Once again dual fleets of IOMs and DF95s fought off a morning of slight and variable breeze, persistent but light rain and patience draining periods of calm with calls for an early lunch and a threat by the PRO to cancel proceedings if things did not improve by 2:00pm.

The WAnderers Radio Sailing Club advise all DF 95 sailors that we will be holding our Showcase Regatta once again at Bettenays Winery & Nougat Co, 248 Tom Cullity Drive, Cowaramup 6284 on the weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2024.

A new section has been set up on the RSAWA website to allow RSAWA members to advertise their boats locally. In addition to searching advertisements on the National site, WA skippers can look more locally to buy and sell their boats.

May 20 to May 26 2024 is National Volunteers Week. When you stop to think about it, radio sailing in all its forms is run purely by volunteers. RSAWA would like to thank all those people who give up their time and energy so that we can all go sailing.

The Albany Radio Sailing Club hosted the 2024 Great Southern Buster IOM Regatta last weekend, with 17 entries, 14 from metro and other clubs and including recent state and national champions, and three of our club member entries.

The WA States for the IOM class were held at Champion Lakes on Saturday and Sunday November 11 and 12. There were 16 entries.

The forecast was for gusty easterly winds over the two days – not the ideal situation for Champion Lakes as an easterly is basically onshore. The windward marks have to be set on the other side of the lake, but that is treacherous due to a large wind shadow coming off the opposite bank.