SMYRC Racing Results

STIRLING MARBLEHEAD YACHT RACING CLUB Inc.

Woorabinda Lake - Stirling South Australia

Racing and Results

General Program

The Club Sailing Program for the next year commences late April with club events starting promptly at 10:30 AM last race to finish before 2:30 pm

Sailing will be conducted at Woorabinda Lake, Mabel St Stirling

Sailing every Wednesday with handicap racing on the last Wed of the month and Championship Racing on the other days. The club also runs a match racing event in early December and an Interclub event late September. We break for Christmas for 3 weeks.

Social sailing is available to members every Sunday morning 8.00 to 12.00am

All state events can be seen on the SARYA web site

Visitors are most welcome to come along and join in the fun.

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Results (for past few weeks in detail - see below for all results)

Mal helped Duncan with his electronics before racing commenced. They are all sorted now. Dave N brought his son along and he had a great time sailing the club boat. It was the closest racing ever today and all the boats would have fitted on a plate. It was something spectacular to see. School holidays brought out many spectators, children, grand parents and couples some of whom made comments on how they were enjoying the racing on the lake. It made for a great atmosphere. Next week is handicap day with a BBQ for lunch. Bring along your $3.50. Slight increase because of costs. 5 weeks to the AGM to be held at the Bridgewater Hotel on Thursday MAY 29th at 6.00pm.Please let me know if you are coming. Need to know numbers!! Steve

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Apr 23 2025 (Race 35 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 CASTON Steve 26 12 3 9 1 1 1 3 2 2 2

2 KNIGHTS David 63 19 5 14 2 3 5 2 3 3 1

3 LYKKE John 72 24 5 19 4 2 3 1 5 5 4

4 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 35 10 25 dns 4 2 4 4 1 dns

5 MORRIS Wayne 70 43 10 33 dns dns dns 5 1 4 3

6 NICOLSON Jason 68 40 7 33 5 7 4 6 7 6 5

7 NICOLSON Dave 27 48 10 38 dns 5 7 7 6 7 6

8 GERRARD Jeff 78 56 11 45 3 6 6 dnf dns dns dns

9 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 62 10 52 dns 8 8 8 8 dnf dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 10

It was a better day this week with a light breeze and the occasional gust. With 10 boats on the "water" , it was a good sign for the club's continuing progress with the return of the new sailors David and Bernie. Well done! Ben spent time with Duncan setting up his new transmitter and receiver with some success. Now to racing with 5 different skippers taking line honours. But the rest of the skippers had a battle pushing each other in close quarters to be the next over the line. David K was the only rescue required by dingy because his boat ran out of power. Our AGM is coming up soon. Only 6 weeks away on Thursday 29th May at 6.00 pm at the Bridgewater Hotel. Partners are also more than welcome. So please take note of the date and keep it free. Please confirm your attendance for the final numbers, with Steve by Wednesday the 21st May.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Apr 16 2025 (Race 34 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 CSTON Steve 26 26 11 15 4 4 3 1 1 4 7 1 1

2 LAST Rob 73 30 11 19 1 3 2 5 4 6 2 3 4

3 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 46 22 24 3 1 1 3 2 3 dns dns dns

4 MORRIS Wayne 70 48 22 26 dns dns dns 4 3 1 3 2 2

5 NICOLSON David 64 51 15 36 5 7 5 8 6 7 4 4 5

6 KNIGHTS David 63 61 22 39 dns 2 6 7 7 5 1 dnf dnf

7 UNKNOWN David & Bernie 68 63 18 45 6 6 7 9 9 8 6 6 6

8 GERRARD Jeff 78 69 22 47 2 5 4 6 8 dns dns dns 11

9 MORRIS Ben 18 75 22 53 dns dns dns 2 5 2 dns dns dns

10 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 79 22 57 dns dns dns dns dns dns 5 5 3

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 11

Results for Wednesday 9th April.rain! Well more like drizzle. So up went our marquee. It is always so good to have the comfort of dry sailing conditions. Race 1 turned out to be no race at all because there was no wind. Then disaster struck when Rob lost rudder control and floated off into the reeds, and Mal ended up there too. Geoff had problems causing him to snag other yachts and Dave N had to wade into the lake to retrieve his yacht which was stuck in the mud, even with a short keel. Out came the rescue boat which in the end was of no use because it had problems with the drive shaft. The dingy saved the day. The rest of the yachts just floated around while this was all happening. So that was the first race which was abandoned and the last for the day. We decided to call the whole day a non event. I can't ever remember a day like this happening before.

