Well how much can a quokka bear…????With over 60 starters spread across IRC, transit & cruising divisions, the Rottnest Festival of sail has planted itself as one of the biggest & most fun weekends of sailing in only the 2nd year!!Thompsons Bay was a sea of masts, with schtink boats in the minority.More to follow…..
Tim Castles is a young WA Finn sailor who is dedicated to the cause. Over the last few years he has done almost every European and Australian regatta possible with some promising results along the way.
He recently competed in the ISAF 2011 World Championships in Fremantle where this insane picture was taken.
Tim is now contesting another ISAF prize. To be the ISAF World Championships Pin up boy. Follow the link, like the picture (yes it requires you to know how to use Facebook) and have one of WA's dedicated sailors be rewarded for his efforts.
Dont Forget to "Share" the Photo as well. You know you wanna!
A third place in Saturday night’s Westcoaster Ocean Race was just sufficient for Todd Giraudo’s Hillarys-based Kraken to win IRC Division Two of this season’s Evolution Sails Blue Water Series.Kraken, a Jeanneau Sunfast 3200 that was launched last winter, was hampered by electrical problems during the race and needed to deploy her emergency navigation lights and hand-held navigational aids.
Don’t worry, be happy – Kraken crew relaxing before the sun went down and the lights went out.
For those on the Mandurah shoreline or on the water over Easter, the spectacle of 145 sailing dinghies from seventeen classes with 199 sailors participating in the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club (MOFSC) Easter Regatta, was captivating.
Our regatta was a resounding success. With calmer winds than past years and even a fog session on Monday morning, Race Officers had no problem completing the 10 races with enough time to enjoy the beautiful weather and dozens of pods of visiting dolphins…or was it the sailors visiting the dolphins?
With all the excitement over the Naturaliste and Easter, don't forget that entries for the final ocean race of the season, FSC's Westcoaster on Sat 14th April, close on Monday at 1700hrs.
This challenging 78nm race has a day/night format, starting at 1430hrs near Hall Bank Beacon. The new course takes the fleet outside Carnac, Garden Island and James Service Reef, into Mandurah & around the Pt Robert North Cardinal, then back to Fremantle via Challenger Passage.
The Westcoaster requires Cat 3 safety, and is the final heat of both the Evolution Sails Blue Water Series and FSC's Success Cup.
Royal Perth Yacht Club, the inaugural winners of the 1992 Inter Club Championships were re-crowned the winners on Sunday, 1st April for the ninth time in 21 years.
The Rottnest Festival of Sail will happen again on the weekend of 28 & 29 April 2012. Entries have been extended to this Friday. There is the Cat 3 race around the island for all IRC yachts, and the transit "Dash for Cash" (Cat 6 - All river & ocean boats welcome!) This is a great fun race, hosted by the Rottnmest Conservation Foundation and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Everyone finishes Saturday afternoon in Thompsons Bay with moorings & ferry service provided. Followed by a huge get together for pizza & a QLD. And there is $5000 in prize money up for grabs!
Sunday features a fun race for the winning skippers in the Captain Back Pilot Race in Optimists!!!
