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Brass Monkey 2023

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Published 12:34 on 26 Mar 2023

Twenty boats entered the Brass Monkey races on Saturday 25 March, and they were rewarded with a reasonably steady and building breeze from the East. Race Officer for the day, John MacKenzie, set a square course, trying to give the fleet a true-is beat east and then a long fast broad reach down to Downing Point and then a beat back to the start line.

The second race saw a slight change in course, trying to improve the beat into the building breeze. This seemed to tighten up the fleet with battles in the three main handicap groups. A quick turnaround in the third race meant that competitors (hopefully) didn't get too cold waiting for the final start.

Congratulations to all who took part in the first event of the season.

Speaking after the race, Euan Hurter said, "It was a challenging race, and the conditions were tough, but I was able to stay focused and push myself to the limit. I'm thrilled to have won the race and look forward to defending my title next year."

(He didn't actually say that. What he actually said was: " Ow, ow, oh I'm so tired, I must get out sailing more after the winter... why did you send me round for another lap...)

The event was a great success, with passers by and walkers watching the action unfold. Dalgety Bay Sailing Club has a long history of promoting sailing in the region and events like this play an important role in encouraging more people to take up the sport.

Top ten was:

RankEntrantBoatDesignSail No.Race 1
25 Mar
Race 2
25 Mar
Race 3
25 Mar
1st
3.0
Euan Hurter849 Musto Skiff IMET AlloysMusto SkiffRSA4641st
1st
1st
2nd
9.0
Ian BaillieMarvinDevoti D-Zero (Grey Rig)3363rd

4th

2nd

3rd
11.0
Ben Homer
Alistair Mackinnon
382 29er29er3825th

3rd

3rd

4th
13.0
Ian Renilson1119 RS Aero Nos-Liner OreaRS Aero 711192nd

5th

6th

5th
17.0
David Burnett
Isobel Burnett
140 K6 Ae Fond KissK6 Keelboat1406th

7th

4th

6th
19.0
Peter TaylorRS AeroRS Aero 735754th

6th
9th

7th
24.0
Steven Stead181391 Laser RadialILCA 6 (Radial Rig)1813917th

9th

7th

8th
25.0
Ian Fitzgerald2607 WaszpWaszp260718th

2nd

5th

9th
29.0
Fredrik Sundman176512 ILCAILCA 7 (Standard Rig)1765128th

8th

13th

10th
33.5
Kirsty Higgins4296 RS AeroRS Aero 6429613th

9th

11th

Full results here: https://www.dalgetybaysc.org/series/6867

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