23-24

2023-2024 Traveler Series

On Friday May 10 2024 Trophies were awarded and raffle prizes drawn. Thanks to all who attended and competed in the series. Big thanks to Jeremy O'Connell for MC'ing a very entertaining evening.

SERIES TROPHY WINNERS

Division 1 (CBH 0.770<)

Place	Boat Name	Sail Number	Class	Skipper	Club
1st	Fat Bottom Girl	C750	Colson 750	Brian Murphy	Geelong Trailable YC
2nd	Presto*	7021	Thompson 7	Andrew Prest	Royal Brighton YC

*'Presto' competed in 2 events, due to a last minute breakge skipper changed boats to 'Presto Too' for state titles so competed in 3 events. Result has been calculated based on the 2 events 'Presto' competed in.

Division 2 (CBH 0.700 - 0.769)

Place	Boat Name	Sail Number	Class	Skipper	Club
1st	Pipalini	147	Castle 650	Mitch Bayliss	Melbourne Trailable YC
2nd	Rook	0146	Castle 650	Glenn Scheen	Melbourne Trailable YC
3rd	Blackjack	140	Castle 650	Ian Smith	Mornington YC

Division 2 (Performance Handicap)

Place	Boat Name	Sail Number	Class	Skipper	Club
1st	5 O'Clock Somewhere	40	Sonata 760Sport Mod	Shaun Buckner	Geelong Trailable YC
2nd	Running Free	880	Noelex 25	David Phillips	Melbourne Trailable YC
3rd	Silver Shadow	938	Noelex 25	Toby Leppin	Newhaven YC

Division 3 (CBH <0.700)

Place	Boat Name	Sail Number	Class	Skipper + Crew	Club
1st	Flash	GL054	Waller 5.4	Ben Frecheville	Royal YC Victoria
2nd	Allanah	85	Ultimate 18 SK	Ray Cassar	Ultimate YA / MTYC
3rd	Sunrise	18	B 63	Gerry Nymyer	Warneet MYC

Division 3 (Performance Handicap)

Place	Boat Name	Sail Number	Class	Skipper + Crew	Club
1st	Sea Dove	578	Boomerang 20 DK	Paul Tripp	Warneet MYC
2nd	Cirrus	SB20	Cygnet 20 w Spin	Tim Bardon	Safety Beach SC
3rd	Aurora*	127	Explorer 16	Rob Dearsley	Warneet MYC

*'Almost Too' finished ahead of Aurora, however 'Almost Too' was loaned to an alternate skipper/crew for State Titles

RAFFLE PRIZES & DRAW ORDER:

Draw Order	Sponsor	Prize	Winner
1st	Ronstan	ClearStart Sailing Watch (Black/Grey 50mm)	Vintage Red, RL24, Mark Francis
2nd	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Offshore Account, Ross780, Simon Morris
3rd	Ronstan	ClearStart Sailing Watch (Black 40mm)	Flash, Waller5.4, Ben Frecheville
4th	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Blackjack, Castle650, Ian Smith
5th	Ronstan	2x Rope Bags, 2x Drink Holder (PVC Mesh)	The Sting, RL24, Lloyd Graham
6th	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Castille, Castle550, Cameron Lloyd
7th	Ronstan	4x Pairs Race Gloves (S,M,L,XL)	Jarra, Boomerang20, Brendan Brown
8th	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Safarri, Farr6000, Glenn Wilson
9th	Ronstan	55L Rolltop Gear Bag & Sailfast Silicone Lubricant	Allanah, Ultimate18, Ray Cassar
10th	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Gin & Tonic, Farr6000, Jura Pranukowski
11th	Ronstan	30L Rolltop Backpack & ExtraCut Polish	Sunrise, B63, Gerry Nymyer
12th	Quantum Sails Melbourne	Handmade Sailcloth Gearbag, Made in Mornington	Pipalini, Castle650, Mitch Bayliss
13th	Ronstan	Carbon Wind Vane & 55mm Orbit Ratchet Block	Sea Dove, Boomerang20, Paul Tripp

Note: Multiple ticket holders are only eligible to win one prize

NOTICE OF SERIES

Explanation of Handicaps

The Season 2023-24 Traveler Series is being supported by Ronstan and Quantum Sails Melbourne who are each contributing $1,000 of prizes ($2,000 total) which will be awarded through a participation raffle. Full details in the notice of series.

Full Series Results:

Div 1 (CBH 0.770=<)
Div 2 (CBH 0.700 - 0.769)
Div 3 (CBH <0.700)

	Date	Club	Event Details	Results
1	Saturday 07 Oct 2023	Warneet Motor Yacht Club	Al's YouTube Wrap Up French Island Oct23	Club Results Div 1 Div 2 Div 3
2	Saturday 18 Nov 2023	Bendigo Yacht Club	Al's YouTube Wrap Up Bendigo Nov23	Club Results Div 1 Div 2 Div 3
3	Saturday Dec 09 2023	Colac Yacht Club		Club Results Div 2 Div 3
4	Saturday 24 Feb 2024 Sunday 25 Feb 2024	Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club	Entrant List and Divisional Podiums	Club Results Div 1 Div 2 Div 3
5	Saturday 09 Mar 2024	Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club	Al's YouTube Wrap Up Mar24	Club Results Div 1 Div 2 Div 3
6	Saturday 13 Apr 2024	Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club	MTYC Event Page	Club Results Div 1 Div 2 Div 3