Winter Series Record

It was another beautiful Sunday morning for Winter Series Heats 19-21. The good forecast coaxed members not seen for weeks to make an appearance, and a Winter Series record of 33 sailors participated. Clear skies and cold overnight temperatures gave us a fun 10 – 12 knot westerly for the first two races. But the warmth of the day heated the land up relatively quickly and in turn killed the land breeze earlier than normal. For the Radials, the 3rd race of the day was abandoned at the end of the 2nd reach as it became a total drfitathon by that stage. The Standards never even started the 3rd race. 

Congratulations to the winners: Standards: Luke Parker (heat 19) and Gavin Blake (heat 20); Radials: Sylvie Stannage (heats 19 and 20).

Thanks to our race officers who, in addition to running a tight ship on the race course, also graciously assisted in towing a few VYC sailors back to Watson’s Bay after the wind died. PRO Jules Hall, and COTD Gerry Donohoe were aided by Ben Shrimpton and Jackson Parker. Ben is an ex-Laser sailor keen to get back into it. He's going to join Learn To Race in September. Jackson Parker is Luke Parker's nephew and is an aspiring 29er sailor - he was keen to come and see how our racing works. Thanks also to our cheery COVID Compliance Officer, Diana Chen. 

We look forward to seeing everyone for the final heats of the Winter Championship this Sunday morning. Luke Parker seems to have the series in the bag in the Standards, but in the Radials it is nearly a dead heat between Sylvie Stannage, Evie Saunders and Daniel Costandi. It will be interesting to see which of our talented youth sailors prevails. 

Jackson watches as uncle Luke wins another race. Photo by Jules Hall.