Good days racing with multiple winners. Two potential new members had a sail, welcome Bernie and David. Rob had steerage problems, these always seem to happen to him when he is in a good position in tbe race. Weather was good. What can l say a good day was had by all. (Report by David K)

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Apr 2 2025 (Race 32 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 MORRIS Wayne 70 24 9 15 dns 5 2 3 3 1 1

2 KNIGHTS David 63 22 5 17 3 1 5 5 2 3 3

3 LYKKE John 72 26 6 20 5 6 4 6 1 2 2

4 NICOLSON Dave 27 26 5 21 4 4 3 2 5 4 4

5 MORRIS Ben 18 32 9 23 1 2 1 1 dns dns dns

6 LAST Rob 73 45 9 36 2 3 dns 4 dns dns dns

7 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 58 9 49 dnf 7 6 dnf dns dns dns

8 GERRARD Jeff 78 59 9 50 6 8 dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 9

For our Handicap Day this month we experienced light winds with regular wind direct changes making it challenging. Ducan's sailing is improving this week, he completed all ten races. Mal tried out his new short fin with a 1kg lighter bulb, requiring a few adjustments to handle the new setup.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Mar 26 2025 (Race 9 in All Classes Handicap)

Place Names Sail No Class Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 M 24 9 15 2 4 5 2 1 4 1 2 2 1

2 LAST Rob 73 M 24.5 7.5 17 1 2 3 3 3 2 3.5 4 1 2

3 NICOLSON Dave 27 M 29 10 19 3 5 1 5 2 3 2 1 4 3

4 LYKKE John 72 M 28.5 8 20.5 4 3 2 1 4 1 3.5 3 3 4

5 GERRARD Jeff 78 M 54 14 40 5 1 4 4 5 dns dns dns dns dns

6 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 M 55 12 43 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 7

A day of lots of "groundings" when launching and retrieving, not to mention the hang-ups from the sunken trees as the lake keeps on receding. Mal is back on track with the F6 problem almost sorted thanks to help from Allan Gold. The day went well and we started on time for a change with everyone smiling. Close racing all day with 4 wide rounding the last mark and then finishing within millimeters of each other across the line, for most races in the afternoon.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Mar 19 2025 (Race 31 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 CASTON Steve 26 30 15 15 dnf 3 1 2 3 5 1 1 2 1 1

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 49 17 32 4 6 2 7 dnf 6 2 2 3 3 4

3 MORRIS Wayne 70 56 20 36 dns dns dns 6 2 2 4 4 4 2 2

4 KNIGHTS David 63 59 20 39 1 2 3 3 4 7 3 dnf 6 dnf dns

5 LAST Rob 73 61 20 41 dns 5 4 4 6 1 dnf 6 1 4 dnf

6 NICOLSON Dave 27 56 13 43 5 7 5 5 5 4 6 5 5 6 3

7 MORRIS Ben 18 64 20 44 2 1 6 1 1 3 dns dns dns dns dns

8 LYKKE John 72 62 16 46 3 4 7 8 7 8 5 3 7 5 5

9 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 104 20 84 6 dns 8 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 10

"Duncan's boat," well, it is slowly coming together. The biggest surprise though, was that the lake definitely looks more like a pond, and not the lake that we are use to. Hopefully it will rain again, and soon.

Mal has had a bit of bad luck with his new F6 which is having all sorts of problems and the list is getting longer. Hopefully it will be back in top condition soon, when it is all sorted. "Keep up the good work Mal". Racing commenced on time, well all most. The majority of skippers enjoyed the light conditions, but the occasional gusts did frustrate everyone. At lunch we discussed the details of our up and coming AGM. It was decided to make a tentative booking for May 29th at 6.00pm at the Bridgewater Hotel for all members and their partners.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Mar 12 2025 (Race 30 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 CASTON Steve 26 15 5 10 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 22 8 14 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 5 1

3 MORRIS Wayne 70 43 16 27 dns dns 1 6 4 2 3 4 3 4

4 LYKKE John 72 37 9 28 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 5

5 LAST Rob 73 45 11 34 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 2 3

6 GERRARD Jeff 78 64 16 48 5 3 5 3 dnf dns dns dns dns dns

7 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 72 16 56 6 6 7 7 6 dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 8

Duncan's boat needed more work sorting out the electrical problems   caused by the extensive water damage and lack of maintenance done on the boat to solve it's many problems. So Mal assisted by Steve, set to work. Firstly the other A rig needed to be fixed so a sail set could be achieved. Then the rudder servo which was not working because all the points of contact terminals were corroded by the moisture in the boat. Ben came to the rescue with a new extension lead from receiver to servo and "bingo", everything worked.

