Etchells in Sunny QLD for Winter Racing
Posted by | Posted in Etchells, Regattas | Posted on 07-06-2008
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It’s the June Long Weekend. It’s the Queens birthday weekend. It’s also the time for the Musto Etchells Australian Midwinter Championships – an annual event in all Etchells sailors calendar.
I was here last year, and the year before – taking photos. But this year LSD was told not to take to the water and take photos. Why? Because we showcase the SLAM logo, and this year the event is sponsored by Musto. Oh well, not to worry. Seems that rivalry will forever exist between certain brands.
Something like this has happened before…
ANYWAY… Peter Duncan from Quest Photos, a local on the Sunshine Coast, will be on the water for the duration of the event and has already captured some fantastic images of these gorgeous boats.
Ian Grant Writes:
West Australian Michael ‘Skip’ Lissiman will need to complete a miracle comeback to successfully defend his Musto Australian Championship trophy following his black flag disqualification in the opening heat off Mooloolaba earlier today.
Lissiman who has the distinction of winning the America’s Cup with the John Bertrand skippered Australia 11, was positioned in the front line as the highly competitive 54 boat fleet jostled for the favoured clear wind advantage.
Bob Ross Writes:
Graeme Taylor’s Victorian crew aboard Magpie, from a great start in a tricky, shifting light wind, led around all marks to win the opening race of the Musto Etchells Australian Winter Championship off Mooloolaba today.
Crewing for Taylor was Grant Wharington, owner-skipper of the maxi Skandia Wild Thing. Taylor has been a regular crewman and watch captain aboard Skandia Wild Thing. Joining the Victorians aboard Magpie was Queenslander Simon Gorman.
Magpie won by 30 seconds from Jervis Tilly’s Bushfire, from NSW, with Racer X, skippered by Mooloolaba local Michael O’Brien, third.
Original post by OG and software by Elliott Back