Category: TVSC

Well, another great day on the water at the TVSC.  It was good to see the water getting back to some sort of clarity after the recent rains.  Hopefully we will see the bottom in a few weeks.

First up a big and continued thanks to Brian, Reg, Bill and all the others who do an amazing job of keeping the rescue boats and other club facilities up to scratch, so that others can get out and sail.  It is great to know that a rescue boat is available and will work when we break a mast or need other support.

The weather and day was perfect for most sailors with a 10 to 15kt breeze, typical warm weather and some 15 boats on the water including Juniors.  Some good tussles were seen between the Lasers and also the Corsairs.  Well done all in the shifty conditions. The handicap results are here.

Lessons were learned on raising and lowering spinnakers on at least one of the Corsairs.  A lesson to all for being prepared and then rounding marks cleanly.

A fairly uneventful day for most with some good competition at the start line.  It was then a two field race with many working hard against the current to the top mark, and others leaving the rest of the sailors in their wake.  Unfortunately, a broken mast on one of the “new” club pacers saw Rachel practice the new skill of making a boat tidy ready for towing.

A well done shoutout to the juniors who all seemed to have a great time and handled themselves spectacularly well both on and off the water. What wonderful additions to the membership of the club.

See you in two weeks!

Doug Haig

Day One of our Winter Season is this coming Sunday.

Briefing at Midday

Skippers, please register here.

If you’d like to crew and do not have a spot, then please put your name onto our available crew list.  If you come down on the day, you might be able to get a last minute ride too.

Skippers, you can look at the list of available crew here to make arrangements.

We have two Pacers available to be booked for the day.  You must be a member to book and the cost is $15 per booking.  Please book here.  (Please note that approval must be given by our Commodore too.)

Our membership fees are now half price for the rest of this season.

One of our club NS14’s is available for the winter season.  Please call Bill on 0411 123 405 if you’d like to use it.

See you Sunday!

All times are NSW time, which are now the same as Qld time…again.

Our next committee meeting will be this Saturday. 10am at the Sheaoak Cafe, Fingal.

All are welcome to attend.

Racing was cancelled yesterday for Class Champs Day 5 and Handicap/NS14 races due to bad weather and dangerous river conditions. The rescheduled race day for the 28th of March (this coming Sunday) was also cancelled due to the presumed persistent river conditions that will remain for the rest of this week.

Final results for the season will be confirmed soon.

Hi Everyone,

Racing is on this Sunday.

12pm Briefing
1pm Race Start

Times are NSW Time.

We have moved the NS14 Day 5 date to this date too, which previously was scheduled for the Easter long weekend.  There will be no race days over the Easter long weekend, as we imagine that the boat ramp might be a little busy.

Lasers, Corsairs and Juniors will be racing one long race.  (Juniors might have a change on the course on the day)
NS14‘s will be racing two short races.

So pay attention to which class is starting.

Skipper registration, interest in crewing etc are on the event pages. (It’s the one skipper registration link for all skippers, no matter the entry class.)  If you haven’t registered, then your result will not be recorded.  Everyone must check in on the day for covid registration.

Juniors are welcome and encouraged to race.  Please call Bill on 0411 123 405 to discuss.

Please note that the Racing Page on our website now describes our four main race courses.  As skippers, please get familiar with these, as we’d like to work on keeping our briefings…briefer.

See you Sunday!

Racing is on (again) this coming Sunday, the 14th of February
Briefing at midday, race start at 1pm (NSW Time).

Class Championship Race 4 for all classes except NS14s

One Long Race.

This is race 3, the postponed race from last year.

For our Sunday Event:
All skippers, please register and pay online before the day
On the day, everyone must checkin at the container for COVID registration.
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.

See you Sunday!

Racing is on this coming Sunday, the 7th of February
Briefing at midday, race start at 1pm (NSW Time).
Class Championship Race 4 for all classes except NS14s

One Long Race.

Race 3 is yet to be held, after being postponed.

Full details and all registration links are on the event page on our website.

For our Sunday Event:
All skippers, please register and pay online before the day
On the day, everyone must checkin at the container for COVID registration.
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.

See you Sunday!