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Combined Clubs Inshore Series Presentation




Last Friday night RSYS hosted the Combined Clubs Inshore Series Presentation. The series was introduced in the 2020-21 season and brings together fleets from Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Manly Yacht Club, RANSA, Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club and Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.



With mixed division inshore racing fleets diminishing at all clubs, the concept was to provide better racing for competitors with more boats on the start line and introducing variety, using the full extent of Sydney Harbour for racing.



In the 2023-24 the Vaucluse Yacht Club also joined in, and 75 boats participated across four racing divisions. As well as providing larger fleets and more competition across each division the clubs involved share race management responsibilities. We recognise and thank the principal race officers and their teams from each of the clubs:

MHYC Steve Tucker
MYC Stephen Teudt
RANSA Gaye Rosen
RPEYC Terry Matthews
RSYS David Ross

Teams from all of the clubs joined us at RSYS for the annual presentation followed by dinner in the Careening Cove Anchorage. A special recognition and thank you was also passed on to Margaret Fraser-Martin who, in a volunteer capacity joins the start boat for each race and provides photographs for all clubs to use for their own promotion of sailing.



Rear Commodore Karyn Gojnich presented the following awards:
 
Division 1      
Ultreya  Rod Pearse RSYS 1st place
Toybox 2 Ian Box MHYC 2nd place, 1st ORC, 1st IRC
Erica Peter Williams RSYS 3rd place
Kukukerchu David J Ross CYCA 2nd ORC, 3rd IRC
Euphoria Tony Coleman RSYS 3rd ORC, 2nd IRC
       
Division 2      
Wailea Niclas Westling MHYC 1st place, 2nd ORC, 2nd IRC
Solange Trevor Carroll, Andy King, Will Hutchinson RSYS 2nd place
Stormaway Jack Stening, Colin Gunn MHYC 3rd place, 1st ORC, 1st IRC
Contentious, : Brian Lees MHYC 3rd ORC
One More No More David Seaton RSYS 3rd IRC
       
Division 3      
Innamincka John Crawford MHYC 1st place, 1st ORC
Waterbourne Again Oloff Tromp MHYC Waterbourne Again, : 2nd place, 2nd ORC
Mingara III  Philip Crane RSYS 3rd place
       
Non-spinnaker Division      
Sylvara Dave Giddings RANSA 1st place
Fortune of War Adrian Gruzman RANSA 2nd place
Nocturne by Corunna Station Gerard Kesby RANSA 3rd place

Photos by Margaret Fraser-Martin