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Race News
14th September 2008, Wellington.
Titahi
Bay- Wellington
The Capital turned
on a great day for the first WGTN club race of the season held at
Titahi Bay on Sunday. Warm sunny conditions, a slight cross wind and
2-3 foot swell made for a great Surfcross event. Big thanks to our
new wellington based Race Director Jo Lundon and to Gary Morrison
for coming down to train her up, the day ran fast, smooth and very
successful so well done! Winner of the day was Demon Energy Black
closely followed by Gemini Blue. Demon Energy Red may have been more
successful had they stuck to the rules rather than missing a buoy,
cutting another buoy in half by running it straight over and also
completing more laps than anyone else for no apparent reason. With
the only disappointment being the unavoidable absence of our club
sensei Reece, this was a great start to the wellington season.
(added
18th Aug 2008)
Hi All,
Please see below
an update on my actions from our committee meeting and a few items
raised at the WGTN club meeting.
Auction Night
– Wellington members will do their best to get involved, a few
members expressed they may be able to provide items to be auctioned.
Impractical for all members to attend, all members putting in to
send a couple of WGTN representatives on the night who can bid on
our behalf.
Club day cost – WGTN members
have agreed to double entry fees for WGTN club days to $100. This
should cover costs of permits and flights for RD. We would like to
review this again once we have more members or a WGTN based RD.
Permits – Reece will coordinate
the permits for WGTN club days. He will also work with Kyle to
complete the Lyall Bay nationals permit. I will approach my contact
at the Dom Post re getting free adverts. WGTN members have agreed to
advertise Dom Post on their boats in return from advertising.
Race
Calendar – I have attached the WGTN race calendar. Rod – Can
you please post this on the website as long as the committee has no
objections? After discussion the WGTN members agreed that if would
not be fair on Auckland members to include all WGTN club day points
in the Auckland tally but would like to have points from WGTN cup
Day included.
Wellington Cup Day – In an
attempt to increase our profile and attract some Auckland’ers down
for a club day we want to create a Trophy event. Caltex S/V will
purchase a trophy and provide a prize for the winner to be presented
at the end of year club prize giving. We wish to hold the event at
Lyall Bay prior to nationals as this may encourage those who want to
gain a competitive advantage for nationals. To further attract
entrants I ask TRANZ to reduce the entry fee to $20 for boats
outside of the WGTN area. WGTN club members would help subsidise
this by paying $100 entry fee per WGTN boat. Can this please be
tabled for discussion at our next committee meeting?
Cheers,
Chris
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