RACE REPORT Saturday 23.9.06
RACE REPORT Saturday 30.9.06-Pacer Challenge
RACE REPORT Saturday 7.10.06
RACE REPORT Saturday 14.10.06
RACE REPORT Saturday 21.10.06
RACE REPORT Saturday 4.11.06
RACE REPORT Saturday 10.3.07
RACE REPORT Saturday 24.3.07
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RACE REPORT Saturday 23.9.06
The first point score race of the 2006/2007 season presented the competitors with strong squalling NW winds,3 yachts returned to the beach deciding not to compete and for those that stayed out it was a wild ride around a large course.
There wasn't the usual close in battle for prime starting positions today as all skippers were giving each other a bit of water to manouver in.
Pie n'peas won the start just ahead of Rainbow Spirit with small margins back to Puffed out,No mad,Casper and the rest of the fleet.
Rainbow Spirit was quick to gather up Pie n'peas within about 50 metres as she took off for the top mark that was out of sight near the launching ramp.
Somewhere in there the skipper of Casper missed his kicking straps on a tack and fell overboard leaving his crew to ride out a capsize,quickly back up and still holding onto 4 th place to follow Rainbow Spirit still leading from No mad with Pie n'peas now in 3 rd.
As Rainbow Spirit completes the 1 st lap from No mad,Casper takes Pie n'peas about 80 metres out,followed by Puffed out,My Yot,I'll be blowed and the Jolly Roger.
The wind is easing slightly and the fleet is spreading out as the faster NS14's begin to lap the slower Pacers and other classes.
I'll be blowed is lapped by Rainbow Spirit right on the line for the 2 nd lap as the Pacers of John and Anthony complete their 1 st lap.
2 nd place is still No mad from Casper,Pie n'peas and Puffed out.
Over at the beach buoy,Wait up (the Cat) and My yot capsize on the jibe watched closely by the crew of the tender boat.
As Rainbow Spirit heads in to complete her 3 rd lap, she laps 5th placed Puffed out as the wind continues to ease.
The field is now so far spread out that the only passing action is the lapping of slower yachts.
The wind then backs of a little more as it swings to almost due west and the NS14's sail on to complete 5 laps while the Pacers and other classes are all done at only 3 laps,with the finishing order unchanged over the final laps.
The fleet on way to top mark Wait up and My yot over as tender looks on
Outright Positions
1st #1973... Rainbow Spirit
2nd #1924... No Mad
3rd #1924... Casper
4 th #3180... Pie'n'peas
5th #2338... Puffed out
6th #160268... My yot
7th #2284... Jolly Roger
8th #2358.... Antz Pantz
9th #119.... I'll be blowed
10th #2364.... BJ's
Official and corrected time results
NS 14 Scratch
1 st.. Rainbow Spirit
2nd.. No Mad
3rd.. Casper
NS 14 Handicap
1 st.. No mad
2nd.. Casper
3rd.. Rainbow Spirit
Open (non NS 14)
1 st.. Antz pantz
2nd.. Pie n'peas
3rd.. My yot
report by Stan Allen.
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RACE REPORT Saturday 30.9.06-Pacer Challenge
6 crews rotating in 5 pacers over 6 heats set on a 1 lap triangular course.
Crews were:
1 Peter Spicer and Alex Spicer
2 Peter Gardner and Cathy Cox
3 Rod Boon and David Boon
4 David Cox and Pip Cox
5 Ian Robbins and crew (friend of Alex)
6 Max Hubbard and crew (friend of Max)
Heat 1
Close start between Peter S, Peter G and Ian with Rod following closely, and Max trailing. Good close racing all the way round the course. Race free of incidents. Close finish
1st Peter S, 2nd Ian, 3rd Peter G
David and Pip did duty
Heat 2
Another close start involving all boats. by 1st mark rounding all boats within 1 boat length of each other. No incidents recorded. Another close finish
1st Ian, 2nd David, 3rd Peter G
Peter S and Alex did duty
Heat 3
Good start by all boats but at the first mark one boat stalled causing havoc amongst the following fleet. One boat ran into the side of another (no damage) casuing a 720 penalty, another 2 boats couldn't avoid a slight touching of gunwalls resulting in another 720 being performed, leaving one boat to skip out into the lead. By the 3rd mark 2nd and 3rd placing had close on 1st resulting in change of lead between 1st and 2nd
During the kaos a crew was heard telling his skipper "you did what!!!! Don't do it again!!!!" Very close finish
1st David, 2nd Peter G, 3rd Rod
Ian and crew did duty
Heat 4
Another close start. Lots of close calls on the run between the 1st and 2nd marks with strong gusts causing skippers to depower, slowing down and spreading the fleet out by the 3rd mark. The run to the finish line was not as closely contested as in previous heats.
