Saturday the 22nd October saw round one of the KA Sails Victorian Moth Grand Prix, included as part of the McRae Yacht Club's Open Day. It wasn't the greatest weather, with rain and winds being light and variable, but most importantly there was good racing and a free lunch, except of course for Amac who always gets there at the last minute when all the food is gone.
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| Sammy carving it up! |
The Moth fleet had a turn out of eight Moths which wasn't too bad for the first round of the season, although for the next round we hope to see well over ten. It was one of those days where you could be drifting along at 1-2 knots and someone is smoking along behind you on the foils.
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| If you look at the guys on the B14 you can almost see them saying 'I'll have what he's having' |
Off the start Leigh (me) was the only boat to get up on the foils and managed about a 100m lead, only to tack straight out of the pressure and hand the lead to Amac, where he consolidated as the race went on. He sailed his brand new Mach 2 to a convincing win. Richard Jackson did well to take second, just ahead of Leigh (me) and Sam England close behind in fourth.
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| Richard thinks sitting down on a Moth is highly over rated! |
Round two of the KA Sails Victorian Grand Prix will be held on the 19th November at Mornington Yacht Club, the location for the upcoming Nationals Titles.
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| Amac leading the way on his shiny new boat |
Thanks again to KA Sails and Racer X Marine for supporting the event and a big shout out to Kylie for taking some great happy snaps!
