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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 Monday) Commodor e Phill Robbins 0466668541 Club Newsletter Vice Commodore Jonathan Horsley 22/5/19 0412798505 Rear Commodore Chris Hallett Please Return Trophies 0414866998 Secretary Nola Hallett 0414866999 Treasurer Norm Hunt 66291366 Class Reps Gennakers – Duncan Dey Catamarans – Col Woodbry Trailers – Ian Michie Monos – Graham Hams Rowing Officer Gerald Anderson Website Admin Mark Pierce Instagram/Facebook Admin Trent Morgan All race trophies need to be returned to the club this Sunday in preparation Training team for the next presentation night. Jonathan announced that if any are not Graeme Turner returned that the holders must take them to the engraver themselves. If anyone from the club needs to return the trophy above they’ve done very ALL EMAIL well. CORRESPONDENCE TO: [email protected] CONTENTS Race Reports for May 19th 1. Please return trophies 2. Catarmaran/trimaran report 13. Monohull report 24. Trailer Sailor report 29. Gennaker report 35. Club Presentation Dinner 36. Interview 46. A revisit to Starts 49. Mr Wiley’s Winter Training Programme 49. Club weather station 50. Race Q’s 52. Use of Club tractor 53. Building Heights/Club shirts 54. Idle gossip 55. Upcoming away events 56. Crew available/crew wanted 56. For sale/wanted/free Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Catamaran/Trimaran Report (Jonathan Horsley) A fleet of eight cats and one trimaran faced the starter with a light to moderate south to southeast breeze which was as predicted, 10 to 15 knots with gust to 20 knots. This being the penultimate point score race in which four cats are vying for second and third place in the competition, first is almost certain to go to Michael Cocks on “ ”. One of the four did not start, being so this was an important race for the other three contenders. A standard SE course was set with the start off the Ramada using the monos bottom buoy. The start was delayed a short time, as top buoy had drifted in the current and had to be reset off Mobbs. As the cats lined up for the start , , and jockeyed for the best start, with securing the prime position. , , , and followed behind having allowed more for the effect of the outgoing tide. 2 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 The first leg was a work to the Mobbs buoy which could be laid from the start. The result was a drag race with the larger cats heavily advantaged. “ ” used its superior speed to past beneath several cats and reach the buoy first. While started a little bit behind but closer to the start boat and was able to sail other the top of the other cats, with using the same tactics. First Strike just before being passed by 2 FOOT Extra, Wokat showing the benefit of a great start with only “A” in front of it. The view over 2 FOOT Extra as the wind strengthened on the first leg. 3 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 “ ”’s lead was short lived as used its greater momentum to pass “ ” in one of the lulls in the breeze on the tight reach out past the green marker. The first rounding of the wing buoy saw in third closely followed by , , and . The next leg was short work past the sand spit then a tight reach along the beach to the gate. 4 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 The breeze gave plenty of fun and the cats were flying. Flying Cats 5 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Once past “ ”, lead to the finish. recovered from a slow start to battle with “ ”. 6 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 A second place for Michael in the flying ‘A’ pulled ahead after a couple of laps and set off after , the gap between two 5.8’s fluctuated for the rest of the race. Chris and Seamus on the way to a win 7 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 The bottom buoy provided challenges when other classes boats were arriving at the same time. White Knight, a truly unique river racing craft , and had a close race with the positions changing throughout. The tide played its part with some misjudging the buoy rounding’s and having to take penalties. Only 1:03 separated these three cats at the finish. crew were jubilant as they finished their first race since buying the cat. 8 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Drew 52 with some speed 9 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Good boat speed for Alan and Jenny in No waiting With a race including plenty of reaching, very little real working and no down winds, struggled home, the conditions did not suit the 162. 10 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Shore Thing having a struggle After the application personal handicaps won the race from “ ” and . 11 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 A third for Tony Many thanks to the club members who volunteered to do the duty so the rest of us could go racing on beautiful autumn day. 12 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Monohull Report (Trent Morgan) Second last race of the year (apart from any winter series races) and a pretty good-sized fleet turned up. Four NS14’s: two with two crew – (Trent and Daisy), and (Charlie and Steffen); two with one crew – (Graham Hams) and (Graham Hodgins). There was Roy in the Aero, Des in his Impulse , and a newcomer – a 125 called , skippered by Jish Dousett. They started with two adults and a child and later had two adults, but unfortunately did not finish. Finally, a naval grey boat named after a Hank Mobley song from the 1960’s – an X factor entering the mono fleet, class jumper extraordinaire out of nowhere – Col Hinwood announcing himself in the mono fleet! He was sailing a newly purchased Impulse called ‘ . Great to have Col join the fleet, although we’re told will be competing in the CC’s next year. 13 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 The breeze was predominately from the South, with fluctuations as often happens. The SE course was set, the start East of the Ramada, first mark at Mobbs and another quite a distance past the green channel marker to make the triangle. The rescue boat charged off to reset the drifting Mobb’s mark in the fast outgoing tide just prior to the start. With a start boat favoured start line and a first leg which didn’t require a tack if a boat managed to get close enough to the start boat, the scene was set for what unfolded – a lot of excitement! From ’s perspective, approaching the line drifting in the tide with no air in the sails, the sequence of events unfolded like a domino effect. Firstly F15 capsized to windward of just about all, maybe about thirty seconds before the start, and fell over F15 . Barry said he was concentrating on the gybe and didn’t see the gust coming. To his credit he was on the board very quickly and bringing it up before the start. This capsize certainly grabbed a bit of attention from those nearby and perhaps unsettled a few. Michael and Tara in may have got to the line slightly early because before the start time was up they had become entangled with the start boat, looked messy. Then, with a few seconds to go found herself in a good position to start, pulled on the sails and went for the line – perhaps a few boat lengths underneath the carnage. However, as soon as speed was built, out of nowhere, Charlie and Steffen in , windward of and closer to the line, suddenly came careening from the start boat area, running along the line, carving a big turn back towards , Charlie seemingly not holding the tiller – imminent collision. Trent had no option but to bear away slightly before impact but there was a large sound as the NS14’s collided - plowed into ’s bow, catching just behind her port bow. Unbelievably the whole start sequence was filmed in immaculate detail; the following link will take you to view it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bY7TwBElcg The moment of impact, Roy starting well on the right 14 Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club website: www.rrsrc.com.au P.O. Box 963 Ballina 2478 Trent had thought at the time that Charlie had either been trying to avoid the entanglement with the start boat, or had run the line early and was trying to avoid crossing before the gun, bearing away to run the line and then lost control.