Russell Boating Club 1st Annual Etchells Cup Regatta
4th May, 2024
Final Regatta Results are now available
Congratulations to all those who participated in this inaugural regatta and a massive thank-you to the event sponsors, Stephen & Paula Pepperell for organising the event and for the use of their vessels, and to Tony Hanlon who took on the difficult role of Race Officer.
A battle between a gentle southerly and a building sea breeze delayed the first race start by a couple of hours. The sea breeze eventually won out with a westerly that gradually rotated to the north as the afternoon racing wore on. This made life difficult for the Race Officer however in the end, Tony managed to squeeze in all three scheduled races. Races 1 and 2 were windward/leewards while race 3 was around-the-buoys.
Ten Etchells representing all 4 yacht clubs in the Bay of Island contested for the BOI Etchells Cub trophy. Congratulations to Poker Face skippered by Murray DeLacy for a convincing regatta win. The Business skippered by Stephen Pepperell was second while Bobby’s Girl skippered by Alex Koukarakis was third.
Event photos are now available, click the link below. This is a shared album so feel free to add comments plus any other images you might have.
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