CYCA claims 20th title

Sunday’s conditions were just as tricky as the previous day. A very inconsistent light south-westerly breeze desperately tried to make its way around to the east, forcing multiple race abandonments throughout the day.

The two CYCA teams made it a quick run into the finals, taking out each semi-final 3-0. However, each race was just as intense as the last. RPAYC’s Alistair Read and RSYS’s Jed Cruickshank gave it everything to try and progress to the finals, but were unsuccessful at their attempts.

In the Sail-Off, newcomers to match racing RPAYC’s D’Arcy Kemp and RSYS’s Xavier McLachlan both showed they’re quick learners and will be challenging for semi-finals in the future. While again the series was a whitewash 3-0 to McLachlan, both teams traded the lead in each race during the series.

The Petit-Finals saw the more experienced RPAYC team of Alistair Read, Antony Hawke, Cam Whiteside, Tiana Wittey and Nathan Bryant able to dispatch the RSYS team in two matches to claim the final podium spot.

For the finalists, a tricky racetrack left no room for errors and in both pre-starts, it was Finn Tapper, the older brother of Cole Tapper, who was able to control his opponent to lead. Finn’s team led comfortably off the start and headed in the right direction. From here, Finn’s team extended in both races, showing a new speed edge not seen in the regatta so far.

The shorten series, a first-to-two point contest, also played right into Finn’s hands and Cole couldn’t revive his series to go down 2-0.

At the presentation, all competitors thanked Club Marine for their ongoing support of the event, which has now reached in 16th year as partners.

Overall Results

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