Boats for sale
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- Created on Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:55
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There has been some activity on the "Boats for Sale" side of things. For some time, there have not been too many advertisements on the website regarding boats for sale, but things have changed.
A recent email asking whether there are any boats which people wanted to sell has bought a few out of the woodwork. So if you are talking to anyone at the lake, and they are interested, you can direct them to the "Classifieds" section of the website to view a wide range of boats.
Some of the boats are highly competitive boats which have great potential. Others are terrific starter boats for someone wanting to get involved and see whether they like radio sailing.
Of course, the guys in the club are willing to assist anyone new to the sport with their choice. We would recommend coming down to the lake and making yourself known to the club members - we are a friendly bunch!
PRSC Annual General Meeting 2018
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- Created on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 16:39
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The Annual General Meeting of Perth Radio Sailing Club will be held at the Perth Horse and Pony Club in Jon Sanders Drive on Wedneday 23 May.
The evening starts with a feed of Pizza for those who have RSVP'd to our poet laureat secretary from 6.30pm and the meeting bit starts at 7.15pm. Bring a drink, have a chat over pizza, and then take part in the meeting - it's all pretty much a fun night out, and certainly beats watching the idiot box.
We award the Eric Fisher Clubman of the Year trophy at the AGM each year. This is for the individual in the club who has done the most for the club over the preceding 12 months. Everyone at the meeting gets a vote, so the award is a terrific acknowledgement by clubmates of their appreciation of the input of the recipient.
Please let Bruce know if you wish to partake of the extra fine gourmet pizzas - you know you want to!
The 2018 Busso Bash
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2018 22:06
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2018 Busso Bash
Eleven skippers made the trek down to Busselton on the weekend of May 5 and 6 to join five skippers from Busselton and one from Albany for a weekend of IOM racing.
The venue at Provence Estate had been landscaped and the lake filled since our last visit. Sailing took place at the wide end of the lake where the viewing was from a nicely elevated platform. Parking was a little way from the sailing area, but not too bad at all.
Saturday was a beautiful day, as the sun shone all day. There was a light to moderate, but quite even wind from the north-east. The wind blew from left to right and varied enough for it to be challenging. Everyone had their A rigs up all day.
Two competitions took place at the regatta, with the ranking regional event attracting 12 skippers whilst the Busselton Cup attracted 5. The format for the weekend was that 2 races would be sailed back to back for the Cup fleet, followed by two for the ranking fleet. Racing commenced at 10.30am and rolled on all day.
In the ranking fleet, Glenn Dawson got into stride early with two heat wins, but soon Rosco Bennett started racking up wins, taking four of the next five (with a second place thrown in for good measure). Sean Wallis was the only other multiple heat winner on the day. Ken Irvine finished the day with a great win, flying downwind and holding on upwind to take a well-deserved heat win.
Chris Aberle managed to find some decent wind shifts to bother the leaders, coming flying in from the opposite side of the lake on a regular basis. Chris had a few distractions with his grand-kids coming down to watch Grandpa sail, which was nice to see.
By the close of racing on day 1, Rosco led by two points from Glenn, whilst Sean was 4 points further adrift. In the Cup fleet, Wayne Rumble seemed to be winning many of the races, but he was not having things his own way. John Smith and Merv Pannett were pushing Wayne in many races and there were some very close finishes.