Winter sailing around South Auckland.

Tomorrow, Sunday June 10, sees a lot of activity on both harbours.

Here's a quick rundown....

Pakuranga Sailing Club (Farm Cove) start their famous dinghy winter series at 10am.

Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club (Ireland road) have day 2 of their hugely successful Laser winter series at 11am.

Manukau YMBC (Mangere Bridge) start their Trailer Yacht winter series at 2:30 in the afternoon.

French Bay YC start their Winter series at 12noon.

Slightly outside the area, Taikata Sailing Club in Te Atatu have racing at 10:45am.

Those keen enough and organised enough could race on the Waitemata in the morning, and the Manukau in the afternoon. Which is what I hope to do.

A note of thanks

A special THANK-YOU to all those people who helped to make the weekend the success it was.

In no particular order...

South Auckland Glass Services - event sponsor.

Murray Boucher
Rob Kent
Simon Tidbury
Jodie Tidbury
Pete Hagglund
Codie McMaster
Danya Byrnes

Keith Sharp, for bringing most of Taikata Sailing club along to compete.

Murray and Kim for helping run the races.

Cyril, Tony and Mark, for supplying rescue boats, allowing our members to race.

All the sailors, visiting and local.

And absolutely everyone else involved with the regatta, who I either missed off my list, or don't know your names!

Thanks again.
Aaron.

What happened today.....

Big wind, big waves, and, you guessed it, NO SAILING!!

Todays MYMBC trailer yacht racing was cancelled due to 40+ knot winds.

So, in conditions deemed foolhardy and dangerous in big-ish boats, I was itching to go out sailing. so I did.

I dragged my laser out from the back yard, and went out for a blast with a cut-down sail on, which meant that I shouldn't suffer any damage.

While rigging, a savage squall came through, and I almost changed my mind, but then the sun shone through, and with 30-something knots I launched.

Awesome sailing, just blasting back and forth, jumping waves.

Then the breeze died away to around 15, and it was time to come in.

Still Buzzing, it's been a while!

Trailer Yacht action this weekend

This Sunday, August 14 sees the penultimate day of the MYMBC trailer yacht winter series, held near Mangere Bridge.

The action so far has been hotly contested in all conditions, with the H16s and N22s sharing the honours.

This weekend the hottest competition will be going on near the other end of the fleet, as there is a challenge taking place between the Quicksilver and the Cherry. Winner takes all!

The start time is scheduled for 1015, and there should be two races.

At this time the forecast looks great, a little overcast, but fine with 15knot winds.

Finally all my family's personal dramas are over, so we should be able to attend, and compete, at last.

Light winds on the Manukau Harbour

Todays MYMBC winter series was hotly contested between 3 Hartleys and 3 Noelexes. In the light winds of the day, the fleet was quite small.

Two races were held, with the lead changing several times in each race.

Downwind starts didn't appear to favour either class, as the poled-out Hartleys gave the kited Noelexes something to chase. A little more breeze appeared between races, but in true fashion, dropped away right before the second start.

Instructors course

There are still spaces available for the sailing instructor's course on August 14/15.
Cost is $135 all up.
Venue is Clarks Beach.

I'm going! because my RYA cert is out of date and I keep forgetting to send it back to england!

Weymouth members in action.

Murray has recently informed me that in the first outing with the newly renovated Jollyboat, he and Cody managed a first and a second across the line at Pakuranga SC.

Well done guys!

Also, Murray has been spotted enjoying some hard earned racing time at Manukau YMBC, sailing on a Noelex 22 called Blue Tango.

PLSC Lasers on Sunday

Laser racing at PLSC, Ireland Road Panmure this Sunday, July 10.

1:30 start, arrive around 12:30 to allow time to rig.

Hire boats available.

I'll try to be there!!

Weymouth Yacht Club website

The Weymouth Yacht Club website is now almost fully operational. As we have no sailing planned through June and July, I  have incorporated a link to Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club's winter calendar.

Images are still being added.

Click on the link at the top of the page to check it out.

Thanks to sportsground.co.nz for the hosting services.