Toukley
Sailing Club
Newspage July 2007 - December 2007
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A fantastic regatta was held on 28/29/30 December - Toukley's second Xmas event. Conditions were perfect with NE breezes of 10 to 15 knots and temperatures around 27°C. Plenty of competition and spills, but everyone survived. Rimmo's Maricat looked like it had been attacked by a shark after the side-stay ripped out of the gunwale. Paul Beazley broke a trapeze shackle while out on the wire, throwing him in the drink, but he still had the mainsheet in his hand. When the Black Beard rounded up and looked like going over backwards, crew Leah Bennett took her trap right up to the point of the bow and managed to get things under control till Paul pulled himself aboard with the traveller rope. Although she's only about 35 kg soaking wet (her usual state) Leah has the reputation of being a first class crew. Full results in .pdf format are here. View at about 150%. Photos from F18 NSW Titles in December 
Saturday/Sunday
15/16 December 2007 Excellent conditions today, with a NE breeze of 15-18 knots, and warm temperatures. 25 boats including quite a few new faces. Len Crosland took his Maricat out to the starting area, and made a getaway, but when he heard the horn go for the Juniors countdown he thought it was a restart and went back to the Start. He finished up capsizing and tearing his mainsail, so he had a good day. Jay Booth and his daughter Marion made a good team sailing here for the first time in their Windrush. Jo Mac was late for the start and found herself sailing into the oncoming started fleet. Not quick enough to get out of their way, she managed to take a bite out of Richard's nose (of his Taipan) with her rudder casting. Jo didn't finish the race either, as she had to rescue her 2 little girls who had drifted out onto the course in their inflatable canoe. Following a family re-organisation, Jo is moving to Queensland with her new boyfriend and has sold her boat and has a lovely V8 Merc for sale for $5000 if anyone's interested. Hopefully she will be here soon for us to send her off in style. See her farewell message - click here. There were a few skippers went for a swim including Darryl who eased off the mainsheet in a gust, only to have his crew, young Chris Blackford, slide across the tramp and grab said sheet for support. You should have just gone over the edge, Chris. Someone would have picked you up. Some regular skippers gave up their helms to crew for others, like Brandon who crewed for Dave Moelam, welcome back Dave, you did pretty well considering, coming in 15 seconds behind Tony K and Adam, and like Garry Robinson who crewed for Paul, coming 4th in the big cats after Geoff on his Mozzie, and Kershy and Justin, all behind Peter and Renée on 'Barking Mad'. Troy took Matilda on as crew, her first time on a big cat, coming fifth. In the juniors/monos, Terry in the Gwen12 with several crew beat Grant who was on a Maricat. His dad Anthony in another Gwen12 did the big course. Don't forget the F18 State Titles next weekend. All volunteers please report for duty as arranged. Sunday we will have something for our local fleet at the same time as the F18s, not sure what yet. Timekeeper's results: ("A" class=Big Cats, "B" class=Fourteens, "J" class=Monos/juniors)
Sunday 2 December 2007 Sorry, I'm in Melbourne and unable to cover the race. Sunday 25 November 2007 Great conditions today, almost the same as last week. Plenty of good racing and no capsizes. John Kersh's Hobie F18 won the big cats by nearly 5 minutes with Jo and Troy fighting for 2nd, Jo prevailing by a second only. In the fourteens Jason lead the fleet home by a couple of minutes, from Darcy, with the others spread out over 20 minutes. That included Aaron Robinson sailing for the first time on his Maricat. Steve Halliday wasn't able to sail as some teenager wrote his Paper Tiger off in the carpark at Lake Haven last week. Nasty! Jake sailed a Spiral this week as he has lost his Maricat main blocks somewhere, also not nice. They were in his hull hatch actually. Kids! Some un-named solo 16ft Hobie skipper tacked just before the finish line, right in front of a Spiral, which then had to sail round him to avoid a collision. Please look after the juniors, Guys! Terry is doing a wonderful job training juniors in the Gwen 12, this week Tristan and Jack, despite being buzzed by a smart-arsed Windrush driver. Sorry, Tez! Welcome to Chris and Brian on their Nacra F18 who would have scored better had they done the correct course. Also welcome John Jay who sailed Daryl's Hobie 18 as a tune-up service. Line results as follows:
