2024-25 Australian National Championships

Team Dawes finish second in the invitation race at Sandgate Queensland. First place went to Mordiallic team sailing Aussie Falcon and third place local sailors Ken and Lee Bubbs sailing Bubbles. Full results….

Welcome to sunny Queensland where it hasn’t stopped raining and the outlook is for continued precipitation for most of the series. After a short delay, the invitation race got under way in a solid easterly with Rookie claiming at least the second best start. Dale Collings and Glenn Scheen ( Aussie Falcon – Victoria) lead…

Heat 1 started in a pleasant 15 knot easterly (onshore) breeze with a confused sea. All was progressing to script until the second leg, a run, when the fleet was engulfed by a squall with gusts to 30 knots which brought a serious reshuffle to the fleet standings by the bottom mark. Several boats capsized…

With none of the meteorological theatrics of yesterday, the waters off Sandgate delivered perfect Flying Fifteen sailing conditions with the first heat starting in a south easterly of just under 20 knots and a 1 metre swell. The wind and seas softened throughout the day to be about 10 knots by the conclusion of racing….

Much more sedate conditions for heats 5 and 6 with a 10 to 12 knot easterly breeze and smooth seas. Surprisingly, it didn’t rain which made for a clear sunny day with very high humidity. Ashley and Adam (Ff sake) and John and Dianna (Fast Lane 4) were equal to the first mark of heat…

The trophy winners for the Flying Fifteen National Championships: Uffa Fox Trophy for 1st place in Invitation Race – presented to Aussie Falcon (Dale Collings and Glen Scheen) Coweslip Trophy for 1st place in Championship – presented to Sake (Ashley Smith and Matthew Williams/Adam Kingston) Canberra Plate for 2nd place in Championship – presented to…