Castle 650 Honor Board

Castle 650 Honour Board

To celebrate the great history of the Castle 650 class the history of previous Castle Yacht Owners Association of Victoria (CYOAV) champions has been collated and presented on an honour board which will now be populated with current and future Castle Yacht Association of Australia (CYAA) champions.

The board was kindly prepared and donated by Ralph Ballard who has previously crewed on Castle 650's and who's brother Rob previously owned a Castle 650. We thank Ralph for his beautiful contribution to the classes history.

The tables below serve as a digital representation of the physical honour board.

National Champions:
Season Skipper Boat Name Season Skipper Boat Name
2025-2026 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini 2030-2031    
2026-2027     2031-2032    
2027-2028     2032-2033    
2028-2029     2033-2034    
2029-2030     2034-2035    

 

Victorian State Champions:
Season Skipper Boat Name Season Skipper Boat Name
1985-1986 Neil Boubaud Safari II 2007-2009 (Not Awarded)  
1986-1987 Peter Dransfield Chatelaine 2009-2010 Simon Dubbin Emocean
1987-1988 Kevin Connelly Roller Coaster 2010-2011 Colin Svenson Satisfaction
1988-1989 Ian Newman Double Pleasure II 2011-2012 Colin Svenson Satisfaction
1989-1990 Chris Waldron Rhapsody 2012-2013 Toby Leppin Dark Knight
1990-1991 Bob Foreman The Edge 2013-2014 Stuart Skeggs Barefoot
1991-1992 Bob Foreman The Edge 2014-2015 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
  Russell Kemp Safari II 2015-2016 (Not Awarded)  
1992-1993 Ted Philipps Veterans A'fair 2016-2017 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
1993-1994 Bob Foreman The Edge 2017-2022 (Not Awarded)  
1994-1995 Ted Philipps Veterans A'fair 2022-2023 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
1995-1996 Ted Philipps Veterans A'fair 2023-2024 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
1996-1997 Ted Philipps Veterans A'fair 2024-2025 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
1997-1998 Ted Philipps Veterans A'fair 2025-2026 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini
1998-1999 Brian Case Slick 2026-2027    
1999-2000 Brian Case Slick 2027-2028    
2000-2001 Ted Philipps Kindred Spirit 2028-2029    
2001-2002 Ted Philipps Kindred Spirit 2029-2030    
2002-2003 Ted Philipps Kindred Spirit 2030-2031    
2003-2004 (Not Awarded)   2031-2032    
2004-2005 Ted Philipps Kindred Spirit 2032-2033    
2005-2006 Ted Philipps Kindred Spirit 2033-2034    
2006-2007 (Not Awarded)   2034-2035    

 

Australian Capital Territory Champions:
Season Skipper Boat Name Season Skipper Boat Name
2024-2025 Oliver Merz White Knight 2029-2030    
2025-2026 (Not Awarded)   2030-2031    
2026-2027     2031-2032    
2027-2028     2032-2033    
2028-2029     2033-2034    

 

New South Wales State Champions:
Season Skipper Boat Name Season Skipper Boat Name
2025-2026 Mitch Bayliss Pipalini 2030-2031    
2026-2027     2031-2032    
2027-2028     2032-2033    
2028-2029     2033-2034    
2029-2030     2034-2035