12ft Days of Christmas

12ft Days of Christmas

“It was 20-25 SE and pretty lumpy.  The BMMK2 sure aren’t ...

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Rollercoaster of Love

Well it was chaos out there on the bay..!! The old Moreton Bay chop certainly sorted the men out from the boys..!! The sun was shining and the breese was solid but not ridiculous.. A lovely top end 3rd rig day..!! The only real issue was the sea state.. She was short and sharp (I use that [...]

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Back into it

  The honours were shared in a Big Rig battle on the bay. The Ghetto Sled, with new team of Richard Billett and Ben Cross took to the bay against PB Towage, crewed by Tristan Hamilton and fill-in skipper Ben Guymer. A light 8 knot easterly drifted across the course as the 29er nationals was [...]

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Sailing Postponed this Saturday 7 January 2012

Sailing Postponed this Saturday 7 January 2012

          Happy New Year! Due to the RQYS hosting youth championships this week (and including Saturday), there won’t be any sailing this weekend at Manly, but we look forward to recommencing next weekend.    

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Spectator Boat This Weekend – 3rd Dec

The Brisbane 18 Footers’ spectator boat is out again this weekend. The 55 foot Catamaran ‘Cat ‘o Nine Tails’ will follow the action all the way. Enjoy an afternoon on the water on a fully licensed and very shady spectator boat just meters from the action. The weekend is shaping up to be a 20-knot [...]

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Brisbane 18 Footers in Warwick

Warwick. What a superb weekend! We drove west, found a dam, camped on the bank, ate like kings, had a few drinks, met some great people, broke a tiller extension, had a few drinks, sacrificed a boat, tipped one upside-down, drenched a newspaper reporter, had a few drinks and relaxed around the campfire with a [...]

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