Sailability Manly took 3 boats up to Coomba Park for the State Championships on the weekend 11th, 12th February.
Thanks so much to Warwick for towing the boats. Denis and Ivan sailed in Eli D, Michael and Warwick sailed in Black Swan, Philip sailed in Alan Wood. The population of the small town of Coomba Park by swollen by 112 people, who came to sail, help with the sailing, or just sit in the sun having a nice time. The meals put on by the local community were amazing, and the entertainment on Saturday night even better. 44 boats in total competed in 303 doubles or singles, 2.3 doubles, singles or servo.
Philip was amazing in his stamina and determination and did a fantastic job for Sailability Manly. His boat worked really well constantly for many hours, thanks to the batteries, and the set up. He practised on the Friday afternoon, then sailed on Saturday afternoon for over 2 hours, getting in 3 races with an 8th, 5th and 9th place, racing against the very top sailors. On Sunday, he became a little confused about the courses, but managed a 6th place in Race 5. Wow! Philip, you received the Encouragement Award for this series with a 7th overall.
Michael and Warwick, racing in Black Swan did well, learning how to get around the course in company with 14 other boats, learning the course on the Saturday, and making huge improvements on the Sunday, with the best result a 6th place.
Denis and Ivan came very close to a 3rd place, coming in in 4th place overall. A great effort against some of the sailing elders of Sailability NSW.
