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Adelaide
March 11, 2010, 10:42 am
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J24 Clubs in S.A.
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Fun2 ventures to Port Adelaide Sailing Club

In an effort to build the class in South Australia Fun2 has moved to the Port rvier club "Port Adelaide Sailing Club".

The aim is to build a fleet of over 10 J24’s in 18 months based at this new marina facility. The committee is progressive and are promoting a variety of sailing that will enable the club to bloom.

With several High Schools basing their programs at the club it offers the opportunity to have juniors in out program as well as bringing new people and boats into the class. Peter Stevens has bought his second J24 "Haywire" and this will also be based at Port Adelaide.

The Fun2 team welcome Laura and Bogdan to the team, with the team in full training for the up coming Nationals. We are currently training 2 to 3 times a week in the Port river experiencing lots of shifting breezes, huge variances in pressure and large tides. It is hoped this will sharpen our skills and awareness to changing gears.

WANT TO JOIN THE FUN YACHT RACING TEAM – RING ALYN 0400227562  mnfs@adam.com.au

 

 

Fun2 Asia – Pacific Championships

Fun2 came 5th in the Asia – Pacific Championships, We started the Regatta with a couple of disappointing 9ths. This was mainly due to the skipper running the event and having no sleep the night before.

Day 2 – with plenty of sleep overnight we had a great start and were 2nd around the first mark and finally finished in third place. On Race 4 we were between 3rd and 6th most of the race but gear failure dropped up to 6th . This was a rare for our team to have gear failure and more was to come.

The U bracket for the Jib Halyard broke and when during rigged created many problems with the kite. We started race with an excellent start and were 4th around the first mark but lost 6 spots downwind due to spinnaker problems. this was the pattern of the race make time uphill to lose downhill finally finishing 9th.

Race day 3 Heat 6 saw us have another excellent start and were in 5th spot for the whole race. This was sensational considering we were only 345 kgs and sailing in 25kts.

Heat 7  Well we were infringed by another boat but it was greed that led to a disastrous start. I bailed out and ducked boats and went right and when we tacked back we were in mid fleet when the rain squall came.35 – 45 kts and we were out of there.

With no visibility and knowing there may be hail to come (which did) we retired and headed back with the  race was abandoned.

2009 Asia – Pacific Championships – Adelaide South Australia

J24 Asia – Pacific Championship to be held June 6th – 8th in Adelaide


‘CYCSA from the air’ CYCSA Click Here to view large photo

The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia will host the first J24 Asia – Pacific Championship. With resurgence worldwide in the J24 class, Asia is one of the last areas on the globe to have an active international circuit for the class. Five Australian states as well as Singapore and Korea will be represented at the Regatta.

This Regatta will have a tremendous depth of talent with multiple Australian Championship winners Sean Kirkjian – NSW and Sean Wallis – West Australia, challenging to take out the first Asia – Pacific title.

Hugo Ottoway from Victoria, also a past National Champion, will be joined by David Suda and three other teams from Victoria, with four times SA State Champion Alyn Stevenson heading a strong local contingent, including the much travelled Hi team skippered by Peter Stevens. The Aussies won’t have it all their own way as Singapore National Champion Vladimir Borstnar, a specialist light air sailor, is likely to get eight knot breezes in June.

The field is completed with Korea fielding a team from different continents, to be skippered by Park Ki-Cheol.

The South Australian fleet has provided eight loan boats for the event and is billeting five teams. ‘It’s time to turn the clock back and run low cost regattas’ according to regatta Chairman Alyn Stevenson.

With the regatta being held off the North Haven Marina in Gulf St Vincent during 6th to 8th June, competitors are likely to encounter 6 to 12 kts during the event. There will 10 races sailed over three days ensuring plenty of tired bodies come Monday.

The Cruising Yacht club ran the J24 Nationals in January and should produce another excellent event with Race Officer Stuart Ross at the helm.

Regatta website http://www.cycsa.com.au/ANC/index.html
by Event Media 

 

J24 Training

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J24 Asia – Pacific Championships

Fun Yacht Racing - FUN2 prepare for J24 Asian Championships

Team Fun have been hard at work preparing the boat for the up coming Asia / Pacific Championship. with a superb field of competitors the competition will be tough.  HI and  Fun 2 will hit the water next week and do some speed testing and then compete in the follwing weeks Winter Races.

The Championships will be held 6th – 8th June at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia www.cycsa.com.au/ANC/index.html 

 

FUN YACHT RACING – 2009

Fun 2 – 2009 Season

Alyn Stevenson and his team sailed an arduous season competing in over 70 Races, which included the Nationals , States and 3 Regattas. The Team was made up of Stuart Kilner – trimmer , Ben Steele – Pit, Kathryn Reeves – Mast , Garlene Kilner – Mast , Chris Rivett – Bow and Alyn Stevenson – Skipper / Tactician.

2009 was a great effort following on from a great 2008 and the team went on to win their 3rd straight South Australian State Championship and second CYCSA club championship in a row.

The Australian Nationals 4th placing was followed with a domination of the South Australia State Championship winning 7 out 8 races. The June long weekend in June saw the teram come 5th in the first Asia – Pacific Championship

Results for 2008 /2009 Season

CYCSA Twilight series Racing 1 2nd
CYCSA Twilight Series Racing 2 1st
CYCSA Combined Twilight Series Racing Overall 1st
   
J24 Club Championship One Design                      1st
J24 Club Championship PHS                                     3rd
   
Queen of Gulf J24 – Fastest Time  
   
Southern Cross Cup (premiers Cup) One Design  1st
Southern Cross Cup (premiers Cup) PHS                   1st
   
Great Southern Regatta One Design 2nd
Great Southern Regatta PHS 1st
   
J24 State Championship   (won 7 out of 8 heats 1st
3rd Staight State Title  
J24 State Championship PHS                                  1st
   
J24 National Championship                                     4th
J24 Asia – Pacific Championships 5th