The three-day six-race 28th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta on Port Phillip in Melbourne wrapped up when the final two races decided the outcome of two open divisions and the S80 Division, the best five results counting in the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS), hosted regatta. A wider range of conditions would be hard to find – extremely light and shifty on Day 1, shifty moderate winds on Day 2, while the final day produced moderate winds that developed to 18 knots plus, with bullets up to 28 knots toward the end of the final race, testing everyone. Madonna Derks came into the day leading Division 1 with the J/70 Spike, and finished that way, despite her worst race of the Championship – an eighth in Race 5. She won within a whisker, as the Adams 10 Salamander III, steered by Monica Jones, moved up to second place following a pair of third places in the final two races, to finish one point behind. Full results and all information can be found at: /www.awkr.com.au.

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