Back to club racing

So I’ve had a bit of a break from it all… I think I needed it after so much sailing, however after the race last Saturday I’m itching to go out again.

Perhaps I’m addicted??

We did have nice, although rather light conditions with a 7-12kn SE breeze. It was actually very close between Dave and I, and after some very good racing I won the race by a big 15 minute margin. Admitedly helped by some breeze on the way to the finish while Dave low rode all the way in.

Fingers crossed for more breeze this coming weekend for heat 4 of the Club Championship… Perhaps a better turnout too?

Nationals Wrap-up

After my camping de-tour, we are back in Sydney with things back to normal…. It actually feels great. No boat work, late nights carboning….etc

I’d like to congratulate Nathan on a great win. It just goes to show how profesional and talented our best sailors are, being able to step into the class and beat guys that have been doing it for years.

Simon and Mach2 also had a great regatta as did Dave Lister whose hard work and preparation paid off.

I finished 8th all up, which is quite good considering my comeback from 13th with 3 days to go. My light weather performances really hurt, but I was able to win a race and finished off with a 4th.  I’d like to thank ‘the coach’ (Lea) for his help, I certainly improved through the event and was more focused than in any other regatta thanks to his advice.

As most would know by now, the ’seacret’ bits appearing on St George boats have been seen by most. I wasn’t going to come out with it, but the ‘Damic Stic’ also known as the (Luka Wand) worked a threat. Basically it’s an adjustable ride height control on the go through wand lenght adjuster. I’ll be making and selling these shortly after getting approached by lots of interested people. There will be a Bladerider, Prowler and Zero model but I’ll go into more detail about this in later posts.

I also used a home built rudder to Dave Lister’s design but contrary to most peoples believes, wasn’t the reason for great downwind speed. There were other parts that remained un-noticed, but that’s a story for another time.

I’d also like to thanks the Geelong Club for a very well run series, it certainly is a great place to sail..

For now, it’s back to club racing and some Woolahra sailing before the States.