{"id":236873,"date":"2022-09-12T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=121227"},"modified":"2022-09-12T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:17:33","slug":"sailing-is-alive-and-thriving-on-the-north-end-lake-in-gqeberha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sailing-is-alive-and-thriving-on-the-north-end-lake-in-gqeberha\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing is Alive and Thriving on the North End Lake in Gqeberha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sailing-is-alive-and-thriving-on-the-north-end-lake-in-gqeberha.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sailing-is-alive-and-thriving-on-the-north-end-lake-in-gqeberha.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The North End Lake in the shadow of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium holds a special place in the heart of Radio Control Yacht Racers country wide. In the late 1990\u2019s Radio Controlled sailing was very active and Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) hosted many a regional and memorable National Championships \u2013 with some reminding us at every turn that <a href=\"https:\/\/mygqeberha.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gqeberha<\/a> hosted the best National Championships ever.<\/p>\n<p>That proud tradition has continued \u2013 see further down for comments.<\/p>\n<p>The period leading up to 2020 saw less radio sailing activity until the introduction of the DragonFlite 95 Class Sailing Yacht. This affordable, quick and fast growing class has witnessed a resurgence of interest in radio controlled sailing with the PERBC making the Powerboat Club on the North End Lake their home waters.<\/p>\n<p>PERBC recently hosted the third DF95 Radio Control Yacht National Sailing Championships. The regatta saw 31 sailors from all over the country descend on Gqeberha from 8 to 11 September 20222.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clubs represented were:<\/strong> PERBC \u2013 10 Sailors; CRYC \u2013 6 Sailors; GRRSC \u2013 4 Sailors; NRSC \u2013 3 Sailors; DRBC \u2013 2 Sailors; ZLYC \u2013 2 Sailors; HMYC \u2013 1 Sailor; HSC \u2013 1 Sailor; MRYC \u2013 1 Sailor; VLC \u2013 1 Sailor<\/p>\n<p>Sailed over three days (9 \u2013 11 September) Gqeberha offered up varied conditions to test the sailors who sailed a total of 18 races each \u2013 11 in the heats and 7 in the final gold and silver fleets. Three discards kicked in at Race 4, 8 and 16.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions were varied with wind strengths ranging from 4 knots to 25 knot gusts from the East, South and West with the Nelson Mandela Bay wind shadow making for some challenging decisions to be made.<\/p>\n<p>After Race 11 and into the finals, Cape Town Sailor Roy Gardener showed his dominance of the fleet with a 1st, 7th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd and 4th which, combined with his 5 firsts, 5 seconds and 1 fifth in the qualifying rounds left him with 27 points \u2013 well clear of second place sailor, Des Fairbanks on 40 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Three Sailors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Roy Gardener: CRYC \u2013 27 points<\/li>\n<li>Des Fairbank: MRYC \u2013 40 points<\/li>\n<li>John Jorgensen: HMYC \u2013 46 Points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>All courses sailed were windward leeward with an offset mark at the windward mark and a gate at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>All sailors commented very favourably on the race, conditions and organising committee under the stewardship of PERBC Commodore Andrew Bosworth and his hard working committee. One well travelled sailor commented that the regatta was probably better organised and run than many World Championship events that he had attended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors of the event were:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engeli.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engeli Supply Chain Solutions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphapharmacies.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alphapharm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildit.co.za\/Stores\/View\/Build-it-Sunridge-Eastern-Cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Build It Sunridge Park<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100041575376105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summerstrand Pharmacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some comments after the regatta:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cThanks Andrew and Team for a very well run and pleasant event \u2013 much appreciated\u201d ~ Bruce<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cThanks for a wonderful regatta, will be back for sure!\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cThanks Siverado and team for a brilliant regatta\u201d ~ Barry<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cWell sailed Roy. A great regatta in difficult conditions. Thanks to the organisers.\u201d ~ Des<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The df95 2022 National Sailing Championships <a href=\"https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/perbc\/2022\/09\/12\/df95-national-championships-2022-results-and-images\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT, MORE IMAGES and RESULTS<\/a> can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/perbc\/2022\/09\/12\/df95-national-championships-2022-results-and-images\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18 Races Sailed<\/li>\n<li>Wind Directions varied from East to South East to West to South West<\/li>\n<li>Wind Speeds varied from 4 knots to 25 knot gusts<\/li>\n<li>The shortest race saw the 1st finisher finish in 5 minutes and 31 seconds<\/li>\n<li>The longest race saw the first finisher finish in 7 minutes and 10 seconds<\/li>\n<li>The average race length (based on first finisher) was 6 minutes and 10 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Penalties across the entire race series: DWS \u2013 2; RET \u2013 20; DNF \u2013 3; DNS \u2013 13.<\/li>\n<li>10 Local Sailors<\/li>\n<li>21 Sailors from out of town<\/li>\n<li>1 Disabled Sailor (who won)<\/li>\n<li>3 Lady Sailors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> Sailing is Alive and Thriving on the North End Lake<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Sailing is Alive and Thriving on the North End Lake here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/perbc\/2022\/09\/12\/df95-national-championships-2022-results-and-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/perbc\/2022\/09\/12\/df95-national-championships-2022-results-and-images\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyPE<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/546477886692206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/546477886692206<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">127<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/sailing-is-alive-and-thriving-on-the-north-end-lake-in-gqeberha\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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