Sailing Results

DF95 Club Championships Rd3 - Scratch - 16 August 2025

Another spectacular Brisbane winter's day at the lake yesterday with not a cloud in the sky, a mild 21 degrees and a good breeze.  

I will start with a welcome to our two visitors yesterday Hank Beyer and David Brunsdon from Coomera. It was a pleasure to have you both sailing with us and can't wait to see you again during the next DF95 day.  There were rumours they were scoping out the competition for the upcoming interclub event in September but as you will see in the results with them taking out Second and Third place, I feel there will be stiff competition between the clubs in the coming months.  

I would also like to thank Philip for volunteering to tow the trailer yesterday, very much appreciated and thank you also to John Maccartney. John is one of our DF65 skippers who popped down to watch and ended up as scorer and started for the afternoon.  John also had a sail during one of the races and he now seems very keen on sailing a DF95 and I am sure we will see him soon on the water with his own boat.  

The day's sailing was excellent with the fleet of 9 skippers showing good skills in conditions that started in mid A rig winds but started to lighten in the afternoon.  13 races were completed and although everyone was keen to continue, the day was called as the winds dropped and it became a drifting event to see who could get their boat to the wall the fastest.

In the end, the results were very close for the top three, with myself and Hank finishing on equal 30 points with Hank losing on countback (not scorer's privilege).  David took third place on 34 points with Warren in 4th on 38 points. 

Next weekend will be Round 3 for DF65 Club Championships (scratch) with the usual start time and I hope everyone has a great week.

DF65 Club Championship Rd3 - Scratch results 12 July 2025

Rd3 of the DF65 Club Championships (scratch) was held yesterday afternoon with 13 skippers coming down to the lake for a great afternoon of sailing and friendly banter.

The first 3 races were sailed in conditions that were considered just above calm with a "slight gust" sometimes separating the fleet by over a leg while other times had the trailing boat gently move through the whole feet from last to 1st before stopping again and painfully watching boats do the same to them soon after.  The breeze quickly set in for the rest of the afternoon with 12 races able to be completed in a consistent south-easterly.  Thank you Don for setting a great course with no changes needed all afternoon and thank you everyone for assisting with recording of the score sheet.  

Based on the results, there were skippers who definitely mastered the day's conditions with Gary taking out 1st spot with 22 points and 6 wins from the 12 races, congratulations Gary.  Warren was second (30 points) with a very consistent day; with only 1 win but finished in the top-5 in all but 2 races.  Russell took out third spot on countback from Terry with both finishing with 43 points.  

Today's results have caused some movements in the overall position for the Club Championships with only 3 points separating myself, Gary, Russell and Warren with Terry and Don only a further 2 points behind.  With two rounds left this could all change again with each skipper able to drop one of the 5 rounds from the final scores.

DF95 Club Championship Rd3 - Handicap results

We finally had some great weather yesterday and returned to the lake for round 3 of the Club Championships for DF65's. 

The day started with a successful salvage of a DF65 that unfortunate went down on Tuesday morning during the Beginners 2 Winners; with the exception to the electronics the boat was unharmed and will sail again. Might be a good time for a reminder about checking battery hatches!

I also need to thank everyone who offered to assist with the trailer this week, always encouraging when a club has 3-4 members willing to put their hand when call like this is made.  

As for the afternoon's racing, a great north-westerly eventually set in with 12 races completed and little movement in the course required.  Due to a small electrical issue with my own boat during the afternoon I RO's a number of the later races and being an observer, I need to congratulate all skippers on the skills shown to both avoid collisions but more importantly the clear talking between everyone.  During one race we had approx. 6 boats heading to the bottom gate all at the same time with discussion around giving room and overlap happening well before the gate.   As a result, everyone rounded cleanly with no contacts. 

There were other times where the silence across the lake due to the concentration of the skippers had a number of our neighbours came out their back yards to see if we had all suddenly disappeared 🙂.  