Sunday 18 November 2007 Several of the big cats were sailing away this week, but we still managed 21 starters for what was a top day. Winds were 10-16 knots NE and the temp got to 28°C. Geoff Solomon brought his newly-purchased Mosquito 16 for its first try-out, but it proved too much with its dodgy main blocks and was returned to the pits till next time. Darcy managed to not get lapped by anyone on his Maricat 14ft Sausage Sandwich (I think it's called) so was first back on shore. Steve's Paper Tiger was next 14' 5 mins behind but still way ahead of Brandon's Windrush which just pipped Stan's Hobie14 Turbo. You should see that thing fly once the turbocharger kicks in on a reach! Danny managed to salvage 5th spot after being last at the leeward mark, to come home ahead of Jake who pipped Craig by one second. Peter Walker and Aimée, Taipan, won the big cats, again, and Ken O'Rourke with Renée Walker was not far behind on his Taipan 4.9, only seconds ahead of Daniel Johnstone similarly mounted. Paul Beazley and Leah cruised home next on the F18 with Leah's Dad Troy 2.5 minutes behind, with Garry (see pic of the week on the homepage), H17, then Liam and his brother Peter on their new (nearly) Hobie16 not far abaft. In the Juniors/Monos, Anthony led the field in his Spiral, with son Grant a fair way back next. Terry on his passenger ship the Gwen12 was 3rd, and Robert and Henry were close together at the back. Henry bounced back after last week's dramas, so is pictured below as sailor of the week. Dunno what happened to Aaron. So, to summarise:
Sunday 11 November 2007 Another excellent sailing day: temp 25°C, winds NE 12-15 knots, 22 boats signed on! Four classes competed viz: big cats, fourteens, monos and juniors. Although a couple of people failed to finish, there was good competition in all classes. The big cats had an exciting finish, with Peter tacking on the line to take 1st from Ken by 3 seconds. The rest of the field was fairly evenly spaced. Daryl had his wife Gabe as crew but she found it a bit too much in the conditions and pulled the plug. In the 14s, Darcy's new Maricat won by 15 minutes, but Danny and Craig fought for 2nd all race, with Danny making it by 30 seconds. Young Jake did well for a beginner, only 4 minutes behind. Terry is training a new Junior crew in the Vagabond and managed to beat Grant by 3 minutes. Henry got into a bit of trouble and got towed back.
Sunday 4 November 2007 Perfect sailing day! 28°C, sunny, good breeze! See Seabreeze graph:  Not too bad early on, as shown by several juniors monos out sailing as the rest of us arrived. What a great sight! Eleven sailors signed on. Everybody pitched in, got the support boats out, marked the course, set up the start line - wonderful volunteers. It was a big wind tho, and the waves coming across from Pipeclay Point were a good metre high making it very difficult to sail into. Jo's Hobie Super Sport blew over on the beach before the sail even went up, bending the mast. People fell off their boats, tipped over, broke stuff (Steve's 5th mast in 2 years), got scared, got seasick... In the end, Danny was the last cat out there and came in cos he got lonely. But... the monos soldiered on, including kids of 10 or 12. Grant Makin and Geoff Solomon finished their race - well done you guys! No other results. Thanks to everyone who helped on shore and off. Special mention for Terry Makin and Neil Bowles in the Big Boat, and Bill Cheal out on his own in the little Norah Homes - what a legend! The Tuffy RIB was deployed and Troy and Leah used it to rescue overboard sailors. Those of you who didn't come - you missed a great day. Sunday 28 October 2007 Firstly, Congratulations to Jo Mac for her 40th bd. For her report of the Hobi World's at Fiji click here. Racing today at Canton Beach took place under a threat of big NE winds up to 30 knots. Didn't happen. A delicate breeze of 8-10 knots was all we got, quite enough for a pleasant sail. Big cats like Taipans and Nacras were away at a regatta at Kurnell, but we still had 17 starters. We hosted the Impulse Travellers' Trophy so welcome to our visitors. Glenn Bond convincingly won the Impulses, while Paul Foster and David Cox fought out a close finish for 2nd and 3rd. Arie van S was next, and Anthony Makin followed in his Laser. Bob Stephens pulled out near the end as the change hit, fearing the worst. In the fourteen ft cats, Darcy's new Mari trounced the others, even Bill Johnstone on his Hobie Turbo who led for most of the race. Brandon sailed like a demon, coming third well ahead of Stan after being behind him early on. Craig Hair sailed well to beat Danny to the line. Carl Woods took his Maricat out for the first time for a try. Terry Watts in the Vagabond had Chris Adams and Jake Gibbs as crew in the Juniors. Young Henry sailed the Hobie Hawk, while Grant Makin in a Spiral won easily. On the big cats, John Kersh, with Justin Turvey crewing, stayed ahead of Garry Rob and his son Jarred, with Darryl Grey and Leah Bennett getting hit by the late wind change. Line results are:
