In what was a fantastic result for our Team Sailing squad, Concordia recently won the Metropolitan Schools Team Sailing Championship, held over two Sundays in February at the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club.

The regatta saw two days of non-stop racing, with about 100 races being completed in total. Concordia won 11 of the 15 races they were in, meaning they emerged as the top metropolitan school, beating out teams from schools with strong sailing programs such as Westminster, Immanuel, Saint Peter's College, Prince Alfred College and others. The only races we ended up losing were against teams we had already beaten in other races during the regatta, which was very pleasing.

Our squad of eight students was comprised of Sam (12SBAC), Reid (12SBAC) and Argon (12CRID), Zahli (10NSHR), Raf (9JEGA), and James (8IROS), Henry (8SMAR) and Archer (8MCAS). Argon, Sam and Reid did the bulk of the skippering on the day, with Zahli taking charge for a few races as well, while Raf, James, Henry and Archer rotated as crew.

Special mention goes to our three Year 12 students, all of whom started Sailing as young students in the Middle School. Over the years, not only have these boys improved exponentially in their individual sailing skills but they have also become very savvy in the tactics of Team Sailing, showing great teamwork and a clear understanding of how to use the rules of the competition to slow down opposition boats and get their own three boats into winning positions. It is no exaggeration to say that this victory was about five years in the making!

Congratulations to the team and many thanks to the parents who came out to support the event. We look forward to putting in a strong showing at the state titles in April.

Chris Finch
Sailing Coordinator