As for the results, congratulations to David Kerr for taking out 1st place with John McCartney in second showing excellent improvement and securing his first top 3 finish this season.  The ever present Warren finished in third with Philip only 2 points behind in forth.

After 3 rounds of the Club Championships (Handicap) we now have a new DF65 leader with David Kerr now 1 point ahead of Warren and Terry Jordan sitting in 3rd by the smallest of margins (1pt) to forth. There are 6 skippers within a few of points of each other between 4th and 8th including Greg Carter, Sel, Don and Russell.  With 2 rounds left and the worst round able to be dropped by skippers anything could still happen to the placings before the end of the year.

Next weekend will be a DF95 day with the offer aways open to members if they want to have a sail of DF95, we do have a few spare boats available please contact either myself or Don.  I know Phillip can't wait, with him having purchased a 95 over a month ago but due to cancellations and bad weather has not had a chance to put in on the water, the forecast is looking good Phillip.

I hope everyone has a good week.

DF95 Club Championship Rd2 - scratch results

With a few regular skippers away and the intermittent showers keeping others home, we had 6 brave staters for today's Rd 2 of the DF95 Club Championships. The fashion requirement of the day was definitely a wet weather jacket and a cover for the transmitter.

The Southern Easterly breeze made Don's job of setting the course very simple and as per usual thank you Don for the set-up and recovery of the marks.  Gladly we did not need to do any rescues or recoveries for the day.  

With the threat of some heavy showers on the horizon, it was decided to not have a break with all 12 races completed within approx. 2hrs.  This was an excellent decision as within about 5mins of packing up, the clouds rolled in with some heavy rain hitting the area for the rest of the afternoon. 

As for the sailing, there were a number of races where the finishing leg saw boats go from 5th to 2nd and vice versa.  The day also saw the rounding marks being regularly targeted by a several skippers and although I can't recall the final count I don't think there was one race where someone wasn't doing a penalty or two for contact with a mark.

Overall, Don dominated the day with seven 1st places and 4 seconds from 12 races, finishing with a final score of 14 points.  The next three boats were lot closer with only 3 points separating 2nd (myself on 25 points), Warren in 3rd on 26 points and Terry in 4th on 28 points. Hopefully Don can keep this going for next weekend's DF95 interclub event with Coomera.

Finally, a reminder that next weekend, we are hosting Coomera Radio Sailing Club for the 1st round of this year's interclub events.  We currently have 8 DF95 skippers registered but with a spare boat still available, any members keen on having a sail please give myself or Don a call.  The day is a very casual event to gain experience in larger fleet sailing with this being the first event for a number of the Coomera skippers.  

DF65 Club Championship Rd2 - scratch results

Today's result have been a little delayed as I needed to wait for the score sheet to dry out..... Thank you Bob for shielding the sheet as best as you could while you still recorded the result during some of the heavier showers we encountered today.   I hope you eventually dried out too. Thank also to Jeremy Price, who took time out of sailing to video one of the races. I believe this is now on available on the Redland Facebook page.  

We also welcomed Owen Keates, a recently joined member who took the leap and joined his first race event, although he could not stay around for the whole afternoon,  the smile I saw on his face as he left indicated he is hooked.  

It was a good turnout today with 16 boat on the water and I think all skippers that attended today's sailing would agree that a great day was had by everyone with some good friendly sailing, great banter between skippers and the shower or two that did come through only caused minor disruptions.

The predicted South-Easterly breeze did not disappoint with the day starting with a mixture of A and B rigs.  Those who changed to a A+ rig for the last few races definitely benefited as the breeze dropped.

Results were varied as to which Rig dominated with each race result affected by the gusts and strength of the wind at particular times.   The stronger gusts around the bottom mark continued to cause some headaches all afternoon.  The depth of the Redlands fleet and improved skills of the skippers is very evident with 6 different winners in the first 6 races and even more boats at one time or another leading the fleet.

As for the results, 4th was taken out by Will on 49 points with Gary only 2 points ahead in third spot (47 points). Russell finished in second on 38 points and myself taking out the day on 21 points.

