Australian Radio Yachting Association

WA 10R Championship - 16th October

On Sunday October 16 at Champion Lakes Radio Yacht Club, the Ten Rater fleet gathered to establish the 2016 Western Australian State Champion. The forecast was for mid range winds gradually dropping towards the latter part of the afternoon.

Thirteen skippers fronted for the day. Race officer Hub Bell and his able assistant Rod Moss had us all organized and on the water at the advertised starting time of 10.30am. There were a number of shifts early in the regatta which made setting the course a tricky task. Hub kept on top of the windshifts and made sure the courses were fair. There was only one abandoned race in which the fleet sailed to the first mark on a reach.

Out of the blocks and straight into the lead with three firsts and three seconds in the first six races was Sean Wallis, sailing a Diamond. His starting was first class, reaching the top mark in great shape regularly.

Race Officer Hub Bell and his sidekick Rodney Moss (in the background)

Graeme Howie sailing an Aero, and Rosco Bennett (Diamond) did what they could to stay in touch with Sean in the early part of the day, with consistent finishing positions. The wind gradually settled in to blow from the south-west. It strengthened slightly around lunch time and skippers were starting to think about a change in rigs.

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TAS RM Championship - 15/16 October

The 2016 Tasmanian Marblehead Championships were held over the weekend with conditions on Day 1 a complete contrast from Day 2. Conditions on Saturday started out just about ideal with mid 20's temperatures and a solid top end B to C Rig breeze of around 10 to 15 knots for Race 1, however the prevailing NNW'er increased steadily throughout the day and after the first few races, changing down to the smallest rig was a necessity. Racing for the day was abandoned after Race 7 when a 45 knot plus bullet lifted spray and placed boats and equipment at risk of damage. At the end of Day 1, I held a 3 point lead with 10 points from Michael Hickman in second place on countback from John Hall, both on 13 points.

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SA A Class State Championships - 24th Sept

We had a good turnout for what could have been a washed out, or blown out, event. The wind was predicted to be 20 kph in the morning increasing to 24 kph in the afternoon. While setting up we had some nasty darkies come across the dam but things settled down a bit by race time. And the rain held off to a reasonable amount.

Steve (Toad) Arthur made a special guest appearance as Adjudicator/Referee. Thanks Steve, you made life easier while I was scoring.

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ACT 10R Championship - 24/25th Sep

SA 10R State Championships - 2nd October

Despite all the rough weather that we have been having in South Australia of late today was another excellent sailing day. Took a little time for the wind to settle at the start but it stayed in the SW with enough variation in wind strength to make it interesting; Occasional cloud but no rain.

Unfortunately with only 5 entries we were unable to have the race run as a Rating event however the South Australian 10R Title was up for grabs. The racing soon settled down to a battle between Tim Arland and Alan Gold with Tim becoming the Title holder by 1 point. Congratulations Tim.

Ian Backler with his P3 showed that there is still fight in the old dog with a first, a second and 4 third places but despite a DNF and a DNS in the last two races was a creditable third.

Frank Brookes despite still getting used to his new 10R showed that it had the speed but a couple of non-finishes in the last two races dropped him down a few points. Grant Murray our visitor from the SE club showed what a good RM can do but again non-finishes were a problem.

Thanks to Brian Walsh for his PRO efforts today. He earned his points early with course changes due to wind variation. Thanks also to those who volunteered their services to assist Brian.

2016 Radio Controlled Laser National Championship

The Yarrawonga 2016 RC Laser National Championships hosted by Patterson Lakes Radio Model Yacht Club over the 17 - 18th September has finally come and gone.

With the sails and sailing gear safely stowed away for the next event, one can’t help but to reflect on the great performance from many of our RC Laser Sailors this past weekend.
With a record number of 42 competitors and 3 fleets (A, B & C), completing a good number of races proved to be a challenge during the two day regatta held at the Yarrawonga Yacht Club. It was fantastic to see several new RC laser competitors and it took a few racing events to hit a smooth and fast rhythmic turnaround between fleets.

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2016 Marblehead World Championship

David Thomas, David Turton, Lincoln Mc Dowall & Jeff Byerley will be competing at the 2016 Marblehead World Championships in Italy starting tomorrow, Keep an eye on our boys progress via the above site.

WA 10R Metro Championship - 18th September