Our Radio Control Yachting division has made great strides with the new site for a new Marquee being prepared this month…

The portion of roadway which the Club has responsibility for, has been resurfaced with a good helping of road base and was completed today.

Here’s some light wind sailing hints which could apply to any catamaran. It’s one person’s opinion, so no need to throw things at me if you disagree.

The method of construction of Windrush hulls has changed over the years (although the shape has remained the same). The original hulls were standard fibreglass…

Lake Samsonvale Water Sports Association's annual New Year's Regatta is a fun, casual, weekend of sail racing and good company. We invite all interested sailors who have craft fitting into our racing divisions

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After a lifetime of ‘mucking about in boats’, John Boetje moved to Brisbane and looked about for a vessel. A multihull convert, he was excited by finding a derelict

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The story of “Beans” as I know it could not be told without first mentioning some of the previous owner’s history. His name was Geoff Howley and I was privileged to call him a friend.

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John Boetje and John Woods were racing #53 at Harwood, on the Clarence River in Northern NSW. The Big River Sailing Club hosts the annual ‘Bridge to Breakers’ regatta, and the strong winds and flat water suit the Windrush well.

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Hailing from Noosa, Dave and Elaine’s W600 is fairly close to a standard narrow version, except that replacement of the rig has ‘lost’ the original Sail

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She was originally bought in 1981 and was shipped to Gove N.T. At some point the original owner sold, but the boat remained in Gove. I originally saw this boat on 44 gallon drums in a park in Gove in 1992

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There are a few different strategies for getting the Windrush 600 mast up and down. For its size, it’s not actually all that heavy, and I’ve seen crews ‘walk it up’ on the trampoline with someone pulling on the forestay.

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The Windrush 600 was conceived by Richard Macfarlane as a progression for those who had grown up with the surfcat scene, possibly married with a young family, and who wanted to continue