ABW Dec-1

Despite the pandemic restrictions, some of them
completely in line with stupidity, Sailors at Taal
Lake have once again taken to the water with a
relish. With the proper care and safety guidelines,
they showed everyone In true seamanship style you don’t
have to curl your toes up and die instead of enjoying your
favorite watersport, sailing. And with
this outlook in mind, the second
Sunday sailing got off to an excellent
start.
Following health protocols, everyone
was still able to enjoy a day of fierce
competition and comradeship that
automatically comes with sailing.
Fronting up to the start line there
were 3 Hobie’s and 8 Oz Goose
hell-bent on having a good time.
Crewing the Hobie’s were Doc and
Jayson, Glenn and Yana, and last
but not least Ginnie and Mike. For
the Oz Goose, there were 5 teams and 3 solos, the solos
sailors were Paola, ben, and Roy while the teams consisted
of Mike and Sean, Joy and Lester, Butch and Jen, Vicki and
Jazz, and making up the fifth was Job and Justin.
The winds were favorable and some excellent racing was
witnessed by all. Present at
the end of the day the proud
Following health
protocols, everyone was
still able to enjoy a day
of fierce competition
and comradeship that
automatically comes
with sailing.
winners were announced with
Glen and Yana taking top spot in
the Hobies, while Paola proudly
accepted the accolades for being
first in The Oz Goose. It may
seem to some a small event but
those who sail it were a big step in
the right direction in overcoming
what the Pandemic caused. May
we continue to see other Clubs
and organizers follow suit.
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