Club Newsletter - revolutioniseSPORT · capsized on the jibe and spent the rest of the race chasing Vince. That gap closed as wind-speed ... Trent was the quiz winner – the answer

Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au

P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478

Newsletter Items, Idle Gossip, etc to [email protected] (deadline midnight Tuesday)

Club Newsletter 5/9/19

CHANGES ARE AFOOT……..

We’re getting a new shed ☺. Pictured are Commodore Phill, Rear Commodore

Chris (on the backhoe), and new Treasurer Col on the tools. They were

preparing the site for the foundations. More pics in CLUB NEWS p2.

SAIL TRAINING. Next course starts on Sat 7 Sept. Volunteers needed

urgently, especially on 7,14 Sept. Please let Phill know, if you’re coming.

Also, the Club is looking for someone, or preferably a small team, to run an

Intermediate Sail Training course on 4 Sunday mornings - 6, 13, 20, 27th

October. Please let Phill know, if you’re available.

Commodore Phill Robbins 0466668541 Vice Commodore Jonathan Horsley 0412798505 Rear Commodore Chris Hallett 0414866998 Secretary Nola Hallett 0414866999 Treasurer Col Woodbury Class Reps Gennakers – Michael Wiley Catamarans – Michael Cocks Trailers – Paul Morris Monos – Graham Hams Rowing Officer Graham Hams Website Admin Mark Pierce Publicity Officer Trent Morgan Training Club Committee

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CLUB NEWS

DUTY ROSTER (from Duncan)

ATTENTION SKIPPERS Dates are being grabbed as on the attached roster Roster 2-9-19 You may also find it on the club's website, where updated version will appear weekly or so. Each boat will be given a date to complete this Round 5, which runs until April 2020. If you haven't already, you are invited to select a date that suits you up to and including March 2020. If you don't select a date, one will be allocated at random. Grab your date by email to Duncan on [email protected]. Could boats with multiple crew please grab the two vacancies in September, when Ric is away. Big thanks, Duncan

LOCKS All locks in the club have been changed. Pick up a new key from Rear-Commodore Chris. New key will

require a refundable $50 deposit, however you can get $10 discount by returning your old key.

MEMBERSHIP FEES Membership fees have increased by 5% (for the first increase in several years). Invoices have been

issued for Membership and Storage Fees (plus a $10 Correction Invoice). You can renew as before on

the website under Registration tab. We prefer payment by bank deposit as it saves us 2%.

DONATIONS You can also make tax deductible donations to the club by bank deposit and an email to Phill notifying

us that the donation is to go to Australian Sports Foundation.

More shed pics ☺……..


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RACE REPORTS 1/9/19 (All good pics, compliments of Jane Morgan ☺)

GENNAKERS

Being the first race of the season, with a strong

outgoing tide pushing boats across the line and a

challenging enough wind to be unsettling for some,

many boats elected for a cautious start.

Secret (Barry and Anna), 5Buckaroos (Vincent) and

Casper (Duncan) got the best of the start.

Second Wind (Michael and Tara) had just cleared

through the RS100’s and was starting to challenge

Secret when a fouled mainsheet in the tack caused

it to capsize and bury its masthead in the mud;

causing a lengthy recovery. That was simply the

first of many capsizes recorded by the gennaker

fleet during the day. Only Secret, 5Buckaroos and

Shachi (Bill) avoided any.

Being sailed by a lightweight, Casper was as usual

slow upwind and quick downwind. As Duncan almost

levelled with Vince at the first leeward rounding, he

capsized on the jibe and spent the rest of the race

chasing Vince. That gap closed as wind-speed

dropped during the race but a minute remained at

the finish.

Shachi (Bill) sported an old mainsail and slowed, after a quick

first work, as the wind moderated. Hooray (Garry) did its

capsizing early in the race and arrived home last but happy.

Secret stayed far enough ahead to score an easy line honours.

