Race Officer Report by Alan Straton, (SAS 2019-0034NRO).
Date Submitted: 26/01/2026
Regatta: 2026 DF95 Eastern Cape Regionals
Venue: North End Lake Powerboat Club
Organised by: PERBC.
Start Date: 23/01/2026
End Date: 25/01/2026
Total Races Sailed: 24 over 3 Days.
Day 1:
27 boats entered – 9 from PERBC and 18 from the rest of South Africa.
Racing started just after 12:00 pm and continued to 17:30 pm.
Wind was from the South West and Course 3 was sailed.
The fleet was split into two heats per race.
A total of 7 races were sailed.
Day 2: Saturday started at just after 9:30 am and was sailed in an east south east ranging from 4 to 12 knots over the course of the day.
The fleet continued in their split fleets up until the end of the day at 17:30.
Course 1 was the course sailed.
A total of 12 races were sailed.
Day 3: Sunday presented with glassy water and no wind.
The fleets were split into Gold and Silver after a grueling session of 19 Qualifying races each consisting of two heats to make 38 starts up to this point.
The wind teased from the North East – not ideal conditions.
Then the wind settled from the east and Course 1 was laid again.
The Gold and Silver fleets sailed Five final races each up until 12:55 pm.
The final Top 3 results:
Gold:
1. Roy Gardener (CRYC)
2. Des Fairbank (MRYC)
3. Bruce Schnel (DRBC)
Silver:
1. Justin Dent (PERBC)
2. Denny Mofatt (DRBC)
3. Norrie Taylor (DRBC)
Images: https://straton.org.za/index.php?/category/180
Results:
Signed by: Alan Straton on 26/01/2026
SAS Reg. No.: SAS 2019-0034NRO
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