UNSW Sailing News at a glance

by Ajay Rau on 2 Aug 2010 UNSW Sailing Club News at a Glance.

Presenting the UNSW Squad for the 2010 Australian University Games (Perth) 26th September-1st October. The team composition has experienced Sydney Hobart campaigners, international, national level and regular CYCA squad sailors.

Tara McCall is fresh from winning silver at the 2010 World University Match Racing Championship. Andrea Green is currently racing the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race on Pretty Fly 3. Ajay Rau is currently on a 2012 Olympic campaign in the laser class. This is just a sneak peak of the talented 2010 UNSW Squad.

The team will be training from the cruising yacht club of Australia. We invite sponsorship to back this talented bunch to ensure we bring out our 'A' game when we fight it out against the best university teams in Australia. Contact unswsailingclub@gmail.com if you are interested in grooming Australia's future stars.

2010 UNSW AUG's Squad:
1. Ajay Rau
2. Natalie Greentree
3. Tara McCall
4. Andrea Green
5. Michael Pitts
6. Sam Patterson
7. Chris Eddes
8. Lisa Honig
9. Chris Kennedy

National News

UNSW's Andrea Green crewing at Sydney Gold Cost Yacht Race

UNSW student Andrea Green is currently racing in the very prestigious 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race to Southport on Pretty Fly 3. He along with his crew members have learnt a lot about this canting keel Cookson 50 in a relatively short period of time. Andrea took part in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart last year. There are currently 78 boats racing to Southport.

International News

UNSW Lisa Darmanin wins F16 Euro Challenge.

UNSW's Lisa Darmanin and her skipper cousin Jason Waterhouse impressed on Lake Como in Italy, beating a top-class fleet boasting two Olympic sailors and some of the rising stars of multi-hull racing to claim the Euro F16 crown.

Lisa and Jason are now in Travemunde, Germany to compete in the 2010 Hobie 16 European Championships. Their winning performance against Olympic and World champion sailors was an encouraging sign that the duo has not lost their competitive spirit after a 6 month break from catamaran sailing following their 2009 ISAF Youth World Title victory. The two European events are being used as vital preparations for the upcoming Youth and Open World Hobie 16 Championships in Weihai, Shandon, China during August.

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UNSW sailor, Ajay Rau finished 30th (silver fleet) in the 2010 World and European Laser Radial Men's Championship (United Kingdom, Largs)

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Olympic News

Promising performances by UNSW sailors at 470 World Championships

30 knot winds to near calms, brilliant sunshine to driving rain, combined with a fierce spring tide, made for one of the most challenging Olympic class 470 World Championships on record for competitors when racing took place off the Hague, the Netherlands, over 12-18 July. UNSW's KOH Terence represented Singapore and posted a strong 16th position overall in the silver fleet. Talented Australian and UNSW sailors Alexander and Patrick Conway placed third in the Bronze fleet.

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UNSW Sailors to Represent Singapore at the final event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup

Terence Koh (470) and Colin Cheng (Laser) are heading the UNSW challenge at the 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. This is the seventh and final event of the 2009-10 edition of the ISAF Sailing world cup. The event is being held in Weymouth (GBR), venue of the 2012 Olympic sailing regatta.

UNSW Sailors selected for the 2010 Laser World Championships

Colin Cheng (SIN) and Ajay Rau (IND) have been selected for the 2010 World laser Standard Senior Championship to be held from 27th August- 5th September 2010 (UK, Hayling Island). 160 of the world's best sailors have confirmed participation. With the Olympic games less than 2 years away, the regatta is expected to be very close and exciting racing.