No Alibi needed for Wind Speed - Sandringham Yacht Club
No Alibi needed for Wind Speed - Sandringham Yacht Club
No Alibi needed for Wind Speed - Sandringham Yacht Club
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Trouble with your Anodes? Don’t see your Doctor yet.<br />
If you can’t win start of the day, you can still save on a Hull Clean Up.<br />
BLAIR is offering 10% off <strong>for</strong> WW skippers but just until September.<br />
Woolhouse Marker “Nearly” Guarding Yorkies Rock<br />
Be aware that Yorkies is just 50 meters towards the shore line from the marker ( Red &<br />
Black.) At low tide, according to the scratch marks on Meltemi’s bottom, yachts that<br />
draw more than 2.3 meters should take careful note unless you want to park there <strong>for</strong> a<br />
while like Meltemi did a few weeks ago. Perhaps they had too long away on holidays<br />
overseas in warmer places…<br />
Halfway Prize<br />
At 17 th place out of 35 yachts Sm3434 Pizazz<br />
Started in 11 th position just 4 seconds late, was in 15 th place first time past <strong>No</strong>4 took<br />
2.14.26 to sail the course<br />
3 mins slower she would have been 25 th and three mins earlier 14 th<br />
Current overall position 6 th .<br />
LORD NELSON is coming to Melbourne – one of the Tall Ships<br />
Visit web site 17 August – 31 August: Fremantle to Adelaide<br />
1 September – 8 September: Adelaide to Melbourne<br />
13 September – 22 September: Melbourne to Hobart<br />
24 September – 4 October: Hobart to Sydney<br />
8 October – 27 October: Sydney to Auckland, NZ.<br />
STS Lord Nelson Facts and Figures<br />
Length: 55 metres<br />
Beam: Nine metres<br />
Deck to <strong>for</strong>e masthead: 31 metres<br />
Sail area: 1,024m2 Number of sails: 18<br />
Fresh water capacity: 22 tonnes<br />
Launched: 15 October 1985<br />
Max speed under sail: 10 knots<br />
Crew: 50 comprising: eight permanent crew, two bosun’s mates, one cook’s<br />
assistant, and 1 cadet<br />
38 voyage (paying) crew; 17 may be physically disabled and four may be<br />
wheelchair users<br />
More questions to answer True or False? Sourced from a saucy sailor<br />
There are not enough courses <strong>for</strong> Wednesday Wonders.<br />
<strong>Yacht</strong>s with ladies on board get better results.<br />
The handicapper can make your yacht go faster.<br />
<strong>No</strong>-one at the club spreads rumours about Wednesday Wonders.<br />
Who is this skipper? Why is she famous?<br />
She sailed a catamaran named the Dai Long Wan, had a crew of Henry,<br />
Coco and a few others.
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