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Laser stacking trolley
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Boat Storage
Management Committee, Friday, 5 February 2010Boat Storage
As announced at the Annual General Meeting at the start of the season, the management committee is reviewing the criteria for allowing boats to be stored under the club.
At the meeting it was announced that boats need to sail a minimum of 50% of races for the season, in order to remain stored under the club. We have many requests to accommodate more boats under the club and feel it is only fair and in the interests of promoting sailing on the river to make sure that any boats stored are regularly used in club events.
The management committee is considering buying a number of the stackable Laser trolleys so that more boats can be stored under the clubhouse, and can be moved more easily. If this proposal goes ahead, we will be asking Laser sailors who want to store their boat to remove their own launching dolly (and road trailer) from the club, and to store their Laser on one of the club-owned trolleys.
The storage fee for your boat will also be separated next year from the nomination fee for sailing each race. We estimate that we will able to store as many as six extra Lasers under the club which should further improve the fleet numbers through the year.
Any Laser sailors interested in storing their boat at the club should register their interest with one of the committee members, Peter Fell is the Laser representative on the committee.
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Sabot Nationals at Gosford
Steve Geck, Thursday, 21 January 2010Sabot Nationals at Gosford
The biggest ever team of junior BSS sailors participated in 46th National Sabot Title held at the Gosford Sailing Club.
Our sailors did the club proud with some very good results. It was a magnificent sight to watch over 100 1ups on the start line in the invitation race and there was over 50 youngsters sailing 2up sabots to make it the biggest junior regatta in Australia. In the sabot week 2ups, there was a BSS quinella with Steph and Ben winning a see-saw battle from Hugo and Anton. The daily battle between these two boats was a pleasure to watch and the competition has sharpened their reflexes for the rest of the season.
In the sabot week 1ups, Nick had a terrific regatta to finish in a clear second place, Liam improved throughout the regatta to finish 10th and Elijah was hoping for heavier conditions finishing 24th. They helped a very strong SQSA team win the teams event with 8 SQSA boats finishing in the top 12.
Competition in the 1up nationals was cut-throat and will be a springboard to bigger and better things next year. Lachie was the best placed 1up coming 17th and showed what he could do by finishing 2nd in the last heat. Ed, Trevor, Alex and Natalie all finished in the top half of the fleet and Frazer finished 42nd which was still a very good effort in his first year of 1up. Our young 2up sailors did particularly well with Nicole & Jack, Maggie & Christina, Xanthe & Hanne helped win the teams event for SQSA. Lily & Carlton showed just how strong our local fleet is by coming runner up in the national title and winning 3 heats.
I would also like to congratulate Dave Eutick for being elected National President of the ANSC. When you consider the support our young sailors get from the club and parents like Shane Koreman who is the President of SQSA, it should be no surprise that more sailors from BSS attended a national junior championship this year than any other sailing club in Queensland. That is an achievement we should all be proud of.
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Sabot start |
Sabot Nationals |
Sabot Nationals |
Sabot Nationals |
Sabot awards ceremony |
leisure time at the Sabot Nats |
SQSA Team |
Speech Time |
happy winners! |
SQSA Team |
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Rescue Boat launching
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New Rescue Boat 'Bessie Thorburn' launched
Peter Fell, Thursday, 8 October 2009Launching of new Rescue Boat
The new Rescue Boat "Bessie Thorburn" was launched on the 26th of September and christened by the local State Member of Parliament, Ms Di Farmer.
A large contingent from the extended Thorburn family was on hand to witness the event, with the name of the new boat honouring the matriarch of the Thorburn family who was an outstanding member of the club and womens committee for over fifty years.
The boat was able to be purchased with the aid of a grant from the Community Gambling Benefit Fund, after tireless work from Greg Morrison in the application for funding.
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March 14th 2009
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FourThree takes out Short Course title
William Thorburn, Sunday, 15 March 2009FourThree wins the SE Qld Short Course 16 Ft Skiff Titles
Helmed by Matt Lucas, it was a tightly fought battle between all five Skiffs to take out the title in light conditions around Bulimba Point
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