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Sailing Tomorrow Cancelled – Race postponed to 8 April

Due to large logs and other debris in river coming from upstream and high flow with light winds forecast Juniors sailing and the race tomorrow is CANCELLED.

The NS14 / Laser class champ race has been rescheduled for Sunday 8 April
 
Next race is next Sunday 4 March – The Chinderah Challenge Race
  • NOTE 1 hour earlier start time for this fingal to chinderah and back race
  • 11am briefing
The next Juniors sailing is 18 March – due to away weekend for Harwood regatta 10/11 March
 
Bill Fenelon
TVSC Commodore
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Juniors and Try Sailing Sunday morning, followed by our Summer Series Race 9

After a massive turnout last Sunday (20 juniors!) we are geared up and ready to go again this Sunday. Please note there will be no Juniors on the following two Sundays (4/3 and 11/3) as we have our annual “Chinderah Challenge” race and the Harwood Annual Regatta weekend that most of our volunteers attend. We will be back for Juniors on the 18th of March.

Booking Essential – cost is $5 per person sailing or gold coin donation concession.

The forecast is looking good for our 9th Pointscore Race and Race 5 for the NS14 and Laser Championship series.  Briefing is at midday NSW time.

If you can help with Juniors, the Safety Boat or want to crew, then please get in touch.

More details are available in the email notice.

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Juniors Sailing this Sunday, followed by a Fun Sail.

After a couple of weeks off, Juniors is back on this Sunday morning from 8:45am NSW Time.

Booking Essential – cost is $5 per person sailing or gold coin donation concession.

Your first sail is free.

Juniors is for ages 7 to 17

Can you help?

People are needed to help pack up boats at 11am. Training given.

A fun sail will be held in the afternoon.

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Perfect sailing conditions, and a record fleet on the Tweed on Sunday.

Tweed Valley Sailing Club conducted its 8th race of the Summer Series with a good steady 15 knot Northerly breeze and a helpful ebbing tide. 20 boats competed, crewed by 44 sailors, with a further 10 people in support roles and rescue boat.

Sunday’s main event was the Penultimate Race (Heat 4) of the North Coast Corsair Class Championship. This is a race of “One Design” boats, each carrying 3 crew, and setting spinnakers down wind. It’s a scratch race, so not handicapped, and the competition is very intense.

The Tweed Sailing club hopes to have an Australian Champion in this class in the near future…

This race marked a record fleet for Tweed Corsairs, with ten boats competing crewed by 30 sailors.

Winning today was Qld State Championship runner up, Corsair “Swell Lady”, skippered by Monique Smith with crew Matt Andrews and Deborah Flannery.

They have proven to be an awesome team and also won today’s handicap Pointscore, leading from start to finish against a very determined second placed Corsair “Odin” sailed by class Stalwarts, Skipper Daniel Sieders, with Adrian Dokter, and Tamara Sheppard.

Third place was Corsair 199 “Minnow” with skipper and Club Commodore Bill Fenelon, with experienced crew Robert Preston and Kynan Luescher.

Always very close behind, was 4th placed Corsair 490 “Keenas” (Mark Reynolds Craig Foley & Taj Krasna ) followed a mere 20 seconds later by fast finishing Corsair 102”Melita 3, (Alison Blatcher, Marg Walgers & Karen Vidler.

The top five Corsairs completed the long course on the Fingal reach in one hour and forty minutes, with only ten minutes separating them at the end.

It was a lovely day on the water and enjoyed by all.

Sailing on the Fingal Reach is also great for spectators, and many lined the river bank to enjoy the spectacular of Sail, from close up !

The sailing clubs next event is on Sunday the 25th of February. All are welcome and many boats require crew.

People with boating licences are very welcome to help out by driving our rescue boat.

Bill Fenelon TVSC Commodore.

 

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TVSC Summer Series Race 8 this Sunday

Forecast is looking good for our 8th Pointscore Race and Race 4 for the Corsair and Multihull Championship series.  

No Junior’s or Try Sailing before the race this week sorry.

The race notice has been sent out by email.  (Please email us to be included in future emails)

Monique Smith is this weeks Duty Officer, assisted by Mark Storrier – I know everyone will make their job easy. 

Contact Monique by Friday if you can assist with any jobs this Sunday. 0409 761 908

URGENT – Safety Boat Drivers needed for the rest of the season – If you know anyone who might be able to help please ask them to get in touch

PLEASE check the attached Duty Roster to see if you have any duties coming up.

See you all Sunday

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No Juniors This Sunday (11th February)

Sorry, but due to most of our Junior instructors/volunteers being away this Sunday there will be no Junior sailing in the morning.  The afternoon club race will go ahead as planned.
 
Juniors will be back next week (Sunday 18th Feb from 8:45am)  See you all then.
 
Cheers,
Dave Chester
Juniors Coordinator
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Cruise to the Chinderah Pub for Lunch at 12 Midday on Sunday (No Race)

All welcome to Lunch at the pub at 12 NSW time.
 
RSVP by Saturday morning for lunch – email or text 0434 982 922
 
 
Info for Next Sunday
  • This is a social sail – so no official safety boat.
  • Suggested departure from Fingal approx 10.30am. Allow an hour to sail to Chinderah – tide with us & currently wind forecast is southerly. 
  • Boat owners will be organising their own crew – if anyone has a space let us know. Consider swapping crew after lunch to give more people a sail… or even swapping boats !
  • Corsairs /Hobie can raft up on the pontoon – please bring padding to go between boats.
  • Lasers could be lifted out onto the grass (High tide so no beach)
  • Other sailing options –  sail at Fingal in the morning and then drive up to the pub  – or sail after lunch from Fingal and meet the fleet coming back.
  • Approx 1.30pm Departing Chinderah to sail back to Fingal – remember to bring your spinnakers !!
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Race 7 – NS14 & Laser Class Championships; a very hot day!

What a great day, with 20 boats competing including some new members and visitors!  Thanks to Bob and the safety boat crew.  We couldn’t race without you.

The Laser Class was won by Gary, with Kate and Peter coming in second and third.

Gary on his Laser and Adam with crew member Tom near the Top Mark

The NS14 Class was won by Glenn and Kynan, Adam and Tom coming in second and Bill and Taj coming in third.

Bill and Taj on NS, Lex on Impulse

Congratulations to Geoff & Jo Carter, 1st place on handicap with Dave Chester & Kevin Bourke 2nd & 3rd. And again to Dave Chester & Isaac Poulsen 1st place on corrected time with Tim Brown & Lex Branch 2nd & 3rd.

Considering that Dave Chester had worked hard all morning unpacking and packing up for Juniors that was a very good result!

Starboard!!!!

Thanks all for making the effort to sail on such a hot day – hope you have all recovered from the heat. We’ve got a week off now – social sail to Chinderah tavern for lunch on 4 Feb and the next race on the 11th of Feb.

If you’d like to learn to sail, race your own boat, crew or be a safety boat driver, then please get in touch.

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Juniors and Teens Sailing Wednesday and Thursday Morning (24th and 25th Jan)

It’s very late notice, as it was a challenge to get enough available volunteers for midweek – as always it all comes together – thanks team!

They will be relaxed mornings – no racing to worry about in the afternoon.

X3s and Sabots + 1 Corsair on both days.

Please RSVP by SMS to Alison 0434 982 922 if you’re not already on the list so we know how many boats to rig.

Sign on & rigging from 8.45am NSW time
Off the water by 11.45am
Sailing Fee – $5

Sausages after sailing on Wednesday – BYO lunch on Thursday.