176th CENTENNIAL COAL AUSTRALIA DAY REGATTA A SUCCESS DESPITE WEATHER |
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The 176th Wangi Australia Day Regatta sponsored by Centennial Coal and many other local businesses from Lake Macquarie got under way with overcast conditions, however the rain held off with only the occasional light shower, and the breeze was a fairly constant 10 Knots, which resulted in all the fleet getting home soon after 3.00PM after covering most of the Lake.
There were four divisions, Division 1 Spinnaker won by Achilles, Division 2 Spinnaker won by More Magic, Division 3 Non-Spinnaker won by Jessily, and Division 4 Multihulls won by Foxy.
The International OK Dinghy class sailed in the afternoon was won by Cracked Pecker. |
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APC LOGISTICS AGAIN SUPPORTS MULTIHULL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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The APC Logistics Trailable Multihull National Championships will be held at Wangi this year commencing on Sunday the 18th of November with the Invitation Race and concluding with Presentation Night on Friday the 23rd of November 2012.
The Club is fortunate to again have the support of APC Logistics as the major sponsor of this event which is generally regarded as being the largest and best regatta of this type in Australia.
Boats are expected to come from Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT to put on a spectacular display with some of the fastest multihull yachts in the Southern Hemisphere participating. |
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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA DAY REGATTA NOW AVAILABLE |
| Sailing Instructions for the upcoming Centennial Coal Australia Day Regatta are now available and can be accessed via the Regattas menu. |
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SUMMER SERIES RACES ABOUT TO BEGIN |
The Summer Pointscore for Yachts and Multihulls starts next Saturday the 21st of January.
Sailors are reminded that a series entry must be paid before the first race to be eligible for the pointscore.
The Jimmy Alan Wednesday series commences on the 1st of February, and the Trailer Sailer Division starts on Saturday the 11th of February.
Starting handicaps for all these series have now been posted under the Race Docs menu. |
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LOCAL JUNIORS DO WELL AT SABOT NATIONALS |
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Local Club Juniors Jed Fatches and Blake Crowley did well at the 48th Australian Sabot Championships sailed at the Southport Yacht Club, placing fourth overall in the junior division and winning heat 1. |
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SHANE & KIMBERLEY RUSSELL GET 2nd PLACE IN NACRA NATIONALS |
Shane and Kimberley Russell finished a comfortable second in the 33rd Nacra Nationals sailed out of Largs Bay Sailing Club in Adelaide. They had a setback in Race 9 suffering a broken mast in a race which was subsequently abandoned, but continued in the series with a borrowed mast and repaired sail.
This was an excellent result, especially considering their boat was the oldest in the fleet. |
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PERFECT WEATHER FOR LAST DAY OF A CAT NATIONALS |
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Lake Macquarie turned on a perfect day for the final race of the John Cootes Furniture A Class Catamaran National Championships.
With clear skies and a 10 Knot Northeasterly breeze the sailors had perfect conditions for this race. |
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A CLASS CATAMARAN NATIONALS DAY 4, RACES 7 & 8 |
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The wind returned with increased strength today from the South, the morning starting overcast with light rain for the scheduled 7th and 8th races in the John Cooted Furniture 'A' Class Catamaran National Championships. The dull conditions put a number of competitors off, but the breeze stayed in at around 16 Knots giving good racing.
Glenn Ashby is unassailable in first place while the next two places will be contested between Steve Brewin and local sailor Nathan Outteridge who has performed outstandingly for his first foray into the class, being unfortunate to capsize while leading to the finish in the second race today relegating him to second place. |
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HANDICAPS FOR SUMMER CLUB POINTSCORE 2012 |
| The Starting Handicaps for Summer Race 1 of the Club Pointscore are now posted under the Race Docs menu or follow the links at the end of this item. |
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TWO RACES IN LIGHT CONDITIONS TODAY |
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After a delayed start due to lack of wind racing in the John Cootes Furniture 'A' Class Catamaran National Champions eventually got under way, however two races were successfully run keeping on schedule.
Some photos from the Committee boat of today's races are now posted.
The current forecast for tomorrow indicates a return to heavier weather which may restrict racing for these lightweight fliers. |
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SECOND DAY OF RACING IN 'A' CLASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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Two races were run on the second day of the John Cootes Furniture A Class Catamaran National Championships. The winds were a lot lighter than on the previous day and nearly all entrants participated with very few withdrawals.
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INTERNATIONAL OK DINGHY BUILT FROM A KIT |
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A newly developed kit OK Dinghy was launched at the Club on Saturday the 19th of November by the club Commodore, Les McAllister, an old OK sailor himself and the Vice Commodore, Graham Parker. Col Lynch, who built the boat and only recently returned home from hospital was also able to be there together with Eddie O'Donnell the Association President and other members of the International OK Association of NSW. Jan Tyler, as joint benefactor of the 'True Blue' project had the honour of pouring the 'bubbly' over the bow to complete the launching ceremony.
OK sailors interested in building their own boat can now do so at considerably less cost than purchasing from a professional builder if they are prepared to devote the necessary time to the project
Read the full story on the News Page. |
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CENTENNIAL COAL YOUTHSAIL LAKE MAC REGATTA |
The Club will be holding the inaugural Centennial Coal Youthsail Lake Mac Regatta on Sunday the 11th of March 2012.
This regatta is open to sailors under the age of 19 at the 31st of December 2012 and will be run with three divisions of boats based on yardstick. There will also be prizes for classes of boat with five or more entries.
For further information see the flyer at the end of this item, or under the Regatta and Junior menus.
The Official Notice of Race will be available on the website in February 2012. |
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