The weekend of the State championship was upon us and we had a convincing lead going into the last of the heats. Unfortunately we choked slightly and couldn’t seem to get a wind shift in our favor. The breeze was a NE 8-12 knots which had some big shifts in it. Our result for the day was 3rd and 5th. This give away our lead and we were dead level with Craig Mann’s Impact. A lot of thinking was done that night on what we had done wrong with a big day ahead of us on the Sunday.
On Sunday we definitely improved on our performance from the day before with a massive gain in boat handling and tactics. We consistently put the boat in the right position on the course picking pressure and lifts. The breeze was still out of the NE and shifty but there was less remanent swell around. Our result was 2, 1, 2 which was enough to claim the state championship. We were very happy with this result and hope to build on this in the future.
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