Our PRO, Luke Parker, and LTRAR, David Murphy, have provided the following report on racing on Saturday.

Saturday was the harbour bridge’s 90th birthday and the sailing gods presented sailors with a “thinking person’s breeze”. In other words, it wasn’t easy sailing; 5-20 knots predominantly from the SE, but with occasional gusts from the SW, followed by a gust (or maybe it was a lull) from SE and so on in an outgoing tide of flood stained water.
Point score 3 and 4 brought some fast, exciting racing within Double Bay and both fleets were a little below usual numbers. There were some really fun reaches (and bottom mark roundings) out on the course. Sailors in each fleet conducted hull and centreboard inspections at various times. The “proximity award” goes to Geoff Boscoe for capsizing to windward pretty much into the Jazzman and taking out the club flagpole!
As PRO, Luke accurately predicted a sequence at 1400 sharp and, as he told a few sailors, picked every shift from the vantage of the start boat. He was assisted by Murphy (LTRAR), John Verco (COTD), and Kim Ketelby (Co-COTD) on the water. Shirley and Paul managed the canteen, with the assistance of David Newman.
In the radials, Sylvie clearly revelled in the conditions, with wonderful displays of boat trim and technique in both races, while handicap honours went to Peter Collie (race 3) and Kirk Marcolina (race 4).
In the standards Dave Newman had a very quick race 3, with Michael Osborne taking out handicap, while race 4 was won by Jason Wilkins.
Guests at the club included Adéla (Adel) Rabasová, a rising Czech 4.7 sailor, her mum Pavlina on Jazzman, and a very healthy looking Australasian Darter drying off on the deck.

Our guest Adel is 15 years old and a member of the Czech National Laser Team (ILCA4, i.e.: 4.7). She is thrilled to be racing and training with us whilst on holiday for a month in Australia and tells us she had a great time on the water with our fleet last Saturday and says thank you to the members for being so welcoming.

Pavlina has provided our photos from Saturday.