NOVEMBER

Sunday 5th No Sailing due to bad weather





Sunday 12th
South West Rocks

Winners of the North Coast Cat Challenge ARS Scott machon/ Bryce Haffner.

No Boat Duty

Sunday 19th
Super Sunday
After a week when everyone was talking about the weather, it was a relief to have a perfect weekend. The breeze filled in from the North East and built throughout the day. What had begun as a 10kn NE became a forceful and classic 15-20 knot sea breeze.

What looked like a quiet weekend with only a smattering of boats expected for a sail, turned out to be the biggest day of the year for the club. It was a change for the better as eight boats line up on the shore for three races and the Presidents Cup. As the boats arrived the ample shoreline in front of the club quickly filled with boats and the beach goers who had left the windy beaches in search of shelter were soon displaced.

It was Christmas for some as Ray had only recently unwrapped the bubble-wrap from the glistening hulls of his brand new Hobie 16 and had unpacked the championship sails for the weekend. Peter Dorahy had headed down the mountain in search of sunshine sea breezes, a welcome change from the frosts and snowy plains of Walcha. John White and the boys from Port had traveled early and were ready for a fast Sunday sail. Tom Haffner had recruited seasoned Taipan and H18 campaigner Alan Pursch to crew on the Hobie 16. Fabrice Boone had left the washing up for others and was keen to smell the salty spray and had arrived and was preparing to take on all comers with the mighty Maricat. Les Turner had the NACRA all fired up and was keen to capitalise on his improved form from South West Rocks. Tommy Dalton arrived, immaculate as ever with the A Class and was ready to get amongst the white caps again. In the snake pit was Haffner-Anderson and Machon-Haffner still circling each other and trading venomous stings with unresolved matters from last weekend.

A Starboard triangle course was set with the top mark close to the sand mark, the wing mark down and close to the sand bank, then a reach back to the bottom mark. The run from the top mark to the reach mark was a fast and skittish run with the twisting NE gusting and forcing the boats along. The reach back to the bottom mark was fast and with the boats powered up it was a spectacular of spray.


Final Results Presidents Cup Three Races

1st Hobie 16 Ray Muld Ross Kneebone
2nd Taipan 4.9 cat Peter Dorahy
3rd Taipan 4.9 Scott Machon, Bryce Haffner



Boat Duty

Sunday 26th
Racing as usual

Boat Duty