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.
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!
Race 2 of the Class Champs is on this Sunday
Racing is on this coming Sunday, the 8th of November
Briefing at midday, race start at 1pm (NSW Time).
Class Championship Race 2 for all classes except NS14s
One Long Race.
Full details and all registration links are on the event page on our website.
Also on the weekend, Ballina are having their Annual Regatta “Covid-Free-Air Regatta” and a few boats are heading down for the Saturday long race. All boats are welcome. Registration for Ballina must be done online before the event and all sailors must have an Australian Sailing Number or RRSRC issued Sail Pass. (So renew your TVSC membership today!)
For our Sunday Event:
All skippers, please register and pay online before the day
Everyone attending must fill in the COVID registration form.
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.
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.
As a reminder, Memberships are due.
See you Sunday (or Saturday)!
Sailing on Sunday 25-10-2020
The Tweed Valley Sailing Club conducted Race 6 , 7 and 8 on Sunday, with expectations of a storm keeping many at home. 12 boats turned up to race and a very close eye was kept on the sky. It was very quiet on the river and the boats enjoyed a pleasant afternoon sailing.
Unfortunately, the first race of the day had to be abandoned, due to the wing mark detaching from its anchor and floating too far up river! Thanks go to Geoffrey and his daughter for locating it and bringing it back for the second race of the day.
Fastest today was NS14 “Flight 24” (Adam Hurt & Kate Yeomans) and 2nd; another NS14, Impulsive Matt (Matt Andrews & Melissa Le Roux). Results are here.
The big race today were Heats 1, 2 and 3 of the summer NS14 Class Championship.
Five of these high performance, 2 handed skiffs competed, and included a team from Brisbane. The Tweed River has a very competitive fleet of NS14’s which has developed over the years to be of very high standard, and is attracting boats from other clubs to compete; but today the local boats dominated.
Winning the NS’s, getting the bullet in both (completed) races; last year’s class champion “Flight 24” sailed by Adam Hurt from Fingal Head, teamed up this year with the clubs Laser champion, Kate Yeomans, getting home 30 seconds ahead of 2nd place “Impulsive Matt” (Matt Andrews & Melissa La Roux), 3rd was Brisbane boat “Need for speed” (Adam Humphries & Lucinda Jones) and 4th was “On & Off” (Dave Robinson & Cooper Robinson). “Blu Tack” also made an appearance with new owners, another Fingal team, Lucy Dyer & Simon Bicknell racing with the club for the first time.
Racing was on the short course and all boats competed very closely and separated by only seconds.
The Corsairs had a number of new to sailing crew who all had a great experience. Here’s new sailor Jack, recovering from nearly capsizing on a gybe.
The Tweed Sailing club supports regattas at other Northern Rivers clubs. Two club boats travelled to Harwood on Saturday for the Clarence River, Single Handers regatta. Congrats to Peter Fell on a fifth placing in the Impulses.
Next fortnight many club boats will travel to Ballina for their weekend regatta and saturday long-distance Richmond River race. If any Corsair skippers are intending to go, please get in touch so that we can organise things with crew. Registrations must be done online.
The Clubs next race will be conducted on the 8th of November on the Fingal Reach, starting at 13:00 (NSW). Spectators are welcomed.
A big fleet is expected for the 2nd heat of the 3-handed Corsair Class Championship and there could be many crewing opportunities available so people can join in.
The Club currently needs Rescue Boat drivers. If you have a power boat license and are interested in helping out, then please get in touch.