And they’re off and racing
Sunday’s opening race of the 18 foot skiff season was abandoned
when a 40+ knot southerly blasted the harbour about midday.
The fleet had turned up early in anticipation and there was a
healthy spectator-boat squad ready to go, but the wind didn’t die
and racing was cancelled at 3pm.
Asko, Rag and Omega Smeg were winners on the day, not even
unpacking their boats from the trailors.
I was keeping tabs on the southerly via seabreeze all morning. At
9AM it was through Moruya, then it hit Ulladulla, then Kiama. My 12
o’clock prediction was out by only 6 minutes.
So the cobwebs get to stay on for most of the fleet for yet another
week. At least it gives Micah time to get his boat rigged, and
there’s a bit of extra time for the San Fran boats to be unpacked.
Hopefully John & Pete’s new boat turns up in time too.
And the latest enhancement for the 06/07 regulatory season came out
in a late saturday skipper’s email: if your boat fails to attempt
to start any club event, 15 points will be added to your Australian
Championship score.
We’d better make sure we have our subs organised early.
