Race Report
Kirk Marcolina
It was another big wind day on the harbour for heats 5 and 6 of the Club Championships. With gusts above 25 knots, the Southerly created challenging and shifty conditions for the fleet which included two Olympic-standard sailors: Mara Stransky (the Australian Olympic selection for Tokyo) and Paige Caldecoat, NSW Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Also, a big welcome back to Daniel Costandi, with the HSC behind him, he’s now sure to go even faster.
The hardy winners of the day were: Standards Geoff Kirk (heat 5) and Luke Parker (heat 6); Radials Andrew Cox (heat 5) and Gavin Blake (heat 6).
Thanks to the race volunteers who helped in the wild winds — Mike Forbes (PRO), Victoria Whitby (LTRaR), Scott Hunter (COTD), James Johnson (CCO/CO-COTD) and Geoff Boscoe and Tim Heath who helped Paul and Shirley with canteen orders.