great fun today shame could not make first race, good to see so many raceboarders out there , wish there where less jelly fish
The jellyfish were truly awesome. I actually had a jelly stuck on my fin a couple of times, which worked about as well as you might think.
Good on you Simon for showing us a clean pair of batwings. I attribute my higher than usual level of knackeredness to my futile efforts to chase you down whilst also trying to fend off the menacing Matta.
I was also feeling more tired than the conditions would otherwise suggest. I guess it was the extra competition. Great fun. Sorry again Simon for running over you at the start.
Yes, very good fun. Thanks for the tips Jamie (keep em coming). I think there's a few more half jellies around now.
Great racing on Saturday. It was nice to have the wind fill in a bit for the second race. The washing machine chop on the northern side of the course was unbelievable and really tested my poor gybing skills. If I could only stop falling in I might finish on the same lap as Simon, Jamie, Tony and Brendon. Well sailed guys.
Jamie, your suggested to use the Oceanics championship for the Qld raceboard title is a great idea.
My poor old Mistral Equipe suffered a ding, any idea on how to repair them, do you use epoxy and glass like a normal modern board.
Or a Qld course racing titles combining all the classes racing together but competing for different titles raceboard techno rsx and formula. I might have a chance of a podium spot if no one else enters formula.
ANZAC day is on a Thursday which perhapes creates an opportunity for a long weekend to hold the QLD titles. The jellies will have hopefully gone by then. As for who competes. The more the merrier.
Sounds like the beginnings of a plan to me. Lets do it. I would vote for it at LCSC for a change of view and stay up there and make it a real event. What are others thoughts on location.
4th and 5th of May, We have a Regatta on at LCSC.
Jaimie and some others came last year.
That would only require those who are intersted to turn up without much extra planing.
If we have enough starters we can negotiate a separate start for sailboards.
(I would need to find a replacement PRO so that I could compete).
Great work guys. Good to see raceboards are on the comeback in QLD. I hope to catch up with some (all?) of you at Hawks Nest, end of January
Tony- the 4th and 5th could be good. Thanks for the offer.
Glen - look forward to the sailing at HN. Will be putting my entry in soon.
Cam - the 250 is there if you want to use it. It's on its last legs though.
I would be keen to make up numbers in a fleet on 4th and 5th May. Haven't managed a race in QLD yet, but silvercard is on the way and with any luck I should have a decent raceboard sail in the new year.
So, what are people sailing- both board and sail wise? For example, if I turn up with a 20yr old Mistral with a 10 yr old 8.5 sail- am I going to look just ridiculous and be ssoooooo far off the pace I will be asking everyone which way the sailors went? Just old and slow now!
Just a few photographs of the action at RQYS Manly on Saturday 15th December.
Photographs by the Wayne Up There
The order of finishing for that race was the same as the order of pictures.
Simon, Jaimie, Brendan, Tony, etc.
The May Day regatta doesn't generally have as many cats as our other allboats regattas. Last year I think we had 4 or five smaller cats with yardsticks not much faster than Open Class Raceboards. Most of the boats at this regatta will be Jack Holt designed boats such as Herons, Pacers, National E, and Mirror.
There usually are a lot of Junior sailors so it is a good opportunity to put on the Technos so the young sailors can have a look at Sailboarding as an option to progress to.
The Sabers will be having Championships on that week end but I don't know how many of them are expected. Last year we had the NS14 championships.
Handyman, Based on what I have seen you do, you won't be embarased. There is a big spread in the field anyway because of the varying amounts of experience amongst the competitors. You may not have the best rig, but you have plenty of skill.
Well- all the comments so far are very encouraging- might have to come out of my little duck pond to have a sail against those whom cast a wider net. From what I can see in the photos we have the Exocet D2, Mistral Equippe 2, Starboard 377, a Bic?? and another board I don't recognise. Is there also an F2 Lightning amongst the racers? Is everyone on 9.5 sails or there about?
.So who won ?