After competing in a national title there was a bit of a relaxed preparation for the State championships at MOFSC. Especially with the results obtained so far in the championship. In the lead up to the states Vita Brevis was sailed twice at MOFSC.
Out first time back in the boat at MOFSC saw us competing against Trevor Date and the OTB classes in 3 short windward leeward’s. The races were extremely short lasting just over 10 minutes for the sharpie but much longer for smaller boats like the Optimists. The breeze was an 8-12knt South Westerly. The race was good to shake the cobwebs out as there was a lot of boat handling required in such short races. Our Results were 1, OCS, 1 after we broke the start in race 2 and chose to keep sailing.
The last time we sailed before the states we sailed in a championship heat with the MOFSC OTB class including some 505’s sailed by very experienced keelboat sailors. After breaking the start we quickly gybed and restarted the race. This gybe proved to be a winner sending us off to the beach with pressure. We managed to carry the last of the fading land breeze halfway to the first wing mark where until the sea breeze set in closing the door for downwind sailing for the rest of the fleet. This allowed us to hold a convincing lead for the rest of the race and Win. We were satisfied with the performance and were confident in our preparation for the state championship heats to come
Vita Brevis a member of the West Australian State Sharpie Sailing Team. The boat has been campaigning at a State and National level since it was made. With a State Championship win and 11th place in National Titles the team is aiming to improve to eventually win a National Championship