Month: August 2026

Hi Skippers,
A really nice afternoon of IOM sailing for the 12 skippers with blue sky and sunshine. The breeze hovered from 3 – 5 knots from the SE and East so all skippers had to be on their toes.
We had 2 guest skippers joining us for the afternoon:
Ben Harvey #63 and Michael Bourke #01 Thanks for sailing and being a part of the afternoon. I have encouraged both to join the SCRSC so their score count in the IOM fleet.
John Halloran #83 took and early lead and hung on to win the day ahead of myself and wait for it DAN SILK #07 !!! Well done Dan !!!!!!!!
Thanks to Kim Mitchell for again scoring the afternoon and running the start box. I like the fact that his wife plays bridge and he is free. Much appreciated !!

Congrats to the place getters:
1st John Halloran #83 24 points
2nd Simon Kellett #141 26 points
3rd Dan Silk #07 28 points

Full sailscores results below:
ttps://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-annual-club-handicap-championships-aug-04

Thanks to all for the team pack up. All 5 buoybots worked perfectly and are safe in the trailer.

See you all on Saturday for Meter Cup H’cap and Scratch racing.
Happy sailing,
Simon Kellett

Hi Skippers
A beautiful sunny day, blue skies & the lake looking very picturesque – light breeze ranging from 0 knots to 3 knots and fluctuating from Westerly to SW to SE to NE … 12 boats on the water – only got in 9 races but reasonably enjoyable !

Check out the scores online : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/df65-club-handicap-championships-aug-04
Check out the series Cumulative scores : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/2026-df65-club-handicap-championships
Highlight of the Day : was consistency ! Well done to Tug Boat Phil #239 for winning the morning with 3 race wins & 7 races out of 9 in the top 3. Then Michael #45 3 points behind & Kim #42 with no wins but only one bad race coming 3rd.
We welcomed back Dave Woodmore #38 who had a day off to come sailing – work is overrated & gets in the way of hobbies !

Next Session : Saturday 8th August : DF65 Revolution Cup – 5 scratch/5 Handicap races. Check to see where you stand in this Series : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/2026-df65-revolution-cup-hybrid.

DF65 Qld State Championships : being hosted by Paradise RYC at Emerald Lakes this coming weekend 8th/9th August. An amazing 51 entries including 4 from SCRSC – Mark Burdon, Craig Wiley, Tony Silver & Nick Taylor. We wish you all a successful regatta – have fun ! Happy to give you all average points for our Saturday racing provided you come in the top 10 !!
Have a great week
Cheers
Mark
Mark Lewis
Secretary / DF65 Coordinator
Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club Inc
0424 787 884

Hi Skippers,
What a close afternoon of IOM sailing.
We had our first 3 way tie for 1st place between Doug Turner #82 , Derick Warne #97 and Phil Gray #163. Each of the skippers were tied on 19 points. It all came down to the last heat of the day. So so close !!!!
My day was over before it even started with transmitter issues but that gave me the chance to be RO for the afternoon. What an exciting afternoon with A rig conditions with the odd 15-18 knot bullet to test out all skippers. Mostly it was 8 -12 knots of breeze from the SE.
9 skippers were ready to sail but with me retiring that left 8 to contest the afternoon. Dan Silk #07 was really improving throughout the afternoon and got himself on the podium in heat 6. Well done!! Doug Turner managed to win 4 heats which gave him the overall win for the day. Great sailing!!
Congrats to the place getters:
1st Doug Turner #82 19 points
2nd Derick Warne #97 19 points ( on count back )
3rd Phil Gray #163 19 points ( on count back )

Full sailscores results below;
https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-club-championship-scratch-aug-01

Thanks to all for the team pack up of the 6 buoybots. and wind socks.
Gosh what an exciting afternoon of sailing.
We managed to dodge all the rain which was good to see. Well done to all.
See you all on Tuesday for our Annual Tuesday H’cap series.
See you all on tuesday.
Happy sailing.
Simon k

Hi Skippers
One of those mornings when I could easily have stayed in bed – overnight rain, chilly & not so good forecast but on getting to the lake you decide to go ahead & it turns out to be the right decision !
11 DF65’s on the water – initially on the eastern course with 7 – 8 knots SW , A+ rigs initially but when the wind went SSE most changed to A’s with a couple on B rigs.
Results :

Check out todays scores online : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/df65-club-scratch-championship-aug-01. Thanks to Craig for inputting the scores at the Lake .
Check out the Series cumulative result : https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/2026-df65-club-scratch-championship
Highlight of the day was the battle between the top 3 – Craig #370 won the day on 15 pts ( pays to have a cheer squad helping you along ) , Mark B #275 on 22 pts & Tug Boat Phil #239 third on 25. Good sailing guys.
Next Session : Tuesday 4th – next round of our DF65 Club Handicap Champs

Have a great weekend.
Cheers
Mark

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