Meeks Real Estate VS 15ft Skiff Racing Team

10/01/2019

Awesome footage on board Absinthe during Heat 3 of the Nationals on Tuesday. They had a big lead after a very good first work, and looked to continue on until a swim on the last gybe on the first run, and a broken boom to boot...

10/01/2019

Well done to Mick, Dev and Gabe on their heat win today!

02/01/2019

The 2018/2019 sailing season has been a season of change for the Meeks stable, with the introduction of new crew members and a second boat. We have always planned to introduce new sailors into the VS class, and a second boat is the perfect way to do this. We have picked up the very green former national champion VS 2226, now known as Absinthe, and the new crew onboard have hit the ground running. As for the crew changes, Mick has opted to train up his son Gabe with the help of experienced sheethand Rodney Devon (Dev) on Absinthe, whilst Meeks have recruited Geoff Jakins as their new skipper alongside Mark and Robbie. For those who may remember, Geoff was already a member of the Meeks crew as he filled in for Mark during the 2017 Southlakes Regatta, and helped us secure the NSW State Championships.

The first half of the season was one of the most competitive in recent memory, with a fast charging mid-fleet and new contenders at the top creating intense racing week in and week out. Encouragingly, Absinthe have been regular contenders for the top spot in the heats at Teralba despite being "green" with the new ship and especially considering Gabe has sailed for only one half of a season. I guess Mick and Dev's synergy stretching back to the 16ft Skiffs in the early 2000's has been paying off! Meeks, however, have been battling set-up issues all season, but have shown glimpses of pace which have occasionally ended in a bang (quite literally on one occasion, with a split in half boom whilst in second position at the Teralba Regatta). We feel that we are the right track to finding our mojo again, and hope that this shows in our results at the upcoming nationals at Neranie Sands.

Speaking of the Nationals, they take place between the 6th and 12th of January, at one of our favourite venues/holiday destinations Neranie Sands on the Myall Lake near Bulahdelah. We will try to post regular updates with results and occasional GoPro footage so you guys can follow us as we go. If you want to keep in the loop, visit the VS website at http://www.vs.asn.au and the VS 15 Foot Skiff Sailing page on Facebook for photos and race summaries.

20/02/2018

Some photos of Meeks Real Estate at the National titles held at Neranie Sands on the Myall Lakes. After a slow start to the series the boys finished strong to take out second place overall on Scratch.

07/01/2018

The boys are ready to race. Heats 1 and 2 of the National tiles tomorrow.

11/12/2017

Footage of the awesome ride home from the finish of Sunday's race, which everyone was talking about on the shore of Dead Horse Bay afterwards

10/12/2017

Inspired by the exotic locales we get to sail at, our very brave skipper Mick decided to pursue a career in television. What do you think? Here are some "creamy" remarks about the Hawkesbury Cup weekend as well as some behind-the-scenes footage

06/12/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOUTeE6lpsk

Close fight between us on Meeks Real Estate and the crew on Troy Botting Shipwrights for 2nd place on Saturday. This came after coming back from a decent def...

06/12/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Na40j-PJY

Final 20 seconds before the start gun and the start of the first heat of the Teralba Regatta on Saturday. Here we see the opening work to the top and the sta...

01/12/2017

Bandaids are on, Primed and ready to RACE! Who needs top coats anyway! Stay tuned for updates on how we go at the Teralba Regatta in our first hit out...Looks like it'll be windy, so a good test of the repairs.