Club Racing -Saturday 20th April 2013

Regular club race and part of a series.. Wind started filling in from the South East and Yolo just made it in time for the start line as she was having her hull dived on to ensure she was clean. We had to wait for the diver to complete. Yolo got a good start and got going with speed managing to almost keep up with the faster boats.. but they were able to hold a slightly higher line.. As we were class two we woulkd be doing another course anyway.. splitting at the weather mark. Yolo got to the weather mark first in class and immediately hoisted the light kite in around 11 knots. A good downwind but Nuthr Witch was coming in slighly faster./ A good drop and gybe made up for some distance.. closing in on Number 10(the next mark) there was a wind convergance zone.. this would be where the race would be won or lost.. we managed to wend our way through the minefields of no wind onlyu stopping a few times and not for long.. round the mark and managed to find the South Easter again which had us sailing again in 11 knots.. the rest of the fleet got caught badly in the convergance zone. We were lucky to have got through it as we did.. We made up a huge lead rounded Paarden Eiland and went for the finish.. this would mean we needed to enter the convergance zone gain.. foirtunately most fo the boats were still in it, so we could see at a distance what was happening.. their wind was slowly coming through so we were able to meet it and sail onto the finish.. We had more then a full leg gap on the next boat.. Line honours and handicap.. in truth, we probbaly were very lucky to have got through the convergance zone. So not a true reflection. Aboard were: Dale and Ian. Boat performed well.

CLIFTON CRUISE Sunday, 14th April 2013

This was a club organized event. The idea being to all meet up at Clifton at midday and fun race back mid afternoon. As it was light upwind, the choice to motor to Cliftom was a logical one.. there was a fog bank just off the coast which dissuaded a few boats. Yolo made good time to Clifton and anchored in the benign conditions there. As most of the boats were more of a cruising nature Yolo motored back and watched the fun race.. Funny, some fo these cruisers are quite competitive... from around Moullie Point light there was fod till the harbour. It was a good day on the water.. Aboard were: Dale. Boat performed well.

Double Handed Race SAT 13th April 2013

Nice flat seas, with around 8-10 knots on the water. Yolo started modestly but quickly settled down and started to work the boat. Arriving second place at the weather mark just behind Neccessity. A quick hoist of the kite and Yolo was off.. Neccessity did not hoist their kite, it still took us quite some time to pass. We rounded the leeward mark in third place with Neccessity not far behind and Nuthr Whitch a few boat lenths benind them.. The breeze was light on the beat with Neccessity sailing a bit faster and closed in on the gap.. but we still managed to round the weather mark first and hoisted the kite for the finish line.. we managed to hold it to the last, with Neccessity and Nuthr Witch getting caught in lighter conditions which basically gave us the overalls on corrected time. Aboard were: Dale and Ian. Boat performed well.

SENIORS RACE 6th April 2013

Gordon Kling was the skipper.. There was a nice 14-17knot breeze with flat seas. It was a pursuit start and Yolo started well.. beating out of the start at full speed making sure her breeze was clear.. opting to duck behind some of the Starboard tackers and keep going fast all the while passing the slower boats quite quickly. She made good time to the weather mark rounded and poled out for the downwind. The rest of the fleet did not pole with some of them going a bit higher. Clean gybe at the wing mark and a race to the finish which had the wind just abaove the beam.. nice sailing but Yolo could not hold off some of the faster boats. Some fo the boats flew additional sails which were not in line with the sailing instructions but there were no protests on the water for this so was not dealth with. Yolo came 11th. Aboard were: Dale, Ian, Sieger and skipper Gordon. Boatg performed well.