It was another great day on the water for the Spring Handicap, and the first round of four for the VSC’s double-handed club championship. Adrian & Howard manned Poly, and put on two races prior to lunch, followed by three more in the afternoon. A huge shout out to Scott & Rennie for holding fast […]
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Sep
Sep
VSC Spring Series – Round 1 With our first scheduled race day of the new Spring Series upon us, we had an impressive 15 boats on the start line. A nice west/nor’wester filled in throughout the morning, making for some lovely conditions to get out sailing. As the first race was about to start, Howard […]
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Sep
Sep
24 entry spots. 8 (mostly) identical Hobie Waves. 1 Champion(s). Twelve months ago, the Hobie Wave Grand Prix racing format was an experiment. Utilising the simplest catamaran on the planet, take eight of these humble Hobie vessels, throw some of the country’s best and brightest sailors together with juniors, rookies, families and weekend warriors, rotate […]
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May
May
A week out from the third edition of the Vincentia Sailing Club’s Jervis Bay Classic, we couldn’t have anticipated the weather, numbers, and absolute energy that was on the Moona Moona over the ANZAC long weekend, marking the conclusion of the regular sailing season. A grand total of 71 boats of all shapes and sizes […]
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Mar
Mar
A very relaxed morning into a very relaxed day! Sometimes, this is what sailing is all about. With 6 14s, 2 18s, 2 16s, and a Dragoon waiting on the beach for the sou’easter to fill in a little more, we BBQ’d away and soaked up the sunshine. Once Macca & Ian got too bored, […]
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Feb
Feb
Fresh off the back of a successful weekend at Wangi Wangi for many of our intrepid VSC sailors, the excitement for Sunday was palpable! However much the forecast was shifting, it didn’t stop anyone, and we were rigged and ready at 9:30am while we waited for the nor’easter to fill in. MB was on race […]
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Jan
Jan
It was a very strong nor’easterly seabreeze that greeted sailors for the sixth round of the VSC Twilight WaveGP Series. With the decision made to utilise older mainsails due to the strength of the breeze, it was set to be an exciting evening of racing. A new format was trialled to great success, with relay […]
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Dec
Dec
Another cracking weekend of sailing at the VSC, with sunshine, tight racing and plenty of breeze by Sunday. Friday night WaveGP delivered the biggest program we’ve ever run — four races each for 13 athletes in a light-to-moderate nor’easter under blue skies. A huge contrast to the thunderstorms and glass-off that greeted the Moona Moona […]
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Dec
Dec
Friday The third round of the VSC’s WaveGP was grey but thrilling, with TWENTY-ONE athletes forming 19 teams to take on a blustery nor’easter. With the heats divided into relative handicaps, it was truly anyone’s game. A different course design meant the briefing was met with a couple of puzzled faces, but once we got […]
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Nov
Nov
Friday Twilight WaveGP The second round of the WaveGP Twilight series kicked off in tricky conditions, with a shifty and variable south-westerly blowing over the hill. Seven races were held in total with 14 athletes racing on the five boats on the water. A huge thank you to everyone who chipped in over the afternoon […]