It's a rare event that keeps PRYC Fleets off the water when there are bright clear skies ,fresh SE breezes and  perfect sailing conditions.  On this occasion, members from all Fleets gathered at the Southport Volunteer Marine Rescue facility for the 2021 PRYC award presentation and celebratory lunch. This years ceremony and food feast was prepared and served by Commodore Tent Jarratt, Vice Commodore Rex Scott and Committee Members Ross Capper and Barry Hill.  

The bar was full, and so were our stomachs after enjoying the plentiful fresh fare and endless jumbo prawns, followed by dessert.

Then it was time for the serious business of acknowleging those members who found the better puffs of wind than the rest of us.....

                                     PRYC IOM Scratch Championship Cup Perpetual Trophy - Brad Johnson

                                    PRYC Wags Laser Club Champion Perpetual Trophy - Peter Burford

                                    RC Laser Handicap Championship Graham Fletcher Commemorative Award - Bill Van Haren

                                   Dragon Force 65 Perpetual Trophy - Mike Jeffrey

                                   Capper 10R Handicap Series Perpetual Trophy - John Musgrave

                                   PRYC Distinguished Service Award - Bill Clancy

                                   PRYC Long Standing Honoured Member Award - Richard Bray

                                   Fleet Appreciation &  Encouragement Gift Presentation Winners

                                     IOM Fleet: Bill Croston, Mike Cosgriff, Peter Burford

                                    10R Fleet: Mark Perkin, John Warner, Fred Bestell

                                    RC Laser Fleet: Byron Humphries, Tony Keegan, Gary Boulton

                                   DF65 Fleet: Ted Mulligan, Ray Sweeney, John Daley

                                   DF95 Fleet: Kevin Harris, Chris Palmer, Peter Rambaud

Read more: 2021 PRYC Prize Giving & Christmas Event

  Apparently it's a tall order to win a Queensland State Championship.

Read more: Queensland has a new IOM State Champion in 2021

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

Read more: 2021 RC Laser Queensland Championship

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.