2024 Mk2 State Titles – Rye YC

The Mk2 State Titles will be held at Rye YC on the weekend of the 13/14 April.

Notice of Race

Entry form

Entries

2024 Mk1/Spin State Titles – Colac YC

Results

We had a very hot weekend with wind strength from 2 knots to 25 knots over the weekend. Importantly it was always windy and choppy while the racing was under way. They were some quite challenging conditions and there were quite a lot of capsizes over all three days. 

Shannon Wilson was a clear winner in the Mk1 division winning every race. The Spinnaker division was a fight down to the last race to determine overall positions. Matt stone was the winner on 8 points Garry Maskiell second 11 points Neil Joiner on 12 points and Pete Kiely on 13 points.

Tim Shepperd won the Claphanger award by a comfortable margin (starting by leaving the trophy at home after winning it last year). Sam Watson won the life jacket for most number and duration of swims. Ian Lane won the classic boat award.

2023 State Titles – Rye YC

The Mk2 mosquito titles were run on the 22,23 of April.

There were 7 entry’s and 4 different race winners. The race crew did a great job to get 3 races in on the Saturday, in light shifting breeze.

Each race was started quickly after the last boat finished, and with a close fleet there wasn’t much time lost waiting for the next start.

The Saturday night pie and football was well supported by the mosquito sailors, even if the football game was terrible!

Sunday was lighter than Saturday and didn’t look promising, but to the credit of the race crew a course was set and a race was started. Peter Lyons and John Dunn had a great start on port, looking like he was going to be first to the top mark before falling into a hole. Josh Hall and Thomas Taylor went around the top mark first only to fall into a hole and get passed by the fleet. The race was shortened to just a triangle with Justin and Gina winning their first race at state level.

The top 3 positions were separated by only 1 point. It was great to see so many new faces from Rye YC out sailing, and the return of Charlie Broomhall, who sailed on Immunity with Jamie Zizman. They finished 3rd with one race win.

In 2nd place were Brett Rowe and Sarah Skene, returning from their 2nd at the recent National titles, also with one race win.

In first place was Rob Lott sailing with local Rye mosquito sailor Madi Shears in her first of hopefully many more titles. They also had one race win.

Encouragement awards went to Henry and Jaxson who sailed separate days with Phil Warren-Smith and Thomas who sailed both days with Josh Hall.

This was the first event ably managed by the new VMCA President/Vice President team of Rob Lott and Brett Rowe. Special thanks to Gary Maskiell for organising the prizes and trophies and Tim Shepperd for organising the race with members of the Rye Yacht Club

Mk2 Results

The Mk1 and Spinnaker Mosquito State Titles for 2022/23 were held at Rye Yacht Club over the weekend of 11th to 13th March in almost perfect sailing conditions.

Results for Mk1 and Spinnaker divisions