The SAIL ICEBERG 37th Tasar National Championships are now finished, with 93 yachts having competed at Whitsunday Sailing Club at Airlee Beach QLD.

Victoria topped the list with 25 entries, NSW 24, QLD 15, SA 11, WA 6, ACT 5 and NT 1.

Amongst the fleet were 25 Masters Crews, 20 Grand Masters, 3 Super Grand Masters, 7 Female Helm and 3 Junior Helm entrants.

Current World Champions Rob and Nicole Douglass won the Event, sailed in beautiful tropical sailing conditions. Local cane farmers Aaron Linton and Jamie Jochheim came a very close second, having only sailed a few times in a tasar prior to this event. In third place was Shane Guanaria and Mel Rippe from NSW, last year's champions.

Former National Champions Craig McPhee and Phillipa Arevola (who turned 40 during the regatta), came fourth and won the Masters Category. Victorians Paul and Bron Ridgway came 5th and also won the Grand Masters trophy. Heather MacFarlane and Chris Payne came 6th and also won the Female Helm trophy. ACT sailor Chris Eddes won the Junior Helm trophy. WA team Scott Olsen and Julie Meehan came 7th, so you can see that it was a very well spread fleet, geograghically, amongst the top sailors!

The Presentation Night at the Whitsunday SC was attended by 290 sailors, family, volunteers and sponsors and was a wonderful evening.

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Regards to all and dont forget to read my President's Report.

President, ATC