Triton, Wild West, Legende and Zin Zin celebrated divisional wins on a night of champagne sailing in the Wednesday Twilight Series.
64 boats were on the start lines across the four divisions for a glamorous evening on Sydney Harbour, with the sun shining and an 11-13kt nor’easter.
David Gotze’s Lyons Cawse 60 Triton took the gun and handicap honours in Division A, just 12 seconds ahead of Jason King’s Farr 40 SOLyMAR on corrected time. Alan and Tom Quick’s Farr 40 Outlaw was third.
Wild West, Past Commodore Paul Billingham’s Bakewell White Z39, was first over the line and claimed handicap honours in Division B, from Hugh Murray-Walker’s J/111 Oscar3 and David Chesters’ Payne 38 It Happens.
Michael Earwaker’s Jeanneau DS43 Legende beat CYCA Vice Commodore Arthur Lane’s Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Wilde Rush by seven seconds on corrected time to win Division C, while Arthur Psaltis’ Hanse 430E Into the Mystic rounded out the podium.
There were three fresh names on the Division D podium, with Tom Isbell’s Northshore 30 Zin Zin taking the win, ahead of Ken McKenzie’s Northshore 340 Morning Calm and John Roth’s Sunset 750 Papillon.
The placegetters in all three divisions take home some great prizes from Brix Distillers, including bottles of spiced rum, caps, t-shirts and more.
The divisional winners are also placed into a draw to win the grand prize of a tour and rum tasting session at Brix Distillery, as well as a 5LT barrel of Brix Barrel Aged Rum, with custom labels.
Division A
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Triton | David Gotze |
| 2. | SOLyMAR | Jason King |
| 3. | Outlaw | Alan and Tom Quick |
| 4. | Amazingrace | Malcolm Roe |
| 5. | Smuggler | Seb Bohm |
| 6. | Finn | Ian Treleaven |
| 7. | UBS Wild Thing | Geoff Lavis |
| 8. | Thirlmere | Mike Logan |
| 9. | Matador | David Doherty |
| 10. | Quest | Clinton Evans |
| 11. | Forty | Michael O’Brien |
| 12. | Joss | Roberto Camacho |
Division B
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Wild West | Paul Billingham |
| 2. | Oscar3 | Hugh Murray-Walker |
| 3. | It Happens | David Chesters |
| 4. | Sommerbreeze | Hans Sommer |
| 5. | Star Ferry | John Conroy |
| 6. | Iluka | Martin Small |
| 7. | Valkyrie | Gerard Kesby |
| 8. | Razors Edge | Ray Stone |
| 9. | Superfine | George Waldthausen |
| RET | Windhover | Andrew Silk |
Division C
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Legende | Michael Earwaker |
| 2. | Wilde Rush | Arthur Lane |
| 3. | Into the Mystic | Arthur Psaltis |
| 4. | Belle Epoque | Jerry Meades |
| 5. | Reve | Kevin Whelan |
| 6. | Zara | John Griffin |
| 7. | Hector | Bertrand Philippe |
| 8. | Baltic Lady | Niel Burling |
| 9. | Ocean Road | Gary Mcleod |
| 10. | Ciao Bella | Karl Onslow |
| 11. | Francesca | Brent Carr |
| 12. | Currawong | Uwe Roehm |
| 13. | Pronto | David Freeman AM |
| 14. | Soindika | Timothy Atkins |
| 15. | Bliss | Eric Frank |
| 16. | LunaSea | Michael Curtin |
| 17. | Lahara II | Ron de Wit |
| 18. | Lorelei | Matthew Farr |
Division D
| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1. | Zin Zin | Tom Isbell |
| 2. | Morning Calm | Ken McKenzie |
| 3. | Papillon | John Roth |
| 4. | Privateer | Raymond Golzar |
| 5. | Tanami | David Mandelberg |
| 6. | La Vela | Andrea Gambacorti |
| 7. | Eau Well | Lee Hawksley |
| 8. | Shorething | James Butler |
| 9. | Sumatra | Shane Diethelm |
| 10. | Libertine | Philippe Maes |
| 11. | Checkmate | Fernando Tiglio |
| 12. | Solution | Neale Peppernell |
| 13. | Mammoth | Les Katz |
| 14. | Moondance | Michael Cooper |
| 15. | Wallop | Gary Aitchison, Phil Kiely and Stephen Wall |
| 16. | Liaison | Bruce Druery |
| 17. | Applejack | Derek McDonnell and Rogerio Blanc-Ramos |
| 18. | Buggalugs | Adam Jacobs |
| 19. | Lumiere | Peter O’Brien |
| 20. | No Doubt | Greg Antipas |
| 21. | Aurora II | Marcus Gillezeau |
| 22. | Trinity | Ross Adams |
| 23. | First Light | David Jacobs and Roy Melick |