Second Wind got up and going fast enough (without any more

capsizes) to cut through the rest of the fleet and be second

across the line. But it couldn’t get far enough ahead of the

leading RS’s to do well on handicap. Instead 5Buckaroos and

Casper romped across the line less than five minutes behind to

take out two of the top three handicap places. Congratulations

to Laura and Francine in Mr Bond who overcame their light

weight and several capsizes to be the lead 15 on handicap.




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MONOS (No Race Report received, so here’s a few pics…….)

Having freed themselves of those flighty Gennaker boats, the Monos got off to a very orderly

start, above.

Welcome to the fleet, Jish and Kai. They are racing

their 125 – that’s Jish, pictured above.

That old fox Col H, giving Cameron a lesson in hiking

technique………..




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CATS (No Race Report received, so here’s a few pics…….)




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TRAILERABLES (No Race Report received, so here’s a few pics….)

Welcome to the fleet,

Racy Lady. Looks like

Brendan and family are

having a very relaxed

race………..

It was good to see the old team of

Andrew and Todd back on Shades.




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TRENTS TIDBITS

(greatly appreciated contributions from Ex-Editor Trent)

Some retro sailing fashion – do we need to lift our game?




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Idle Gossip

Please send anything interesting sailing or club related to [email protected].

Yep, you heard it first in “Idle Gossip” ………

– Paul (previously Aero 9 “Rager”) has acquired a

very schmick-looking Impulse……(pic, right)

………and, yes, Graeme Fleming is BACK. Graeme and

grandson well and truly dominated in the Mono race, in

their NS14, below





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Idle Gossip (cont’d) Sean, a graduate of last season’s Sail Training Course

was seen, on Sunday, fine-tuning his Tasman Tiger (left)

He’ll be racing with us soon. Welcome Sean ☺

…..and just when you thought that the Mono fleet

couldn’t get any bigger, or any more Retro…..rumour has

it that there will be an Ian Outred design “Puffin”

(above) racing with us soon!!!

QUIZ Trent was the quiz winner – the answer was that Chris and Jonathon were pouring concrete in the

fence post, to strengthen it. A very close second place went to Jenny Melville.

This Edition’s Quiz, below

Winner (to be announced next Newsletter) is the first person to email me the correct answer

(including why) [email protected]

A river runs straight from West to East at 10 knots. A 10 mile race is held: the boats sail downstream, from West to East. The first heat is held in the morning, when there is no wind. The second heat is held in the afternoon, when there is a 10 knot wind from the West. In which heat are the faster times recorded, and why?





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Upcoming Away Events

This section is a “work in progress”

If anyone knows of any events or would like an event posted please let me know - Ed

([email protected])

Crew Available/Crew Wanted

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For Sale/Wanted/Free to a Good Home

If you have any sailing related items for sale or if you want to buy something sailing related and want it put in the newsletter please let me know – Ed [email protected]

Castle 550 Trailer Sailer

Number 15. On a single axle un-braked trailer so no rego

check required. Very easy to tow – fine behind my Audi

A4. NSW rego.

Castle 550’s are light and easy to launch and sail.

Gypsy is in very good condition. She has a brand new VHF

radio, depth sounder, CD/ipod player, 12v battery.

Mariner 5hp outboard runs well. Two stroke but quiet.

The rudder has a dagger foil but a brand new blade for a

swing rudder is included (bought from the manufacturer).

A friend recently had a swing rudder box made for less

than $300.

Two mains, one jib, storm jib, and spinnaker.

V Berth has plenty of room for two people.

Brand new porta-potty. Bearing buddies on trailer.

$12,900 neg. Contact Dave Scott 0428 854800

Castle 650, Mr Squiggle, Sail Number 61.

Generally good condition.

New Doyle Main and No 1, near new No 2

and No 3. Older Main and No 1 (Still

usable).

Old Dacron Main.

Spinnaker with launching shute.

Near new 8hp Tohatsu.

Trailer in good condition.

New complete storage cover/tarp.

Price $15,000.00 Neg.

Ph Todd Goldsmith 0427002571.




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Club Newsletter - revolutioniseSPORT · capsized on the jibe and spent the rest of the race chasing Vince. That gap closed as wind-speed ... Trent was the quiz winner – the answer