Sabot sailors,
Five down and one to go in the 2006 Black Rock Icicle Regatta – the sixth and final heat is scheduled for Saturday 27 May @ 1.30pm as usual. Another drop will also come into play if the sixth heat is sailed which will open the competition some more. There will be a presentation after racing on Saturday, so stay around as the Sabots will be well rewarded as usual.
Heat 5 saw 16 starters and 16 finishers on another relatively quiet day windwise – once again the promised wind evaporated but left a very pleasant afternoon to be out on the Bay. Tim and Nick largely sailed away from the fleet, swapping places for a while before Tim eventually got his nose in front and, by virtue of remorseless covering, took the win by one and a half minutes. The rest of the fleet were a fair distance astern of the leading two, lead by Tom Jenkins and Cam Parsons. Emma Louise Daly did great things making up a big gap to finish sixth, and credit should also go to Matthew Taylor, Jeremy Walker, Tom Fisher and Gus Ekberg for all putting in good performances on the day.
Full results to date counting one drop can be found at http://www.vicsabot.yachting.org.au/?page=22818&MenuID=News%2F10537%2F0
The 2006 Winter Series commences on Saturday 3 June pm at Albert Park. NOR and all explanatory material can be found at http://www.vicsabot.yachting.org.au/?page=23083&MenuID=News%2F10537%2F0 or by following the link below. If you have any queries on the Winter Series please call Mal Parsons on 9245-7230 (w).
Silver and Bronze levels of the VSSA Coaching Program also commence at the lake on 3 June at 9.00 am and join the Gold group who, by then, will have completed two weeks of their coaching program. If you have any queries on the Coaching Program please call Ian Gillies on 0414-235002.
2006 Wintersail entry forms were put onto the website last week. Refer to http://www.vicsabot.yachting.org.au/?page=23206&MenuID=News%2F10537%2F0 or the link below for all information. Entries need to be in by 24 June if you want to avoid late fees! If you have any queries on the Wintersail please call Andy O’Connell on 0419-509421.
The 2006 AGM passed very pleasantly last Friday at Mordialloc SC when we also welcomed Sam Kivell and Max Taylor to tell us something of their stellar and international life in sailing post the Sabot – thanks to Mordy for hosting once again. We said goodbye to six of our graduating sailors, and to four of our committee members - Barry Kivell, Trevor Gurr, Cherrie Owen Smith and Jon Hyde – thanks to all. We also welcomed onto the committee Mal Parsons (Secretary), Mario Kalpokas (Treasurer) and Kirsten Mitchell (Social) and look forward to working with this team going forwards.
As usual, if you have any queries that cannot be answered by the above call me on 0417-832000,
Yours in Sailing
The Pres’
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