RBYC Racing News 08 01 2008

Happy New Year to all skippers and crew!

Let's start with a summary of racing results from RBYC yachts competing here and away so far...

Rolex Sydney to Hobart

Rush - 23rd across the line, 19th IRC overall, 6th IRC Div C

Entire Cock of the Bay

Audacious 12th AMS A, 7th IRC A, 12th PHD A

No Fearr 24th AMS A, 31st IRC A, 41st PHD A

Morning Breeze 9th AMS B

Island Trader 12th AMS B, 11th IRC B, 11th PHD B

Under Capricorn 17th AMS B, 16th IRC B, 35th PHD B

Slice of Heaven 20th AMS B, 20th IRC B, 42nd PHD B

Magazan 53 21st AMS B, 22nd IRC B, 44th PHD B

Schuss 3rd IRC A, 1st PHD A

Just A Minor Hickup 23rd IRC A, 18th PHD A

Ninety Seven 27th IRC A, 36th PHD A

Lady Godiva 34th IRC A

Crackerjack 19th PHD A

Republica 42nd PHD A

Mirrabooka 5th PHD B

Watershed 14th PHD B

Avanti 20th PHD B

Ingenue 31st PHD B

Aussie Rules 32nd PHD B

Rampallion 1st PHD C

Kidder Williams Melbourne to Launceston

Ninety-Seven 5th across the line, 8th IRC, 37th PHD

Lady Godiva 9th across the line, 11th IRC

Just a Minor Hickup 11th across the line, 9th IRC, 5th PHD

Gusto 18th across the line, 4th Double Handed

Mirrabooka 38th across the line, 19th PHD

No Fearr 39th across the line, 34th IRC, 67th PHD

Slice of Heaven 42nd across the line, 37th IRC, 43rd PHD

Under Capricorn 44th across the line, 26th IRC, 39th PHD

Republica 59th across the line, 69th PHD

Magazan 53 62nd across the line, 29th IRC, 32nd PHD

Aussie Rules 65th across the line, 50th PHD

Island Trader 68th across the line, 36th IRC, 54th PHD

Morning Breeze 72nd across the line

Ingenue 74th across the line, 68th PHD

Heemskirk Consolidated Melbourne to Hobart

Ninety-Seven 6th across the line, 14th IRC A, 23rd PHD A, 21st IRC overall, 43rd PHD overall

Just A Minor Hickup 8th across the line, 12th AMS, 8th IRC A, 7th PHD A, 12th IRC overall, 17th PHD overall

Slice of Heaven 23rd across the line, 15th AMS, 17th IRC A, 9th PHD A, 24th IRC overall, 20th PHD overall

Mirrabooka 26th across the line, 5th PHD B, 8th PHD overall

Under Capricorn 35th across the line, 13th AMS, 7th IRC B, 15th PHD B, 16th IRC overall, 25th PHD overall

Republica 39th across the line, 24th PHD A, 44th PHD overall

Magazan 53 41st across the line, 4th AMS, 4th IRC B, 4th PHD B, 10th IRC overall, 7th PHD overall

Island Trader 45th across the line, 16th AMS, 9th IRC B, 18th PHD B, 28th IRC overall, 39th PHD overall

Ingenue 46th across the line, 19th PHD B, 40th PHD overall

No Fearr, 20th AMS, 20th IRC A, 26th PHD A, 29th IRC overall, 46th PHD overall

Audacious 21st AMS, 21st IRC A, 27th PHD A, 31st IRC overall

Jubilee Huntingfield Cup 2007 National Championship

1st Andiamo Bob McDonald (RBYC)

2nd Scorpion Charles Weatherly (RBYC)

3rd Wattaworrie David Bray (RPAYC)

Etchells Nationals are being held at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron from January 11th to 18th. Click here for official website

Dragons Prince Phillip Cup (Nationals) are being run at Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania at the moment. Click here to view progress results.

Cadet Stonehaven Cup - The 79th Stonehaven Cup has been won and run in King Island and RBYC has brought all 3 trophies back home. I'm sure you will be hearing more about this regatta very soon.

 Pictured here is the Stonehaven Cup winning team with Mary-Alice Tedstone presenting the trophy to Shea Wilding, Rochelle Austin and Milly Cain.

Sabot Nationals - The 44th Sabot National Championships was run by Vauclause Amateur 12ft Sailing Club. Victoria won it. RBYC had 3 sailors competing. They were John Linacre (26th), Kate Jenkins (39th) & Stuart Mitchell (54th). Click here to view final results

29er Worlds - Alexander McGuigan and James TAMMESILD are doing a fabulous job in their first season in 29ers currently placed 13th in their division. Racing concludes tomorrow at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club. Click here for updates

RBYC Racing - As far as Club racing goes, this Wednesday there are non-aggregates for both the Hearne's Heroes afternoon racing as well as the Twilight race. Race 1 of the Summer Series for Twilights begins next Wednesday. This Saturday there is another non-aggregate pursuit including an aggregate race for the Jubilees from the Tower starting at 1355 hrs, 5 minutes before the pursuit race.