18-1-26
SUNDAY was supposed to be race 3 of the handicap start series, but with low numbers due to the overcast weather with showers & light breezes, it was decided to hold race 3 of the summer series at the Port Macquarie Sailing Club. The day certainly was a challenge with some showers, a patchy Southeast breeze and a quick run out tide. Steve Couch set a shortish course, all buoys to Port, with a work to buoy A just down past Girraween Road, then pretty much a run past buoy B off King Point to buoy C across the river from the McInherney Park boat ramp, a reach across to buoy D off the Rowing Club, then a work back to the start-finish line complete the lap. The catamaran did 3 laps, as did the monohulls.
With people away and an uncomfortable day, Tony Kuhn on Stella was the only Arrow Cat to race the course for the points.
There were 4 monohulls in their fleet. Simon Gandy sailed single handed in his NS14 ‘Upbeat’ to take the win. Even after the yardsticks were applied, Terry Howard in the Impulse ‘Flying Dragon’ was 5 seconds behind in 2nd place. Jeff Walsh was next in another Impulse ‘Serenity’ finally back on the water after missing the first half of the season with a torn Achillies tendon. Steve Bohlsen rounded out the fleet sailing single handed through the showers in his MG414 ‘Interceptor’. The handicap finish order was the same as the yardstick results.
Next week is the 2nd round of sprint races, races 7 – 11, starting at 11.30am. Steve Bohlsen is on duty.
Next Saturday, a number of our members will be competing in Queens Lake Sailing Club’s ‘Queen of the Lake’ Marathon race with a briefing at 12.30pm.
By Jeff WALSH
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