Courtesy of Peter Burgess from the NSW 10s By the start of Race 2 breeze had settled into an 8 knot Nor-Wester which was in the sweet range for the big number 1 rigs, with gusts to 10 knots. The start saw the fleet clean away at 1200. Immediately after the start the fleet split […]
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H10s 2014 Aust Champs Race 1
Courtesy of Peter Burgess from the NSW 10s. A skippers meeting, held at 0900 agreed to do 3 races back to back, in order to get a result for the titles. The breeze at this meeting was reaching up to 5 knots, which was unusual after the last two days. Most skiffs rigged with their […]
2014 Historical 10ft Skiffs Australian Championship – Regatta Page
Notice of Race – downloadable PDF Online Entry Form – see below Sailing Instructions (downloadable PDF) Willy Weather – Bulimba Forecasts Tide Times – Cairncross Dock Tide Times – New Farm NSW Tens Reports – Nationals, Road Trip Race Schedule / Race Results Race 1 – Saturday 3 May Start – ABANDONED Race 2 – […]
10s – Club Championship / Jack Reid Memorial Race 2
In a twist on last week’s racing, the conditions at the rigging area this weekend were a little more indicative of what we’d expect once we poked our bows around Bulimba Point. The choice of rigs all round was 3rd rig, though the Avro gear is slightly bigger than that on the other two skiffs […]
10s – Queensland Championships Race 1
Word of the day: deceptive. “giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.” Rigging choice in the yard seemed pretty simple (second rig), though a glance up at the flag on the hill was showing a different story. Hughie dragged out the big blue and white flattie for a size check against […]
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