RACING REPORT

The Racing Program for the 2022-23 season started with a fabulous long weekend of racing kicking off with the inaugural South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta. Read the full article on page 12. The pre-Christmas Twilight Series is in full swing with 21 signed up for the series including some new boats; Clair de Lune, Rogue and Tara V. Results at the time of writing after five races are –Division 1 – Venom (Robert Dunn), G-Wizz (Greg Patten) and Rocksalt (Denby Steele) in the lead. Division 2 - Magnum (Jim Heyen) leading with The Bottom Line (Fawcett/Haakmeester/Roper) and Tara V (Andrew Powell) on equal points. The Inshore Series has 18 races programmed for this season. With three races run the standings are as follows –PHS – The Tribe (Royans/O’Connell/Martin/Dean) ahead of Clockwork (Harvey/Lloyd) and Sintara (Derek Morrison) in Division 1 and Rock On (Trevor Conyers) ahead of Kinetic Energy (Andy Shipp) and Ocean Hawk (Steve Emery) in Division 2. AMS – Magic (Mike Holmes) ahead of Clockwork and Dr Feelgood 3 (Wayne & Jason Coonan) in Division 1 and Rock On ahead of Ocean Hawk and Outlier (Abbott/Riddle) in Division 2. The Club trialled a new course for the first race of the Short Offshore Series held on 15 October. Seven CYCSA boats have signed up for the series. Shining Sea (Andrew Corletto) took out first place on PHS and Sintara took out first place on AMS.

Magic

Geoff Boettcher, SMB

on-water photos thanks to Jo Pilmore, Sintara

Ocean Hawk

State Championship IRC Division 1 after three races, Secret Mens Business leading. State Championship AMS Division 1 after three races, Magic in the lead. State Championship AMS Division 2 with only two races so far run, Ocean Hawk in the lead.

The Yalumba Great Southern Regatta was held early in the season, 23-24 October with Greg Borg as the Race Officer. It was two days of great racing with difficult weather conditions and the results were –Division 1 - PHS - Magic, Clockwork, Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher) AMS - Magic, Sintara, Clockwork IRC - Secret Mens Business, Another Hooligan (Nicholas George), Shining Sea (Andrew Corletto) Division 2 - PHS - Rock On, Ocean Hawk, Outlier AMS - Ocean Hawk, Outlier, Rock On

Inese Lainis Racing Administrator