
Woollahra Sailing Club acknowledges that we are on the land of the Birrabirragal people, the traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
In July, the European championships were held in Aarhus, Denmark. From the 5th to the 10th of July, three classes will revisit Aarhus for the European Championships in 49s, 49erFX, and Nacra 17. In a week of shifting and gusty offshore winds, the Aussies did amazing on the scoreboard with the majority of the sailors making gold or silver fleet. The European championships was the last regatta within the circuit, with sailors making their way over to Canada for the World Championships in late august. We look forward to seeing results there.
49er results below:
49FX results below:
Over the school holidays, from the 5th to the 10th of July, several schools from around Sydney competed in the Secondary Schools Team Racing Regatta. The regatta was at GRSC and provided some close racing with conditions varying over the week.
Scots College and Ascham school placed 1st in their respective fleets. Congratulations to all students, teachers and coaches involved - this is an amazing outcome! This was Scots' third win in the past four National Championships.
Both schools train out of WSC and have been putting in excellent training over the last few months in preparation. We are glad to be part of the journey and are stoked for their efforts.
Regatta write up and results here
Over the last week in July, WSC 420 sailors competed in European Championships. The 420/470 regatta was held at Vilamoura Sailing Club in Portugal.
The McKay brothers represented WSC in the 420 and were one of three Aussie boats. Benedict and Spencer finished up the regatta in 63rd. Congratulations to the boys, some great achievements!
In Lake Garda, Italy, the Mark Foy European Championship regatta was held for the 18-footers class for its 14th season. Many WSC sailors keenly represented the country and their sponsors
It was an Australian one-two at the Mark Foy European Championship: Lazarus Capital Partners and The Rag & Famish Hotel in the first two overall positions. The best Europeans were the Germans on Black Knight, down to third place overall.
The regatta came to an end with 12 races in total. The weeks' conditions on Garda Trentino were challenging. The regatta outcome was a huge success for Aussies and the competing WSC sailors. Lazarus Capital took out 1st place, The Rag and Famish Hotel took out second with sailors Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall in the boat.
We look forward to seeing these racers back in the heat for the Australian 18-footers season, starting in October!
FULL RESULTS HERE
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A reminder to our members that the club is hosting Sail Sydney again this year. The regatta is on from the 15-19th of December - we encourage all our members to get involved, it is such a great and busy week at the club.
Registration for competitors, volunteers and support boats is open via the Sail Sydney website.
In early July, the Waszp international games for 2022 were on at Lake Garda. Jack Ferguson took out 17th place - great results after a break during 49er season.
The racing in the gold fleet was incredible, with any small error punished heavily, just what you want in one-design high performance racing. The points from 4th 10th is incredibly tight, while it seems the top three may have gapped the fleet a little. It set up an intriguing final day.
Congratulations Jack!
Results here
From the 11th-16th, RQYS hosted the Finn class Queensland Championships. We had 8 Finns compete from WSC
Huge congratulations to Rob McMillan on second place, Marcus Whitley and John Condie tied on fourth place.
WSC Commodore Jay Harrison took out first Grandmaster.
Last updated 16:11 on 18 September 2023