Due to the NSW wide lockdown, Sunday’s race day is cancelled.
For those in Queensland, a number of boats are sailing at Lake Orr in Varsity. Everyone’s welcome, from around midday. If you’re interested in crewing, then please contact skippers directly or Craig Foley on 0413 052 898
The release from lockdown in SE QLD came too late for the racing at TVSC today. Combined with a strong southerly of about 20 knots, only a hardy few new south welsh men (and women) braved the elements (and followed the rules) to go for a sail at Fingal on Sunday 8th.
If only the 125 had a trapeze…
Matt and Kat on the 125 Dinghy were first to exit the boat harbour and did some spectacular reaches across the river to test out the new Flow Sails mainsail. Opting to come in rather than pushing the envelope, they put the boat and sails away for another day.
Three people on Neil Armstrong…how many were on board by the time they left the harbour? cough
Two corsairs skippered by Peter and Ben went out and had a blast reaching, tacking and running in the blustery conditions while the safety boat crew of John and Peter had an Interlude on a moored yacht with Rudi and Monique, sipping coffee and keeping a weather eye on the capering Corsairs.
Look at that sky!?! is this even the same day?
All ended well with both Corsairs handling the conditions well, no unscheduled swims were observed and all the crews were better for the experience of setting sail when the weather might have caused fainter hearts to falter on the launching ramp.
With the SE QLD lockdown ending, we hope to have a bumper crowd for our next sailing adventure on the 22nd of August
Hey…is that Matt? Local media personality, from at the helm with Matt???
The formal race for this Sunday is postponed, due to the current restrictions, but there will still be sailing happening. Briefing at midday.
Juniors are on in the morning, please register here. Some kind of formal sailing will be taking place in the afternoon, with a briefing at midday. Skippers, please register here.
Please do not attend if it’s not permitted for you to be there.
As you would all be aware, the Qld government has closed the border with NSW, though a border zone still exists as per the last closure. While you could interpret that the rules permit our Qld members to sail on Sunday, the committee has decided to postpone Sunday’s race so that Qld members who do not want to cross the border won’t miss out on racing in the winter pursuit series.
Therefore, we’ll revert to a Corona Cup race again on Sunday for NSW residents, with Juniors still on in the morning. There will likely be people who need crew, especially now that the Queensland crew has pulled out, so please get in touch. There may not be any onshore timekeeping, depending on who volunteers on the day and whether it’s felt that it’s necessary.
For those in Queensland, we’ll be doing an informal race(s) at Lake Orr in Varsity Lakes. Meeting around midday with a series of short races on the lake from about 1pm. This is not an official TVSC event and you’ll need to bring your own equipment…but there are hot showers! There are also crewing spots available.
We’ll review the situation in time for the next scheduled event and will try to find a time to run the postponed race day before the season ends.
Racing is on this Sunday, briefing at midday. Every skipper MUST register their boat before the race, online. Please do that here.
Juniors are on in the morning, please register juniors here. Juniors start at 9 am and need to finish at around 11.
We need two people to crew on our safety boats for Sunday. Please call Bryan on 0431 229 512 if you’re interested in helping.
As per NSW government rules, everyone on the day must sign in using the Service NSW Covid Registration QR code, which is on display at the container.
The starts will be pursuit starts again. Start times will be available before the briefing. (So please register before the day, so that Kate can work out start times for new entries.)
If you would like to crew on the day and haven’t made your own arrangements, then please leave your details here (if you haven’t already), and a skipper might contact you. Otherwise, come along on the day even if you haven’t secured a spot as there may be a spot available. (The earlier you arrive, the easier it is to organise.) Skippers, the list of the available crew is here. All crew must be a member or have a sail pass for the day.
We also have the club pacers and laser available for hire on the day. They must be hired via the hire link on our website.
Racing is on this Sunday, briefing at midday. Every skipper MUST register their boat before the race, online. Please do that here.
Juniors are on in the morning, please register juniors here. Juniors start at 9 am and need to finish at around 11.