1st David, 2nd Peter S, 3rd Max
Rod and David did duty
Heat 5
A few experienced skippers missed the start allowing the less experienced to lead to the 1st mark. By the 2nd mark the more experienced had caught up and overtaken the leader. By the 3rd mark all boats were together for the run home for a great finish. 1st and 2nd were seperated by half a boat length with 3rd a boat length behind.
1st Peter G, 2nd Ian, 3rd David
Max and crew did duty
Heat 6
A good start by all boats, close racing all the way to the 3rd mark where boats went in 5 different directions to work toward the finish line resulting in boats arriving at the line from all angles and finishing within a boat length of each other.
1st David, 2nd Peter S, 3rd Ian
Peter G and Cathy did duty
Final
The top 3 boats after the 6 heats squared off for the final race of the day.
David jumped away from Peter S, with Ian missing the start. Close racing between Peter and David to the marks with Ian slowing catching. David again gained a slight advantage between 1st and 2nd marks. Peter caught up again by the 3rd mark with Ian closer behind. Tacking duel to the finish between David and Peter resulting in Peter winning from David and Ian.
Great fun was had over the day by all competitors.
Report by Phillip and Lynne Williams
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RACE REPORT Saturday 7.10.06
An awkward fine starting line for a normally favoured starboard start and a fleet of 12 boats.
All skippers were busy during pre-start and countdown sizing up the situation and jockeying for a good start with a few choosing to cross the pack with a port start.
Stan and Phil on Nan's Girl for the first time,after losing their ride on Bondi Tram,came around the back edge of the pack on port tack for a pretty good start with a bit of speed going for them in about 7 th or 8 th across the line.
Hypernuts got the jump at the line from No mad and Casper leaving a gaggle of boats all over each other at the outer mark.
By about 50 metres out with Hypernuts scooting away,Casper and Nan's girl slip by No mad for 2 nd and 3 rd resp.
Working the wind shifts to the top mark in the shadow of the island was a testing task and boats were spread all over.
Casper took 1 st mark honours followed by Hypernuts and Bondi tram,close on their transoms were No mad,Puffed out and I'll be blowed.
Nan's girl and a few Pacers had lost out badly in the wind shifts to be back a fair distance on this critical first leg.
By the 2 nd mark Casper had opened up over Hypernuts then No mad,with Puffed out and I'll be blowed right up there hanging onto the faster NS14's.
Bondi Tram close behind then Nan's girl and the bulk of the Pacers struggling to make up their 1 st leg losses.
Hypernuts had taken and pulled away from Casper for the 1 st lap lead then No mad from Bondi tram who'd taken I'll be blowed and Puffed out.
Meanwhile,Jolly Roger and Nan's girl were enjoying a good run together with other Pacers spread out behind them.
Nan's girl and Jolly Roger continued their close tussle throughout the 2 nd lap as the leaders maintained a close duel at the head of the fleet.
No mad finally took Casper during the 3 rd lap and set off after leader Hypernuts.
The 4 th lap began with No mad now in the lead by 1/2 a boatlength.
This lap was all down to wind shifts,Casper falls back with Hypernuts and No mad fighting for the lead,Casper then working hard to claw her way back.
