GWEN SLADE
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO COMPETED
CLUB YACHTING
Punchy , shifty southerly breezes and patchy rain saw seven Etchells compete on Saturday 23 April in three windward / leeward sprint races for the Gwen Slade Ladies Etchells trophy .
The Gwen Slade regatta is a one design , Etchells regatta with women at the helm of each boat . The regatta started in 1981 by Russell Slade in honour of his wife Gwen , and to encourage women sailors .
This year , Annie Taylor and her team , Peter Gray ( owner ), Trevor Hannah , Jason Antill sailing in Arlotta , sailed with precision in the challenging conditions to win two out of the three races to take out the 2016 Gwen Slade Regatta .
The first win of the three races went to Lauren Crossman , sailing in her 3rd event , Lauren along with father , Warwick , Paul Slade and Hendrik Visser sailing in Seawings had a great first race however the team didn ’ t get the win in the last two races but performed strongly enough to take 2nd place overall .
3rd place went to Sarah Parker and her Youth Development team of James Farquharson , Evelyn Foster and Ruby Scholten .
The conditions were very tough to navigate through Pittwater but on a positive note the competitors almost had Pittwater to themselves . Congratulations to all those who competed and a big thanks to all the Race Officials . For more photos visit the Club ’ s Facebook page .
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