Oct 26

Zhik ….. Set For Lift-Off !

  • October 26, 2011

It’s on again …. the Zhik Single Hander Regatta comes to SLMASC this weekend, and the competition for placings in the ‘Zhik Top Ten’ is going to be HOT!

Racing starts on Saturday at 2pm, with 2 races scheduled back to back in multiple divisions on a trapizoidal course. Sunday sees another 2 races scheduled back to back from 12.30pm, with the presentation to the Zhik Top Ten and overall winner being held in the club after racing.

The high performance foiling moths will buzz the fleet completing 3 laps, with most other classes completing 2 laps. All classes compete on a ‘yardstick’ basis for the overall honours in the Zhik Top Ten, so anyone can win on the day.

Zhik are again the major sponsor, having donated several thousand dollars worth of prizes to bring the top sailors together for this classic annual shoot out. (Rumour has it …. not that we like to spread them …. that a few of the worlds top dinghy sailors may be entering this year. Names that we guarantee you will know 😉 ….. and you’ll kick yourself if you miss seeing them in action over the weekend!)

It’s going to be spectacular with great sailing conditions forecast, so if you can’t be on the water yourself (entries are still open until Saturday midday), make sure to visit the club to view the action and enjoy the event.

If you can spare a couple of hours, we are also looking for volunteers to assist with tasks on or off water, so let us know ( slmasc@hotmail.com ) if you can help out and we promise you’ll have a great time while doing it!

Hope to see you at the Zhik 2011 …..

PS …. to all Yacht Skippers sailing on Sunday. For Safety and fair competion, the Race committe reminds all yacht skippers of the requirement in the yacht sailing instructions to remain clear of the start/finish line of another division (including dinghy events and the Zhik regatta). Failure to observe this requirement may result in the yacht being scored DSQ. The Race committe will endeavour to set the regatta start/finish line in the middle of the bay, however depending on the wind direction it may be impossible to totally avoid some overlap with all yacht courses. To help ensure the success of this major event hosted SLMASC, your cooperation is both appreciated and expected. Smooth Sailing ….

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Oct 26

IMPORTANT – Attention All Yacht Skippers.

  • October 26, 2011

New Yacht Courses for Sunday Summer Series.

The Sailing Committee has revised the Sunday Yacht Courses and the new courses will be adopted from the start of the Sunday Summer Series.Note that there have been no changes made to Twilight Courses.

A great deal of work has gone into this revision of the courses to attempt to the standardise the length of courses to make handicapping fairer. The new courses are slightly longer however, so Handicaps have also be revised accordingly with most boats receiving a lift to reflect the slightly longer race time.

Make sure that you print off a set of the new courses and take them with you on Sunday. If you seem to be sailing in the opposite direction to the rest of the fleet ….. check that you are looking at the new course sheet (and tear up the old one!).

If you have any feedback regarding these course amendments, drop around to the club on Monday evenings from 7pm to discuss.

Hope to see you on the water this week end.

Smooth Sailing

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Oct 18

SLMASC Laser Squads tackles the Coast ….

  • October 18, 2011

The Laser Coast Championships were sailed at Toronto last weekend (15-16 Oct) and for the first time our ‘SLMASC Laser Squad’ travelled away together to take on the best on the coast.

SLMASC was represented by Sam Booth, Scott Singleton-Turner, Scott Charlton, Joel Newman, and Jordan Gates in the Laser 4.7 class, with Clive Jones sailing in the full rig division.

Conditions were quite light and shifty on the Saturday, and slightly stronger on Sunday, with 5 of the planned 6 races being able to be sailed.

All sailors represented the club well in the tricky unfamiliar conditions, with Sam Booth finishing 2nd in the 4.7’s, and Scott Singleton-Turner being just pipped for a podium finish, finishing in 4th place. Both Sam and Scott also managed a race win each in their division (the smiles were priceless).

The newly formed ‘SLMASC Laser squad’ have plans to tackle other major regatta’s togther during the current season, beginning with the Zhik Single Handed Regatta on their home turf in just over a week’s time. If they can do this well in their first major away regatta, be watching for some great results from them at home in the Zhik next week!

Isn’t it great to see how quickly these guys (and gals) have progressed. This time last year most of them had just moved out of sabots, purchased their first Laser and were wondering if they were up to even entering in a regatta …. now they’re winning at them! Great to see not only the excellent results and level of improvement, but also the way they’re doing it …. having lots of fun togther.

Well done to all who competed …. bring on the Zhik!

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