Change to Sprint Starting Time

Given the decreased number of sailors due to the current unfortunate restrictions on participation in our weekend racing, we are removing the need to stagger rigging times for the different fleets. All sailors who are permitted to attend the club during racing times are now permitted to launch and rig at the same time – racing for everyone will start at 2pm and finish at ~4pm.  

The same restrictions on attendance still apply – “Area B” only, no travel interstate to Victoria or overseas, no “hotspots” attendance, no contact with cases, no symptoms. (You can review all of our COVIDSafe regulations HERE.)

All other details of racing will remain the same. Sprint racing, three-minute starts, standards start after 2 minutes, radials / 4.7s start after 3 minutes.  We ask the PRO / COTD to use an offset mark as set out in the Sailing Instructions – this has not occurred in the past few weeks.

This Saturday looks set be another glorious spring day, similar to last weekend when 20 boats competed.  It was a beautiful afternoon, with a 5-10kt southerly, turning easterly during the course of the afternoon which required a change of course from Double Bay to the Rose Bay channel.  It was a well set up course and well-run racing – thanks to PRO, Nick Pellow, helped by COTD Richard George and CCO Mark Lewkovitz.  Nice to see Charlie Alexander back in a laser and racing with us!  It’s been a while.