The 2017 Solo's at South of Perth Yacht Club.
Hi, this is the head page for the 2017 Solo's.
This year we will have one page for the entire series and the latest entry will be the top one.
The first of the Solo series will be on the 14th of May, with all the fun and games of the sailing from the winter fleets.
My only comment is that it's on Mothers Day. Poor Mum!
This year we will have one page for the entire series and the latest entry will be the top one.
The first of the Solo series will be on the 14th of May, with all the fun and games of the sailing from the winter fleets.
My only comment is that it's on Mothers Day. Poor Mum!
The fifth of the Solo's on the 10th of September.
On a day promising showers and little breeze, it was a pleasant surprise have a steady west sou wester of about 8 to 10 knots coming up the river and it was most appreciated by those in attendance.
Some of the youngsters who'd been attending national duties weren't in evidence, but the other regulars were out there pushing hard and it was a great pleasure to see most of them get what they deserved.
One or two guest appearances livened the day with Tim Cross heading out on a 125 with a very apt name ( Gun Toting Troglodyte) didn't get him there any faster, but it was a great sight. And speaking of the 125 's, former 125 sailor Simon Stone was seen pushing a F15 around and broke down before I could get a decent photo of him. Come on Simon.. lift your game. I also had some fun with Brad Luketina who was crewing out on a 29er. Just had to show me that he had no piercings in his tongue.
But the real prize was with the Jerwood boat ( Ineffable ). A father and son combo with Redline Racing helm Matt alternating with his father Nick in the helm and crew spots. A great job too, so long as they remember which way to go......
However credit must be paid to those who survived the series and in this respect well sailed to the following.
125's Ferry Lanter and Kate Jones ( Black But ) on a count back from Ryan Sherburn and Nick Mariana ( Going Gonzo )
F 15's Jenny Sims and Ben Roodhouse on Oui Non Peut-etre!
Laser Full Rig: David Whait FR8Train
Laser 4.7 : Michael Compton Y Knot
Laser Radial : Jacinta Ainsworth Off the Sails
Optimists: Kathryn Hawkins Featherweight
Optimists Intermediate: Nao Kito SoPYC 1
Pelicans : Aiden Duthie and Hayden Lewis ( Sea King ) on a count back from Ollie and Ela Roodhouse ( Pineapple Monday )
There were other classes who sailed over the regatta, but these results have been drawn from the clubs afternoon session final results.
On a day promising showers and little breeze, it was a pleasant surprise have a steady west sou wester of about 8 to 10 knots coming up the river and it was most appreciated by those in attendance.
Some of the youngsters who'd been attending national duties weren't in evidence, but the other regulars were out there pushing hard and it was a great pleasure to see most of them get what they deserved.
One or two guest appearances livened the day with Tim Cross heading out on a 125 with a very apt name ( Gun Toting Troglodyte) didn't get him there any faster, but it was a great sight. And speaking of the 125 's, former 125 sailor Simon Stone was seen pushing a F15 around and broke down before I could get a decent photo of him. Come on Simon.. lift your game. I also had some fun with Brad Luketina who was crewing out on a 29er. Just had to show me that he had no piercings in his tongue.
But the real prize was with the Jerwood boat ( Ineffable ). A father and son combo with Redline Racing helm Matt alternating with his father Nick in the helm and crew spots. A great job too, so long as they remember which way to go......
However credit must be paid to those who survived the series and in this respect well sailed to the following.
125's Ferry Lanter and Kate Jones ( Black But ) on a count back from Ryan Sherburn and Nick Mariana ( Going Gonzo )
F 15's Jenny Sims and Ben Roodhouse on Oui Non Peut-etre!
Laser Full Rig: David Whait FR8Train
Laser 4.7 : Michael Compton Y Knot
Laser Radial : Jacinta Ainsworth Off the Sails
Optimists: Kathryn Hawkins Featherweight
Optimists Intermediate: Nao Kito SoPYC 1
Pelicans : Aiden Duthie and Hayden Lewis ( Sea King ) on a count back from Ollie and Ela Roodhouse ( Pineapple Monday )
There were other classes who sailed over the regatta, but these results have been drawn from the clubs afternoon session final results.
