Sauna Sail

If I get my mossie ready Ill be make the trek south for this one.

I'm intrigued by sailing in some warm water and have some questions, where do the Mosquito sailors stay? I have heard it is very cold, if you dont get one of the powered tent sites, can you have a fire? It is called a pondage, I haven't sailed on a pond before, how big is it?
Darryn

Darryn,

Most if not all the Mozzie sailors camp at the pondage along with nearly everyone else and yes you can have camp fires. <img src=

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As for the size of the pondage lets just say that it's big enough to run a full size course and then some.

A link to the Latrobe Valley Yacht Club with the notice of race, maps etc is listed below:

http://www.lvyc.org.au/

Regards,

Peter

p.s. Make sure you bring a good warm sleeping bag.

Darryn,

There are also some good photos of the Hazelwood Pondage in the VMCA photo album under 2006 State Titles, 2006 Sauna Sail and 2006 Training.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/vmca/2006SaunaSail/

Regards,

Peter

From one South Aussie to another Darryn, the course size is just fine (after Milang you will have no problems), flat water (even “steamy”), and the whole event is a load of really great fun (even though it is in the land of people who only try to play Aussie rules football), The guys sailing there all seem to know how to sail and all the organisers are really friendly and do an excellent job with the event, and the camping on site generates real camaraderie, BUT! It is COLD and at last years event we opted to stay at a nearby motel (which we thought was very well priced) and I am glad that we did. Every night sleeping in a clean bed in a heated room with cable TV made getting on the water next day a hell of a lot easier than crawling out of a sleeping bag with joints that were stiff from a cold nights sleep. There’s something quite surreal about walking to your boat in the morning and breaking off the ice that has formed overnight. Seems easier to adjust to if you have just come from a warm room after a hot breakfast and an even hotter shower!

Darryl how far is it from Adelaide? does it cost to stay at the campsite? do you have to bring your own fire wood?

it does cost to stay at the camp sites, I hope the cost is mentioned in the link in Peter F's reply.

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Hazelwood is about 1&1/2 hours from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Pondage area is aproximately mile by mile and 1/2. It is a regatta you have to do at least once in your sailing career, an experience like no other, careful some get addicted and haven't missed many since it started in the early 70's. <img src=

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Gary,

I couldn't find the exact cost but found a link with a phone No. for the office at the camping ground:

http://svc065.wic437d.server-web.com/images/latrobe/camping.pdf

From memory it was less than $10 per adult per day and less for kids.

Regards,

Peter

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Gary,

Will you have your new Blade at Sauna Sail ????

I bet lots of people are just itching to have a look at the masterpiece.

Regards,

Peter

Hi Peter,

it is possible a New Production F16 Blade may be at the Sauna Sail, but at this stage I have hedged my bets <img src=

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So who else is going to the event ?

Weather forecast for next weekend looks good so I've packed up the Mozzie for the trip on Saturday morning.

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/vic.asp

Regards,

Peter

I'm not going to Sauna Sail, new boat isn't ready to race yet,
Darryn
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Will the camping area be opn on the Friday?
Nice weather site as well.

Yes they have the camping open for Friday night. The Mozzies are usually behind the clubhouse (across the road).

I'll be there - probably arriving Saturday morning, and so will Gary Maskiell (on Neil Joiner's boat).

I think PWS will be there Friday night.

Thanks Tim. I'll bring a few bags of firewood.

Another Toy should be there Friday night sometime, as I can't see myself getting up early enough to get there on time otherwise

Fat Bomber will be there Saturday morning after a flat tyre made today impossible.

Hi all,

it's been run and won. 8 F16 in all, 4 Cat rigged & 1 Sloop Mosquito, 1 Cat & 1 Sloop Cobra and 1 Sloop Taipan.

1st. Taipan

Tasi Oki

Gordon & Jenny, Placings 1,1,2,2,1.
2nd. Mosquito

Imunity

Gary M, 3,2,3,1,2.
3rd. Mosquito

Karma Cat

Tim S. 2,3,1,DNS,3.
4th. Mosquito Philip W/S

More Splashes

4,4,5,DNS,4.
5th. Mosquito Bill P

Fat Bommer

5,7,6,3,6.
6th. Mosquito Gordon H DNS,6,4,DNF,5
7th. Cobra Wesley M

Scream

DNS,5,7,DNF,DNS.
8th. Cobra DNS,DNS,DNS,DNS,DNS.

As allways at the Sauna Sail, winds where testing at times. But thae final race was sailed in up to 20kts. leaving most with smiles. Most interesting was the F16 placings in the 25 boat mixed fleet of Tornado's, F18's, Taipans and Hobies.
Full Results HERE. www.lvyc.org.au/results/2007/events/saunasail/series.htm

Suffice to say the front F16 often mixed it at the front of the fleet and many times F16's where seen to pass Tornado's and F18's, sometimes more than once in the same leg of the course <img src=

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Thanks to Gary for the results, the sailing tips and the 'demonstration' of how to sail.
Thanks to Tim, Andrew and Philip for showing me the way and also the Latrobe Valley Yacht club.

Gary,

I suppose that the results were just for F16 and based purely on elapsed times.

I believe that the best results come from the corrected times in the divisions with Division 1 & 2 as follows:

Div 1 (24 starters)

1st Immunity, Mosquito, Gary Maskiel
2nd Karma Cat, Mosquito, Tim Shepperd
7th Splashes Too, Mosquito, Philip Warren-Smith
8th Fat Bomber, Mosquito, Bill Pepping
14th Air Apparent, Mosquito, Gordon Hyde

Div 2 (16 starters)

1st The Tiger, Mosquito, Matt Stone
3rd Out of the Blue, Mosquito, Peter Foulsum
4th Veloce, Mosquito, Andrew Neeson
8th Hexam III, Mosquito, Andrew Copland
15th Another Toy, Mosquito, Trevor Armstrong

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Regards,

Peter

Hi All,

Did anyone take photos of this years event and if so could they be posted on the Mozzie photo album ?

Regards,

Peter

I have a couple of photos, and a few minutes of video - Fairly subjective but I can get it to look as if the 'Toy' is leading the F18's at the windward mark rounding!

Does anyone know where I can store the vidoe?

Regards

Trevor

Trevor, The photobucket website will let you post photos.
Looks like sugraloaf might be back sooner than I thought as well!
Photobucket website URL
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/vmca/?