Hypernuts goes through for the win,Casper comes on to grab 2 nd from No mad,then I'll be blowed and Puffed out.
Nan's girl heads up the rest and Bondi Tram is forced to retire with a broken tiller arm.
gaggle of boats at start swarming on the 2 nd mark
Outright Positions
1st #1799... Hypernuts
2nd #1804... Casper
3rd #1924... No mad
4 th #119... I'll be blowed
5th #2365... Puffed out
6th #1442... Nan's girl
7th #2283... Jolly Roger
8th #2281.... Away
9th #2282.... Reef zone
10th #2284.... Antz pantz
11th #2338.... BJ's
Official and corrected time results
NS 14 Scratch
1 st.. Hypernuts
2nd.. casper
3rd.. No mad
NS 14 Handicap
1 st.. Casper
2nd.. Nan's girl
3rd.. Hypernuts
Open (non NS 14)
1 st.. Antz pantz
2nd.. Reef zone
3rd.. I'll be blowed
Report by Lynne Williams and Stan Allen
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RACE REPORT Saturday 14.10.06
An horrendously hot spring day with searing hot NW winds had 2 boat crews deciding not to sail,
conditions that would severely test the endurance of many boat crews.
9 boats in the pre-start area for a 'water start' under the command of the starter in the Start Boat,instead of the usual on shore start control.
Pie n'peas leads them out at the gun from Rainbow Spirit,Casper,Bondi tram and
Finger lick'n good,with Hypernuts trailing by 2 boatlengths.
Casper snags her appendages on the Start Boat anchor line,getting free and executuing
a penalty turn costs her plenty.
Hypernuts charges through in tricky winds to be up with Rainbow spirit to the
1st mark with Bondi tram then Finger lick'n good with Pie n'peas now pushed
back to 5 th.
The skipper on Finger lick'n good misses his footing and falls overboard.
Across to the bay mark it's Rainbow spirit,Hypernuts,Bondi tram then Pie n'peas
with Finger lick'n good recovering.
Up the lake from the bottom mark in a freshening NW,Rainbow spirit has opened up a 150 m
gap to Hypernuts,200 m back to Casper,3 boatlengths to Bondi tram,a further
2 boatlengths to Finger lick'n good,then Pie n'peas,My yot and I'll be blowed
from Jolly Roger.
The 1 st lap is done and the leaders are working the shifts again across the lake to the 1 st mark,Hypernuts has closed to 20m from Rainbow spirit,Bondi tram is past Casper
into 3rd while Finger lick'n good has stalled badly to fall right out of touch.
2nd lap run to the line sees Hypernuts to within 5 secs of Rainbow spirit with
Bondi tram 40 secs behind her.
Drifting again to the 1st mark,Rainbow spirit holds a narrow lead over Hypernuts
and Finger lick'n good capsizes.
The wind swings to almost due North and strengthens,Rainbow spirit and Hypernuts
storm the line for the close of the 3 rd lap with Bondi tram struggling to make up her deficit.
Close of the 4th lap and Hypernuts passes Rainbow spirit around the outside at the
finish mark to take the lead with Bondi tram now closer by 10 secs.
5th lap and the fight for the lead continues as Rainbow spirit attempts to run down
Hypernuts,gains buoy room at the finish mark to take back the lead with Bondi tram
now right up there and in the fight.
As they streak across from the 1 st mark,Bondi tram takes 2nd place from Rainbow spirit
who fights back to retake 2nd at the bottom mark then goes after Hypernuts on the run down
the lake for the race finish.
This time Hypernuts holds the inside line and now has buoy room,swings hard around the finish
buoy for the race win over Rainbow spirit by a mere 2 secs with Bondi tram crossing for 3rd.
The heat of the day shows on the faces of the crews as they return to shore,they are all totally wasted and a few with barely enough strength left to haul their boats out of the water.
A timely reminder to all of the dangers of dehydration and heat exhaustion.