The fourth of the Solo's on the 13th of August
Someone must have forgotten to tell me truly that it was going to be abandoned, as the SMS didn't get to me. I'd heard rumours of course and was almost prepared for the worst, but rolling down there on Sunday morning the sight of a "N over A" hanging on the pole outside the centreboard club house was enough to alert me as to had happened. Surprisingly the weather wasn't that bad and the concept of sailing in a 12 to 20 knot Nor wester appealed to some of the young guns who were there for the centreboard meeting. But the decision had been made by 1630 hrs on Saturday. Oh well.. they had the same problem with the Huck Scott on Saturday... too much risk.
So till the next regatta on the 10th of September ... and the presentations as well...
Someone must have forgotten to tell me truly that it was going to be abandoned, as the SMS didn't get to me. I'd heard rumours of course and was almost prepared for the worst, but rolling down there on Sunday morning the sight of a "N over A" hanging on the pole outside the centreboard club house was enough to alert me as to had happened. Surprisingly the weather wasn't that bad and the concept of sailing in a 12 to 20 knot Nor wester appealed to some of the young guns who were there for the centreboard meeting. But the decision had been made by 1630 hrs on Saturday. Oh well.. they had the same problem with the Huck Scott on Saturday... too much risk.
So till the next regatta on the 10th of September ... and the presentations as well...
The third of the Solo's on the 9th of July.
Oh dear! Some one forgot to tell Hughie that we needed a little wind today. RO Les was happy with what he had in the am and managed to get some Vipers around the track, but during the afternoon it was abysmal. The breeze was not in existence as we headed out for a 12.30 start and the fleet to a sailor was going to be late to the start line, because they must have forgotten that they had to sail up to us and there are big tacks to deal with in very light breezes.
An AP gave them a minute or two extra, but when the breeze shut down completely, we hauled everything down until we had a sniff of a breeze. And that's when the junior sailors decided to take over the start boat. Fortunately they had the commonsense not to go for the cake, but the bucket of candy canes got a whacking as you will notice from the pictures.
Then the breeze decided to come in and for a moment we had everything rolling, with the line set down near Como and the fleets taking off every three minutes. But the wind didn't last................!
So without further fuss. N over A and everyone went home.
Enjoy the images
Oh dear! Some one forgot to tell Hughie that we needed a little wind today. RO Les was happy with what he had in the am and managed to get some Vipers around the track, but during the afternoon it was abysmal. The breeze was not in existence as we headed out for a 12.30 start and the fleet to a sailor was going to be late to the start line, because they must have forgotten that they had to sail up to us and there are big tacks to deal with in very light breezes.
An AP gave them a minute or two extra, but when the breeze shut down completely, we hauled everything down until we had a sniff of a breeze. And that's when the junior sailors decided to take over the start boat. Fortunately they had the commonsense not to go for the cake, but the bucket of candy canes got a whacking as you will notice from the pictures.
Then the breeze decided to come in and for a moment we had everything rolling, with the line set down near Como and the fleets taking off every three minutes. But the wind didn't last................!
So without further fuss. N over A and everyone went home.
Enjoy the images
The second of the Solo's on the 11th of June.
Start line frolics.
Once again.
Something different on the water.
Arriving at the club, we had a fair day with the breeze out of the nor east and debatably around the 5 to 9 knots mark. The club had problems with Coffee Pointers our regular start boat, and we were taking over the other boat.. Check Point to substitute while Beacon 2 was used as the finish boat. The knock on effect was that they didn't have a spare boat and I was to join the start boat and shoot from there.
Having worked from the start boat before it wasn't a problem; but sitting up in the gods meant that I was next to the horn and after a full start session I'd had enough and descended into the boat and tried to keep out of the start teams hair. Some of you may have seen me on the stern of the boat... Should have been using a shorter lens, but you use what you have at hand.
