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Senior Hobart yachtsman Don Calvert, now in his early 80s, yesterday added another pennant to a long and successful local and international career with his Castro 40, Intrigue.

Intrigue won the IRC rating category of the 30 nautical mile Betsey Island race, the last race of the Combined Clubs Long Race Series, to gain a one point overall win from Shaun Tiedeman’s state-of-the-art Sydney 36cr, Philosopher.

Tony Harman’s Masquerade finished third overall, finishing third on corrected time in yesterday’s to Intrigue and Philosopher.

In more than six decades of racing yachts on the River Derwent, and overseas with Intrigue at the 1985 Admiral’s Cup,  Calvert has seldom missed out on a coveted season pennant.

Intrigue also won the final Group A race under AMS scoring, but fell just short of taking an overall victory, the series going to Matthew Denholm’s Mumm 30, Cleopatra. Third place overall went to Ian Johnston’s Zephyr.

Zephyr also took out the PHS category for Group A, finishing five points clear of Illusion (David Brett) which had been overall leader going into the final race, but finished 16th yesterday.  Third overall was Cleopatra,

Winner of the last race for Group A under PHS scoring was Ciao Baby II (Gary Cripps) from Matthew Keal’s Heatwave and Toby   Richardson’s X&Y.

In Group B, the ‘half tonner’ Silicon Ship (Gordon Clark and David Wyatt’s), designed by Tasmanian Walter Knoop, won the AMS category by one point from Stewart Geeves’ Young 88, Footloose.  The two boats finished first and second in the final race, with 42 South (Mark Ballard) placing third.

Silicon Ship also placed second overall in Group B (PHS) with the series going to Brian Fleming’s Miss Conduct, third overall to Groove (Will Justo).

Andrew Wise’s Madman’s Woodyard won the final race from Silicon Ship and Miss Conduct.

Only three boats started in Group C, with Steve Mannering steering Camlet Way to first place yesterday and first in the series.  Kindred Spirit (Peter Alcock) finished second overall, third place going to Wayatih (Allan Morgan).

Cleopatra won the Group A (AMS) pennant/ Photo Michelle Denney.In the duel for line honours, Peter Cretan’s Martens 49, Tilt, stamped her role as the fastest offshore racing yacht in Tasmania by beating The Fork in the Road across the line by almost five minutes.

The forecast 10 to 20 knot northerlies were delayed in its arrival on the Derwent, with the 35-boat fleet starting in almost a drifter, a 4-knot easterly breeze which later freshened to a 20-knot northerly with gusts to 31 knots near the Iron Pot.

Because of the light winds at the start, Derwent Sailing Squadron’s race officer Gilbert Leitch reduced the distance for Group 3 to around White Rock, but sent Groups A and B on the full course around Betsey Island, out in Storm Bay and return.

Words: Peter Campbell

Photos:  Michelle Denney, Peter Campbell

9 April 2017

A yacht named after that most gentle of breezes, Ian Johnston’s Zephyr, again excelled in wild westerlies gusting to 35 knots on the Channel yesterday.

Zephyr finished top yacht in the Tassal Barnes Bay Regatta, finishing third in the morning Wrest Point to Dennes Point pursuit race and then winning Division 1 of the afternoon race on Bruny Island’s Barnes Bay,

The biggest boat in the fleet, Peter Cretan’s Tilt sailed through the fleet to comfortably win the Wrest Point to Dennes Point, but was disqualified from the Barnes Bay race.

Apparently, Tilt inadvertently sailed through the finish line when leading the fleet down to the leeward mark, breaking a rule of the sailing instructions

“We had westerly gusts up to 35 knots at the finish of the pursuit race,” Kingborough Boating Club commodore Peter Williams said after the regatta.

“With gusty westerlies of 25-30 knots we kept the afternoon race to a windward/leeward couse within the more sheltered waters of Barnes Bay.”

In the Point to Point pursuit race, Tilt got the gun from Liberte Express, skippered by KBC Commodore Williams and Zephyr.

In the afternoon Barnes Bay race, line honours went to former Sydney Hobart winner, Filepro, skippered by Tim Gadsby.

Zephyr excels in a hard breeze, Photo Peter Watson.

On corrected time, Zephyr won from As Good As It Gets (Ian Marshall) and Prion (John Dryden).

Division 2 went to L’Etoile (Mark Dawson) from Enee (Sue Allison-Rodger) and Hydrotherapy (Jim Thorpe) while Sundance (Don Bailey) won Division 3 from Athena (Phil and Jane Mason) and Vitamin C (Wayne Pitt).

Fortunately, the westerly wind died away late by early evening, providing excellent conditions for the post-race celebrations and prizegiving ashore at the old Quarantine Station on Bruny Island.

Between 200 and 250 enjoyed the race celebrations and also the last evening of daylight saving.

Words:  Peter Campbell

Photo:  Jacinta Cooper

2 April 2017

 

 

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