Sam Gilham
OPTIMIST 2021 WAIODA TEAMS RACING FREMANTLE
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PTIMIST TEAMS RACING was held over the weekend of 13 & 14 November at Fremantle Sailing Club. Saturday, day one of the two-day event, comprised a Teams Racing Training Clinic with coaches Shelley White Nia Jerwood & Michael Compton. The Clinic was followed by the WAIODA Teams Racing Event on the Sunday. This fun event saw four teams consisting of four to five sailors, with at least one sailor being in the intermediate fleet, sailing a round robin of six races or “flights” before three races of semi-finals and a further 3 final races to determine
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the winner. It was a fantastic way for sailors to refine boat handling and work together in a positive atmosphere. The 12 sailors representing RFBYC at the event were: Charlie Stay, Rebecca Best, , Juliette van der Hoek, Pia Hooper, Isla Molyneux, Nicholas Cooper, Murray Duthie, Thomas Cooper, Jasper Stay, Valerie
van der Hoek, Sarah Atkinson, Orlando Ligovich. Well done to all of our teams over the weekend and congratulations to the winning Yellow Team! Fantastic teamwork, fast sailing and plenty of smiles. The full results can be found here: https://fsc.com.au/wp-content/ uploads/2021/11/2021-WAIODA-Teams-Racing-1.pdf
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