Pretoria Sailing Club's Annual Open Regatta was held on the 24 / 25 January 2004. There was a good entry of club members and visitors from other clubs in the Northvaal area. Although the water level is down a bit, there was plenty for the combined fleet of 119 boats, which ranged from Optimist to FDs and a 49er. It did make for additional space on the shore for parking the boats. One thing that was lacking as the wind! Everyone waited around on Saturday morning, some eating the galley's stock of doughnuts. After an early lunch, racing got underway in a breeze which faded. Two races were completed. Sunday morning was a repeat of the breathless conditions. A race was attempted, but it was abandoned with not much progress being made. Eventually at 14:30, a 3rd race could be held to complete the event. By this time, many had given up waiting, however. On the Saturday evening, the entertainment was hilariously provided by the classes. The highlight was the show put on by the ladies of the Bridge Team, doing their version of the Calendar Girls. Our thanks go to Wendy Geekie and her bridge team for running the racing in the difficult conditions, to Tania Quarmby and her Galley team for doing an admirable job in feeding the masses and to Ollie Edwards and Walter Hecht for dispensing the cold liquid refreshments. Thanks also to our sponsors, notably Biddulphs, which helped to finance the event. Proceeds from the regatta will go to the National Sea Rescue Institute. The Laser class was by far the largest participating, with 32 sailing. As such, the winner of this class is awarded the Lubro Trophy as overall winner. Leon de Raay achieved two firsts and a 3rd to win overall. John Samuel was second with Gill Waiting third. There were quite a few youth sailors in this (full rig) fleet, coping easily in the light winds. The Dolphin class were holding their Provincial Championships in conjunction with this event. However, their Notice of Regatta called for a minimum of 4 races. Hence this event could not be completed and it is being negotiated to resail it. For the purposes of the PSC regatta, there were 14 Dolphins sailing. This class was won by Peter Lee and Hazel Hofmeyer. John Wright and Karen were second, with Colin Bouwer / Andrew Tainton in third place. The Optimist class also had a good entry of 14 boats. This class was dominated by Timothy Gibbons, who won all 3 races. Second place went to Gareth Ruttell and third to Graham Field. The GP14 had a good entry of 11 boats. As Ken Bennetts found out, a penalty (OCS) proved to be disastrous! The event was won by Pieter and Carina Doubell. The Boskop team of Nichol Hakkesteeg and Vickie Keys were second. The Benoni team of David Santiero and Bianca Tait were third. In the 9 boat 505 class, the front was once again dominated by Graeme Willcox and Alan Haylett, with three 1sts. second place was secured by Kyle Klaas and Charles Crosby on tiebreak over Rudolph and Dietmar Holm. The Finn class also had 9 boats. The event was won by Jan Jansen. Second place was taken by Barney Richardson on tiebreak over Dennis Andrews. There was a small Dabchick fleet of 5 boats. This class was won by Tamaryn Bennett of VLC. Six boats entered in the Fireball class. However none managed to finish all the races. The Boskop team of Ricky and Brennan Robinson fared the best (and had a weight advantage) to get two firsts to win overall. The once strong (as were Fireballs!) Enterprise class mustered 5 boats. The event was won by the team of Peter and Margaret Hofmann. Four boats competed in the Mirror class. It was won by the team of Robert Dann and Ryan Hadley. There was an open class comprising 4 FD's, a Sprog, 2 Spearheads, 2 Laser II's and a 49er. The winner of all the races (on handicap) in this class was the Flying Dutchman team of Nigel Trevarthen and Gavin Breckle." PSC's annual open regatta was held on the 24 / 25 January 2004. There was a good entry of club members and visitors from other clubs in the Northvaal area. Although the water level is down a bit, there was plenty for the combined fleet of 119 boats, which ranged from Optimist to FDs and a 49er. It did make for additional space on the shore for parking the boats. One thing that was lacking as the wind! Everyone waited around on Saturday morning, some eating the galley's stock of doughnuts. After an early lunch, racing got underway in a breeze which faded. Two races were completed. Sunday morning was a repeat of the breathless conditions. A race was attempted, but it was abandoned with not much progress being made. Eventually at 14:30, a 3rd race could be held to complete the event. By this time, many had given up waiting, however. On the Saturday evening, the entertainment was hilariously provided by the classes. The highlight was the show put on by the ladies of the Bridge Team, doing their version of the Calendar Girls. Our thanks go to Wendy Geekie and her bridge team for running the racing in the difficult conditions, to Tania Quarmby and her Galley team for doing an admirable job in feeding the masses and to Ollie Edwards and Walter Hecht for dispensing the cold liquid refreshments. Thanks also to our sponsors, notably Biddulphs, which helped to finance the event. Proceeds from the regatta will go to the National Sea Rescue Institute. The Laser class was by far the largest participating, with 32 sailing. As such, the winner of this class is awarded the Lubro Trophy as overall winner. Leon de Raay achieved two firsts and a 3rd to win overall. John Samuel was second with Gill Waiting third. There were quite a few youth sailors in this (full rig) fleet, coping easily in the light winds. The Dolphin class were holding their Provincial Championships in conjunction with this event. However, their Notice of Regatta called for a minimum of 4 races. Hence this event could not be completed and it is being negotiated to resail it. For the purposes of the PSC regatta, there were 14 Dolphins sailing. This class was won by Peter Lee and Hazel Hofmeyer. John Wright and Karen were second, with Colin Bouwer / Andrew Tainton in third place. The Optimist class also had a good entry of 14 boats. This class was dominated by Timothy Gibbons, who won all 3 races. Second place went to Gareth Ruttell and third to Graham Field. The GP14 had a good entry of 11 boats. As Ken Bennetts found out, a penalty (OCS) proved to be disastrous! The event was won by Pieter and Carina Doubell. The Boskop team of Nichol Hakkesteeg and Vickie Keys were second. The Benoni team of David Santiero and Bianca Tait were third. In the 9 boat 505 class, the front was once again dominated by Graeme Willcox and Alan Haylett, with three 1sts. second place was secured by Kyle Klaas and Charles Crosby on tiebreak over Rudolph and Dietmar Holm. The Finn class also had 9 boats. The event was won by Jan Jansen. Second place was taken by Barney Richardson on tiebreak over Dennis Andrews. There was a small Dabchick fleet of 5 boats. This class was won by Tamaryn Bennett of VLC. Six boats entered in the Fireball class. However none managed to finish all the races. The Boskop team of Ricky and Brennan Robinson fared the best (and had a weight advantage) to get two firsts to win overall. The once strong (as were Fireballs!) Enterprise class mustered 5 boats. The event was won by the team of Peter and Margaret Hofmann. Four boats competed in the Mirror class. It was won by the team of Robert Dann and Ryan Hadley. There was an open class comprising 4 FD's, a Sprog, 2 Spearheads, 2 Laser II's and a 49er. The winner of all the races (on handicap) in this class was the Flying Dutchman team of Nigel Trevarthen and Gavin Breckle." The Full Results can be found at www.geocities.com/ptasail The full results can be found at www.geocities.com/ptasail