Newsletter 27 January 2021
This is a historical record from the club's archive, kept at its original address. Details may no longer be current.
Report on the Historic 18s in the 185th Australia Day Regatta. Crews rigged small sails with reefs for a forecast nor'easter that arrived only after racing finished. The club had six entries with five competing. Australia IV led the race and was fastest around the course, while Britannia was second over the line and overall winner on handicap.
The race for 3rd place - Tangalooma, Scot and Aberdare battle it out.
Australia IV led the race … followed by Britannia
Scot and Aberdare at the final mark
Chuck and Barley keeping a close eye on the fleet
The historics are back for Heat 2 of the 2021 Australian Championship on this Saturday.
January 2021
5 – 12 January — 12ft Skiff Interdominions ‘RQYS’
Sat 9 Jan — Summer Series H3
Sun 10 Jan
Sat 16 Jan — Summer Series H4
Sun 17 Jan
Sat 23 Jan — Aust Championship H1
Sun 24 Jan
Tue 26 Jan — Australia Day Regatta
Sat 30 Jan — Aust Champ H2
Sun 31 Jan — Club Championship #3
See you at the Squaddie!
Sydney Flying Squadron — Australia’s oldest open boat sailing club. 76 McDougall St Kirribilli NSW 2061
This text was read from the scanned original below by optical character recognition. It has not yet been checked by a person, so it may carry mistakes, and any results tables in the original are not reproduced here. The scan is the authority.