Day: 7 July 2026

Hi Skippers,
We had a chilly afternoon with 10 -18 knot SW to SE winds. At least the sun was out. Chairs were getting blown over during the gusts. The 10 skippers were joined by Andrew Wilson ( Buoybot creator ) from Brisbane. It was nice to have Andrew sailing with us with his VISS IOM. He won the day but his results have been removed from the Club results.
Doug Turner # 82 managed to combine the 1st and 2nd half of the day and won the day with 18 points. Great sailing !! Geoff Morris was showing off his Cockatoo IOM and won 3 races with great judgement and speed. This got him into 2nd place.
I think all skippers had moments of brilliance and moments of diaster.
Congrats to the place getters;
1st Doug Turner #82 18 points
2nd Geoff Morris #96 31 points
3rd Simon Kellett #141 31 points ( on countback)

Full sailscores results below:
https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-annual-club-handicap-championships-jul-07

Thanks to John Halloran and Bill Heritage for scoring and running the start box. Great job and much appreciated!
We ended up with a Buoybot #8 thanks to Andrew which was used at the top mark as an offset.
Thanks for the team effort on packing up the buoybots and trailer.
See you all on Saturday for Meter Cup Scratch / H’cap racing.
Happy sailing,
Simon K

Hi Skippers
Only 8 boats on the water including Andrew Young, a visitor from Gladstone who sailed the Clubs DF65. A variety of rigs were used initially including one A+ but most changed to B rigs after a couple of races as being the most suitable choice.
A fickle SSW / S wind kept skippers busy in a competitive field – interesting to see 5 different race winners & only 3 points separating 2nd to 5th place.
Results :

Check out todays scores : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/df65-club-handicap-championships-jul-07
Visitor Andrew Young’s results are not shown – he ended up with 37 points which would place him 6th.
Cumulative score for this series : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/2026-df65-club-handicap-championships
Highlight of the day : goes to Richard Brady with his new pink #43 for 5 race wins & overall winner for the morning on 18 points.

Many thanks to Brian Wiley for scoring & RO duties this morning.
Next session : Saturday 11th July – next round of our DF65 Revolution Cup ( 5 Scratch & 5 Handicap )
Have a fun week.
Cheers
Mark

Mark Lewis
Secretary / DF65 Coordinator
Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club Inc
0424 787 884