(Sydney, Australia)- Starting in late spring Down Under, the Sydney
Short Ocean Series gets rolling, a popular series of weekend races that
takes place both inside Sydney Harbour as well as rounding marks
offshore past the infamous Sydney Heads.The event incorporates an Ocean Passage Race on Saturday with a common Start/Finish in Sydney Harbour. And, then on Sunday, there's a combination of Windward/Leeward Courses and Triangle courses in the harbour. A number of J/24s have been participating in the lead-up to the series, with three of them taking top five positions in what was known as the Seven Islands Race- Division 2.
It was clear the racing was close for the J/24s. Leading the J/24 fleet home was Marc Tromp's WATERBORNE AGAIN, beating the next J/24 home by 12 seconds, a very tight finish for the top two. INNAMINKA sailed by John Crawford was second and managed to stave off the charge by Brett Hudson's WILD FIRE, beating them by 30 seconds. A bit off the pace about four minutes back was John Terry's PINOT. For more Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship sailing information
