Australian B14 National Championships at Woollahra Sailing Club - Day 2
by Robbie Hunt & Adrian Beswick 7 Jan 2014 13:35 GMT
5-10 January 2014
Weight doesn't matter
Sailors were greeted with rather un-Sydney like cool southerly and sub 20 degree temperatures. Racing got underway at 1400hrs in 8-15knots (apparently). The day's racing had multiple winners showing a great quality of the competition.
The first race went to the local crew Richie and Lisa sailing in The Nude after some tight competition from Guy and Lachie sailing OMFTB and Andre and Craig sailing Octopussy. Steve Miller and Lauren Bird sailing Phantom were absent after their rudder pin sheared off on the way to the start line.
Race 4 demonstrated to the fleet that weight doesn't matter (poms take note) as the Tasmanian crew of Cole and Clare sailing Cromarty Engineering took the win ahead of a weight conscious Guy Bancroft. Cole and Clare are still sporting the original alloy wings. The result was devastating for the Tassie crew of Robbie and Dave sailing The Hitcher who lead the entire race but lost out on the last lap following an intensive covering strategy of a split fleet.
In race 5, newcomers to the class Rick Plain and Alice Walker sailing Bang Bang sailed a perfect race to secure the win from Guy and Lachie in OMFTB and Ritchie and Lisa in the Nude.
Overall OMTB currently leads the fleet on a tidy 6 points, 4 ahead of The Nude on 10. Octopussy rounds out the top three a further two points adrift. With the racing tight and leaders board varied anything could happen in the final three days of racing. Stay tuned for more updates as racing continues at 1400 hrs tomorrow.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | One More For the Bone | AUS 782 | Guy Bancroft | Lachlan Imeneo | McCrae YC | 1 | 1 | ‑3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | The Nude | AUS 780 | Richie Reynolds | Lissa McMillan | Woollahara SC | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑9 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Octopussy | AUS 375 | Andre Webster | Craig Davidson | Canberra YC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑9 | 12 |
| 4 | Bang Bang | AUS 371 | Rick Plain | Alice Walker | Middle Harbour 16 Skiff Club | 5 | 6 | 5 | ‑7 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | The Hitcher | AUS 372 | Robbie Hunt | David McAully | Kingston Beach SC | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ‑14 | 17 |
| 6 | Bonework | AUS 373 | Scott Cunningham | Rhenny Fermor | McCrae YC | 8 | (DNC) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Rocketship | AUS 792 | Adrian Beswick | Jono LeBis | Leven YC | 6 | 5 | ‑9 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Blown Seal | AUS 779 | Mark Lainson | John Nolan | McCrae YC | 7 | 7 | 7 | ‑12 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Cromarty Engineering | AUS 361 | Cole Dabner | Clare Cromarty | Port Dalrymple YC | (DNF) | DNC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Fairyland | GBR 786 | Gerry Brown | Leaky | The Mote | 13 | 8 | 11 | ‑14 | 8 | 40 |
| 11 | Toxic | AUS 374 | Allen Graham | James Reynolds | Canberra YC | 11 | ‑13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 12 | Phantom | AUS 367 | Stephen Miller | Lauren Bird | Midway Point Yacht Club | 9 | 9 | (DNF) | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 13 | Clean Skin | AUS 781 | Kelvin Boyle | Amy Van Galan | McCrae YC | 10 | 12 | ‑15 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| 14 | Usain Boat | AUS 376 | Nathan Reynolds | Gavin Barwick | Canberra YC | 12 | 10 | 12 | ‑15 | 12 | 46 |
| 15 | Yellow Bone | AUS 357 | Anthony House | Luis Miranda | Woollahara SC | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | ‑15 | 50 |
| 16 | Bondi Tram | AUS 355 | Stephen Mitchell | Adrianne Daly | Midway Point Yacht Club | (DNF) | DNC | 13 | 16 | 16 | 64 |
| 17 | Orca Blush | AUS 368 | Geoff Waldon | Theo Small | Woollahara SC | (DNF) | DNC | 16 | 17 | 18 | 70 |
| 18 | The Beast | AUS 350 | Stan Bland | Ralph Stanford | Woollahara SC | (DNF) | DNC | 17 | 18 | 17 | 71 |