SAILORS overcame rough sea swells to successfully ride out the Warrnambool Yacht Club’s annual regatta across the weekend.
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About 15 boats competed across the event’s four races, with Ian Lane’s crew aboard This Way Up taking out the overall boat of the regatta.
Warrnambool’s Geoff Kilminster won best monohull and Liam Harper won best junior, while Luke Donovan and Mick Doherty won best catamaran.
“The sea was pretty untidy on Saturday, but it was perfect again for racing on Sunday,” club commodore Don Allen told The Standard.
“Ian (Lane) persevered and got through all four races so we thought he deserved overall boat of the regatta.
"We had people come down from Stawell, Derrinallum and Colac.
“It was a really good event across the board.”
Allen said many participants were now eyeing competition at an Easter regatta at Lake Bullen Merri in Camperdown.