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RACE RESULTS 2022-2023
RACE #1, 22 October, 2022 See NOR
Racing abandoned due to lack of sailor numbers and weather.
It looks as if, for numerous reasons, the NMSC has dropped in membership again this year. We seem to have lost a few occasional sailors during the last three years of Covid-19 and we now need to encourage new members to our sport. Anyone interested in RC Yacht sailing, come join us!
RESULTS - RACE #2, 5 November, 2022
First race of 2022-3 NMSC Series completed, with 6 boats.
Weather was cool and overcast, wind all over the place from SW to SE at a flukey 2 - 10 kts. Only 19omax, the wind was cool but not too bad as light to medium. The threatened drizzle didn't come till driving home, to luckily give dry racing. All of the racing was in A rig wind range. After the many weeks of rain, the river was up and there was still past ankle-deep water between carpark and our normal sailing platform. We decided to sail from the small southerly platform, as there were only six sailing. Good to see Charles back too and we wish Maureen a rapid recovery.
After our cassette tape player died last year, our new MP3 Speaker is working well, once we get it playing. We need to work out a reliable button-pressing sequence and take out the extra silence track, for less stress for the ladies trying to work it. More than enough volume though and the new 1-minute start was received well.
David, with his Alternative, had good starts and sailed smart and clean to get six 1st and a 2nd as his discard! Peter was back with his Alternative too, but sadly broke a mainsheet after 4 races. Pin-end, port starts were the best again, as the wind shifted after course laying of a basically square course - some legs were works one race, reaches the next and runs became broad reaches. Luck of being in the right place for a shift was a definite factor. David gets a 10 second Penalty.
Six boats started and six sailed every race, which is great.
| SAILOR | Sail # | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Total Pts | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER | 00 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | DNS | 27 | 5 | |
| COLIN | 72 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | |
| RICHARD | 105 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 4 | |
| DAVID | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| KEN | 104 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | |
| CHARLES | 102 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6 |
David Meldrum 1st - RED 10 second Penalty, Colin Johanson 2nd, Ken Nichols 3rd
RESULTS - RACE #3, 3 December, 2022
Weather was warm a pleasant at up to 25o, wind moving from S to SE at a more steady 3 - 9 kts. The day gave us fun dry racing. All of the racing was in A rig wind range. After many weeks of rain, the river was still up but the water was only in the carpark gutter, so back on our normal sailing platform.
Our new MP3 Speaker and one-minute starts worked well with races being rapid in succession with only 4 racing (sadly). Racing was completed in the pleasant winds so we just kept on having unofficial races, just for the fun of it.
David, with his Alternative, was racing with a 10 second penalty! Peter was back with his Alternative, as was Ken with his rebuilt winch with new electronics and motor working well. Pin-end, port starts were the best again, as the wind shifted after course laying of a triangle course - most legs were consistent with occasional gusts giving some a boost. Choosing your lines and missing buoys were the major factors to better places this time. Colin and his Kantwo get a 10 second Penalty for reasonably consistent racing.
Only four boats started and sailed every race, which is great.
| SAILOR | BOAT # | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | RACE 5 | RACE 6 | RACE 7 | Total Pts | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | 104 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| Colin | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Peter | 00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 4 | |
| David | 87 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
Colin Johanson 1st RED 10 second Penalty, Ken Nichols 2nd, David Meldrum 3rd,
David Meldrum still - RED 10 second Penalty
RESULTS - RACE #4, 17 December, 2022
Weather was warrm a pleasant at up to 23o, wind moving from SW to SE at a more steady 2 - 8 kts. The day gave us fun dry racing. All of the racing was in A rig wind range.
With our new MP3 Speaker and one-minute starts working well and rapid succession of races, with only 4 racing (again). Racing of 7 races was completed in the pleasant winds so we decided to keep racing, so 8 official races were completed. We decided that, weather and time permitting, we would try for 10 races, with the option to drop back to 7 races.
David, with his Alternative, was racing with a 10 second penalty, yet showed his dominance with 5 bullets! Pin-end, port starts were the best again, as the wind shifted after course laying of a rectangular course. Choosing your lines and missing buoys were the major factors to better places this time. David gets a 20 second Penalty for his consistent racing.
Only four boats started and sailed every race, which is great.
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SAILOR | BOAT# | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | RACE 5 | RACE 6 | RACE 7 | RACE 8 | Total Pts | Place |
| Ken | 104 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| Colin | 72 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
| Richard | 105 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 4 | |
| David | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
David Meldrum 1st YELLOW 20 second Penalty, Ken Nichols 2nd, Colin Johanson 3rd,
Colin still - RED 10 second Penalty
RESULTS - RACE #5, 21January, 2023 - Happy New Year to all
Weather was warm again and sunshine giving a pleasant 24o, wind moving from S to SE at a fluctuating 0 - 10 kts. The day gave us fun dry racing. All of the racing was in A rig wind range. After the crazy Christmas fluctuating weather from freezing to boiling, we had a gem of a day, and initially 4 then 5 boats raced.
The one-minute starts led to easily completing our revised number of races to 10 and one fun scratch race as well, just for the fun of it (Colin redeemed his day by winning the race that didn't count. :-) We also made an executive decision, after discussions last year, to drop the $3 race-day fee, so come and race freely, in the future.
