The Third Heat was sailed today with Vita Sailing a 12th for the day. The Breeze was a strong hot NNW which fought out the seabreeze and was probably 25kts in the Gusts. We had a few breakages onboard which was well recovered from. This included brendons Trapeze loop snapping sending him slashing into the water. He managed to hold onto the jib sheet and we were able to bring him back on board without capsizing. The puffs were also causing the spinnaker sheets and barber haulers to slip through the cleats which damaged the luff of the jib.
After sailing the heat it was straight off the water in search if replacement parts as the public holiday was going to impede our maintenance plan. We managed to get lost in hobart from relying on GPS navigation but managed to get all the necessary items on our list done at before 5:30pm on New Years Eve.
The club put on a new years eve celebration with a food and a live band. Lots of Dancing and Drinking was done by crews knowing there was a lay day coming up. The club had a magnificent view of the fireworks at 9:30 and midnight. Nature also put on a good show with a thunder and lightning show which included a shower of rain. For now its a chance to relax the sailing muscles for a day, enjoy TAS and maybe a bit of 20/20 cricket action tonight.
Happy New Year
Rhyss
Vita Brevis a member of the West Australian State Sharpie Sailing Team. The boat has been campaigning at a State and National level since it was made. With a State Championship win and 11th place in National Titles the team is aiming to improve to eventually win a National Championship
Heats 1&2
Heats 1 & 2 are now out of the way with an 11th & 8th respectively. The breeze for the first race was reasonable with a tough competition to beat. Today was a bit lighter on the breeze. We had our moments with a brilliant wing mark rounding rocketing past 3 boats to put us in 3rd. We showed our pace but the wind did not help up us loosing a few boats on the works. Otherwise a good first couple of heats to sail consistently. We are enjoying our racing thoroughly and the scenes passing by the club are great. We have had all the Sydney to Hobart fleet, Launceston to Hobart and a Cruise Ship pass past the club the last couple of days.
We are looking forward to heat 3 and new years day(lay day) for a chance to soak up the great conditions in Tasmania
Cheers
Rhyss
Invitiation races
Well we are now in Hobart. The Sharpies have had a safe journey in the container from perth. We unpacked the boat and rigged Vita for the first invitation races. The wind was from the west which is unusual for Tasmania and the current was unusual. We finished with a 13th and 5th. over the two races. Craig Mann on impact(another WA boat) finished with a 15th and 17th.
Results for the racing can be viewed at 67th Sharpie National Titles
The first heat starts tomorrow with the same Westerly winds forecast but possibly swinging to the SE.
The Trip Begins
As part of our trip we left Perth on christmas day at 11:00am and landed in Sydney at 6pm. We then proceeded to checkout the Rolex Sydney to Hobart fleet with dinner on Christmas day at CYCA with a light constant drizzle of rain falling.
Boxing Day we made our way to Darling Harbor to board out cruise of Sydney harbor to watch the southbound fleet for their awesome downwind start. Once Alfa Romeo and the other maxis rounded the corner and started bashing south we folled for a short time before the bow started taking waves and wetting people. We then cruised back through the fleet as they got settled on the rail for their trip. It was an enjoyable way to experience the Sydney Hobart start with the cricket on and the bar open.
About the Sharpie Class
Sharpies are one of the most widely sailed one design racing dinghies in
The Sharpie has a fine, efficient six-metre-long planing hull and carries a crew of three (skipper, sheethand, and forward-hand on the trapeze) with a powerful sail-plan that produces a performance equal to the best dinghies in the world.
Sailed to its best, it rewards crew coordination, team effort, tactical skill, concentration and endurance with blistering performance; or at the very least an afternoon of fun battling the elements in the company of friends.
The class also boasts a strong and very social off-the-water fraternity. Some have been known to join the ‘Sharpies’ for this reason alone…
The Sharpie is developed from the 12-Square Metre class, which provided
The Sharpie has fleets in seven states of
About Vita Brevis and the Crew
Vita Brevis, is a name of Greek Origins, however the Latin versions English translation is ‘Life is short’. Vita Brevis is a meticulously constructed hull made of composite and GRP materials. The hull has been design with racing in mind and is high standard racing unit. The boat has had many successes but most recently Vita Brevis won the National Country titles during the 2007 - 2008 Sharpie Nationals titles, a feat we are aiming to replicate at the 2009 – 2010 Nationals in
The crew of Vita Brevis are keen sailors with racing resumes as long as they come.
Some of the achievements of the crew are;
2009
2007 – 2008 Sharpie National titles 5th Overall
2006 sharpie State Country State Champion
2003, 2004, 2005 Thompson 7 Sports boat champion Geograph Bay Race Week, WA
2001
1997
1997 Secondary Schools Teams racing State Champion team member
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