Big
season ahead
Program
Sandgropers Land Yacht Club (Inc)
ROCKINGHAM
Sailing / Event Calendar 2014/2015
Dec 13 Fundraiser BBQ Bunnings Rockingham
Dec 14 Busy Bee , Test sailing and social
Dec 17 Evening twilight sailing
Dec 21 Class5 and 5.6 mini scratch
Dec 28 Club88 and class5 handicap
Jan 4 Class5 and 5.6mini scratch Club Championship
Jan 11 Club88 and class5 handicap
Jan 18 Class5 and 5.5 mini scratch
Jan 24-25 WA Titles Regatta
Feb 1 Club88 and class5 handicap
Feb 8 Class5 and 5.6 mini scratch Club championship
Feb 11 Evening twilight sailing
Feb 15 Club88 and class5 handicap
Feb 22 Class5 scratch Memorial Trophy 5.6 mini scratch
Feb 28-Mar2 Long weekend social trip Leeman Caravan Park sailing at Lake Indoon if the surface is suitable. Those not travelling social sail plus marathon Lake Walyungup
Mar 8 Club88 and class5 handicap
Mar 11 Evening twilight meeting
Mar 15 Class5 and 5.6 mini Club Championship
Mar 22 Club88 and class5 handycap
Mar 29 Class5 and 5.6 mini scratch
Apr 4-5 Easter regatta/disabled/public open day
Apr 12 Class 5, and. 5.6 mini scratch Club Championship
Apr 19 Club88 and class5 handicap
Apr 26 Class 5 scratch + mini scratch Anzac Day long weekend
May 3 Closing day social sailing
Jun 12? AGM, Presentation of trophies
Sep 26-28 Long Weekend at Lake Lefroy Kambalda
On days marked as Club Championship, scores count for the Club Champion trophy, All other days, scores count for the Consistency trophy. Club 88 handicap results will be extracted from all consistency days.
Lake Walyungup is now open, A bit earlier than usual. The next couple of weeks there is plenty of opportunity to tune up the yacht's and social sailing, before the season program starts. Caught me by surprise I am not get there until the 14th with other commitments DAM.
Sunrise at Lake walyungup
Great weekend for the Sandgropers, we had a very successful fund raiser (sausage sizzle at Bunnings) . Many thanks for those that helped.
Sunday was preparation for the coming season's racing which starts in earnest next weekend.
Everything was tidied up in the morning and the afternoon was a social sailing and an opportunity to have interested people have a sail in our yachts, plenty of smiles all round.
The way a couple of mini's were preforming last weekend I thought I better make an effort to get a little more out of mini Aus. I have cut up an old sail I had hanging around and hopefully it will be a high wind sail.
It looks like the centre sheeting on the seat needs to be back slightly to stop the boom pulling onto the mast
It is fine ,the rowlock in just floating on the mast when fully sheeted, There has been a couple of alterations since the pic was taken. It was a bit loose on the pocket in a couple of places (unpick and resew)
Broke my wrist on Friday, not a happy camper.
Looks like I might miss the first month of the season.
Probably the best time of year for the doctor too.
Last Sunday was our first race day, It was great to get back and see and race with everyone, There was a group that came down from Perth to give it a go. (in the morning before racing started) They are pretty keen to get into it and want to know how to go about getting some yachts. The season is looking good with a great agenda including the State Open Championship for class5 and 5.6 mini in January. I will post results in a couple of days. Get that wrist better Ledzephyrlin
Have a great Xmas everyone.
Cheers
Vic
Results from the opening Class5 and Mini 5.6 scratch races on 21.12.2014 Small field of 4 yachts in 5.6 (disregard race date on picture stuffed up)
.5.6 mini
1st Barry P AUS4
2nd Ron F AUS173
Class5
1st Ron C AUS55
2nd Ewin AUS199
3rd Don Aus12
Results from Club88 and Class5 handicap races on the 28.12.2014. I have no reports on the handicap meetings as I can not attend.(to far to travel each week) anyone have a report from the day
Cheers
Vic
Top 3
1st Merv AUS1
2nd Ewen AUS199
3rd Barry M AUS189
Happy New Year All
Got the full cast manacle on Friday and I reckon it shouldn't hinder me too much.
Might bring the kids down early on Sunday for a bit of fun and see how I fare.
