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SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES?

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SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES? 1. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES (Scenario 1) 2. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES (Scenario 2) There are situations at the windward mark where the port tack boat ‘tries it on’, by tacking underneath a starboard tack boat inside the zone and close to the mark. … Read more

125TH REGATTA AND OPEN DAY

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CHISTCHURCH MODEL YACHT CLUB 125 YEARS OF MODEL YACHTING IN CHRISTCHURCH!On 17 June 1898 a group of Christchurch gentlemen formed the Christchurch Model Yacht Club.Amazingly, 125 years later, the club is still going strong, and racing regularly at Lake Victoria,Christchurch, making it the second oldest model yacht club in the world.To celebrate, on the exact … Read more

DF95 North Island Champs RO Report

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DF95 North Island ChampsSaturday 6 th May to Sunday 7 th May at Wattle Farm Race Officers ReportConditions for Saturday were pretty much as per the Forecast of Northerlies at 15 knots which wasmid ‘A Rig’ blowing down the pond from the carpark end with plenty of shifts and big wind lanes tobe exploited on … Read more

SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES?

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SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES? 1. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES (Scenario 1) How many times on the shoreline have you heard someone say, if you tack from port to starboard inside the zone at a port hand windward mark you have no rights at all over boats that entered the zone … Read more