On Saturday 23 March 2024 the last race in the 2023/24 Club Marine Short Ocean Pointscore unfolded on a becalmed Sydney Harbour. The ninth, and final, race of the series saw six competitors’ line up to find advantages in the fickle breeze.
In Division 1, it were Ian Box’s Toybox 2 and Robert Carr’s Jambo who battled it out with Ian getting the upper hand in the light breeze, he shared: “We made the decision to go further offshore looking for more breeze and found one or two extra knots of pressure which helped us gap the boats behind us. We were sailing upwind to the top mark at that stage. Near the end of the day we were happy to find stronger and more settled breeze when we came back into the Harbour.”
Division 2 saw a more competitive fleet with small margins separating the top placers. At the end of the day, it was Peter Sorensen’s Advanced Philosophy who was able to find the biggest gains out of the fleet. Finishing 59 seconds ahead of second placer Stormaway and 1 minute, 18 seconds ahead of Wailea, who came third.
The full list of results for the weekend can be found here.
The Overall Pointscore Standings were highly contested and in a nine-race series, every race and point matters. It was Virago’s consistent performance that put them clear of the competition, after claiming the victory in four races. Trailing closely behind is David Gotze and Michael Cranitch’s Triton who managed to claim the top spot three times.
In Division 2 it was Phil Hercovics who claimed the top spot with 12 points, with Bandit and Local Hero battling it out for second and third.
The overall prizegetters are:
Division 1:
- Virago (R/P 52) – Robert Kelly
- Triton (Lyons Cawse 60) – David Gotze
- Jambo (Summit King 40) – Robert Carr
Division 2:
- Shine On – Team Callendina (Sydney 38) – Phil Hercovics
- Bandit (Farr 30) – Rachel Spain
- Local Hero (BH 36) – David Davies)
The full overview of results for the 2023/24 Club Marine Short Ocean Pointscore can be found here.
