Secondary Sport News
SCEGGS Sailing Team
During the holidays, a number of students competed in the Australian Secondary Schools Teams Racing National Championships, held at Georges River 16 foot Sailing Club (GRSC). The team, comprising of Hannah Kernohan (Captain), Olivia Chadwick, Gemma Ashton, Isobel Payne, Jessica Board, Simran Murphy, and Mika Docherty, received a late call to compete due to the withdrawal of a Tasmanian school. With no training, the girls faced teams who had placed in the top 3 at their state’s championships.
Despite this and other challenges (wind, rain, capsizes, broken booms), the team had a tremendous regatta, placing 22nd in the competition, managing 12 wins against various schools. This was no mean feat, given that over 348 races were sailed, with a rolling round robin format that was relentless, giving them just about a fifteen-minute break between races before needing to jump back in and head out to the course.
Perhaps more importantly, was the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by the girls: they were enthusiastic, supported each other, debriefed together after each race. Furthermore, on the last day after their final race in wild weather, the SCEGGS team took care not only of their own boats, but also others which were blowing over, as many sailors headed back to the boatshed. Then the qualifying teams for final rounds were called and the girls helped them all launch in the waves, retrieving trolleys, then again for the next group, then catching boats which came back with breakages.This did not go unnoticed, with the race committee awarding our girls the Umpires Award for helping others and asking thoughtful and important questions, highlighting their desire to learn and grow as sailors.
A special thank you goes to Georgina Kernohan (mother of Hannah) who was one of the chief volunteers throughout the entire regatta and worked tirelessly marshalling, organising boats, races and so much more.
Congratulations girls – for your perseverance and for being excellent sport role models!
IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521. Alternatively, if you have any news or photos that we can highlight in the newsletters please email alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
