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Twenty six years of Classic Yacht racing on Port Phillip.
CYAA 2022 Winter Series at RMYS
th
8 May 2022
A brave new world of classic yachting
BRILLIANT PORT PHILLIP
CONDITIONS style sleigh ride on a final run under comment from Greville “Thanks
spinnaker put paid to her challengers. must go to the classics in getting
FOR CLASSIC YACHT RACING
Sirocco to the line yesterday ! As you
After duelling with these three fleet
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron know it was a perfect day for sailing
leaders, Acrospire III finally ran
was the venue for Race one of Classic when you have enthusiasm but no
clear to bring the fleet home for line
2022 Winter series. crew , just friends who want to go out
honours by a comfortable margin.
on a yacht , but we had a great day and
Melbourne’s classic yacht fleet revel
Tight corrected time groups featured I was pleased as to the boat speed etc
in their first race of the winter season
in the race one results. Photo’s !”
series.
supplied from some of the race one
Post race, the RMYS Marina saw ten
After a tight contest between the contestants show these duels. One of our fleet tie up for socializing. This
Charlie Peel design built in 1923, result item to note is race result
was the opportunity for making sure
Acrospire III and the 30 square meter scoring is now limited to series we all stay in touch on the CYAA
adapted for Port Phillip conditions, entrants only.
mission.
Pastime II, the Phillip Rhodes
The feature classic yacht for race one
designed Fairwinds led the fleet home For those non racing CYAA member
was the first time appearance of the
on corrected time. Congratulations these post race meet ups are the
1938 built S&S designed Sirocco. Her
for this stirring win goes to her opportunity to use your boat and be
current owner Greville Edgerton put
skipper Mark Chew and his long time part of the CYAA on water activity.
in a special effort to build up a crew
crew. It wasn’t easy. But a Nantucket For our non sailing members the
to handle her for race one. Post race
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