I was reminded today that the 2nd round of the DF65 Interclub is being held in conjunction with the QLD State Titles hosted by the Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club on the 24th and 25th of May.  The Interclub event is only on the Saturday results (24/5) and we would love to have one more Redlands skipper join to make sure we have a team of 5 for the interclub event with myself, Don, David Kerr and Sel currently entered.  

Finally, Redlands is also hosting the 1st round of the DF95 interclub event against Coomera Radio Yacht Club on the 17th of May, if you are not sailing and would be interesting in volunteering on the day please talk to Don or give him a call.   We also have one more spare DF95 available for any members keen on have a sail on the day.

Thank you again to everyone that attended today and have a great week.

DF95 Club Day results - 26/04/2025

When we arrived this afternoon it did not look promising with the only ripples on the lake being from lure cast by some of the locals looking to fish.  Happily, by the time the first race started at 1pm a better than expected South-Easterly breeze set in allowing for 12 races to be completed under cloudless skies and a course that allowed a few losses and gains depending on how a skippers read the shifts and gusts.  

One of our regular 65 skippers (Phillip Frahm) joined with a borrowed 95 and I feel he will soon start looking for his own boat after a great introduction to DF95's. Phillip had some promising finishes (2 seconds) and a day that could have been very different as twice I recall him going from 2nd to 6th within meters of the finish. Keep it up Phillip, I am sure the consistency will come. 

Our regular started/scorer Bob was kept busy with some very close finishing for a fleet of 7 boats and a start/finish line approx. half-way across the lake.   The comment of the day from Bob was "Who Knows!!" with his hands thrown in the air after one start where most of the fleet was definitely a little early.  At least we are being keen to be on the line and a good way to practice for the upcoming DF95 Interclub event between Coomera Radio Yacht Club and Redlands on the 17th of May.

Don won the day on 20 points and five1st place finishes.  I am sure it would not have been so close if Don did not have to miss two races due to a failed rudder servo.  Great job in only missing one race after needing to retrieve your boat in race 4.  One 1 point behind was myself and Terry Jordon took out third place on 29 points.

As mentioned above, on the 17th of May we are hosting the 1st round of the DF95 Interclub event with Coomera Radio Yacht Club.  We would love a few more Redlands skippers to attend the day and if you are interested place contact myself or Don.  Last year Coomera took out both rounds and I would love to get some revenge on home turf.   Based on the improvement in our DF95 fleet since last year, I feel winning is a very good possibility. 

Thank you finally to all the skippers for today.  I can't recall too many instances of contact during the racing and penalties were being completed when required.

Next weekend is the 2nd Round of the DF65 Club Championships (scratch racing) and I expect to have a good number of skippers vying for this prize at the end of the year. I hope everyone has a good week and see you on the water soon.

DF95 Club Day - 15 March 

We were back at the lake for a DF95 club day with sailing being a mixture of scratch and handicap races. 

I big thank you for Sel for volunteering to be the starter, scorer and RO for the day, it was appreciated by all skippers; although after being called over the line early in first three scratch races I was starting feel one of us needed new glasses (and it wasn't Sel) .  Hopefully my starts are a little better next week for the QLD Championships.

As you can see by the results, the racing was very close with David Proctor taking out 1st place with 27 points and Don 2nd only 6 behind on 33 points.  the next 5 places were decided on countback with Terry, Warren and myself finishing 3rd, 4th and 5th in that order and Mark and Greg also on equal points taking out for 6th and 7th place.  

Thank you to all skippers with everyone behaving fairly and enjoying an afternoon of sailing with some good friends and good chatter.  I can't recall many contacts throughout the day, and apart from one entanglement with the mark in the last race the rescue boat was not needed at all.

One major note to record for everyone; the committee has decided to move the start time for sailing to 1pm each Saturday with a finish planning to be around 4pm.  Reminder emails will go out during this week with next weekend being a DF65 club day but please keep this change in mind and if you have any questions please contact myself or Don.