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Lindisfarne Sailing Club is a family based dinghy club; offering a fun, family sailing experience a

Lindisfarne Sailing Club is a family based dinghy club; offering a fun, family sailing experience and learn to sail programs.

14/04/2025

Yesterday eight yachts took part in the re-sail of Race 3 in the Tas Marine Construction Summer Series for keelboats. Forecast was for 14 knot westerly winds but soon after the start the fleet experienced wind gusts well over 20 knots and as high as 36 knots as well as some heavy downpours. The smaller yachts experienced difficulties which led to four retirements. First home was Horizons followed by Centinela, Reflection and Bahloo in that order. Retirements were Fizz Four, Ranuguri, Sundance, and Marabout. Once the race was finished the gusts ceased and crews adjourned to the bar for the usual debrief.

04/04/2025

LAST RACE DAY FOR THE SEASON!

Reminder! last racing this Sunday for 2024/25 season, Short course series, BBQ afterwards & prizes awarded to the winners.
It would be really good to finish the season with good numbers on the water.
Hope to see you there!

02/04/2025

PENNANT RESULTS FINALISED.

Two races were sailed to complete the post Xmas pennant series last Sunday. 9 boats competed.

It was one of those days destined to be tricky- made for sailors like Shane and John Ceruty….but John was away so Shane was itching to zip away from the fleet in race 1. It was supposed to be 15knot SE but rarely got above 10. What it did have was the medium sized flicks in direction we might expect from a High dominant breeze. Everyone got caught at least once in the wrong place. Shane worked to the east and picked it well to take the win from Dan and Matt W who at one stage looked to be in front of Shane but a easterly touch saw him round the top mark in front and hang on downwind to the finish.
Race 2 saw the wind tending east of SE and it payed to work the shifts staying on the eastern side of the course. Those who banged corners usually lost out badly . Chris Boon and Matt tussled for the lead in early part of the race. It was only in last upwind leg that Matt W sneaked in front and held the lead till the finish. Dan was most consistent with a 2nd and 3rd placings. With the pennant on the line, Matt Pearce needed a couple of good results. A 4th in race one and a shocker in race 2 ended his chances of holding the pennant . Matt W edged him out of the glory. (results on the website).
In the Handicap Pennant, Dan had 2 consistent results for the day , a second and fifth which elevated him to the Pennant win ,just in front of Matt Pearce who had been leading.
Next week is our last sail for the season. Again “Crackers” has issued a challenge- if we can get 15 boats on the start line he will put on some great prizes. We could do it easily if everyone turned up so make it a date to get there and enjoy the last of the weather before things pack up for the winter.

29/03/2025

Last night was the sixth and final race in the Derwent Boat Sales Twilight Series Pennant B. We had 18 yachts take part which was two less than the record. Great to have Xcite and Hydrotherapy join the fleet. Placings for Race 6 went to Wild Winds, Fizz Four and Hydrotherapy. Pennant placings were Fizz Four, Horizons and Watershed. The overall twilight champion - combining scores in Pennant A and B - was Meltemi.

27/03/2025

Learn to sail group continues to thrive!

Learn to sail co-ordinatior, Matt Westland reports….

After last week’s loss to poor weather we had a great turn up of young sailors keen to get out there. Our planned cruise out of the bay into the river was a good challenge and everyone was able to make it out to the anchored rescue boat. The prize for making it was a lolly.

We were impressed when all boats were able to tack upwind in the channel out into clear water.

The Sabot crews, being more experienced, accepted a bigger challenge and sailed right across the river into the port area.

The most memorable moment occurred when Lennie was yelling at the top of his lungs and doing multiple circles. We figured he was upset with something so headed over with the rescue boat.

When we got there Lennie stood up with a chocolate in each hand “I got two-I got two!” He had gone out to the boat twice. Ah to be young and filled with such enthusiasm.

Next week we are hoping to run the “sailathlon”. I’ll send out some details by the end of the week.

The attached pictures show us tacking out of the channel and then heading out on the cruise.

27/03/2025

Last weekend’s Pennant racing saw 3 races sailed. Two more remain to be sailed this Sunday. After last week’s races, sailed in a light and shifty S-SE breeze, the battle for the lead in both elapsed time and handicap series has hotted up considerably.

Matt Westland, with placings of 2,1,2 now leads the series with a total of 11 points. Matt Pearce (4,5,7) has surrendered the lead and now sits on 19 points. Dan Followes (2,1,4) holds down 3rd place on 21 points. John Cerruty (3,3,10) rounds out the lead group on 22. Matt W, Dan and Richard Bingham were the race winners for the day.

Handicap results have led to a packed lead group going into the final 2 races. John Cooper sailed well (1,5,5) to take the lead in the series on 21.5 points. Dan Followes (5,1,6) moves up to second on 23 points. Matt Pearce drops to 3rd (8,6,3) on 23.5 points. Mark Rasmussen was the other race winner for the day and Rod Andrewartha (3,3,2) is to be commended on his consistent sailing in conditions that suited him.

Special mention must go to new skipper Gavin Free, sailing club boat, Collage. Gavin was consistently amongst the front runners for the day. Quite an achievement for someone fresh to the class.

Final races in this Pennant series will take place on Sunday. Winds are forecast to be in the 15-18 knot range - perfect conditions for skippers to do their best work. May the best skipper win!

