There has been plenty of activity on the diminishing Lake Keepit in recent weeks with good sized fleets of sailing dinghies taking to the water in keen competition.
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Last Sunday the Lake Keepit Sailing Club held two races; a point-score race and the first heat of the Summer Cup series. In the fleet were two newcomers, local farmers who have previously been involved with the water and sailing craft and were looking for a distraction from current land issues.
The morning point-score race was taken out by reigning club champion, Keith Garrett, in his laser dinghy.
He was followed closely by newcomer Mike Bradfield, also in a laser, with Robert Kelly of Tamworth third. The consistent Michael Juchau with his Mari cat had the fastest time.
The afternoon's racing was Heat 1 of the Summer Cup.
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The fastest time was recorded by a laser dinghy sailed by Tim Corben with Stan White and Pzazz a close second. On corrected times Corben was first and Garrett second with junior sailor from Willow Tree, Tim Caslick, third in a laser radial.
The previous Sunday saw the first heat of the seven race series for the club championship staged. Garrett was a resounding winner ahead of Bradfield and Corben.
Along with racing, there was also a group of keen youngsters from the club's three-day training course who spent more time on the water honing their newly acquired skills in perfect conditions.
They were also observed taking depth measurements with their mast of the Bics stuck in the silt on the bottom.
The club is committed to a full racing calendar of events despite the low water level of around 0.85% and remain hopeful that the plug will not be pulled again.
