Australian Schools Team Racing Championship 2011 - Day 3

by Peter Campbell on 9 Jul 2011 Australian Schools Team Racing Championship 2011, hosted by South of Perth Yacht Club on the Swan River, is being held from Thursday July 7 to Sunday July 10.

St Joseph’s College, South Australia, and Shenton College, Western Australia, have each had 17 wins after completing 25 rounds at the end of day three of the championship in Perth.

The two schools head the leader board of the championship, being conducted by the South of Perth Yacht Club on the Swan River, after another day of intense competition between 14 schools from around the nation.

Close behind them is St Michael’s College from South Australia with 16 wins, while Scotch College (WA) and Christchurch Grammar (WA) have each had 14 wins.

St Joseph’s, Shenton and St Michael’s each had high scoring results in their matches today, their crews handling the moderate to fresh easterly winds with expertise.

However, overall positions have fluctuated during the series, with two WA schools, Christ Church Grammar and Scotch College slipping from first and second in standings after day two, down to fifth and fourth respectively after day three. The Hutchins School from Tasmania had been third overall after day one but is now sixth overall.

Four schools have each had 13 wins after 25 rounds: The Hutchins School (Tas), The Friends School (Tas), Iona College (Qld) and St Michael’s Grammar (Vic), while Cranbrook School (NSW) and Haileybury College (Vic) have each notched up 12 wins.

At the end of round 25, Geelong Grammar had had 10 wins, The Scotch College (NSW) eight wins and Moreton Bay College (Qld) three wins.

The regatta will finish on Sunday with the semi-finals and finals to decide the champion school for 2011, with the results counting towards selection for the Interdominion Schools Match Racing against New South of Perth YC website