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Andrew Dolly Divola at the 2025 Vaikobi Windsurfer Class Australian Nationals

by Sarah Kenny 27 Jan 07:25 PST 22-26 January 2025

What Windsurfing is all about...

The highlight of the 2025 Vaikobi Australian Windsurfer Class Regatta.

It is not the Marathon winner or the guy with a picket fence score line, it was the moment Andrew Dolly Divola came ashore after securing third place in the slalom in his division.

Andrew Dolly Divola at 2025 Vaikobi Windsurfer Class Australian Nationals - photo © Shane Baker
Andrew Dolly Divola at 2025 Vaikobi Windsurfer Class Australian Nationals - photo © Shane Baker

He did it the hard way, fighting through the double-elimination rounds to the final. He was racing fresh guys into the last race when Dolly had already sailed multiple rounds. If you know anything about Dolly you know he is a living legend of the Australian Sailing Community. Despite his health limitations, Dolly loves his racing and today managed the fantastic third place in slalom.

He can't really pump, he can't really hydrate like everyone else, but his sailing smarts kept him in the race. The exhaustion, pain, emotion, and elation we saw as Dolly came ashore was priceless. This is what Windsurfer Class racing is all about.

Andrew Dolly Divola at 2025 Vaikobi Windsurfer Class Australian Nationals - photo © Shane Baker
Andrew Dolly Divola at 2025 Vaikobi Windsurfer Class Australian Nationals - photo © Shane Baker

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