VIC

G’day everyone,

Here is our third published update of the rankings for the top Victorian Skippers and crews.

To remind you of the basics:

• The leaders to wear the yellow jerseys
• Must be members of the TAV
• Skippers and crews are awarded points individually
• Participation applies to TAV official program events, plus Nationals
• One point awarded for each boat beaten.

The first scoring event was the two club races at McCrae on 24^th October, followed by the Geelong Off the Beach regatta on 21^st/22^nd November.

Following these we had our State titles in January at Blairgowrie and the Bethwaite Regatta at Mordialloc on 7^th February, and then it was the Ronstan Southern States at Yarrawonga over the Labour Day weekend. Since then we have had the ANZAC Day Regatta at Westernport.

So, here is how the rankings look at this stage of the season:

So there you have it!  Alistair has taken the yellow jerseys from John and Kari.

Everyone please help me keep this list accurate by fixing spelling errors; challenging the accuracy if you feel there are any errors and keeping me up to date with association membership.

It will be fun as this takes shape and it will really help to identify our best sailors!

Happy sailing and come and work your way up the rankings!

Alistair Murray – Clarebuoyant, 2779

Last Sunday the TAV launched a new initiative to encourage more people to sail more often and to constantly strive for excellence in sailing. The following article gives all the details but in essence there are two awards:

The Participation Award - a point for every TAV event a TAV member participates in - sailing, training or social

TAV Ranking - a point for every boat a TAV skipper or crew beat at an official TAV sailing event. A "yellow jersey" will be awarded after each event to the top ranked Victorian Tasar skipper and crew.

Who knows how the idea may grow and it may become a national initiative!

Read more: Launch of TAV Ranking Scheme