The third Margaret River regatta attracted some 22 skippers and 15 support crew from four different clubs around Western Australia. The weather gods were kind, with moderate winds, balmy temperatures, and no rain. The venue was once again Bettenay’s Wine and Nougat – a beautiful lakeside setting with a cellar door, a kitchen selling excellent lunches as well as the famous nougat, and several accommodation options including a studio overlooking the lake.

Saturday 9 November will be the date for the 2024 Ray Tilbrook Memorial Ten Rater regatta. The day will be a non-ranking event. For those who remember Ray, he was one of the most gentlemanly skipper - competitive but as fair as can be. 

The cream of DF Class Sailing ventured south to Albany for the WA State Championships.
We enjoyed perfect weather or as Geoff Cass (Commodore) put it "Warm, sunny and windy which is perfect given they are just above Antarctica." Yes, it was right low 20C and good 5 -15 knots from the south West. 

With the focus firmly on the competitors over the next week or so, we should take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the unsung heroes of these World Championships. People like Max Hunter who has come to Gladstone to be a part of the Championships. Max found himself measuring battery packs, fin weights and boat weights.

Once again dual fleets of IOMs and DF95s fought off a morning of slight and variable breeze, persistent but light rain and patience draining periods of calm with calls for an early lunch and a threat by the PRO to cancel proceedings if things did not improve by 2:00pm.

The WAnderers Radio Sailing Club advise all DF 95 sailors that we will be holding our Showcase Regatta once again at Bettenays Winery & Nougat Co, 248 Tom Cullity Drive, Cowaramup 6284 on the weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2024.