The 2007/2008 season has ended with 4 new comers figuring in the final results.
In the Consistancy Championship, results were tight with only 5 points spliting seconded to sixth place.
Final placings went to 3 new comers to the S97 fleet, with Neville Johnsons DNA winning the championship,
Hejira skippered by John Baily second and Geronimo, Anthony Kirke in third.
Anthony Kirke and his crew on Geronimo also took out the Offshore Championship.
The Metropolitan Championships were also hottly contested with the minor placings being decided on count back.
In the end Andrew McAullay and the crew of Total Recall took out 1st place, Magnum skippered by Nigel Gribble
finished 2nd overall, with Alistair McMichaels Silver Fern 3rd.
This year saw the introduction of the Champion Club Trophy. This result was decided by adding the
placings for the two best performing boats from each club, for each metro heat, based on the consistency results.
This year the trophy was won by Royal Perth Yacht Club.
Brian Innes, Captain of Sail RPYC accecpts the S97 Champion Club Trophy
Sixteen s97's competed in this years Metropolitan Championship series, making it one of the best attended seasons in S97
history and with enquiries about next seasons events already coming in from more S97's, next year looks like it will
be even better.
Starting with the Winter Short Course Championships being held on Matilda Bay on July 5th and 6th.
SKALLAGRIGG WINS
The 2007 S97 Winter Championships were conducted by RPYC on the 23rd and 24th June. It was a great success with 10 boats competing in conditions that
varied from gail force to doldrums.
Congratulations to Andrew Jordan and the crew of Skallagrigg for their win overall.
Second was Wyuna II Denis Vincent and 3rd was another new comer in Magnum skippered by Nigel Gribble.
In the Consistancy Championship first place went to Dawn V Ryan Binedell, second was Silver Fern Alastair McMichael and third was Hejira John Bailey.
In the Classic Division (pre 2006 sail plan), first was Silver Fern and second was Brian Innes on Stress Management.
It was a great weekend and all 6 races were closely contested in the short course concept on Maltida Bay.
Day 1 was sailed in squally conditions and only 2 of the scheduled 3 races were completed after several 40 knot squalls in race 2, where Ray McAullays Total Recall lost its rig and only 4 of the 10 starters finished,
prompted the committee to abandoned racing for the day.
Day 2 was sailed in much calmer conditions with winds under 10 knots. Hejira finished the day with two wins and and two 5ths
but it wasnt enough to force his way past Skallagrigg to a podeum finish.
With six of the ten skippers new to the class, all looks good for the season ahead.
Full results are available by following the link.
A full 2007/08 calander will be posted in the next week or so, please take note of the Metro Championship Heat dates.
