The Port Macquarie Sailing Club held race 3 of the spring series on Sunday in a moderate Easterly breeze that came and went a bit, and the start of the run-out tide. A storm approaching from the South towards the end of the race threatened to kill the breeze and wet everyone, but thankfully it slipped around to the West.
With a number of catamaran sailors away and Dave Winter on Duty, the 2 catamarans sailing had Jack Corthals on Harpic zap around the course to win on yardstick ahead of Rob Barwick on Drift. Drift did beat Harpic quite well on handicap though.
The much larger monohull fleet was won on yardstick by Rohan and Aiden Nosworthy in A Power, followed by Kelly Miller in Devocean, Terry Howard in Ratz, Paul Robertson and Warren Sykes in Flembouyant, Martina Holt in Spellbound, Simon Gandy and Steve Couch in Voyager, Elsa Gandy and Caitlyn Hicks in Flying Fish, Charly Nosworthy in Karaoke Kid, and Alan Pogonowski and Jeff Walsh in Jupiter. Flying Fish took the handicap win ahead of Devocean, Spellbound, Jupiter, A Power, Karaoke Kid, Ratz, Flembouyant, and Voyager.
Next Weekend there is a rowing regatta on in the river so there will be NO sailing. The following Sunday (28th) is our 2nd double header of the season. Race 4 of the spring series will start at 11am, then there will be a BBQ lunch followed by the second Club Championship race starting at 2pm. Jeff Walsh will be on duty for both races.
