Congratulations Nigel Price (1st), Peter Burford (2nd), Randy Atkinson (3rd) and all of the competitors who sailed at the 2014 RC Laser Queensland Championships on Sunday 1st June.
Another great event hosted at Lake Kawana by the Sunshine Coast Radio Yacht Club (SCRYC).
Racing started in a southwesterly breeze of about 5 knots. As the morning progressed the direction changed to east southeast about the same strength.
Peter Burford from the Paradise Radio Yacht Club on the Gold Coast put on a great performance in the morning with 4 wins from 6 races. At lunch Peter was holding a handy lead of seven points.
After everybody recharged their batteries and their bodies at lunch time, the racing continued with the breeze holding direction from the east southeast.
The overall skill level of the RC Laser fleet continues to improve with some very close racing and minimal contacts and rule violations.
Seven races were held after the lunch break in fading breeze, with some of the last races quite a test of concentration as glassy patches were starting to appear with good wind in between.
RC Laser Champion Finds the Breeze
Nigel Price somehow found the breeze and managed four firsts in the afternoon to take 1st position at the end of the day.
Peter Burford sailed easily into 2nd place with Randy Atkinson coming in 3rd.
The competition was sailed in good spirit with everybody enjoying the day together.
Special thanks to David Black and his wife for scoring the event and to Ian McDonald for assisting David and observing.
