WA IRC State Champions crowned after a tight contest off the coast by ORWA/Suzzi Ghent 22 Dec 2020 01:30 UTC
Perfect conditions offshore in Perth for the Ocean Racing WA IRC State Championships hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. The weekend regatta was held over the 28 and 29 November as part of the Rockingham Race Regatta. The big yachts were watched by beachgoers in Cottesloe on Saturday morning and the locals enjoying their brunch. Racing was tight and exciting to kick off the event, a fantastic spectacle for the public.
For the IRC State Championship there was a mix of boats and experience. The racing included two coastal passage races of up to 27 nautical miles and up to four around the buoys (windward/leeward) races with a target time of 45 minutes each.