Race Report Saturday 8 August 2026
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A hotly contested start line. Photo by Peter Collie.
Sprint Racing
Last Saturday was shaping up to be a great day on the water, the glorious sunshine in the morning had presented a 10 knot westerly, which promptly turned to ZERO knots at the 12pm briefing. Still, with sailors enthusiastic to give it a go (and a promise from the weatherman of NE for the afternoon), we set out on the bay and initially made preparations for a racecourse for where the wind was last seen to the west.
Our two Safety Rescue Boats proved equally versatile for towing the fleet of 10-15 Lasers from the club to the course - thanks to our race team on the day: Steven London and Peter Collie on the “Paul Adam” and Tim Heath and John Vasey on the “Dene Bergman” , and thank you to Paul and Shirley in the Canteen assisted by Kirk Marcolina.
After a long delayed start, and the wind now starting to build from the east out of Rose Bay, Tim and John promptly moved the top mark from off Clark Island to off Shark Island in the Dardanelles. Racing got under way at 1:49pm with an easterly course, and later ENE.
There were four, short-course, tightly contested races, with all fleets starting together. Standards winners were spread across the fleet with Jason Wilkins, Yves Stening, Andrew Stigter and Stephen Read each claiming a First over the 4 races. Sylvie Stannage was first place in the ILCA 6 fleet and Hiro Jacobson first in the ILCA 4’s.
- Steven London, PRO
The following photos are by Peter Collie:
The following photos are by Tim Heath:
