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Sydney Fleet

International Etchells - Sydney Fleet
Come racing on glorious Sydney Harbour. Racing is conducted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron with boats from RSYS & CYCA.
New skippers from other clubs warmly welcome!

Calendar

Spring racing Nov 3, 17, Dec 1, 8, 22
Mini regatta Nov 10, 24, Dec 15
Milson's Silver Goblets Jan 28-Feb1

From the Fleet Captain

Congratulations to Martin Hill and his crew of Julian Plante, Mat Belcher and Sean O’Rourke on wrapping up the World Championship hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on Saturday. A very polished performance in a 94 boat fleet with plenty of quality. Martin has enjoyed much success elsewhere in the Farr 40s and it was great to see his comments during the week that put into perspective the strong camaraderie and competition in Etchells.

Martin clearly has a formidable crew, and to that end I think many Fleet members would also be very pleased for Julian and his success with Martin given his years in the Class.

There were plenty of other good results for our 15 boat contingent, and no doubt there will be a chance to reflect and have Martin and his team share a few of the secrets of their success with us all. With the Perth Worlds just two years away, there’s plenty of incentive to get up to speed!

Club racing has had a slow start to the season with our Worlds contingent of 15 more or less based at RQ since September, but with everyone back home now, I hope that we can see good Fleet numbers from now until Christmas. This weekend is a Club Championship followed by a Mini Regatta. If you are looking for a ride or for crew please let me know, or register at the crew available / wanted link further down in this email.

I hope to see you on Saturday.
Mike Tyquin

Worlds Overview

The Sydney Etchells Fleet has once again shown why it is the leading One Design keelboat fleet in Australia with Martin Hill and his crew of Julian Plante, Matt Belcher and Sean O’Rourke winning the 2018 World Championship on Moreton Bay on Saturday and leading the 15 boat Sydney Fleet contingent in producing strong results across the board.

Congratulations go to Martin who, since coming to Etchells a few years ago, has turned in some fantastic results and now joins Tom King (2012), Colin Beashel (1993 & 1995) and Iain Murray (1984) as an Etchells World Champion from our fleet (past and present). The 2018 Worlds Fleet was particularly strong with 7 past World Champions competing. Martin’s consistency, achieving a sixth place or better in 7 of 9 races in a 94 boat fleet, was remarkable. In addition to Martin returning the 'Founders Cup' to Sydney, he was also the Senior and Masters Champion.

Emily Scott Images

There were many more fantastic performances from our members: Tom King, above, secured the Corinthian title and the Queensland championship / Pre-Worlds regatta. Jeanne-Claude Strong, below, was awarded the Female Skipper title. Sydney Fleet boats also won 4 of the 9 races with wins to Iain Murray (race 1), Billy Merrington (race 3), JC Strong (race 4) and Martin Hill (race 8).

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Overall (94 Boats)
1^st Martin Hill, Sean O'Rourke, Julian Plante, Matt Belcher
and 5 of the top 20

Corinthian (49 Boats)
1^st Tom King, David Edwards, Ivan Wheen, Greg O’Shea
3^rd Grant Crowle, James Mayjor, Joe McMillan
8^th David Dunn, Andrew Howe, Stuart Clark
9^th Steve Billingham, Kevin Nixon, Will Lewis

Senior
1^st Martin Hill

Master
1^st Martin Hill

Female
1^stJeanne-Claude Strong

Heat winners (4 out of 9 races)
R1 Iain Murray, Grant Simmer, Richie Allanson
R3 Billy Merrington, Ian McKillop, Michael Coxon
R4 Jeanne-Claude Strong, Seve Jarvin, Marcus Burke, Jeni Danks
R8 Martin Hill, Sean O'Rourke, Julian Plante, Matt Belcher

Qld State Championship / Pre-worlds (71 boats)
1^st Tom King, David Edwards, Ivan Wheen, Greg O’Shea
3^rd Iain Murray, Grant Simmer, Richie Allanson

>> View full results here

2018/19 crew and crewing opportunities

We have a number of skippers looking for crew and vice versa, so now is the time to get organised. Our fleet website has a crew section so please head there if you are looking for crew or a crew position, or click on the links below.
Please encourage your crew to subscribe to this newsletter.

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Important Dates

Spring racing Nov 3, 17, Dec 1, 8, 22
Mini regatta Nov 10, 24, Dec 15
Milson's Silver Goblets Jan 28-Feb1
Nationals in Brisbane Jan 12-19

>> view the 2018/19 calendar here

Henri Lloyd Fleet Gear

Set sail in your Sydney Etchells Fleet team kit

Henri Lloyd have designed an exclusive range of items for our Fleet including jacket, polo, shorts, cap, long and short sleeved t-shirts.
>> view the Fleet range here

Sydney Fleet members benefit from a 20% discount across the entire Henri Lloyd range.
Discount code is SYDFLEET.
>> visit www.henrilloyd.com.au

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