The Seventh Annual WinterBash off the beach regatta at Woody Point, Brisbane attracted its largest ever fleet. 

Humpybong Yacht Club President Ryan McLaughlin said sailors from Tasmania to Sydney had nominated early for the event on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July with a total of 86 boats in all divisions. 

“We had an amazing number of F16, F18, A class, Nacra, Taipan, C2, Tornado, Hobie and Wetas and a good dinghy fleet of Lasers, 125’s,Impulse, 505 and other classes.

Catamaran and dinghy senior and junior fleet action at WinterBash

Weather was mixed over the 2 days with fair conditions on Day 1 and overcast skies on day 2 . Nevertheless, the sight of boats crowding the start and then heading south in their divisions including juniors towards the first mark amongst the intermittent showers was the most spectacular sight seen in Bramble Bay this year.

The top level of competition on the water was shown in the three races with four division starts sending the multihulls away first followed by the dinghy classes. 
The Marathon, held in partly cloudy and sunny conditions on Sunday, took the sailors from Woody Point south to Shorncliffe then all the way north to Newport and back to the Woody Point finish. Winds were steady in the beginning, decreasing in the early afternoon which returned many craft across various intervals. 

Congratulations to:

Division 1

1st James Fraser & Olivia Jozefowski Nacra 5.8NA 1702 
2nd Darren Flanagan & Quentin Cook F18 509 
3rd Eli Henebery & Andreas Rehberger F18 33 

Division 2

1st Roscoe Guinea Nacra 4.5 664 
2nd Stuart House Nacra 4.5 601 
3rd Nigel Lawerence Nacra 4.5 635 

Division 4

1st Thomas Young Contender 2517
2nd Peter Listrup & Virginia Ayliffe Tasar 2532 
3rd Ian Bowman Contender 2136 

Division 5

1st Luke Johnson & Chris Mann 125 3217 
2nd Gary Bellamy Impulse 658 
3rd Andrew Ringwood ILCA7 194923 

Marathon Trophy - Fastest average speed over the course on yardstick 
Luke Johnson & ChrisMann 125 3217 

Catamaran and dinghy senior and junior fleet action at WinterBash

Media contact Ryan McLaughlin 
email sailing@hyc.net.au