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Wangaratta Bowls
Winners for Monday Triples were L Fox, K Pedlar, and G Feast.
Runners Up S Roome, D Richards, and R Agg.
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The jackpot didn’t go off.
On Tuesday winners were Bruce, Douglas, Pauline Cochrane, and Michael Loughhead who defeated Bron Tolcher, Keith Aykens.
Runner Up M Coad A Pearson, J Dawson, P Cochrane
Winners for our Fun Friday afternoon were Col Taylor, Peter Donoghue, and Viv. The jackpot didn’t go off.
Friday night barefoot bowls winners for the night were Kerri, Geoff, Teresa, and Penny who defeated Grant June Cheryl and Bill.
We had a great Saturday afternoon of bowls with the annual Wangaratta versus All States challenge.
With a full green there were plenty of good bowls from both sides and it was played with great enthusiasm and determination.
Wangaratta came in winners with 167 shots against All States with 140 making it four years in a row.
Rink winners for the afternoon came out on Rink 2 where Marie Nesbitt, June Walsh, France Wilman, and Keith Armstrong defeated Tracey Roach, Sue Shearing, Steve Roome, and Allan Rolfe.
Most of us came back on Sunday for another game.
Winners for the afternoon were Kevin Baxter, John and Rodney who defeated M Harvey, Keith Aykens, and Maureen Hyde. Contributed with thanks to Penny Warren.
While the weatherman said that the wind would be from the south-east, Wednesday afternoon saw the wind swinging by up to 40 degrees, making for a challenging race for the 18 boats who competed in the Whitsunday Sailing Club twilight race.
First away was Treasure VIII (Rob Davis), frantically checking that they hadn’t fouled the starting process.
Once clear, they were soon overrun by the faster boats, with QMS Ponyo (John Galloway) first around the windward buoy.
A couple of close battles ensued, with Bobby’s Girl (Mark Beale) and QMS Ponyo swapping places many times, while a similar scenario saw Reignition (Charles Wallis) and Smooth Criminal (Leo Rodriguez) having similar battles.
At the front, Bobby’s Girl got the advantage on the last leg, crossing the finish 15 seconds ahead, with Reignition and Smooth Criminal a further two minutes back. On corrected time, QMS Ponyo took the honours over Wide Load and Treasure VIII. The start of Division Three saw little to choose between Lighthorse (Di Forster) and Rossgo (Greg Hammon), with the judge’s decision going to Lighthorse for the Doyle Sails sponsored best start prize. On the water, Matchless (Terry Stevens) soon hit the front, clearing out to finish two minutes clear of Shiraz (John Cable). Once ashore and the handicapping took over, it was Fordplay who celebrated with a two minute lead over Shiraz and Masquerade.
Contributed with thanks Ross Chisholm.
