DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series - Race 4 Updates
Check back here during the race for the latest news and updates.
Race Results
If you’re the boating enthusiast who enjoys calm, glassy, recline-the-deckchair type conditions, then today was your time to shine. If you’re an ocean racer who loves hoisting the big sail and ripping through chop, it was a tough day at the office.
Usual suspects shone, but as you’ll see below, there was also some outstanding demonstrations of strategy, planning, and patience prevailing.
🏅Top 3 results:
AMS – Div 1
1st and Overall – Scarlet Runner SM13 (Rob Date)
2nd – MRV SYD5 (Damien King)
3rd – Arcadia S17 (Peter Davison)
AMS – Div 2
1st – How Bizarre S13 (Scott Robinson)
2nd – The Muppet Show SM8521 (Peter Williams/ Matthew Turner)
3rd – De Ja Blue H2621 (Paul Neilson)
ORC – Div 1
1st – Scarlet Runner
2nd – Arcadia
3rd – MRV
ORC – Div 2
1st and Overall – How Bizarre
2nd – The Muppet Show
3rd – De Ja Blue
PHS – Div 1
1st and Overall – Scarlet Runner
2nd – PP1 AUS40 (Damian Thomas)
3rd – Arcadia
PHS – Div 2
1st – How Bizarre
2nd – De Ja Blue
3rd – The Muppet Show
Double Handed (PHS)
1st – The Muppet Show
2nd – Yolla R1030 (Partick Clarke)
3rd – Stealth R7158 (John Handley)
Line Honours – PP1
Thank you again to Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Royal Geelong Yacht Club, all of today’s volunteers, and series sponsors DYSC Marine Supplies.
Full results here: https://www.orcv.org.au/results/2023-24/2024MWS/series.htm?ty=01726
Photo: Michael Currie
3:00pm update - Saturday 17 August
Very light winds have forced a shortening of the course at mark one, but there are some exciting signs for the next months Coastal Sprint as the big boats flexed their muscle and showed a lot of strategy nous in the race for line honours.
It was Damian Thomas’ PP1 (AUS40) that crossed the line first, three minutes ahead of Simon Brown at the helm of Scarlet Runner (SM13), and seven minutes ahead of Paul Buchholz on Extasea (G10007).
Scott Robinson’s How Bizarre (S13) is looking good for Div 2 honours, with full results being posted later today.
Thank you to our race start partners, Royal Brighton Yacht Club - and see you soon, Royal Geelong Yacht Club!
Photo: Chris aboard Extasea.
10:00am update - Saturday 17 August
What a turnout! 63 boats and 354 crew are on their way to Geelong this morning for Race 4 of the DYSC Marine Winter Series.
Crews started downwind, with 6 knots from the North forcing a slight change to the course with Pt Richards being the first mark.
It was a clear start, with PP1 (AUS40) and Scarlet Runner (SM13) the early leaders in Division 1. Maverick (SM3600) led the way in Division 2.
Photo: Vanessa aboard Joan Lorraine
