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R PAY C A C T I V I T I E S
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Hooligan wins Act 3
MC38 Pittwater Regatta
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YA C H T S M A N R PAY C
ocal RPAYC boat Hooligan
(Marcus Blackmore) finished Act
3 of the class’ 2018 season first
overall after seven races in light
winter sou’westers to sou’easters
on Pittwater, six points clear of Shaun Lane
and Quentin Stewart’s Lazy Dog from
Middle Harbour. Third was RPAYC’s John
Bacon’s Dark Star, Bacon back among the
action following an extended break to pursue
double-handed sailing.
P L AT U 2 5 W O R L D
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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ongratulations to Chris Way,
Murray Gordon, Rachel Bower,
Steve McConaghy and Tom
Spithill who took out the silver
medal at the Platu 25 World
Championships in Riga, Latvia.
With 37 teams from nine countries fighting
for the World Championships Title it was a
hotly contested event. They gave last year’s
World Champions from Italy a good fight and
fell just two points short after 14 races.
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Silver Medal at Platu 25
World Championships
for Easy Tiger
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