Macquarie Harbour Sailing Club in Strahan, Tasmania | Community organisation

Macquarie Harbour Sailing Club

Locality: Strahan, Tasmania

Phone: +61 429 004 089

Address: Beach Street 7468 Strahan, TAS, Australia

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23.01.2022 Feedback received following this years Cock o the West Regatta suggests that it was thoroughly enjoyed by the sailors and their families who made the trip down to Strahan on the Australia Day long weekend. With around half attendees camped in the Club grounds the atmosphere was very much holiday camp and great fun on and off the water. It was excellent to see two boats from Wynyard Yacht Club and one from Burnie Yacht Club joining the eight boats from Leven Yacht Club rest...oring the status of the regatta as a true inter-club event. Hot conditions and pleasant light winds greeted competitors on Saturday as they set up and were briefed by local legend Desmond Becker. The two races staged on Saturday provided some very close racing despite the huge difference in the types of boats sailing. The NS14s of Chris Thomas & Linda Hyland (WYC) and Colin Tunn (LYC) criss crossed continually as did the trailer sailers of Anton Bezemer (LYC) and James Lohrey (WYC). Isaac Mearns blazed away at the front of the fleet with his F16 Blade leading the way in all races yet still struggled to keep up with his yardstick. Sunday brought very hot conditions into the high thirties (showcasing the reason why only a fool would paint his boat black) and extremely difficult sailing with 0-18 knot winds subject to regular massive, sudden wind shifts making tacking a lottery. Russell Hicks (BYC) did a great job sailing his Laser neatly and after sticking to the NS14s like glue all day Saturday, managed to pip Tunn at the post by a few seconds. Many sailors commented on how difficult Sundays race was, exhausted being the most common word! Karl Kunta decided hed had enough and headed back to shore early for refreshments. Overall rankings were, 1st place, Russell Hicks (BYC), 2nd place, Gerald Hendriks (LYC) and 3rd place, Colin Tunn (LYC). A big thanks to Desmond Becker for hosting the event, LYC member Martin Shipp for giving his time taking times on the official start boat, Bushy Becker again for his time and the use of the Suzie B and all who contributed the event. Full results in the comments below.

23.01.2022 Day 1. Very light breeze. F16 boom-cam.

21.01.2022 The social side of "yachting" at the Cock'O'The West after a perfect arvo of sailing :)...Going back next year!!..Thanks Linda

21.01.2022 The 2019 Cock o’ the West was contested this weekend with the weather over the two days of competition varying wildly. Seventeen boats made the trek to Strahan with sixteen of them competing in the three races. Day one began with OoD Des Becker delivering the briefing at 1230, timed to perfection as tendrils of breeze began to snake across the mirror flat water of the harbour. Race one got underway in only three or four knots of wind with the start line dominated by the VX On...Continue reading

20.01.2022 The social side of "yachting" at the CockOThe West after a perfect arvo of sailing :)...Going back next year!!..Thanks Linda

17.01.2022 The 2019 Cock o the West was contested this weekend with the weather over the two days of competition varying wildly. Seventeen boats made the trek to Strahan with sixteen of them competing in the three races. Day one began with OoD Des Becker delivering the briefing at 1230, timed to perfection as tendrils of breeze began to snake across the mirror flat water of the harbour. Race one got underway in only three or four knots of wind with the start line dominated by the VX On...Continue reading

16.01.2022 The annual Cock o’ the West regatta was held in light winds at Strahan this weekend. This is a relaxed regatta and many sailors brought their families with them for a weekend away. The weather was glorious for camping and some competitors arrived a day or two before racing started to soak it up and get a measure of the prevailing conditions. Nine boats got on the water on day one. The tenth boat in the fleet, Gerald Hendriks of Leven Yacht Club’s Roselyn was discovered to hav...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Full report and photos to come later this week but in the mean time, full results for the 2021 Cock o' the West are below.

07.01.2022 The 2020 Cock o’ the West, held last weekend attracted the largest fleet in the events history with twenty-one boats competing in the event over two days including a full complement of seven trailer sailers packed full of boisterous crew. Leven, Burnie, Wynyard and Port Dalrymple Yacht Clubs were all well represented in a fleet ranging from mixed purpose dinghies to carbon/nomex catamarans. Day one began with a steady but chilly twelve to fifteen knot south-easterly breeze bl...Continue reading

07.01.2022 For the second year in a row, fleet size records fell at the annual Cock o’ the West regatta last weekend. Thirty-three boats from all across the state competed in medium to light winds under clear skies. The usual suspects from the coastal clubs were bolstered by a keen contingent from Deviot Sailing Club and five boats from the mighty Lauderdale F18 Posse. The howling Southerly which had been buffeting the harbour all week petered out just in time for the start of day one, ...Continue reading

06.01.2022 The annual Cock o the West regatta was held in light winds at Strahan this weekend. This is a relaxed regatta and many sailors brought their families with them for a weekend away. The weather was glorious for camping and some competitors arrived a day or two before racing started to soak it up and get a measure of the prevailing conditions. Nine boats got on the water on day one. The tenth boat in the fleet, Gerald Hendriks of Leven Yacht Clubs Roselyn was discovered to hav...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Day 2. Stronger, gustier breeze and hot hot hot. F16 spinnaker-cam.

04.01.2022 Feedback received following this years Cock o’ the West Regatta suggests that it was thoroughly enjoyed by the sailors and their families who made the trip down to Strahan on the Australia Day long weekend. With around half attendees camped in the Club grounds the atmosphere was very much ‘holiday camp’ and great fun on and off the water. It was excellent to see two boats from Wynyard Yacht Club and one from Burnie Yacht Club joining the eight boats from Leven Yacht Club rest...oring the status of the regatta as a true inter-club event. Hot conditions and pleasant light winds greeted competitors on Saturday as they set up and were briefed by local legend Desmond Becker. The two races staged on Saturday provided some very close racing despite the huge difference in the types of boats sailing. The NS14’s of Chris Thomas & Linda Hyland (WYC) and Colin Tunn (LYC) criss crossed continually as did the trailer sailers of Anton Bezemer (LYC) and James Lohrey (WYC). Isaac Mearns blazed away at the front of the fleet with his F16 ‘Blade’ leading the way in all races yet still struggled to keep up with his yardstick. Sunday brought very hot conditions into the high thirties (showcasing the reason why only a fool would paint his boat black) and extremely difficult sailing with 0-18 knot winds subject to regular massive, sudden wind shifts making tacking a lottery. Russell Hicks (BYC) did a great job sailing his Laser neatly and after sticking to the NS14's like glue all day Saturday, managed to pip Tunn at the post by a few seconds. Many sailors commented on how difficult Sunday’s race was, exhausted being the most common word! Karl Kunta decided he'd had enough and headed back to shore early for refreshments. Overall rankings were, 1st place, Russell Hicks (BYC), 2nd place, Gerald Hendriks (LYC) and 3rd place, Colin Tunn (LYC). A big thanks to Desmond Becker for hosting the event, LYC member Martin Shipp for giving his time taking times on the official start boat, Bushy Becker again for his time and the use of the Suzie B and all who contributed the event. Full results in the comments below.

02.01.2022 The 2020 Cock o the West, held last weekend attracted the largest fleet in the events history with twenty-one boats competing in the event over two days including a full complement of seven trailer sailers packed full of boisterous crew. Leven, Burnie, Wynyard and Port Dalrymple Yacht Clubs were all well represented in a fleet ranging from mixed purpose dinghies to carbon/nomex catamarans. Day one began with a steady but chilly twelve to fifteen knot south-easterly breeze bl...Continue reading