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.
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2019 Capricornia Blokart Bash
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.
2019 Australian Open Blokart Championships
On behalf of the Australian Blokart Association. I’d like to congratulate, and sincerely thank Capricornia Blokart Club Inc. on their hosting of the 2019 Australian blokart Open.
Such planning and organisation has never been displayed before now at an Open. Such simple innovations as an event specific code of conduct and a piece of rope helped to make it the most enjoyable Open yet.
The protest committee of blokarters and totally independent and trained sailing protest jurors surely needs to be a must have, (if possible) at all national events. Paul, thank you so much for having the foresight to arrange them to adjudicate. And to the two gentlemen. Well done.
Sure, there were some hiccups and mother nature let us all down on occasions, but thats blokarting. Take a bow ladies and gents, the best organised Open yet.
The get togethers after each days racing were also new, and so well catered by the ladies.
Though I wasn’t able to attend the presentation dinner, I believe the KBSC venue was second to none. Great choice.
Paul Effeney, Nev Michell, Cameron Moore, Dean Hiskens, Colin Skinner, Ian Musker, Christine Effeney, Ruth Moore, Tony Francis, Paul Florian and so many others. The CBC Committee, the rest of the race committee and volunteers from CBC and other clubs. Thank you all.
NRMA Capricorn Palms. Top service and a great place to stay.
Tim and the VBC. We’re looking forward to 2020 at Casey Fields.
Wayne Lewis
Australian Blokart Association Inc.
Festival of the Wind
Thanks to all our club members who turned up to Emu Park on Sunday to help with our display of Blokarts on the beach.
Although there was no wind in the morning and we all thought the day was going to be a complete fizzer, the wind shifted around and increased in the afternoon. Everyone was kept busy taking interested members of the public for a ride.
Australian Blokart Nationals 2017
The Notice of Race for the Australian Blokart Nationals 2017 has been released.
The regatta is to be held at Kingstone S.E. in South Australia on the 25th to 28th January 2017.
The Notice of Race is available by clicking on the link above.
Enter the 2015 Blokart Nationals Now
Capricornia Blokart Club, in conjunction with CQBC, will be hosting the 2015 Nationals at Mulambin Beach.
The dates are -Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March (short course)
with a marathon- Monday March 30th.
This is the weekend before Easter- making it a 3 day week between the marathon & Good Friday.
Time to book those holidays & start thinking about accommodation.
The Big 4 Capricorn Palms has all their cabins & a lot of sites reserved for this event, which show as booked on their website too.
** please note- you will not be able to book these unless you state that you are part of the Blokart event**
Grab a copy of the
The Capricornia Blokart Club becomes a Reality
Our local club is now incorporated. We exist!
We even have a suggestion for a club logo.
Sand Yachting Dinosaur
Look what turned up on Farnborough beach this week. A 35 year old home made sand yacht from Rocky. Merv, Kevin and Roy brought it along and they allowed a mere Blokarter like myself to have a go.
The foot steering took a bit of time to get used to but it went quite well in 12 knots of wind. The frame is of aluminium so it isn’t very heavy. And it folds flat but still needs a small trailer to carry it.
It has 3 sizes of home made sails with unusual scalloped leach.
And it’s not me being rude by calling it a dinosaur. That’s what they call it.
Results from Qld State Titles
I’ll try to get the complete results soon. In the meantime here are the place getters in all divisions.
| 2011 Queensland Blokart Titles Results (Local sailors in bold) |
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| Overall (short course and marathon) | Marathon only: | |
| Production: | Performance | Across the line regardless of weight division. |
| Light weight: | Light weight: | Production |
| 1st Blake Smith 2nd Ian Musker 3rd Trevor Smith | 1st Barak Dekel 2nd Gavin Baguley 3rd Matthew Bianchi | 1st Rod Jackson 2nd Cameron Moore 3rd Blake Smith |
| Middle weight | Middle weight: | Performance |
| 1st Colin Skinner 2nd: Steve Bundred 3rd Judy Cox | 1st Gary Smith 2nd Tony Francis 3rd Ivan Paterson | 1st Darren Bianchi (first overall) 2nd Gary Smith 3rd Joe Millen |
| Heavy weight: | Heavy weight: | |
| 1st Cameron Moore 2nd Daryl Skinner 3rd Rod Jackson | 1st Darren Bianchi 2nd Dave Blundell 3rd Bernie Cox | |
Sand Yachting in 1971 – 40 Years Ago!
Dave L sent me these photos today. Taken on Yeppoon’s beaches in 1971. This is what he says about them.
Thought you may be interested in the attached photos. Yes, that is me standing beside the landsailer and the year was 1971. Forty years ago !!!
I was just passing through Yeppoon. The landsailer belonged to some fellow from Rocky. I saw him sailing on the beach and went down for a closer look. Ended up spending the afternoon sailing with him.
Wonder if he’s still around ???
Dave poses next to a Land Sailer from 1971
Land Sailer 1971 Detail
Land Sailer Flat Out on Mulambin Beach