Last Monday concluded the Sharp EIT Monday Night Twilight Pointscore, a series comprising of 16 races and spanning both the Spring and Summer season. This series has been firmly entrenched in our racing calendar for many years.

Consistency is paramount for leaderboard dominance, where attendance and a committed crew fuel the excitement of these energetic races. The dedication displayed by numerous teams throughout this year’s competition was noteworthy.

Congratulations to Darryl Hodgkinson, Skipper and owner of Victoire, who managed to land himself and his crew onto the top spot numerous times. More notably taking the win of the overall Sharp EIT Monday Night Twilight series in IRC.

Darryl and his crew are no stranger to this twilight series in fact he said that: “We did the same thing as the previous years, which is show up with a boat that is ready to race and a core crew that knows how to sail well. We have been doing it for a long time and we have previously won it in 2007 with my Sydney 38, Uplift.”

It is no surprise to hear that Darryl and his crew enjoy these Monday Twilight races, “It puts pressure on us because they are such short and sharp races. The team gets challenged as well as we rotate positions every race. It is very useful to keep our skills sharp and we have to stay on top of our game.”

 The competition this year was particularly strong as well: “Indi was a great competitor too, they were always out early and that added to the pleasure of this competition. At the end of the day the fact that we had a great group of dedicated crew makes an enormous difference. Some people have been sailing with me for over 10 years and we won Sydney Hobart together on the Cookson 50 Victoire.“

The full list of results can be found here.

The prizegetters in the Sharp EIT Monday Night Twilight Spring:

IRC

1. Victoire – Carkeek 40 (Darryl Hodgkinson)
2. Indi – Farr 40 (Noel Cornish)
3. Foreign Affair – Farr 30 (Matt Wilkinson

PHS 

1.  Bitter & Twisted – Farr 30 (David Price)
2.  Shine On – Team Callendina – Sydney 38 (Phil Herscovics)
3.  Ellipse – Northshore 369 (Graeme Dunlop)

The prizegetters in the Sharp EIT Monday Night Twilight Summer:

IRC

1.  Indi – Farr 40 (Noel Cornish)
2.  Victoire – Carkeek 40 (Darryl Hodkinson)
3.  Tempo – Kernan 44 (Michael Smith)

PHS 

1. Tempo – Kernan 44 (Michael Smith)
2. Victoire – Carkeek 40 (Darryl Hodkinson)
3. Indi – Farr 40 (Noel Cornish)

Sharp EIT Monday Night Twilight overall Pointscore results can be found here

IRC

1. Victoire – Carkeek 40 (Darryl Hodkinson)
2. Indi – Farr 40 (Noel Cornish)
3. Tempo – Kernan 44 (Michael Smith)

PHS 

1. Bitter & Twisted – Farr 30 (David Price)
2. Shine On – Team Callendina – Sydney 38 (Phil Herscovics)
3. Tempo – Kernan 44 (Michael Smith)