Page 9 - CYAA 2022 Winter Series Race 8 14th August @ RMYS

Now to our last race of the Winter Series

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We’re all set for 28 August. RYCV has their committee tuned up to see the pursuit start fleet off at 10:00am. The start area
will be somewhere close to the Kerford Road pier. It’s all about try to give the fleet a windward beat to the first mark and a
beat to the finish line using the RMYS marks.

More details about this race will be published next week. We’ll examine the recent performance of the fleet to determine the
Race 9 pursuit start time of each entrant. Fun time for the handicapper.

The big news so far for this race will be the start line
appearance of Aunty Jack. She;s an idential design of
the Sopranino. The boat whose sail across the Atlantic
started the JOG class. The Sopranino wasn’t allowed
to race due to being not long enough. So she was sailed
behind the fleet. The Cowes Classic Boat Maritime
Museum have the original Sopranino on permanent
display in recognition of it’s contribution to yachting.
We have our Soporanino museum piece in the form of
Aunty Jack once again actively racing with us. The
addition of the Aunty Jack to the CYAA register is critical to the CYAA sustaining it’s mission of
preserving classic yachts that have contributed to Australia’s rich maritime history.

Post winter series celebrations

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After the 28 August race there will be a post series function supported by the CYAA at
the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron. More details about the event will be published
soon. This event will see the launch of our 2022/2023 Summer Series and out 2022
Cup Regatta.

According to the handicappers ears there’s movement afoot by certain members to
celebrate some loser crashing through an 80 year old wall. Maybe that event in itself is
a worthwhile reason for showing up. Now who could that be?

Best finish up. Take a look at the Race 8 pics provided by our three roving reporters. As
the Daily Mail night beat reporter Randy Stone would.call “Copy boy” so must your
handicapper. Regards to all Peter Costolloe CYAA (Vic) Handicapper Page 9