Congratulations to Daryl Skinner and Ian Musker for winning their divisions at the recent National Championships at Casey Fields in Melbourne.
Wayne Lewis and Kem Everett also competed in the championships.
The winds were light and shifty for most of the time but when the wind did blow there was some close exciting racing.
Organising Body: Central Queensland Blokart Club
Venue: Cape Hillsborough Beach
Date: 22-24 November 2019
Woodgate Blokart Classic
Organised by: Capricornia Blokart Club Inc.
Woodgate Beach, Woodgate.
11th – 13th October 2019
A weekend of fun blokarting and socializing at Woodgate Beach.
Woodgate Blokart Classic details
The 2019 Capricornia Blokart Bash will be held over the weekend of the 7th – 10th June at Mulambion Beach Yeppoon.
This is a fun weekend, with social racing and some fun games and activities and great social events.
The social events will be held in the marques at the NRMA Capricorn Yeppoon holiday park.
As a follow up to the racing that 16(?) blokarters enjoyed last Saturday here are a few thoughts on the most efficient way to have got around this course quickly.
Please feel free to give feedback in the comments section below.
Below is an overall view of the challenging course that we sailed. I’ve numbered the course markers to help clarify the following analysis.
We have a couple of Come and Try days coming up soon. These are open to the general public and everyone is welcome to come and give it a go.
These are a great opportunity to introduce the public to this exciting sport.
We’ve already started advertising these events; there was much interest at the recent Sports Expo in Rocky, thanks to Paul and Nev for sorting this.
Blokart stall before the crowds arrived.
This year we are hosting the state titles at Mulambin Beach, near Yeppoon on the 13th to 15th April. Click for the Notice of Race or the online Entry Form.
| Schedule | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Registration + Scrutineering | 4.30pm – 6.30pm | Friday 13th April |
| Registration + Scrutineering | 8.00am – 9.00am | Saturday 14h April |
| Competitors Briefing | 9.30am – 10.00am | |
| Race Day 1 | 10.30am – 5.30pm | |
| Dinner | 6.30pm – 9.00pm | |
| Race Day 2 | 9.30am - 3.00pm | Sunday 15th April |
| Presentation | 4.00pm |
Accommodation
Accommodation available onsite can be booked through:
Capricorn Palms Holiday Village
Wildin Way
Mulambin Beach Qld. 4703
Ph. 1800 068 703
Please call Capricorn Palms direct (not via email) this is peak season for them so book early. Tell them you’re with the blokart group for a 10% discount.
Wade, one of the regular Sailability sailors, was brought down to the beach in his go-anywhere wheelchair by his mum, Tarnie.
We set up one of the club karts with a shadow and Nev led the way with a deuce bar. This is the first time I’d seen this setup and it worked fabulously.
Wade absolutely loved the experience, his whoops of joy could be heard every time he passed by.
Later on Tarnie went for a ride by herself and Jenny took Wade for a stroll down to the water in his wheel chair. Although Wade’s eyesight is not so good his hearing is obviously excellent, every time his mum came by in her kart Wade gave out a yell of excitement.
This was a very satisfying exercise. And easily set up now that the club has its own karts, shadows and deuce bars. If we were to encourage more disabled sailors to join us it would require a commitment from club members to assist in getting wheelchairs on and off the beach and helping people in and out of the karts. What do you think?
Nineteen karts lined up for an excellent afternoons racing in 12 to 15 knots from the east. Perfect! Followed by a barbecue where I, for one, ate much too much.
Here’s looking forward to some great sailing in 2018.
