Saturday 9th November :
Series A at MYMBC 3pm.
Club day at Clarks Beach, 1pm.
Sunday 10th:
Club day at Weymouth, 2pm.
Open day at French Bay, 2pm.
Saturday 16th:
Club day at Waiuku 9:30am.
Club day at Clarks beach, 1pm
Sunday 17th:
TY race 2 at Weymouth, 9am.
MYMBC series A at 10:30am.
Spring series at French Bay, 10am.
Champs series at Waiuku, 10am.
Saturday 23rd:
Club day at Weymouth, 1pm.
Memorial cup at MYMBC, 2pm.
points racing at Clarks Beach, 1pm
Sunday 24th:
Club day at Weymouth, 1:30pm.
Spring series at French Bay, 1pm.
Saturday 30th:
Club day at Clarks Beach, 1pm.
Working bee at Weymouth -please note some roads around Manurewa will be closed this morning for the Santa Parade.
Sunday, 1st December:
Club day at Waiuku, 9am.
And coming up early next month:
The second annual Manukau Meltdown regatta is being held at Weymouth Yacht Club on Saturday December 7th. More details coming very soon.
Showing posts with label Laser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laser. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Heavy weather fun
Sunday saw a good strong breeze, puffing up to around 30 knots, with calmer bits of around 20 knots in between.
Three keen Laser sailors decided to give it a go, and had an absolute blast.
Rob and Pete both decided to reduce sail, and reefed their boats, while Aaron opted for full rig.
After a few minutes, Aaron started to wonder if he had made the wrong decision, after capsizing in a gybe during one of the calmer patches.
Pete discovered that some of the lines on his previously untested boat were not quite right, and also had a few swims.
As the day wore on, all three attempted several gybes, mostly successfully. All three showed signs of rust, and improved markedly during the day.
After an hour or two of ripping around, Pete got a little too close to the lee shore, and with those lines stretching uncontrollably, found it difficult to get sailing upwind off the shore, so decided to wait for a tow back to the clubhouse.
On one occasion, Rob and Aaron lined up for a bit of a drag race. Upwind in the 25-30 knots, there was very little difference in the speed of the full versus reefed sail, at least in the steep chop and over the short distance they had. Turning downwind, however, was a very different story, as the power of the full rig came into play, and speeds were poles apart.
Big thanks to Simon and Murray for manning the rescue boat - we probably wouldn't have gone out without you!
Coming up next we have the first of our River Races on Saturday 17th November, followed by our first Harbour Race on the Sunday.
The River Race is open to all boats, and will go towards the motorway at Papakura, while the Harbour Race is limited to bigger boats, sunburst or larger, for safety reasons as we will be leaving the sheltered area of the estuary and hitting the exposed waters of the main harbour. The course should include the LPG terminal as a rounding mark.
Three keen Laser sailors decided to give it a go, and had an absolute blast.
Rob and Pete both decided to reduce sail, and reefed their boats, while Aaron opted for full rig.
After a few minutes, Aaron started to wonder if he had made the wrong decision, after capsizing in a gybe during one of the calmer patches.
Pete discovered that some of the lines on his previously untested boat were not quite right, and also had a few swims.
As the day wore on, all three attempted several gybes, mostly successfully. All three showed signs of rust, and improved markedly during the day.
After an hour or two of ripping around, Pete got a little too close to the lee shore, and with those lines stretching uncontrollably, found it difficult to get sailing upwind off the shore, so decided to wait for a tow back to the clubhouse.
On one occasion, Rob and Aaron lined up for a bit of a drag race. Upwind in the 25-30 knots, there was very little difference in the speed of the full versus reefed sail, at least in the steep chop and over the short distance they had. Turning downwind, however, was a very different story, as the power of the full rig came into play, and speeds were poles apart.
Big thanks to Simon and Murray for manning the rescue boat - we probably wouldn't have gone out without you!
Coming up next we have the first of our River Races on Saturday 17th November, followed by our first Harbour Race on the Sunday.
The River Race is open to all boats, and will go towards the motorway at Papakura, while the Harbour Race is limited to bigger boats, sunburst or larger, for safety reasons as we will be leaving the sheltered area of the estuary and hitting the exposed waters of the main harbour. The course should include the LPG terminal as a rounding mark.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Decent exposure
After the moderate success of the Regatta, I managed to get a full report in Yachts And Yachting, possibly the best sailing mag on the planet.
It's basically the two blog posts, stuck together and edited to make sense.
View it here...
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/162518/Manukau-Regatta-in-Auckland
And yes, I'm proud of my achievements!
It's basically the two blog posts, stuck together and edited to make sense.
View it here...
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/162518/Manukau-Regatta-in-Auckland
And yes, I'm proud of my achievements!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
What's happening..... in the weekend.
Saturday -
Weymouth YC has training at 11:45.
FBYC Regatta runs both days - arrive 10:30.
Waiuku YC have a Clarks beach trip.