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Results from the opening Class5 and Mini 5.6 scratch races on 21.12.2014 Small field of 4 yachts in 5.6 (disregard race date on picture stuffed up)
.5.6 mini
1st Barry P AUS4
2nd Ron F AUS173
Class5
1st Ron C AUS55
2nd Ewin AUS199
3rd Don Aus12
first 2 mini wins for ron fauntleroy. hmmmmmmmmmmm
Great days sailing on the first club championship day, the wind was a steady 20-25kph and made for great sailing.The mini field is growing with 7 yachts on the starting line. The class5 racing was exciting as a great course was set by Ron.
Mini 5.6 on line
Class5 Championship Points
1st Vic AUS230
2nd Ron AUS55 =2nd Howard AUS23
3rd Adam AUS12
5.6 Mini Results
1st Mark F AUS32
2nd Ron F AUS173 =2nd Phil AUS190
3rd Vic AUS230
Great fun in the minis on Sunday.
I would love a sail in SOS but Phil has taken a real shine to it and it will be bloody hard to prise him out of it, he even insisted on running it against the 5's for the last 2 races for **s and giggles.
Yeah Paul the old boys yacht is running fine, he is a little disappointed he ripped the mast-step before the racing out at Lefroy in September. I think he would have done well.
looks like SOS just needed a fatter pilot
. glad to see it it getting used. just let him know i will be doing an inspection. no siezed bearings, loose bolts rusty **.or frayed sheets ,no bunnings rope to replaced lost bits.
my new baby should put him back in his place
planning on selling the new beast after the event as i need some funds in Feb, so heres a chance to get in early with an offer BEFORE it gets a pedigree
class 5 might have to go with bigwheel/small wheel combo as well
Club88 and class5 handicap results 11.01.2013 (fleet of 12)
Results
1st Jay AUS103
2rd Ben AUS41
3rd Ewen AUS199
opps wrong date on above, should be 11.01.1015, lost a couple years there somehow
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One of the races from last weekend,
need the camera on the other side so we can see you whizzing past everything else
Results 18.01.2015
Another great days racing although the wind dropping tested us all a bit. The mini numbers were down due to people being away of holidays , but a good fleet of class5. My day did not end so well blew up the auto transmission on the way home to Bridgetown, not happy about that, But I can still get to the Open State Titles this weekend. Looking forward to catching up with the Goldfields and Esperance guys.
Results 5.6
1st Merv AUS1
2nd Vic AUS230
2rd Barry P AUS4
Results Class5
1st Vic AUS230
2nd Ben AUS41
3rd Ewen AUE199
Class5 Results
5.6 results
Bummer about the tranny Vic, no good at all
Good blows forecast for the weekend.
Naff work, a 3 day sailing bender is called for.
Gunna head down to the lake early tomoz and help the fellas and nab a good spot.
Results from Club88 and Class5 handicap races 1.02.2015
Results
1st James AUS23
2nd Barry M AUS16 or 186
3rd Phil AUS190
Class5 8-02-2015
Fields were down due to extreamily hot weather but those that turned up had a great days racing . Only a couple of 5.5 turned up and raced with the class5 yachts. Howard AUS23 sailed my 5.6 on the day and ended up third (dam thing beat my class5 in one race) well done Howard. Barry AUS4 got his class5 going real well on the day and ended up second. It was very close racing by all,all day and was very challenging with the constant dropping off and changing of wind direction.
Every one bogged in and helped with setting up and putting away the racing equipment (thanks everyone)
Race Results
1st Vic AUS230
2nd Berry AUS4
3rd Howard AUS23
Score Sheet
Has anyone in the club got any vidio or pics to post
22/02/2015 Memorial Perpetual trophy day for class5.
Excelent days racing with some very close finishers, the wind was above 20kph most of the afternoon . Phil got Pauls yacht going and i think that he will be getting quicker over the next couple of meetings. Don and the two Barries took some catiching over the course of the day. The minies were down on numbers as Phil concentrated on the class5 and Ron had buggeded his knee(hope it gets better soon)
Results It was a stand alone score day and points only applied for the day not the season.
Eventual winner of trophy
Vic AUS230
Result Class5
Results 5.6
Phil
Graeme (sailing land yachts for 27 years so far)
Racing got real tight in spots (from my yacht AUS230)
good to see phil got in his first win in the yACHT . TELL HM TO PICK UP THAT FN SHEET ROPE. its not a fence picket , its supposed to be supple !!!!!!!
i will be down to win a race or 2 on the 22nd of march , is there any spare cl 5's around 
out mending my awesome sailing suit for next weekend,hows the lake, surely that cyclone will be dried out.
plan to bring the mini as well
Paul the 22nd is a class5 club handicap day(no minies) We have a club yacht , see adam when you get there he will arrange somthing.
