The inaugural Jackadder DF95 Cup event was held on October 11th with 17 entrants, plenty of sun and and one of the better winds (even though our visitors di not agree!) we have experienced in a while. Being a ranking event, the first at Jackadder for many years, it was used as a rehearsal for the DF State Championships which are scheduled for 8/9th November and we are confident the State Championships will go off without a hitch.

A challenging day for PRO David Odlum with a changeable and light north easterly breeze but he did a great job, getting through 6 races for each of the classes. A field of 14 DF95s and 6 IOMs in the familiar 2 on / 2 off sequence, with a mid-afternoon break to tuck into some delicious grazing platters prepared by June Odlum.

Eleven intrepid sailors braved what can only be called atrocious conditions on Sunday the 27th for the running of the 15th Perth Classic at Jackadder Lake. Three just as intrepid members, led by the PRO Lloyd Coles and assisted by Dave King and Dave Odlum called the shots while trying not to freeze up. A special mention has to be made of of PRSC members Warren Rock and Rod Moss who showed the ultimate club loyalty by spectating from the members enclosure (see photo). I was trying to think of a equally horrible pastime as this, and the best I could come up with would be watching a training session of the Eagles in a snow storm. Hats off to you Warren and Rodney.

Record number of IOMs turnout at Jackadder for social sailing, along with the beautiful Whitehaven ketch.

Good friend Edgar demonstrated recently the effect of not tightening your keel bolt! Fortunately he was able to find the keel on the bottom of the lake.

Nick was at the lake taking photos the other day and kindly passed these on

The unique turnabout regatta using DF95s has seen a popular resurgence of this format, after the IOMs were deemed too precious or rather too expensive to loan to unknown skippers.

Carp fishing with an electric boat.

Over the past few months we have seen the lake water level drop dramatically to levels not seen for the past few decades. The low levels also meant the pelicans were having a smorgasbord feeding on any turtle and water fowl hatchlings, plus a vast array of fish who were now within easy reach. Fortunately for us we operate in the deeper parts of the lake thus have still managed to keep sailing, albeit in muddy water.

A good attendance of 35 members gathered at the Warren Lake Hall in Woodlands on 8th December for the End of Year Award Presentation and Luncheon. A total of 24 awards of club medallions were made along with 4 Club Championship perpetual trophies