Yachts mix it up on the lake

SATURDAY saw a fine day for Ballarat Yacht Club racing, with a great turnout of boats and moderate winds running from 14kph gusting to 20kph, coming in from the west later on from the west-north west.

The lighter winds test the capability of all sailors especially when the odd gusts come, and you don’t read the water ahead.

The seniors had a good tussle, while the juniors shared the spoils. Great to see Jacobi Dunn back on the water partnering with Ryan Harbour after sustaining a broken forearm, and it was a good tussle between the Coelho and Bellette brothers.

Race 11 – laser scratch – 1st – NIF: Jason Hegert, 2nd – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 3rd – Cake by The Ocean: Neville Bilney, 4th – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 5th – See you later: David Youlden, 6th – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson. Handicap – 1st – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 2nd – NIF: Jason Hegert, 3rd – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson, 4th – See You Later: David Youlden, 5th – Cake by The ocean: Neville Bilney, 6th – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge.

Race 11 – juniors scratch – 1st – Tristan Coelho, 2nd – Lachlan Bellette, 3rd – Cooper Bellette, 4th – Jacobi Dunn /Ryan Harbour, 5th – Jensen Coelho. Handicap – 1st – Tristan Coelho, 2nd – Ryan Harbour/ Jacobi Dunn, 3rd – Lachlan Bellette, 4th – Cooper Bellette, 5th – Jensen Coelho.

Race 12 – laser scratch – 1st – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 2nd – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Bilney, 3rd – NFI: Jason Hegert, 4th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 5th – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson,6th – See You Later: David Youlden. Handicap – 1st – Cake by the Ocean: Neville Bilney, 2nd – Into the Blue: Ben Lodge, 3rd – NFI: Jason Hegert, 4th – Gusto: Peter Coburn, 5th – Wind Wisperer: David Wilson, 6th – See You Later: David Youlden.

Race 12 – juniors scratch – 1st – Tristan Coelho, 2nd – Jacobi Dunn/Ryan Harbour, 3rd – Lachlan Bellette, 4th – Cooper Bellette. Handicap – 1st – Tristan Coelho, 2nd – Jacobi Dunn/Ryan Harbour, 3rd – Lachlan Bellette, 4th – Cooper Bellette.