NANAIMO RC LASER FLEET # 17

11-ON THE SAME TACK,OVERLAPPED.

When two boats are on the same tack and overlapped,a windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat.

18.3-TACKING WHEN APPROACHING A MARK.

If two boats were approaching a mark on opposite tacks and one of them changes tack,and as a result is subject to rule 13 in the zone when the other is fetching the mark,rule 18.2 does not thereafter apply.The boat that changes tack

a) Shall not cause the other boat to sail above close hauled to avoid her or to prevent the other boat from passing the mark on the required side.

b) Shall give mark room if the other boat becomes overlapped inside her

WELCOME RC LASER SAILORS :

NEXT RACE...MAY 5TH AT WESTWOOD LAKE.....NOON.......

SPRING SPLASH #2 AT N.Y.C. RESULTS POSTED ON RESULTS PAGE

world record setters Graham and Dale show off the new "FANG'

thanks to all the cometitors and chase boat drivers for making the 2012 RC OCEAN RACE  a great success,click here for some good video of the race.or go to youtube and search "protection island race" or "rc ocean race"

Keep those pictures coming in......

rc laser class winner Paul Kantor sent in this photo of his happy chase boat driver capt kaka

 SATURDAY:RESULTS POSTED ON "RESULTS"PAGE,PHOTOS COMING SOON....

SATURDAY:  A HUGE VICTORY TODAY FOR GRAHAM  HERBERT AND DALE CHASE ON THE CUSTOM "AMERICA'S CUP" CATAMARAN AS THEY SHATTERED THE WORLD RECORD TIME SET LAST YEAR BY OLE ANDERSON AND HIS IOM ,CALLIENTE. THEIR PREDICTED TIME FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL RUNNING OF THE RC OCEAN RACE WAS 46 MINUTES.THEIR ACTUAL ELAPSED TIME TO COMPLETE THE 3 NAUTICAL MILE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF  PROTECTION ISLAND WAS 49 MINUTES .ASSURING THEM THE 'WORLD RECORD" FOR THE MOST CHALLENGING RADIO-CONTROLLED SAILBOAT RACE ON THE PLANET.WITH THE HELP OF VETERAN SAILOR AND PROTECTION ISLAND RESIDENT BILL SMITH AS THIER CHASE BOAT DRIVER , THEY EASILY "HANDLED " ALL THE COMPETION AND WON BY A MARGIN OF  16 MINUTES OVER PAST CHAMPION  AND FELLOW YACHT DESIGNER TOM STEVENS.  THIRD PLACE IN THE OPEN CLASS,OR AS IT IS BECOMING KNOWN ,THE "BUILDERS"DIVISION,WENT TO MARTIN HERBERT DRIVING HIS OWN DESIGN,A 60" FIT DESIGN CALLED "SCOUT".AS MUCH AS MARTIN TRIED TO ENCOURAGE THE SPECTATORS TO CHEER HIM ON, IT WAS'NT ENOUGH TO GET PAST THE BALAZING SPEED OF HIS COPETITORS IN DIV 1.

