The Queensland Trailable Yacht Championship has always been a regatta enjoyed by all competitors. Sailed in pristine conditions off Queensland’s coast, a wide variety of sailors travel to compete and enjoy the racing.
This year the fleet will race on Keppel Bay from Saturday the 11th to Sunday the 12th June 2011. The on shore location will be the Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club at Rosslyn Bay, Yeppoon.
The Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club was established in 1974 by a group of sailors whose passion was sailing, and home was the beautiful Capricorn Coast. The Club House is situated at Rosslyn Bay, Yeppoon, just a short walk from the Keppel Bay Marina.
In this multiple design fleet, all yachts must comply with the current Australian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Rule if applicable, or for boats entered in the SMS Sports Boat Division, the Australian Sport Boat Association rules and constitution will apply.
The sports boat division in 2010 was taken out by Graham Sherring’s Egan 6, Evolution Sails. Narrowly defeating John Rae’s super sleak Stealth 8, appropriately named Guided Missile.
In the Trailable yacht division, Timed out owned by Tim Leeson took the top podium position over Brian Spowart’s Spider 28, Special K in last years championships.
However overall, the Handicap results had very different outcomes. Bakers Dough the spider 22 slipped in to third position while Jeff Bishop’s Karma took second to the sleak stealth 8, Guided Missile.
This year, registration begins on Friday the 10th and racing starts the next day.
Get your Entry form’s in quick and check out the Notice of Race here – http://www.ccyc.org.au/trailables/
