The tactical genius of Terry Kirby scored him the win in the first of two Wallagoot Lake Boat Club pointscore races on Saturday, November 21.
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Before the race, weather reports and our own predictions included light winds, strong winds, south-westerly winds, south-east winds and north-east seabreezes. It turned out that we were all correct, as the wind swung wildly and varied greatly in strength.
Terry was able to find the best path through the gusts and holes of no wind, tacking at the right times to gain advantage.
In second place Neil Fisher had the lead early on, but lamented “I sailed into a hole”. Third-placed Gote Vykstrom actually finished ahead of the two Sabre sailors, but was demoted through yardstick calculations.
Reif Oliver maintained his perfect record of race wins at Wallagoot, finishing ahead of his sister Gemma. The club wishes him luck at the 2015 NSW O’Pen Cup in Sydney.
In Race Two the winds swung to the south-east and steadied into a moderate breeze. Rob and Sian Morton on their MG14 Wizard of Oz won the race, finishing just 20 seconds ahead of Neil Fisher on corrected time. The Tasar of James Oliver, with Gemma as crew, scored third.
This Saturday two handicap-start races are scheduled at Wallagoot Lake. For more information please see the club’s website: wlbc.org.au