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Race Report Saturday 11 April 2026

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Autumn Point Score Races 11 & 12

Ladies and gentlemen, another tremendous day—absolutely tremendous. Sunny skies, beautiful, and a gusty westerly breeze, 5 to 15 knots. Very dynamic. Sometimes it went south-westerly, sometimes nor-westerly—kept everybody on their toes. About 35 sailors turned up. Strong numbers. Very impressive.

The race officers—top people, really top—chose a westerly course. And it delivered. Fair racing, very fair, nobody can complain about that.

Starts were prompt—like clockwork. Clean, disciplined, very professional. Only one sailor called back across four starts. That’s what we call efficiency. That’s how you run an operation.

This was a day for the smart sailors. The ones looking up the course, reading the water, spotting those shifts, those beautiful ribbons of wind. If you picked it right—big rewards, fantastic results. If you didn’t… not so good. That’s the game.

Results — ILCA 6, Race 11

  1. Martin White – great performance

  2. Elouise Morgan – very strong

  3. Alistair Sutherland – solid, very solid

Results — ILCA 6, Race 12

  1. Kate McHugh – outstanding, really outstanding

  2. Scott Finlayson – terrific effort

  3. Martin White – back again, very consistent

Results — ILCA 7, Race 11

  1. Kerryn Smith – dominant, absolutely dominant

  2. Ryan Healy – strong showing

  3. Samuel Slattery – very good

Results — ILCA 7, Race 12

  1. Kerryn Smith – again! incredible, people are talking about it

  2. Samuel Slattery – moving up, very nice

  3. Geoff Boscoe – great to see

Now, I’m hearing—just hearing—that ASADA might be stopping by Kerryn Smith’s house. Maybe 5am. Maybe three times. We’ll see what happens. A lot of people are curious. Very curious.

And we have to thank the volunteers—because without them, none of this works, believe me.

Race Crew:

  • Luke Parker – fantastic job

  • Andrew Craker – tremendous

  • Pia Hattersley – really great

  • Megan Ross – outstanding

Canteen Crew—and I’ve got to say, these sandwiches? World class. People are saying they’re the best.

  • Paul Adam

  • Shirley Roach

  • Richard George – great to have him back, really great

  • John Chesterman

Thank you very much for your attention. Nobody does sailing reports like this—we know it.

Donald J. Trump

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