14ft Skate Legendary Australian Sailing

Initial details now available for the 62nd Skate National Championship to be hosted on Lake Macquarie, NSW by Toronto Amateur Sailing Club.

Provisional Race Schedule
Fri 28 Dec: Heat 1
Sat 29 Dec: Heat 2
Sun 30 Dec: Lay Day
Mon 31 Dec: Heats 3 & 4 (back to back)
Tue 01 Jan: Lay Day - Skippers vs Crews Lawn Bowls
Wed 02 Jan: Heat 5
Thu 03 Jan: Heat 6
Fri 04 Jan: Heat 7 / Presentation Night

Popular Skate Legends Silvio Fico and Mick Minutillo of Western Australia are the 61st Skate National Champions. Racing their equally legendary Skate - 937 Gobstopper, the longtime skipper and crew combo were podium finishers in all seven Heats with one x win, five x 2nd places and one 3rd place.

Runners-up by one point were Ken Davies and Lachlan Schroder of NSW on 969 - Natural Juices II. Brett Andrews and Laurie Parsons of WA on 986 - Getting Your End Wet rounded out the top rhree.

Paul Shiner and Paul Annesbury of WA on 978 - Magasaurarse, took home the Handicap series trophy, while NSW legends Norm Ryan and Kevin Williams took home the Veterans Trophy.

Details of all prizewinners plus more stories and photos from the titles can be found here.

It is expected the Skates will return to Lake Macquarie, NSW, for the 62nd Skate National Championship.

St George, NSW
Club Champion: 981 Any Which Way - D Luck, D Vlotman/D Crawford
Season Pointscore: 954 Grey Ghost - K Sinton, C Sinton

NSW State Championship
State Champion: 957 Never Give N Inch (StGSC) - J Grant, G Crichton
Season Pointscore: 977 Take It Easy (StGSC) - M Winney, E Sills

WA State Championship
State Champion: 978 Megasaurarse (EFYC) - P Shiner, J Bessen/P Anesbury
Season Pointscore: 937 Gobstopper (EFYC)- S Fico, M Minutillo

Full Details

Father and son team Brett and Cameron Fannon of Western Australia are the winners of the 60th Skate National Championship, on their beautifully prepared and maintained Skate 949 - Tasty Fish. The win is Brett's third, and Cameron's second, and their second championship win together following on from their previous win in the 58th National Championship at Rockingham, WA.
The Skates returned to the waters of Murat Bay, Ceduna after a 19 year break and the series was contested by 11 boats from St George and Toronto, NSW, and East Fremantle WA.
Details of all prizewinners plus more stories and photos from the titles can be found here.