Opening Day Series – Heat 1 (EFYC)

A record fleet of 19 Sabre dinghies came to the starting line at the first Opening Day of the 2016/17 East Fremantle Yacht Club season on the Swan River. The large fleet was in part due to the rapid growth in popularity of these 3.7 metre singlehanded dinghies, with...

Maylands Winter Race Wrap Up 11/11/16

A cloudy day with a cold and blustery south easter faced a few hardy Sabre sailors plus 3 Lasers and 3 Mirrors for the final Winter Races at Maylands on Sunday 11th September. However, the wind settled down to a steady 10 to 15 knots by race start time and close...

EFYC Winter Race – Wrap Up 10/9/16

At yesterday’s final winter series racing at EFYC, 12 Sabres came to the starting line, in light and drizzly conditions. There were 2 visitors from PDSC and one from FSC. Due to the light conditions, only one race was sailed. Pete Coop took an early lead, which...

2016 Opening Day Series – Notice of Race

  The 2016 Sabre Sailing Association Western Australia ‚ÄúOpening Days Series‚Äù will be held on various dates (with five heats and the best of three heats to count). The races will be conducted by East Fremantle Yacht Club, Perth Dinghy Sailing Club, Maylands...

MYC Winter Heat 3 – Wrap Up

A cold day and late morning rain put a dampener on racing but 3 hardy Sabre souls, a handful of Lasers and a Mirror faced two starts in a good south/south east breeze. The finishing order looked to be the same in both races – Pete Johnston, Steve Knight, Bruce...