SA 10R Championship at West Lakes
A small fleet of Ten Raters competed in the SA Ten Rater State Championship at West Lakes over the weekend of 25-26 March.
Saturday morning featured a light offshore breeze. The course had a reaching start with windward return legs. At lunchtime the forecast southerly came in with a traditional upwind start and a long two-lap course. That southerly stayed for the rest of Saturday. A-rigs all day. Greg Peake was an early casualty with a broken winch.
Sunday greeted the skippers with light rain and a very light offshore breeze that came and went. The RO called it just before lunch with no racing done that day.
The light conditions early Saturday as well as the long beats in the afternoon make for plenty of overtaking opportunities if you read the wind right. The top four stayed within striking distance score-wise for most of the day. In the end father (Peter) and son (Tony) White took the two top spots with Tim Arland grabbing third. Thanks to Trevor Fisher for coming all the way down from QLD again for the event.
Thanks to Alan Gold and Ian Dowsett for volunteering to do the measurer, registration and scoring duties. Mike Marshall, John Inverarity, Daryle Bampton and Rob Lees helped RO Johan Bergkvist keep things going.
Results
| Pos | Name/Club | Sail No. /Design | Nett | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony White SARYC | AUS 33 | 27.0 | 41.0 |
| 2 | Peter White SEHMYC | AUS 130 | 33.0 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Tim Arland | AUS 944 | 34.0 | 49.0 |
| 4 | Trevor Fisher QLD | AUS 86 | 37.0 | 55.0 |
| 5 | John Brolese SARYC | AUS 39 | 40.0 | 57.0 |
| 6 | Chris Juttner SARYC | AUS 01 | 69.0 | 90.0 |
| 7 | Greg Peake SARYC | AUS 44 | 100.0 | 124.0 |