Sunday -
Weymouth YC has race 2 of the Trailer Yacht Summer Series, Briefing at 11:30.
MYMBC has the final day of their series C, at 13:30.
FBYC regatta continues, also summer series 4. arrive at 11:00.
Waiuku return journey from Clarks beach.
And of course, for any laser sailors.....
Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club are holding the 35th annual;
RSA Regatta - open to all laser 1 rigs ( Standard, radial, 4.7 )
Registration from 0900,
Briefing 0945
First warning signal 1030 sharp.
Weymouth YC has training at 11:45.
FBYC Regatta runs both days - arrive 10:30.
Waiuku YC have a Clarks beach trip.
Sunday -
Weymouth YC has race 2 of the Trailer Yacht Summer Series, Briefing at 11:30.
MYMBC has the final day of their series C, at 13:30.
FBYC regatta continues, also summer series 4. arrive at 11:00.
Waiuku return journey from Clarks beach.
And of course, for any laser sailors.....
Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club are holding the 35th annual;
RSA Regatta - open to all laser 1 rigs ( Standard, radial, 4.7 )
Registration from 0900,
Briefing 0945
First warning signal 1030 sharp.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Coming up .....
On the Manukau.....
French Bay YC has racing and sailing at 0900 Sunday
Waiuku YC has holiday racing at 0900 Saturday, and 0930 Sunday.
Weymouth YC and Manukau YMBC have nothing planned.
That seems to be all thats on! The tide affected clubs on the Waitemata don't appear to have anything planned, possible because of a lack of water, or (in the case of PLSC) because the Laser nationals are on.
French Bay YC has racing and sailing at 0900 Sunday
Waiuku YC has holiday racing at 0900 Saturday, and 0930 Sunday.
Weymouth YC and Manukau YMBC have nothing planned.
That seems to be all thats on! The tide affected clubs on the Waitemata don't appear to have anything planned, possible because of a lack of water, or (in the case of PLSC) because the Laser nationals are on.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Laser Nationals
Good luck to the four sailors from PLSC heading to Wellington for the 2012 NZ Laser National Championships.
New Zealand has always had some of the world's top Laser sailors at the Nationals, and I know that some of the PLSC guys are getting pretty close too.
Do the small clubs proud guys!
I'm hoping for some updates here as the series goes on.
New Zealand has always had some of the world's top Laser sailors at the Nationals, and I know that some of the PLSC guys are getting pretty close too.
Do the small clubs proud guys!
I'm hoping for some updates here as the series goes on.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
The RSA Regatta is coming!!
Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club is holding the annual RSA Regatta on February 26.
This is an essential part of the season for any serious laser sailor, and attracts competitiors from all over Auckland, and beyond.
Go to plsc.org.nz and follow the links under Race Program.
A copy of the NOR is also available in the news box on the Weymouth YC homepage.
After being forced to withdraw two days before the event with a torn MCL last year, expect me to turn up. If I can get really motivated, I may even bring my "A" game! It hasn't seen light of day in about 4 years, so probably should get a stir up, just to make sure it's still there!
This is an essential part of the season for any serious laser sailor, and attracts competitiors from all over Auckland, and beyond.
Go to plsc.org.nz and follow the links under Race Program.
A copy of the NOR is also available in the news box on the Weymouth YC homepage.
After being forced to withdraw two days before the event with a torn MCL last year, expect me to turn up. If I can get really motivated, I may even bring my "A" game! It hasn't seen light of day in about 4 years, so probably should get a stir up, just to make sure it's still there!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Todays sailing at Weymouth
Awesome sunny but calm weather and flat water gave a fantastic start to our sailing season.
Sailing a basic windward-leeward course, Gina in the Topper lead Murray in the Sunburst and Rob in the Laser at the end of the first near-drifting downwind leg. On the beat back to the finish, the Laser streaked past, opening up a sizable lead. Gina then hit the reef out in front of the clubhouse, allowing Murray to gain the advantage, which he held to the finish.
Simon ran the rescue boat, which was a very restful experience in the conditions.
Everyone really enjoyed themselves, and we are all looking forward to next weekend.
Come on down and join in the fun any weekend through the Summer, lessons and training take place on Saturdays - our boats or yours. Casual mixed fleet racing or cruising happens every Sunday. The website and this blog are frequently updated, keeping you informed of what's on.
Sailing a basic windward-leeward course, Gina in the Topper lead Murray in the Sunburst and Rob in the Laser at the end of the first near-drifting downwind leg. On the beat back to the finish, the Laser streaked past, opening up a sizable lead. Gina then hit the reef out in front of the clubhouse, allowing Murray to gain the advantage, which he held to the finish.
Simon ran the rescue boat, which was a very restful experience in the conditions.
Everyone really enjoyed themselves, and we are all looking forward to next weekend.
Come on down and join in the fun any weekend through the Summer, lessons and training take place on Saturdays - our boats or yours. Casual mixed fleet racing or cruising happens every Sunday. The website and this blog are frequently updated, keeping you informed of what's on.
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