Race Report Saturday 22 August 2026
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SPRINT RACING RUN BY OUR YOUTH
All photos by James Tudball
Report by Zac Howell
Saturday 22nd of August sprint racing was highly successful, with a great westerly breeze of 7-10 knots, a fleet of 30+ boats, and 7 x races completed!
In the ILCA 6 fleet, Sylvie Stannage won all but one of the races, with Rupert Henry hot on her heels – battling with her and often crossing her upwind, just to be pipped on the last downwind. We note that Rupert did not attempt his infamous port tack starting strategy across any of the 7 x races! Rupert and Sylvie were always followed closely by Geoff Kirk, Martin White and Ian Tudball, who won the last race.
In the 7 fleet, Quentin Burns had a great day, finishing high in most of the races. Luke Parker, Jason Wilkins, new member Laszlo Horvath, and many others also had great moments, from centimetre-perfect starts to taking race wins.
A shout out to Gosia Dziedzic who repped the 4.7 and finished every race.
Also, a special mention to Geoff Boscoe (and several others) for following the rules around the course, and doing spins whenever they were in the wrong.
In regard to the course, we were extremely lucky that the wind stayed around long enough to finish the last race (albeit slowly). The island blocking the tide in combination with occasional right phases (which is where the wind would fill in from) made for exciting racing.
Thank you to my youth sailing colleagues Sara Bruce, Patty McLachlan, Issy Taylor and Charlie Wait for their work as part of our on-water race management team. Thanks also to James Tudball and all the other volunteers on land for letting us have this opportunity to learn about the other side of racing, which was an insightful experience. And thank you to everybody who thanked us onshore for our efforts. Hopefully it was a great day of racing for those who competed.
