ACT News and Information
09/08/11 - ACT Season Report 10/11
Regattas for the season included the ACT NS14 Titles,
hosted by the CYC as part of the ACT Dinghy Championships. A good
fleet of 14 NS’s turned up, with a number of interstate
boats. The video above captures the start of Race 4 on the Sunday,
a nice breeze and some great reaches with Craig starting to get
the newly launched Rubber Chicken going like a rocket. Peter V
took out the Title in His, with Hugh Tait in second and the Dark
Horse coming in third. Mike brought Battlestar home as the first
Canberra boat, and while James had Crosstown Traffic across the
line in 2nd place in the first race, the winds picked too much
on the second day for the super lightweight crew to take advantage
of this early brilliance. Roma’s bowsprit didn’t measure
in (planned alterations over the winter didn’t eventuate)
so Mary and Roey took it in turns crewing on the Tigger and filming.
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25/07/10 - ACT Season Report 09/10
Overall a good season for sailing with just 2 weekends
lost – one a gale; one no wind, being the last race of the
season. January was particularly good
with the afternoon easterly regularly arriving. A total of 11
boats raced at some time over the season, with 7 regulars. We
also had 2 boats join us at the end of the season and they are
expected to be regulars next season.
The level of competition improved with most of the fleet upgrading
to better boats this year. Leo and Justin in Rum Tum Tugger (Aero
10) were the big improvers and would have been club champions
had they not missed several races attending weddings (friends
and family, not their’s). Mike and Di (at least before she
broke her leg) in Battlestar (Force 5) slowly came to grips with
a boat and rig that behaved completely differently to the Aero
8.
Bill and Danni in Big Daddy Potato (Aero 10) really got going
when they put a new set of sails on the boat. Perhaps though the
weight of being National President slowed Bill toward the end
of the season. James and Paddy in Crosstown Traffic (Aero 8) also
showed what an upgrade in boat can do for performance, almost
winning a heat of the ACT Titles after leading for most of the
race.
Mary and Roe in Roma (Aero 8) were dangerous (literally and figuratively)
all season, particularly with the MG rig on and that funny stick
out the front. They may have done better if they sailed more races,
but Year 12 exam and assignment preparations took priority –
which paid off with Roe getting into the ANU. Read
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14/02/10 - 42nd NS14 National Champonships
The ACT NS14 Association invite you to the 42nd NS14
Championships, to be held on Lake Burley Griffin and hosted by
the Canberra Yacht Club. Dates for the regatta are from 27 December
2010 to 2nd January 2011. More details will be announced soon.
04/06/09 - YMCA Sailing Club ACT NS14 Results
Championship
1. Mike Hitchens, Di Lane -Crosstown Traffic 1763
2. Bill Kerrigan, Danni Cribb -CatnMouse 1691
3. James Macken, Paddy Macken- Paddywagen- 1547
Pointscore
1. Bill Kerrigan, Danni Cribb -CatnMouse 1691
2. Mike Hitchens, Di Lane -Crosstown Traffic 1763
3. Leo O’Keeffe, Justin O’Keeffe - Rum Tum Tugger
1927
LBG Handicap Trophy
Chris Eddes Bruce Eddes -Shiraz 1907
Bill Kerrigan and Danni Cribb on CatnMouse taking out Most improved
NS14
Danni Cribb – YMCA Club Most Improved Junior Crew
Mary Tulip – Clubman award for her work on Publicity and
Mains’l
Ron Thompson – appointed Acting Commodore
23/11/08 - 41st ACT NS14 Championships
The 41st ACT NS14 Championships were held on the weekend of 22-23
November 2008 on Lake Burley Griffin in windy, cold conditions.
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