Sunday 21 October 2007 Superior organising skills resulted in 29°C 20 knot breeze weather for the enjoyment of TSC members. Twenty sailors signed on for the day's racing, although a few owners of expensive machines decided to not start in view of the rather gusty conditions. Tony Kros and Richard Campbell are competing next weekend in the Taipan State's titles so wisely decided to conserve their boats. Barry Smith forewent an exciting ride on his Taipan so he could man the Tuffy for rescue purposes. Thanks, Baz! A good mix of monohulls, big cats and fourteens made up the fleet and made the most of the excellent racing conditions. The age range of monohull sailors was from about eight to seventy-six. Neil doesn't have the internet so I think I'm safe saying that. While there are some claims that the big cats used the juniors course for the first lap, resulting in a lap record time of 5 minutes, not many big cats recorded a finish. The juniors used the big course with the other monos. Darcy's lesson next week will include identification of junior and senior marker buoys. Garry Robinson's 17ft Hobie threw its occupants in the drink again - this is possibly because Garry plus 3 of his kids weigh less than the average 14' skipper. Some of the juniors to finish the breezy course include Terry Watt with Chris Adams and Andrew Bennett on the Vagabond, Jake Devlin on the Maricat, and Grant Makin on a Spiral. These guys are the future of the club. Darcy had a near-new foam-sandwich Maricat which blitzed the fourteen ft fleet. Brandon, Stan, Danny and Craig made up the rest of the 14s. Stan is as fast on his Hobie14 as he is on his 16, and not nearly as dangerous. Allan Pitts lead the sixteens home, with Garry 5 minutes behind. Anthony Makin headed up the monos, with Geoff S and Arie and Bob Stephens also racing. Sunday 14 October 2007 This was a near perfect day for sailing - warm, consistent 10-15knts N/E breeze, 22 boats. Excellent racing at all levels, even at the back. Dave Dixon (14' Hobie), way behind for most of the race, came screaming home to beat Rimmo by 40 seconds and just skim the rudders of Danny, crossing the line on a port tack. Very close too between Kershy and Paul, only 10 seconds in that place. A great get-together in the club afterwards. Line results as follows:
Sunday 7 Oct 2007 With a smaller fleet due to competing events, racing took place between 13 boats with Garry Tuck taking line honours. Garry was at his peak after competing at the Wildcat Regatta the previous weekend. Troy followed him over the line, but after that I'm not sure. Glenn and Bob sailed their Impulses. Sorry for the short report but I was at Mannering Park. Sunday 30 September 2007 On the middle day of a long weekend, with regattas elsewhere on the north coast, there were quite a few usual suspects missing. Given a breeze of 20-30 knots, we didn't have a proper race, as you can't expect club officials to sit on little boats in heavy seas for a couple of hours for the sake of a few maniacs who insist on racing. So instead we (Brandon, Danny, Steve Halliday and Liam and Allan Riles) went for a squirt down to Pelican Island and back - a fast hairy trip, with only Brandon blowing over. Troy and Leah crewed the Support boat just to keep us safe. Leah was able to help Brandon hold his boat on the Pello beach while he re-inserted a high batten. Thank you Team Bennett! Sunday 23 September 2007 Another pleasant Sunday afternoon with 18 boats in attendance, including monohulls. Wind was SE at around 10 knots though quite changeable, which saw many of us struggling at times. Peter Walker blitzed the field, lapping the last 14 (me). Well done Peter.
Sunday 16 September 2007 On our first points-score race day the wind looked somewhat feeble, but a brisk North-Easterly sprang up just in time for the start and we were away. Even in the 8 to 10 knot breeze there were some capsizes and your names have been submitted to the Submarine Trophy committee. A great start to the season with 22 boats, including juniors, on the start line. This would account for the argy-bargy just before the start, wouldn't it Stan? Thanks to Bill and the Support boat crew. A very pleasant day's racing. Results below.
2007-2008 Season opening remarks This season looks like being a very exciting one for this club. We're hopeful that we can maintain the momentum of last season with 20-30 boats competing every week. We don't have as many regattas this year, so that has allowed us to have 30 point-score races, plus a couple of non-point scores for fun, and two of our own regattas, the Xmas regatta, and the Brass Monkey. New stuff for you to look at is the Calendar, which you can print straight from the webpage, or download the more informative Acrobat version. On the 'About Us' page is the new fee structure, which includes a small increase in membership, and in the up-front race fee. This is the first increase in our fees for 7 years. The up-front race fees allows you to pay your whole season's race fees in one hit, at a very substantial discount, and includes entry to both our club regattas. It's especially attractive to 2-person boats as there is no extra charge for the crew. You can check out the committee make-up on the 'about us' page, also read the president's report, it's not to be missed! We have made a few changes to the way we do things, so the club should run more smoothly. This includes all members helping to launch and recover the support boats, and briefings will be held in the hall at 1300. A horn will be sounded 5 minutes before the briefing commences. Those who still wish to pay weekly race fees should do so in the hall before the race. See you on September 9 for a fun race day. Happy sailing! For Last season's reports January to June 2007 click here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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