Please read below and comment on proposed OMR changes. This is very important!!!
Hi all multihull racing Skippers and crew, The Multihull Yacht Club Queensland have been conducting a review of the OMR measured handicap system. If you race your multi or plan to we strongly advise you log on to our MYCQ website http://www.mycq.org.au/News.htm to read about the proposed changes to the rule and they are seeking your feed back. All feed back must be lodged before the end of July.
OMR review link: http://www.mycq.org.au/OMR/OMR%20Review%20Report%20-%20Ver%20%202.pdf
OMR documents link: http://www.mycq.org.au/OMR/index.htm
OMR current ratings link: http://arrowpath.com.au/autoindex/index.php (just clink on the MS Excel spreadsheet icon OMR_110704.xls)
Kind regards, Phil Day on behalf of the MYCQ OMR review committee.
PS: Please send feed back to the address on the website and not to me, I'm just the messenger and not on the committee.
or Bob Forster : forster305@ozemail.com.au
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Hastings Yacht Club - Race 2 of winter series
This Saturday just past arrived with a forecast of 20 to 25 knots for race 2 of the Winter series which meant party time for the local multihull fleet...
With the possibility of 30 knots arriving during the race a short repeating course not too far from base was wisely set by the race committee. The mono fleet went off first downwind...the first brave soul to fly his kite ended up with no mast ... a round of thanks must go to the mono fleet for keeping us entertainined with their frequent and dramatic broaches.
Our start was rather tame...we were all late over the line...and most decided not to fly a kite with it gusting to about 30knots. Some still decided to play the angles downwind but somehow the gains were not high enough and the direct route seemed to be the way to go. Daylight Robbery and Skeedaddle soon retired with gear problems leaving Frassld, Chilli and Mustang Sally fighting for line honours. On the second time round Al on Sally decided to fly a hasty kite thinking he could sail through the finish line and sort out the mess in his leisure... Sadly for Al the race committee were also enjoying the carnage and sent us off on another lap thwarting Als plans...
At the back of the fleet With Teeth and Shuttle were having their usual fight for dominance... both boats favor the heavier conditions, one because of boat weight and the other because of crew weight... you decide...
After two and a half hours racing the first 3 boats were seperated by 10 seconds on corrected time.... Shuttle squeezed into 1st place 4 seconds ahead of With Teeth who was 6 seconds ahead of Mustang Sally...
Thanks to HYC for running a good race....
With the possibility of 30 knots arriving during the race a short repeating course not too far from base was wisely set by the race committee. The mono fleet went off first downwind...the first brave soul to fly his kite ended up with no mast ... a round of thanks must go to the mono fleet for keeping us entertainined with their frequent and dramatic broaches.
Our start was rather tame...we were all late over the line...and most decided not to fly a kite with it gusting to about 30knots. Some still decided to play the angles downwind but somehow the gains were not high enough and the direct route seemed to be the way to go. Daylight Robbery and Skeedaddle soon retired with gear problems leaving Frassld, Chilli and Mustang Sally fighting for line honours. On the second time round Al on Sally decided to fly a hasty kite thinking he could sail through the finish line and sort out the mess in his leisure... Sadly for Al the race committee were also enjoying the carnage and sent us off on another lap thwarting Als plans...
At the back of the fleet With Teeth and Shuttle were having their usual fight for dominance... both boats favor the heavier conditions, one because of boat weight and the other because of crew weight... you decide...
After two and a half hours racing the first 3 boats were seperated by 10 seconds on corrected time.... Shuttle squeezed into 1st place 4 seconds ahead of With Teeth who was 6 seconds ahead of Mustang Sally...
Thanks to HYC for running a good race....
Kraken 25 C Class taking shape...
Member Owen McKenzie is making progress with his C Class and has forwarded some pics. The main hull is made from Paulownia veneers (also called Kiri and similar to Western red Cedar in its properties) and has a couple more layers to complete. Its then on to the Carbon Fibre reinforcements giving a calculated completed main hull weight of 40kgs.... not bad for a 25 foot Tri and should give some of our hot shots a run for their money...
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