North American National Championships
Ian Vickers is competing in the North American National Championships. With a day of racing left and 12 races, he is in second place. The current results can be accessed at https://www.2023iomnacr.org/results.
Ian Vickers is competing in the North American National Championships. With a day of racing left and 12 races, he is in second place. The current results can be accessed at https://www.2023iomnacr.org/results.
Either the weather gods or Geoff were smiling on the NSRYS when the Geoff Smale Memorial regatta was sailed on Wednesday at the quarry. A slightly shifty but building Sou’wester and eighteen races made for an excellent days racing. The event began with a summary by Ted of some of Geoff’s achievements, followed bythe presentation to Ian Vickers of sail#61. This personal number was used … Read more
“A view from behind the whistle” As a Race Officer, the highest (and sometimes only!) compliment we get is to be invited back by a Club or Class. So when the Graeme from the Kapiti Club rang me after the DF95 Nationals and asked if I could come and run the Murray Rountree event, there was ever only one answer. … Read more
The results of the 2023 Murray Rountree Regatta sailed at Winestones Lake, Otaki.
The racing calendar has been updated with the schedule of IOM events for 2024. Events for some other classes also exist.
The 2023 Geoff Smale IOM Memorial Regatta is being held on 6 December at Quarry Lake. The Notice of Race has been added to the system.
The final results for the 2023 IOM Nationals held in Tauranga.
26th– 29th October 2023 Wow, that was fun. Congratulations to the Tauranga Radio Sailing Club for organising a very successful event, and a big thank you to all who assisted with the running of the event during the four days. Thursday was designated for registration and measuring. Skippers completing this process early made life easier for the measurers who were also racing skippers. Perfect conditions on the water all … Read more
A steady stream of yachts to register, weigh and measure kept the team busy most of the day. Competitors from as far as Brazil. Tank test for those that failed the dry test and finally a chance to test the waters.
The second half. After lunch the wind finally returned, 180 degrees from where it was this morning. Competitors were eager, too eager at times and many restarts were on the cards. No one was exempt from the starters’ watchful eye. The breeze was enjoyable and close mark roundings, downhill slides and upwind beats marked the afternoon.