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PARADISE LOST

Another sad day for classic yacht racing on Port Phillip

On Port Phillip flat water and strong wind are classic yacht racing
opportunities not to be lost but lose this one we did. The strong winds held
on for longer than anticipated on Sunday morning so we had to pull our
heads in at 9:45 am and call the race off and up went the N over A signal
on the RMYS Race control tower.

Not to race doesn’t mean not to sail was the word back from our fleet.
Cyan, Akala and Seabird, on their way to RMYS, stayed out to enjoy
some heavy wind sailing. Kingurra called in for a decision status and
informed they would continue with gulping in the Port Phillip
ambience.

Wanita, Martini and Tandanya notified the race committee of there
intentions to take it easy. From RMYS. Avian was all set to take on
the challenge to leave the Marina in northerlies under sail while Fair
Greeting the judge CYAN style at 10:25
am when the 38 knot gust came through Winds was all set after her safety audit to give her ocean voyaging
crew a decent sail.

For the Mercedes III team calling the race off gave them
opportunity to put in some emergency boat handling sceniarios, such
as MoB and crew helming training. More of the Mercedes III
All quiet on the lee side training in this story.
of the RMYS Breakwater
Why sail training in heavy condition training is needed to keep you
aware of what Port Phillip can throw up on those return sails from
Geelong For examples of heavy wind survival and fatalities on Port Phillip,
two articles from our December 2013 CYAA Magazine have been reproduced
in this news letter.

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Moving on…. it’s Race 8 14 August

The Race details are now posted HERE