2017-2018 Abbotsford 12ft Flying Squadron Annual Report and Balance Sheet
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y the club course rules only seemed to be for the honest. I had a good<br />
first day but got smashed on the second. Gusts of 30 knots will do that to<br />
you, even with a Radial sail. Full marks must go to Tom who finished all<br />
three races with a big sail on the Sunday. That was a supreme effort, <strong>and</strong><br />
I know because I was struggling with a Radial sail.<br />
In between there was some club racing, would you believe (I did<br />
say that most of last season was a bit of a blur for me). Congratulations<br />
to Lee Dewane again for winning the Club Championship despite my<br />
improved efforts this year <strong>and</strong> Lee having a late season bout of peritonitis,<br />
which required surgery <strong>and</strong> several weeks’ recuperation. I thought I had<br />
his measure in the last race only to use one of my three capsizes for the<br />
season to let him get by <strong>and</strong> win. C’est la vie.<br />
Congratulations to Mr Consistent, Neil Hibbard, on winning the<br />
Season Point Score in what was no doubt a close championship judging<br />
by the number of different trophy winners at the presentation.<br />
Congratulations to Judy Evans who prevailed in the Short Course<br />
series running all season with her Radial sail. Nobody hikes as hard as<br />
Judy going to windward, I can tell you.<br />
So there it is, another season has passed us by <strong>and</strong> we wait for the<br />
new season to commence. Despite our best efforts the club is finding it<br />
difficult to attract new members <strong>and</strong> their boats, so please speak to anyone<br />
you know <strong>and</strong> convince them to come down to the club.<br />
I am off to the South Pacific Masters Championships in Brisbane in<br />
July as a bit of a warm-up for the World Masters Championships in Dublin<br />
that begin on 7 September. I will be relying on our expat member ‘Bear’<br />
(Robert Tyler) to arrange a week of sunny weather <strong>and</strong> light breezes, but<br />
he’s not making the right noises at this time as it looks like he booked it<br />
two months early!<br />
Again I need to thank the tireless efforts of the people behind the<br />
scenes that make it possible for myself <strong>and</strong> my fellow sailors to go sailing<br />
every week at the club, the members of the club committee, the starters<br />
<strong>and</strong> finishers, the runabout drivers, the ladies in the canteen <strong>and</strong> my fellow<br />
Laser sailors. Also thanks to anyone I may have missed for your tireless<br />
efforts over the last season.<br />
See you all in a couple of months with hopefully some interesting<br />
stories to tell.<br />
Club Championship Season Point Score Short Course Series<br />
1st place<br />
Vibe<br />
(Lee Dewane)<br />
Seacure<br />
(Neil Hibbard)<br />
Because I Can<br />
(Judy Evans)<br />
2nd<br />
place<br />
Juz<br />
(Garry Robberds)<br />
Juz<br />
(Garry Robberds)<br />
Vibe<br />
(Lee Dewane)<br />
3rd<br />
place<br />
Seacure<br />
(Neil Hibbard)<br />
Certifiable<br />
(Tom Biskupic)<br />
Certifiable<br />
(Tom Biskupic)<br />
GARRY ROBBERDS, Laser Co-ordinator<br />
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