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Kyle and Bronwyn Klaas teamed up at the 505 Northvaal Championship on the 9/10th of September. 10 boats decended on Lake Deneys Yacht Club to race the championship. The wind was extremely light and that played into the hands of team as they did extremely well in those conditions to snatch the regatta from the 2017 National Champs in the last race. Sailing on Saturday was extremely frustrating in light conditions and racing very tough. It was a bit like playing the lottery, not knowing which side might favour. The Funkes scored a 2 and 1, 1st overall while Mark and Marc did well to rank second and Klaas/Klaas in third.
The forecast for Sunday was better, with the wind forecast to be steady at 7 knots. The forecast was wrong and sailing took place in very challenging conditions, with wind coming and dying and everyone having a chance to get ahead. Race one saw the Funkes taking the lead and winning with a convincing margin, followed by Mark and Marc in second and Hurter and Hurter in third. Klaas and Klaas finished in 4th. Race two and three on Sunday turned out to be an epic battle with Klaas and Klaas, Funkes and Mark and Marc battling it out and regularly swopping positions. In both races, Klaas and Klaas took the win in the end with Mark and Marc and the Funkes, alternating between second and third. The brave race officer called for a 6th race at 1.15 pm and this turned out to be the race for the championship. The lead swopped regularly up the first beat between the Funkes and Klaas with the Funkes regaining it by the bottom mark. Klaas however, sailed through their lee in a gust and managed to hold on for the rest of the race to win the title. The Funkes ended in second and Mark and Marc in third.
The event was good and it was great to see at total of 60 boats on the water. Well done to SAS for arranging it. The next 505 event is at Boskop sailing club on the 22nd and 23rd of October and thereafter Johannes Tellen and Angela Stenger will be hosting a high performance sailing event at Sterkfonteindam on the 10-12 November 2017. Be sure to attend!
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| Rank | Line Pos |
Boat | Class | Sailno | Club Country |
Skipper | Crew | H/C | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Total Pts |
Nett Pts |
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| 1st | Brt | 505 D | 8445 | Psc | Kyle Klaas | Kyle Klaas,Bronwen | 1.0000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (4.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | ||
| 2nd | 505 D | 9094 | Point YC | Peter Funke | Thomas Funke | 1.0000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (3.0) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | |||
| 3rd | Geelslang | 505 D | 8520 | PSC | Mark Biagio | Marc Ritchley | 1.0000 | 1.0 | (4.0) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | ||
| 4th | Seven of Nine | 505 D | 8789 | PSC | Joshua Gerber | Warwick Ham | 1.0000 | (5.0) | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 21.0 | ||
| 5th | Graue Maus | 505 D | 8675 | PYC | Euan Hurter | Sean Hurter | 1.0000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | (11.0 DNC) | 35.0 | 24.0 | ||
| 6th | 505 D | 8948 | GLYC | Georgou Divaris | Ferdinand Holm | 1.0000 | (7.0) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 28.0 | |||
| 7th | Fish Eagle | 505 D | 8471 | VLC | Zak Bester | Jaco Bester | 1.0000 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | (11.0 DNC) | 11.0 DNC | 50.0 | 39.0 | ||
| 8th | Kapt'n Blaubaer | 505 D | 8719 | VLC | Megan Eccleston | Danielle Tiley | 1.0000 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | (11.0 DNC) | 50.0 | 39.0 | ||
| 9th | Laat waai | 505 D | 8151 | BYC | Kobus Holtzhausen | Tawanda Chikasha | 1.0000 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | (11.0 DNC) | 51.0 | 40.0 | ||
| 10th | 505 D | 8440 | Emmarentia Sailing Club | Andrew Arthur | Andrew Arthur | 1.0000 | (10.0) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 55.0 | 45.0 | |||
Excellent conditions, many boats and lots of competition where had at the 505 Highvelds at PSC on the 26/27 of August 2017. Six boats competed for the trophy in testing conditions and Saturday saw 5 races being completed. Racing was tight with the lead being shared by the Funkes and Klaas/v Gruenewaldt. The new combination of Tiley and Ham also sailed good races to beat DJ Biagio/Richley while Christian Holm and Warwick Ham held off a lethal challenge from Dietmar Holm and PSC Commodore, Marius Fourie. The wind on Saturday was constant and allowed for some great trapezing conditions. Sunday was extremely light and the race committee did well to get two very short and frustrating races sailed. Biagio/Richely were the clear winners on the day with a handsome 1,2 while Tiley and Ham got a good 5,1 combination in. The final results are on the 505 website at www.rsa505.org.za
The next event is the 505 Northvaal Championship at LDYC and this will be sailed with the SAS NV Grand Slam. September is a great time to sail on the Vaal and all should be urged to get onto the water. Make your way down there and sail with us in the fun regatta. The NOR is attached and it is recommended that you enter early to pay less. Come let's go sailing!
