Last weekend (8-9 March) Hunters Hill Sailing Club hosted the 2025 Metropolitan Championships Regatta, and competitors were greeted by friend HHSC volunteers who know how to put on a great regatta!

Early arrivals concerned about the light Westerly winds and a few showers were appeased as the wind shifted to the East by lunch time, and filled the course area with a steady +10kts, with some gusts, and a somewhat shifty breeze funneled down the river over the North Shore . The windward mark positioned off Greenwich in the middle of the Parramatta River, and the bottom mark just of the northern end Cockatoo Island - local knowledge was a must and by the end of the day most of sailors had worked out the tidal flows that were at play.

Day two was equally tricky as the wind increased and shifted toward the North-East revealing more blue sky. The top mark off Manns Point (again in the tide) and the bottom mark at the south end of Cockatoo Island. Many sailors were caught off guard (auto-tack/gybe and/or capsizing) when confronted with a gust at 45 degree to the prevailing wind.

A great turn out in all ILCA classes ensured many battles up and down the course, with tight competition. Double Bay Sailing Club was well represented at the regatta with about 30 DBSC Members amongst the 70 competitors.

Congratulations to all members who Raced, and especially to those who Placed:

🥇Harper Spacey 1st ILCA 4
🥇Sylvie Stannage 1st ILCA 6
🥇Charlie Byford 3rd ILCA 6 (1st u19)
🥇Raphael McLachlan 7th ILCA 6 (1st u17)
🥇Daniel Costandi 1st ILCA 7
🥇Campbell Patton 3rd ILCA 7
🥇Brett Beyer 4th ILCA 7 (1st GM)
🥇Healy Ryan 5th ILCA 7 (1st u21)
🥇Hadrien Bourely 13th ILCA 7 (1st AM)

Special thanks goes out to our on-water support team each day:
Saturday: Mark Gray, Justine Scott
Sunday: Scott Finlayson, David Evenden

And to all the parents! And parents who ran support boats.
And our Reach Coach for the Regatta: Page Caldecoat
And Van Allen for Reach logistics

Photos from HHSC