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Lake Boga Easter Regatta #278040
03/20/15 02:48 AM
03/20/15 02:48 AM

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Hi all,

Who's going to Lake Boga Easter Regatta?

Peter N and I are intending to make the big trip from the east, Philip WS and Matt S also said they will be there, who else?

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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278041
03/20/15 03:31 AM
03/20/15 03:31 AM
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Hi Gary .
I wish this regatta was closer . There's not a lot of choice for us mossie sailors up in Qld.

'You had better keep an eye on that Lake Boga racing team.' they may be inclined to let your tyres down or put sugar in your fuel tank. They play it rough when it comes to competition.
Dave 1724


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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278044
03/20/15 05:20 AM
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I will be making the trip across. :-)
I hear the F16 are running their nationals over the weekend.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: Mark_Pfennig] #278058
03/21/15 06:13 PM
03/21/15 06:13 PM

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Thanks for the warning Dave wink , yes I have fallen foul of the Lake Bogan Racing Team dirty tactics before (at the States at Bendigo they used a voodoo doll to make me sail in the wrong direction upwind cry ). They will stop at nothing to beat me (one of them even uses the same first name shocked ), but luckily the Lake Bogan Racing Team will be running the regatta this time, so I won't be racing against them I hope confused.

Hey Mark, great to hear you are coming, I will be sailing with spinnaker, what about you?

Yeah F16's are supposed to have Nats there, will be interesting to see how many turn up.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278061
03/22/15 03:26 AM
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Ha Ha.That's funny Gary. laugh laugh laugh


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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278062
03/22/15 05:37 AM
03/22/15 05:37 AM
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Hey gary,
Yep i will be running the kite, lookin forward to learning a lot off a fleet of boats.
Btw i made it out on the wire yesterday with kite up for the first time! :-P

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278068
03/22/15 10:00 PM
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Hi there

Does anyone have an update about the algae problem at Lake Boga?

http://www.g-mwater.com.au/news/media-releases/2015mediareleases/bgawarningforboga.html

It's a bit of a worry ...

We have the Cobra state titles there at Easter.

Matthew


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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278070
03/23/15 12:25 AM
03/23/15 12:25 AM
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Lake Boga ,Victoria
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Hi all,

The Lake Boga Yacht Club Easter Regatta is definately going ahead. We have the F16 Nationals,Cobra states,and Fireball states being run within our regatta.
Yes there is an algae warning out on the lake, but the lake is not closed. It is apparently the lower strain of bluegreen algae that is there,if it was that dangerous the lake would be closed, We are still sailing on the lake and there are no visable signs of algae in the water, apparently algae is only toxic for a short time when it blooms and the weather is currently too cool for it to bloom. The weather is forcast to be a lot cooler in the next 2 weeks which is in our favour.
Come to Lake Boga and enjoy a great Easter of sailing and socialising.


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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278071
03/23/15 01:10 AM
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Thanks Garry,

The Lake Boga Easter Regatta is my favourite of the year. I encourage anyone who hasn't experienced it before to come along.

Cheers

Matthew


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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: Matthew Dawson] #278073
03/23/15 04:45 AM
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Hi all,

Currently I'm counting over 10 Mossies attending and thats without knowing which Bendigo Mossies are going. So Mossies should have another good turn out, its great that the locals that have to be off the water running the regatta are lending their boats to boatless sailors to add to the numbers.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278093
03/26/15 03:52 AM
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Hi all.

After looking at my options for regattas over the long weekend, I have decided to make the journey from Qld to where all the Mossie action is this coming Easter.

So I have decided to join all the fellow sailors and travel the 1500kms to Lake Boga. This regatta definitely looks like it's worth the effort to travel to and be involved in.

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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278094
03/26/15 05:51 AM
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Grafton, NSW
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Dave, you are a legend!

I wish we could be there as well. I'm sure you will have great time.

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Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278102
03/26/15 03:59 PM
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Thanks Greg.

Yeah It would be good if some more of us Northerners were able to join in with the swam.

The trip down should be pretty good actually . Because it is all country driving.


David Madden 1724
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Mossies are still alive in Qld.
Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: Dave M] #278108
03/27/15 03:59 AM
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Hey Dave,

good to hear you are coming down, major effort cool
Hope we get some wind, sure the swarm will make it worth your while whatever happens, Great to hear you have another Mossie back home now. I will be starting the long trip to Boga Sunday (rumour has it my Subie is too slow cry)

I'll be camping at the club from Thursday, highlight will be the Camp Oven Roast that Di has planned Sunday Night, I know these from the Sauna Sail, legendary grin see you there.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278109
03/27/15 05:18 AM
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Thanks Gary .

I am sure it will be a great event and will be worth the drive .

Coming from Painesville is no small journey either. What is it, more than six hours for you.


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Mossies are still alive in Qld.
Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: Dave M] #278125
03/28/15 05:04 AM
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More like 10 hours cry , about the same as going to Nats at Speers Point tired .

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278135
03/29/15 05:12 AM
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Wow, your car is slow haha, should take about Max 7 hours, well better than my ute, it sits with a damaged front end still

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278185
03/31/15 09:39 PM
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Almost there, done over 500km so far.only taken 4 days.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278290
04/07/15 12:49 AM
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So took 750km to get there, arrived to the warm reception that only Garry J could give. Awesome turn out of boats, over 100 in all. Mossies well represented, 7 with spinnaker (giving them their own division) on the windward and return course starting 5 minutes behind F16s and same time as A's, Taipans and F18. 4 cat rig and 4 sloop rigged on triangle course, putting them in a mixed division of over 20 cats. See sailres.com for results, under Lake Boys YC easter regatta 2 listings w/e is for windward and return course.

Weather was warm, Friday afternoon was light, so was Saturday and Sunday morning, Mossies with spinnakers had a lot of fun, beating many of the Vipers, A's and Taipans around the course, Matt and I swapped spots heaps, with Gordon getting a early birthday present, taking out one race.

Sunday arvo was easiest to remember, there was some wind! Trapezing at last, so sick of sitting on my feet, still very gusty though, I did everything wrong first race, in irons going backwards at start, last off the line, capsized avoiding Mark on Starboard on second down wind, then fluked a amazing beat to catch Matt and passed him on final downwind. Second race I couldn't do a thing wrong, just blitzed it from start to finish, even passing an A at the finish whilst on trap with the spin up.

Re: Lake Boga Easter Regatta [Re: ] #278291
04/07/15 04:07 AM
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Hi Gary.

I have worked out why the fish were a problem on Lake Boga.

They must have been trained by The Lake boga Racing Team to attack selected sailors, in the hope that when they got caught in the rudders they could slow them down.

They may have used an old Jedi mind trick or they could be
Voodoo fish.


David Madden 1724
Brisbane Valley Sailing Club
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