As per NSW government rules, everyone on the day must sign in using the Service NSW Covid Registration QR code, which is on display at the container.
The starts will be pursuit starts again. Start times will be available before the briefing. (So please register before the day, so that Kate can work out start times for new entries.)
If you would like to crew on the day and haven’t made your own arrangements, then please leave your details here (if you haven’t already), and a skipper might contact you. Otherwise, come along on the day even if you haven’t secured a spot as there may be a spot available. (The earlier you arrive, the easier it is to organise.) Skippers, the list of the available crew is here.
We also have the club pacers and laser available for hire on the day. Please contact Craig on 0413 052 898 if you’re interested in taking out one of those boats.
Thanks for a great turnout on Sunday. A write up with photos are on the website and results for the two pursuit race days so far are here.
Due to the weather forecast, tomorrow’s working bee is cancelled.
This coming Sunday, Juniors will be running from 11am. Please book here.
At the same time, a number of members are planning to sail, so if you have a boat, then you’re welcome to join in. Please organise your own crew.
As for any event, Juniors and the Fun Sail may not happen, depending on NSW Covid restrictions in place at the time. (Qld based people must obviously follow their own guidelines and NSW’s for Queensland people entering the state.)
After the success of the last race day, we’re going to try the pursuit start format again this coming Sunday. We’ll talk at the briefing about how we want to continue the season. Start times have changed for some boats.
No juniors in the morning, sorry, but we have a few juniors keen to race in the afternoon. Please call John on 0431 025 497 or Craig to make arrangements. Juniors will start first before the other boats. (No. You don’t get to start first if you take a junior with you…they have to be skipper.)
We should have plenty of spots available for (inexperienced and experienced) crew, so if you’d like to sail, please leave your details here (if you haven’t already), and a skipper might contact you or make arrangements directly with people you’ve sailed with previously. Otherwise, come along on the day even if you haven’t secured a spot. (The earlier you arrive, the easier it is to organise.) Skippers, the list of the available crew is here.
We also have the club pacers and laser available for hire on the day. Please contact Craig on 0413 052 898 if you’re interested in taking out one of those boats.
Start Times will be confirmed at briefing but the provisional start times are below:
Provisional Start Times
Start
Time
Boat list
1
13:00:00
P2 P2; P6 P6; 0 Red Yawl; 0 Snark; 107 Neil Armstrong
2
13:01:00
3
13:02:00
311 Talbingo
4
13:03:00
0 Le Vent; 492 Midnight Magic
5
13:04:00
6
13:05:00
616 It’s Academic; 169 One Too Many
7
13:06:00
1169 Zazen; 1905 Blue Tack; 1890 Impulsive Matt
8
13:07:00
9
13:08:00
396 Nimbus; 802 None The Wiser; 396 Nimbus; 677 Dominatrix; 1682 No Sweat; 683 Epic
10
13:09:00
45669 Naked
11
13:10:00
12
13:11:00
13
13:12:00
580 Splitter; 126 Rosie
14
13:13:00
15
13:14:00
16
13:15:00
1918 Hippocampus
17
13:16:00
18
13:17:00
19
13:18:00
20
13:19:00
21
13:20:00
266 Capers; 490 Keenas; 184 Gidget
22
13:21:00
23
13:22:00
50103 Lets Disco
24
13:23:00
25
13:24:00
23488 Betty; 157866 Lazarbeam
26
13:25:00
848 Monopoly; 165820 Glider
27
13:26:00
171115 Condition Zulu
28
13:27:00
192699 Lizard Drinking; 169715 Splatter; 168125 Flight V;267817 Tipsy Too
29
13:28:00
193408 V 2.5
30
13:29:00
207817 Rolling Stone
31
13:30:00
202789 Dreadnought; 1109.MG On and Off
32
13:31:00
179414 Bluey
If your boat is not in this list, then please register ASAP, so that Kate can add your start time. Last Updated Thursday 23 June at 16:46
Below are the provisional start times for tomorrow’s race. If your boat isn’t listed, then please let us know before briefing tomorrow, so that Kate can update the list.