Juniors ride the wind

SATURDAY saw a constant wind from the south south-east at twenty-eight to thirty-four kilometres an hour that tested everybody and made for great sailing.

The juniors experienced some hard sailing with a few capsizes but the racing at times was exhilarating for the skippers as well a great spectacle for those on shore.

As boats rounded the first mark were shielded by the bay and the Yacht Club building but coming out of protection they went away at great speed with the lasers and the miscellaneous craft plaining out of the water.

Although there were some DNFs and a broken mast in the juniors all tried hard, Adam Scivilla won the Club laser 4.7 out, and did a great job by taking out race 9. Last week’s winner Lachlan Bellete came in second in race 9 and first in race 10.

Race 9 laser Scratch – 1st – NFI: Jason Hegert, 2nd – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 3rd – Drovers Dog: Cooper Brown, 4th – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Billney, 5th – Frog Stomp: Alex Hughes, 6th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 7th – Auricle: Tim Paton, 8th – Wind Whisperer: David Wilson, 9th – The Sting David: Howe DNF

Race 9 laser handicap – 1st – Frog Stomp: Alex Hughes, 2^nd – Drovers Dog: Cooper Brown, 3rd – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Bilney, 4th – NFI: Jason Hegert, 5th – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 6th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 7th – Auricle: Tim Paton, 8th – Wind Whisperer: David Wilson

Race 9 miscellaneous scratch – 1st – Zew: Bryce Reid, 2nd – Polaris: Peter Flynn. Race 9 miscellaneous handicap – 1st – Polaris: Peter Flynn, 2nd – Zew: Bryce Reid. Race 9 juniors scratch – 1st – Club Laser 4.7: Adam Scivilla, 2nd – Club Opti: Lachlan Bellete. Race 9 juniors handicap – 1st – Club Laser 4.7: Adam Scivilla, 2nd – Club Opti: Lachlan Bellete

Race 10 laser scratch – 1st – Drovers Dog: Cooper Brown, 2nd – NFI: Jason Hegert, 3rd – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 4th – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Bilney, 5th – Auricle: Tim Paton, 6th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 7th – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson, 8th – The Sting: David Howe

Race 10 lasers handicap – 1st – Drovers Dog: Cooper Brown, 2nd – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson, 3rd – Auricle: Tim Paton, 4th – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Bilney, 5th – NFI: Jason Hegert, 6th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 7th – Ben Lodge: Into the Blue, 8th – The Sting: David Howe

Race 10 miscellaneous scratch – 1st – Zew: Bryce Reid, 2nd – Polaris: Peter Flynn. Race 10 miscellaneous handicap – 1st – Zew: Bryce Reid, 2^nd – Polaris: Peter Flynn. Race 10 juniors scratch – 1st Club Opti: Lachlan Bellete. Race 10 juniors handicap – 1st – Club Opti: Lachlan Bellete