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OPTIMIST 2021 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
OPTIMIST 2021
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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THE WAIODA 2021 OPTIMIST State Championships was recently held over three days from the 9 to the 11 of January. The extended format was in lieu of the traditional two-day regatta normally scheduled on the March long weekend.
The regatta was hosted by South of Perth Yacht Club as part of the Goolugatup Sailing Carnival. I am proud to report that RFBYC had 19 competitors (a near even split of 10 boys and 9 girls) from a total of 47 entries.
It was great to see everyone enjoy a fantastic three days of sailing across a mixture of conditions which were mostly moderate, however ranged from a very light and patchy easterly to south westerlies that tested heavy weather boat handling skills in winds gusting over 25 knots.
On the final day, all competitors enjoyed lunch at the clubhouse followed by the presentations. Open fleet was ultra-competitive with Zen Salisbury finishing second place in Open Fleet on a count back from Aaron Teo, with Jasper Stay only two points behind in third. Thomas Cooper sailed a very consistent regatta to win the Intermediate fleet and his results included five wins from the nine races held. Isabelle Charly was first placed female in Intermediate Fleet and Sasha Monro was second placed female sailor in Open Fleet. Congratulations to all who took part.
A huge thank you to all those who volunteered and to Coaches Grant and Hayley for sharing your knowledge and making the weekend fun. There are lots of great photos from the event on the RFBYC Facebook page, RFBYC Team App and the WAIODA website.
RESULTS
For all the results see here: http://www.topyacht.net.au/results/ sopyc/2020/Gool20/OpiStat/SGrp3. htm?ty=94947
PHOTOS:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/waiodasailing/photos/?ref=page_internal https://www.facebook.com/RoyalFreshwaterBayYachtClub/
Check out the Sail World article (including photos and video) here: https://www.sail-world.com/ news/234414/Optimist-Western-Australian-State-Championship
WAIODA website: https://www.waioda.org.au/
