RACING REPORT

The summer racing season completed at the end of March. The Club Inshore series was extended to 16 races with none abandoned. Division 1 PHS - 1st Playground (Brenton Pegler), 2nd Sintara (Derek Morrison), 3rd Pirate (Keith Finch). Division 2 PHS - 1st Young Einstein (Sellick/Moore/Smith), 2nd Kinetic Energy (Andy Shipp) 3rd Rock On (Trevor Conyers). Division 1 AMS - 1st Sintara, 2nd Shining Sea (Andrew Corletto), 3rd Pirate. Division 2 AMS - 1st Outlier (Ken Abbott), 2nd Ocean Hawk (Steve Emery), 3rd Kinetic Energy. AMS States Championship: Division 1 – 1st Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher), 2nd Another Hooligan (Nicholas George), 3rd Sintara. Division 2 – 1st Outlier just ahead of 2nd Ocean Hawk, 3rd Nerana (Chris Perry, RSAYS). IRC States Championship: Division 1 – 1st Secret Mens Business 2nd Another Hooligan, 3rd Shining Sea Offshore Series: PHS – Sintara, Venom (Robert Dunn), School’s Out (Adrian Wotton). AMS – Sintara, Pirate, School’s Out. Series 2 of the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilight Series. In Cruising Division B, won by School’s Out. In Cruising Division A, won by Rocksalt (Denby Steele). Combined Twilight Series results: Cruising Division B - 1st Sahara (Richard Lea), 2nd School’s Out, 3rd Synergy (Mark Hutton). Cruising Division A - 1st Rocksalt, 2nd Playground, 3rd Marnico (Graeme Footer). Sixteen boats competed in the Lofty Valley Estate race as daylight saving was not quite finished and it was a short 75 minute race. Brian Gilbert of Lofty Valley Estate generously offered wines for the prizes as well as his wine called ‘Gratitude’ for the duty crew. Cruising A 1st G-Wizz (Greg Patten), Playground, Rocksalt. Cruising B 1st School’s Out, Cygnet (Tom Melville), Synergy. The Winter Series has started with ten CYCSA boats competing. Eight boats have signed up for the Short Handed Series and we are expecting a few casual entries.

Inese Lainis Racing Administrator