So sailing started late and not before Dave N with wellies on, cleared a trench for launching and retrieving boats from the ramp because the level of the lake had receded even more. This also caused lots of problems with the boats grounding. Huge gusts saw boats out of control, in the reeds, and hooked on buoys. Needless to say that it was a very eventful day. Looking forward to next week's challenges.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Mar 5 2025 (Race 29 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 CASTON Steve 26 17 4 13 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 48 20 28 dns 3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 dnf dns

3 LAST Rob 73 46 15 31 6 7 8 5 3 2 5 3 3 3 1

4 NICOLSON Dave 27 47 12 35 3 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 3

5 LYKKE John 72 72 20 52 7 dns 4 7 4 7 3 5 5 dns dns

6 MORRIS Ben 18 75 20 55 1 1 1 2 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

7 KNIGHTS David 63 83 20 63 4 5 5 4 dnf 5 dnf dns dns dns dns

8 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 93 20 73 dns dns dns 9 6 6 6 6 dnf dns dns

9 MORRIS Wayne 70 94 20 74 5 4 7 8 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 10

It was an eventful day for Steve because he sailed for the first time using his newly acquired short keel with remarkable results. Well done. Mal is still waiting for his short keel and hopefully it should be arriving soon. After having a tasty hamburger for lunch we were back into it but with a diminished fleet because Wayne's boat filled up with water after a disastrous launch which left it with a split in the hull by the transom. It was a long day with 15 races completed by only 2 skippers in the end. And the lake is getting lower and lower. We might have a beach party next week so bring your thongs and umbrellas.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Feb 26 2025 (Race 8 in All Classes Handicap)

Place Names Sail No Class Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 CASTON Steve 26 M 28 7 21 1 2 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2

2 NICOLSON Dave 27 M 31 9 22 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1

3 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 M 55 12 43 3 5 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 dns dns dns dns dns

4 MORRIS Ben 18 M 75 12 63 4 4 2 2 3 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

5 MORRIS Wayne 70 M 83 12 71 dns 3 5 3 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 6

An early start to the day with the launch of Duncan's boat, which has had all the leaks fixed thanks to Allan Gold. Mal, Dave N and Steve set the rig up for Duncan and came to the decision that one of the A Rigs that he used was an absolute wreck and needed to be binned. Next week we will try the other one, hopefully with much more success. Dave K packed it in after his first race and helped Duncan sail for the rest of the day. Well done Dave K. We also had 2 members from the Adelaide Hills Council arrive to discuss the new pontoon for launching and retrieving our boats from, that they are going to build for the club which will be a huge improvement on what we are using now. Thanks guys. The lake is getting very low and it has become difficult for long keeled boats because they are getting stuck in the mud. Well, we have to take the good with the bad. Next week is handicap day with a BBQ for lunch which is always welcomed.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Feb 19 2025 (Race 28 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 CASTON Steve 26 18 5 13 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 30 15 15 3 6 3 dns 1 3 1 1 1 2

3 LAST Rob 73 34 9 25 4 2 4 3 4 2 3 5 3 4

4 NICOLSON Dave 27 39 11 28 6 5 5 2 3 4 4 3 4 3

5 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 65 18 47 dns dns dns dns 5 5 5 4 5 5

6 MORRIS Ben 18 66 18 48 1 1 1 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

7 GERRARD Jeff 78 83 18 65 7 4 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

8 KNIGHTS David 63 86 18 68 5 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 9

The Stirling Marblehead Yacht Club is going gangbusters. 9 skippers on the lake with 8 competing and 1 skipper our newest member Duncan learning the "ropes". At the end of the day Dave N ended up in the reeds so out came the rescue boat. After retrieving it we had a few issues and the rescue boat came to grief. Then the club boat rescued the rescue boat. Not sure what happened with Dave K's boat but there was a problem with it somewhere. Mal had a blitzing day and maybe a drogue needs to be attached to his boat because he won 7 out of 11 races. Mal has set the bar so high and laid down the challenge. We are all looking forward to handicap day.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Feb 5 2025 (Race 27 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 18 6 12 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1