Pie n'peas gets the jump Rainbow spirit and Hypernuts
Outright Positions
1st #1799... Hypernuts
2nd #1973... Rainbow spirit
3rd #1802... Bondi tram
4 th #3130... Pie n'peas
5th #1804... Casper
6th #160268... My yot
7th #2283... Jolly Roger
8th #119.... I'll be blowed
9th #30512.... Pipkin
Official and corrected time results
NS 14 Scratch
1 st.. Hypernuts
2nd.. Rainbow spirit
3rd.. Bondi tram
NS 14 Handicap
1 st.. Bondi tram
2nd.. Casper
3rd.. Hypernuts
Open (non NS 14)
1 st.. Pie n'peas
2nd.. My yot
3rd.. Jolly roger
Report by Stan Allen
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RACE REPORT Saturday 21.10.06
In stark contrast to last saturdays horrendous and life threathening heat,today was very cold
and overcast with moderate squally SW winds,creating shutes,holes and swirls all across the lake.
A tight race start with the majority of the fleet vieing for position at the outer mark with
Rainbow spirit a little closer in,Nan's girl and Pie n'peas nearer the inner mark.
Pie n'peas and Nan's girl both broke the start and the wind died off as they attempted to restart.
The wind was still there out wider as Rainbow spirit took off followed closely by Nomad,Hypernuts
and Jolly Roger.
Positions unchanged after the beat to the windward mark near the boatramp,Rainbow spirit,Nomad, Hypernuts,Casper,Rhapsody,Finger licking good,Pie n'peas and Never surrender with Nan's girl
trailing well behind after her windless restart.
The 1 st lap belonged to Rainbow spirit then Nomad kicked into gear to challenge for the lead.
The intense battle between the 2 resulting in a contact with Nomad at fault and required to do a
720 turn to exonerate herself.
Hypernuts not close enough to take advantage of the situation,Nomad holds onto 2 nd place but
allows Rainbow spirit to jump out to a 500m lead.
At the close of the 2nd lap,Rainbow spirit tries desperately to make the S/F gate without throwing
another tack and goes into 'irons' (stalled),gets pushed backwards by the fresh wind and is unable
to recover quickly.
Taking full advantage,Hypernuts passes Nomad and into the lead both now leaving Rainbow spirit wollowing in their wakes with a total lead over her of about 500m by the time she recovers.
Now it's Hypernuts,Nomad,Rainbow spirit,Casper and Finger licking good in a close duell from
Rhapsody,Pie n'peas,Never surrender,Nan's girl,Jolly Roger and Speed bump.
On a squally run to the island mark,Never surrender swamp their Pacer from a broaching and decide
to pull out.
Meanwhile up front a bare 100m blankets the leading 4 boats,still Hypernuts,Nomad,Rainbow spirit
and Casper.
On the final lap while Nomad and Hypernuts duell it out for the lead,Rainbow spirit does a screamer down wind to shoot past both to retake the lead.
As Rainbow spirit moves up to lap Nan's girl going to the island mark,Nan's girl
broaches as she prepares to round.Enough distance between them to cause no interference and Rainbow spirit zooms off for the finish line as Nan's girl recovers.
Rainbow spirit has opened her lead to 600m as she crosses for another win from Nomad,Hypernuts, Casper,Rhapsody,Finger licking good,Pie n'peas,Nan's girl, Jolly Roger and Speed bump.
#148 Speed bump - as a result of our Sailabilty program,this Access Dinghy was sailed by a disabled
person and his brother,and they had a ball.
They also won the race on handicap,open division !!
Speed bump racing with the fleet Rainbow spirit in irons
Outright Positions
1st #1973... Rainbow spirit
2nd #1799... Hypernuts
3rd #1924... Nomad
4th #1804... Casper
5th #1657... Rhapsody
6th #1986... Finger licking good
7th #3180... Pie n'peas
8th #1442....Nan's girl
9th #2282....Jolly roger
10th #148....Speed hump
Official and corrected time results
NS 14 Scratch
1 st..Rainbow spirit
2nd.. Hypernuts
3rd.. Nomad
NS 14 Handicap
1 st.. Casper
2nd.. Rhapsody
3rd.. Rainbow spirit
Open (non NS 14)
1 st.. Speed bump
2nd.. Jolly roger
3rd.. Pie n'peas
Report by Stan Allen,John and Barry.
