Waiting For The Wind

The final race weekend of the calendar year was a bit of a waiting game. A good fleet of boats made it to the rigging area but only half made it to the water as waiting for the wind dulled the enthusiasm. The best of the breeze was just before the start of two races. Just enough to fly a hull while double trapping and just enough for someone to bury the bows a bit deep on a reach, now who was that. Egbert and Siebren smashed the opposition in race 1 and everyone had a good start in race 2. Next Sunday is the club's Christmas party so bring along your own lunch for a bit of a feast. There is no racing scheduled but the Nationals bound Hobie's will probably be on the water practising so bring along your boats as well.

Congratulations Quinny

Congratulations to Richard and Rachael who have successfully defended their Hobie 18 NSW State Title over the weekend. In the Hobie 16 fleet, Andrew and Georgii brought home 2nd place in the masters division. Conditions were varied with a moderate easterly on the Saturday before a honking southerly pushed crews and boats to the limit on Sunday. Seabreeze charts showed gusts reaching 30 knots on Sydney Harbour and at North Head, added to the lightening and hail that kept the fleet on their toes. Results can be found at the NSW Hobie Class website and some pretty awesome photos were taken by Sailing Images Global