SB3 - Largest Fleet Sailing in Singapore

SPRINT RACE 14TH JAN

2012-01-11T03:54:00.000-08:00

Attn all Singapore SB3 Sailors!
Racing this Saturday (Jan 14th) afternoon – come on out and enjoy the nice NE windRacing starts 13:00
3 W/L Races
Please show intent to participate via return email to billDOTlydensATtojigroupDOTcom

2011 Singapore SB3 Series

2011-12-22T23:28:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all that raced in the 4 regattas over the year that provided great , competitive racing which I believe is One design Racing as good as it gets in Singapore.

Over the 4 regattas 36 Races were hard fought in variant conditions

Please see the aggregate results below recalculated to award a race score relative to the number of boats in each regatta ( i.e. a first in a regatta with 7 boats would receive 7 points)

Once again congratulations to all and we look forward to 2012 series as the completion gets hotter as was seen in last weekends sprint series races.

ONE Regatta

2011-09-21T03:09:00.000-07:00

In celebration of the Singapore F1 the SB3 fleet are holding the 'One Regatta' on Saturday 24th September.

Briefing will be at 11am
First Start 12noon

Plenty Windward / Leewards Races

Interested in crewing please contact singaporesb3captainATgmailDOTcom

SPRINT SERIES TIME

2011-09-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

Time to get the Sprint Series going again.

Racing starting at 13:00

Briefing at 12:00

Multiple W/L

· Please show your intention to race by email to billDOTlydensATtojigroupDOTcom

· Crew can be found with a few days notice so if you are short handed let me know as well

Happy Sailing and see you Sunday!

14th SMU-RM Western Circuit Regatta

2011-07-25T06:02:00.000-07:00

Ahoy SB3 Owners and Crew,

It's that time of the year again, to brace yourselves for one of the largest keelboat regatta in Singapore. Now with the tack trackers on hand, be sure to encounter stiffer competition by the day with even more precision sailing!
Let see if we can get as many SB3's on the start line as possible, there are now 19 in SIngapore!!
If you need crew or want to charter/lend your boat for the regatta please contact the SB3 Captain to help out.

Please visit www.westerncircuit.com to download the NOR and Entry Form (and the SI tonight).
The competition this year continues on shore, with a silent auction, ongoing, and an open at the gala dinner on the last night.

NOTE
The THIRD SB3 Regatta will be held during the Western Circuit with the weekends of 13th/14th and 20th counting towards the results.

SB3's interested in taking part on the first Sunday will also be made welcome.

WESTERN CIRCUIT SERIES 2

2011-04-13T17:06:00.000-07:00

Gentle reminder, this weekend is the 2nd Series for all keelboats.

Appreciate if you could reply to Prakash soonest if you racing this weekend... that'll help with the planning.

Sat, 16 April 1200hrs Briefing
1300hrs First warning signal, distance race

Sun, 17 April 1200hrs Briefing
1300hrs First warning signal, windward/leewards. (A different format for the cruising type of boats can be arranged if you prefer)

There has been some good racing soon and it would be great to see a few SB3's out for this.
More than 6 we get our own start and prizes.
See you there.

WESTERN CIRCUIT SERIES - DAY 2 AND 3

2011-03-21T21:24:00.000-07:00

The second and third days of the Western Circuit is happening this weekend.

The SB3's put up a great showing last weekend securing all podium positions. Proves our regular racing counts for something!
It would be great to get more SB3's out for this weekend. Details below.

26th March - Causeway Race, warning signal at 1200hrs, lets meet at 1100hrs outside the pub for quick briefing if you not familiar with the course

27th March - Short course racing, warning signal at 1300hrs

Might even be able to russle up a bottle of Rum for the Saturday night.
See you there.
Robin

Blowing Away the Cobwebs: SB3’s in Singapore. January 16th

2011-01-21T22:16:00.000-08:00

With everyone back from their Christmas holidays, the Singapore SB3 Fleet held its first Sunday Racing session on January 16th. With a new committee, and some boats changing hands over the Christmas break, the fleet started the new year with great enthusiasm. With the 2010, Wallace Cuthbertson (Glasgow Kiss) winner having broken his right hand surfing (well that was his story…..) and Chris Holmes (Bandit) volunteering to run the races, the six boats that turned out were greeted with a fantastic 12-16knots.

The first race was held, and the rustiness of the fleet showed, with only Bill on Katana being close to the start line at speed, who promptly led away from the start and never relinquished that position for the rest of the race. Jono sailing Scumbag was also fast out of the blocks, and sailing 2 up scored a creditable second. The remaining placing were decided at the first spinnaker drop, where some of the intricacies of the kite drop appeared to have been forgotten over the long holiday, with a couple of helms, heard explaining to their crews, how the maneuver should be completed! Third place went to Marcus on Red Gum. Mention must go to Robin on Pyxis, who on the leeward mark rounding managed to tangle the buoy, dragging the mark some distance, and earning the Race Committees ‘Muppet of the Day’ award.

The second race was got away soon after the last boat finished, with the start being much more tightly contested, a great example of why we race one-designs was viewed in the Singapore Malaysia channel, with boats swapping positions all the way to the windward mark. At the leeward mark Scumbag had established a good lead, followed by Red Gum and Hullabaloo. At the finish, Scumbag had established a large lead, with the second, third and fourth place boats all finishing within a boat length of each other – a true photo finish (if only the race committee had bought a camera…..). The final reckoning saw Scumbag 1st, Audie, the new owner of Hullaballoo and out for the first time, second, followed by Red Gum.

With all the crews seeming to enjoy themselves, the race committee got a third race underway, with the first leg sailed in the strongest wind of the day. The first kite leg, was fantastic, with all the boats planning into the leeward mark, with the strong gust catching the unwary or the plane slow unawares, with a number of boats checking their keels! At the finish, Bill on Katana had a healthy lead, giving a great example of boat handling in the freshening conditions, with Hullaballoo coming in second and Scumbag finishing a very creditable third, despite being only 2 up.

Overall results saw the day goto Bill on Katana, after considering countback, as he was ties on points with Jono on Scumbag who finished second. Third place was again decided on count back with Hullabaloo pushing RedGum in fourth place.

By Chris Holmes

SB3 SPRINT RACE NO 2

2011-01-13T03:13:00.000-08:00

For all who haven’t been sailing recently, the winds have been GREAT! We hope to have several boats out this Sunday (16th January) for some racing.

Racing starting at 13:00
Briefing at 12:00
Multiple W/L

We need someone to act at RO (Prakash is unavailable). We have a Raffles Marina boat to use. Let me know if you are willing to be RO this Sunday.

