RACING REPORT

The Port River Marine Winter Series has been completed. The series was predominantly sailed in fair winds (8-18 knots). 24 boats signed on for the combined fleet with ten CYCSA boats (though not all were out every race). A week out from the first Winter Series race there were not enough entries at each club to have Division 1 and 2 course and start separate, so it was decided that Winter Series would be an Allboats event. However, the CYCSA did have enough entries for a Division 1 result as well. PHS Allboats result had Sintara (Derek Morrison) dominating with three wins, with Rock On (Trevor Conyers) a close second with Rocksalt (Denby Steele) third. AMS Allboats result had Sintara dominating with 4 wins, with Rock On second with School’s Out (Adrian Wotton) third. In Division 1 results Sintara dominated in PHS and AMS with Venom (Robert Dunn) second on PHS and Playground (Brenton Pegler) third and with Magic (Mike Holmes) second on AMS and Game On 2 (Julian Newton) third. The Combined Presentation event was held at RSAYS this year and Sonia Neumann was on hand to present the Hans Neumann trophies. Combined Winter PHS results for Division 1 also has Sintara in first place and in Division 2 Rock On came in second with Rocksalt third. Combined Winter AMS results also had Sintara first with Magic coming in fourth for Division 1. Division 2 had Rock On second, with School’s Out fourth and Rocksalt fifth. Short-Handed Series has just finished their last race. Unlike the Winter Series, the two handers were dealt lighter winter weather with only one race being lost to strong winds. The fleet numbers were good this year with eight boats entered. On PHS, The Bottom Line (Lee Haakmeester/David Fawcett) held her lead over Clockwork (Bob Schahinger) from RSAYS with Carioca da Gema (Craig Hutton) in third place. AMS 2 saw Clockwork ahead of Inukshuk (Robert Large) from RSAYS, with Carioca da Gema third.

Derek Morrison, Sintara with Sonia - Photo by Andrea Short

Again, this year some of the Short-Handed fleet in the annual Port Vincent Dash and with the addition of a fully crewed division, a total of seven boats made the crossing. Even with a shortened course the time limit expired with no finishers. It was typically a cold and damp night in the Port Vincent Marina, but the camaraderie of like-minded sailors made it enjoyable yet again. Five boats participated in the return race with Locomotion (Peter Hall) winning the fully crewed division return. The Racing Program for the 2022-23 season was published in July and is available on the Club’s website. Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are to follow soon. Safety auditing will continue to be the focus of attention preseason for owners with our Equipment Auditors undertaking mandatory safety audits on all boats before racing in the 2022-2023 season. More information will be available at the Skipper’s Briefing on 15 September.

Inese Lainis Racing Administrator