New champions crowned at Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta

10 February 2025 - Pittwater, AUS - New champions were crowned in NSW ORC, Australian Sports Boat and the Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championships on the final day of the Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta this evening, while prizes were awarded to winners in the Super 40s, Pittwater Cup Series and Grand Soleil Yachts Cup.

NSW ORC Championship supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage

Three offshore windward/leewards today and having led Division 1 into the day, Garry Gudmunson’s Organised Chaos kept the momentum and two wins and third guaranteed 12.5 point victory over Toybox 2 (Ian Box) and the NSW champion title.

Ian Box fought hard to stay at the top of the standings, as Gerry Hatton’s Bushranger bounced back to claim third, 1.5 points adrift. Who knows how different it might have been if not for Bushranger’s oops in Race 1 when a wrong mark rounding cost her dearly.

“Our first race was a light 5-8 knot sou’ easter. We got to the top mark behind the two DKs – from there we just had to hang on. The second, the breeze increased to 12 knots and we hung on so they couldn’t sail away from us,” Gudmunson said.

“I’m very excited and happy to be new champion I’ve had boat eight months now. It’s a great little boat. Rule 1 is to sail with mates and have fun. I want to thank the sponsors and the Club; I know all the work that goes into a regatta.”

After winning both yesterday’s Division 2 races, Dave Davies (Local Hero) also kept his eye on the prize and posting a pair of seconds and a win today did the trick, making Davies and crew NSW champions. Georgia Lee (Craig Suggit) placed second, seven points adrift of Local Hero, while Peter Farrugia’s Bullwinkle started and finished in third place.

Dave Davies: “It was definitely in our Achilles heel zone the first race today; 6-7 knots and very shifty all day. But the breeze picked up to 12-13 knots and that’s our happy place. Georgia Lee was a worry and certainly Bullwinkle in the lighter air. The crew is very happy and I’m proud of them.”

Australian Sports Boat Championship goes to Like Oxygen

A first for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club hosted Pittwater Regatta was the Australian Sports Boat Championship and today’s final three races were inshore windward/leewards.

Andrew York’s Like Oxygen (NSW) is the new Australian champion, but it didn’t all go York’s way. Scoring three wins and a second place yesterday, it was good to have points in the bank. Today he scored 4-3-4, dropping a fourth to win by two points from Malcolm Dean’s Black Betty, which kept the winner honest throughout. Stuart Innes’ Tickety Boo was third.

“Very shifty,” York said. “The first race we opened up a huge lead to the top mark, then got run down. We had a terrible start in second and in the third race we got a reasonable start, but the little boats were bringing down pressure the whole time and we crossed one second behind the first boat to finish.

“The boat’s going really well though and the crew did a great job,” said York, the first to win the Championship three times and the only one to win it in self-designed boats. First REO Speedwagon and now Like Oxygen, which was fastest boat on the course yesterday – beating all the Super 40s times to boot.

Post regatta celebrations were a real knees up affair, as they always are. Crews enjoyed the Modus Pop-Up Can Bar, final presentation, as the sun set on another fabulous Pittwater Regatta.

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club thanks all competitors for making the annual regatta the success it is. The Club also thanks key sponsors, Pantaenius Sail and Motor Yacht Insurance and Sydney Marine Brokers. Thanks also to Middle Harbour Yacht Club and Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay for their assistance in running this three-day event.

For full results and all information, please go to: www.pittwaterregatta.au

𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭 (Supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage)

1. Organised Chaos (Garry Gudmunson) – Dominated the final day with two wins and a third to secure the title by 12.5 points!
2. Toybox 2 (Ian Box) – A strong fight to hold onto second place.
3. Bushranger (Gerry Hatton) – Bounced back to claim third after a tough Race 1.

𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮

1. Local Hero (Dave Davies) – Consistency paid off, sealing the win with two seconds and a race victory!
2. Georgia Lee (Craig Suggit) – Seven points behind the leader, securing second place.
3. Bullwinkle (Peter Farrugia) – Started and finished strong to claim third.

ORC divisions results

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

1. Like Oxygen (Andrew York) – A nail-biting battle saw York take the title, marking his third championship win!
2. Black Betty (Malcolm Dean) – Kept the pressure on till the end, finishing just two points behind.
3. Tickety Boo (Stuart Innes) – Rounded out the podium with a solid performance.

Sportsboats results