Big few days for sailing

RECENT Ballarat Yacht Club races saw a port course and changeable winds.

Gusts blew from the south swinging south-south easterly, varying from eight knots and gusting to 15 knots with heavier gusts in the first race and the same for the second race.

Good sailing was had with nine jubilees, 10 lasers, two Pacers, two catamarans with a new addition, a Mari Cat with Tim Paton and two pacers.

Organisers said it was great to see so many juniors sailing in the afternoon races.

Isaac Inglis and Alex Hughes skippered pacers, the Coelho brothers – Jenson and Tristan – were at the helm of laser 4.7s, and Adam Selbilit in a jubilee Scorpion.

Also on the course were Charlie Weatherly, Rupert Archer, Nat Huf Saile, Russel Hawkes, Brian Canny on Jubilee Shiraz as well as Ben Lodge and Cooper Brown in their lasers.

21 February, Jubilee Class Scratch
1st – Scorpion: Charlie Weatherly, 2nd – Colourmegone: John Brewer, 3rd – Red Leg: Russel Hawkes, 4th – Chardonnay: Eric Johnston, 5th – Shiraz: Brian Canny, 6th – Corella: John McKean, 7th – Manna 11: John Cameron, 8th – Lady Hamilton: Ed Phillips, 9th Golden Girl: Jo Luciani

Jubilee Class Handicap
1st – Scorpion: Charlie Weatherly, 2nd – Manna 11: John Cameron, 3rd – Corella: John McKean, 4th – Red Leg Russel Hawkes, 5th – Colourmegone: John Brewer, 6th – Chardonnay: Eric Johnston, 7th – Lady Hamilton: Ed Phillips, 8th – Shiraz: Brian Canny, 9th – Golden Girl: Jo Luciani

Laser Class Scratch
1st – Raider Crusader: Jason Hegart, 2nd Frog Stomp: Neville Bilney, 3rd Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 4th I fink you Freaky: Rohan Allen, 5th See You Later: David Youlden, 6th No Excuses: Colin Bailey, 7th Wind Whisperer: David Wilson, 8th DNF Drovers dog: Cooper Brown

Laser Class Handicap
1st – Raider Crusader: Jason Hegart, 2nd – Into the Blue Ben Lodge, 3rd – Frog Stomp: Neville Bilney, 4th – No Excuses: Colin Bailey, 5th – Wind Whisperer: David Wilson, 6th – See You Later: David Youlden, 7th – I fink you Freaky: Rohan Allen, DNF – Drovers dog: Cooper Brown

Miscellaneous Class Scratch
1st – Willie Warrior: Brian Alston, 2nd – Two Goats: Tim Paton

Miscellaneous Class Handicap
1st – Willie Warrior: Brian Alston, 2nd – Two Goats: Tim Paton

Junior Race
1st – Pacer 14: Alex Hughes, 2nd – Pacer 12: Isaac Inglis

22 February, Jubilee Class Scratch
1st – Scorpion: Charlie Weatherly, 2nd – Shiraz: Brian Canny, 3rd – Colourmegone: John Brewer, 4th – Red Leg: Russel Hawkes, 5th – Golden Girl: Jo Luciani, 6th – Chardonnay: Eric Johnston, 7th – Lady Hamilton: Ed Phillips, 8th – Manna 11: John Cameron, 9th – Corella: John McKean

Jubilee Class Handicap
1st – Shiraz: Brian Canny, 2nd – Manna 11: John Cameron, 3rd – Red Leg: Russel Hawkes, 4th – Scorpion: Charlie Weatherly, 5th – Lady Hamilton: Ed Phillips, 6th – Golden Girl: Jo Luciani, 7th – Corella: John McKean, 8th – Colourmegone: John Brewer, 9th – Chardonnay: Eric Johnston

Laser Class Scratch
1st – Raider Crusader: Jason Hegart, 2nd – Frog Stomp: Neville Bilney, 3rd – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 4th – I fink you Freaky: Rohan Allen, 5th – Drovers dog: Cooper Brown, 6th – No Excuses: Colin Bailey, 7th – Wind Whisperer: David Wilson, 8th – See You Later: David Youlden

Laser Class Handicap
1st – Into the Blue Ben Lodge, 2nd – Drovers dog: Cooper Brown, 3rd – Raider Crusader: Jason Hegart, 4th – Frog Stomp: Neville Bilney, 5th – I fink you Freaky: Rohan Allen, 6th – No Excuses: Colin Bailey, 7th – Wind Whisperer: David Wilson, 8th – See You Later: David Youlden

Miscellaneous Class Scratch
1st – Willie Warrior: Brian Alston, 2nd – Two Goats: Tim Paton

Miscellaneous Class Handicap
1st – Two Goats: Tim Paton