· Please show your intention to race by email to billDOTlydensATtojigroupDOTcom

· Crew can be found with a few days notice so if you are short handed let me know as well

Happy Sailing and see you Sunday!

RAFFLES CAUSEWAY RACE

2011-01-04T02:44:00.000-08:00

Attention - the tide is perfect for race towards Woodlands Causeway and back this coming Sunday.
Enjoy the scenic river, mangrove, fisheries and JB!

Causeway Race
Date: Sunday, 9 Jan 2011
Briefing: 1100hrs
Warning Signal: 1200hrs
Entry fee: $10 per boat

Cruising sailing yachts, SB3s and IRC yachts are welcome!
Please let Prakash know ASAP if you are racing.

Our next organized SB3 Race

2010-12-17T23:41:00.000-08:00

Sunday, January 2nd

Multiple W/L Races

Start 13:00

Please show your intention to race by return email to: bill.lydens@tojigroup.com
Happy Holidays!

WE HAVE A WINNER!

2010-11-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

All results of the National Cup and the overall ranking are online under the "championship 2010" section.

Well done Wallace and crew.

Looking forward for next year now!

National Cup Warm Up Racing this Sunday, Oct 31

2010-10-25T20:59:00.000-07:00

Warm-up for SB3 National Cup

Sunday, Oct 31st

Start 13:00

Multiple W/L Races

Please show your intention to race by return email to bill.lydens@tojigroup.com.
SB3 National Cup will be sailed the weekend of November 6/7

SINGAPORE SB3 NATIONAL CUP

2010-10-20T21:35:00.000-07:00

A SingaporeSailing event
Saturday 6
NOTICE OF RACE
TH – Sunday 7TH November 2010
RULES
The Organising Authority is the Raffles Marina Ltd.
The Regatta will be governed by;
a) The rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 – 2012 (RRS),
b) The Laser SB3 Class Rules 2010, herein referred to as the Class Rules, with
local amendments to be detailed in the organiser’s Sailing Instructions.
c) In the event of any conflict, the Sailing Instructions shall prevail.
All competing yachts must comply with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore rules
and the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (IRPCS).
Owners are reminded that Class Rule C.3 relating to a crews maximum weight and a
minimum boat weight will apply.
Changes to the Notice of Race will be posted on the Event Notice Board located in
front of the Discovery Pub at Raffles Marina.

ADVERTISING
The event is designated Category C.

ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
The Championship is open to Laser SB3’s that comply with the Class Rules. All
boats entered must have a current Membership of the Singapore Laser SB3 Class
Association.
Eligible boats may enter at registration by completing the entry form and submitting it,
together with the required fee (cheques payable to Singapore Laser SB3 Fleet
though cash is preferred) to the registration desk in front of the Raffles Marina
Discovery Pub on Saturday, November 6
The organisers reserve the right to refuse an entry from any boat considered
unsuitable for the event.
th between 1030 and 1130 hrs:
ENTRY FEE
Required fees are as follows:
Entry Fee: $50.00 per crew subject to maximum $150.00

SCHEDULE
The Championship will comprise up to 9 races. Maximum of 5 races to be run on
each day.
Day Events Time
Registration & weighing 0900
Skippers Sat 6, November briefing 1100
Racing First warning at 1200hrs
Racing First warning at 1200hrs
Sun 7, November
Prize giving 1700hrs

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing Instructions will be made available on Saturday, November 6
Marina Skippers meeting.
a) Entry Form,
b) The appropriate fee,
c) Signed off Class Equipment Checklist.
th at Raffles

MEASUREMENT
All crews shall be weighed at registration in accordance with the Class Rules.
Boats and equipment may be inspected at any time during the Regatta in accordance
with the Class Rules. Random spot checks on the water are planned.

VENUE
The venue will be the Raffles Marina, Tuas, Singapore, Republic of Singapore and
the Race area will be in Johor Straits to the West and South of Raffles Marina.

LAUNCHING
Owners have responsibility to have their own boats launched for the races.

COURSES
The courses will be windward / leeward and described in detail in the Sailing
Instructions.

SCORING
The low point scoring system will apply.
Three races are required to be completed to constitute a series.
The discard profile will be as follows:
a) When fewer than 7 races are completed, a boat series score shall be the total
of her race scores.
b) When from 7 to 9 races are completed, a boat series score shall be the total of
her race scores excluding her worst.

PRIVATE SUPPORT BOATS
During racing, support boats shall remain more than 100m metres from the course
area, except when asked to assist by the Race Committee or rescue boats, or
rescuing a crew in difficulty.

PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded;
The Regatta as a whole for the first three places.
The prize giving will be held after racing on Sunday 7
th.

SAFETY REGULATIONS
Safety equipment shall be carried in accordance with the Class rules.
When Y Flag is flying lifejackets / buoyancy aids must be worn.

RIGHTS TO USE NAMES & LIKENESSES
Competitors automatically grant the Organising Authorising and the Laser SB3 Class
Association without payment the right in perpetuity to make, use and show any
motions pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Decision to Race – The helm and crew of a boat are entirely responsible for their own
safety, whether afloat or ashore, and nothing, whether in the Notice of Race or
Sailing Instructions or anywhere else reduces this responsibility.
It is for the helm and crew of the boat to decide whether he / she is fit to sail in the
conditions which he / she will find. By launching or going to sea, and or staying at
sea, the boat skipper and crew confirm that they are fit for those conditions and the
crew is competent in them.
Nothing done by the organiser can reduce the responsibility of the helm or crew of a
boat nor will it make the organisers responsible for any loss, damage, death or
personal injury, however, it may have occurred, as a result include the Organising
Authority, the Race Committee, the Race Officers, patrol boats and beach masters.
The provision of patrol boats does not relieve the helm and crew of a boat of their
responsibilities.
Overboard – Crews are also reminded of their primary responsibility to offer to assist
any man overboard at any time. If they stand by or assist redress can be claimed.

INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance.

DIRECTIONS
Republic of Singapore, take AYE West to Tuas West Drive to Raffles Marina.

2012 Laser SB3 World Championships relocate to Hamilton Island, Australia

2010-09-23T06:05:00.000-07:00

Date: Monday 20^thSeptember 2010

Following developments in the planning stages for the 2012Laser SB3 World Championships, the World Council of the Laser SB3 ClassAssociation are excited to announce that the event will now be hosted onHamilton Island in Northern Queensland.

Hamilton Island is situated on the edge of the Great BarrierReef, amongst Queensland’s 74 Whitsunday Islands, Hamilton Island offers anexperience like no other: glorious weather, azure waters, brilliant beaches, andfabulous trade wind sailing.

The new dates for the event are 13^th – 20^th December2012. Further details will be made available shortly.

