David Lukins Memorial Match Racing Regatta 2022
10 – 11 September 2022

The weekend saw the return of the David Lukins Memorial Match Racing Regatta after a 2 year absence. The 8 teams comprising of current and graduate squad members of the Youth Development program spanning 29 years as well as current Club members took to the water in the Elliot 7’s where they were busy tacking and gybing as the wind shifted, blasting across Pittwater one moment and standing still the next. The Teams vied for position, narrowly missing each other in a controlled manner (this is Match Racing) as they jostled around the buoys and deftly outsmarted each other in a boisterous match. It is a great sport to watch. Best of all is the camaraderie the David Lukins regatta brings on and off the water. 

As one Spithill, James, was competing in France in the SailGP, and taking the win another Spithill, Thomas, was on the helm up against his best mate and on water rival, Murray Gordon, in a best of 5 race final. Gordon took the early advantage winning the first 2 races leaving the team needing a single race to win. But the master of Pittwater (Thomas Spithill) displayed his determination and focus to balance the score line and then took the win in the 5th race, to be crowned the 2022 David Lukins Memorial Match Racing Champion.