Another strong fleet of 86 boats took on Race 3 of the CYCA Winter Series in light winds on Sydney Harbour.
Just over half of the starters successfully navigated the calm nor’easter, with no finishers in Divisions G and K.
Past Commodore Paul Billingham and Pete McGee continued their perfect start to the series on their Bakewell White Z39 Wild West, winning a third consecutive race in Division J1. Razors Edge (Ray Stone) clinched back-to-back second places, while Holy Cow (John Clinton) was third.
Thirlmere (Mike Logan) won the Sydney 38 Division to move within one point of overall pointscore leader Advanced Philosophy (Peter Sorensen) who finished in second.
Gordon Ketelbey’s TP52 Zen claimed her first win of the series in Division A1, followed by Smuggler (Seb Bohm) and Another Duchess (David Fuller), who sits atop the overall pointscore standings.
Commodore Noel Cornish made it three pointscore wins from as many races on his Farr 40 Indi, the only boat in Division A2 to finish the course.
Matt Wilkinson skippered Foreign Affair to victory in Division B, from the casual entrant Bandit (Alex Dawson). Clewless (Guy Irwin) was third to maintain her advantage in the overall pointscore, while Sagacious V (David Hundt) took three points.
An exciting battle is emerging between One More No More (Ian Guanaria) and Whistling Kite (Kym Evans) in Division D. They share top spot in the overall standings after One More No More pipped Whistling Kite to the line for a second consecutive race. Calypso Magic (Jeff Mercer) was third.
David Ingram’s Roger That joins Speedwell at the top of the overall pointscore in Division E after her Race 3 win, holding off Jupiter (Ian Smith) and Krakatoa (Don Young).
Peter White’s Hanse 505 First Light claimed Division F honours for the first time this series, beating Reve (Kevin Whelan) and Windhover (Andrew Silk) to the line.
In Division J1, there was a third successive podium finish for race winner Outlaw (Alan and Tom Quick), with Vamp (Donald Graham) second and Jason King also making it a hat-trick of podiums for SOLyMAR.
Race 4 will be held on Sunday 22 May. ENTER NOW.
Division A1
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Zen | Gordon Ketelbey |
| 2. | Smuggler | Seb Bohm |
| 3. | Another Duchess | David Fuller |
| 4. | No Limit | David Gotze |
| 5. | Quest | Craig Neil |
| 6. | Victoire | Darryl Hodgkinson |
Division A2
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Indi | Noel Cornish |
| DNF | Khaleesi | Rob Aldis |
| RET | Never a Dull Moment | Colin Wilson |
| DNF | Shape | Jonnie Vigar |
Division B
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Foreign Affair | Matt Wilkinson |
| 2. | Bandit (C) | Alex Dawson |
| 3. | Clewless | Guy Irwin |
| 4. | Sagacious V | David Hundt |
| DNF | Blink | Mark Gorbatov |
| DNF | Crystal Cutter III | Charles Parry-Okeden |
| DNF | Cyrene 3 | Michael Selby |
| RET | It Happens | Craig Young |
| RET | Last Tango | Phil King |
| RET | Llama II | Jonathan Linton |
| RET | Oscar3 | Hugh Murray-Walker |
| DNF | OZ Design Patrice Six | Alexander Flecknoe-Brown |
| DNF | Secret Mens Business | David De Coster |
Division D
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | One More No More | Ian Guanaria |
| 2. | Whistling Kite | Kym Evans |
| 3. | Calypso Magic | Jeff Mercer |
| 4. | Ellipse | Graeme Dunlop |
| 5. | Rumba | Kerry Burke |
| 6. | Sommerbreeze | Hans Sommer |
| 7. | Irukandji | Stephen Nash |
| 8. | Supernova (C) | Alex Seja |
| RET | Eye Appeal | John Markos/Michael Delaney |
| DNF | Superfine | George Waldthausen |
| DNF | Valkyrie | Gerard Kesby |
Division E
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Roger That | David Ingram |
| 2. | Jupiter (C) | Ian Smith |
| 3. | Krakatoa | Don Young |
| 4. | Borderline | Andy Offord |
| 5. | Speedwell | Colin Geeves |
| DNF | Farrst Company | Russell Dixon |
| DNF | Highway Patrol | Michael Blaxell |
| DNF | Indefatigable | Mike Nicholls |
| DNF | Rapid Transit | Andrew Wyllie |
| RET | Scarlett Sun | Robert Skol |
| RET | Selkie | Tony Booth |
| RET | White Noise | David Klees |
Division F
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | First Light | Peter White |
| 2. | Reve | Kevin Whelan |
| 3. | Windhover | Andrew Silk |
| 4. | Wild Oats | Gordon Barry Smith |
| 5. | Panacea | Reece Theedam |
| RET | Bliss | Eric Frank |
| RET | Chancellor | Ted Tooher |
| RET | Lorelei | Matthew Farr |
| DNF | Spirit | Geoffrey Hill |
Division G
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| RET | Checkmate | Fernando Tiglio |
| RET | Dancing with the Wind | John Brennan |
| DNF | Pacatack | Terry Wise |
| DNF | Zara | John Griffin |
Division J1
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Outlaw | Alan and Tom Quick |
| 2. | Vamp | Donald Graham |
| 3. | SOLyMAR | Jason King |
| 4. | Plym (C) | Stephen Girdis |
| 5. | Cadenza | Gunnar Tuisk |
| 6. | Silver Cloud III | Howard Piggott |
| 7. | Next | Miles Bastick/Haydn Dare/Jon Short |
| 8. | Wax Lyrical | Les Goodridge |
| RET | Finn | Janey Treleaven |
| DNF | Helsal 3 | Mike Rose |
Division J2
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Wild West | Paul Billingham & Pete McGee |
| 2. | Razors Edge | Ray Stone |
| 3. | Holy Cow | John Clinton |
| 4. | Baltic Lady | Niel Burling |
| 5. | Sumatra | Basil & Shane Diethelm |
| 6. | Crosshaven | Sean Rahilly & Justin Pelly |
| 7. | Trim | Bryan Moore |
| RET | Oisin | Steven London |
| RET | Shorething | James Butler |
Division K
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| RET | Applejack | Derek McDonnell & Rogerio Blanc-Ramos |
| DNF | Danielle | Christopher Taylor |
Sydney 38 Division
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Thirlmere | Mike Logan |
| 2. | Advanced Philosophy | Peter Sorensen |
| RET | Love Byte | Nick Potter |
| RET | Mondo | Lisa Callaghan |
| RET | Shine On – Team Callendina | Phil Herscovics |
| DNF | Utopia | John Amos |
