The right hand side of the course was favoured and anyone who went left paid the penalty. Place getters were Noel DRENNAN fourth, Ian JOHNSON fifth, John WARLOW sixth, Cameron MILES seventh, Peter McNEILL eighth, Mark BRADFORD ninth and Cameron THORPE tenth.

Perfect sailing conditions 6-8 knots SW to SE, smooth seas and cloudless skies, 24 degrees and this is winter!

Race 2
The breeze shifted further left to the East and the pressure dropped to 4 to 6 knots. John BERTRAND picked the shift and led at the top mark from Chris VILLA from Port Macquarie.

The course was shortened as the breeze faded. Bertrand held first place from VILLA and Glen TUCKER third. Other placings were Wayne MERCER fouth, Chris JACKSON fifth, Peter McNEILL sixth, Gary CASSIDY seventh, Cameron APPLETON eighth, Noel DRENNAN ninth, and Gary SMITH tenth.

Progress points after 2 races are:

Position	Skipper	Points
1	Noel Drennan	13
2	Peter McNeill	14
3	Mark Doyle	16
4	Chris Jackson	16
5	John Bertrand	20
6	Glenn Tucker	21
7	Cameron Miles	25
8	Gary Smith	35
9	Brian Jones	38
10	Chris Villa	39