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Australian B14 National Championships at Woollahra Sailing Club - Overall

by Adrian Beswick and Jono le Bis 10 Jan 2014 11:08 GMT 5-10 January 2014

Day 5 was the first time that sailors had seen the sun in 4 days with the breeze blowing in from the North East at 8-15 knots. Two races were sailed starting at Shark Island, with the first race commencing at 1300hrs.

First race of the day was race 11. Rocketship got off the line with such speed that they managed to get the only OCS and were eliminated from the race, the fleet headed left early and all held good speed and height. OCS Rocketship lead around the top mark from 1MFTB and The Hitcher. On the downwind work the whole game tightened leading into the bottom mark with BangBang closing in for another time rounding tight on the heels of 1MFTB followed by Octopussy. Despite the challenge, 1MFTB managed to hold on for the win followed closely by BangBang and Octopussy in third.

Race 12 started in similar conditions. After the start 1MFTB split to the far left gaining enough of a lead which was held to the finish. The Hitchers rounded the top mark in second place with a large group of chase boats close behind. The group bunched together at the bottom mark in low pressure causing slight chaos. On the second work majority of the fleet went left centre and remained in relatively close quarters back up to the top mark. In the end Octopussy finished second with The Nude close on their heels in third.

Overall 1MFTB has claimed the championship after a tussle with The Nude and BangBang to keep him honest.

The fleet sailed with a minimum weight of 88kgs for the regatta and during the regatta 4 of the 12 races going to boats with the older spec alloy wings with a total weight greater than 88kgs proving that weight doesn't matter. On this note the Australian Fleet and Executive is looking forward to the next world council meeting to discuss the final outcome for the coming National and World Championships in McCrae in 2014-2015.

The National Championships will commence on 27th December with Registration Commencing racing from 28-31 December 2014 with the World Championships commencing after a New year's Lay Day on the 2nd of January.

Competitors are strongly encouraged to book accommodation as soon as possible to avoid disappointment due to McCrae's reputation as a popular summer tourist destination.

Final Results:

PlaceBoatSail NoClubHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12Pts
1One More For the BoneAUS 782McCrae YCGuy BancroftLachlan Imeneo11‑322‑432311117
2The NudeAUS 780Woollahara SCRichie ReynoldsLissa McMillan331‑93‑1321235326
3Bang BangAUS 371Middle Harbour 16 Skiff ClubRick PlainAlice Walker5‑65‑71215122428
4OctopussyAUS 375Canberra YCAndre WebsterCraig Davidson4224‑95535‑63235
5BoneworkAUS 373McCrae YCScott CunninghamRhenny Fermor8(DNC)455164457‑949
6The HitcherAUS 372Kingston Beach SCRobbie HuntDavid McAully2483147‑169‑1544560
7Blown SealAUS 779McCrae YCMark LainsonJohn Nolan777‑126310877‑12.5870
8RocketshipAUS 792Leven YCAdrian BeswickJono LeBis65967‑1077810OCS671
9FairylandGBR 786The MoteGerry BrownLeaky‑13811‑148846686772
10Cromarty EngineeringAUS 361Port Dalrymple YCCole DabnerClare Cromarty(DNF)(DNC)6146810111391077
11Clean SkinAUS 781McCrae YCKelvin BoyleAmy Van Galan1012‑158131113(DNF)9121011108
12ToxicAUS 374Canberra YCAllen GrahamJames Reynolds1113101010‑1512‑1510111112109
13Usain BoatAUS 376Canberra YCNathan ReynoldsGavin Barwick121012‑1512‑14912139813113
14PhantomAUS 367Midway Point Yacht ClubStephen MillerLauren Bird99(DNF)1311911‑14121412.514115
15Yellow BoneAUS 357Woollahara SCAnthony HouseLuis Miranda14111411151614111418DNFDNC138
16Bondi TramAUS 355Midway Point Yacht ClubStephen MitchellAdrianne Daly(DNF)(DNC)13161612151316151415145
17The BeastAUS 350Woollahara SCStan BlandRalph Stanford(DNF)(DNC)1718171717DNF18161516170
18Orca BlushAUS 368Woollahara SCGeoff WaldonTheo Small(DNF)(DNC)1617181818DNF17171617173

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