Race Report - Saturday 15 February 2025

All sailing photos by Kerryn Smith

Club Championships R11 &12 / Autumn Point Score R5 & 6

PRO Peter Collie reports:

A challenging day for all. The wind was indecisive and did not follow the forecast; there was a strong outgoing tide, and fast traffic in the Dardanelles with the WASZP state champs. Also, not an easy place to accommodate a southerly shift which is what was predicted.

Many thanks to Yves Stening and Ben Byford for their assistance on the Jazzman and Kerryn Smith and Alban Delpey in the Bergman for valiantly moving marks as things changed.

That said, we set a course for the average breeze and got everyone off. Each fleet earned one black flag start aided and abetted no doubt by the outgoing tide. Nonetheless, many figured out the changing conditions and finished well.

Winners in the Club Championships Races 11+12:

In the ILCA 7:
Race 11 - Quentin Burns
Race 12 - Healy Ryan

In the ILCA 6
Race 11 - Sara Bruce
Race 12 - Sara Bruce

In the ILCA 4
Race 11 - Charlotte Jenkins
Race 12 - Patrick McLachlan

And in the Point Score Races 5+6

In the ILCA 7
Race 5 - Chris Berg
Race 6 - Nick Pellow

In the ILCA 6
Race 5 - James Gosling
Race 6 - Martin White

In the ILCA 4
Race 5 - Charlotte Jenkins
Race 6 - Charlotte Jenkins

After racing …BBQ on the deck - Many thanks to Paul and Shirley for assembling the feast, and to Kate McHugh for working the grill.