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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CENTREBOARD
A U S T R A L I A N M A I D Y O U T H M AT C H
R A C I N G R E G AT TA
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RPA Sailors take 3rd
place in Fannie Bay, NT
Team RPAYC:
James Farquharson,
Niall Powers,
Cam Whiteside,
Juliet Costanzo, and
Annie Scholten.
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YA C H T S M A N R PAY C
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eam Royal Prince Alfred Yacht
Club wraps up the Australian
Maid Youth Match Racing
Regatta in 3rd place.
Day four was very long and
trying, but we kept pushing until the end.
We were up against RNZYS (New
Zealand) in the semi-final. Race one saw
a fair bit of confusion when our opposition
hoisted an asymmetric spinnaker rather than
a symmetrical. We took the win but a protest
from RNZYS somehow led to the decision for
a re-race. Unfortunately, we ended up losing
the semi-final with a win and two losses, thus
losing the place in the final.
In the petit final, we lost the 1st race
to the hometown Darwin Heroes, but an
audacious Farquharson put multiple penalties
on the opposition in the following two races
to complete the comeback and claim 3rd
place overall.
We would like to thank Darwin Sailing
Club for hosting this regatta, our hosts Steve
and Bronwyn, Coach Tom Spithill (even
though he couldn’t join us for this regatta),
and the support from the RPAYC Youth
Development Program.
R PAY C YA C H T S M A N
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