Farewell Evo

January 24, 2013 Leave a comment

An old sailing foe of mine sadly passed away last week. Simon Evans was a longtime sailor like myself [we are of the same vintage] and whilst we hadn’t done too much together, we had raced many a mile against each other.

Simon had done all the races you wanted to do, Asia, USA and of course Oz. I have fond memories of trimming a kite for an entire Hammilton Island race week on an Archambault35 against Simon who was trimming a kite aboard a Sydney36 in the same division.

We shared a common love for the sport of sailing and we were able to have the odd drink and tell many a tall tale. Today a group of us got together with Simons wife Katie to celebrate his life and tell some more tales.

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Cheers Evo

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About Phil Yeomans
Phil grew up sailing on Pittwater (north of Sydney) racing in many classes over the years including Manly Juniors, Lasers, 5.5’s, 505’s, several trailer Yachts, E22’s, 1/2 and 1 Tonners, A10m, Sydney 38’s and more. Phil is well known for his knowledge of boats, having built several classes and has a freaky ability to recognise boats and designs. Phil is a National Race Official and Equipment Auditor (Yachting Australia).

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