Day: 23 June 2026

Hi Skippers,
We finally had a blue sky and sunshine afternoon but the 6 – 12 knots West to SE wind was a little chilly. 12 sailors enjoyed a very tactical afternoon of close racing. The wind shifts were massive (some 30-40 degrees ) and getting it right was very tricky.
We had a visit from Andrew Wilson the buoybot guru from Brisbane with his VISS #16. He won the day but his scores were deleted for our club sailscores results. Thanks Andrew for sailing with us and sharing your knowledge especially with the buoybots.
Working the correct shifts was key and Geoff Wilson #25 and John Halloran #83 were doing just that. Doug Turner showed great speed with his “woody” #82 and sailed into 3rd place.
Congrats to the place getters:
1st Geoff Wilson #25 18points
2nd John Halloran #83 26 points
3rd Doug Turner #82 31points

Full sailscores results below.

https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-winter-handicap-series-jun-23

Thanks to all who helped pack up the 6 buoybots and trailer.
Thanks also to Tony Silver for picking up the trailer.
Much appreciated as I needed to pick up my son from school.
Well done to those IOM skippers who sailed in the DF 95 SE QLD Regatta over the weekend. You did our club proud. Well done!
See you all on Saturday.
Happy sailing,
Simon K

Hi Skippers
14 boats on the water – 13 racing in glorious sunshine, a decent breeze albeit a bit chilly for some…no rain! 10 scratch races with 6 different race winners.

Results

Check out the results online : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/df65-club-scratch-day-jun-23. Lex O’Conner #77 from Victoria raced with us accumulating 61 points after 2 discards which would have put him 10th for the day.

Highlight of the day : has to be the long awaited return of Brian Wiley #408 missing in action for 3+ months – welcome back & well done with a 4th overall. Well done also to Owen Finlay #490 for a credible 3rd overall including a race win.

Thanks to the volunteers at our two day DF95 regatta held over the weekend – 20 boats raced with 9 from our Club…. a very successful event thanks to Class Coordinator Roger Frith & his team.

Next major event we are hosting is the 2026 IOM Australian Championships incorporating our annual Eddie Cowell IOM Regatta 19th to 23rd August – 55 entries already . If anyone would like to help out please let me know asap.
Next DF65 racing : Saturday 27th June – Scratch racing. Weather forecast looks wet 🙁but we will see.
Cheers
Mark
Mark Lewis
Secretary / DF65 Coordinator
Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club Inc
0424 787 884