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Keelboats
Lent is meant to be a period of personal sacrifice. So, over 2 days we sacrificed Ciaran’s Cup, an entire Friday Twilight and the Navigational Challenge.
Last Thursday a Gale Warning was forecast for the Friday. It was decided to cancel the Junior Sailor aspect of the race so that parents could plan, Then Friday’s 10:00 Warning remained Gale. Nonetheless, a pleasant evening was had at the Club. Ninjo was on duty so fulfilled it at the bar.
Thanks to Fiona (and Di?) for organising the junior sailors (and their parents).
Ho hum. Sunday. The Navigational Challenge, so looked forward to. Light airs were predicted with some relief toward the end of the race. To make the time limit we would have had to average about 5 knots via the rhum lines, not accounting for tacking angles and tides. After much discussion amongst the Keelboat Committee members, it was decided to abandon.
Then Shimmer and Perception hatched a plot. They wanted to have a fun race to Mornington and back using Course 29, the Schnapper Point course. Then the Skippers and Crew WhatsApp got busy and another 9 boats said they wanted to go too. How to run it? Elaine offered to do the start and Till, SailSys expert, re-jigged the race, a couple more boats entered who hadn’t entered for the Challenge, Perception nominated as radio relay and race officer on the water, and the race was on. Boats took their own finish times and Till entered the times from home and processed the race. It was an inter-club with Ginan and Assassin joining in. All finished except Lumiere. They has passed Ninjo when they decided to peel off to Mount Martha beach for a picnic. Seemed a reasonable decision.
When the fleet was nearing or returning from the Mornington Start mark (depending how fast you’d got there) we had a lovely reach from the Mount Martha Mussel Farm back home. It was champagne sailing, so we duly had some.
Assassin got home first followed by Ginan and Patriot. Mornington fast. On PHS Black Swan won from Perception and Just Cruisin’. AMS went to Ginan followed by Patriot and Shimmer. ORC went to Assassin followed by Ginan and Patriot.
MASSIVE thanks to Till and Elaine. A grand day out was had by all.
The SKIPPERS & CREW meeting is at 10:00 on Sunday 12th April, followed by the penultimate SBSC Keelboat Club Championship (the Rawhide/Unprecedented shoot-out). If there are any points you want discussed please email them to
This Week’s Results - Keelboats
Full weekend results available HERE.
This Week’s Racing - Keelboats
It’s Easter. No Racing. Rabbits, Chocolate and Church.
Get ready for a night of fun, music, laughs and a unique bingo experience with a cheeky twist. 🎉
ORCV
Sail in company on the 73rd Apollo Bay Race. The perfect race to come and try ocean sailing. This 52nm Category 3 race features a 6am start and daylight run along the Great Ocean Road, finishing at Apollo Bay, perfect for sailors building offshore experience or stepping beyond the bay. The race often decides the ORCV Coastal Championship and is an ideal race for those new to ocean racing with its shorter length and proximity to the coast.
The West Offshore Coastal Sprint 3 the last in the series, a race which has been designed as short-distance ocean sprints to provide a crew development pathway for longer ocean races and as a stand-alone coastal racing program. This Category 3 race is roughly 15-35nm and aims to have skippers and crew home Saturday evening.
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