2 CASTON Steve 26 36 13 23 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 dnf 3

3 MORRIS Ben 18 47 18 29 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 dns dns dns

4 LYKKE John 72 49 15 34 4 4 5 3 4 6 dnf 2 5 2 5

5 MORRIS Wayne 70 63 18 45 dns dns dns dns dns 1 4 6 2 3 2

6 KNIGHTS David 63 66 18 48 dns dns 4 dnf dns 5 5 4 4 4 4

7 NICOLSON Dave 27 70 18 52 6 5 7 4 6 7 6 dns 6 5 dnf

8 GERRARD Jeff 78 79 18 61 5 6 6 6 5 8 7 dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 9

It was Duncan's first attempt at sailing today. Steve didn't compete because he assisted Duncan in familiarising himself with the course, the rules and keeping the boat in the right direction. We were all very surprised when, at the end of the day in race 9, Duncan came first. Well done. Ben dropped in and had a race using Mal's boat (impressive yacht!- BenM). And steak and onion sandwiches for lunch topped it all. Thanks David K. What more could a person ask for. Ticks all round for a perfect day at the lake.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Jan 29 2025 (Race 7 in All Classes Handicap)

Place Names Sail No Class Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 NICOLSON Dave 27 M 22 7 15 2 1 4 2 3 3 1 2 2 2

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 M 27 8 19 4 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 3 4

3 LYKKE John 72 M 31 10 21 3 3 2 5 4 5 2 1 5 1

4 MORRIS Wayne 70 M 38 14 24 dns dns 3 4 1 2 4 3 4 3

5 KIRKLEY Duncan 68 M 47 12 35 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 1 5

6 GERRARD Jeff 78 M 52 14 38 1 4 6 1 5 dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 7

A rigs/long keels, A rigs/ short keels, B rigs/ long keels, B rigs/ short keels. Take a lucky dip. That's how the day went. Mal was uncatchable using his long keel and B rig for the first 5 races but then his rudder servo failed and so that bought him to an unwelcomed halt. All in all a day of fast racing and there was still enough water in the pond to keep us afloat on the course. Next week handicap day with a BBQ.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Jan 22 2025 (Race 26 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 CASTON Steve 26 30 8 22 2 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 2

2 MORRIS Wayne 70 49 14 35 dns dns dns 3 4 3 1 2 4 2 2 3 4

3 LAST Rob 73 48 12 36 5 5 4 6 6 2 4 4 5 4 1 1 1

4 KNIGHTS David 63 50 14 36 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 5 2 5 dns dns dns

5 NICOLSON Dave 27 52 10 42 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 3

6 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 61 14 47 1 1 1 1 1 dnf dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 7

A frustrating day of incidents 4 rescues 3 from reeds and 1 from 2 boats linked together plus 2 boat stuck in shallow water with weed tangled around the bulb. Rob was frustrated trying to improve his performance handling the windy conditions, Dave even tried his C2 rig.     We manage to repair Jeff's rudder on his boat after his tangle with John caused by a strong gust of wind. Duncan only had 2 races under guides of Marty.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Jan 15 2025 (Race 25 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 COCKSHELL Malcom 68 19 10 9 dns 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1

2 LYKKE John 72 24 11 13 1 2 2 3 dns 3 1 1 4

3 LAST Rob 73 30 12 18 dns 3 3 5 2 2 2 4 2

4 GERRARD Jeff 78 35 14 21 2 4 4 2 dns dns 4 2 3

5 NICOLSON Dave 27 41 12 29 3 dnf 5 4 3 4 5 5 5

6 KIRKLEY Duncan 48 60 14 46 4 dnf dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 7

Light winds made it challenging however Rob Last sailing 73 managed the condition to be the best on the day.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Jan 8 2025 (Race 24 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 LAST Rob 73 16 6 10 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 3

2 COCKSHELL Malcom 68 22 7 15 3 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 1

3 NICOLSON Dave 27 24 8 16 4 3 4 2 2 3 1 3 2

4 MORRIS Ben 18 40 12 28 1 1 2 dns dns dns dns dns dns

5 BECKER Michael 76 50 12 38 dns dns dns 4 4 dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 6

Well that's it for sailing for 2024. The day brought a few headaches for some. Rob had trouble with the buoys down at the far end of the course and finally his boat got hung up on one. John's winch gave up after the third race and David K had winch trouble as well but got it sorted for a while before the problem returned. With very light wind conditions we still managed 11 races. Next Wednesday the 18th December is our CHRISTMAS BREAKUP at the Bridgewater Inn at 12.00 noon. All booked so this is the last reminder. Hope to see you all there.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Dec 11 2024 (Race 23 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 MORRIS Wayne 70 27 12 15 dns 3 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 1

