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Point Yacht Club Easter Regatta

Point Yacht Club Easter Regatta

Date: 2018-04-06

Father and daughter team, Peter and Sarah-Ann Hall were crowned KZN champs this weekend at the Easter Regatta hosted by Point Yacht Club.

The pair racing in the Hobie 16 Regionals notched up five wins, a second, a third and a fourth in the nine races held offshore of Durban over the three-day regatta.

Their one race discard was a ninth position in the first race on day two where they battled with a rudder issue. "Yeah we had a bit of a set back with the rudder failure but we managed to bounce back nicely. Sarah-Ann and I were pretty zoned in from the start, concentrating hard on the water and every opportunity we had, we took which fortunately paid off for us! Mainly we just made sure we kept Garth behind us, that guy is slippery on the water." The proud Dad said.

Continuing, he said, "The last time Sarah-Ann and I sailed together was in August last year up at the Northern Vaal Provincials. We managed to win that one too so we are having a good time on the water. Next up for us is the Hobie 16 Nationals in Port Elizabeth at the end of the month and then I will swop out onto the Hobie 14 for our Provincials later this year and then the Nationals after that. The family will also be heading to Greece for a sailing holiday mid year, which we are all looking forward to."

Concluding, Hall stated, "This weekend was a great event, fun from start to finish. The wind was perfect on the first two days, the flat seas made for some fantastic sailing. Offshore of Durban really is a superb sailing venue, and we are lucky to be able to call this home!"

Hot on the Hall's heels were two teams. The local combo of top international Hobie sailor Garth Loudon who was breaking in new crew, Liam Fennessy and upcountry sailors Ewald Erasmus and Brandon Wijtenburg. Both teams finished four points behind Hall squared with Loudon and Fennessy being awarded silver with higher scores throughout the regatta.

The two PYC sailors earned two firsts, two seconds, four thirds and their discard race, an OCS. Erasmus and Wijtenburg were on the podium for all but two races. A consistent regatta had them score a first, five seconds, a third, a fourth and their race discard was a sixth place. In the small fleet, the stand out performance would have to be the ballie blue boat with Hugo Peligrini and Bill Ellens, the most experienced sailors on the water even managed to get out on the trapeze in every single race.

This weekend sees the Keelers set off for a long haul race in the build up to the Vasco da Gama Ocean Race that starts on the 26 April, with the fleet heading down to Port Elizabeth. For more info visitwww.pyc.co.zaor like the club's Facebook page.

North Coaster, Wayne Smith and Zululand's Kate Ellens Bains surf a swell down to the bottom mark at the Hobie 16 Regionals during the Easter Regatta hosted by Point Yacht Club held offshore. Photo by Sophie Thompson