Sunday, March 27, 2011

Championship - the sky was blue and the sun shone - Perfect!

Starting at the Port Curtis Sailing Club - where the vista was picture perfect...

                                                                            
                                            we took Solitaire for a ride



                                                                        The Coopers were there .......

                                                                 Peter Barnwell is back...
                                                                               
                                                                                  

                                               Ryan was out in Griffo

                                                            
                                                      Hannah was sparkling......                 

                                                                          
                                             and John........


                                     simon,



                                            and Tom ..




sailing too.
                                                         
                                                  the Yachts all milled around .... flexing muscle....

                                                                                    
                                      putting on a show for the dog walkers.......

                                                                            
             14 yachts crossed the line ............
                                                                             
                                 Jenny was on the helm on Wayfarer.............
                                                        

                                                                            
         and so it went for a while ...................all good on Immigrant

                                                                             
                      plenty of brawn on Nap.... oh plus a quick lesson in sailing for the boys from the bar!

                                                                            
                                                                       No Problem was back.........
                                                                              
                                                   around they went ...........

                                                                     

                                                              Super freaky  gave a few a fright.............

                                                                               
                                   We're yet to figure out what IS Normal on Situation Normal....


                                                                                  

                                                                        
                                    the kite drops were interesting ..........

                                                                      
                        and on  NAP  they appeared to have a tent.....nice sun shade !!

                                                                               
                          yes I did get some pretty ones .................


                                                                                
                                                                                

                                        here you all come ........


             and the dinghies finished ...............


                                                                            
             
                                                                           
                                                           while Cary kept an eye out!

                                                            Griffo rounded the mark......



                                  simon played it cool ..........

                                                                                  

                                                                                
                               Cooper father and son were bird watching ? perhaps?

                                                                            

                                                         Upshot was flying by...............

                                                                               
                   And when asked for a comment;-  Everybody said " It was a great day"

                                                                           

Saturday, March 19, 2011

A shortened Fairway Buoy Race

                                     The starters took up position at Patsy Lee Place once again...

                                    soon we won't need Toot at all...sandpit , sandpit, sandpit...........


Barry

Dudley


Lynne

We took a couple of the pontoon side preparations as well...

Heiko

part of a busy little scene..............................



Rick, Jan and ? crew


                 

                                                  out came Geoff and Dirk on Wayfarer

                                                 David and crew  had everything under control ..


                                    though they look a bit small to be out there with the big boys............


                       Immigrant played well with other boats while waiting ..          

                       the Super Freaks and Situation Normal (sort of ) hung out together ......

                                                                                                                         
                                                   ...........just shooting the breeze...............

                                             Evan the tri  couldn't make it look exciting


                                                           though they tried  ...      

                                                             It was all very civilized ..................


                                                                                 
                                                                         and calm..............

                                             evan on the Mumms - both !         

           You could feel the serenity as Immigrant started well in front...



              followed by the rest of the fleet in their own sweet time.............
                   
                                                                                      




so they all went this way .....

and then that way..........


,,,,then came Thylacine


            and then lastly Tuan came out for a run ...........

                                                          and I have no doubt they all did get wet!