Amongst the range of trophies handed out at the State Championships in Esperance was the President’s award which goes to a sailor or sailors who have ticked a lot of the boxes relating to involvement and competitiveness even if that hasn’t manifested (yet) at the top of the results list. This year the President, Muddy,

Photos from the 2019 WA State Titles at Esperance are now available, courtesy of Bernie Kaaks.  To view these, visit Bernies Flickr albums.  The first batch of 47 photos is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniekaaks/albums/72157704773341902. The second batch (containing 100 photos) is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniekaaks/albums/72157708429161625. Thanks Bernie!

Bernie Kaaks has written a summary of the 2019 WA State Flying Fifteen Titles and it has been published on Sail-world.   You can read it at www.sail-world.com/news/216613/Western-Australian-Flying-Fifteen-Championship.  The article also includes a few of Bernie’s great photos from the event.

The sun finally shone at Esperance for Day 3 of the 2019 Flying Fifteen WA State Championships, sponsored by Gemmill Homes, and the fleet was rewarded with gentle to moderate offshore breezes of 8 to 12 knots for the final three races of the championships. Race Officer John Taylor, as he had promised the night