Race Report - Saturday 22 February 2025
Chris Tattersall
Sprint Racing
It was the stuff of sailing dreams: sunshine, 14-16 knots NE right down the harbour, some nice wave action, and the exotic challenge of an Outrigger regatta crossing our course!
Thrills and spills on the racecourse (photo by David Murphy)
The sprint course for the day was set right in the mouth of Double Bay, taking full advantage of the breeze and conditions, with a lovely wind and wave compression right at the base of our windward-leeward course. The on-water team comprised COTD Connor Roche, Co-COTD/ new member Dan Leupen, LTRaR Richard Holstein and myself David Murphy. Ashore many thanks to Paul, Shirley, John Chesterman and Joshua Dorey.
A strong finish (photo by David Murphy)
While we didn’t take formal results, there were some distinguished performances: Alistair Sutherland started and finished very assertively on a number of sprints in the 6s, as did visiting sailor Mattia Santostefano from Italy in the 7s!, and we had some great course-setting tips from our very own Luke Parker, who predicted the gradual course shift from Manly to Shark Island. There was good clean racing, with just one general recall for the day, and we were back to the club around 4 for refreshments on the deck.
- David Murphy, PRO