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Tales 29th October 2005
Well it finally looked like the long
suffering sailors of Apollo Bay were actually going
to get a sail. Saturday’s 12-15 knot westerly breeze
was just the ticket for some fine sailing conditions.
Ian Learey, the club’s race master, called for a starboard
course. So with the start line set well out to sea
this necessitated a beat up to the top mark situated
off the beach, then a tack to starboard to the wing
mark, followed by a broad reach back to the bottom
mark to complete the triangular course. The three
keel boats were to be first over the line, followed
5 minutes later by the dinghies, but Bill Gross in
Tumbleweed was so excited in demonstrating to his
crew the amazing abilities of his new sail, it appeared
that he actually forgot about the race and was heading
off towards Cape Patton. Not so Peter Deppeler in
Jubilation, who got off to a perfect start closely
followed by Nick Martin in Manitou.
Back in the dinghy fleet Sweatshop was living up to
its name as Matt & Gary worked hard to peg back
the 5 minute lead Jubilation had, while at the same
time fending off a challenge by the Goodisons in their
fast Hobie 16. Shayne Lindsey showed that all the
time spent at sailing clinics hasn’t been wasted by
leading a number of the more senior sailors around
the course in his little Laser which could put on
quite a turn of speed. Colin Coleman & Doug Williams
sailing Miss Molly showed a remarkable improvement
in their spinnaker work (no more broken spinnaker
poles!) but it wasn’t enough to defeat the well oiled
team of Russell & Andrew Smith sailing In The
Blue who had the 470 performing at its best.
Out in the front line an ongoing David & Goliath
battle between Jubilation (the big Farr 38), the Hobie
16 and Sweatshop (505 dinghy) ended with the Hobie
16 crossing the line only minutes ahead of Sweatshop
and Jubilation.
The rescue boat crew of Ian Learey & John Marriner
are still red faced after being caught out towing
one of the race marks around the course, having forgotten
to untie it from the back of the rescue boat. But
like a marriage, when two people are involved you
can always blame the other person. No point in fighting
over the Tool of the Week award fellas, I think you
can share it! Perhaps we should fit rear view mirrors
to the rescue boat!
Corrected time placings for the club championship:
1st Jubilation
2nd Sweatshop
3rd Hobie 16
The club gratefully acknowledges the support of the
sponsors Leo Di Cecco Plumbing and Bayleaf Café. .
Life is good be happy come sailing ?
Meetings
held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm.
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