2018 RC Laser National Championships Update

2018 RC Laser National Championships
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The preparation for the 2018 RC Laser National Championships proceeds apace with a number of new developments in recent weeks. The most important of these for the Mawson Lakes Model Yacht Club has been our success in applying for a Council Grant which will enable us to upgrade our marquee, to improve the operating time of our electrically-powered recovery boat and to build new specially-designed racing buoys.

All these changes will significantly improve the model yachting experience for all our competitors in late September. Scroll down the page to the Notice of Race and Entry Form. 

The club raffle to help finance the RC Laser National Championships commenced in early March and has already helped finance a number of initiatives including the first prize for the Championships of a new RC Laser. We have been very pleased with the support of MLMYC members for the raffle and the event generally.  Also interstate RC Laser clubs have been terrific in their support of this raffle, and we expect tickets to continue to sell well.

The 2018 RC Laser National Championships organising committee of John Berry, Chris Levi, Mark Easton, Reg Cunningham, Bob Whitehead and Adrian Heard have all been busy arranging various aspects of the event.

The registration form for the 2018 RC Laser National Championships is available here and we encourage all who are interested in the event to register sooner rather than later. Click here to access the Notice of Race for the National Championships.  

The South Australian RC Laser  State Titles take place on Sunday 10th June, and this event will give our club a great opportunity to have a test run for the National Championships. Our race crew are looking forward to setting courses and practising boat recoveries. All skippers are invited to compete in the State Titles.  Click here to access the Notice of Race for the State Titles. The entry form can be accessed here. 

We will also have an open afternoon at the club on Saturday 9th June where interstate visitors will be welcome to attend a club barbeque and participate in some practice racing. We already have eight entrants, and we expect this number to swell as the event nears. 

Adrian Heard

2018 RC Laser National Championships Notice of Race 

2018 RC Laser National Championships Entry Form 

2018 RC Laser South Australian State Titles Notice of Race 

2018 RC Laser South Australian State Titles Entry Form 

2018 RC Laser Sailing Calendar of Events

2018 RC Laser sailing Calendar of events

 

Top events in the 2018 RC Laser sailing calendar

 

Please get in contact with us if you have an event to add to the calendar or more information on any of these events. 

10 March 2018
South East Queensland RC Laser Championships
Pine Rivers RYC

Access the Notice of Race here

10 June 2018
South Australian RC Laser Championships
Mawson Lakes MYC

Click here for further information

21-22 July 2018
Queensland RC Laser State Championship
Emerald Lakes, Carrara

10 – 13 August 2018 

European Championship 

Zwischenahner Meer Host Club: Zwischenahner Segelklub (ZSK)

15 September 2018
Victorian RC Laser State Championship
Patterson Lakes RMYC

 

28 September – 1 October 2018
RC Laser National Championships
Mawson Lakes MYC

Registration opens 3 March 2018 

For further information click here 

Date TBC – NSW State Championships 

 

2018 RC Laser Sailing National Championships at Mawson Lakes, SA

2018 RC Laser sailing national championships
Bob Whitehead (259), John Nieuwenhuizen (148), Lindsay Sawyer (171) and John Berry (256)

The 2018 RC Laser sailing National Championships are to be hosted at  Mawson Lakes Model Yacht Club, –  ‘the Friendly Club’ –  where everyone is encouraged to come and have a go. The dates for your diaries are Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October. The club is located in the Salisbury area, 14km north of Adelaide, South Australia.

Yes, it’s the AFL grand final weekend and we will have a screen in the clubhouse on Saturday.  The big advantage of the chosen weekend is that the Friday is a public holiday in Melbourne and the Monday is a public holiday in NSW, Queensland and SA. Also with the AFL grand final always played in Melbourne this is the one weekend in September that we can guarantee that there are no AFL finals in Adelaide, so airfares should be cheap and readily available.

There will be a registration, measurement and practice day on the Friday followed by 3 days of racing. Why 3 days of racing you may ask ? We are anticipating around 45 entrants for the 2018 RC Laser sailing National Championships and we will require A, B and C fleets. To fit in a minimum of 16 races for each division, we consider that the titles will be best run over 3 days.

