A huge congratulations to Team SLMASC sailor TOM BURTON who placed 9th @ The Laser Worlds in Oman 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2013. Tom was the highest placed Australian finisher with results of:-

R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    R6    R7    R8    R9    R10    R11    R12

8      1       4      17     14     7       21     12    15     9        18       31

Tom spoke with AST’s Cora Zillich:-

“It’s been a bit mixed results-wise for me.  I came here wanting to win, I had been in contention to win every regatta I competed at this year and I had high hopes that this would be the same.  Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way I planned”, he said.

“It has been nearly six months since I raced at full competition level and it showed a little with some of the mistakes I was making although it was a really tricky event”, he added.

“My expectations and goals were to at least beat what I did last year which was fifth position.  I wasn’t far off in the end but in reality I was well off the pace of the leaders.  The top six were at a different level and seemed to do everything right.”

“On a positive note, I strive to reach that level.  In the laser fleet it doesn’t take much for the top guys to look really good.  I know I can repeat what I was doing this year and that was being in contention to win at most events.” 

Tom, I know your Mum, Dad and family as well as your extended family @ SLMASC are all really proud of your achievements, bring on Sail Melbourne….and then hopefully some well earned rest and relaxation @ home?

Smooth Sailing

Team SLMASC

With a wind that turned left, right, left, right and than upside down, just to turn around again, then die and then come back again, well the 8 boats did the best they could.

Results: Scratch: 1st InternSHIP, 2nd Breezin, 3rd Wings.

Results: Handicap: 1st InternSHIP, 2nd Sail La Vie, 3rd Bundy On.

In the conditions, well done to all.

InternSHIP has claimed a hat trick with Fridays Twilight win, can they claim a ????? What’s comes after a hat trick?

Smooth Sailing
Team SLMASC

What a Friday twilight, with only 11 boats finishing an eventful night of sailing. Congrats to the 6 div#1 boats and 5 div#2 boats that finished.
Notable achievements:
1. Lakes 11, on sailing the course with only a headsail.
2. Outlandish, those yellow things that stick out of the water are not to b used as a fender.
3. Stewdads, how u missed everyone rounding sunshine bouy only u guys will know.

And we’ve saved the best for last…..

4. Lucky Numbers, on using a member of the crew as a sea anchor. Oops

Smooth Sailing
Team SLMASC