Hi Everyone,

Just updating you all on an event that is being organised to be run in a few weeks time - the Bic Techno 293 State titles. This will be the 4th running of the event, and the 4th time its been hosted at the RYCT. The first winner was Hugh Jones, and I have managed to take it out for the last 2 years. This year though, the challenge will be as hard as ever, with 8 - yes EIGHT - young blokes to contest the titles. We only had 5 at the nationals...


The Bic Techno is the feeder class to the RSX, and the board sailed to gain selection into the national youth team. The board is 293cm long, 203L, has a movable mast track, centreboard and a 46cm fin. The sail is either a 6.8m or 7.8m with 2 cams. Both sails rig on the same mast and boom, and we use adjustable outhauls and downhauls. Its all one design, which means that noone has a gear advantage - the winner is the fastest sailor on the day.

The fleet is made up of the most experienced youth sailors in the state, including me, my brother Angus and Morgan Davies, all who have stood on the nationals podium. We have up and coming young guns Fergus Charles, Sam King and Liam Virtue, as well as two freshies who will be doing their first regatta (Nick Smart and Will Evans).

The event is being run on the 18th and 19th of April, and is likely to be the biggest and most closely fought youth regatta in not just Tasmania, but Australia for many years. If there were people who wanted to come and watch the racing, or even help out with the running of the regatta, send me a PM or post up here and we can organise a spectator boat or get you onto a support boat.

For those who arent able to make it, Ill be posting up the results and photos from each day, so stay tuned!