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Whyalla Yacht Club winds up season with trophy night

Last Saturday evening Whyalla Yacht Club wound up its sailing season for 2007/2008 with the trophy presentation.Keel yacht class had a very sombre season due to work commitments by crews and skippers, inclement weather and retirement kept the fleet in harbor for most of the season, however the North Long Race, Malcolm Foubister Memorial and South Long Race were sailed Bob Monaghan’s yacht Riff Raff scooped the trifecta in these three races.

In the off the beach dinghy class saw Emily Brougham have a very successful season in the Pacer dinghy All @ C.

Emily won the mixed dinghy championship and took out the title Queen of the Gulf in the Pacer class crewed with Tony Zetter at the Easter Regatta with line honours in the Triangular Long Race with crew Kevin O’Neil.

On corrected time David Shaw and Zac Day in Pace Maker drew with All @ C in the Triangular Long Race.

Mitchell Sawyer and Crispin Painter took out the South Long Race in the Pacer TZ, line honours went to Abe Casey and Georgia Gray in Slippery When Wet.

The overall line honours in all classes, WJ Murray Memorial went to Leon Jarvis in Cunning Stunt II and Emily Brougham in All @ C.

The novelty trophies were won by Abe Casey, The Bucket Trophy for the most capsizes and The Dunny Seat Award to Ashleigh Gardiner for numerous spectacular achievements.

Club achievement awards were presented to Grace Foubister, Toby Apsimon memorial club person of the season and the Eyre Peninsula Trophies Junior Club Person of the season, won by Abe Casey.

Crispin Painter won the Bridges Financial Services encouragement award.

Most improved trophy went to Mitchell Sawyer.

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