Did we need to reinforce the point that Balnarring is the best place in the world to sail? While the kids at Davey's Bay for the Lidgett Cup put away their boats and went for a swim in the glassy waters of Port Philip Bay, the 2015 Yachting Westernport Youth Regatta was hosted by WYC on Sunday in an 8 to 12 knot easterly that settled in over a flat sea - perfect!
The deferment of the regatta from the originally scheduled date in mid-January wreaked havoc on the registrations with all but one boat from each of Somers and Merricks withdrawing. It was however great to see the Arrow of Tash Van Rennes from Newhaven on the water in the morning. Otherwise it was an all WYC affair.
The morning coaching session was held initially in very light winds but the small fleet allowed for some intense coaching from Robbie Lovig (looking after the catamarans), Pip Pietromonaco (Lasers) and Xavier Vandame (the Optis who wisely chose not to go to Davey's Bay!). The Optis got straight into some racing with 3 heats before lunch.
In the afternoon 3 races were held with results below:
Division 1 |
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Race 1 |
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Race 2 |
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Race 3 |
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Class |
Boat |
Crew |
Corrected Time |
Place |
Corrected Time |
Place |
Corrected Time |
Place |
Nacra 17 |
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Michelle Bursa / Megan Bursa |
0:41:57 |
1 |
0:28:57 |
1 |
0:28:24 |
1 |
Hobie 16 |
BlackJack |
Vincent Cross / Joshua Smith |
0:52:06 |
2 |
0:34:22 |
3 |
0:33:14 |
2 |
Hobie 16 |
Gay Pride |
Toby Cross / Monica Burford |
0:53:26 |
3 |
0:33:53 |
2 |
0:34:55 |
4 |
Hobie 16 |
Florence |
Wilem Dugay-Grist / Will Fleming |
0:55:07 |
4 |
0:35:42 |
4 |
0:33:18 |
3 |
Division 3 |
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Race 1 |
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Race 2 |
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Race 3 |
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Class |
Boat |
Skipper |
Elapsed Time |
Place |
Elapsed Time |
Place |
Elapsed Time |
Place |
Laser |
Prebrzo |
Alexander Jurovic |
0:23:51 |
1 |
0:22:57 |
1 |
0:23:07 |
1 |
Laser |
Complete Chaos |
Ross Matthews |
0:24:24 |
2 |
0:23:45 |
2 |
0:23:52 |
2 |
Division 5 |
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Class |
Boat |
Skipper |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Optimist |
Will Power |
Hugo Vandame |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Optimist |
Little Jack |
Emma Lang |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Optimist |
Cross Fire |
Robbie Lang |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Last Modified on 18/02/2015 13:01