Arrived in Perth…
Sunny warm days, good wind, flat water, grass rigging, no weed, no tide, no traffic jams, no road tolls, and lots more are just some of the attractions of this year’s Australian championship in Perth. Unfortunately lack of NSW and no Victorian boats are a disappointment for an event that is set in a near perfect location.
I arrived on Sunday but I’m actually in Margaret River region taking a bit of a break before heading to Perth tomorrow and doing some training. The racing starts on 4th with invitation race on 3rd, however I traditionally don’t sail in this for religious reasons…
John Ilett has been fantastic in letting us stay with him and has been a perfect host and organiser with help from small but keen WA fleet. In fact I haven’t seen John since the Garda Worlds so it’s great to catch up and show him some of the stuff we have been developing in Sydney. It should be a great event with 5 days racing and total of 15 heats. 3 morning days and 2 afternoon ones with the afternoon course alternating between the flatter waters north-west of the club to choppier area directly in front of the launching area.
Either way, my boat has been pretty fast lately in most conditions so it will be a game of minimising mistakes and staying focused if I want to do well. Andrew Stevenson is probably the dark horse that will do well. He hasn’t raced against fast Woolahra boats for a while, but after winning the last race at St George many actually don’t realise how fast he is an a bit of breeze.
I’ll post more updates as we go, in the meantime Happy New Year.
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