A reminder that Pete “Crackers” Keenan has offered to provide a random “liquid refreshment” draw for all officials and competitors if we can get 15 or more boats on the water this week.

27/03/2025

Last Saturday seven yachts took part in the LSC North Sails Channel Race. The course took yachts to Green Island with the finish line off Kinghorne Point. The fleet was split into two groups with three of the bigger yachts completing the full course whilst the second group had their course shortened. Dalliance was the winner in Group 1 whilst Fizz Four won in Group 2. After the race yachts anchored in Quarantine Bay and enjoyed a bbq ashore. The next morning after a very calm night at anchor those taking part returned independently to Lindisfarne

20/03/2025

Pennant recing resumes at LSC this Sunday. After last week’s wild weather, Sabre skippers will be delighted to read Sunday’s forecast for mild weather and a light SE breeze.
Matt Pearce will be looking to defend his top billing in both the elapsed time and handicap standings. Matt has a 3 point lead over Chris Boon in the elapsed time standings and a similar margin over Andrew Bradshaw on corrected time. One point further away overall is Matt Westland whilst on handicap Shayne Lindsay trails by 4 in 3rd place.
Lighter breezes will favour Shayne, Matt W and the always consistent John Cerruty. Watch for them to move up the standings!

With a drop the pennant is super tight. 4 races to go and half a dozen boats could win it. Matt Pearce is still in box seat as he has no bad results so can afford to have one shocker and still hold on. Matt W and Chris have a bad one each, so need to be consistent to topple the leader. John Ceruty is a strong contender and shouldn’t be ignored. Close racing for sure.

The day begins with our ever improving green fleet kids taking to the water. Sunday’s forecast will suit them perfectly. Seeing these youngsters in action reminds you of the sheer joy of being on the water.

With only 3 race days left for the season, you’d better get down to LSC and make the most of it. There’s a long, cold winter looming!

19/03/2025

More pics from our keelboat twilight races. Great to see so many sailors out enjoying the late summer evening.

16/03/2025

Start race 2 today….

16/03/2025

Report on 2 Pennant races 16.3.24

The forecast was for a moderate SW with 10 Sabres taking to the water. Right from the sail out to the course, it was clear the breeze was flicking wildly with patches of little wind. RO James was stuck with a wind which wouldn’t co-operate and we took a while to get a course in. As we went into a sequence the breeze was dying and at the gun there was next to nothing. Standing up and looking for the smallest puffs as well as minimising boat flopping about allowed Matt W to work away from the fleet and be first into the building SW. John was hot on his tail as they raced neck and neck for a while. On the first reach Shane worked up higher and hooked into a building SW puff. He said after the races he should have gone even higher which may well have put him in front. Matt Pearce was unlucky to get stuck on the start line with no wind for ages. Very frustrating. Matt W managed to hold on for a win with strong challenges from John Ceruty in second with Chris Boon making up plenty of ground on the sausage to grab third from Jason in fourth. Jason tried hard to capsize in two knots of wind when he got tangled in the boat after getting up right forward. 5th to 8th place were only 8 seconds apart at the finish which showed the closeness of the fleet at times. The race was shortened by one triangle probably to ensure a result. Rod Andrewartha easily won the handicap result by over a minute from Shane in second place.
Race 2 was changed to a windward leeward course which allowed RO to easily shift the top mark in the weird wind. The race started with a decent breeze that had clocked around to the NW. It was still patchy and flicky in direction with chris Boon ,Dan and Jason working best on the first sausage. It was up at the top mark for second time that the fun really started. A SW raining cell was bearing down on the fleet and most boats were quickly thrown into survival sailing on the run. Chris Boon somehow managed to brave it dead downwind but he soon capsized. Most sailed angles in the steady 35kts! Dan was unlucky to have his boat cartwheel away from him in a dramatic capsize. Once Jason also capsized, Matt W and Matt P thought they might get the gun but as they approached the bottom mark the race had been abandoned. It was hang on to your hat to get downwind back to the shore. No damage to people but a few boats suffered. Scott managed to bend his tiller at 90 degrees and Andrew’s mast collapsed with no damage to the hull. The start boat recorded a 40 knot gust in what felt like a serious breeze. Plenty of tales back at the bar. I figure it is a testament to the brilliant class we sail which can handle such a breeze. Matt Pearce was clear in front on overall pennant scores but after the one race today, Chris and Matt W are threatening

16/03/2025

Whilst conditions were pretty wild today, our keelboat group enjoyed perfect conditions on Friday night.

16/03/2025

Things got pretty hectic this afternoon. After a frustrating afternoon of varied winds, the weather deteriorated terribly. Gusts of up to 40 knots were recorded and racing was abandoned.
Skippers had an extreme challenge, sailing downwind to make it back to shore. Several took swims!
Full report to follow…

13/03/2025

With 4 race days remaining before the end of a challenging, but successful summer, Pennant racing returns to LSC this Sunday.

After 4 races, the consistent Matt Pearce leads both elapsed time and handicap standings. With solid SW winds forecast for Sunday, it will be interesting to see if Matt extends his lead, or is challenged by the chasing pack.

After a week off for the long weekend, it would be tremendous to see another strong turnout of skippers. Last time out, we set a season record of 15 starters. Can we better that before the end of the season?

Get down to LSC@BYC on Sunday and join in the action.

Address

Ford Parade
Lindisfarne, TAS
7015

Website

http://lindisfarnesailingclub.org.au/

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