WEDNESDAY NIGHT 25 November 2015

Initially ones thinking was that the race would be blown out, with strong winds throughout the day in Cape Town.. even at arrival in the port area there were strong winds, but at the yacht club, all was well.. So racing took place. Conditions were near perfect, with a nice strong breeze topping out a few times in the mid twenties, but with very flat water making for easy sailing. Getting a good clear start and holding this for the first leg to Paarden Island, then downwind to Milnerton with the jib poled out.. Initially doing well, but the boats behind caught up with fresh breeze, fortunately a good mark rounding on the inside allowed us to control the rest of the race with a upwind sail to harken mark with us rounding to starboard while the class one boats were rounding to port, not exactly what one expects on a race course....... then off to the finish. Overall Yolo won her class.. Aboard were: Dale, Ian, Sieger, Shane and Cath. All well aboard.

WED NITE RACE 11 November 2015

Nice weather.. with a SSW blowing between 12-knots.. with a flat sea. Yolo got a ace start and sailed together with the class 1 boats.. only to realize they were going to a different mark, so had to find a gap to work to leeward.. not exactly safe when there are 50 footers nearby.. once around the mark.. pole up and a downwind sail to Milnerton, the boats behind making ground in the puffs... nice gybe at Milnerton and a fetch to a laid mark followed by a beat to Harken mark which was quite interesting with a few wind shifts.. and one of our opposition making ground, which we had to cover. in the end, we won the race. Aboard were: Dale, Ian, Sieger, Shane, Cath.

IRC NATIONALS 6,7,8 Nov

THis regatta turned out not to be one for YOLO.. with the IRC class breakdown different with the previous year.. this year grouping the smaller lesser powered boats with much bigger boats.. it became evident with the big gaps that formed... together with the very light conditions which don't bode well for YOLO... Notwithstanding this, the YOLO team were positive throughout, giving of their best.. Boat handling was good, tactics were good.. but the conditions did not suit.
Aboard were: Dale, Ian, Sieger, Shane, Cath, Ryno, JC with Mark Substituting

for Ryno on the Saturday.