THE DIV 2 RACE WAS ALL ABOUT THE RC LASERS ,12 LOCAL BOATS SHOWED UP,AND IT WAS ANYONES TO WIN IN THIS INTENSE VANCOUVER ISLAND ONE-DESIGN FLEET. DOUG COMPTON WITH HIS BRITHER GEORGE WON THE START, BUT IT WAS PAUL KANTOR WITH CAPT GORDIE WHO WON THE BATTLE OUT OF THE BAY....UNTILL PAUL HIT THE ROCKS AT GALLOWS POINT...ALL THE RS LASER FOUGHT EACH OTHER AND THE TIDE, AND THE WEEDS UP THE BACK SIDE OF PROTECTION ISLAND IN THE SUNSHINE, SLOWLY SWITCHING FROM THE B-SAIL TO THE A-SAIL AS THE BREEZE SOFTENED. COURSE RECORDS  WERE SHATTERED IN THIS DIVISION AS WELL,AS THE FIRST 6 RC LASERS TO FINISH ALL BEAT TIM DANIELS RECORD FROM LAST YEAR. THE FIRST RC LASER TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE IN FRONT OF THE DINGHY DOCK PUB WAS PAUL KANTOR WITH CAPT CACA DRIVING THE CHASE BOAT ,FOR A NEW RC LASER RECORD TIME OF 1:28.44. ONE MINUTE BEHIND THEM WAS THE ALWAYS AWSOME KENNY HOLLAND WITH PUB OWNER AND LOCAL TACTICIAL JOHN LOGAN DRIVING THE CHASE BOAT. THIRD PLACE WENT TO BOB 03 AND HIS LONG TIME DRIVER ALICE (MISS DAISEY) ,ONE OF THE BIG STORIES OF THE WEEKEND WAS THE ALL GIRL CREW OF ANGELA AND IRENE FINISHING 15 SECONDS OFF THE PODIUM IN FOURTH PLACE.NOT ONLY DID THEY SAIL A BRILLIANT RACE ,BUT THEY LOOKED THE BEST DOING IT.MY VOTE FOR THE NEXT" SAILOR CHICKS OF THE WEEK."KEN.#34 WAS ABOUT 6 MINUTES BEHIND THE GIRLS,PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT THE GEEZER ALWAYS LET TEH LADIES FINISH FIRST.GOOD ON YA KEN. A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL THE COMPETITORS , EVERY RACER GOT A PRIZE THANKS TO THE RACE SPONSER THE DINGHY DOCK PUB.ONLY ONE BOAT FAILED TO FINISH THE RACE AS 2010 CHAMPION ARNE HENSEN DROPPED OUT WITH RUDDER ISSUES. THE 2013 VERSION OF THE OCEAN RACE IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS,SO MARK YOUR CALENDER FOR APRIL THE 20TH 2013. WE'RE EXPECTING MORE MULTI'S ,HOPEFULLY WITH THEIR OWN DIVISION,MORE DIV 1 BOATS AND LOTS OF PRIZES,SUNSHINE ,WIND AND GOOD TIMES.

IF YOU HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE RACE AND FESTIVITIES PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME AT bruce@nanaimorclaser.com

0930 SATURDAY:THE SUN IS SHINING AND A NICE BREEZE IS ALREADY BLOWING IN GEORGIA STRAIT.YESTERDAY,BOB 03 AND KEN 34 SAILED AROUND THE ISLAND FOR A LITTLE PRE-RACE PRACTICE SESSION.WORD IS THERE WAS A WICKED CURRENT LINE AT GALLOWS POINT . KEN TRIED TO CLEAR ALL THE WEED OFF THE RACE COURSE,BUT MORE IS PREDICTED FOR TODAY. FLEET CHAMPION BOB GAVE AN IMPROMTU GO-FAST CLINIC LAST NIGHT AT THE PUB, SO IF YOU WER'NT LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THERE,BUG HIM BEFORE THE START FOR SOME INSIDE INFO.  GOOD LUCK RACERS AND STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND RESULTS.....

EARLY OCEAN RACE FAVORITE BUILT FOR THE RACE,GRAHAM HERBERTS CUSTOM 48 WING SAIL CAT

LAST MINUTE ENTRIES ARE "POURING IN" FOR THE GREAT RC OCEAN RACE,YOU CAN ENTER RIGHT UP UNTILL START TIME AT 1305 HRS. THE WEATHER LOOKS GREAT WITH 15 DEGREES ,SUNSHINE AND A GOOD NORWESTER TO BLAST THE FLEET AROUND THE ISLAND. I HAVE A FEELING OLE  ANDERSONS COURSE RECORD OF 1:15.48 MAY FALL THIS YEAR. 

 

 

  THE RC OCEAN RACE OFTEN CALLED "THE MOST CHALLENGING RADIO-CONTROLLED SAILBOAT RACE ON THE PLANET" IS SET FOR APRIL 14,2012 AT THE WORLD FAMOUS DINGHY DOCK FLOATING PUB AND RESAURANT. THIS FOURTH ANNUAL RACE IS STARTING TO FILL UP SO SEE THE "NOTICE OF RACE" AND  ENTER NOW  BY SIMPLY FILLING OUT THE ENTRY FORM ON THE  "RACE INFO" PAGE AND HIT SUBMIT. WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER CHASE BOATS AVAILABLE SO ACT FAST AND DON'T BE LEFT OUT. OPEN TO ALL CLASSES.

