Sunday, September 23, 2007
BSC Official results
Yes we came 12th out of 16. The results are on the Balmain Sailing Club web site
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
2nd Balmain Race
Sunday the 16th saw us out again with the Balmain Sailing Club. And yes we love the tender service. The race started at 2pm and we were up with the first across the line. Well - in the middle actually but starting with 16 boats is sure different to the three we are used to with the ASCC. On board were Julie, Karina, Malcolm amd Lea, plus Anni on the helm.
The weather was gorgeous and the wind varied from about 5-6 knots to gusts of 16 knots. We manged to stay in front of one boat almost til the last rounding of a mark near Balls Head. The course took us round Goat, Cackatoo, Spectacle and Snapper Islands and back to Balls Head before rounding the islands again with the finish in front of the clubhouse.
No time for lunch so we have to work that one out for future races. We ended up last again but only minutes behind the next last boat this time. And on handicap we were about 12th I think. So we're improving!
And the bar was still open and the tender service still running when we finished so its all good!
The weather was gorgeous and the wind varied from about 5-6 knots to gusts of 16 knots. We manged to stay in front of one boat almost til the last rounding of a mark near Balls Head. The course took us round Goat, Cackatoo, Spectacle and Snapper Islands and back to Balls Head before rounding the islands again with the finish in front of the clubhouse.
No time for lunch so we have to work that one out for future races. We ended up last again but only minutes behind the next last boat this time. And on handicap we were about 12th I think. So we're improving!
And the bar was still open and the tender service still running when we finished so its all good!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Our First BSC Race
With Karina away, Jenni otherwise occupied and Lea with a crook kneck Julie, Terina, new boy Malcolm and I set off for our first race with the Balmain Sailing Club since our rather tragic last place in last year's Balmain Regatta. Just to be consistent we came last again.
The weather report said the winds would be light 5 to 10 knots. By the time we were at the start line it was 15 knots gusting to 18.
This is the wind for the day. You can see the peak as we started at 1pm and the drop off while we tried to finish
But we started well, right on time and in the heart of the pack. From then on we gradually fell behind the other 8 boats til we were struggling under the Harbour bridge in 3 knots of breeze and definitely last. However we did not give up! We ghosted across the finish line minutes before the 5pm cutoff.
The tender service had long since packed up and gone home but Alan kindly fetched us in his tinnie. And we had a well earned beer at the clubhouse before heading home. It was a long race but the rest of the series is up the Balmain end and should not be quite so gruelling.
But with much stiffer competition we hope to improve our skills and our place. Meanwhile at least our handicap will be low for a while!
The weather report said the winds would be light 5 to 10 knots. By the time we were at the start line it was 15 knots gusting to 18.
This is the wind for the day. You can see the peak as we started at 1pm and the drop off while we tried to finish
But we started well, right on time and in the heart of the pack. From then on we gradually fell behind the other 8 boats til we were struggling under the Harbour bridge in 3 knots of breeze and definitely last. However we did not give up! We ghosted across the finish line minutes before the 5pm cutoff.
The tender service had long since packed up and gone home but Alan kindly fetched us in his tinnie. And we had a well earned beer at the clubhouse before heading home. It was a long race but the rest of the series is up the Balmain end and should not be quite so gruelling.
But with much stiffer competition we hope to improve our skills and our place. Meanwhile at least our handicap will be low for a while!
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