Perhaps the only sailor to enjoy Saturday’s sailing was our Commodore John sailing, for the first time this year, his Radial. He did finish the race. The rest of us struggled on a cool Saturday with winds forecast for 15-20 kn and gusting to higher. Even Peter E as RO didn’t enjoy the day as much as he might have.

Your scribe probably should have been aware that it was not a nice day as sailed to the start. He pointed straight towards the start boat on a reach, then a minute later dead down wind, which I reckon shows 90 degree shifts. Once at the start line he fiddled about briefly before deciding to head for shore. This in itself showed 90 degree shifts as he started beating for the club only to have the beat then pointing him to Geelong.

Richard F made to the vicinity of the start and also sagely headed for shore. He claims that he beat me back. Andrew and Lew on the 420 managed the start but capsized a few times, did not finish the race; and lost the spinnaker pole. Visitor David May managed to connect his head fairly violently with the boom and retired. Julie fixed him on shore, thanks Julie. Zeth C was down from Wagga and sailed his brand new Laser 2 which he had collected from Mornington at about 11.00 on Friday night. He paid $500 but reckons he can off load the trailer for $400 giving him a net outlay of $100 which he says is a fair deal. Unfortunately, as would be normal with a boat not often used in the last twenty years, he broke a few bits and missed the start. The Laser 2 is a pretty looking thing but perhaps dated. Your scribe knows this as the current race result system has no category of Laser 2. So if you see a thing called a Rooster in the results you will know it is Zeth’s Laser 2 which has much the same rating.

John W was the only finisher in the one race run.

There was some sailing as both Quests were on the water with Nate and Riley and learners. Nate and Riley later took the Zest out for a run, while Zeth did get the Laser 2 back on the water for the finish of the day.

Thanks to Anne and Alex in the tower and to Peter E as RO on Ozone and Glen on the crash boat following the learners and sailors. Julie did a great job on visitor David while Tony watched the sailing from on high. It is great to see him back after a trip to hospital to pick up a disease. I have no report from Sunday at St Leonards but reckon it may have been a bit uncomfortable.


Coming up:

Saturday 6 December 2025.
1400 Lady Nelson series continues.
1700 CHRISTMAS PARTY – PLEASE RESPOND

Saturday 13 December 2025.
1400 Lady Nelson series continues


With no sailing over the winter your scribe had a bit of spare time which he put to use by borrowing a couple of books from the Club so he could learn to navigate. Here are some of the things he learnt:
Distance on a chart is calculated by reference to the scale of latitude shown on the sides of the chart. Because charts are published in a number of different scales measurements should be taken from the particular chart to which they are to be applied. Similarly, to avoid any inaccuracies caused by the projection of the chart, measurements should be taken from the latitude scale at a point opposite that to which they are to be applied. Don’t use the longitude scale at the top.