2 CASTON Steve 26 29 8 21 1 4 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 2

3 NICOLSON Dave 27 36 10 26 2 5 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 3 3

4 LAST Rob 73 50 16 34 dns 2 5 5 4 3 2 1 4 dnf dns

5 KNIGHTS David 63 53 16 37 3 1 4 1 3 1 dnf dns dns dns dns

6 LYKKE John 72 81 16 65 5 6 6 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

7 BECKER Michael 76 82 16 66 4 7 7 dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 8

Despite the holes in the wind there was enough to get some exciting and close racing. David found the trip down the hill took a little longer than it used to to get the correct keel. Jeff nearly made a dinghy recovery necessary but skillfully extracted his yacht from the reeds. Michael was very pleased with his effort in the first race and was right up the front throughout the race - just wait till next time was his warning!

One more Wednesday of sailing before our Christmas lunch and break up for 2024.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Dec 4 2024 (Race 22 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 LYKKE John 72 37 10 27 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 2

2 KNIGHTS David 63 47 16 31 dns dns 1 6 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 dnf

3 MORRIS Wayne 70 48 16 32 dns dns dns 4 2 dnf 2 1 2 1 3 1

4 NICOLSON Dave 27 42 10 32 5 2 3 3 5 4 4 2 4 3 4 3

5 MORRIS Ben 18 55 16 39 1 1 2 1 1 1 dns dns dns dns dns dns

6 GERRARD Jeff 78 72 16 56 3 4 4 2 6 5 dns dns dns dns dns dns

7 BECKER Michael 76 92 16 76 4 dnf dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 8

Wind! There was enough wind today to last for the next two weeks of sailing. It was wild! Yes that's right. Only two more sailing days before our Christmas breakup
on Wednesday December 18th at the Bridgewater Inn at 12.00 noon. We will decide on that day the return date for 2025 (3 or 4 weeks). That is the question to be answered and voted on. The choice is yours. Thanks Dave K for the last BBQ for 2024.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Nov 27 2024 (Race 6 in All Classes Handicap)

Place Names Sail No Class Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 NICOLSON Dave 27 M 21 9 12 2 1 1 3 5 1 4 3 1

2 CASTON Steve 26 M 22 9 13 1 2 3 5 1 3 2 1 4

3 LYKKE John 72 M 26 9 17 3 3 5 2 2 2 3 4 2

4 COCKSHELL Malcom 68 M 30 8 22 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 2 3

5 GERRARD Jeff 78 M 42 12 30 dnf dnf 2 1 3 dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 6

Wow! What a day! Perfect conditions and a great turnout of skippers who were all searching for the perfect wind which was challenging at the best of times. One minute it was there and then it was gone. Well I suppose that it is typical of the lake conditions at Stirling. Next week will be the last handicap event and the last BBQ for the year. See you there.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Nov 20 2024 (Race 21 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 28 13 15 2 6 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 7

2 CASTON Steve 26 28 11 17 4 2 4 5 6 1 1 2 2 1

3 MORRIS Wayne 70 46 18 28 dns 4 1 4 1 3 7 6 6 3

4 KNIGHTS David 63 52.5 19 33.5 11 5 6 3 5 8 6 3 3.5 2

5 MORRIS Ben 18 57 22 35 1 1 3 2 2 4 dns dns dns dns

6 NICOLSON Dave 27 54 15 39 3 3 5 8 7 7 4 7 5 5

7 LYKKE John 72 54.5 15 39.5 5 8 7 6 4 5 5 5 3.5 6

8 LAST Rob 73 65 20 45 6 dns 9 7 9 6 2 4 7 4

9 GERRARD Jeff 78 94 22 72 7 7 8 9 8 dns dns dns dns dns

10 BECKER Michael 76 105 22 83 8 9 dnf dnf dns dns dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 11

Yes Rob's mate Mike did turn up to sail his boat this week. And Rob' s day started with his new boat having a problem which after much discussion between us all and a lot of hull banging which   didn't work, the saga continued with Mal trying his best to assist as it was his old F3. But with no success. So Rob will work on it during the week ready for sailing next Wednesday. Now to sailing. We started with 10 skippers and ended with 5 finishing the day's events. The lake is getting shallower by the week so gumboots are required for launching the long keeled yachts until the ramp is totally exposed and dry. Hope to see everyone next week with all problems sorted. Remember that there is only 4 racing days left before our Christmas break. So let's make the most of them to end the year on a high.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Nov 13 2024 (Race 20 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 ELKSON Randy 156 19 6 13 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3