ENDS

For moreinformation visit www.lasersb3.com and www.laserperformance.com

CHANGING PLAYGROUND?

2010-08-24T02:18:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

Special invitation made to the SB3 Owners by ONE15 Marina to the inaugural One15 Southern Islands Challenge on 25 and 26 Sep 2010.

The racing area will be over in front of East Coast beach.
ONE15 said they would love the SB3 fleet to be there, and they would be happy to help with the boat transfers by towing (I presume it's cheaper, safer and faster to put them on a truck trailer, to be discussed...), and even transporting the trailers over from RM, so that the boats can be dry stored over the weekends.

We probably need to arrange for a rib helping the boats to enter/leave the Marina as there is a lot of current there.

Who is up?

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ONE°15 Marina Club will be the organizer for the Regatta, together with the Pesta Sukan Regatta on the 18th and 19th September 2010. We will be having a skipper’s briefing on Friday, 17th September 2010, followed by welcome drinks to allow all participants to enjoy the spirit of pre-race celebrationsJ

The Club will be offering free berthing for the weekend before, during and the weekend after.

We would be very happy to accommodate your needs and assist in the logistical preparations and transfer of the boats over to ONE°15 Marina Club.

Kindly advice.

Best Regards, Andrew

Andrew Foo
Marina Operations ManagerONE°15 Marina Club

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13th Western Circuit Sailing Regatta 2010

2010-08-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

PICTURES OF DAY 1 OF WCSR 2010

2010-08-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

Available on line : http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=110438852681423181162&target=ALBUM&id=5506959137078291697&authkey=Gv1sRgCIqL2M69-JHRPQ&feat=email

WESTER CIRCUIT 2010 - DAY 1

2010-08-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

Despite not being able to race on a seperate course as it was expected, a last minute lobbying on the RO team (thanks Jono) enabled us to have 4 windward/leewards in one day with only 2 turns instead of 3. The conditions were consistent enough and we hope for the same wind (or more) next week end.

Provisional results after day 1 (Su Me did not race but will be there 21/22 Aug)

	Sail	Boat	Skipper	TCC	1	2	2	4
1	23	COMPASS RISING	BOB COMSTOCK	7	1	2	1	3
2	3227	GLASGOW KISS	WALLACE CUTHBERTSON	10	3	1	2	4
3	3408	SCUMBAG	JONATHAN MAHONY	11	2	5	3	1
4	3031	ALIDADE	FABRICE PIARD	13	4	3	4	2
5	3028	BANDIT	CHRIS HOLMES	25	6	4	7	8
6	3161	PYXIS	ROBIN YOUNG	25	7	8	5	5
7	3361	TARA	ANDY BIRD	25	5	6	8	6
8	3051	KATANA	BILL LYDENS	28	8	7	6	7
9	3035	SU ME	JOHN PRIESTLY	40	10	10	10	10

10 SB3 FOR THE WESTERN CIRCUIT 2010

2010-08-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

Dear SB3 Sailors,

We have now 10 SB3s registered at the 13th Western Circuit, 3rd event of our Championship. It should be about 40 boats over all racing on 15/21/22/28 August.

Alidade

Glasgow Kiss

Pyxis

Scumbag

Tara

SMU Team (boat's name?)

UWA2 (Dutchess? Pocapena?)

Bandit

Su Me
Compass Rising

Not heard of:

The Dogs 3

Pocapena

Dutchess

Xoco

Slippery When Wet

Not racing:

Komodo (smu team?)

Katana

Red Gum

Hullabaloo

In the meantime,

1- The committee would like to have a 1 hour meeting with all available Owners just after Day 1 of the WCSR. We would like to discuss about our program till the end of the year and to report about a meeting we had recently with the management of Raffles Marina.

2- Could you please send me the name of the new Owner of Dutchess so that we can update our database? Thanks.

3-If you need crew, just let us know. We have received quite a lot of interest from people who want to sail with us.

4- Hullabaloo is for sale as Jamie is relocating to China. Do not hesitate to spread the news and speak to Jamie if you know a potential buyer!

Looking forward to seeing you all next week end at RM,

Fab

SB3 RACE 1st AUG and WCSR

2010-07-27T23:47:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,
Sunday Race

Last week we had to cancel the sunday races unfortunately as only 2 boats were available.

Could you please let us know by latest tomorrow how many boats we could expect for this sunday? We will try to launch a race if we have mini 4 boats. Prakash is not here so we will have to sorted out the course ourselves which is not an issue. Thanks very much.
WCSR
Only 2 boats (Scumbag + Alidade) have registered sofar to race the Wester Circuit on 15-21-22-28 aug. Please be advised the SB3 fleet should sail on a seperate course this year with up to 10 races to be done. Please be reminded as well that it will be a 50 SGD extra for boats registered after the 1st of August. NOR and entry forms can be downloaded here and mailed to prakash@rafflesmarina.com.sg
We hope to see as many SB3 as possible attending Race 3 of our National Championship.
Thanks

3 Sad Old Blokes win Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships

2010-07-25T18:50:00.000-07:00

Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships 2010 * Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July 2010 * Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

Date: Friday 23rd July 2010

Competitors took to Lake Garda this morning for races 13 and 14 of the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships. The Gold Fleet to the Yellow/Torbole course and the Silver Fleet to the Blue/Riva course. The fleet was full of tired but determined faces as the fleets cast off the pontoons. Hill (GBR) and Burlton (GBR) both “appeared” remarkably cool going into the final day of racing, with just 4 crucial points separating them, it seems appearances were deceptive.

Conditions were lively on both race courses, with a constant 18 knots of wind at the start of racing. The Gold Fleet, enthusiastic as ever to get race 13 underway were recalled having jumped the line with 15 seconds to the gun. With the well worn black flag raised, and the course re-set after a 20 degree wind shift the Gold Fleet were underway for their penultimate race of the Championship. Ian Ainslie (RSA) and crew pulled out a great lead on the fleet in the first lap of the windward leeward course and finished the race over a minute ahead of Geoff Carveth (GBR) in second place. Jerry Hill (GBR) finished eighth, Luca Rodion (RUS) finished ninth and Craig Burlton (GBR) finished tenth. It was all to play for in the final race.

Yet again the fleet were recalled on the first attempt of starting the final race of the championships and only got away after the black flag was hoisted. The glorious Garda sunshine finally ran out as the fleet beat to the windward mark, the black clouds burst and the wind dropped to 8 knots and swung back 30 degrees. The Race Officer was in a quandary; finish the race in unstable conditions or shorten the course after the first lap? As the fleet were making their final approaches to the leeward gate, the race committee raised the Tango flag and signalled to the fleet to finish. Unfortunately for many of the fleet, the flag was not recognised and only a canny few held their kites and carried on to the finish line.

