Weekend training was a little upset by the weather, Saturday team was able to get it, but with the strong wind forecast and the unpleasant sea state and weather, we had to postpone Sunday. Now comes the trick of finding new dates as the school is fully booked on keelboats for March and April.

Training Members take on S80 State Titles: Recap.

RMSTA represented itself at the S80 State Titles over the weekend in other news. We entered ESPRESSO and took a team of training members: Frans Oelofse (Pit), Michelle Davey (Bow), Jonas Haderlein (Mast), and Rochelle Cairns(Main & Spinnaker Trim). This was their first experience of sailing together, and with poor weather and commitments, we only got about 12 hrs of training in. Luckily a full day of spinnaker training was part of that. By race day, they had already come together as a team and performed as if they had known each other for years.

Although the results don t show it, we ended up having a great time. A few items on the boats malfunctioned, which meant we had to pull out of races, but the team did a great job, learned a lot and what they achieved was commendable; from a skipper’s point of view, I would be happy to race with them again any time.

The overall plan was to introduce new sailors to regatta racing, learn something and have fun. I feel that we ticked all those boxes.

We are already planning the 2023 event where we will be putting in both of the S80’s, allowing another group of training members the opportunity to experience the thrill of regatta racing. Keep an eye on the training news for dates and information near the end of the year.

 

The Team L to R: Frans, Rochelle, Michelle, Jonas

First Aid Course
We have been able to secure a new date for First Aid.
Sunday 15th May  9 am – 3 pm.
If you are interested, please register with the below link
https://www.rmys.com.au/first-aid-courses/

Schools

The word is getting out fast that RMYS is the place to sail. Yet another school and a scout group are looking at coming down during March, confirmation of dates and times are in progress, but they will be here; it’s a great way to show the public what we offer.