Coast Championships 2022

Published October 18, 2022

52 sailors enjoyed the sunshine at Sunshine over the weekend 15-16 October at the Coast Championships sailed from South Lake Macquarie ASC.

Race Officer Andrew McLachlan managed to get all six scheduled races competed for each of the three fleets.in 7-12 knot dominantly, but variable, easterly winds which prevailed each day. Racing concluded very close to cut off time of 1530 on Sunday as the fleets were AP’ed ashore until the light sea breeze stabilised.

Racing in the largest ILCA 7 fleet was really close in all races, as were the final results. Will Sargent who hails from Sandy Bay YC and Derwent Sailing Squadron in Tasmania posted two wins and two seconds was the ultimate winner by one point from 2021 runner up in NSW & ACT State Championships Daniel Costandi from GRSC and DBSC. A further one point away was 2019 NSW & ACT State Champion Campbell making a welcome return from his sometimes home Bermuda. There was a big contingent of Masters in the ILCA 7s won by Nick Alexander from MHASC.

The Radials were dominated by Brooke Wilson RSYS/DBSC. Brooke won four of the races and had a second and third. Martin White DBSC/WSC had an very consistent series posting three second place finishes and two thirds. Third in the Radials was Grand Master Bruce Paine from Canberra YC.

Healy Ryan HHSC/DBSC proved too good in the strongly contested 4.7 fleet winning four of the races and the series from Miles Greenwood GSC sailing in his first season in the 4.7. Benjamin Costandi GRSC/RSYS/DBSC was a close third counting a win and two seconds in his consistent placings.

The full results are Here

Thanks to SLMASC who did a grand job hosting this event for us. It is a great club well located with lots of parking rigging and one of the few venues where if you choose you can camp on site for a regatta. Thanks also to our RO Andrew McLachlan for his efficient management of the racing.

a There are lots of photos of the event on Jon West’s web site at https://jonwest.photography/2022-nsw-act-ilca-coast-championships.