Adrian Peach, Niall Myant, Nathan Batchelor and Ian Mills (GBR) won the final race of the Championship. “I think that half the fleet didn’t read their sailing instructions! I was sailing with 3 coaches, who had ALL read the SI’s! My tactician, Nathan used to coach the Topper fleet, and immediately recognised the “T” flag!” explained Peach. “My son has been on the phone asking me to get him a bullet; I didn’t think it was going to be possible but it was a great way to finish the event!”

32 boats in the Gold Fleet did not react to the Tango flag and continued to sail the course leaving them outside the 15 minute time limit for the Championship and as a result added a “Did Not Finish” (DNF) results to their score sheet. As the fleet came ashore and realised their mistake, their faces feel and disappointment soared. A disappointing finish for many Championship campaigns.

Ben Saxton, Tim Saxton, Nicola Brook and Matt Rainback (GBR) the young crew onboard Rola-Trac were scored DNF in the final race, but in spite of this, finished the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championship in third place, a fantastic achievement considering this is the crew’s first season in the boat. Rola-Trac will be a boat to be watched in the future and we look forward to seeing them on the podium this evening.

Ian Ainslie, Roger Hudson and Adam Martin (RAS) from Proximo finished in second place. “A hatrick of second’s for me at the SB3 Worlds!” claimed Hudson. The South African’s are always a favourite at SB3 events, will their luck change in time for the UK Worlds?

After 14 races, with scores including 3, 5, 1, 4, 1, 11, 1, 1, 27, 18, 1, 2, 8, 9 Jerry Hill, Joe Lewellyn and Grant Rollerson (GBR) are World Champions in the Laser SB3 Class. Catching up with Jerry Hill after racing, he explained, “We’ve been fast all week and we’ve sailed really well together. We’ve had 5 first and lots of other top 5 results. Our problem at previous World Championships has been carrying “big results”. I have to admit, I was in pieces this morning and I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to hold it together, I really didn’t think I could cope. But we sailed really well today, we didn’t have a great start to the first race today, we found ourselves quite deep, but we pulled back places and managed to get in front of Craig [Burlton]. Going into the last race we had 6 points on Craig [Burlton] and 8 points on Ian [Ainslie]. We sailed really well up wind and stayed with Ian [Ainslie] and Craig [Burlton]. At the leeward gate we saw the “T” flag, but also saw that nobody was going to the finish, so we headed up wind and tried to find the Sailing Instructions...they were soggy, but when we saw some of the back markers of the fleet sailing for the finish, we hoisted the chute. Our World Championship title rested on this decision. I am ecstatic that we were right and I am looking forward to celebrating tonight!”

The Silver Fleet is won by Vincenzo Graciotti who racked up an impressive 6 first places in the finals.

With 14 races completed and a great time had by all, the 2010 Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships concludes this evening with the prize giving ceremony at the Circolo Vela Torbole.

In 2011 the Laser SB3 World Championships will be hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK from Monday 16th – Friday 20th May.

Championship website with full results, images and video can be found at: http://worlds2010.lasersb3.com

Ends

GBR DOMINATE GOLD FLEET FINALS

2010-07-22T19:31:00.000-07:00

Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships 2010 * Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July 2010 * Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

Date: Thursday 22nd July 2010

For races 10, 11 and 12 of the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships the Gold Fleet moved to the winder Bravo Course underneath the Riva cliffs. With increased wind strengths of 20 knots, the Gold Fleet were in for some spectacular racing. With points separation tight at the top of the fleet, everyone left the dock looking for some success.

Consistency is often the key factor in Laser SB3 racing. Jerry Hill (GBR), Craig Burlton (GBR) and John Pollard (GBR) are testament to this. Each team carries some hefty discard results, but at present these three boats lead the gold fleet. Jerry Hill, Joe Llewellyn and Grant Rollerson currently hold a 4 point lead over Burlton and a 14 point lead over Pollard. Consistency for Hill will be key for the two final races of the Championship.

Both South African entries to the event lie in the top 10 leading into the final day of racing. Ian Ainslie, Roger Hudson and Adam Martin (RSA) on City of Cape Town lie fifth overall and David Hudson, David Rae, Marlon Jones and Roscoe Cupido (RSA) enjoyed a better day today onboard Spirit of Cape Town leaving them in tenth position. “We managed a repeat performance today of our results on the first day of racing, a first a second! Our tactics have been to take a mid line starts, gaining us clear air which seems to have benefitted us today. We’ve been the first boat onto port, and although we’ve had to duck a few boats on our way to the cliffs, it seems to have worked,” explained helm David Hudson. “Our crew had been working really hard. It is the first time that Roscoe has sailed a Laser SB3 which has been a great learning experience for him, he’s a regular Mirror sailor and will hopefully take his experience from this event to the Mirror World Championships.”

Luca Rodion, Oleg Zherebtsov, Maria Rudskaja and Alexander Lebedev had a difficult day today. After rounding the windward mark first in the final race of the day, they dropped to third position. Luca Rodion described his day, “We are really enjoying the Laser SB3, but we know that we have a lot to learn. Small things make a huge difference in this boat, especially in this wind. It’s great practice for us and we hope to have improved a lot more for the Worlds in 2011.”

Vincenzo Graciotti had another great day in the Silver Fleet posting a 1, 1, 1. When asked as he came ashore if he’d had a good day he answered, “even better than yesterday!”

Ukrainian team, Transbunker, crewed by Valeri Polovoy, Valentin Klymentyer and Valdimir Stasiyk are showing their metal in the finals races of the silver fleet, scoring 4, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4. Having travelled for 4 days from the Ukraine the team are enjoying their sailing on Lake Garda, “We think the event is great, we are enjoying sailing in a big fleet but we didn’t expect so much wind, it’s not very common on the Black Sea.”

Tomorrow sees the final 2 races of the 2010 Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships. All eyes will be on the 3 leading GRB boats in the Gold Fleet.

Provisional Results – Day 4 GOLD FLEET

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	GBR 3465	Jerry Hill, 3 Sad Old Blokes	37,0	3	5	1	4	1	(11)	1	1	(27)	18	1	2
2	GBR 3042	Craig Burlton, Gill Race Team	41,0	3	3	1	(7)	3	2	(26)	2	3	13	6	5
3	GBR 3048	John Pollard, Xcellent	51,0	(13)	12	3	11	3	3	3	8	(15)	4	3	1
4	RUS 3269	Rodion Luka, Team Russia	52,0	6	2	2	(8)	2	1	(21)	3	1	16	16	3
5	RSA 3451	Ian Ainslie, City of Cape Town	52,0	2	(31)	12	2	1	4	4	12	(18)	2	7	6

Championship website: http://worlds2010.lasersb3.com

Race this Sunday, July 25th 13:00

2010-07-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

Calling all Singapore SB3 Sailors,

Multiple W/L Races

Special Guest Race Officer, Mr. Fabrice Piard, promises a square line and fair winds to all who participate.
Please show intention to race to fabsailing@gmail.com and remember to have you boat launched.

