Castlepoint Beach Racing Club officials are hoping the huge success of their meeting on Saturday has broken their weather jinx.
It was the first time since 2007 that beach conditions were considered good enough for the always popular event to be staged and a crowd estimated in excess of 2000 enjoyed an eight-race programme.
"I have to say it was a big relief to get things up and running again, we had our fingers crossed right up until race day that the weather would be kind to us," secretary-treasurer Jo Blyth said.
The good news for the Castlepoint club this year was that the easterly winds which had played havoc with the beach conditions in the preceding four years didn't eventuate this time round.
"We did have a strong southerly come through the previous weekend but it didn't have any real effect on the beach at all, it was pretty well perfect for what we wanted," Blyth said.