Port Macquarie Sailing Club held their monthly double header on Sunday, consisting of the fifth race of the summer series in the morning, a bbq lunch, then the fifth club championship race in the afternoon.
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It was another sparkling summer day, with the morning race sailed in a lightish south-easter and the last of the run-in tide.
The afternoon race sailed in a slightly strengthening breeze with the run-out tide increasing as the race progressed.
In the catamarans in the morning race, Frank O’Rourke on Dino took his grandson for two laps of the course before returning to the beach.
Rob Barwick on Drift thought the race must have been shortened, and followed Dino to the beach, to be informed by the starter there was still a lap to go.
Dave Winter on Spica had got ahead at this stage and beat Drift to the finish line by three seconds.
Spica also took the handicap win over Drift.
The monohulls are a challenge for the handicapper with so many new boat/skipper combinations, which helps explain why the yardstick and handicap finish orders for the morning race are the same.
Steve Bohlsen and Steve Couch in Big Bang were first ahead of Phil Lillehagen and Jane Cooper in Elmo.
Then came Simon Gandy and his brother Phil in Voyager, Ziggy and Matilda Ewart in Pandemonium, and Elsa Gandy and Isla Smith in Sailfish.
Caitlin and Jaiden Bourke went out in Flying fish but failed to finish.
The afternoon’s club championship race for catamarans saw the fleet well spread out. Here again, the yardstick and handicap finish orders were the same.
Dino took the win ahead of Drift and Spica.
Paul Robertson and Warren Sykes in Flembouyant were first on yardstick in the monohull division in the Club Championship.
Elmo and Big Bang followed, then Sailfish with Elsa beating her dad in Voyager by 13 seconds, and finally, Geoff Smith in Jupiter.
Elmo took the handicap win by 5 seconds over Sailfish, then came Big Bang, Voyager, Jupiter, and Flembouyant.
Next weekend the club is hosting a Tasar class TT with three short races scheduled for Saturday afternoon, and two races on Sunday morning.
The sixth race of the summer series will still be on with a 2.00pm start.
Help is needed for both days of the TT as well as duty for the club race.
