South Australian News and Information
09/08/11 - South Australia 2010 -11 SeasonReport
While numbers in the SA fleet in general remained stable
this year, entrants for the state titles was perhaps a little
disappointing. We experimented with the format a bit this year,
holding 4 heats over 1 weekend at Adelaide Sailing Club and the
final 2 heats a few weeks later at Port Vincent.
The first day at Adelaide saw excellent racing in moderate breezes.
Sweet Little Rock’n’Roller unfortunately lost her
rig only a few minutes before the start of the first race due
to a side stay failing. The event was captured on the on board
video recorder strapped to the end of the boom and can be viewed
on the website. The two races were short, but exciting with tight
finishes. Download Full Report
(PDF)
05/02/11 - South Australian NS14 State Championships
The South Australian NS14 State Championships are being
held over two weekends in February. This weekend the first 4 of
6 heats will be sailed at Adelaide Sailing Club. The last two
heats will be held in Port Vincent during the last weekend in
February. Watch the video above for reports and on-board cameras.
12/10/10 - SA Report
Its been a long wet winter and Adelaide Natives believe
it has been cold. A boat has been purchased from Sydney and will
now race at Christies Beach Sailing Club, which brings that club
to 2. A few “boats in sheds” have recently been purchased
and we hope to see them on the water this season. Our AGM was
held back in May. I was elected acting president in the absence
of any volunteers. Bob Couch replaced Christine Grigg as Secretary
and the association thanked Christine for her long and outstanding
contribution in that position. Adrian Adams has taken over as
publicity officer as this will now happen predominantly through
the web and email. Other office bearers remain the same. It was
agreed that SA would trial the use of electronic devices (including
those not currently allowed) in non-State title races. Contingent
on the use of devices is the responsibility to report back to
the association so that informed opinions can be formed by members
in regards to future proposals for the use of such items. Also,
the format of our state titles was changed to include a weekend
(2 days) with 2 back-to-back races each day, followed by the usual
trip to Port Vincent in February for 2 races. Looking forward
to the sailing.
06/10/10 - Membership Renewals DUE OCTOBER 31, 2010
All entrants in the South Australian NS14 State Championships
are required to be financial members. Download
Membership Form (PDF)
06/10/10 - 2010/11 South Australian NS14 State Championships
Dates and venues are now posted for the 2010/11 South
Australian NS14 State Championships. Read
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25/07/10 - SA President’s End of Season Report
June 2010.
Compared to the 2008-9 season, this year has felt quite calm from
a presidential perspective, but quite a lot has been going on.
In this last season, we have trialled a slightly different format
for the State Titles, had numerous team alterations, held our
very own land based come’n’try day in 30 knots, assisted
with the sale of 4 boats that have been in hibernation and welcomed
their new owners into the fold and awarded the handicap trophy
to one of those boats.
The association has slowly but surely been working towards attracting
more sailors and in particular young families to the class. We
have grown our fleet from the 6 or 7 boats regularly racing 5
years ago when Andrew and I arrived in SA, to 10 or sometimes
12 boats on a state or club championship heat. The numbers aren’t
spectacular, but its a 30-50% increase, depending on which day
you count the competitors, so I believe we have had significant
growth. Read More (PDF)
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