SAILING MATTERS
by the Rear Commodore, Gregg Dobson
COOPER LIGHTHOUSE RACE
The Cooper Lighthouse there and back race was held on Sunday18 July - Ten boats started the race in a 10 to 12 knot north easterly breeze, but the wind increased to approximately 20 knots and after a beat to the fairway mark the boats enjoyed a downwind leg to a mark laid approximately three-quarters of a mile off the beach at Coopers Lighthouse. A challenging beat into a short choppy sea saw the boats finish off the southern side of the southern break water. For the record first across the finishing line was Bandit, followed closely by Prodigy, Scoundrel, Majimoto and Aquilla. This was the last RNYC event of the season. We look forward to the next sailing season where I believe we will have some new boats competing.
CREW SERVICE
Struan Campbell has created a crew mix and match group on facebook for skippers who need crew and crew who need boats. It is open to anyone so if you need a person or a boat then put a wall post up advertising yourself. Hopefully we can start building fleets by making it easy for skippers and crew to connect. Put videos, photos - whatever you want - up there for all to see.
