Saturday 3 June 2006

RANSA winter series



8th July 2006 - RANSA Race 9 - Crew Scott, Tony, Scott 2, Chris, and Anthony - Geez Louise can a race get any slower than that of Race 9. We held hopes early that the wind would pick up, and it did for a moment on the up harbour spinnaker run, where we were placing pretty bloody well. But after rounding the East Channel mark, thye wind died in the arse and Leap Frog sat on her harbour lilly pad and drifted home. Leap Frog drifted over the line around 4.10pm. Results 14th Place

1st July 2006 - RANSA Race 8 - Leap Frog Did not race - too many sick crew - too cold - too low on the enthusiasm

24th June 2006 - RANSA Race 7 Crew, Scott, Scott 2, Pat, Jo, Greg, and Dayna. Was a lovely sunny day and nice winds @ 15-20 knots. Tony sick like a dog, waved the crew goodbye (well Scott anyway) and went back to bed. Reports came in during the day from Fee Fee La Rue, who was chasing LeapFrog with Chris in the tender, but up went the spinnaker, and the Frog took off leaving the tender for dead "She looked beautiful" said Fee Fee La Rue. I hear much fun was had by all, a few beers and some more mini quiches. Result Leap frog scores 9th place well done crew.


17th June 2006 - Combined Club Race RANSA, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Sydney Amatuer Sailing Club -Scott, Tony, Justine, Fee Fee, and Kari Ferrari. A lovely sunny day on the harbour and a very busy start line with 5 divisions and 64 starters. We decided not too fly the spinnaker as the wind @15-20knots could put our crew into strife, without Spinnaker master Chris on board. The Frog sailed well and she stayed amongst the fleet, despite the fact most over boats flew there spinnakers. On the second mark at Pig and Sow Reef, dropping the pole and rounding the mark the headsail somehow became very tangled around the furler, we had too redirect the frog upwind to untangle it, loosing about 500m in ground. We thought we were doomed! The Frog and crew (go winch wenches Justine and Fee Fee) continued to perform well. It was a very long course, round Shark Island 4 or 5 times, up the harbour twice, and across the harbour 4 or 5 times. It took us 3 and 1/2 hours to complete the course.
Results. Leapfrog scores 6th in division 4 combined clubs, and 1st in division 4 RANSA. (Well done team)

10th June 2006 - RANSA Race 6 - Crew Scott, Tony, Chris, Scott2, and special guest appearance of David from Byron. It was yet another overcast cold day, with 10-15 knots predicted. Perfect weather for our


spinnaker. With the crew well prepped for another win, we set out with another first on our minds. The wind never reached over 5 knots and the harbour looked like glass, even with the spinnaker flying Leap Frog stuggled forward through the harbour, after rounding our third mark at Rose Bay East and yet another two long legs to run, we decided to withdraw from the race as we where going nowhere - later Janet called to inform us the race had been abandoned, no-one had finished the course, the wind had really died in the harbour. Well done crew, we did our best under the circumstances.


3rd June 2006 - RANSA Race 5 - Crew Scott, Tony, Fee, Justine, Scott 2, and one wassy pussycat. 17 degrees, raining, winds gusting at 25-30knots, "it's a Doona Day, rather not a sailing day" said Justine, and she was right. All crew bar the wassy pussycat put on a brave front, and all got to the boat. A quick service on the winches, we realised the starboard winch was unserviceable, and once 10 minutes till the start gun, and Leap Frog still on her mooring with winches in pieces, and the rain teasing with her icey drops. Leap Frog Withdraws from the race.

27th May 2006 - RANSA 4 - Crew, Scott, Tony, Chris, Justine, Fee, Scott2
Winds were gusting at 20knots, the spinnaker was too big to fly, we had a great start running the line, and a good sail up the harbour - spinnakerless - we lost valuable ground, all in all a lovely day out. Leap Frog placed 11th