Final day of measuring and the Invitation Race

Club members and volunteers have had three busy days as the excitement and pressure mount for the first Invitation Race.

Skud measurer, Leo was a busy, busy, man

there were guardians of the gate ..

(no riff raff here!)

                                                        Rod Alsop, chief of Volunteers

Members of the Korean Team

                                     One of the Australian Sonar Teams giving the hull a final polish,

                                                                        ... as you do ...
                                                                  

                                                    Canadian Skud skipper John Mc Robert

The British Sonar Team

                                                                
                                                         ..... last boats in the water

                                           and the on water crews prepare for the week ahead
               

                                                        Boats of all classes and coaches headed out ...
                                                                           

a few practise starts to sort the cobwebs..

                                     .. . and once racing began , there was action all around the course

Coaches can have fun too ...

                              The Singaporean team rugged up against Melbourne fickle weather

                                               Skud class is the only one with colourful spinnakers

                                                           The coloured sails came out

                                       Canadian team Uncle Bill finished the race first...

                                                                   

                                                       there to meet us at the dock ..
                                         
                                                      was this very cute sailor dog!
                                                                          

                                                        and then the band played on...