If any of the new boat owners would like help arranging experienced racing crew please let us know, we have a good list of interested and experienced sailors who can help make it seem easy.

Gold and Silver Fleet Finals Begin

2010-07-21T19:15:00.000-07:00

Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships 2010 * Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July 2010 * Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

Date: Wednesday 21st July 2010

With last night’s protests completed, the Gold and Silver Fleets were decided for the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships finals. A further 3 races were scheduled for each of the fleets today. All races were all completed taking the Championship race tally to 9. The Gold Fleet is incredibly strong, including many great sailors with past Laser SB3 pedigree as well as a number of strong contenders from the wider sailing world. The Silver Fleet may not be racing for the Waterford Championships Trophy, but do not be fooled, their fleet will be competitive to the very end.

On the third attempt, the Gold Fleet were successfully away under the fear of a black flag start. The majority of the fleet picked the left hand side of the course, but at the windward mark, the right hand side of the course had clearly paid.

UK Class Chairman, Jerry Hill (GBR) and his crew onboard 3 Sad Old Blokes notched up some great results for their first finals races taking bullets in the first and second races today. Hill lead to the first windward mark in each race and extended his lead on each leg. It was suggested to Hill that he had made it look easy to win those races, his response, “I’m sure we will make it look very hard before the end of the event!”

Geoff Carveth was back in race mode today, having suffered a broken rudder gudgeon yesterday. Ben Saxton and his young crew onboard Rola-Trac are enjoying great consistency during their first season in the Laser SB3, they’ve posted some excellent results so far and are certainly a boat to watch at this event and in the future.

Gill Race Team’s Craig Burlton, Steve ‘AB’ White and Adam Heeley (GBR) had a frustrating first race today, but managed to turn their success around with 2 second places in races 8 and 9. Steve ‘AB’ White said, “It was a tough day at the office today, very few boats managed consistency in all 3 races and only Sarah Allan (GBR) finished in the top 10 in each race. We seem to be a magnet to Luca Rodion (RUS), each race we are sailing in the same piece of water!” Burlton and Rodion lie first and second respective in the Gold Fleet, perhaps that is more of a reason for the 2 teams magnetism!

Boomsticks, helmed by Brian Reilly and crewed by brother Paul Reilly and John O’Dowd (IRL) had a successful day on the Silver Fleet race course finishing the day with a 2, 3, 1 to add to their results. Their closest competition appears to be the Italians onboard Bravi helmed by Vincenzo Graciotti who took two bullets and a fifth today.

Vincenzo Graciotti leads the Silver Fleet overnight, and claims, “I can compete in this fleet because I have silver hair! Today we wore our lucky bear t-shirts, perhaps tonight we will wash them and wear them again tomorrow!”

Championship website: http://worlds2010.lasersb3.com

Hit the cliffs and pick the shifts

2010-07-20T19:46:00.000-07:00

Following report coming from the Class:
Our friend Sebastian Dohrendorf who used to sail with us in Singapore had a good race on day 1, finishing 11th and more consistently finished several races around the 20th mark. He is now ranked 43rd over 105 boats. Best of luck to him!

Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships Day 2

Tuesday 20th July 2010

With freshly split fleets, the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championship fleet took to the water at lunchtime for races 4, 5 and 6 of the Championship. The wind arrived from the south, as per schedule.
The fleet racing on Course Alpha split course sides on the first beat of the day. Those who picked the right hand side benefitted, Nick Phillip’s “Chaotic” (GBR) rounded the windward mark first and set off to dice with the windsurfers at the leeward gate. Carsten Kemmling (GER) sailing Else showed great pace today. As the fleet roared downwind for the 2nd time creating a wall of spray as the wind built, their faces said it all. With grins from ear to ear, these were perfect conditions for Laser SB3 sailing! Nick Philips capitalised on his great early lead to win the first race.

Course Bravo enjoyed stronger wind from the start of the day, and by the beginning of the second race, the wind had built to a consistent 18 knots. As soon as the fleet crossed the line, the race was on to hit the cliffs and start short tacking up the shoreline. As the fleet rounded the windward mark for the first time, there was much less separation of the fleet, than seen on Course Alpha.

Ian Ainslie (RSA) onboard Team Proximo sailed a perfect second race today. Ainslie started at the Committee Boat end of the line and quickly picked his way to the front of the fleet, where he stayed for the rest of the race. By the end of the second downwind leg of the race, Ainslie had extended his lead to a full leg; as he rounded the final leeward mark of the course and dropped his kite, the final boat was rounding the spreader mark at the top of the course. Impressive sailing after a difficult day yesterday, Team Proximo are back in contention for the Championships.

Course Alpha struggled with their starts today, due to the consistently shifting wind. Roberta Righetti finally raised a black flag on the final race of the day, following the fifth general recall in 2 races. “It was extremely difficult for the fleet with the shifting wind, with 1 minute and then 30 seconds to go before the start they were well behind the line and with just moments to go they were all taken over with a wind shift. That is why I continued to start the race with flag papa.

By the time the final race on Course Alpha was started the fleet from Course Bravo were already ashore enjoying some of the fantastic Torbole hospitality. Italian LaserPerformance dealer, Peitro Negri (ITA) and his crew onboard Stenghele won the final race of the day, the first win of the Championship for the host nation!

With the qualifying races of the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships completed, the finals races begin tomorrow. Going into the finals, Craig Burlton (GBR) still leads the fleet, by 1 point. Jerry Hill (GBR) and Luka Rodion (RUS) both finish 6 races with 14 points, following 1 discard. They are split on count back with Hill in the lead. The pressure is on at the top of the gold fleet. It will take mental strength as well as sailing skill to win this event.

Championship website: http://worlds2010.lasersb3.com/

Race this Sunday, July 18th 13:00

2010-07-15T00:47:00.000-07:00

Calling all Singapore SB3 Sailors,

Multiple W/L Races

Please show intention to race to bill.lydens@tojigroup.com and remember to have you boat launched.
If any of the new boat owners would like help arranging experienced racing crew please let us know, we have a good list of interested and experienced sailors who can help make it seem easy.

Regards,

How many SB3 for race 3 of the National Championship?

2010-07-08T06:30:00.000-07:00

Sunday Fleet Racing 11th July

2010-07-07T23:20:00.000-07:00

Lets try and get out this Sunday

Three races, 2X W/L
13:00 Start

Please let Bill know if you intend to join.

