Royal Yacht Club of Victoria Yearbook 2020

trophy by the visiting
d’Élegance
members. The Race 5
CYANZ
of the ex Sydney to
performance
entry Ru¾theano was a notable
Hobart
of Race 5. In the 18 knot
feature
conditions the close to
southerly
up the pursuit start fleet to take
tore
line honors. If Race 5 was the
out
no question, the success of the
With
Cup Regatta can be traced back
2019
the support provided by the RYCV
to
Director David LeRoy. With a first
Race
use of divisions and extended leg
time
it was David LeRoy that
courses,
the Classics through event
shepherded
preparation and then
document
it all together with a no hiccup
brought
on the three days of Cup
production
racing and result
Regatta
All this no hiccup
management.
was in spite of the weather
production
thrown up by Port Phillip.
conditions
production of the Race 5 group
The
times from three corrected time
start
listings was an icing on the
division
feat of race management.
cake
the Cup Regatta BBQ and
After
ceremony, many calls
presentation
skippers and crews were made to
from
on their complements to the
pass
Race Director. Another call of
RYCV
came from the CYAA on water
thanks
Regatta photography to James
Cup
Although weather conditions
Davis.
suitable from a photographer
weren’t
of view, James was also ready to
point
the RYCV caterers, the Classics had
To
but compliments regarding
nothing
way all the requested Cup Regatta
the
were handled, From preparing
specials
special cup Regatta menu to
a
the CYAA promotion material,
handling
41 performed to a level that saw
Pier
one adverse comment from any
not
person. So, thanks to the Pier 41
CYAA
Kate and Gretta, for their
managers,
special thanks from the handicapper
A
to the RYCV manager, Michael
goes
and his sailing
Newman,
Melissa Wisbey and
administrators,
Rae. Their support for the 2019
Allicia
Regatta at critical times had a
Cup
impact towards making the
significant
Cup Regatta be the most
2019
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CUP
CLASSIC
REGATTA
glamour end of the fleet saw
The
Acrozs¨pire awarded the Concours
III
marker, Ru¾theano, came alive.
scratch
was no way to stop her as she
There
go where the photographer pointed.
Cup instead of the Cup
Melbourne
immediate swabs of Ru¾theano
Regatta,
would have been called.
support of the 2019 Cup Regatta,
ever.
successful
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