Just A Dash" Benateau 40 Multiple Deliveries January 2013 - April 2019
Just A Dash...
April 2019 Sydney to Pt Stephens and return.
NSW IRC championships again, this time with a great crew and JAD beautifully prepared suffered from virtually no wind on the first 2 days and variable shifting breeze on the third. Hours of motoring around waiting for the non existing breeze to arrive. Sadly our results reflected a regatta not to remember.
April 2016 Sydney Pt Stephens and return.
This time NSW IRC championships. Sadly arch rivals Wild Rose not racing after Skipper "Hicko" recently died. This time we had Shouten Passage to contend with and incredibly close racing saw 2 second places by 4 and 2 seconds on day one and a dead heat on the final day which saw us bridesmaids again this time by one point. Next time .........
July and August 2015 Southport to Airlie Beach and return to Sydney.
After a very good result in the Sydney to Southport race, Tim assisted me in the delivery up to Hamilton Island for race week. I had already planned a trip to Kenya so missed out on the racing but the team finished with a commendable 2nd to IRC national champion Wild Rose (Roger Hickman). On return from Africa with help from Martin and Rocky, we had a great run back to Sydney to arrive in 7 days with only a quick stop in Coffs for fuel.
April 2014...
The next regatta - IRC Nationals at Newcastle. 4 days of hard racing saw JAD with yet another 2nd. " Always the bridesmaid" - hopefully not forever. Racing finished on Easter Sunday and straight after the prize giving, with the great assistance of my long term friend Kitty we motored back to MHYC.