About 50 boats hit the water and the battle raged in the standard laser fleet between the old bull and the young bull. They know who they are and I'd like to give them both a pat on the back. Good sailing at the start line. In the radial fleet, a visit by Zoe Thompson sparked up the fleet and there was a battle at hand all the way. For some reason her name wasn't mentioned in the results. The Pelicans were in demand and a brightly coloured UNO really set a new image on the water. Brilliant! is that a "skin" ? Otherwise the "yellow go fast" team were in evidence at the front. However RO Les Swinton had a soft spot for the Peli without a spinnaker pole as they tagged along at the back. "Come on guys, get the spinnaker up, pull on the windward side to inflate the kite and then trim on the leeward side". (my interpretation)
The 15's were having a good day, though we must admit that Mark Walters is having a bad day.. he crashed his H28 a couple of weeks ago and had his F15 "Wild FFing"s spinnaker hang and had to drift away till he'd sorted it out. Which he did eventually and returned to the fray. Good to see former sailing coordinator at SoPYC Brad Sheridan come back for a sail and take second to the indomitable Jerwoods. Jacinta Ainsworth and Zac were battling it out for the win in the radials and 4.7 Michael Compton was keeping Russell Wilson and Caitlin Shaw at bay with others to cause trouble as well.
Nobody seems to be able to keep Toby Coote under control in the Opti's and the best attempts of Jake Hindmarsh went in vain, however I'm sure that when Aaron Teo comes back he'll have some competition.
Oh, what were those early photo's... well the twin hulls were too far away and the foilers were out for a run, so out came the camera. I do like those WASZP's.
Enjoy the images.
Start line frolics.
Once again.
Something different on the water.
Arriving at the club, we had a fair day with the breeze out of the nor east and debatably around the 5 to 9 knots mark. The club had problems with Coffee Pointers our regular start boat, and we were taking over the other boat.. Check Point to substitute while Beacon 2 was used as the finish boat. The knock on effect was that they didn't have a spare boat and I was to join the start boat and shoot from there.
Having worked from the start boat before it wasn't a problem; but sitting up in the gods meant that I was next to the horn and after a full start session I'd had enough and descended into the boat and tried to keep out of the start teams hair. Some of you may have seen me on the stern of the boat... Should have been using a shorter lens, but you use what you have at hand.
About 50 boats hit the water and the battle raged in the standard laser fleet between the old bull and the young bull. They know who they are and I'd like to give them both a pat on the back. Good sailing at the start line. In the radial fleet, a visit by Zoe Thompson sparked up the fleet and there was a battle at hand all the way. For some reason her name wasn't mentioned in the results. The Pelicans were in demand and a brightly coloured UNO really set a new image on the water. Brilliant! is that a "skin" ? Otherwise the "yellow go fast" team were in evidence at the front. However RO Les Swinton had a soft spot for the Peli without a spinnaker pole as they tagged along at the back. "Come on guys, get the spinnaker up, pull on the windward side to inflate the kite and then trim on the leeward side". (my interpretation)
The 15's were having a good day, though we must admit that Mark Walters is having a bad day.. he crashed his H28 a couple of weeks ago and had his F15 "Wild FFing"s spinnaker hang and had to drift away till he'd sorted it out. Which he did eventually and returned to the fray. Good to see former sailing coordinator at SoPYC Brad Sheridan come back for a sail and take second to the indomitable Jerwoods. Jacinta Ainsworth and Zac were battling it out for the win in the radials and 4.7 Michael Compton was keeping Russell Wilson and Caitlin Shaw at bay with others to cause trouble as well.
Nobody seems to be able to keep Toby Coote under control in the Opti's and the best attempts of Jake Hindmarsh went in vain, however I'm sure that when Aaron Teo comes back he'll have some competition.
Oh, what were those early photo's... well the twin hulls were too far away and the foilers were out for a run, so out came the camera. I do like those WASZP's.
Enjoy the images.
The day started early for RO Les Swinton and his race team as they were doing an AM shift as well.
