RACE REPORT 4 November 2023

Photo by Diana Chen

Spring Championships Races 7 & 8

PRO Peter Collie reports:

The day was full of surprises but we eventually had two support boats to run the racing and kitted out the Paul Adam with an improvised flag holder courtesy of John Vasey and a set of flags. The next challenge was figuring out the wind, but we eventually settled for a more southerly course onto the bay as it seemed to give more flexibility if things changed.

Both fleets were keen to get going in Race 7 and needed the black flag to curb their enthusiasm. From then on, the starters were still enthusiastic but well behaved with only one BFD.

The wind changed continuously in both direction and intensity making it a challenging day, but we did notice sailors enjoying some speedy reaches in Race 8.

Photos by Diana Chen

Race 7 results:

ILCA 7 - Julian Taylor 1, Rod Barnes 2, Luke Parker 3

ILCA 6 - Charlie Byford 1, Healy Ryan 2, Martin White 3

ILCA 4 - Harriet McLachlan 1, Miles Greenwood 2, Jasper Kinsman 3

Race 8 results:

ILCA 7 - Julian Taylor 1, Luke Parker 2, Murray Stone 3

ILCA 6 - Healy Ryan 1, Andrew Cox 2, James Tudball 3

ILCA 4 - Miles Greenwood 1, Harriet McLachlan 2, Jasper Kinsman 3

The on water team was Peter Collie PRO, Justin Davey LTRAR, Diana Chen COTD and Ben Byford as standing CoCOTD (thanks).

The race was followed by a convivial BBQ prepared by Paul and Shirley with a special guest appearance by Hadrien Bourely.

A big thanks to everyone who helped put the dollies away. Doing one each makes it light work and allows the on-water team to enjoy the end of the day as well. Let’s make it a habit.