While there was no racing in early January while the boats were in New Zealand, LCC had a couple of sails in the fresh summer North-easterlys out of Balmoral. Joined in with the second last heat of the 16 foot skiff nationals, in a 28 knot N.easter, for a couple of wild spinnaker rides in big waves off Dobroyd Head, […]
Saturday at the Squadron, 1st heat of the states, long race, forecast borderline 2nd and 3rd rigs: lots of indecision, last minute cal saw the bulk of the fleet go 3rd, with Sydney Sailmakers, Lincoln Crowne and Company Asia Pacific, Geotherm and Chapman High Performance Sailing and JRW the only skiffs with 2nd rig. At the start for the long […]
Easterly at the squadron – unusual as feels like 2nd sail, and no such thing as 2nd-sail easterly. 1 race scheduled, whole fleet other than Citadel 2nd sail, run-in tide. Race start, Geothermal, JRW and LCC Asia Pacific all on the line, gun late, allows Sydney Sailmakers to roll over with speed, LCC gassed at boat-end. All tacked into Cremorne […]
First North -easter at the squadron this season. 2 sprint-races scheduled, 2nd sail, run-in tide. 1st race, Geothermal, JRW and LCC Asia Pacific all on the line with speed, LCC to boat-end, other end favoured, giving the other 2 a break at the first crossing out of Bradleys Head. 2 short tacks into Taylor Bay, opted to go east to […]
Inter-club championship, Lane Cove, run-in tide, South-Easterly course, Forecast third-rig, 2nd rig call from boats rigging at club, Woodford Bay skiffs all opting for third-rig. Scratch start, low-pressure, all bunched on the line, low-pressure 2-sail each down river to first rounding mark. Arrogant Frog well early at the start boxing a number of boats, Geotherm over-early and restart, Hey Charger […]
Back at the Squadron after 3 weeks at Lane Cove, sailing Saturday for the opening day, to integrate with the Historic 18s for the opening day. South-South-east breeze, forecast big-sail, soft in the morning on the coast, but feeling a bit fresher than the forecast 12 knots. All skiffs other than Geothermal trusted the forecast and went big rig: as […]
Video Footage of LCC Skiff on Sydney Harbour