Windy conditions saw waves rise up to 2.5m when sailors took to the ocean for the first race of Hillarys Yacht Club’s Keelboat Racing Ocean Series.
The event on October 18 charted a 20nm course, with a fleet of 15 yachts finishing after one withdrawal.
Light winds increased from 10 knots at the start of racing to 20 knots, with gusts of up to 25 knots causing choppy seas and waves of up to 2.5m.
John Bird was the division one winner in Perle, followed by Hugh Burton in Seachange. Mark Pitt was the fastest yacht aboard Mulberry.
Division two’s first place went to Kevin Meta as skipper of Volant. Marc Carpenter in Intuition was second.
Bart Brouwer was skipper of fastest yacht Covert Operation.
Hillarys Yacht Club and Ocean Reef Sailing Club vessels will compete in the first of the North Coast Series on October 25 off Ocean Reef.