QLD Raceboard Championships
will be held on the 3rd and 4th of May
at the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club.
Notice of race is available on the link below.
Thanks to BOARD CRAZY for sponsoring the event again this year.

http://www.lcsc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014_QLD_Raceboard_NOR.pdf

There has been a change of plan for the RSX championship.
This is now planned for RQYS 16th to 18th of May.
RSX sailors are still very welcome to join in the Raceboard races on the 3rd and 4th.

Less than two weeks to go to the QLD Raceboard championships.
Even if you don't have the latest gear and haven't sailed for a while.
Come and have a go. All Welcome.

Great Tony. Hope that boutique bar at the LCSC is well stocked!

Great can't wait to get another flogging from kids that have spent less time living than I have spent windsurfing.

final countdown to the championships. Is anyone still looking for a board?

Does anyone have a spare room at Boreen Pt and want to share costs for Saturday night?

What's Lake Cootharibah like to sail in a Westerly Wind?

No special measures required for the westerlies. We just set the course near the far side.
It can be a bit more gusty.

And in typical westerly fashion we probably won't know what it's blowing until we get to the other side.

Nice photo Brynoz.

Blackattack has told me that a good westerly can be very consistent on the lake so it may be a better option than sailing in the ocean this weekend.

For those who will be at the lake on Saturday night:
The LCSC clubhouse and bar will be open on Saturday evening.
Drinks are cheaper than the pub and its a great spot overlooking the lake.
The BBQ will be available for cooking your BYO food.
Takeaways from the Boreen Point shop including Pizza will be available as well.
Non Competitors are also very welcome.

For competitors:
Our sponsor Board Crazy is providing great prizes which will be allocated by lucky draw.
So Leo won't get them all.
Make sure you come to the presentation on Sunday after racing to be in the draw.

Day 1 update.

Westerly winds are good for nothing and three races held in ranging 5 to 25 knots.

Race 1 - Zane brought some form he called luck, I call local knowledge and picked all the wind shifts to take the win.

Race 2 - Brendan forecast strong wind from some cloud gazing and shortly after the start hooter most of us got flattened. Whoever won that won spent the least time on the drink.

Race 3 - Jo was in front and Leo fell in the drink in shock. Closet of all the races with things swapping at the front a fair bit.

Several protests under way in good faith. All payments to Tony.

Looking like a nice day today with lighter winds.

Latest results???

Thanks to all who came and competed, including Shari and Lara O'Brien on their RSXs.

Winners of the lucky draw prizes from BOARD CRAZY were
David Sterling
Jacob Whitford
Bryn Somers
Jaime Metcher
Pop in to see Simon at the shop to collect your prize.
Thank you Simon for your sponsorship.

Tony,
Thank you and the LCSC for putting on another great regatta. Leo is again a worthy champion. Congratulations to all the other participants. 7 races in 1 and 1/2 days in the blustery westerly wind conditions on the lake was a true test of sailing skills.
Simon,
Thanks for your continued sponsorship

Thanks Tony and LCSC. It was a great Regatta. Well done Leo, Zane and Jo. Really enjoyed the sailing. Pulled a hammie so had to go home early .

Crappy iphone photo from the start boat, but you get the idea...

Well said John. Yes congrats to Leo and thanks to the organisers for putting on a well run event.

If u look closely at the photo u can see I'm in front of Leo! That was about the only time that happened all weekend. The photo gods were very kind to me.

Good meeting you guys and look forward to the next regatta.

Steve.

Hey Brendan,
Next time you pull a hammy during a Regatta try doing this and apply Candian Club. It worked for this bloke. Ha ha. Thanks to LCSC, Tony, Boardcrazy and Simon for supporting the race board class. Wish I was doing it all again this weekend.

Ha Ha, that was a very funny moment! (for us not Leo though).

Hey Bryn, pity you didn't get some audio to go with that photo. Leo was makin some noise! Excellent weekend. Looking forward to the next one.

Hi Tony - thanks for organising a great raceboard regatta. I really enjoyed rediscovering the "exhilarating raceboard blast", which was the source of a lot of adrenalin for me 1985-95.

Is it possible to generate a set of results that include the RSX competitors? I think the achievements of the girls on RSX deserve much more attention. In conditions that favoured weight and strength, their highly competitive performance showed that these three Queensland girls are incredibly tough and talented. An inspiration to us all, including other girls and women who might be thinking about getting into the sport.

Is their anything in the rules that makes the RSX an invalid entry in a raceboard event?

Thanks very much to Board Crazy for sponsoring the event - I'll be down to pick up my lucky door prize shortly (dreaming of a new phantom)!

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Dodgydave said..
Is their anything in the rules that makes the RSX an invalid entry in a raceboard event?

Probably not, but evidently we had better think of something fast.

Too true Dave. It was an amazing effort by all the juniors, ...and not so junior RSXers.

I'm not aware of any rule that excludes the RSX from the Raceboard Class.
We can agree to formally include them in future if that is what everyone wants.
We don't particularly want to exclude people since we all enjoy the contests with more competitors.
That is why we included everyone in the lucky draw.
My personal opinion is that they are sufficiently different to warrant keeping the championships separate.
I don't think we should have a situation where people change boards depending on conditions.

The RSX sailors did a great job in those conditions. No doubt about that.

Thanks Tony - That's great. Yes, I think the raceboard rules say that there is to be no board swaps. Shame I had to swap boards last weekend; I was really enjoying Charlie's Speed 250 until the nose fell off!

See you at the RSX Qld Champs on Friday - looks like we will start with some nice wind on Day1.