The Spring Regatta was a wonderful Saturday for some sailors. The wind was a light South Westerly. People started arriving at the vlei for the ZVSC Open Day from 9:30am. Others came early to wash their boats and get rid of the spider’s webs!

There were 84 entered boats. The day saw no capsizes nor protests. This must be a first for ZVYC sailors! The wind was averaging around 6-8knots for the first race, but it dropped down to a close drift for the second. The Oppies, 4.7s and Mirrors had only one race. The rest of us had to drift our way to the finish in just over an hour.

When we got to shore there were Bratwurst rolls ready and waiting. They were excellent. The new set up with a bar downstairs made the evening most enjoyable.

On Sunday people were there since 8:00. The racing was postponed because of strong gusts up to 36.5 knots! The wind, inevitably, died down after the AP over H flag was put up! People went home after lunch. There were a few mad youth members who went out sailing after lunch.

This means that the whole regatta has been postponed to next year. Hopefully we’ll get more sailing action then!

Jenny Robertson

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