Weekend One – 'Sydney Sailmakers' NSW 12' Skiff Championship
by Murray Press on 28 Nov 2016
Hobson and Lusty Geotherm on their way to winning the title - 2016 'Sydney Sailmakers' NSW 12’Skiff Championship Vita Williams
Twenty 12' skiffs arrived at the Sydney Flying Squadron, Sydney to kick off the 'Sydney Sailmakers' NSW 12’Skiff Championship. Over the weekend three races where held with three different winners and very close racing.
Saturday saw one race in a 20 knot NE'er with Brett Hobson and Billy Lusty bringing home Geotherm in first place, Sydney Sailmakers, Nicholas Press and Andrew Hay in second and Terms & Conditions, Brad Phillips and Tim Barraclough in third. 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 two races in a fading SE to E breeze. All boats choice second rigs with the breeze shifting between 10 and 17 knots. The first race of the day saw Terms & Conditions get home first with Big Foot Trapeze Harnesses, Murray Press and Andrew Stevenson a close second. Geotherm finished third after a costly capsize on the last spinnaker run of the day. The second race saw Big Foot Trapeze Harnesses win a close race from Geotherm in second and Sydney Sailmakers in third.
There are real buzz around the fleet with racing the tightest in years with up to seven boats fighting for podium positions. The class is in great shape with two new boats on the water (Maersk and Terms & Conditions) plus four boats recently returning from the UK.
The final weekend of racing will be at Lane Cove 12’ Skiff Club over the third and 4th December.
Current standings:
1st - Geotherm
2nd - Big Foot Custom Trapeze Harnessess
3rd - Sydney Sailmakers
4th - Terms & Conditions
5th - LCC Asia Pacific
6th - Maersk
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