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12ft Skiff National Titles: Photos

April 11, 2012

See photos courtesy of Brett Hobson of the fantastic Nationals Series.

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Race 6: 12ft Skiff Titles – already won by Garde, but two tie on equal points for 2nd…

April 11, 2012

In the rigging park, with a forecast of a SW big sail breeze, at big rig choice time it was still exceeding big-rig range, however the fleet decided it would fail in-line with the forecast. At the later stage, the Queenslanders with the skinny boats opted to make a rapid rig-change, while the locals still [...]

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Heats 4 & 5: 12ft Skiff Titles. Gemmell Sails the standout, while Garde takes out the Championships with a race to spare!

April 11, 2012

Woollahra on Sunday, with the forecasted 10-15 knots seeing the usual rigging park anxiety, all the fleet finally chose the big-sail. The start of Race 4 saw a swing left in the last 30 seconds before the gun, leaving the fleet just crossing the line on Starboard and bunched on the pin. The front runners [...]

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Heats 2 & 3 – 12ft Skiff Titles: Garde takes both heats out convincingly!

April 10, 2012

At Woollahra on Saturday, a forecasted 20-30 knots with the suggestion it would ease through the afternoon to 20 knots had the fleet nervously deciding rig combinations on the beach, while watching the wind strength readings up to 30 knots at the airport. This saw the choice being predominately 4th rigs. Out to the start [...]

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Heat 1 of the 12ft Skiff State Titles

April 10, 2012

At Woollahra, with a forecast of 12-14 knot, all of the fleet chose to go with the big rig, except with 35 minutes from the start a gust came through and there was a mad scramble for a rig change. The start saw the fleet line up with marginal 2nd rig pressure, away up the [...]

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16FT Junior Sailing Day: 18th March

March 27, 2012

Sailing was switched to the Sunday of this week to allow for the junior members of the club to experience the thrills of sailing 16ft skiffs. The forecast was for 20-25knots from the South and for once they got it right. As a group they decided the 4 sprint races which were organised would have [...]

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LCC 12ft Skiff Final Racing – 23rd & 24th March 2012

March 26, 2012

Saturday at Lane Cove, last race of the season, strong morning Westerly dying away to strange fickle Westerly. Gemmell Sails to be steered by Murray’s son Nick (current Interdominion Champion). Recall at the start, LCC and Gemmell Sails returned (LCC was not over early so did not need to have gone back) Fleet bunched other [...]

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12ft National Championships: Notice of Race

March 19, 2012
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LCC 12ft Race Report: 17th & 18th March 2012

March 18, 2012

Saturday 17.03.12 Lane Cove, called 2nd sail against the forecast, south east breeze, very puffy. Becalmed at the start, spinnakers down the river to get out, LCC pulled ahead of Gemmell Sails and Skol, all off on scratch, chasing the handicap starters.LCC just ahead of Gemmell Sails at the first mark in the Parramatta River, [...]

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LCC 12ft Race Report: Port Jackson Championships

March 18, 2012

Sunday 11th, Port Jackson Championship, run as the Variety Sprint Series. 4- 20 minute sprint races from Woolahra. Forecast 10 to 12 knot Easterly saw the fleet of 15 all choose big sail, other than Gizmo whose big-rig was broken. 1st heat, Lincoln Crowne buried in the start, away from the line in mid to [...]

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