We have some excellent people to help run the event. Firstly we have our club president Dean Bonnett, our club secretary / treasurer Chris Levi and our club assistant secretary Gerry Giebel all working hard to help run the titles. We have John Berry, Mark Easton, Bob Whitehead, Chris Levi, Reg Cunningham and Adrian Heard all on the club organising committee. Our club has 75 members so there will be a good spread of volunteers to help stage the titles.

We have a couple of first class people to take charge of the event. Johno Johnson, widely regarded as one of South Australia’s best PROs will share in officiating the racing together with Mario Gulic, one of Victoria’s best PROs. Mario will also have the role of keeping participants informed on race schedules and race results.

Mawson Lakes is a great location for a national title. The clubhouse is a very handy facility with tea, coffee, drinks, boat storage and toilets available. The club has an excellent floating platform for launching and retrieving boats. Participants will be required to remain within a cordoned off control area while racing, as the cement footpath around the lake needs to be kept clear for local foot traffic.

Mawson Lakes is a major shopping precinct with cafes and restaurants located near the club. There are also many accommodation options nearby, including Discovery Parks – Adelaide Beachfront at Semaphore Park, Highway 1 Caravan and Tourist Park at Bolivar and Windsor Gardens Caravan Park closer to the city.

Registration for the 2018 national titles will open on March 3rd and will be on the MLMYC website – mawsonlakesmyc.com, and a raffle for an RC Laser will also be launched at the club on the same day. Watch for updates on this website. 

The South Australian State Titles will be held at Mawson Lakes on Sunday 10th June, starting at 9.30am. This will be a one day event limited to one fleet of 24 boats. Being South Australians and of generous nature we will hold 14 of the 24 places for interstate entries, and three of those places will go to Scott and Jayne Fleming  and Malcolm Kampe. This will be a great opportunity to sail at Mawson Lakes prior to the nationals and a chance to test your skills against Malcolm and the two Scotts. Scott Mitchell from SA is the defending state champion.

We look forward to seeing many of you in September and some of you in June.

Adrian Heard

2018 RC Laser Sailing National Championships

 

South Australian RC Lasers in the News

South Australian RC LasersThe South Australian RC Laser team from Mawson Lakes Model Yacht Club are in the news. Their achievement in winning the State Shield at the recent 2017 RC Laser Championship of Nations held at the Gold Coast last November has been recognised by the magazine, Mawson Lakes Living.

Congratulations to Adrian Heard, Scott Mitchell, Don Turnbull, John Berry, Lindsay Sawyer, Jurgen Luther, Bob Whitehead and Mark Easton for winning the Shield and to John, Lindsay, Bob and Ken (President) for the great group photo.   

The South Australian RC Laser team will be one to contend with at the 2018 RC Laser National Championships taking place on their home waters October. 

More news on the National Championships will be published here shortly. 

To read the full article, go here: Mawson Lakes Living. 

RC Laser Fleet Growing in NZ

RC Laser New Zealand
Pinders Pond, near Roxburgh central Otago. A hot 33C day blowing strong and gusty from the north. Boats sailing with C And B rigs. Photo courtesy of Robert Todd.

The number RC Lasers in NZ is growing rapidly with small fleets of boats increasing both in the north and the south.  Latest boat sales have been in the South Island – Dunedin, Central Otago and Invercargill. 

There is talk this year of a South Island Championship, a North Island Championship and an RC Laser NZ National Championship. We will keep you posted so RC Laser sailors outside of NZ can make travel plans. 

Not to be missed for North Islanders is the Open Day at Gulf Harbour on Sunday the 25th of February  
being held at Regency Lake in Gulf Harbour, Auckland between 10am and 3pm.
RC Laser sailors are invited to come along and join in the sailing. Anyone interested in trying RC sailing is most welcome! There will be boats to try and people on hand to show you the boat and how to sail it.

For further information contact Linton Little golfview@outlook.com or Graham graham@crewmate.co.nz