After dressing for the usual chilly 6AM temperatures I was surprised that it wasn’t that brisk. Knowing that the Jazzman and the flags on the Jazzman were still at the Spit for repairs (the boat, not the flags!), I got down early to make sure we had flags and the hooter ready to go for on time starts on the Paul Adam.
Once there it became apparent that the predicted north westerly was decreasing. On the water we found a 2-knot north westerly the top end of the course and at the bottom end an even weaker southerly. We remained mildly optimistic as we watched the wind drop to nil. After an hour or so of bobbing around and chatting on a warm sunny morning, the wind eventually settled into a mild northerly and we ran the first race. Although the last boats finished after the 10:30 cutoff time, we ran a second ‘fun’ race due to popular demand.
Later in the day the wind did pick up in the predicted WNW direction, but unfortunately too late for this week. Fingers crossed for a good, chilly morning westerly next week.
In Race 13 (the only race we had):
Championship
ILCA 7: Geoff Kirk
ILCA 6: Brooke Wilson
ILCA 4: Ben Costandi
Pointscore
ILCA 7: Julian Taylor
ILCA 6: Brooke Wilson
ILCA 4: Ben Costandi
Huge thanks to the on the water help on the day: Peter Collie PRO, Robert Bruce LTRaR, Diana Chen COTD, Joshua Dorey CoCOTD and Ben Byford for a bit of everything useful.
A word to those on duty next week. Check the sister clips on the marks and lines as we found a few had been bent and could have failed. After that enjoy the day.
Report by Peter Collie
