This Week In Sailing – 17th November 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS
INVITATION TO JOIN OUR FLOTILLA
TO SEE SYC’S XAVIER DOERR SAFELY OFF ON HIS “LITTLE AUSSIE LAP”
This Sunday May 29, 21 ye
ar old Gold Coaster, Xavier Doerr, will commence The Little Aussie Lap, a Solo Non Stop Unassisted Circumnavigation of Australia in his 21ft race yacht, WATERLINE, and attempt to beat the World Speed Sailing Record and Guiness World Record as the fastest and smallest racing yacht to do this.
Details: From 8.30am, Xavier Doerr will prepare his yacht, WATERLINE, and depart Southport Yacht Club, making his way through the Broadwater and then through the Seaway in preparation for the start of The Little Aussie Lap.
The race will commence at 10am with the offshore start line being between the end of the Sand Pumping Jetty and SYC’s Start Boat.
Members of the Flotilla are asked to assemble near the southern side of the offshore Start Line or wait for him in the Broadwater, north of the 40 knot speed sign near Seaworld. With a forecast of a light westerly breeze and an outgoing tide through the seaway it is very important that the Flotilla gives WATERLINE plenty of room, especially in the confined channels of our Broadwater. All on water communications will be made to the Flotilla via VHF09. Please also remember to ensure you give way to all Commercial traffic.
You can follow Xavier’s record attempt through his live tracker at: www.thelittleaussielap.com/tracker
2022 International Etchells Class GC Champs
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May
2022 Etchells Australasian Champs
Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May – Regatta Link Here
2022 Queensland Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July 2022 – Information Link Here
2023 Qoin Sail Paradise
Details Coming Soon!!!! Following the success of the most recent Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta, coupled with positive feedback form competitors, sponsors and all involved, we can confirm Qoin Sail Paradise will be “Bigger and Better than ever” come January 2, 2023. At the same time, Sail Paradise will headline another Regatta – the Australian Summer of Sailing Series – a Series of 6 Regatta’s – open to all! – stay tuned for further details in the coming months.
2023 Queensland Paper Tiger State Championships
Saturday 7th January to Wednesday 11th January 2023 – Information Link Here
SYC REPRESENTATION AT EVENTS
2022 Apollo Bay Race – hosted by Ocean Racing Club of Victoria
Congratulations to SYC club Member Alex Toomey and crew-mate Andrew Hibbert for their 1st place win on Ryujin in the 2022 Apollo Bay Race – Results Link Here
Photo Courtesy: Chris Furey
CLUB RACING UPDATE
Inshore Division – Brass Monkey Series – Race 2
Unfortunately this race was abandoned due to not enough wind, the start was very picturesque however…and it was a great turn out.
Thursday Twilight Offshore – Race 3
1st – Visions – Ian Ball, 2nd – T&T – Howard Yen, 3rd – Cool Change – Colin Metcher
Thursday Twilight Inshore – Race 3
1st – Black Diamond – Glenn Burrell, 2nd – Any Lamont – Flow Sails Yeah Baby
Inshore Division – Winter Series – Race 2
Unfortunately this race was abandoned due to not enough entrants.
Off The Beach Catamaran Division – Races 3 & 4
Our ‘Crazy Cats’ were out in the hectic Saturday Weather and completed 2 x races – well done guys!
Race 3
1st – Ezy Tiger – Dion Purnell, 2nd – The Joker – Addison Newlan, 3rd – Double Squid Grip – Ben Downey
Race 4
1st – Double Squid Grip – Ben Downey, 2nd – The Joker – Addison Newlan, 3rd Place – Tonic – Jian Chew
Off The Beach Dinghy Division – Races 4, 5 & 6
Race 4
1st – True Blue – Myles Wilson, 2nd – Just Cruisin – Jackson Foort, 3rd – Aquamarine – Ava Wilson
Race 5
1st – Aquamarine – Ava Wilson, 2nd – True Blue – Myles Wilson, 3rd – Breezy – Ben Downey
Race 6
1st – Myles Wilson – True Blue, 2nd – Kelvin Holdt – Comfortably Numb, 3rd – Just Cruisin – Jackson Foort
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Good Sailors Never Grow Old – they just get a little Dinghy”! – author unknown
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