Sydney Yachts commends Sydney 38 National Championship winners

by Azzura Marine Media on 3 Mar 2009 In overwhelmingly consistent form, Tony Walls’ Sydney 38 Acuity held an eight point lead to claim victory in the Australian Sydney 38 Championships, proudly sponsored by Line 7 in collaboration with Sydney Yachts.

Traks Gordon, coach of team Acuity, believes the team earned the result they produced.

‘The crew of team Acuity are all great sailors in their own right however they lead busy business and family lives. This placed a huge restriction on the number of sailing days per year,’ Traks reported. ‘The team goal was set high and therefore we had to work smart rather than hard to succeed.

‘Skills were prioritised and then honed in targeted specific training sessions, sails were designed for the expected conditions and limited in their use, the boat was carefully developed and prepared throughout the year and all events leading up to the nationals were treated as stepping stones with specific, non result oriented measurable objectives.

‘On this occasion the team experienced a true peak, clearly superior in speed, handling and fleet management. Nobody can be singled out for the success; nobody was carried for the ride. The team in this event was greater than the sum of its parts and a real pleasure to watch race.’

Acuity’s exceptional crew work saw her win ‘Boat of the Day’ for two consecutive days, with Easy Tiger snatching the title on the final day thanks to some clever tactics.

Winner of the Corinthian division (non-professional crew) The Goat received a full winch service voucher, courtesy of Sydney Yachts’ dedicated service division AM Care.

Promoted as a relaxed and friendly regatta, the Australian Championship was the first to be run by the class owners. The strong 13 boat fleet was hailed a success as competitors enjoyed not only the on-water competition, but post-race social activities.

Sydney Yachts would like to congratulate all who sailed in the 2009 Line 7 Sydney 38 Australian Championships.

1st Acuity RPAYC Tony Walls 14 points

2nd Easy Tiger RPAYC Chris Way 22 points

3rd Outlaw CYCA Outlaw 34 points

4th Calibre CYCA Geoff Bonus 44 points

5th The Tavern CYCA Ian & Shane Guanaria 45 points

6th Callenge SYC Lou Abrahams 56 points

7th Cinquante RGYC Ian Murray 58 points

8th Zen MHYC Gordon Ketelbey 60 points

9th Swish RSYS Steve Proud 62 points

10th J Steel (Yeah Baby) CYCA Mark & Louise Ryckmans 75 points

11th The Goat CYCA Clayton/Foye/Gordon/Peckham 85 points

12th Contentious Issue MHYC Geoff Masters 88 points

13th The Bigger Picture RPAYC Mike Roberts & Anthony Harper 91 points





Acuity won boat of the day on Friday and Sat – Easy Tiger won Boat of the Day on Sunday



The Goat won Corinthian division