SEHMYC - South Eastern Hills Model Yacht Club - Paris Creek SA 

Avast me hearties!! A Stern Chaser!! We knew that it was a stern chaser day because David Martin was only there long enough to do some admin and then shot through before racing started.

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At the end of race nine it was anybody's day. Remember, there are no discards on stern chaser day so that the positions cannot easily be manipulated.

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Congratulations to Bob Watson for first place. The countback on second places did it.

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As Geoff Smith correctly pointed out, $50 is not enough to get me to fiddle the scores. Just ask Bob.

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It also took the countback on second places for John Lykke to take third place from Bob Tuohy.

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Graham Alcock was nobbled by having to leave early otherwise he would have been in there fighting for 3rd/4th place.

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Rogert Hartley recovered well from missing the first three races. He has certainly got his Marblehead moving a lot better after putting it on a diet. After winning race eight he was knocked back two divisions = one minute. He then won race nine and again was knocked back two divisions = one minute. He then still managed a third in race ten.

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It's a pity that Bob Dare had to leave early. He was starting out fairly well.

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We fiddled and we faddled and finally got Roy's Monsoon moving. We just have to get a decent boom vang working on it an she should be a goer.

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All in all, a good day's sailing. Five minutes after we stopped racing the water turned to glass. You can be lucky somrtimes.

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