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Rain
squalls arrived at Terrigal around 11.20am delaying racing
at the Laser Masters World Championships this morning.
Race
Officials have been monitoring the weather all morning and
held boats ashore. It was a good call, as presently
very little can be seen through the gray of the morning.
Discussion
revolved around coffee and fish and chips – served
locally at the Haven, filled in waiting time for officials,
whilst the students from Kincumber High School, here
voluntarily to help with the retrieval of boat trolleys,
played football and cricket on the beach in the rain!
The
Radial fleets are due on the course first in the Club
Marine races and a number of boats are rigged and ready to
go from the beach at The Haven.
Presently,
breeze in Terrigal is approximately 3 knots from the
east/nor-east and the Bureau of Meteorology predicts winds
from the east/nor-east at 10 to15 knots on 1 to 1.5 metre
seas and a 1.5 to 2 metre south-easterly swell.
The
squall is expected to pass fairly quickly, and when it
does, Principle Race Officer Tony Denham plans to get the
367 boats out and racing. Denham suggested now was a
good time for sailors to have a good read of their Sailing
Instructions.
Once
again, competitors wait patiently ashore, used to the
vagaries of the weather.
For all
information on the Gosford Sailing Club hosted Laser
Masters Worlds go to: http://aus08.laserinternational.org/
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