Betsy Island Race Dec 2009 on Intrigue

Sam and Dave did the Betsy Island Race with brother Pete, Uncle Donald and the Intrigue boys and girls this year. I had a chance to take a few photos with the waterproof camera, including some very wet videos. They are on the Picasa site here.

BYC Twilight Photos

Andrew Wilson has posted some great photos of the BYC twilight race on December 9, including a number of photos of Trouble, on his website at http://www.andrewwilsonphotography.net/sports.html  There was plenty of breeze and Trouble was loving it.  Pity they shortened the race!

Even more competition

As if having to beat Wildfire and the Fax each week were not enough, there is Saga and Just in Time at the BYC, the ever consistent Sunview Homes and Just Jones at the DSS and RYCT, and the ubiquitous Rousabout is everywhere. Any, and sometimes all, of these boats can clean us up on their day, and often do!

This is what makes sailing in the 9 Metre division such intense, and satisfying fun. Whenever you get a result you can be fairly certain that you deserve it!

More competition

If we cant beat "The Fax", then Wildfire is next on the list, though this is getting much harder to do lately. Former sailing partner Mal Robinson has been quietly developing Team Wildfire into a strongly competitive unit that are getting consistently outstanding results this season. A beautiful Farr IMS 31, Wildfire leaves us all in her wake in lighter airs, and is getting better and better in medium to heavy conditions. On her day she is almost unbeatable - sadly!

The Competition

First among foes is Shadowfax, the boat we most love to beat (because it is the hardest!).

Always beautifully sailed, and never beaten till the gun goes and you have driven a stake through their hearts, Shadowfax is the boat to beat at the BYC - or anywhere else she sails. Matt Westlands is thoroughly knowledgable, fiercely competitive, and frightfully consistent. He is aided and abetted by a great crew who all sail hard and play nicely. Trouble and "The Fax" have a friendly rivalry where the friendship and the rivalry are there in equal abundance.

So far, so good for season 09/10

Trouble is going well so far this season. As far as I can tell we are:

- leading the RYCT pennant from Sunview Homes (after a drop)
- equal first with Just Jones in the DSS pennant (after a drop)
- equal first with Just in Time in the BYC pennant (after a drop)

As usual, we are doing very poorly in the BYC twilights!

There are new links to the clubs 9 Meter results pages in the "Sailing Links" menu at right.

Maria Island Race Start

This was one race that I was glad we missed!

It was a wild and wooley start to the 2009 Maria Race.

I have posted some photos of the start to Trouble's Picasa galleries here

BYC Crown Series 2009

Trouble was unlucky not to win the Crown Series in 2008 when an error of course ruined an otherwise oustanding series.

This year luck was with us and we scraped in for a narrow win. Ian Jeanneret posted some great photos of the Crown Series on the BYC website. The sequence showing the start of the Friday night twilight race is a beauty.

Trouble Crew

A rogues gallery of Trouble Crew, past and present, has been posted here. Enter at your own risk!

Trouble Cruising

An initial gallery of Trouble Cruising photos has been posted here.

Trouble Racing

An initial gallery of Trouble Racing photos has been posted here.

About this Blog

Trouble is a MASRM Club 30 owned and sailed by Dave Willans and Sam Webb in Hobart.

This blog will provide her crew, family and friends with a place to access Trouble related information, photos, plans and gossip.

It will be linked to Trouble's Picasa website, which will host galleries of past and present racing, cruising, and other Trouble related photos.