This coming weekend,the 28 th and 29 th Oct,CNLSC-Twinbeach Modellers are holding the East Coast 12 Metre Australian Championship for Radio Controlled model yachts.
Racing starts at 10.00 am both days.
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RACE REPORT Saturday 4.11.06
On an overcast cold day with reasonable winds and a large course set to take full advantage,Chippo
held true to form as the wind dropped away right on start time, again.
At the outer starting buoy,Pie n'peas held out a windward Rainbow spirit to be away slow in 3 rd
and 4 th as Jolly roger takes start honors from I'll be blowed.
Rainbow spirit broke away after 200 m to lead the fleet to the top mark up near the boatramp,Casper
now in 2 nd from Pie n'peas,I'll be blowed then Rhapsody.
Peter's Pacer with Don't know away late by 3 1/2 mins and Speed hump and her disabled skipper bringing up the rear.
Rainbow spirit still out in front but only just as Pie n'peas,having passed Casper,draws almost level on the long run down the lake to the island mark.
There's a double 'sausage' across the lake with 2 wing marks setting up 2 testing working legs.To the
first of these it's still Rainbow spirit with Casper now in 2 nd from Pie n'peas.
Casper is caught on port tack by a starboard Pie n'peas to take back 2 nd at the bay mark,Rhapsody now in 4 th from I'll be blowed.
Rainbow spirit picks a nice shift on the work to the gate to complete lap 1,stretching her lead with
an elapsed time of 22 1/2 mins.
Pie n'peas luffs up into an outgoing tide for an agonisingly slow end to her 1 st lap with Rhapsody
now up to 3 rd and a rapidly closing Casper.
Pie n'peas just makes it through to hold 2 nd,Casper claims 3 rd from Rhapsody.
The 2 nd run to the island mark has Rainbow spirit out front by 400m to Pie n'peas with Rhapsody back in 3 rd from Casper.
Peter's Pacer finally completes her 1 st lap in 37 mins from Jolly Roger close behind.
The access dinghy of Speed hump is a much slower boat but they're out there enjoying themselves as rear
gaurd.
Out of the island mark,Rhapsody's now ahead of Pie n'peas into 2 nd place as Rainbow spirit works across to the bay mark.
Rhapsody on her way across makes some awkward tacks in shifting winds,opening the door
for Pie n,peas to slip back up to 2 nd,but managing to hold Casper behind her.
Rainbow spirit is now long gone into her 3 rd lap as Rhapsody again comes back to steal 2 nd from
Pie n'peas by a boatlength through the gate with Casper still hovering.
Don't know has come out of nowhere and on opposite tack to Casper,as port boat she is forced to tack
away and cross in 5 th behind her.
The wind did nothing to liven it up over the last 2 laps with the fleet now strung out and all the
tactical battles over.
The newly refurbished Rhapsody managed to to take 100m out of Rainbow spirit's lead and put that behind her back to Pie n'peas,Dont' know ahead of Casper.
The finishing order after 4 laps,Rainbow spirit,Rhapsody,Pie n'peas,Don't know,Casper,I'll be blowed,
Peter's Pacer,Jolly roger and Speed hump.
Jolly roger gets the start Pie n'peas has casper
Outright Positions
1st #1973... Rainbow spirit
2nd #1657... Rhapsody
3rd #3180... Pie n,peas
4th #1804... Don't know
5th #1804... Casper
6th #119.... I'll be blowed
7th #2284... Away(peter's pacer)
8th #2281....Jolly roger
9th #142.....Speed hump
Official and corrected time results
NS 14 Scratch
1 st..Rainbow spirit
2nd.. Rhapsody
3rd.. Casper
NS 14 Handicap
1 st.. Rhapsody
2nd.. Rainbow spirit
3rd.. Casper
Open (non NS 14)
1 st.. Pie n'peas
2nd.. Speed bump
3rd.. I'll be blowed
Report by Stan Allen.
