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by Fran Clements
JBCYC have been enjoying a great racing season experiencing the full gamut of sailing conditions in the past month in races 3 and 4 of the Revolution Sails Spring Series.
Race 3 on Sunday 24 October was held in a stiff southerly that had the fleet around the course in record time under cloudy skies and occasional patches of rain. 16 boats contested the race, 8 each in Divisions 1 and 2.
The multi-hulls revelled in the conditions with Denis Godfrey’s ‘Wahoo’ taking line honours followed closely by Brian Saunders ‘Sea Change’, John Lawrence’s ‘Sas Sea’ and Alan Leach’s ‘Tranquillity’.
Race 4 on Saturday 6 November was a complete contrast with a light fluky south-easterly lifted early on by regular gusts but eventually settling to 5-10K.
The race was incorporated in the annual Jervis Bay Challenge sailing event held by Jervis Bay Sailing Club. 22 JBCYC boats took part in the race and it was quite spectacular to be part of the overall race fleet of 48.
The club acquitted itself well in this mixed class competitive event with Dave Bennett’s ‘Sapphire Dancer’ taking out the keelboat division and Brian Saunders ‘Sea Change’ the multi-hull division.
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Dave Bennett's 'Sapphire Dancer' on the way to taking out Div.1 (keelboats) in the JB Challenge and Div.1 in Race 4 of the JBCYC Revolution Sails Spring Series. (Photo: M.Murphy)
The fifth and final race in the Spring Series will be held on Sunday 21 November, race briefing at Callala Bay at 9.30am.
Then here’s still plenty of racing before the Xmas break with
27 November – Offshore Race #1 5 December – Summer Series #1 19 December – Forward Hands/Ladies & Xmas Party Revolution Sails Spring Series Results
Race 3 PHS Division1 1st Nereid; 2nd Arabesque; 3rd Wahoo. Division 2 1st Tranquility; 2nd Sas Sea; 3rd Sea Change.
Race 4 PHS Division1 1st Sapphire Dancer; 2nd Jouisance; 3rd Arabesque. Division 2 1st Couta Tah; 2nd Isis; 3rd Sundowner. |
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