B rigs were the order of the day and it provided some great sailing conditions for this round of the Visitors Cup. Several incidents and unforced errors marid the day for some, but overall the sailing was competitive and enjoyable.  Many thanks to Andrew for supplying two of his buoybots.  One was used for one end of the start/finish line and the other as one of the top marks. The start line buoy proved particularly useful as the start line could be quickly adjusted between races.  I would also like to thank Graham who spent many hours repairing our damaged start box. Many thanks for your efforts.

Congratulations to our winners: Brad, Andrew, and Allan.          BC

What a great day. The prevailing easterly winds, which has been giving problems for some time now, were gone and a southerly wind at the mid to top of B rig was in all day.
Tony set a very good course and with the steady breeze it did not need to be changed. Let’s hope we get similar conditions for the upcoming QLD IOM Championship.  It would make for a very good regatta.  Congratulation to our winners: Greg, Warwick and Gary.          BC

Once again the weekly wind pattern stayed true. On Fri we had great southerly winds which make for a good course. Once again it swing to the east on Sat. Although we had very good wind we were once again faced with a start line that could not be sited and boats sailing directly away from you to the bottom marks. In our favour, the wind strength was good and there was no weed  etc to make our lives difficult and the event was sailed in good spirits. All in all there are a lot worse places to sail.  Russell Gray sailed very well and kept Brad honest. Very well sailed Russell.  If you look at the results it was Britpop, Britpop, and Britpop.

Congratulations to our winners: Brad Russell and Mike.

The wind was from the east which makes it difficult to set a start line that can be sighted from the control area. The breeze started out to be shifty but settled down in the afternoon. Once around the top marks, you are sailing directly away from you to the bottom marks which makes them difficult to see with boats blocking your view.  Greg set the courses for us making the best of the prevailing conditions, many thanks Greg. Skippers did the right thing resulting in a good days sailing.  Tony boat was sailing fast until it broke down after race 5 and Tony took over the RO duties. Many thanks Tony.  Andrew made available 4 of his buoy-boats which made adjusting the course much easier.          BC

It was good to get back on the water after our break due to covid restrictions.  All skippers took the restrictions seriously and a good days sailing was had by all.

Greg once again showed us the way, with Brad and John keeping him honest.  Greg took some time to help Steve tune his boat.
Thanks Greg your assistance was much appreciated.          BC

What had the potential of being a great day at Emerald Lakes had to be called short due to a gov look down to come into effect at 1600. We were able to get 9 good races in before we had to call time to allow he skippers time to be home by 1600.  We were fortunate to have Gary McCarthy, Brian Sheering and Peter Sherwood sail with us today. It was a pleasure to have your company and hope to see a lot more of you in upcoming events.  Congratulations to our winners: Brad, Allan and John.          BC

The Covid restrictions are having a heave effect on visitors from Brisbane or from south of the boarder. The wind was from the west and required B rigs to be used by all boats, The small fleet made for competitive racing.  Congratulations to our winners: Peter Warwick and Mike.  Andrew was sailing his new, beautifully prepared timber Corbie.          BC

The wind was WSW at approx. 20 kph. Once again Brad set a very good and fair course. The handicap racing was very close with only three points separating the top six places.

Richard sailed very well with three first  and a second included in his score. He asked me to point out although Brad beat him by 1.4 points, Brad only had one first so it was a moral victory to Richard. I am sure his results will be spoken of at Banora Point on Monday.

With all the excitement of Richard kicking Brads butt, it should be remembered that Bill Croston took out out the day. Well done Bill.

We had Will Charlton and Steve Lucas sailed with us today. It was great to see you and please come again.          BC

A WNW breeze of approx. 12 klm provided good sailing conditions. Brad set a fair course which required little change throughout the day.

Several of our regulars attended the CQLD held at Harvey Bay. I have heard they had very light winds for the majority. Here’s hoping they will get better conditions tomorrow.

We welcomed back Allan Walker who sailed very well to get a second place in today’s event.

Congratulations to our winners:  Brad, Allan and Peter.          BC