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Club
Prize-Giving, 11th December 2011
The annual prize-giving saw a good turn-out of members. The overall results are available online. Photographs of some of the prize-winners appear below. Click on an image to see a larger version.
Dick Arnold receiving cup from Ann Boyd |
Trevor Cragg receiving cup from Ann Boyd |
Ken Turner receiving cup from Ann Boyd |
Joe Carr with Cup |
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Drennan
Trophy, 30th October 2011
The final race of the season (for the Drennan Trophy) was sailed in light and variable winds. Initially the fleet remained fairly closely bunched. However, as individual boats managed to get the benefit of the patchy winds the fleet soon spread out. Ken Turner (Solo) was the winner on the basis of boat and personal handicaps.
Racing has now finished for the season, to resume in April 2012.
Club Regatta, 20th/21st August 2011
There was a good turnout for the club's annual regatta, including a number of visitors. Saturday was warm and sunny. For the first race, the winds were variable from force 4 to nil. The winds remained a bit steadier for the second race. Sunday was overcast but stayed dry. The winds were around force 3, occasionally allowing planing. Big gains were to be had in reading the wind-shifts correctly. The top placings were: 1st Trevor Cragg (Flying Fifteen), 2nd Dick Arnold (Flying Fifteen Silver), 3rd Joe Carr (Heron). The full results appear below:
| Series Place | Sail No | Class | Helm | Crew | Club | Series Points | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 |
| 1 | 3638 | FF | Trevor Cragg | Ray Davidson-Carr | Loch Ard SC | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2928 | FF Silver | Dick Arnold | Joe Arnold | Loch Ard SC | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 8418 | Heron | Joe Carr | Elaine Cameron | Loch Ard SC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | 4963 | Solo | Don Jamie | CCC Bardowie | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3668 | FF | Colin Boyd | Ann Boyd | Loch Ard SC | 16 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2920 | Tasar | Andrew Stewart | Joan Stewart | Portobello SC | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 4207 | Solo | Ken Turner | Loch Ard SC | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3918 | Solo | Jeff Heath | Loch Ard SC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | 4468 | Solo | John Day | CCC Bardowie | 29 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
| 10 | 4856 | Solo | Robert Signer | Loch Ard SC | 33 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 11 | 59820 | laser | Chris Cullen | Loch Ard SC | 44 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| 12 | 16 | Sport 16 | Greg Cullen | Martha Cullen | Loch Ard SC | 46 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 10947 | GP14 | Chris Cullen | Sarah Cullen | Loch Ard SC | 52 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | 3890 | Int. Moth | Paul Hignett | Loch Vennacher SC | 56 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Marathon
Race, 24th July 2011
The annual marathon race is a double-length race. The winds were moderate, allowing all classes to stay reasonably close together. The top placings were: 1st Colin Boyd (Flying Fifteen), 2nd Joe Carr (Heron), 3rd John Harrington (Mirror).
Club
Reopened, 10th April 2011
The club reopened on 10th April. The opening day race saw a pleasant day with force 2 to 3 winds. Dick Arnold (Solo) won the race comfortably.