South Australian Radio Yacht Association

2017 Racing Reports

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RM Interclub1  RM Interclub2  RM Interclub3 RM Interclub4 A State  Gunwale   Whitrod IOM Classic   KM IOM Challenge   IOM State Championship  10R State Title  RM State Championship  Bournville Cup  Laser Aus Championship   Toad Cup  B Walsh Pro
 

IOM State Championship

1^st and 2^nd April 2017 Hosted by Adelaide Radio Control Yacht Racing Club on behalf of the SARYA.
Twenty Four skippers entered for the event which was sailed in two fleets at Hart’s Mill in Port Adelaide.  Fourteen of the skippers travelled from interstate and their effort in making the journey is appreciated.  The top end of the fleet included many who were placed high in the finishing order of the recent Australian Championships which were held in NSW last February.
Saturday started with measuring all boats with their No. 2 rig and Certificate verification; this process went smoothly.  The briefing was held and the first seeding races commenced as scheduled.  Brett Osborne was the PRO for the mornings racing.  Rob Cameron took over as PRO until Greg Peek finished work to complete the days sailing.
Good breezes and a mild day with a little shower of rain to make us appreciate the improved conditions for the afternoon.  The breeze strengthened with most skippers opting to change down to their measured rig (No. 2).  Slight changes to the course were made to compensate for the change in wing direction.
Sunday started with variable challenging wind in both speed and direction which delayed racing until shortly after the lunch break; no rain and a warm sunny day.  Brett Osborne was back as PRO for the day.  The wind was moderate with some changing to their No. 2 rigs before reverting back to the full sized rigs.
The first place for each race was shared around with three first places being won by three skippers.  The remaining first places of the 14 races were shared around.  The remainder of the skippers experienced the spoils of larger than usual fleet size racing and all can only be better for the experience.
All racing was conducted in a cordial manner which was appreciated by all. 
Thanks go to the Adelaide Radio Control Yacht Racing Club for conducting the event and on behalf of the South Australians and the various PRO’s and assistants.  A special thank you to Anne Walker and Phillip Levi for administering the start and finish line and recording of the finishing places and to Graham Ingerson for assisting and organising the lunches.  Also a big thank you to all the Interstate visitors for making the event an enjoyable one. 
See Video of 'A' fleet on You Tube  Additional Images are in Google Photos

 

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Whitrod Classic

 

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KM IOM Challenge

Despite the predictions of hot NE winds the day began with 6-8 knots from the SW and continued all day reaching as much as 12 knots or so at times.  Paul again was the clearly the best on the day and is very much at home with his Britpop.  While the fleet was small - a bit disappointing - the racing was generally quite close.  Thanks to Scott for RO duties and Graham for scoring and others for assisting in what was a pleasant day.

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RM State Championship

 Bournville Cup

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Toad Cup

This was a  very pleasant day with NNE winds swinging to NW and finally W making a course difficult to set.  The day was warm and while the numbers were disappointing, the sailing was close with often metres separating the yachts.  Scott  was the clear winner on the day with consistent sailing while Paul and Ben were pressing hard.  Thanks to Jpn, Graham, Ross and the ARCYRC for an excellent race. 

Adelaide Radio Control Yacht Racing Club - Thu May 4 2017 (Race 1 in M Toad Cup)
Place	Names	Sail No	State	Points	Dis - cards	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1	MITCHELL  Scott	02	SA	24	9	15	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	4	1	2
2	LITTLEDYKE  Paul	08	SA	32	6	26	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	1
3	MORRIS  Ben	18	SA	50	14	36	dnf	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	2	dnf	6	2	1	3	3
4	PARKER  Ron	51	SA	69	12	57	5	6	4	6	4	5	6	5	5	3	2	4	3	5	6
5	GROOME  Duncan	09	SA	73	14	59	3	5	dnf	5	5	4	4	3	6	dns	4	6	5	4	5
6	COCKSHELL  Mal	73	SA	74	14	60	4	4	5	4	dnf	dnf	5	6	4	4	3	5	6	6	4
Underlined values are discards.  Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 7

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B Walsh Pro RM Interclub Ranking Event

 

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RM Interclub Challenge 1 - Stirling

What a day!  Plenty of wind (from everywhere), sunshine, warmth, 18 competing yachts and good company.  There was also plenty of drama with Ben folding his 'A' rig mast before racing started, Jeff losing a keel and ending upside down, vicious gusts which caused collisions resulting in damage to Mark's F3.4 and his subsequent sinking and the occasional foray into the reeds which kept everyone on their toes.  Racing was fast and furious with some exciting runs and hard beating.  A special thanks to Terry for scoring and with Ben kept the handicap system running smoothly.  Thanks also to all the sailors who helped make a very enjoyable day.  It's almost seems not so important that Stirling had a win on the day. 

Also find a short video of the event at https://youtu.be/VjN8MXXqwzc

	SMYRC Transom Trophy Race 1  27 Sep 2017
Place	Names	Sail No	Class	Score	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
1	KNIGHTS David	63	SMYRC	48	1	14	5	10	3	4	11
2	MORRIS Wayne	70	SMYRC	50	6	12	3	11	14	1	3
3	MORRIS Ben	18	SMYRC	50	5	9	14	7	1	10	4
4	WOLLASTON Phil	68	SMYRC	58	3	13	6	5	13	8	10
5	GOLD Alan	50	SARYC	59	15	19	1	4	2	12	6
6	ARLAND Tim	66	SARYC	59	2	15	2	3	12	11	14
7	DOWSETT Ian	52	SARYC	62	4	10	11	15	19	2	1
8	van den BOK Adrian	64	SMYRC	62	13	3	12	8	11	7	8
9	MARTIN David	54	SARYC	64	11	6	4	13	8	13	9
10	GERRARD Jeff	47	SMYRC	64	7	8	13	12	6	6	12
11	SMALLACOMBE Ian	74	SMYRC	70	14	11	16	1	7	16	5
12	XSHORT Andy	72	SMYRC	72	16	5	17	19	5	3	7
13	SUTTON Martin	36	SMYRC	76	18	2	8	2	15	15	16
14	WATSON Jeff	150	SARYC	76	8	19	19	19	4	5	2
15	WHITEHEAD Bob	45	SARYC	78	10	19	7	9	9	9	15
16	BROOKES Frank	76	SARYC	82	9	7	15	14	10	14	13
17	BAMPTON Daryle	7	SARYC	84	17	1	10	6	16	17	17
18	BUNNELL Mark	78	SMYRC	101	12	4	9	19	19	19	19

 

Overall Club Standings
Pos	Clubs	Total Score		Total Pts		No of Races		7
1	SMYRC	39		402
2	SARYC	72		480		7	No of competitors to base results on (defaults to 1 less than Minimum No but at least 4)

 

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RM Interclub Challenge 2 West Lakes

 

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A Class State Titles

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10R State Title

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RC Laser Australian Championship

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