14 ENTRIES SO FAR .............

THE 2012 SPRING SERIES STARTED MARCH 31ST.IT WAS MORE LIKE WINTER WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND FLUKEY WINDS.KEN HOLLAND #93 CAME OUT ON TOP WITH 13 POINTS  .SEE  RESULTS ON THE RESULTS PAGE...

.PAUL KANTOR DOMINATED THE FROZEN THUMBS SERIES WINNING 5 OUT OF 6 DAYS.

BOB #03 WON THE RC LASER MIDWINTERS FEB 25TH

TIM DANIELS WINS THE BOXING DAY BLOWOUT,SHOWING EVERYONE HOW THE D-SAIL SHOULD BE SAILED.

check out this animated rules quiz

 

BRAND NEW RC LASER FOR SALE.$ 246,000.00 INCLUDES SOUTHERN EXPOSURE,OCEAN VIEW HOME ON PROTECTION ISLAND.ACCESS TO GREAT ONE-DESIGN RACING AT YOUR DOORSTEP. SOLD,SOLD,SOLD.

2010 FALL SERIES VIDEO HER

 

THE GRAHAM MILLINGTON MUG WINNER ARRR HENSEN BEGINS THE POST RACE CELEBRATIONS.AFTER THE 2010 RC OCEAN RACE.AT THE DINGHY DOCK PUB.

2011 RC OCEAN RACE ACTION IN THE SALISH SEA.

TIM'S RC LASER #80 WINNING HIS DIV IN THE 2011 RC OCEAN RACE.

LATEST NEWS.....................

APRIL 2012-Paul Kantor wins Rc Laser class in OCEAN RACE

APRIL 2012-Graham Herbert and Dale Chase win OCEAN RACE open class (new record)

DEC.2011-Tim Daniels wins Boxing day Blowout

DEC.2011-Bob Serenius wins Fleet 17 Championship

DEC. 2011-Paul Kantor wins fall series.

OCTOBER 2011-John Elmaleh wins North Americans

MAY 2011-Dave Fowler wins U.K Nationals

APRIL 2011-Ole Anderson sets record in OCEAN RACE

APRIL 2011-Tim Daniels wins laser class  OCEAN RACE

March 2011-Bob Serenius wins Frozen Thumbs.

march 2011-Jim Kaighan wins marco midwinters again !

Feb 2011-RC Laser becomes recognized class in Norway.

Feb 12-Bruce McQuade wins Midwinters 2011

Dec 11-John Vallis wins fleet 17 fall series. 2010

Oct 24-Ryan Lipincott wins mid-atlantic regions 2010

OCT 23-Ken Holland wins fleet 17 championships 2010

Sept 11-Jim Kaighan wins North Americans 2010

Sept 11-Luc Videau wins the Nationals in France 2010

Sept 2010-John Tushingham wins U.K. nationals 2010

June 21-Bob Serenius wins T.H.I.R.S.T.  regatta 2010

April 24-Tom Stevens sets new RC OCEAN RACE record time

April 24-Arne hensen wins RC Laser class in the RC OCEAN RACE

March 8-Jim Kaighin wins Marco Island Midwinter regatta 2010

March 3-RC Laser Fleet 17 makes the cover of the Canadian Radio Yachting Association newsletter,

Feb  27-Arne Hensen  wins  Frozen Thumbs Series 2010.

 Feb 13- Ken Holland wins GOLD at the  Midwinters 2010.

 -New North American Class secretary Dave Branning.I encourage all RC Laser sailors to join the association,and support their website.$10/yr.

-RC Laser sailors Ken Holland and Tim Daniels win their divisions in the "big" boats at the Maple Bay labour day regatta. 

-Jim Kaighin wins North Americans2009

-Rudi Mcneill wins south african nationals2009

-Bruce McQuade wins Canadian Nationals2009

-Graham Brown wins Australian nationals 2009

-John Tushingham wins U.K.nationals 2009

-Aaron Paugh wins THIRST regatta 2009

-Ken holland wins rc laser division in RC OCEAN RACE

                      bruce@nanaimorclaser.com