Schools Out! 5 Go out to play…

2010-06-21T21:35:00.000-07:00

The Singapore Sb3 fleet held an impromptu days racing onSaturday 19^th June as various member of the fleet will be away overthe next few weeks as school holidays start to kick in across the variousinternational schools.

A competitive fleet of 5 boats, were marshaled by Hulaballoo(Jamie and Ella) who volunteered to be race committee for the day. With astrong tide, a pleasant 12knots of wind and clear blue skies it was all set tobe a fun day. As the start gun sounded, Bandit and Vitra were over, andreturned to restart, as did the rest of the fleet , causing some initialmayhem. Once the race committee had realized the debacle the race was binned,and a new sequence started. This also allowed Su Me with John P and crew tomake it to the start line- as a lack of attention had caused the boat not to belaunched on Friday and an anxious wait for high water in order to make theracing on Saturday. Once more the start was close, Chris and Claire on Bandit,having slowed to make the start, were slow off the line and immediately tackedto the right, which they then hit hard, with the rest of the fleet goinginshore. With the tack to the mark, it was painfully clear that inshore paid,and paid well, with Vitra rounding in first place, followed by Dutchess(Bert-Jan and co.) , Su Me, Pyxis (Robin) and Bandit. With a race now to thefinish, Vitra ( the Viking raiders) romped away, only to not receive a gun as they were over at the start.This handed victory to Dutchess, under new ownership of Bert-Jan with Su Me second and Bandit having sailedslightly higher managing to pass Pyxis in the final race for the line.

With a very short break between the finish and the nextsequence, The race officer sent the fleet away again, with the wind reducingand the tide still flowing, it was a long beat, with Dutchess, Su Me and Banditall choosing to go up the shore, Vitra and Pyxis banged the right hand side ofthe course. With very little speed difference between the three boats in-shorethe call was when to strike out against the tide and go for the mark, Dutchesswas the first to break, and judged the layline well, rounding in first place,Bandit went next, but missed a shift allowing Su Me to fetch across the tide toround in 2^nd place. The run downwind was more tide driven than wind,at the leeward mark there was some confusion where the race officer had somehowindicated that it was to be 2 x round – needless to say not all the fleetmanaged to get the message and as they sailed down tide through the finishingline were very surprised to not get a gun, and to see other boats sailingupwind again. This gave the chance for Pyxis and Vitra to catch up, however inthe end the positions stayed the same to the finish.

Overall final positions were Dutchess, Su Me, Bandit, Pyxisand Vitra. Thanks must go to Jamie and Ella for running the racing. The eveningsaw a Dark & Stormy tasting where the merits of different rums, gingerbeers and limes were tasted against each other. One participant was heard tosay “ more people should join in as it is so healthy to drink so much fruitjuice packed with vitamin C “, coupled with a screening of England Vs Australia(Rugby) and an impromptu football match. In other fleet news, it was great to see Dutchess out, ( Bert-Janchuffed in the knowledge that he knows his boat is fast), being guided byWallace (Glasgow Kiss) imparting some of his knowledge of “sweary words”. It was sad to see that Kip could not sail dueto a nasty rash and a broken nail.

Reminder why we sail SB3's and not 1/4 tonners.....

2010-06-17T01:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Sailing Anarchy for the Shots of the 1/4 ton champs in UK

SB3 Racing Saturday 19th June, 2:00pm Start

2010-06-13T21:47:00.000-07:00

A few owners will be disappearing on school holidays over the next month, maybe a good time to have a blast whilst people are still around.

Suggest 3 x WW/LW oN Saturday

Apres Sail afterwards: Rum Tasting......

Sunday Series Racing, 6th june

2010-06-03T04:53:00.001-07:00

SB3 Sailors,

SundaySeries Racing

Sunday, June 6^th

Start 14:00

Multiple 2X W/L races as conditions allow

Also, RM Race on Saturday, June 5^th as well

There is also a Raffles Marina organized race on Saturdaywhich involves drinking and a Monte Carlo style start from the RM Bar. All organized by our friends at Raffles Marina, including food and drinksafterwards.

Volvo Cup 2010 Laser SB3 Torbole Day1

2010-06-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

Team Russia GPEN SB3 Eurocup champions, GBR third

2010-06-01T22:58:00.000-07:00

Team Russia GPEN SB3 Eurocup champions, GBR third

Mayhem in Singapore

2010-05-25T20:23:00.000-07:00

The Singapore Laser SB3 Fleet held its second weekend regatta over the weekend of the 22/23 May. A competitive fleet of 8 boats took to the water, with all the boats being fully crewed up. May of the fleet had made special effort to return from foreign climes in order to make the racing. One crew arriving the Saturday morning from South Africa.

With the fleet arriving at Raffles Marina in the late morning, they were greeted with a tropical downpour, which left those who had not bimbled wondering if they would have time to complete last minute preparations. With the rain finely lifting at midday, and a one o'clock briefing scheduled there was much activity on the dock, and many new or newer sets of sails in evidence.

The first race got away very promptly at 1:00pm, with four boats being over the line due to some energetic luffing by Chris in Bandit, who also managed to put himself over the line. Whilst half the fleet went back, the remaining four boats set off for the windward mark in a pleasant 10-12 knots of wind, and little tide. The windward mark proved how close the racing was, with the majority of the fleet arriving at the same time. Fabrice on Alidade managed to get round in the clear and then led to the finish, followed by Wallace on Glasgow Kiss, and Hullaballoo in third.

With the wind starting to pick up, the fleet was once more pushing the start line, but everyone got away cleanly, with the wind shifting after the first beat, the race became a bit of a procession, with Alidade and Glasgow Kiss taking 1st and 2nd again, with Keith on slippery when wet, taking third. This race goes down as one to remember as with the wind picking up and shifting led to a storming broad reach to the finish, with control being the key to success, Hullaballoo being a fine example as Bandit surfed past them into 4th whilst they were over on their side. A couple of the newer crews / boats were seen struggling with the windier conditions, with some deep sea fishing taking place with the kite.

With the wind moderating, race three saw a change in pecking order at the top with Glasgow Kiss taking top spot from Alidade and Hullaballoo in 3rd. Keith, on Slippery When Wet, retired with a broken tiller extension which put the end to his racing on Saturday. Race 4 and 5 saw the same order for the top 3 with Alidade, Glasgow Kiss and Hullaballoo taking the top 3 spots, with Hullaballoo surrendering second place in both races due to some crew work issues. At the end of the day Alidade was sitting in top spot with Glasgow Kiss and Hullaballoo finishing up the podium places.

