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It’s a long awaited return from the Sussex Inlet and Basin Yacht Club. With the resumption of community sport and sailors “vaxxed” and ready to sail, it was the first race of the new sailing season on Saturday 23 October. Even with the slightly delayed start to the season, a few boats were missing as they still hadn’t completed part of their off-season maintenance (the same every year) – with at least one boat still falling victim to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Thus, four boats got into the water for the scratch start of the outside course. Read more: Wright secures wildcard spot for 2022 WSL Championship Tour With Phil and Billy on the start procedure committee boat, with a new orange flag, the horn sounded at 1 p.m. sharp and they are back in the sails, leaving all the COVID trouble well and truly on the ground. After a slightly longer break than usual, three quarters of the fleet were clearly eager to start with HooRoo (Andy, Lou and Jannette), Southern Cross (Greg and two Lynnes) and Fly Navy Too (Greg and Ronda) all arriving a little early. at the start line. After some very polite maneuvering and some running of line, three boats headed starboard tack towards Kangaroo Point in a perfect north-northeast breeze of 10 to 12 knots. To complete the fleet, the new promoted to Division 1, Salty Tiger (Greg and Darren) was a few boat lengths behind. It was a perfect start to the season from a meteorological point of view, with blue skies and a nice steady breeze that initially built up the course as they went along. Southern Cross was the first to hit the top mark, followed closely by Fly Navy Too and Salty Tiger, mixing well into the new company, with the smaller HooRoo boat being the last to pass. With dust and mothballs blowing off the stored spinnakers, it was a nice long descent to Jewfish Bay, then work back. Southern Cross, benefiting from an additional Lynne, extended their lead, with Fly Navy Too snapping on their heels and Salty Tiger remaining in the mix. Read more: South Coast clubs to host NSW Amateur Championship for the first time Meanwhile, HooRoo was in the back paddling furiously with the wooden spoon. With a southerly forecast bringing some dark clouds on the horizon, Southern Cross was the first to finish, still in a good breeze, followed by Fly Navy Too, a few minutes behind. Meanwhile, Salty Tiger and HooRoo were still in their final work as the breeze began to weaken ahead of the new weather front. Salty Tiger maintained a comfortable third place at the finish line and finished last, but before the rain at least, HooRoo. Next week will be the start of the indoor race. We depend on subscription income to support our journalism. If you can, subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support.
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It’s a long awaited return from the Sussex Inlet and Basin Yacht Club.
With the resumption of community sport and sailors “vaxxed” and ready to sail, it was the first race of the new sailing season on Saturday 23 October.
Even with the slightly delayed start to the season, a few boats were missing as they still hadn’t completed part of their off-season maintenance (the same every year) – with at least one boat still falling victim to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Thus, four boats got into the water for the scratch start of the outside course.
With Phil and Billy on the committee boat in charge of the starting procedure, with a new orange flag, the air horn sounded at 1 p.m. sharp and they resumed navigation, leaving all the COVID issues to be cleared up. Earth.
After a slightly longer break than usual, three quarters of the fleet were clearly eager to start with HooRoo (Andy, Lou and Jannette), Southern Cross (Greg and two Lynnes) and Fly Navy Too (Greg and Ronda) all arriving a little early. at the start line.
After some very polite maneuvering and some running of the line, three boats headed starboard tack towards Kangaroo Point in a perfect north-northeast breeze of 10 to 12 knots.
To complete the fleet, the new promoted to Division 1, Salty Tiger (Greg and Darren) was a few boat lengths behind.
It was a perfect start to the season from a meteorological point of view, with blue skies and a nice steady breeze that initially built up the course as they went along.
Southern Cross was the first to reach the top mark, followed closely by Fly Navy Too and Salty Tiger, mixing well into the new company, with the smaller HooRoo boat being the last to pass. With dust and mothballs blowing off the stored spinnakers, it was a long, enjoyable descent to Jewfish Bay, then work back.
Southern Cross, benefiting from an additional Lynne, extended their lead, with Fly Navy Too snapping on their heels and Salty Tiger remaining in the mix.
Meanwhile, HooRoo was in the back, paddling furiously with the wooden spoon.
With a southerly forecast bringing some dark clouds on the horizon, Southern Cross was the first to finish, still in a good breeze, followed by Fly Navy Too, a few minutes behind.
Meanwhile, Salty Tiger and HooRoo were still in their final work as the breeze began to weaken ahead of the new weather front.
Salty Tiger maintained a comfortable third place at the finish line and finished last, but before the rain at least, HooRoo.
Next week will be the start of the indoor race.
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