'Royals' retains the Association Cup

10:26 PM Sun 3 May 2009 GMT

'Watching the Association Cup' David Seaman

The Royal Yacht of Victoria has retained the historic Association after a near windless weekend on Melbourne's Port Phillip. Only one race was completed on the bay on Saturday and, on a very calm day, racing was abandoned at 1pm on Sunday.

Saturday's results now stand as final, therefore 'Royals' retains the Association Cup, the interclub teams racing series held at the end of each summer season.

Each club team comprised 12 yachts, racing in two IRC and two AMS handicap divisions, with the RYCV finishing first with 5 points, followed by Sandringham Yacht Club on 5, Royal Brighton Yacht Club 9 points, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron 11 points and Hobson's Bay Yacht Club 15 points.

'Royals' boats placed first in all four four divisions in the one race completed, AMS A going to Wake (S Lidgett), AMS B to Top Gun (Max Peters), IRC A to Grant Botica's Executive Decision and IRC B to David Ellis' Surprise.

In IRC A, the club's boats as a team finished first, third and fourth and in other divisions two boats placed in the top three placings on corrected time.

Other members of the winning RYCV team were Shogun, Living Doll, Espresso, Apache, Swordish Trombone, Chutzpah, Godzilla and Footloose, all contributing the team topscoring in three of the four divisions.

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