#Deagon slipways plus

Peter Kerr won the Deagon Slipways trophy, one that he had donated, when Pagan took out the RegattaвЂ™s overall Div 1 Line honours victory. The trophy presentation was well attended, with all skippers vying for the prestigious perpetual trophies up for grabs. Plan B had a third Div 2 win, while Inisheer completed a second win for the day in Div 3. Pagan took another win from Westerly and Fairwyn. It seems modern ropes and old sheaves donвЂ™t mix. Race 4 started badly for Tequila with a jammed halyard. Carmen MiraвЂ™s Folkboat Tern, put in a good performance for second behind Plan B in Div 2. John RichardsonвЂ™s Finisterre yawl Balamara, revelled in the conditions coming in third, and in another close finish, Fairwyn beat Westerly home by less than a second. SundayвЂ™s weather was similar to the previous day and in Race 3, Pagan took advantage of a good start in to hold the lead all the way to cross the finish line just 2 seconds ahead of Tequila. TequilaвЂ™s gathering doubled as birthday party for 'the Heavy from Rhode Island' Jonno, relating his recent exploits crossing the Atlantic as part of a maxi yacht crew.

The usual cockpit and pontoon parties followed such a good dayвЂ™s racing. Westerly got the better of Fairwyn, and Plan B was first home in Div 2, while Seraya repeated her earlier win in Div 3. Tequila held out a fast finishing Pagan, and despite being short handed, 'Big Steve' Lugge brought his Alden Malabar Ketch Achenar 11 home third. Race 2, later in the day was sailed under similar conditions with similar results. Meanwhile, the old salts in Fiona went for a swim near the wing mark and after righting the old girl and finding the gaff halyard broken, headed home for a hot shower.

Gary BradshawвЂ™s Randel ketch Fourwinds was the best performed gaff rigged yacht.Дiv 2 was a battle between the Graham ElliottвЂ™s Flying 15 Seamist, the classic double ender Tom Thumb Paul Aroney, and Bruce WalesвЂ™ Hartley 16, Plan B. Jonno had flown in the day before to join brother Josh on the yacht, given into their care by grandfather and noted local 18 foot skiff and offshore sailor Kevvie Martin.ДЇurther back, the two Dragons were dicing as Ivan Holm came to grips with his new acquisition Westerly, but trailed Chris Roberts in Fairwyn. A halyard problem held up Peter KerrвЂ™s Tasman Seabird Pagan, allowing the Bluey Williams sloop Tequila, skippered by the Walker brothers, to take the lead. Division 3 (Modern Classics) yachts got away well with Hank KaufmanвЂ™s powerful self designed sloop Seraya leading the fleet from schooner Marriah, Peter Holm, Manitou Nick Martin and the Duncanson 35 Inisheer, David Farmer.Д¬lose racing was expected among the faster of the Div 1 yachts and they didnвЂ™t disappoint. Saturday dawned cloudy with a 12 to 15 knot SouвЂ™ Easter blowing across the decks. With a total of 250 years of age between them, around 10 knots would have been ideal. In the Jeays familyвЂ™s hands since 1957, Fiona had been readied to race by patriarch and sheethand Albert 92, with original crew, cousins Andrew 82 skipper, and Laurie 76 forward hand.

#Deagon slipways plus

The threat of inclement weather later in the weekend loomed large over this yearвЂ™s 35 entrants in the 37th Vintage Yacht Regatta, sailed out of the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club on Moreton Bay, Brisbane.ДЇor most well found yachts, 20 plus knots is not a problem, but for some smaller vessels, it can be, none more so than for Fiona, a 12 mtr2 Heavyweight Sharpie (3 person centreboard racing dinghy) built in 1956 for the Melbourne Olympics.