RISA SA Regatta 23/24 October

This event is put on jointly between RCYC and the RISK SA magazine, predominately for the insurance and allied industry. This focus's on all boats having a percentage of those aboard from the industry. YOLO was teamed up with Altech Netstar.. and a good bunch they were too.
Friday night consisted of a normal Wed night format.. But the breeze was gusting 30 at times.. making for conservative sailing.. It was a one class start.. which had all the big boats sailing over Yolo's head... making for a frustrating leg... Once around Harken.. a comfortable downwind with the pole.. getting a good gybe at Milnerton and then off to Landfall.. on a reach.. which was a reasonable leg.. and then a beat to the finish..
Yolo came 5th in this race.
The evening was capped of with a cocktail function..

Saturday Race was in better conditions where kites were allowed. Yolo got out of the blocks nicely, but had to wait for the stb tackers to tack first.. they tend to hold on a lot longer then they needed to, costing them lots of time. Then a nice fetch to Landfall followed by a reach to a laid mark at Table View and then a beat to Landfall again. Yolo was having a great beat, till the winds went lighter and headed.. and then lost out some.. once around the mark, a nice tight reach with the kite to the finish. Yolo came 4th in this Race.

Overall a 3rd place.. and in the prizes.. yay.. Prize to be used to crew entertainment etc...
Aboard: Dale, Ian, Shane and Cath plus 4 guests from Altech Netstar.

Photo's to follow once available.