Old Geezer said:Congrats to all the ozzie boyos and sheilas who did so well at the Masters Worlds. Now please tell us all why you think they did so well? What is it about the Australian Laser scene that breeds so many champions?
Old Geezer said:Congrats to all the ozzie boyos and sheilas who did so well at the Masters Worlds. Now please tell us all why you think they did so well? What is it about the Australian Laser scene that breeds so many champions?
ozboy said:hey how many of you guys are doing the coasts next weekend at teralba?
rock steady said:"Sailing is a sport for rich, fat old men"
ozboy said:where abouts do u live?
HECS said:As to how you can fix it - that's something US skiff sailors (who face a real battle) often ask. I have no real idea, but I wonder whether the small-boat club culture isn't a key. Just get a little shack and concentrate on all the other little-shack clubs.
Old Geezer said:Geeze - you guys have a shack? That must be the secret to your success. My club doesn't have a shack - we just show up and sail off a beach. I'll definitely be pushing the members to build a shack this winter so we can get us a good as you Aussies and thrash you at the Masters World next year.
Shackless Old Geezer.
Old Geezer said:Yeah - a shack is good. Like this one http://www.mhyc.com.au/ourclub.htm
This is the shack at the club where at least one of the Master Worlds Ozzie champs sails. Right?
Some shack !!
Old Geezer said:Yeah - a shack is good. Like this one http://www.mhyc.com.au/ourclub.htm
Just a shack with "a central lounge bar and balcony overlooking Middle Harbour, Shores 5 Star Restaurant, Harbourside Grill Bistro serving value for money meals in a worldclass location, Boardwalk Takeaway for the best hamburgers on the spit, beachside Sand Bar & Cafe and an executive board room perfect for meetings up to 12 people."
This is the shack at the club where at least one of the Master Worlds Ozzie champs sails. Right?
Some shack !!
HECS said:Errr, wrong.
That's Middle Harbour YACHT Club. Unless something's changed very recently, Lasers have not been sailed at the Yachtie apart from some demo races about 1974.
The Laser club is next door - Middle Harbour Amateur Sailing Club. It's fibro, with a timber slatted floor, one little alloy rescue boat, and an honours roll that includes 3 time world champ Glen Bourke and Olympic medallist Michael Blackburn. IIRC there's 2 or 3 showers that drain into the harbour through the floor, and a single "club room" with ratty old chairs. One old wooden ramp to get in and out of the water.
See http://www.mhasc.com/
The Laser club is the little structure on the far left of the pic there.....the imposing stone structure on the left is part of the sewer pumpiung system. ('ts OK, there are no smells, MH is a GREAT place to sail and was/is a hot spot of sailing although as an ex local I'm biased).