Sunday's come try sailing day was reasonably successfull concidering the weather conditions.CNLSC had
47 people enjoy their first sailing experience in the club's Puff'n Pacers.
A Sail Training Orientation Seminar for prospective new sailors will be conducted on wednesday evening
8 th Nov at 7.00 pm at the Lakes Boatshed,Ascott drv,Chipping Norton.
For more information contact the Club Commodore (02) 9608 1125.
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RACE REPORT Saturday 10.3.07
The race course was set for westerly winds but as the yachts left the beach for the starting
area it had swung around to easterly.
As the 5 min countdown ticked away it was a mad gaggle of boats as all skippers set to
figuring out their positioning for a now running start,resulting in a slow start for many
all sqeezed up at the outer starting buoy.
Still a relatively light breeze made for a slow run to the first mark for this tightly packed
bunch while the leaders skipped away in clearer air.
Boats 3 and 4 wide at the mark created a little kaos but all got round without incident.
Then the SE'er kicked in,very blustery and making for tricky sailing conditions.
Nicorette found a gust and got up on 'the plane' to zoom past I'll be blowed only to lose
out on approach to the bottom mark.
The first lap had Rainbow spirit leading from Hypernuts,Rhapsody and Casper,
then Hectic,My yot,Bondi tram,I'll be blowed and Nicorette.
Nomad struck problems with her jib sail,falling to 10 th spot as they hurredly made repairs.
The 2 Access dinghys,Speedbump and Flying mermaid, bringing up the rear behind a
couple of Pacers.
One of these,Skyblue sailing SH skipper only,capsized near the island and spent conciderable
time on her side,bringing out the tender craft to assist.
Unable to assist effectively,Nicorette steered in to lend a hand if needed,her crewman going
overboard and swimming to Skyblue to assist her exhausted skipper to right the boat.
Both yachts then returning to the beach and out of the race.
Flying mermaid retired with steering gear damage.
Back with the race,2 nd lap with Rainbow spirit still leading from Hypernuts and
Rhapsody with Casper falling back a little,then Hectic,My yot from a fast recovering Nomad,from Bondi tram and I'll be blowed.
As they crossed to complete the 3 rd,Nomad had passed Hectic and My yot
but still trailing Rhapsody and Casper with Rainbow Spirit and Hypernuts
up front.
Nomad gets Casper during the the 4th then hauls in Rhapsody through the 5 th and into 3 rd place behind Hypernuts with Rainbow spirit taking the outright win.
Race report by Lynne Williams and Stan Allen.
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RACE REPORT Saturday 24.3.07
10 yachts set off from Grand Flanaur beach to tackle a crossover slalom course that
would ultimately yield mixed fortunes in what would be ever changing wind conditions.
With winds expecting to freshen from the North and a forecast Southerly change later
in the day,anything was possible.
Jolly Roger nailed the start but was quickly overun on the first windward leg to the
opposite shore mark,one of 2 over there.
The wind eased off and with these 2 marks shadowed by trees,the field quickly spread
out as many found difficulty making way and rounding the marks.
Nomad jumped out to an early lead to be never challenged followed by Pie n'peas,an
ever improving FLG,then Rhapsody.
Out of nowhere,a strong southerly squall blasted the fleet,providing yet another
challenge and some tense moments with the course crossovers.
FLG took advantage to pass Pie n'peas,taking Rhapsody with her.
Over as quickly as it had begun,the wind eased off again,handing the advantage to
Rhapsody,passing FLG into 2 nd place,then pulling out a huge lead over her.
The final downwind run was a determined fightback by Pie n'peas over FLG but around
the bottom mark FLG held on to claim 3 rd.
Outright Results.
1. Nomad
2. Rhapsody
3. FLG
4. Pie n'peas
5. My yot
6. I'll be blowed
7. Jolly roger
8. Green with envy
9. Speed bump
10.Hey blue
Race report by Stan Allen.
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