Here are some proposed dates for a summer racing series for trailer yachts and bigger dinghies at Weymouth YC.
Sunday February 12 Briefing 11:30, Start 12 noon.
Sunday February 26 Briefing 11:30, Start 12 noon.
Sunday March 11 Briefing 11:30, Start 12 noon.
Sunday March 25 Briefing 11:00, Start 11:30am.
Two races each day, on one day there will be a long harbour course. Day and course to be determined according to the weather.
These should give anyone interested a decent chance to try out our local patch before the Manukau Regatta on April 8.
And don't forget we hope to have dinghy sprint races on Saturday the 7th as well, with some decent prizes up for grabs, and entry is free for Regatta participants. $5 for others. Entry includes a drink and a sausage!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday FUN day!
Wow!
Awesome sailing weather today for all the Manukau clubs, if you missed out, then that was a bit silly!
Hot, fine sunny weather, and wind between about 8 and 20 knots, which built slowly throughout the day. We also had beautifully flat water, although we stayed in the river, rather than venturing out into the open.
At Weymouth we had our first trailer yacht match up, between Rob in the Quicksilver, another Rob in the Beachcomber, and Aaron in the Cherry.
In the lighter winds earlier in the day, the Quicksilver had the best pace, as the beachcomber struggled to get any upwind speed. It didn't matter tho, because the first part of the day was spent taking lots of prospective members out for joyrides.
A little later, the Cherry arrived on the scene. In around ten knots of wind, all three boats seemed quite evenly matched once the beachcomber guys got it sorted a bit. The breeze started to build, and without the extra bodies, both Robs started to struggle in the breeze, and soon had smaller headsails up.
The Cherry, with its small rig, was just coming into its element, and upwind showed the way, even cracking a plane briefly, with just slightly eased sheets, while sailing upwind!! Around Shark Island, the lead was maybe 100metres. Coming back downwind was another story, as the quicksilver's big rig pushed her back into the action pretty fast, closing the gap down to around a boatlength. At the finish, the Cherry just managed to hang on for the win.
The second race, which turned into a cruise, started out looking promising, especially for us, as we bore away onto a reach and instantly the boat started to plane. Sadly this only lasted a few seconds, before we settled back to displacement speed, where again the bigger rig on the Quicksilver allowed rob to pull ahead.
This proved what we'd always thought, that the quicksilver would be faster in the light stuff, and the cherry would gain the advantage in a breeze. It also probably proves that the handicaps for the two classes are quite accurate, as they put the Quicksilver as marginally faster.
Awesome sailing weather today for all the Manukau clubs, if you missed out, then that was a bit silly!
Hot, fine sunny weather, and wind between about 8 and 20 knots, which built slowly throughout the day. We also had beautifully flat water, although we stayed in the river, rather than venturing out into the open.
At Weymouth we had our first trailer yacht match up, between Rob in the Quicksilver, another Rob in the Beachcomber, and Aaron in the Cherry.
In the lighter winds earlier in the day, the Quicksilver had the best pace, as the beachcomber struggled to get any upwind speed. It didn't matter tho, because the first part of the day was spent taking lots of prospective members out for joyrides.
A little later, the Cherry arrived on the scene. In around ten knots of wind, all three boats seemed quite evenly matched once the beachcomber guys got it sorted a bit. The breeze started to build, and without the extra bodies, both Robs started to struggle in the breeze, and soon had smaller headsails up.
The Cherry, with its small rig, was just coming into its element, and upwind showed the way, even cracking a plane briefly, with just slightly eased sheets, while sailing upwind!! Around Shark Island, the lead was maybe 100metres. Coming back downwind was another story, as the quicksilver's big rig pushed her back into the action pretty fast, closing the gap down to around a boatlength. At the finish, the Cherry just managed to hang on for the win.
The second race, which turned into a cruise, started out looking promising, especially for us, as we bore away onto a reach and instantly the boat started to plane. Sadly this only lasted a few seconds, before we settled back to displacement speed, where again the bigger rig on the Quicksilver allowed rob to pull ahead.
This proved what we'd always thought, that the quicksilver would be faster in the light stuff, and the cherry would gain the advantage in a breeze. It also probably proves that the handicaps for the two classes are quite accurate, as they put the Quicksilver as marginally faster.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
This weekends sailing
French bay has twilight racing at 1630.
PLSC has a river race sunday afternoon.
Pakuranga SC has sailing starting 1330.
And I'm afraid thats it for this week.
PLSC has a river race sunday afternoon.
Pakuranga SC has sailing starting 1330.
And I'm afraid thats it for this week.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Scouts enjoy Weymouth YC hospitality
Today saw some great sailing weather, with warm temperatures, and fresh winds. With winds varying between 10 and 20 knots, the action on the water was pretty cool too!
To ensure the scouts had an enjoyable experience, two sunbursts were used, with two trailer yachts also taking them for rides.
Later in the day, the two trailer yachts had a short race around Shark Island, with the quicksilver finishing comfortably ahead of the beachcomber.
While there is no official sailing organised for next weekend at our club, Rob is planning to run a casual race, followed by a barbeque.
To ensure the scouts had an enjoyable experience, two sunbursts were used, with two trailer yachts also taking them for rides.
Later in the day, the two trailer yachts had a short race around Shark Island, with the quicksilver finishing comfortably ahead of the beachcomber.
While there is no official sailing organised for next weekend at our club, Rob is planning to run a casual race, followed by a barbeque.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Not much to say!
Alert viewers may have noticed that I haven't been posting much this summer.
There's a good reason for that..... There's not much going on!
The tides at the moment are either mid-day or dawn and dusk, depending on the weekend.
With our beloved Manukau being a very tidal harbour, that means we can only sail every second weekend just now.
The only South Auckland dinghy club with any sailing on this weekend is PLSC, who continue their spring series on Sunday.
Next weekend, the 12/13 November, has sailing everywhere. Weymouth, Waiuku, French Bay, PLSC, PSC,... everywhere! More on that next week.
There's a good reason for that..... There's not much going on!
The tides at the moment are either mid-day or dawn and dusk, depending on the weekend.
With our beloved Manukau being a very tidal harbour, that means we can only sail every second weekend just now.
The only South Auckland dinghy club with any sailing on this weekend is PLSC, who continue their spring series on Sunday.
Next weekend, the 12/13 November, has sailing everywhere. Weymouth, Waiuku, French Bay, PLSC, PSC,... everywhere! More on that next week.
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