Saturday Racing Report 18th January 2020
I pride myself on being fairly resilient, but if there is one thing, I have trouble coping with, it’s the gusty North Easterly that blows from time to time at Mornington. It’s the type of wind that generally blows continuously for several days, creating a messy chop in the harbour and making it unpleasant to be outside. Our Jack Russell Kel hates it also and can always be found seeking refuge under our bed when the wind starts to howl and the house creaks. The wind was so bad on Friday afternoon it even blew my glasses off!
You could imagine my enthusiasm when the forecast for Saturdays Hovell Pile race was for 25 + knots from the North East – Yeah !
After a blustery night, sunrise brought with it quite mild conditions and a more positive mood. A great turnout on the deck for Steve’s informative pre-race briefing and mediocre joke was indicative of the strong fleet that would head to the start line. A fleet of 29 boats including 9 visitors that headed up from MCYS and SBSC joined the MYC boats for the start. In near perfect conditions the race got underway with a classic spinnaker start that must have been a dramatic sight from the shore (who said sailing isn’t a spectator sport). The fleet quickly split into 2 groups with Division 1 and 2 heading to R1 and Division 3 heading to the South Channel 24. Both fleets made very quick time heading south under spinnaker with all divisions converging at South Channel 24 and rounding in very close company, this must have caused a high workload in the tower as boats completed their scheduled radio reports. Whilst there was hot competition between the big boats reaching to the East Cardinal mark, one of the smallest boats in the fleet, Zip, was already on her way home leading the fleet the whole way. Colored sails were replaced with upwind sails for the trip back to Mornington. The fleet split into 2 groups with half heading inshore looking for flat water whilst others stayed out to sea. Tight racing in Division 3 saw lead boats challenged at the finish by those boats that stayed out, making for a tight finish as the wind became fresher and shifty closer to Mornington. Thankfully all boats and crews were safely back on the club deck, analyzing the days sailing before the North Easterly became unbearable again. Needless to say, Kel was under the bed again when we got home later.
I pride myself on being fairly resilient, but if there is one thing, I have trouble coping with, it’s the gusty North Easterly that blows from time to time at Mornington. It’s the type of wind that generally blows continuously for several days, creating a messy chop in the harbour and making it unpleasant to be outside. Our Jack Russell Kel hates it also and can always be found seeking refuge under our bed when the wind starts to howl and the house creaks. The wind was so bad on Friday afternoon it even blew my glasses off!
You could imagine my enthusiasm when the forecast for Saturdays Hovell Pile race was for 25 + knots from the North East – Yeah !
After a blustery night, sunrise brought with it quite mild conditions and a more positive mood. A great turnout on the deck for Steve’s informative pre-race briefing and mediocre joke was indicative of the strong fleet that would head to the start line. A fleet of 29 boats including 9 visitors that headed up from MCYS and SBSC joined the MYC boats for the start. In near perfect conditions the race got underway with a classic spinnaker start that must have been a dramatic sight from the shore (who said sailing isn’t a spectator sport). The fleet quickly split into 2 groups with Division 1 and 2 heading to R1 and Division 3 heading to the South Channel 24. Both fleets made very quick time heading south under spinnaker with all divisions converging at South Channel 24 and rounding in very close company, this must have caused a high workload in the tower as boats completed their scheduled radio reports. Whilst there was hot competition between the big boats reaching to the East Cardinal mark, one of the smallest boats in the fleet, Zip, was already on her way home leading the fleet the whole way. Colored sails were replaced with upwind sails for the trip back to Mornington. The fleet split into 2 groups with half heading inshore looking for flat water whilst others stayed out to sea. Tight racing in Division 3 saw lead boats challenged at the finish by those boats that stayed out, making for a tight finish as the wind became fresher and shifty closer to Mornington. Thankfully all boats and crews were safely back on the club deck, analyzing the days sailing before the North Easterly became unbearable again. Needless to say, Kel was under the bed again when we got home later.
Final Results
Line Honours
Division 1 : Javelin: Mark Nicholson
Division 2 : YT2: Stuart Gooley
Division 3 : Zip: S.Shafer & C.Ferris
Handicap Results
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
AMS Results
Division 1
Division 2
CBH Results
Division 3
Line Honours
Division 1 : Javelin: Mark Nicholson
Division 2 : YT2: Stuart Gooley
Division 3 : Zip: S.Shafer & C.Ferris
Handicap Results
Division 1
- Vincitore : Peter Russell (SBSC)
- Belligerant : Dianne Lynch
- Trim: Tony Grundy
Division 2
- Friday Harbour: Kon Cili
- YT2: Stuart Gooley
- Beau Ciel: Alison & Terry Clough
Division 3
- Zip : S.Shafer & C.Ferris
- Tub Thumper: G. Heard & A. Creed
- Messin About: Paul Copeland
AMS Results
Division 1
- Windsong: Jim Watson
- Javelin : Mark Nicholson
- Morticia: B.McDonald, R.Kurz & G.Alexander
Division 2
- YT2: Stuart Gooley
- Tonic: Ray Harvey
CBH Results
Division 3
- Zip : S.Shafer & C.Ferris
- Endless Advice: Rob Harrison
- Moonshadow: Scott Robertson
Regards, Tim O'Grady
Div 3- Class Captain
Div 3- Class Captain
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