Australian Radio Yachting Association
NSW RC Laser Championship - 21st August
The NSW State Championships were held on Sunday 21 August 2016 at Dobroyd Aquatic Club together with Round 2 of the 2016 NSW RC Laser Series.
We picked an almost perfect sunny day, with a breeze as well for the morning start. There were 20 boats that lined up for the first race, so it was always going to be sailing in close proximity to other boats. Because of the number of entries, the starting line was extended significantly to what we are used to; but appeared to work well for the most part in opening up the fleet. The first couple of races were run with the windward mark set well out into the bay, and it proved to be too far, so it was brought in to a much closer and more comfortable position for the sailors.
WA A Class State Championship - 21st August
On Sunday August 21, the Western Australian A Class State Championship regatta was held at Jackadder Lake in Woodlands Perth. A small but very competitive fleet arrived at the lake early in the morning to find that the wind was drifting in and out from the north east.
Forecasts of rain and storms had been pretty consistent for the past few days. However, the sky was clear, and it’s not very common for rain to come from that direction. Unfortunately, two skippers were unable to attend on the day, which reduced the fleet to seven skippers.
S/QLD 10R Championships - 13th August
A good fleet of ten boats arrived at Emerald Lakes on Saturday the 13th. PRO Ian Ashe decided based on the wind prediction to race off the corner which was great decision as we had an area large enough for a full triangle where the 10r’s could really unwind.
The PRYC as usual did a great job setting up sun covers and setting the course.
Racing was underway shortly after 10:00 in a gusty shifty top of a rig breeze. Frank Russell’s Phoenix 6 immediately started to dominate showing excellent upwind speed and pointing using his heaviest ballast weight.
However Frank didn’t have it all his own way, with racing at times very close. Laurie Hinchcliff Aero 3 Mark Harris Paterson 1 showing good speed at times and both leading races. Laurie’s efforts were not helped after lunch when he decided to change down to A minus rig which seemed to work well in the stronger winds but ultimately was not a good decision.
Eddie Cowell IOM Perpetual Trophy - 6/7th August
Photos by Nick Lindsley
Forty-two skippers attended the Eddie Cowell Perpetual Trophy. It’s a credit to the organization and venue that sees the event growing in size each year and I am equally impressed by the caliber of the skippers attending and more so those who travel some considerable distances to participate.
Congratulations not only to the winners but to everyone who attended, I especially appreciate the time and effort it takes to run such a competition and equally important to thank all the skippers whom make the effort to attend, some even travelling interstate and from across the ditch.
VIC IOM Championship - 30/31st July
The PRO Yoda Thomas & his assistants Andrew Cook and Frank Katers were greeted by 17 eager skippers, 2 from WA, 3 from SA, I from NSW, 1 from QLD, 1 from across the ditch NZ with the remainder 9 from VIC .
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Notice of Races
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Banora Point, NSW
Entry Form NSW Marblehead Class GP 1 - 18th May
Wollongong Model Yacht Club NSW
NSW A Class GP1 - 4th May
WMYC
WA 10R Challenge - 19th May
Champion Lakes Regatta Centre
WA Eric Fisher A Class Trophy - 8th June
Austin Lakes, South Yunderup
QLD A Class Championship - 18th May
Lake SamsonvaleThe Kimberley Ten Rater Challenge - 22nd June
Banora Point, NSWWA DF95 State Championship - 28th April
Austin Lakes
WA 2019 Great Southern IOM Championship - 4/5th May
Albany,
NSW 10R GP Rd 2 - 27th April
Koonawarra
RC Laser National Championship - 25/28th April
Rodd Park, Henley Marine Drive
VIC IOM Regional Eddie Kennedy Rd.2 - 7th July
Karkarook Park
VIC Marblehead Regional Bill Palmer Round # 2 -17th August
Patterson Lakes
VIC IOM State Titles - 27/28th July
Yarrawonga, Victoria
TAS RM Southern Tasmanian Championship - 19th May
Montrose Bay Yacht Club
TAS IOM Southern Tasmanian Championship - 28th April
Risdon Brook Radio Yacht
Southern Tasmanian IOM Championship 28th April
Risdon Brook
Victorian Marblehead State Championship 4/5th May
Yarrawonga
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The 2019 Australian Championships for Radio Controlled yachts are being held 4th – 16th February at Regatta Lake, Oxenford. One hundred and eighteen sailors are currently entered in 4 classes of yacht.
