22 Apr Sailing Newsletter – April 2021
Thank You
As I approach the end of my two year term as Rear Commodore, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the people who have supported me in this role. In particular, I would like to thank my fellow Directors for their ongoing support for sailing. The support I have received from the Board is very much appreciated, and they have supported all of the plans developed by the Sailing Committee. The Sailing Committee has been excellent and every member has contributed to improving sailing at LMYC, thank you. The Race Team lead by Ross Ahrens have been great to work with and I thank you for going above and beyond every week so that we have fair and safe sailing. I have enjoyed my two years is this role and thanks to all of the sailors for your ongoing support.
Boat Owners Survey and Meeting
The results of the survey of all boat owners are in and I would like to thank the 45 boat owners that have responded. Overall the boat owners were very supportive of the way sailing is managed at LMYC. The results are very pleasing and a credit to the Sailing Committee and the Race team lead by Ross Ahrens. There was also some excellent comments that will assist the Sailing Committee in framing future sailing seasons. We will convene a Boat Owners meeting in May to review the results, get some more feedback and discuss some ideas for the 2021/22 season. If you would like to review the results then please follow this link.
Crew Declarations
Contact tracing is a very important part of managing the spread of Covid-19. Crew declarations are our means of keeping track of who is sailing. Health officials can call these records in the event of a COVID outbreak involving one of our sailors.
Since we started the 20-21 season, we have received tremendous support from many skippers and crews, and many have supplied all of their crew declarations. However, we have not received Crew Declarations from every boat in every race. Please ensure Crew Declarations are submitted for every race.
In January 2022, the new Rule 46 will apply, and all crew must be a member of an affiliated sailing club. Crew Declarations will be mandatory from January 2022, so getting in the habit of supplying these for every race can only help you when they become mandatory.
Racing results
Wednesday
Summer Series 2 has now been completed.
In Division 1 the winner was Dreadnaught (Ed Hillier) on 34 points from The Threee Stooges (Steve Lidell) also on 34 points and Ross Street (Noel Jenkins) on 38 points.
In Division 2, the winner was Another Promise (Jeff Quirk) on 42 points from The Apple (Warren Hodgkins) on 49 points and Mirage (David Kelty) on 55.5 points.
Saturday Racing Results
The 2020/21 Summer Season has been completed and congratulations to all the placegetters. The results of all the series are detailed below.
Summer Pointscore
In 1st Division, the winner was Excessive (David Nichols) on 98.5 points from Three Stooges (Steve Liddell) on 99 points and So Farr (Dale Sharp) on 100 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Excess (Bruce Dobinson) on 103 points from Santana (Michael Graham) on 105 points and Tenacity (David Young) on 111 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was Mirage (David Kelty) on 80 points from Wedgewood (Roger Geary) on 83 points and Topaz (Greg Nolan) on 84 points.
Summer Pointscore
In 1st Division, the winner was Three Stooges (Steve Liddell) on 49 points from The Raging Bull (Andrew Turner) on 50.5 points and Anger Management (Richard Arnall) on 52 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Excess (Bruce Dobinson) on 52 points from Beat to Quarters (Eddie O’Donnell) on 56 points and Stampede (Micheal MacDonald) on 57 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was The Shed (Roger Parker) on 37 points from Mirage (David Kelty) on 38 points and Even Keel (Peter Shaddock) on 48 points on a countback.
Stephen Pearson Electrical Pursuit Series
In 1st Division, the winner was Ignition (Ian Bower) on 9 points from Anger Management (Richard Arnall) on 21 points and Excessive (David Nichols) on 24 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Stampede (Micheal MacDonald) on 18 points from Pogue Mahone (Scott Hamilton) on 19 points and Excess (Bruce Dobinson) on 20 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was The Shed (Roger Parker) on 7 points from 32 Degrees South (Ross Buxton) on 17.5 points and Wedgewood (Roger Geary) on 22 points.
The Bay Series
In 1st Division, the winner was Three Stooges (Steve Liddell) on 20 points from Fathom (David Berryman) on 22 points and The Raging Bull (Andrew Turner) on 26 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Willpower (Simon Frendo) on 27 points from Excess (Bruce Dobinson) on 30 points and Hoi Polloi (Phil Blanch) on 30.5 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was Wedgewood (Roger Geary) on 17 points from Topaz (Greg Nolan) on 24 points and Even Keel (Peter Shaddock) on 25 points.
Combined Fleet results
The combined fleet series have been completed and congratulations to the all the placegetters. The results of each series are detailed below.
RK Robertson Interclub Series
Congratulations to Wangi Amateur Sailing Club on winning the RKR Shield on 181.15 points from LMYC on 217.42 points and RMYC on 227.21 points. The divisional results are detailed below.
In 1st Division, the winner was Excessive (David Nichols) on 20 points from Kerinda (Len Payne RMYC) on 24 points and So Farr (Dale Sharp) on 26 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Santana (Michael Graham) on 22 points from Pogue Mahone (Scott Hamilton) on 28 points and Tenacity (David Young) on 24 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was Kulani (Noel Borel WASC) on 22 points from Wright of Way (Andris Palavs WASC) on 34 points and Mid Life (Steve Upton WASC) on 38 points..
Combined Windward Leward (LMYC, RMYC, WASC)
In 1st Division, the winner was Ignition (Ian Bower) on 29 points from Mojo II (Mark Benson) on 33.5 points and Kerinda (Len Payne RMYC) on 38 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Pogue Mahone (Scott Hamilton) on 32 points from Tenacity (David Young) on 34 points and Echo Beach (Philip Mathews) on 37 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was 2 Ezy (Gary Luxton WASC) on 19 points and Kulani (Noel Borel WASC) on 38 points and How’s Trix (Graham Parr RMYC) on 53 points..
Combined Pulbah (LMYC & RMYC)
In 1st Division, the winner was Ross Street (Noel Jenkins) on 17 points from Ignition (Ian Bower) on 22 points and Austral (Peter Mayo RMYC) on 28 points.
In 2nd Division, the winner was Santana (Michael Graham) on 13 points from Tenacity (David Young) on 18 points and Excess (Bruce Dobinson) on 22 points.
In 3rd Division, the winner was Selene (Brad Williams) on 21 points from Topaz (Greg Nolan) on 30 points and Millawa (Phil Darby RMYC) on 34 points..
Course Reviews
The Course Committee (Bruce Dobinson, Noel Jenkins and Ross Ahrens) are currently reviewing all courses that we sail. The area of most concern is the current RKR courses. The RKR Courses were taken from a combined LMYC/RMYC series a few years ago and do not incorporate any Wangi marks. The Course Committee is trying to develop courses where all divisions sail a common course and 1st Division undertake an extra leg (similar to the RKR). If we can achieve this for all courses, then it will assist fleet handicapping and allow us to introduce a Club Championship (similar to the RKR Shield) where all boats compete for this trophy based on the common course.
Presentation Night
The Annual Presentation night will be held on Saturday 1 May, and tickets are sold out. On this night, we will be also be presenting the trophies for the 2019/20 season, which we have not been able to do due to COVID restrictions.
Contributions Welcome
We are always looking for stories for the Newsletter. If you have a contribution, please forward it to me, and I will include it in the next Newsletter
Steven Ford
Rear Commodore
E: rearcommodore@lmyc.com.au