With 5 races complete a weary, but happy fleet returned to the marina, for some cooling off in the pool, and the Hawaiian shirt BBQ. The appearance of a bottle of rum, led to some special awards being given out: Hullaballoo for making the crew goto bed at 10am the night before, Su Me for the matching Hawaiian shirts, and Glasgow Kiss for not paying the entry fee.

Sunday dawned with clear blue skies - it was going to be a hot one! With crews arriving later to the boats there were several nervous helms standing around looking at watches and making frantic phone calls. With the fleet launching, and chasing the committee boat the racing area was set much further down the channel than before. With lighter winds and more tide, it was going to be a challenging day.

Race 6 saw Alidade and Glasgow Kiss fighting before the start, with the fleet trying to gauge which side of the beat to go some boats went in tight to the shore, some struck out in search of more wind. To be honest it didn't seem to make much difference as the boats converged at the windward mark. Kiss finished in first spot, with Su Me, having untied the bucket from their stern, coming in second and Alidade in 3rd. With the tide now starting to have some impact, and the wind dropping further Race 7 saw the fleet adopt switch to very light wind sailing. Glasgow Kiss and Hullaballoo reveled in the conditions and had much better boat speed than the rest of the fleet finishing 1st and 2nd.

Race 8 was a tester - after the start the wind dropped, and the tide really started to rip catching quite a few boats unawares at the first mark. The second beat was even more challenging, with several periods of stationary sailing. Fortunately the downwind leg was pretty quick thanks to the tide, However Bandit only just managed to finish within the time limit in 5th with the remaining three boats being timed out. Hullabaloo caused an upset and finished first, with Glasgow Kiss in second and Aldidade in 3rd.

Coming into the final race, there was much mental calculation being done on both Alidade and Glasgow Kiss to work out the current points situation, including the discard, to see where they needed to finish in order to win. The final race was a distance race to bring the fleet back close to the marina. With so much tide running, the first boat round the windward mark would be in a great position for the remaining three reaching legs. The lightweight team on Hullaballoo led round the first mark and maintained the lead to the finish, closely followed by Glasgow Kiss and Alidade.

As the fleet arrived in the marina, no one was quite sure who had won. The anticipation mounted as the boats were put to bed, and the crews adjourned to the pool for some well earned après sail cold beer and conversation. The prizegiving was held (again) in the pool with the final results being Glasgow Kiss in first, Alidade in second and Hullaballoo in third. The remaining places saw Bandit hang on to 4th from a resurgent Su Me in 5th, Slippery When Wet in 6th, Pyxis in 7th and newcomer Marcus in 8th.

Special thanks must go to Robin (Pyxis) for organizing the regatta, the race committee for fitting in 9 races in a very efficient manner, and Prakash for doing lots of the leg work, and somehow managing to get very attractive assistance - I am not sure if the fleet will forget the start bouy being hauled up by someone wearing a mini-skirt. A final comment must goto two crew within the fleet who become victims to Singapore's roads, Andreas, who missed the regatta due to breaking his leg in three places after coming of his scooter and Cip, who came off his push bike during the roadrace on the Sunday morning and couldn't sail.

The SB3 fleet in Singapore is now the fleet to join for the best one-design racing in Singapore. The regular Saturday / Sunday racing has shown its worth, with the entire fleet improving its boat handling and tactics. With several new owners joining the fleet, the number of boats on the water taking part in the regular weekend racing is increasing. The third stage of the nationals regatta will be part of the Singapore Management University - Raffles Marin Western Series (15,21,22,28 August).

#	Sail	Yacht	Skipper	Race									Ttl	Dis	Pts
1	3227	GLASGOW KISS	Wallace Cuthbertson	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	15	2	13
2	3031	ALIDADE	Fabrice Piard	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	18	3	15
3	3052	HULLABALOO	James Samuels	3	5	3	3	3	4	2	1	1	25	5	20
4	3028	BANDIT	Chris Holmes	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	43	7	36
5	3035	SU ME	John Priestly	6	7	5	7	5	2	6	4	4	46	7	39
6		SLIPPERY WHEN WET	Keith Dunn	4	3	9	9	9	6	4	9	6	59	9	50
7	3161	PYXIS	Robin Young	7	8	6	5	6	8	7	9	5	61	9	52
8	3229	OVER THERE	Marcus Tehan	8	6	9	6	7	7	8	9	8	68	9	59

May(Hem) Regatta Program

2010-05-18T19:30:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

A short reminder to all the owners and crew for this weekend (skippers please forward this email to your crew),

Thanks to Robin Young from Pyxis who put a lot of effort in a very short time so that this event can happen.

Racing
There will be racing Saturday and Sunday with a start time of 1400h each day to try and get the best of the wind. A maximum of 9 races is scheduled with not more than 5 race per day. There will be a briefing by the RO at 1300 sharp at the Pub and registration from 1100h on the first day for all participants.

The entry fee is $50 per crew with a maximum of SGD150 per boat for the weekend which will include a free event cap for all crew.

Prize giving will be held at the pool after the Sunday races (it's getting a real habit now...).

BBQ
There is a BBQ planned for Saturday, starting soon after packing up the boats. The BBQ is $30 per person which should be paid at the time of registration.
Compulsory Hawaiian shirt required, so it's time to dig them out the back of the wardrobe!
If all skippers could give an indication of attendees to the BBQ prior to the weekend it would be much appreciated.

Crew
Finally, if there is any boat short of crew, please let us know by replying to this email as we have now a list of about 50 crew we can put you in touch with.

We have 10 boats confirmed sofar for the May(hem) Regatta:

Alidade
Bandit
Compass Rising
Glasgow Kiss
Hullabaloo
Over there
Pyxis
Su Me
The Dogs 3
Xoco

Not heard of
Scumbag
Slippery When Wet

Not joining
Pocapena
Tara
Katana
Komodo (for sale)
Dutchess (for sale)

Here's hoping for a sunny windy weekend!

Getting ready?

2010-05-16T20:30:00.000-07:00

Next week-end 22-23 may will be the very expected second regatta of our Singapore national Championship and already yesterday (sunday) we could see a lot of activity around the boats. Tool boxes were out and crew were getting their machines ready before the promising race to come.

After all this fine tuning and even if no round-the-cans were scheduled officially, 5 boats went out on the water for some unsollicited but always welcome sessions of speed testing and manoeuvring. "Glasgow Kiss", "Hullabaloo", "Xoco", "Alidade" and "Over there" enjoyed a nice breeze which typically grew to about 10knots as from 2 pm sharp.

The day before, "Hullabaloo" (again), "Su Me" and "Bandit" did there very best to win the RM Lady's Helm regatta even though racing on handicap is not the SB3's cup of tea. It was surely another good training however and look forward to read the official review (if any).

