Saturday morning started with 5 local skippers and 5 from Brisbane sailing in 10 to 15 knots SE in the pond at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Racing got under way at 11am with most of the fleet using A rigs, Alex Pashley sailed with a B rig and did well in the middle of the fleet. Tom Butler was consistent with his performance with Graeme Turk and Malcolm Kempe following closely behind. First time Bundaberg Club member sailors Toni Walmsley and George Morphett sailed borrowed boats from Ken Smith and Yeoman Sands. A BBQ lunch at 1pm was put on by the local Club. Sailing resumed at 1.30pm.

Malcolm Kempe was out for 2 races with winch problems. Racing concluded at 4pm with 16 races completed with Tom Butler, Malcolm Kempe and Graeme Turk leading the field.

Sunday sailing got under way by 10am with the wind from the South for the first 3 races. The OOD Kevin Walmsley had to re-set the course when the wind swung back into the SE at 10 to 15 knots. Tom Butler still continued his winning way with the mid fleet George Morphett and Alex Pashley rivaling for 5th & 6th places with Ken Smith and Ian Gilmore finding the windy conditions very trying and Yeoman Sands managing to hold onto 4th place after being tangled in the trees and missing one race with winch problems. Local Club member Brian Bedford was unable to sail on Saturday but joined in on Sunday managing a 3rd and 4th place in two of the races. BBQ lunch was called for at 12pm racing getting under way again at 12.45pm with winds strengthening to the top end of A rig making sailing very trying. It was pleasing to have no protests lodged with all infringements settled on the water in a quiet and gentlemanly fashion, a credit to all the sailors. 12 races were completed for the day and special thanks got the OOD Kevin Walmsley and Doug Farrell for doing the scoring and the local Club members who helped with buoy watching and other tasks. Thanks must go to the Bundaberg Club for running a good event in the ideal setting of the Botanic Gardens. Racing concluded at 2pm with Prize giving at 2.30pm letting the Brisbane sailors head off home at a reasonable hour.

Maureen Sands