Saturday, October 20, 2012

Annual ASP/ IBS Regatta at the Port Curtis Sailing Cluc

 
 
 
 
Everyone was ready to roll......... 
 


Despite small numbers in the junior dvisions of the club, guests from Keppel Bay helped to swell the numbers to a creditable fleet racing on the harbour on Saturday and Sunday.
No Problem followed the fleet from a distance on Saturday , so we could have a few photos of the dinghy action.

                                                                          


                                                             Starts were vigorously competitive..


                                                the sabots stuck together in race 2


                                   Keppel Bay had a bit of a lead in Race 2 dinghies


                                                   there were rescue boats for all..


                                                      dinghy skills on show...



                                     Anna re visited sabot sailing ............

 
MArtin and Jack were obvious to all..





 
 
 
Tom played it cool..........
                                                                       
                                                                              

                                                          On No Problem we chatted ....


                                                       ... sent Claire aloft to do the maintenance...



                                               the view from the cabin was somewhat the same...


                                                        there were amusements for ALL the kids ....

                                               from Hide and Seek - not too many options there...

                                                                              
                                                 to scare tactics....       


                                                   from educational drawing ....


to tossing them overboard....


                                              to a few other games .... which they enjoyed...!!!

 
 
Sunday saw a few of the senior  club members swell the fleet by taking a day off the yachts and racing a dinghy.

                                                                            
 The particpants recieved medals, Keppel Bay won the overall club trophy and took out most o fth eprizes except for Tom Moran who did us proud in the older dinghy division by taking out first overall in  a hard fought contest that came down to the ref!


                                                                           
Absent - Jack Paul

Sunday, October 14, 2012

It was Championship again - you could tell by the size of the fleet!



                                                        October 12th 2012...
 

We were looking through rose coloured glasses for much of the day as the blue skies, puffy clouds blue water and colourful sails created a picturesque scene on the harbour.

          The pontoon was crowded , as yachties prepared for the race ahead.......


                                            Dirk and I were the first shot of the day ....   
                        
                                                                            
                                                  the pontoon was looking high and dry..........


                                       
                                                               but with a bit of jostling ..

                                                                                   

                                                          everyone headed out to the harbour......



 
little boats, big boats and big start boats..


                               ....                   we could have been in Zanzibar....
                          
 
 
Jackson ambled out...
 

                                                     Solitaire was still working it out...


                                                            Ken drove the press boat!


                                       I bet you were all too busy to notice that sky!

 

.. yachts prowled back and forth ,
 

                                                      ...waiting for the gun.........


                                                                                

                                                                     
                                                      Starship came out for the day..        


                                                                            

                                                                                  
 
               it's always interesting when the yachts race to the start in totally different directions!
                  
                                                                                     
                                                    .. but Colleen sent them on their way...
                                                                          




                    which was fine .. until the Commodore decided to take the spotlight..

                                                                                           
                        ..........  and we had to tell him politely to ...."nick off" ........

                                                                      .to continue..........

                                                                  Rag Top got away
                            


                                                                                       

                                                                      Slim soldiered on ...     





                                           Loco had a good start...

                                                                                 
                                             ..and then the dinghies took off on a sweet breeze,

                                                                             
                                                                            Rowen

 
 Scott
 
 
Ben and Jordy
 
we couldn't miss Martin and Jack..
 
                                                                                 
                                                                          David  


                                                                    Maria


                                                                   Peter followed by Scott

 
Ben and Jordy had fun


                                                        .. hard to hide if you make a mistake ... isn't it...?

                                                                                 

 
.. the skiff boys ..


                                                      found Scott...


john


                                           after consultation... the course was shortened.. as usual...

                                                                              
                                                the Doctor led the way ... 

                                                                                  


                                                            the happy crew of Immigrant..


                                                       Loco had the new crew on foredeck...



                                                                       

                                                                                 

                                                    and before we knew it ........the day was done...