2 CASTON Steve 26 34 11 23 3 4 3 2 5 6 3 5 1 1 1

3 MORRIS Wayne 70 50 18 32 dns dns 4 3 1 5 6 4 3 4 2

4 KNIGHTS David 63 46 10 36 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5

5 NICOLSON Dave 27 53 15 38 5 5 6 6 6 dnf 2 2 5 3 4

6 MORRIS Ben 18 63 18 45 2 1 1 4 7 3 dns ret ret ret ret

7 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 77 18 59 7 7 dns dns 2 2 5 ret ret ret ret

8 GERRARD Jeff 78 86 18 68 6 6 7 7 8 7 dns ret ret ret ret

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 9

The day started off as a working bee with Malcolm coming totally organised with a rake, waders and so we started to clean the edge of the lake of weeds rocks, branches and sunken logs. So the day's racing started later and 7 races was all we could fit in. We also required the use of the rescue boat for 2 recoveries. Rob brought a friend who came along and sailed the club boat. There is a good chance we might possibly acquire a new member. Don't forget, 18th December is the Christmas breakup at the Bridgewater Inn at 12.00. Put it in your diary.

Stirling Marblehead Yacht Racing Club - Wed Nov 6 2024 (Race 19 in M Club Championship)

Place Names Sail No Points Dis - cards Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 COCKSHELL Malcom 54 16 4 12 4 2 1 2 4 2 1

2 MORRIS Wayne 70 23 7 16 7 3 3 1 6 1 2

3 LAST Rob 73 22 5 17 3 1 4 3 1 5 5

4 CASTON Steve 26 27 6 21 1 4 2 5 5 6 4

5 NICOLSON Dave 27 32 6 26 6 5 6 6 3 3 3

6 KNIGHTS David 63 36 8 28 2 dnf dnf 4 2 4 dnf

7 GERRARD Jeff 78 48 8 40 5 6 5 dns dns dns dns

Underlined values are discards. Score for dns, dnf etc ~ 8

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Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved

Woorabinda Cup Match racing

2023-24 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Randy Elkson

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Mal Cockshell

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Rob Last

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Wayne Morris

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Not sailed

2022-23 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Not awarded

Commodores Cup Best overall performance David Knights

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mal Cockshell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Dave Nicolson

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Not sailed

2021-22 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Not awarded

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Grant Murray

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap John Lykke

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Grant Murray

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Grant Murray

2020-21 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Randy Elkson

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Dave Nicolson

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Dave Nicolson

Woorabinda Cup Match racing not sailed

2019-20 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Grant Taylor

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mal Cockshell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved John Lykke

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Ben Morris

2018-19 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Not Awarded

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mal Cockshell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved John Lykke

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Ben Morris

2017-18 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Not Awarded

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mark Bunnell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Wayne Morris

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Ben Morris

2016-17 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Bob Whitehead

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mark Bunnell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Phil Wollaston

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Ben Morris

2015-16 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Ben Morris

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Mal Cockshell

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Rod Marshall

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Phillip Levi

2014-15 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Not awarded

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Jeff Gerrard

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Ian Smallacombe

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Phillip Levi

2013-14 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Wayne Morris

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Jeff Gerrard

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Mal Cockshell

Woorabinda Cup Match racing David Knights

2012-13 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Adrian van den Bok

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Phillip Levi

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Phil Wollaston

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Adrian van den Bok

Woorabinda Cup Match racing David Knights

2011-12 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Ian Smallacombe

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Jeff Gerrard

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Phil Wollaston

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Phillip Levi

2010-11 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Malcom Cockshell

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap Wayne Morris

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Malcom Cockshell

Woorabinda Cup Match racing David Knights

2009-10 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy Alan Gold

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap David Knights

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Wayne Morris

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Steve Casten

2008-9 trophy winners

Burgess Trophy Constructors trophy David Knights

Commodores Cup Best overall performance Ben Morris

Handicap Trophy Best on Handicap David Knights

Vice Commodores Trophy Most improved Jeff Gerrard

Woorabinda Cup Match racing Wayne Morris

2008 Interclub challenges

2007 Interclub Challenge at Woorabinda

Last Updated 24/04/2025