Great News

After "Pyxis", sold to Robin Young and "Xoco", (ex Vitra) sold to Max Hartvigsen and Ola Andersen earlier this year, we are very pleased to welcome 2 new Owners joining the fun. "Over There" has been sold to Marcus Tehan who used to sail on "Pyxis" and "who could not resist" when "Pocapena" will very soon be driven by a new Australian Owner. These fresh arrivals in the fleet are obvioulsy very good news after the 4 boats that joined the fleet in 2009 (Alidade, Bandit, Hullabaloo, Su Me). Remains now only Dutchess available for sale. She is the youngest boat of the fleet and a fast one as we can all remember.

We have 8 boats confirmed sofar for the May(hem) Regatta:

Confirmed
Alidade
Bandit
Glasgow Kiss
Hullabaloo
Over there
Pyxis
Su Me
The Dogs 3

Not heard of

Katana (may be)
Komodo (may be, bis)
Scumbag
Slippery When Wet
Xoco

Not joining

Compass Rising
Pocapena
Tara

See you next week!

Singapore SB3 Annual Dinner

2010-05-12T22:11:00.000-07:00

An excellent time had by all......Thanks to Joep for organizing...

The Singapore SB3 Fleet held its annual dinner at theBoathouse at the Fullerton in Singapore, with the newly opened IntegratedResort providing an excellent backdrop. With the weather being kind, an outsidedinner with free flow wine / beer was enjoyed by all the attendees into the weehours.

For some the evening proved too much and with planned racingon Saturday only 50% of those committed to sailing turned up at the club. Thosethat did sail were rewarded with a very pleasant breeze, which removed some ofthe residue of the previous evening. The after sail discussion revolved around'what did we talk about for 6 hours the previous evening'…

SB3 MAYHEM REGATTA 2010

2010-05-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

SINGAPORE LASER SB3 CHAMPIONSHIP

Race 2

A SingaporeSailing event

Dear Friends,

Race 2 of the Laser SB3 Championship will take place on 22nd and 23rd of may 2010 at Raffles Marina.

The last Tiger cup was a great success with 13 identical boats fighting hard to get the best out of the 11 races (!) we sailed.
We will have a maximum of 9 starts scheduled this time and a barbecue on the saturday night.

We hope to see you there!

LASER SB3 2010 Championship ranking sofar (after 1 regatta):

Pos Yacht Skipper Pts
1 COMPASS RISING COMSTOCK 21
2 GLASGOW KISS CUTHBERTSON 21
3 ALIDADE PIARD 23
4 SCUMBAG MAHONY 44
5 HULLABALOO SAMUELS 47
6 SU ME PRIESTLY 56
7 TARA CLANCY / BIRD 74
8 KATANA COX / LYDENS 77
9 BANDIT HOLMES 85
10 PYXIS YOUNG 103
11 DOGS 3 STAARMAN 105
12 XOCO MAX / OLA 129
13 SLIPPERY WHEN WET DUNN 140

Reminder: Race 3 of the SB3 championship will be the Western Circuit Sailing Regatta in August and Race 4 will be the SB3 Nationals in November 2010.

NOTICE OF WEEKEND RACE

2010-05-06T00:09:00.000-07:00

We are not racing on Sunday this week but will race SATURDAY 8th MAY AFTERNOON INSTEAD!

SATURDAY 3 p.m. MAY 8th
2x W/L
will try for 3+ races depending on the wind of course

Hulla, Hulla, Hullaballoo!

2010-05-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

By Robin Young, Pyxis

Another glorious day meets the Singapore SB3 sailors at Raffles Marina. A few of the crews even arrived early to do some performance tweaking. However, certain people will have wished they hadn’t bothered after getting rope burn in rather sensitive areas after a boat righting happened a bit quicker than planned. Don’t worry Wallace, we mention it was you or your nipple we are talking about.

After a slightly delayed start all 6 boats made it to the start of the first race. The fact they all arrived at the starboard end led to a slight dispute between Bandit and Komodo. The rights and wrongs of which were still being debated late into the afternoon. After the start the fleet split left and right with Bandit doing particularly well going right. However it was to no avail as after the fleet rounded the windward mark the wind first died and then switched 180 degrees filling in from the south. After some rapid kite handling to tack round the leeward mark the boats were running again back to the windward mark. Add to this some sporadic horn blowing and calls of “sorry” from the race committee, it all resulted in a tricky first race. Hullabaloo brought it home first, Bandit benefiting from their first leg gains in second and Pyxis in third.

With the wind now steady from the south the second race was set in the opposite direction to mark ???? A longer than usual beat meant there were some good opportunities for tactics and boat speed to come to the fore. Hullabaloo made it to the windward mark first after keeping right up the beat, closely followed by Su me and Pyxis. The run back was pretty nerve wrecking with plenty of gusts blowing through the course giving opportunities for overtaking. Hullabaloo held on for another win with Pyxis showing some good speed to grab second. The top three being round off by Su me.

After a quick on water debate about the third race it was decided to do a running start towards our original windward mark from the first race. With people still trying to get their heads round a downwind start Glasgow Kiss and Hullabaloo were off and running with good starts. All the boats were back together again by the first mark, a bit too close for Bandit who ended up in a no win port and starboard scenario with at least other three boats. The resulting penalty turn leaving them at the back. A good reach back to the light house to finish resulted in a clean sweep for Hullabaloo, a much improved second for Glasgow Kiss and a third for Su me.

The best thing about the light house finish is it means minimum race course to bar time with all crews looking forward to a cool beer and refreshing swim. Congratulations to Hullabaloo for a clean sweep and thanks to Bill and the crew of Komodo for laying the marks and being race officer for the day.

Overall Results

Boat	Race 1	Race 2	Race3	Total
Hullabaloo	1	1	1	3
Pyxis	3	2	4	9
Su me	4	3	3	10
Bandit	2	4	6	12
GK	6	5	2	13
Komodo	5	6	5	16

A new toy?

2010-05-01T17:50:00.000-07:00

For those who would like to look at an alternative product to the Tacktick, we received following proposal from Novasail :

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Dear SB3 sailors,

As discussed with your fleet captain,
the NOVASAIL NS360 with its fluxgate tactical compass and its GPS speedo is a product fitting well the needs of a sportboat such as the SB3.
In addition, all functions of the NS360 are in line with the SB3 class rules (Cf paragraph C5.2)

To enhance its presence within the SB3 fleet in Singapore, Novasail is offering 20 off on all products. You can check our web site for more details www.nova-sail.com

Best regards,
James

PS: Order sent by e-mail to payment@nova-sail.com, payment through bank transfer to HSBC Hong Kong after having received the invoice. Free delivery to Singapore.