In the afternoon, the breeze was already starting to punch in from the nor west and was predicted to swing into the west and kick up a bit more. However it was a good breeze to sail on and the 40 + boats were getting off the shore line quickly enough. This time the racing format was going to be a little different with the smaller dinghies doing the inner course and the Lasers, 125's, F15's and even the Pelicans doing the new trapezoid course. Rather like sailing at Fremantle but without the ocean swell. As for me... well I volunteered to be part of the safety boat crew and went out with Xavier Rafart( an Opti dad ). He's a good sailor and it was a pleasure to be on the water with him.
The races started on time and one or two laggard boats were seen scurrying for the line as they had left it a little too fine to get to the line on time. I think that the promised foul weather had reduced the numbers a little but the competition was strong on the water and the RO had set challenging races that were going to make every one work a little. I was particularly delighted to see Lachy Gilham out on the water giving the masters a hard time and as for Aiden Duthie flying the Pelican.... superb to watch and smart work from his crew man Hayden.
I note that the new results system is taking a little time to settle in as there were boats out there that were not shown in results, but that may be their fault as they hadn't signed up on the website or if possible, prior to beginning racing.
As the day progressed, the breeze picked up and we started to see the odd boat fall over in the puffs, particularly around the bottom mark. The usual oops as well, with the Optis filling up and having to be bailed out...sure slows you down. A nice bit of spirited sailing between a couple of SoPYC standard laser sailors in race two was noticed and perhaps they didn't see the other lasers slipping past them as they continued their battle. Oh well!
And then the frontal cloud line began to move in.. Race three and hurry up was the call. Around they went and there were one or two casualties as they sailed their way on the course. Some of the Royal Perth Opti's had already made their way across the river to home port so it was very much a home crowd who were battling it out.
End of the last lap and the front moved in..... 20 knots and a smattering of rain to accompany it as well. By this time the camera was packed away and the main concern was the one or two remaining dinghies who were having a hard time. So wait patiently to see if they wanted a hand and then escort them home.
Enjoy the images.
In the afternoon, the breeze was already starting to punch in from the nor west and was predicted to swing into the west and kick up a bit more. However it was a good breeze to sail on and the 40 + boats were getting off the shore line quickly enough. This time the racing format was going to be a little different with the smaller dinghies doing the inner course and the Lasers, 125's, F15's and even the Pelicans doing the new trapezoid course. Rather like sailing at Fremantle but without the ocean swell. As for me... well I volunteered to be part of the safety boat crew and went out with Xavier Rafart( an Opti dad ). He's a good sailor and it was a pleasure to be on the water with him.
The races started on time and one or two laggard boats were seen scurrying for the line as they had left it a little too fine to get to the line on time. I think that the promised foul weather had reduced the numbers a little but the competition was strong on the water and the RO had set challenging races that were going to make every one work a little. I was particularly delighted to see Lachy Gilham out on the water giving the masters a hard time and as for Aiden Duthie flying the Pelican.... superb to watch and smart work from his crew man Hayden.
I note that the new results system is taking a little time to settle in as there were boats out there that were not shown in results, but that may be their fault as they hadn't signed up on the website or if possible, prior to beginning racing.
As the day progressed, the breeze picked up and we started to see the odd boat fall over in the puffs, particularly around the bottom mark. The usual oops as well, with the Optis filling up and having to be bailed out...sure slows you down. A nice bit of spirited sailing between a couple of SoPYC standard laser sailors in race two was noticed and perhaps they didn't see the other lasers slipping past them as they continued their battle. Oh well!
And then the frontal cloud line began to move in.. Race three and hurry up was the call. Around they went and there were one or two casualties as they sailed their way on the course. Some of the Royal Perth Opti's had already made their way across the river to home port so it was very much a home crowd who were battling it out.
End of the last lap and the front moved in..... 20 knots and a smattering of rain to accompany it as well. By this time the camera was packed away and the main concern was the one or two remaining dinghies who were having a hard time. So wait patiently to see if they wanted a hand and then escort them home.
Enjoy the images.