18 March 2007 Mikasa Womens Challenge
Manly Yacht Club's annual women's races, now the Mikasa Cup as of this year, were held under grey, cloudy skies on Sunday March 18. Division 7 consisted of six 303 Access Dinghies and one servo-assisted 2.3 Access Dinghy, all belonging to Sailability Manly, and sailed their race in the morning. The winds were variable and constantly changing direction to make the race more interesting for the contestants.
At the first mark there was a scrum with the lead boat, sailed by Manly local Judy Cole and St Ives resident Deirdre Ronai, who is vision-impaired, having to do a complete circle to line up and rounding it just a split second ahead of the next two boats. After that though Judy and Deirdre hung on to their lead and took out first place. In second place were Helene Francois and Elana Hand, a teenager with spina bifida, and in third place were Jackie Morgan and Jessika Kelderman, a youngster with cerebral palsy who were the winners last year.
Mar 18, 2007
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