors and Pacers available for hire for the day, please use the hire links on our website. (Note that someone will need to approve the hire, and you must be a member. You’ll also need to register.)
The summer season roster is here. (Everyone, please help out the day if you have time)
Note that all times are NSW.
Please fill in this form for Sunday if you’d be interested in crewing (no experience necessary). A skipper may get in touch with you. Or come along on the day (the earlier, the better) to see if you can find a ride. Details on what to bring are here. Skippers, your list of the available crew is here.
A reduced fleet size, (probably owing to the forecast unseasonably strong south easterly winds, cold temps and rain squalls), took to the brown waters of Lake Cootharaba for Monomasters 2022.
The start of race one was postponed due to a rain squall preventing the boats from even getting off the beach. Unfortunately for the Corsair campers, they didn’t know this and fanged at warp speed past the yacht club to a huge cheer from the beach only to have to sit around in 30 knots waiting for the committee to remove the postponement…
Two races were held on Saturday afternoon with winds ranging from a pleasant 15 knots up to 30 knots in the squalls. Heaps of thrills and spills and for the Vanuatu boys in Epic, a capsize and mast damage saw their regatta end early. Kate in “bluey” the laser and Justin, Emily & Annabelle in Corsair “none the wiser” has good tussles all day.
Sunday saw three races held back-to-back in similar strong condition to Saturday just with less rain squalls. Winds were a shifty 15-22 knots and all three races saw reasonably similar results to day one.
Kate took out the coveted “best female on the water” prize and was thrilled to receive her prize pack.
For some unknown reason all the Corsair sailors decided to skip presentation and instead climbed up to the summit of Mt Cooroora. Kate decided to give the mountain a miss and went to the pub instead – wise choice!
Monomasters really is one of the best flat water, non river sailing regattas in South East Queensland. For the river sailors it provides an opportunity to really perfect your wind shift reading skills as tide and shallow aren’t a factor.
Side note:- All campers turning up with a boat trailer and a Tweed Valley sticker seemed to get a daily SMS from the camp ground reminding them about the excessive noise rules – no doubt as a result of Craig’s stella electronic keyboard solo’s from last year….oh and Holans Ed Sheeran Bongo cover with backing track…
Racing is on this coming Sunday, with a briefing at midday. (Skippers registration link) This is a championship day with one longer format race.
Juniors and adults new to sailing will have a separate start and course – they’ll need to register with the above link too. (This is intended for people who have recently attended one of our courses)
We have Manly Juniors and Pacers available for hire for the day, please use the hire links on our website. (Note that someone will need to approve the hire, and you must be a member. You’ll also need to register.)
After the race, our Xmas Party will be on. Please RVSC to Monique and see this post for details.
The summer season roster is here. (Everyone, please help out the day if you have time)
Note that all times are NSW.
Please fill in this form for Sunday if you’d be interested in crewing (no experience necessary). A skipper may get in touch with you. Or come along on the day (the earlier, the better) to see if you can find a ride. Details on what to bring are here. Skippers, your list of the available crew is here.
A big incoming tide and a sustained 20 knots of wind greeted our intrepid fleet for race 2 of the summer season. It had all the ingredients for a great race.
looks more like 30 knots to me…cough
After practising his racing starts with Matt Andrews on Friday, Brennan jostled It’s Academic for a ripper start and it was on. The It’s Academic crew have really found their form, and it won’t be long before they will be heading for a podium finish.
John Haywood crewed for Mark on Keenas, after teaching all morning!
Four Lasers, an impulse, a Cat, and four corsairs were racing, and it was a close one. A big shout out to Bryan on the safety boat, who had his work cut out supporting the lasers who struggled in the gusts and had some excellent practices dealing with capsizing. Of course, strong winds did not seem to bother Kate Yeomans, who treated the whole affair as one long abdominal workout. Dave Robinson’s impulse loved the downwind leg.
Look at that tide!
The race was three laps long. At the end of the first lap, it was Kate Y (24.51), closely followed by Mark Reynolds on Keanas just 59 seconds later. The second lap saw Kate crossing at 47.08 with the Keanas crew nipping at her heels at 48.28. It was close! The final lap was a nail-biter, it was neck and neck all the way, and there were two contenders for the crown, you guessed it Kate va Keanas. Kate crossed for the win at 1. 09.31, and just 49 seconds later came the Kennas crew. Lex Branch was not too far off the money, coming in for a solid third place at 1.13.04. It’s Academic came in at 1.16.15.
A bunch of powder monkeys
Matt Andrews, with his trusty crew of three powder monkeys (Mia, Aidan and Posie) crossed soon after (1.17.09)
Charlie did a great job on the hooter. Letting everyone know when they crossed the finish line on every lap.
After two disrupted seasons affected by either floods or the pandemic, this year’s Bridge to Breakers regatta was a welcome return to something more traditional. The Saturday forecast of a fresh NE sea breeze proved accurate, providing almost ideal sailing conditions for all classes. The catamarans and multihulls, which had entered in numbers not seen for many seasons, were particularly well suited to the longer course and enjoyed close racing within and between classes.
The Sunday forecast was likewise accurate; however, the strong blustery NW winds proved a handful, with many deciding the morning race was enough sailing for one day. The gnarly conditions persisted for the third and final race, and those that ventured out returned battle weary and thankful for the early finish.
The club takes the opportunity to thank all those who participated in the racing or who otherwise enjoyed the regatta for the socialising and opportunity to camp and enjoy the area for its special place. Particularly pleasing was the number of families and younger children in attendance, encouraging for the sport, and hopefully a sign of more to come. The next major event is the Annual Regatta over the weekend of 25/26 Feb 2023 and the club looks forward to welcoming back as many return visitors that can make it.
Some of the TVSC sailors who attended the Bridge to Breakers
