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49th Ronstan International Fireball Australian Championship

by Robin Inns 7 Jan 2015 08:43 GMT 28 December 2014 - 3 January 2015

The 2014-15 Ronstan Australian Fireball Championships were held from December 28th 2014 until January 3rd at Gosford Sailing Club, New South Wales.

The enthusiastic fleet experienced predominantly light to moderate conditions with plenty of wind shifts to keep it interesting!

Racing was tight in all races with the overall winners not decided until the final race.

The top 3 teams were using different combinations for their set ups. Robin and Joel were using North sails on a Selden Cumulus mast, Tom and Jack were using P&B sails on a Superspar M7 and Michael and Richard were using North working gear also on the M7. These 3 teams were all using Winder hulls. Other sailmakers were also well represented throughout the fleet with the teams using Alexander sails and John Clifton sails showing great boat speed.

The Australian Fireball fleet would like to express their thanks to the Gosford Sailing Club for their hospitality.

Next year our national championships move to Lake Cootharaba in Queensland where we once again get to experience fantastic Fireball racing in warm flat water conditions!

For more information check the Fireball website, http://www.fireball-international.com/upcoming-events/upcoming-events/2016/01/2015-16-australian-fireball-championship/

Overall Results:

1st Robin Inns/Joel Coultas, AUS15025 'Dreadlock Holiday', 16pts
2nd Tom Gordon/Jack Fletcher, AUS15071 'Cletus', 18pts
3rd Michael Thomson/Richard Watson, AUS14777 'KISS', 19pts
4th John Heywood/Brett Littledike, AUS14786 'Renegade', 23pts
5th Matt Carter/Nick Neale, AUS15101 'Sunsets', 30pts
6th Jalina Thompson-Kambas/Chris Derrick, AUS15011 'Ballbreaker', 42pts
7th Dick McCulloch/Glenn Stewart, AUS14812 'Viper', 52pts
8th Robert Hughes/Tony Wilkins, AUS14586 'Temeritous', 60pts
9th Pete Allison/Ian Nadebaum, AUS14971 'For Pete's Sake', 61pts
10th Rod Hookway/Grant Ireland, AUS14722 'Paranoid', 73pts
11th Don Allen/Glenda Allen, AUS14650 'Mrs Palmer', 81pts
12th Laura Best/Meg Williams, AUS14529 'Optical Illusion', 89pts

Australian Junior Champions: Jalina Thompson-Kambas/Chris Derrick AUS15011 'Ballbreaker'

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