Classic win for Maatsuyker

by Traci Ayris / Skandia media on 26 Jan 2009 At Skandia Geelong Week, the Classic Yachts moored in front of Fairnie Park always attract attention, those wandering the foreshore often pausing to admire the traditional timberwork, polished brass and pure classic lines which hark back to a less technological era.

A fleet of 12 fine old yachts competed in a three race series this year, with race one the historic Passage Race from Williamstown.

It is perhaps fitting that a classic yacht fleet continues to feature in an event which celebrates the first official Victorian yacht race, won by Paddy from Cork in 1858; the original trophy won by Paddy remains proudly on display at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club.

As son Jake competed in the relatively new SB3 sports boats division during the Skandia Geelong Week regatta, his father William (Bill) Newman was racing his classic Roberts 31 Maatsuyker.

Soon to depart for her third circumnavigation of Tasmania, Maatsuyker was equally at home on a sheltered bay course.

With a win on handicap in the passage race and a second in race two, Newman was well placed with one day of racing to go.

The final race delivered a second place result for Newman more than good enough to win the Parks Victoria Classic Yacht series in 2009.

Fellow RGYC club member Graham McNie’s Scal, a Van deStadt, was second and Corio Vertue, Andy Indrans’ circa 1960 Laurent Giles Vertue, won the final race, finishing in third place overall.

Parks Victoria Classic Yachts

PROVISIONAL RESULTS

 

Series Results [EHC] up to Race 3 (Drops = 0)

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Design	Sers Score	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1		G30	MAATSUYKER	William Newman	RGYC	Roberts 31	4.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
2		G114	SCAL	Graeme McNie	RGYC	Van de StadtBlack So	17.00	13.00C	2.00	2.00
3		V99	CORIO VERTUE	Andy Indrans	FYC	Laurent Giles Vertue	27.00	1.00	13.00C	13.00F
4		H352	SALLYFISH	John Honey	HBYC	H28	29.00	13.00C	13.00F	3.00
5		R117	SEAQUELLA	Col Anderson	RYCV	Creese 43	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		RV30	BRANIC	Cameron Mead	RVMYC	William Garden	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00C
5		R54	WANITA	Richard Gates	RYCV	Giles Brittany 34	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		S1929	WINDWARD II	James Woods	RMYS	Classic	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		AUS1244	ELVIS	James Maude	ESC	Etchels	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		G62	KOKODA	Marc Skelton	RGYC	herroshoff 38	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		R502	MARTINI	Michael Williams	RYCV	SS	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F
5		G48	LUCIENNE	Thomas Chittenden	RGYC	Alden	39.00	13.00C	13.00C	13.00F

(Ties: S=Score R=Race B= Bettered. Penalties: A=ARB B=BFD C=DNC D=DNE E=ESP F=DNF G=RDG L=Late Entrant M=DGM N=ENP O=OCS P=Protest Q=DSQ R=RAF S=DNS U=DUT V=AVG X=EXC Z=ZFP Y=SCP #=NoData [x.y]=Discarded)

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