3 races down and 3 different winners
Twenty 12’ skiffs arrived at the Sydney Flying Squadron, Sydney to kick off the ‘Sydney Sailmakers’ NSW 12’Skiff Championship. Over the weekend 3 races where held with 3 different winners & very close racing. Saturday saw one race in a 20 knot NE’er with Brett Hobson & Billy Lusty bringing home Geotherm in 1st place, Sydney Sailmakers, Nicholas Press & Andrew Hay in 2nd and Terms & Conditions, Brad Phillips & Tim Barraclough in 3rd. Great sailing on Sydney Harbour in testing conditions. Sydney Sailmakers set the pace for 90% of the race only to come to grieve close to the finish.
Sunday saw 2 races in a fading SE to E breeze. All boats choice 2nd rigs with the breeze shifting between 10 & 17 knots. The first race of the day saw Terms & Conditions get home 1st with Big Foot Trapeze Harnesses, Murray Press & Andrew Stevenson a close 2nd. Geotherm finished 3rd after a costly capsize on the last spinnaker run of the day. The 2nd race saw Big Foot Trapeze Harnesses win a close race from Geotherm in 2nd & Sydney Sailmakers in 3rd.
Theres are real buzz around the fleet with racing the tightest in years with up to 7 boats fighting for podium positions. The class is in great shape with 2 new boats on the water (Maersk and Terms & Conditions) plus 4 boats recently returning from the UK.
The final weekend of racing will be at Lane Cove 12’ Skiff Club over the 3rd & 4th December.
Current standings:
1st – Geotherm
2nd – Big Foot Custom Trapeze Harnessess
3rd – Sydney Sailmakers
4th – Terms & Conditions
5th – LCC Asia Pacific
6th – Maersk
