ASCC RACE START SAIL PASS

Thanks again to Lauire for this video of Leapfrog sail pass

Leapfrog Under Spinnaker

Sailing on Leap Frog: Under Spinnaker

Our race results for the ASCC are not great !!!

see the results at http://www.ascc.org.au/racinginfo/raceresults.pdf

Next ASCC race is on the 25th Nov..

http://www.sydsailor.com/ASCC/index.htm

See above link for more vidoes courtesy of Laurie......

RANSA Race 3

RANSA Race 3 16/11/2007

Crew, Tony, Jo and Justine - Did not start as to lack of crew... see all the empty chairs

More pictures and Video's Including spinnaker sets see Lauries site

ASCC Race 4

ASCC Race 4 - Sunday 11th November 2007

Crew -Scott, Ben, Dave, Chris, Robert, and Glen

This race went well apparently, but as I was not there I can't say exactley.

See the pics and videos and judge for yourself

RANSA Twilight Race 2

RANSA Twilight Race 2 9/11/2007

Crew Scott, Tony, Ant, Ben, and Dave

With a newly serviced winch (thanks Bruno at Australian Winch Co.) the motor going again, an esky full of grog, some of Kyles McGyles crew cup cakes and a bar of chocolate, and the wind up at around 15 - 20 knots, we looked like we were in for a good race.

We paced the start line from a very empty harbour at 5.15pm to a harbour swarming with yachts by 5.45pm, we got off to a reasonable good start. The wind was at a funny angle, but we tacked and jibbed and spotted like pros, around the first mark at Clarke Island a boat next to us had its mast snap, and another boat lose its spreader, we thought we now had a chance out of the 16 starters, we were sure to get a place.

We kept up with the fleet up the harbour, Ben called a starboard, it was on for young and old. we rounded the mark up near Wedding Cake, readied the pole and headed on the home stretch, we were looking good. We got to Neilson park and the wind died but we were still moving, we rounded Shark Island - poled out, and headed toward the finish line, it was about 7.30pm the sun looked like it was still up behind the clouds, and the start boat was still there, we crossed the line about 7.45pm a got waved accross the line.

Leapfrog had raced well we thought. We went back to the mooring got in Mattys stealth dinghy "Puddles" (thanks Matty) and stealthed accross to RANSA clubhouse, it was packed to the rafters. After some overpriced wedges with sour cream and a few beers Janet finally called the race results.

Down came the count and we hadn't been called 3rd we thought, 2nd we thought, first we thought, but no we didn't even get a mention. We got a did not finish - the buggers must have had there shades on, it wasn't 8 o'clock, the sun hadn't set, whats the story - we do not know!

All in all was a good sail, thanks crew for a mighty effort and fun sail.

RANSA Twilight Race 1

Friday 2nd November 2007 - RANSA Race 1

Crew - Scott, Tony, Ant, Jo, and Justine.

Was a rather wet and miserable day, and Captain Scott spent the day calling the race on and off, the skies cleared and contrary to the weather radar we set sail. With a broken winch, Justine coming down with the flu, and Jo with her keys locked in her car, the crew soldiered on and the crew winched, ballast, spotted and bar bitched to the start line, we had a good start.

We got to Clarke island a half hour into the race and noticed we were going backwards, and some boats where withdrawing from the race, the rain started to fall, and we the Leapfrog crew decided the RANSA bar was a better place to be. Down came the sails, and on went the Yanmar, putter, putter, spit spit we went, then, spit spit spit blurghhhh....... "Oh no", cried Scott "we have no motor", up went the headey and just a whisper of breeze blew us back to the mooring.... A very wet crew had a few ales at RANSA and learnt the whole race had been abandoned.

First Mate Tony has taken the journey to Smithfield and the winch is being serviced and repaired, the mechanic can't make it till next week, so pray for wind on Friday, or we go nowhere. same place, same time Leapfrog Crew.

Why there is a yacht place in Smithfield I do not know, it is almost in the Blue Mountains, although there was some good op shops up there!!!!!