ahdfreak Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 The Kingston Farm Supplies Drain to Drain Classic is on again on the 23rd March 2013 with new sponsorship this season. This event is a long distance race around buoys between the "Butchers Gap" Drain south of Kingston and the "Blackford Drain" north of Kingston. The full race includes 3 laps and about 75 kilometres. The race is designed so any number of laps ( 25 kilometres per lap ) can be completed and there are prizes for each lap. The Club will have lunches and a tea on the Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Where is Kingston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahdfreak Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Kingston is 3 hours south of Adelaide in South Australia. The next town south of Kingston is Robe and the biggest town close by is Mount Gambier. Kingston is on the coast at the southern end of the Coorong and sits in a sheltered bay that is protected by a reef several kilometres out to sea. The Conditions are usually small chop and a south westerly sea breeze between 10 and 25 knots. Will post more details on the event when the Club puts out a notice of race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahdfreak Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Kingston Farm Supplies Drain to Drain Classic is this coming Saturday the 23rd of March. The briefing will be at 10.30am and the start at 11.00am. An early lunch will be available and there will be a tea at the Club Saturday night. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the completion of the three laps on yardstick and each lap fastest on yardstick if not in 3 lap winners list. The fastest boat over the line will also be awarded a prize. Accommodation is available at the following places, Kingston Caravan Park 87672050 with en-suite cabins available Lacepede Bay Motel 87672444 is on the foreshore near the jetty. Lobster Motor Inn 87672322 is near the Big Lobster on the highway. Crown Inn Hotel 87672005. Royal Mail Hotel 87672002. Mobil 190 roadhouse 87672419 cheap rooms on the highway. Ray White Real Estate 87672200 manage bookings for beach house rentals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Have you changed the race format? The race has always been having the option of being in a one lap race then drop out two laps or three lap race, are you saying that the people that drop out after one lap are no longer competing in their own race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahdfreak Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Race format is the same as past years, but the Committee has decided that if a competitor has won a place for the three laps they aren't able to also win the one or two lap prizes. Competitors that don't place in the three laps will be able to win in the one or two lap events but only once. This will hopefully mean that each lap will have several boats plying for positions and not just win by the fact that they are the only boat in that particular lap. The Club also hopes this will share the new Sponsorship of prizes around more of the competitors and reward those sailing the one or two lap races as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Interesting change of the whole race, about 10 out of the 21 cats last year opted for the shorter course, hope this format doesnt cost you too many slower boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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