Royals Yearbook 2019/2020

much consideration, we were
After
to announce the
excited
OptiMist - Martin Ryan
•
OptiMum - Martin Ryan
•
OptiCal - Martin Ryan
•
Rocket - Laura Firth and family
•
Splash - Laura Firth and family
•
OptiMates - Donna and Stephen Hendy
•
Victoria - Jo Sasse
•
done to all and thank you to
Well
who submitted
everyone
names.
part of the Port Phillip Women's
As
Series, the 2020
Championship
the water with the perfect
hitting
of a 14kts SE, flat sea and
conditions
sunshine. Well done to all Royals
bright
participated.
who
23rd of February was the I14
Sunday
Prix Heat 7 at RYCV.
Grand
light 5 knots was present in the
A
which had built to 10-15 knots
morning,
midday in the South; there was a
by
of excitement in the air as this was
touch
better than the variable 5 knots
far
but, with varying wind
predicted
all around the bay, all was not
directions
it seemed.
as
was scheduled for 2pm and as the
Racing
moseyed out to the race course it
14’s
clear the morning Northerly and
became
Southerly were having a
afternoon
of their own with
competition
smack bang in the centre
Williamstown
a small delay it seemed the
After
had taken control and racing
Southerly
underway in a comfortable 10-12
got
with boats easily 2 wiring upwind. A
knots
hand shift right before the start
left
a few boats out; Lindsay Irwin and
caught
Cunningham were OCS and both
Scott
back, Anthony Anderson had a great
went
off pin end but couldn’t capitilise
jump
the breeze shifted back moments
after
this would be the story of the day
later;
the breeze shifting between South
with
South East laying a minefield of holes
and
the competitors.
for
Krstic managed to navigate the
Mark
the best rounding the
upwind
mark in first with Lindsay Irwin 2nd
top
Chris Vaughan 3rd. The downwind
and
proved to be the most challenging
legs
entertaining as the breeze dropped
and
swung around catching boats out
and
sitting in no breeze or in some
either
tipping in to windward. Mark and
cases
stretched out on the rest of the
Lindsay
but the fight for 3rd place was
field
between Scott Cunningham,
tight
R Y C V Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0
YEAR
IN
REVIEW
of our new Optis!
names
Sharkbait - Finley Orr
•
Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy -
Jennifer
Skippers' Race saw 17 entrants
Lady
Anthony Anderson and Chris Vaughan all
of it all.
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