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Club Yachting
Solitary Islands Race
By Stephen Collopy

Start of the Solitary Islands Race

After a long race of shifty calm conditions in the Club Marine 34th Pittwater to Coffs
Harbour Race that commenced on Friday 2nd January, competitors were once again
pleasantly cursed with calm conditions for the Solitary Islands pursuit race today,
but it was a “chilled” way to end this year’s event.

officials to award place getters at the presentation back at CHYC based on the tracker’s
‘distance to finish’ information as at the limit time no boat had crossed the finish line.

During the Islands race, Out of Sight, skippered by Mark Gorbatov made it into Coffs
as the last boat to finish, with a friendly wave upon arrival their persistence and
A little squall engulfed the start of the pursuit race that started inside Coffs Harbour, stamina paid off. Well done and congratulations.
giving the first, smaller boat starters like Corrobboree a huge lift out of the harbour. Final Placings for the Solitary Islands Race:
Unfortunately the wind and rain left as quickly as it started leaving late starters and 1. Corrobboree
those out the heads a windless chase to the island. RPAYC’s Pretty Woman managed 2. Amante
to conjure up enough puffs into her sails to tack out of the harbour for South Solitary 3. High Anxiety
Island after being station with Adventure Safety Jem for some time at the heads.

Robbo Roberston
Denis Cooper
Marcus Grimes

Alice Tarnawski (a participant of the RPAYC Youth Development Squad), on board
Pretty Woman found the race “interesting” with the windless conditions “We started
last and spent a good