On saturday we had our famous match racing!!!! THE WESTPARK/HOBSONVILLE POINT CHANDLERY MATCH RACING REGATTA in conjunction with Hobsonville Yacht Club 22 March 2014, 10.00 start  THIS YEAR THE PRIZES WERE EVEN BIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!! Craig Torckler kindly contribute over $1000 dollars worth of prizes from top brands through out the marine industry. The match racing was once again a very popular day with eight teams entered and could not have been done without our sponsors Craig & Tanya Torckler. And also TREVOR HIGGINS will be the Sailing Officer for the day with help from Gary Matthews and friends, Bruce & Hilton who let us use Morning Glory as the committee boat. Craig Tockler and Trevor May for loaning their boats for the racing. Raynor and Eric who were the umpires for the day, and also Jonathan & Denis who took crews to and from the boats. Jos Ford who was our film maker & photographer for the day. Not forgetting Blair who once again organised the whole day! There are eight teams entered!!!!!
There was not much wind for the racing which meant it was a tricky day on the water, but this did not stop our teams being competitive... and the semi finals and finals kept the umpires busy. However there could be only one winner - congratulations to Colin Rickett and his team "Urban Cowboy"  1st Urban Cowboy 2nd Eye Spy 3rd Pants off!! 4th Far Canals All in all it was a great day at HYC with close competitive sailing, superb organisation and a fun day for everyone involved. |
Start sequence for HYCThe Class Flag goes up at five minutes before the start and remains up until the start. This is a warning flag only. The Rules of Racing (RRS) don’t kick in for another minute. It is accompanied by a sound signal. The The START: The Class Flag comes down. It is accompanied by a sound signal. You should be at or very near the starting line going fast.
OTHER FLAGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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