pcc pics

Went down to palm beach cat club to support a fellow mossie sailor and took these pics.

Also a few pics of an ex mossie sailor who I think should get back to the mossies, Hey Cam.

Cam's looking into an industrial strength insect repellant

Its pbsc actualy not being fussy.
Thanks
Ben

and another

The hobie f18 needs kite training, Very ugly kite sets and trimming all saturday

hey cam when you bringing the nacra to kcc for a race or two

There still getting it sorted.
Carefull Ill have the video on you when you get your spi.

Did you get another cleat for main, Ben

Got a new bottem block & gloves.
Had to almost ice my hands after sat.
Sailed another 3 races today in 10-20knots glad I made the purchace this morning.

how did you go? any final results? how was the dinner

another pic

First Regatta.
The last race felt the best dont have any results yet but wont exspect to mutch.
Dinner was good.

Ben do you know when and where the results will be posted

Ill have to send you out the pics on cd taking to long to get them up wont let me post up half of them

Cool Thanks Will.
Cam we will just have to keep our eyes on the pbsc website.

Thanks Will
I always love boat porn.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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Great pics mate.....

Give us a run down on the regatta.

You should be able to find results here soon - http://www.pcc.org.au/

btw - I passed a white mossie driving back from KCC about 7.00pm as I was dropping my boat back into the yard. Don't know who it was

Just discoverd a new way to take pics for sailing.
Buy a set of digital binoculars with a memory stick.
You can take photos and shoot movies with them.

Check them out on ebay.. Be aware though the cheap models tend to be binoculars and camera in one unit but they dont use the binocular lens to take the photo they use a wide angle lens in the middle without the fantastic zoom. The more expensive models take pics of exactly what you see throught the eye peice.

well I watched the saturday racing out on the rescue, quite a different view while out there.

heaps of h16, 1 mossie, 1 n16, 1 f18 and about 5 or 6 A class.

the f18 had kite trimming practice and because of this they ended up in the drink in the 3rd race. Pinned an Aclass on the start and he wasnt to impressed about it came through the field really quickly b4 loosing a shackle which was holding a side stay.

Just waiting for results as there were to many h16's which look alike to know what was going on.

how was the regatta down south?

What battens did you end up getting for the main, ben? Did your sail maker friend check it out? What downhaul system have you got on the boat? Looks like you had a good breeze for the weekend.

Regards

Used the same type that were in the sail just replaced the ones required.
Downhaul is 4/1 but I need to sort out my Lock for the halyard.
Wind seemed strong its allways the way I exspected the photos to look as wild as it felt.
Ill look at the rest of the photos when I get them from will.

3rd race on saturday the wind got up around 20knots hence all the capsizes and broken boats. Had decent white caps as well

Now thats cool... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Thats more like how it felt any more.

not like that but ill try and get more up.

Hey Cam, couldnt get any of you like that, whenever I ssaw you, you had your but in the water lol

And you thought my trap was set too high..

didnt realize you where that tall on the boat or maybe more main a point a touch higher to get her up <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Race 4 was the the best hull flying race with everyone spilling air from there sails to stay upright. Downwind it was a wave riding bonanza and a few close moments with near pitchpoling from biting into the next swell.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Thats a nice shot there. I've got a really good shot of that sail somewhere, been trying for ages to find it, it shows it in the middle of two a classes (second one about to blow off the water, the two a's had dacron main when they still the rage and then mine (or yours) gleaming in the sunlight, I'm still looking...

Regards

Awsome mate, Quite large mix fleet.

Inshore short course Small monos - Flying Ants, Flying 11s,

Div 1 Dinghies - Lasers, Fins, Light Weight Sharpies, 29ers
Div 2 Yachts - Tailer Sailors
Div 3 Small cats - Maricats, Windrush, Narcra 14 sq, Hobie 16 spinnaker
Div 4 Large cats - Taipan 5.7 spinnakers, F18s.
Div 5 Taipans - Cat and sloop rigged

The Large cat class was made up off the following

2 x Taipan 5.7 Sinnaker - Both from Port Kembla
7 x F18s - 6 from Kurnell and 1 from Pittwater

Wind on Saturday pumped at 20 knots form the NE reaching 25 in one race. Sunday was a lot lighter at 15 knots from the south, dropping to about 12 at the end.

Plenty of carnage and very close racing. We broke our starboard dagger board on the first lap of the regatta and was forced to race the series with only one board. When the board went, it felt like we ripped on the handbreak, going from a full noise downwind to a complete stop in about 2 boat lenghts and nearly cartwheeling. A 5.7 was right on our transome and had to crash gybe to avoid mounting our cat, dunking his crew on trap.