RC Laser Australian Championship Returns to Dobroyd
For 2019, the RC Laser National Championships return to the Dobroyd Aquatic Club, the host club and venue of the inaugural RC Laser National Championships held a decade earlier in 2009, shortly after the club house was rebuilt.
The Championships will be held over the four days 25-28 April 2019 at Dobroyd Aquatic Club, Rodd Park, Henley Marine Drive, Rodd Point, New South Wales.
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Aussie Victory Across the Tasman
The 2019 NZL South Island Championship expected to see a vigorous tussle between the New Zealand champion, Ian Vickers and our current Australian Champion, Sean Wallis, and it lived up to expectations.
Light winds were forecast and this held true with racing on day one delayed until 12.30 before a light breeze filled across Pegasus Lake. With multiple course areas available to suit all wind directions the RO was still challenged with the shifty breeze of around 5 knots blowing between ENE & SE but was able to get the fleet away.
The local champ drew first blood in race one with a win ahead of Wallis in a race where barely a couple of boat lengths split the pair, while Pegasus sailor Keith May claimed in win in heat 1B.
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Six Aussie’s made the trip across ‘the ditch’ to Wattle Farm, Auckland, New Zealand for the 2018 NZL IOM Championship and based on previous advice the intrepid Aussie’s were expecting an awesome venue with quality breezes and great sailing. Come to Wattle Farm they said, it will be great they said! All encouraging news given in the past we sailed on a duck pond, a weed infested lake with no breeze and a piddly lake in chilly and wet Christchurch – surely they had to get it right this time!
In the days before the event the dreaded email came through advising that the host club was being challenged by a weed infestation but every effort was being made with tons of the stuff being hauled from the main lake on a daily basis and by the time we had a practice sail on the Thursday it would have appeared that their efforts were paying off however, by Friday the battle had been lost and the decision was to sail on the secondary lake (how lucky to have two of them).
The forecast weather conditions were favorable, temperatures around 20C, sunshine and light winds for the duration, at least the shorts and t-shirts got a chance to get out instead of the wet weather gear.
Aussies at the Ten Rater & Marblehead World’s
Aussies at the Ten Rater & Marblehead World’s
Germany was the host country for the 2018 Ten Rater & Marblehead World Championships held at Biblis from 24 May to 01 June.
Australia was represented by Kirwan Robb (VIC), Andrew Reid (VIC), David Turton (QLD) & David “Yoda” Thomas (VIC) in both classes with 53 competitors in the Ten Rater Class and 76 in the Marblehead.
Winds were predominantly light over the two championships which probably didn’t suit our team entirely but they still managed to pull of some great results.
In the Ten’s Andy kicked off the championship with some great top ten places and certainly had the potential for a top ten finish although struggled in the latter part of the championship finishing 14th overall. Kirwan also had a good start with a 6th & 4th in the first three races but ended up with a mixed bag finally finishing a creditable 10th overall. Our remaining Aussies, Turts & Yoda finished 23rd & 42nd respectively.
The M’s followed immediately after the Tens and it was Kirwan that opened his score card with a 2nd in the seeding race and with regular top ten finishes, ended up an astounding 4th overall with Andy 17th, Turts 37th and Yoda 52nd.
Overall our team should be proud of their performance, the time and effort to participate on the international stage is significant and on behalf of the ARYA I congratulate them all on their results and effort in representing Australia at the events.
Sean Wallis
President ARYA
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