Many years ago when we first created the Tauranga Radio Sailing Club we agreed to sail Rain, Hail or Shine to get the momentum going and get our club membership up to a critical mass. The new DF65 division of our club seem to following in our original footsteps.

I got to the corner of my street this afternoon and saw the black clouds to the West. Oh No...

I got down to the Lakes Bus Stop at 12.45 and you could see the blackness rolling in. There were already sailors on the beach with rigged boats so I rushed down and got the gazaboo and dinghy and four of us tried to put up the gazaboo as the storm front hit. By the time it had passed we had the gazaboo up...

Just after 1pm sailing started with another huge turnout. Allot the Papamoa crew had made the trip across town again. Sailing conditions went light, But enough to give us a good beat up the lake and a run down into the bay and back to the start line right by the stone wall.

Murray lost his glasses over the edge and ended up in the Lake trying to find them.

During the session we have about 3 fronts come threw. Sailing conditons were perfect and we had allot of races.

Come 3pm and the crowd started to drift off before the next black looming came through.

The super keen had to be forced to go home :)

See you all next Monday 1pm at the Lakes Bus Stop (or maybe Sunday over at Papamoa, weather permitting) GR.

ps Todays Hard Learnt Lesson - One Radio Sailing Skipper Today Called "I'm Out of Control" and had to retire.

RRS Rule E2.3. Boat Out of Radio Control

A competitor who loses radio control of his boat shall promptly hail and repeat ‘(The boat’s sail number) out of control’ and the boat shall retire.