Rockal Evans celebrated his first podium finish of the year in the Sydney Harbour Combined Clubs Inshore Series at the weekend.

The Bermudian sailor and the crew aboard David Hamilton’s Farr40, Seeking Alpha, finished runners-up after completing the 11-mile race around Sydney Harbour with a corrected time of 2hr 2:47min.

Evans, who served a tactician in the race, is delighted to have earned a spot on the podium for Middle Harbour Yacht Club, which hosted the race lasted Saturday.

“The team’s performance was good and all on board was happy with the result,” Evans told The Royal Gazette.

“It’s a fairly new team and we have been sailing together for maybe nine weeks now. This was our first time doing this regatta and maybe my fourth time in total.

“The conditions was 10 to 12 knots and the race was a long-distance race around marks in Sydney Harbour.”

Evans’s boat finished 1min 10sec behind winners Like Oxygen, and pipped Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Khaleesi for second by a mere 12 seconds.

The Sydney Harbour Combined Clubs Inshore Series is conducted jointly by Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Manly Yacht Club, Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association, Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and Vaucluse Yacht Club and consists of ten races.