So the world's biggest F16 fleet has the first of many regattas this weekend. One this month, then in March and then April. With 17 Taipans, 7 Vipers and 1 Blade I don't think anyone else can rival our size for F16s (yet).
22 boats in all have pre-registered as of today, with more turning up on the day, so could have 30 to 35 boats in all ranging from A-Cats to F16s to Inter 17s to Twincats and the Singapore Sailing youth team are also competing in Hobie 16s.
Certainly a diverse field, and a competitive one with Greg Goodall sailing the Viper, and local guru Scotty McCook also competing.
Wind has been great lately with 12 to 15 knots each day for the past fortnight, but forecast for the weekend not looking great. But being so close to the Equator, anything can happen, especially with 3 knot tides and potentially high storm activity.
Sat is a race around the local island Ubin. And Sun is a passage to the Johor river in Malaysia followed by 3 windward/leewards.
Got the A-cat going nicely lately, but with potentially flukey breezes who knows. Been plenty of races where I have had a big lead only to see Scotty and Louis (and others) come down with kites up on the new breeze line whilst bobbing around in the old breeze waiting.
Details will be at:
www.csc.org.sg