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McKinnon Secondary College Rookies carry weight advantage into Victoria Harbour Schools Teams Racing series
Teams crewing three identical two person Pacer dinghies (pictured) will go head to head with the other schools in the round robin knock out competition. McKinnon Secondary College are the rookies amongst twelve Victorian schools invited to compete in the second round of the Victoria Harbour Schools Teams Racing elimination series, that continues at Docklands this weekend (Saturday 15 and Sunday 16th March). The school’s alternative sports co-ordinator Jon Stevenson says, "We have will have a number of first time sailors who have only been on the water a matter of weeks.
"From the 30 students who attended a meeting earlier this term to scope out interest in the Victoria Harbour Schools Teams Racing, fourteen have committed and paid their way to undertake
four weeks of on water training at Sandringham Yacht Club.
"Whilst McKinnon Secondary might be short on experience, our young team of which some like Massimo Fecht and Decklan O’Reilley are only 13 years olds in year 7, will be much lighter than their year 11 and 12 competitors and this could be a big advantage in the flukey breezes we expect on Victoria Harbour," Mr Stevenson added.
Four weeks ago in the first two days of elimination races, after inflicting two defeats over the more highly fancied Haileybury College, the diminutive three boat team of year 8 to 10 sailors from the Woodleigh School at Baxter took the top points to go straight into the finals.
This weekend teams will vie for a crack at the title of Head of Victoria Harbour next April and the right to represent the Big V at this year’s Australian Schools titles in Sydney next July.
Sponsored by Lend Lease’s Victoria Harbour and the City of Melbourne, the Regatta it is being staged as a series of two day events and is sailing’s equivalent to rowing’s prestigious Head of the River.
School teams crewing three identical two person Pacer dinghies supplied by Yachting Victoria to go head to head with the other schools in a round robin knock out competition.
St Leonard’s College at Brighton which took out the Victorian title last year and went on to represent the state at the national championships is back defending their title.
The final round of selection trials (for 12 invited schools) is being staged on Victoria Harbour at Docklands:
The final twelve teams will sail off to decide State Champion School
Schools that will compete in this weekend’s two day knock out regatta include:
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The new Victoria Harbour Championship Series builds on the past successful events at Docklands and is being hosted by Docklands Yacht Club with assistance from Yachting Victoria. Friends, families and supporters are invited to visit Docklands to enjoy Victoria Harbour‘s world class waterfront cafes and facilities whilst watching the sailing action.
For information: www.yachtingvictoria.com.au Look under Events More info: Yachting Victoria: John Middleton – Yachting Victoria Mob 0411 453 127 Media: Mike Sabey – Sabey & Associates Ph 03 9533 8030 Mob 0418 354 732 |
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It’s the first sailing team in recent history that McKinnon Secondary College (pictured left) has fielded.
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