(NSW, Australia)- After a wonderful Legends Dinner, very well hosted by Rob Mundle, there were some lucky bidders that got some great deals on new sails and a tiller, thanks to our fantastic sponsors. Also, there were many wonderful raffle prizes that were won. Perhaps better yet, the "Legends" were faced with some breeze and even some blue skies on Monday with twenty-one Legends having a go at it for world domination!
The first race was for the Andrew Short Memorial Trophy. After a general recall the fleet saw some fairly consistent breezes and a fantastic victory by Victorian boat, MAKE MY J, skippered by our Association President, Simon Grain – well done to him and his crew for winning the Andrew Short Memorial Trophy. Second was Neville Wittey's crew on SAILPAC and third was Sean Kirkjian on DEATHSTAR.The second race was for the Ian Bashford Memorial Trophy (long-time J/24 builder in Australia). The race started with 2 more general recalls as the Legends were keen to cross the line first, but a black flag on attempt 3 saw a more conservative start with the race led almost all the way by Neville Wittey on SAILPAC, resulting in their crew taking out the Ian Bashford Memorial Trophy. Just behind in second was Dave Suda on PACEMAKER and third was Sean Wallis on LUNATIC ASYLUM.Many thanks to all those who travelled to Gosford this weekend making for a wonderfully competitive fleets, and to all the Legends who returned to the class for a fantastic day on the water! For more J/24 Legends sailing information.
