Woodies, Classics and Others Sail Day

There were some good 15 knot gusts coming from the North when we arrived at Risdon Brook Dam for todays handicap event. The wind did moderate throughout the day and the last race was held in about 5 knots. It was a fairly consistent wind as far as not having calm patches and the shifts were generally slight meaning skilful choice was a greater factor than just being lucky.
 
Quick turn around between races allowed us to complete 12 races today.
 
This week was a Woodies and Classics special and it was really great to see some of these boats out and about again. We started the two classics on handicap zero, the five woodies on handicap 20 then the rest of the fleet (the speed boats!) on handicap 40. Penalties of 10 and 5 were applied throughout the day. 
 
The honourable mention today goes to John Hall who put a bit of work in to get his Rage ready for the day and managed to win two races. 
 
Peter Webberley was the clear winner overall as well as taking out the Classics division. He had three race wins on his scorecard. It may be that I am a bit nostalgic because I was a Cherub boy but I do love the skiff lines of Peter’s TS2 and that unique gold paint job makes his yacht look quite superb. Peter was so keen to sail today that he rigged two yachts yesterday night and got to work early so that he could do a couple of hours there and still make it to sailing.
 
Phil Jackman took out second place with 6 podium finishes. He was also the winner of the Woodies division. 
 
Rick Price was takeout the third podium spot as well as winning the ‘Speed-boat’ division. 
 
Congratulations Ricky, Phil and Peter.
 
Next week will be a Super Wednesday with long distance sailing. For those who are a bit unsure of the physical demands of the day we have put an 8 race limit on the event so all up the walking requirement might not be too much more than today’s 12 race event.
 
Coming up:
Sunday: Marblehead scratch racing at Risdon Brook Dam. 10:00 button press
Next Wednesday: IOM Long Distance Handicap at Risdon Brook Dam. 10:30 button press
 
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