Suffered a lot upwind, more so on port tack where we just slid sideways. Still managed to stay in the top half of the fleet for most of the regatta and in one race was leading the fleet part the way. Some were thinking about tossing one of their centerboards <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

On Saturday race 2 when the wind kicked more than half the fleet swam and / or retired. 1 Capricorn broke 3 battens on a capsize whilst another Cap broke a spreader arm after its skipper was thrown into spreaders <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> after putting it in at the top mark. We also carwheeled and 2 tigers also went swimming.

On Sunday, Mark Laruffa had an altercation with a Maricat after it failed to give him bouy room. Mark T boned the Mari, capsizing on it and ripping his main as it came crashing down on the Maricats mast.

Very close series which saw 3 boat including us, tied for 2nd going into Sunday arvo's final races. After the next 2 races

1st Stevie Brewin (Kurnell Capricorn) came from 5th to win
2nd Laruffa (Kurnell Tiger) from 6th
3rd David Hart (Kurnell Capricorn) from 2nd
4th Greg Wyers (Kurnell Capricorn) from 1st
5th?? Porter (Port Kembla Taipan 5.7) form 2nd
6th Myself (Kurnell Capricorn) from 2nd
7th Bill Sykes (Pittwater Tiger)
8th ?? Porter (Port Kembla Taipan 5.7)
9th Dylan Drummon (Kurnell Tiger)

That was in the last race you can just see my harness came loose over my sholders & was sliding down!!!!!

when they got it right

Mitchell didn't take his f18 down By the looks of it

when sailed right these things are rocket ships

I've added a "NSWmozzies" page to the Mosquito photo album and inserted these photos and a couple of others. The same boat appears with two different owners! Mick needs a new boat.

NSWmozzies at the VMCA Photobucket site

Thanks Tim.
When I purchaced the boat from Mick he said he was going to get another boat and maybee even drop in to the nationals.
Not sure if this is still his plan.
Also THANKS Will for taking the time out to come all the way to pbsc to take photos.

Congrats to Ben (Becjm) for a great performance at the Bullets Regatta over the weekend.
Taking first place overall on yardstick against four differnt class boats.
Taipan, Nacara 16ft sq, Hobie Tiger and a Hobie 17.
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Thanks it helped that I sailed all races.

Well done Ben, great result.

Have you guys contacted clubs more inland NSW for numbers, I don't know what is making me think that there are some clubs like Wagga (I think I've heard of Wagga Yacht Club) and theres a Lake somewhere near Griffith, Lake Con... or Lake Can.....? Might be worth a shot maybe?

Regards

Well done Ben shows the strenght of the mossie is still around better than the nacra 16sq <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />.
Hey cam how are ya? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
Contacted all clubs inshore offshore up north and down south

So what you win Ben? Nice big trophie

Dont know couldent hang around.
You can check the results at www.pcc.org.au/results-bullets06.shtml
Im not sure how to make it link when you click on it sorry.
I only won one section of three.

www.pcc.org.au/Results-Bullets06.shtml
Try this

you where still racing against more powerful cats so well done would of loved to have seen the overall point with everyone together.

you picked up your new cat yet lol

THERE IS A SAYING IN OUR NECK-OF-THE-WOODS,
"IF YOU FISH FOR TROUT, EXPECT TO BE BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES."

YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING -- KEEP FIGHTING AND ONE DAY YOU WILL BRING HOME THAT TROUT... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Well take you advice and get back on a mossie but with a kite this time.

Ben and Myself are going to start making kite kit's for nsw mossie's

why dont you have a try at one.

when we going to meet up to do this web site?

I cant make it this weekend unless you can meet at my work in the city or I'll be sailing PBSC the following weekend..

where bout you work and tel. # and Ill call you when I leave work early

I'll send you the details...

I am an ex Wagga Wagga Boat Club member from way back and use to travel the inland curcit regularly on my 16ft Dolphin Catamaran.

Some NSW Clubs we visited were the Griffith SC, Lake Cargelligo, YMCA SC

Wagga Wagga Boat Club - http://www.waggaboatclub.com/
Lake Cargelligo sailing club – http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/db/clubdisplay.asp?ID=2042&Action=Display
Griffith Sailing Club – ???
YMCA Sailing Club (ACT) - http://www.ymcacanberra.org.au/sailing_club/Introduction.htm
Lake Keepit Sailing Club - http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/db/clubdisplay.asp?ID=2044&Action=Display
Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club - http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/db/clubdisplay.asp?ID=2043&Action=Display
Tanilba Bay Sailing Club - http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/db/clubdisplay.asp?ID=2100&Action=Display
Speers Point Sailing Club - www.sailingspeerspoint.org.au