Helly Hansen Manly Yacht Club Women's Challenge overall
by Ivana Gattegno on 24 Mar 2015
Home grown girls with the right Esprit – Jan Bartel, skipper – MYC Crosbie Lorimer
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Thirty Eight Yachts compete in the Manly Yacht Club Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge 2015. The twenty year anniversary was a celebration enjoying a record fleet. Two classes of yachts separated into two divisions, plus a fleet of Ynglings stepped up to the Challenge.
Stiff Easterly breezes and a good swell saw the fleet rounding a mark at The Heads. A most unpopular mark known as “old mans hat”. It tested even the experienced skippers and was a good introduction to yacht racing for the novices.
Winners in the All Female Class were:
Division One:
First - The Banshee - Corinne Francis - Cronulla Sailing Club
Second - Esprit – Jan Bartel - Manly Yacht Club
Third - Wine Dark Sea - Sarah Goddard – Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Division Two
First - Alcamy –Ruth Lawrence – Drummoyne Sailing Club
Second - Azlan - Nicole Butcher – Manly Yacht Club
Third - Watershed - Jules Lawson – Manly Yacht Club
Winners in the Female Helm Class were:
Division One
First - Bullet - Kate Rowe – Middle Harbour Yacht Club
Second - Wildlife - Pam Davis – Manly Yacht Club
Third - Impeccable –Deborah Dalziel – Middle Harbour Yacht Club
Division Two:
First - Ace – Janette Syme – Manly Yacht Club
Second - Kaotic –Ivana Gattegno – Manly Yacht Club
Third - Aida - Gabriela Giles – Manly Yacht Club
Ynglings:
First - Yertle – Jan Newland – Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Second - Black Adder - Ewa Lindelof - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Third - Shining Star - Nicky Howe - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Manly Yacht Club and Helly Hansen. A winning partnership in 2015.
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