In 2024 we have two series of races and a special Pig Regatta.
For the spring and fall series, best 6 out of 10 for each individual series, and best 12 of 20 for the Club Championship. Each series will have a make up day at the end of each series. Each race will have a skippers meeting at 12pm at the Hanna Creek Docks followed by race start at 1pm
Each race will need volunteer(s) to setup the course and run the committee boat/manage the races. For those interested in volunteering there will be impromptu training available at socials. If you are interested in volunteering to help let us know!
A whirlwind in the forecast leading up to the race, but unfortunately not much of that wind made it to Sunday’s start. Four BLSA boats started between 4-5 buy at Hanna Creek no wake, and raced to the first Kent’s Buoy and back. “Wind” had most on a broad reach all the way to the rounding point, then close hauled on the way back. Not a lot of wind and not a lot of tacking.
On the bright side, it was overcast and much cooler than forecast during the race.
This last weekend’s races just had 3 boats, Isabel, Eclipse, and a new old entry (Allegro). I purchased Allegro, Shawns Beneteau First 265 last weekend therefore the boat and handicap change!
Today’s wind was decent, but also variable through the buoy to buoy (Hanna to bridge) race. I picked the wrong side of the lake to return on and fell behind quite a bit, but the handicap helped me claw back a spot 🙂
Today was quite gusty and plenty of wind out of the north west. Without a committee boat we did a ‘no wake’ buoy to ‘no wake’ buoy race from the entrance of the northern ‘no wake’ (between buoy 3-4) to the bridge buoys and back. One of use was seriously outmatched on the down wind sail to the bride watching the other two boats and their spinnakers cruise away (I was the one outmatched :). )