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O P T I M I S T S TAT E
TITLES VIPER WORLD
DANIEL LINKS WINS 2017 OPTIMIST
STATE TITLES T
T
he 2017 Optimist State titles were held on
the weekend of 25 and 26 March at the
South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing
Club. Winds were very light and variable
with Open Fleet, Intermediate and Green
Fleet all running races over the weekend.
Congratulations to Daniel Links who won the NSW
States Open Fleet, and a further congratulations to
Fletcher Walters who came second.
In the Intermediate Fleet, Isabella Holdsworth came
3rd overall and Sienna Brown 4th overall. Congratulations
to you both.
In the Green Fleet, Marcus Sampson had a convincing
win and Albie Brown was also on the podium, which was
great work.
The RPAYC also won the Beashel Trophy for Club
Participation very convincingly, which is a point score for
the Club with the most points from the top three place
getters in all three fleets. The trophy will be proudly
on display at the Club, in the trophy cabinet for next
12 months.
Well done to all. Some great results for the Club with
many RPAYC members achieving great results.
NEW VIPER WORLD CHAMPIONS
CROWNED
hey led from the outset and at the
conclusion of the Viper Worlds
2017 Australians Jack Felsenthal
and Shaun Connor (Charter World)
beat the immediate past French
world champion and took out the series by
nine points.
With six wins from 11 starts and two drops
in play, the pair’s worst score was a third,
showing that consistency across a mix of
conditions in the 11 race series, presented by
Rex Gorell Land Rover, was paramount.
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