June 12th, 2009 by Geoffrey
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Ok, a lot of guys are sailing the GBYC regatta. So, we will be sailing on Saturday the 20th out of Simonstown Yacht Club – weather permitting. The club is pretty congested, so they have asked if we can take our boats home with us afterwards. Also, once we have offloaded, we need to move our trailers outside, out of the way.
Dave Rae will be coaching Lasers & 420’s. The idea is to sail in their vicinity, but not interfere. We will lay one or two marks & sail a few windward / leeward courses or whatever else we feel like…
Also, once again, please confirm if you will be sailing so that I know who to contact if the weather looks too rough to sail.
Kind regards,
Ian MacRobert
June 1st, 2009 by Geoffrey
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Hi All
We are still looking to sail extras out of FBYC on Tuesday 16th June (Youth Day). What I need from you guys is a yes or a no as to whether you can make it on that day or not. It is the last day of a keel boat regatta in Gordon’s Bay, so a few guys will not be able to make it as it is. If we don’t sail on the 16th, we’d like to sail on Saturday the 20th – it is also FBYC’s closing cruise. Please indicate if you can make the Saturday or not. Unfortunately, we can’t leave our boats at FBYC as space is limited, so we’ll have to trail them home with us…
Thanks!
Ian MacRobert
May 28th, 2009 by Geoffrey
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After a number of years of relative inactivity, the Extra class finally held a national championships at Zeekoei Vlei Yacht Club – and in so doing, proved that the years since the last nationals have not resulted in a dwindling of numbers.
Excellent organisation by the likes of Stephen du Toit and Ian MacRobert saw almost every local boat on the water, along with a number from Durban – resulting in an impressive 32 entries for the three day regatta shared with the 420 class.
Strong winds on day one gave way to a light wind regatta characterised by competitive, close races throughout the fleet with the leaderboard changing often, heavily contested mark roundings and no less than six different race winners. Consistency helped Gareth Blackenburg to win an impressive first position, while Ryann Collins beat Dave Rae to second by just one point. Just behind them were Stephen du Toit, Andrea Giovannini and Rick Nankin.
During the class AGM a commitment was made not to allow a return to the recent period of inactivity; the new committee is organising winter sailing in Simonstown and will be promoting specific regattas over the next year to build momentum for the next nationals. Cape sailors also plan to travel to Durban for a regatta there should their numbers grow as hoped.
Further information about these plans can be found on the new class website – www.extrasailing.com – and the committee can be contacted for help in getting involved in the class.
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This report was written for Sailing magazine.
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