Manly Yacht Club - Lasers

19/10/2026

Another glorious day in Manly Cove for the Micro Regatta Series (heats 9-12), with Sam Jackson running the show on the water with Juan Carlos assisting. We had a light and gusty ENE breeze 8-12 knots and 16 boats on the start which I think is a season record so far.��In the first heat Hoppo stepped up and took the win in heat 9 ahead of Phil Eadie and Phil Reid. The 10th heat had the series leader Iain Cameron pick up another bullet followed by me believe it or not and Phil Reid in 3rd place. Heat 11 was won well by Geoff Gill with Iain Cameron in 2nd and Phil in 3rd again. Heat 12 Geoff Gill decided to pick up a double and Iain again in 2nd with guess who again in 3rd.��The racing was very tight across the whole fleet all afternoon with Sam reporting that from first place till last place only being a couple of minutes. The bottom mark proved a real challenge with around 8 boats arriving at the some time in each race, so some Steven Bradbury moments in action.��We are almost at the halfway mark of the Micro Regatta Series and Iain Cameron still have a solid lead by 10 points from Geoff Gill and Phil Reid further back in 3rd so far.��Lloyd Harrison was on catering duty and produced a fine fare of BBQ marinated chicken wraps with homemade salsa and chilli sauce with sour cream and plenty of Reschs and some fancy b**r no one had ever seen before. His beautiful wife Natalie and her Day joined us on the deck as well.

Next week is the is heats 5 & 6 of the 4P Series and heats 9 & 10 of the Spring Point Score with Gordon still leading from Sam Jackson and Ian Saunders. Gordon will miss these heats as he will be overseas so Sam is primed to do well I would say.

Not sure who will be on duty in place of Gordon and Phil is going to have a crack at the Catering Cup.
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11/10/2026

Fantastic Day on the harbour today with sunny day and a light Nor Easterly breeze. I was on RO duty today and we had a season record of 14 boats which was great to see for the 3rd & 4th heats of the Club Championships.

Ian Saunders had two wins so far so was the boat to beat and Iain Cameron made short work of that winning the first race with Ian Sanders in sixth. Sam Jackson threw his hat in the ring to grab a well deserved 2nd with Phil Reid in 3rd.

In the all important Point Score Same Jackson decided he would wrap that us as well which upset Gordon a little. Lloyd Harrison sailed very nicely to pick up 2nd place with Shaun O’Reilly taking 3rd.

I the second race Iain Cameron took another bullet from Ian Saunders leaving both with two wins each after four heats. Ali Devlin stepped up to take 3rd overall in heat 4. Iain Cameron is the new leader on the Club Championships with Ian close behind and Phil Reid in 3rd and Ali moving into 4th spot.��In the Point Score Sam deiced he would like a double for that day and left the Club with two fine bottles of w**e. Tim Docker picked up a 2nd using his big rig and Ali in 3rd. Of course Gordon is leading the series overall with guess who very close behind and Ian Saunders leaking in 3rd.

Ian Saunders put on a fine catering performance with hamburgers and sausage sanga’s with all the good stuff that goes with them including a great selection of drinks. I must say there was heaps of food and tasted great.

Next week it’s the Micro Regatta so plenty of starts to see how good you really are. Not sure what Heuy with deliver but it should be fun.

27/09/2026

It was a horrible day on the harbor with high 20 knots and light showers. Phil was on duty and set a great course, he knows his stuff.

Half the fleet retired to the safety of the club with either busted stuff or just basically no guts really. Special mention to Iain Cameron who busted gear came back to the club and fixed it and went back out and came 2nd in the last race.

Ian Saunders continues to impress and picked up both bullets and a point score. Being the gentleman he is he awarded a bottle of w**e to Sam Jackson who finished 2nd in the final race. Sam is one to watch this season I think he could go all the way.

Catering. Sam stepped up and produced a great spread. BBQ Chicken with Bacon salad and numerous source options and napkins! People are talking about in being better then Gordon’s effort so it’s on!

Next week it’s a public holiday so see you on 11th where I’ll be officiating and a CC so expect the figure 8 course!

Go the Wallabies 🙏

21/09/2026

On a fantastic Sunny Sunday with a light NorEaster and high tide, we held heats 5-8 of the Micro Regatta Series. With Dave Walton & Shaun officiating the races.

Iain Cameron continued has form taking two wins and Ian Saunders taking the other two. Geoff Gill has been very consistent with six 2nd’s so far and is placed 2nd overall with Ian Saunders in 3rd place.

The Catering Cup challenge was put on by Gordon a multi-Cup winner and he didn’t disappoint again. The main course was Giant Brazilian Sausages or perhaps “Linguiça de churrasco” with wrap, salad, dips, olives, cheese and napkins and of course an Aussie flag as tablecloth. Beers and Gordons Gin and Tonic. From al accounts it was very well received and has Gordon highly placed.

Next week we have Phil Reid on duty and Dave Dixon on catering and 4P & SP Series. Looks like I will finally make my way down to sail.

14/09/2026

The Manly ILCA Fleet has kicked off for the 2026/27 Season with three days of racing and I have missed them all.

Late August Iain Cameron commenced proceedings with the first two heats of the 4P Series and also the Spring Point Score. Dave Walton continued his good form from last year and got a bullet and a 3rd to lead that series and Hoppo getting two bullets to lead the Point Score.��Ian Saunders and Phil Eadie combined for the Micro Regatta Series in early Sept in great short course conditions off Reef Beach. Iain Cameron took four bullets in a great performance and leads that series already by six points from Geoff Gill.��Last weekend was the opening heats of the 26/27 Club Championship with Dutchy on duty. In a nice solid Nor Easter Ian Saunders put his mark on the Championship early taking both wins. Phil Reid still sits 3 points behind though and Iain, Ali and Dave not far back. Both Dave Dixon and Gianni Watson picked up wins in the Spring Pointscore with Ian managing to stay in the lead for that trophy.��Now the Catering Cup has not been reported much over the past few weeks so I can’t really offer a true report yet. I will update on the next report next week on where we are at.��This weekend we are back with the sprints in the Micro Regatta Series and I will be signing on for that one.
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24/07/2026

Go Evie Saunders!

Day 5 and the Elimination Series is complete at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta! ⛵ Matt Wearn and Ethan McAullay have secured their spots in the Finals Series and will now battle for the medals on the LA 2028 Olympic racecourse 👊

📊 Check out the full results here
https://register.sanpedroocr.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall

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