Tasmanian A Class State Championship

2025 Tasmanian A-Class State Championship Wrap-Up
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Hosted by NTRYC at Trevallyn Dam, Launceston
Nine sailors entered in the 2025 installment of the A Class State Championship, hosted this year by the NTRYC at Trevallyn Dam, Launceston.

Races under way right on time, with PRO Andy Hamilton keeping a tight rein on proceedings. Ably assisted by his crew of volunteers calling buoy contacts, finish positions and manning the rescue dinghy when required.

Light 4 knot breeze to start with, increasing to around 10 towards the end of the day. The first day consisted of thirteen races, with Lisa Blackwood and Kyle Stewart fighting for the overnight lead with five wins apiece.

Ted Stevens and Stuart Dawes fighting it out for third. So many tight races during the day, with some great sportsmanship on display throughout.

Sunday saw a similar start wind-wise with the dam glassed out on arrival which gave way to a 3-5 knot breeze by the time the countdown started for the first race.

Kicked in to action after such a close first day, Lisa jumped clear ahead with a fantastic display of consistent sailing, reeling of four wins in the first five races.

By the time lunch came around, the wind had increased enough for most sailors to start going down in rigs for the afternoon session. Wise choice too with a number of wind gusts coming through, increasing the skills required to keep the yachts sailing efficiently.

Unfortunately, this also caused an amount of reliability issues with a few job booms snapping and sheeting systems failing. Unfortunately, that caused the retirement of one of the competitors.

Seven of the nine sailors managed to get a win during the two days, showcasing the closeness of the sailing.

At the end of 26 races for the weekend, the winner of the State Championship was clear, with Lisa taking out the 2025 Championship convincingly on 41 points.

Kyle managed to keep second place, 17 behind on 58 points.

Ted Stevens also retained his overnight third, a further 10 behind on 68 points.

Top sailors by region were Lisa (obviously) for the south, Ted for the North and Colin Hills for the North West. Great effort everyone.

The weekend was highlighted by a great turnout from around the state, with the south, north and north west all well represented. Great sailing and comradare amongst the competitors, and some champagne sailing conditions at Trevallyn Dam.

The champs could not have happened with out the tireless work of Andy Hamilton, our Pro and his fantastic team of volunteers. Peter Haworth, Geoff Martin and Terry Atkinson. The provided lunches and biscuits were warmly received, and not often that you have espresso coffee available throughout a weekend event.

Thanks guys, it was all very appreciated by everyone.