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The NSW Moth State Championships are being sailed at Jervis Bay over the Easter weekend. 9 races are scheduled for the series, with only 1 race on Friday, then 4 races each day over Saturday and Sunday.

That schedule is sure to upset the big guys, with a 20+ knot day forecast for Point Perpendicular on Friday, and sub 10 knots for the rest of the event. Perfect training for Weymouth perhaps.

There will be a whole bunch of good boats there, with National Champ Mat Belcher bringing his BR down from the Gold Coast, along with training partner and on-again-off-again mothie Rod Ray.

Then there’s John in his new BR, and Les in Geezer’s BR, and Doink (if his boat hasn’t expired from overuse).

And the St George boats with Luka on a borrowed Prowler, Dave’s super fast home build, and Grant on my old HT. Then Donosan and Ben in their new Prowler-Zeros, and Phil and Bruce with their new foils.

And a couple of Victorians including a possible Amac, and the South Australians Greg and Ned putting in the miles.

All in all it should be an awesome regatta.

If I can finish the first heat, it will be an improvement on last year, and I’ll be happy. If I get through the regatta without too many mistakes and with no breakages, I’ll be very happy.

Given that as this point last year I was on the phone to the shipping agent trying to get my boat delivered, then assembling it for the first time on the Friday, I’m pretty relaxed about the whole thing. It should be fun.

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