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12s – John Reid Memorial

More rain and more wins for the Ghetto Sled. A dreary looking day held plenty in store with a top end 3rd/4th rig wind pattern a precursor for some excellent 12 sailing. Ghetto and the Squid turned out for a season points battle. Terry only had to start both races to take it out. But [...]

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18s – Queensland Championship up for grabs

18s – Queensland Championship up for grabs

With the final two races in the Aberdare Trophy for the Queensland Championship scheduled for this weekend (Saturday 13th April), it’s game on between APC Logistics (Laurie Williamson) and Pendeo (Ben Somerville), with just 5 points separating them.  Both skiffs are also well places in the Crouch Cup (Overall Handicap) in the series, with Pendeo [...]

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12s – Bert Spring and Club Championship Finale

Great racing on a strange April day.! The coveted Bert Spring Memorial trophy was up for grabs for the fastest handicapped boat on the bay. The weather was grey and the wind felt like it was dying by the minute. Ghetto stuck with their 3rd rig, whilst PB, Squid and Tankers opted to sail up [...]

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18s – Queensland Championships Races 3 & 4

18s – Queensland Championships Races 3 & 4

What an absolutely fantastic day of 18 sailing. Four boats faced the starter for Races 3 and 4 of the Queensland championships – Brisbane18footers.com, APC Logistics, Insert Sponsor Here and Blue Wave Rigging. The breeze was up and down with squalls as we lined up for the first start. Adam (Blue Wave) pulled a kamikaze [...]

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12s – Tank GIRL ON TOP!

12s – Tank GIRL ON TOP!

Tank Girl fires two missiles.!! I called Richard – I was missing a few bits and the morning had been chaotic.  Better bring Ghetto Sled in case an all-important component had been forgotten. Over the last week two weeks the 2nd rig has been re-built.  Spreaders, 300mm higher were now permanent, the pocket luff was [...]

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18s – 16 March

18s – 16 March

It was a glorious day, a day certainly to be out on the water and not shovelling soil and mulch about the garden – even if my day was on the starter’s boat. While we slated the 12′s to start first, somehow even with just three boats about they were a bit late, so the [...]

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