Pin-end, port starts were the best again, as the wind shifted after course laying of a triangle course - we are restricted in course laying by being in a river where we need to allow boat traffic in the farther third of the river.. We had mainly good breezes, with some big shifts during races, then lulls where we drifted trying to make any headway. As the day went on, the wind built to a really pleasant pressure, giving some fun, tight racing. Ken showed amazing consistency with 8 bullets! Ken now joins Colin with a 10 second Penalty for clean and consistent racing.
Only four boats started racing but Charles then arrived making it 5 boats. Charles is improving each time he sails but needs new sheets to allow proper tuning of his jib to main, which was hindering him. Richard is also getting faster with a 1st and a 2nd today - go Richard!
Colin made a mistake thinking he was on 20 seconds penalty, where it should have been David. Both David and Colin found the generally fast sailing made their penalties hard to overcome, as Ken took off. It will be interesting for future races, now Ken has a 10 second penalty, along with Colin, with David on his 20 seconds penalty.
| SAILOR | BOAT# | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Total Pts | Place |
| Ken | 104 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| David | 62 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | |
| Richard | 105 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | |
| Colin | 72 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | |
| Charles | 102 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Ken Nichols 1st RED 10 second Penalty, David Meldrum 2nd, Colin Johanson 3rd,
David Meldrum still - YELLOW 20 second Penalty, Colin still - RED 10 second Penalty
- RACE #6, 18 February, 2023
Race day was abandoned due to a lack of sailors and the weather.
RESULTS - RACE #7, 4 March, 2023
The weather was lovely and warm again and the sunshine gave a pleasant top of 30o, with wind keeping us cool as was moving from S to E at a fluctuating 7 - 13 kts. The day gave us fun dry racing. Forecast high winds approaching 20 knots didn't eventuate and all of the racing was just within A rig wind range.
When we arrived, wind was a mild 5 knots that steadily built and by the time racing was to start, was 8 knots, then 6 boats raced in fun, fast conditions. The one-minute starts led to easily completing our revised number of races to 10. Having the Start Speaker on the platform is working out well.
Pin-end, port starts were the best again, but some started on starboard still. The wind shifted after course laying of a triangle course - we are restricted in course laying start line to one where the scorers can see down the line. We had mainly good breezes, with some big shifts during races of up to 90 degrees. As the day went on, the wind built to a really pleasant pressure, giving some fun, tight racing. Peter, going by the forecast started with a B rig and it started to look like the smart choice but the wind remained just within A rig range and Peter was fast but A rigs were a bit faster, even though his tacks were much faster and cleaner, so still getting 3rd place with some bullets when the wind was strongest.
Richard is definitely getting faster, coming 2nd today by only 4 points. Charles won the first race, his first win, so great to see Charles.
Colin was on 10 seconds penalty, and David back on 20 seconds. David found the fast sailing and "traffic" made his penalty hard to overcome, but Colin soon lost his late start to get to the front and fight to get in front of Richard, who was sailing so well. It will be interesting for future races, now Colin has a 20 second penalty, along with David.
| NAME | SAIL # | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | TOTAL | POSITION |
| David | 62 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 4th | ||
| Bruce | 26 | dnf | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | dnf | dns | 42 | 6th | ||
| Richard | 105 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2nd | ||
| Charles | 102 | 1 | 5 | 6 | dns | dns | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 5th | ||
| Colin | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1st | ||
| Peter | 77 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 3rd |
Colin Johanson 1st YELLOW 20 second Penalty, Richard Wareham 2nd, Peter Elsmore 3rd,
David Meldrum - YELLOW 20 second Penalty, Ken still - RED 10 second Penalty
RESULTS - RACE #8, 18 March, 2023
The weather was HOT after a strangely cool morning that rapidly warmed and the sunshine gave a top of 38o, with wind moving from NW to NE at a fluctuating 2 - 10 kts, with occasional gusts. The day gave us fun dry racing. Elsewhere nearby forecasted high winds approaching 20 knots did eventuate but all of our racing was well within A rig wind range.
When we arrived, wind was a mild 3 knots that steadily built and by the time racing was to start, was 8 knots, then 4 boats raced in fun, fluctuating conditions. The four boats became 3 when David's winch failed in Race #2, and with the heat, we decided 7 races was enough as the Northerly wind wasn't very cooling.
With the mainly Northerly wind coming down the river, for a change, we decided upon a Port rounding triangular course, so everything was backwards. We are restricted in course laying to leaving 1/3 of the river clear for all the fishing and leisure boats that pass and the start line needs to be where the scorers can see down the line. We had mainly good breezes, with some big shifts during races of up to 90 degrees. As the day went on, the wind built to a really pleasant pressure, then dying right down, then up again.
Richard is definitely getting faster, coming 2nd today again. Bruce, sailing his Budgie, won the second race, so great to see Bruce. In the stronger winds the longer Budgie (same IOM rig though) is a very fast boat and hard to catch. Both Richard and Bruce ended with the same scores but on countback, Richard came 2nd and Bruce 3rd, but there was little difference.
Colin was on 20 seconds penalty, along with David. With the small fleet, Colin found the lines and didn't have the "traffic" which made his penalty not too hard to overcome, gaining 5/7 bullets. It will be interesting for future races, now Colin has a 30 second penalty, with David on 20 and Ken on 10.
| NAME | SAIL # | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | TOTAL | PLACE |
| BRUCE | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 by countback |
| COLIN | 72 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| DAVID | 62 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 4 |
| RICHARD | 105 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 countback |
Colin Johanson 1st GREEN 30 second Penalty, Richard Wareham 2nd, Bruce Ellis 3rd,
David Meldrum - YELLOW 20 second Penalty, Ken still - RED 10 second Penalty