ADMIX B14 Worlds at Hobart, Tasmania

ADMIX B14 Worlds at Hobart, Tasmania - Days 1 & 2

by Mark Barnes 7 Jan 2009 11:23 GMT 6-10 January 2009

A high wind start to the B14 worlds in Hobart © ADMIX B14 worlds media

Day one, half the fleet launched, into an offshore 15 knot breeze which then built to 25 - 35 knots, resulting in the other half of the fleet being held ashore as the breeze hit the on water fleet. After 1.5 hours, it was deemed that it would be best to send the fleet ashore and postpone till the flowing day.

Day two of the B14 World Championships started with a promising 5 to 15 knot northwesterly but with a sea breeze forecast, was always likely to die, and become very patchy before the sea breeze set in. As always in these conditions it was going to be a challenging day at the office for race officer Nick Hutton.

As predicted, the first race was postponed three times during the final start sequence before a successful start was achieved. In race one, the breeze initially paid to go left with the boats form the pin looking really good. However, the beat turned inside out and the left was hung out to dry. The lead bunch enjoyed a consistent but dying north westerly. Over the two laps there were big changes with some of the favourites arriving in heartbreak hotel with no route to the front. The lead bunch finished with kites, but then the opposing sea breeze kicked in and the latter bunch and managed to finish on a beat, with some being out of time. Sly Bone (Guy Bancroft/Nick Darlow) won the race pushed hard by Hyde Sails (Alan Davis/Toby Barsley-Dale), and Team Gill (Nick Craig/Matt Johnson).

Race two was sailed in a consistent 15 - 18 knot sea breeze with a steep chop to punch into and making for great kite runs down wind. The race got under way under a black flag after an enthusiastic fleet pushed the line hard resulting in a general recall. Seavolution (Mark Barnes/Pete Nicholson) overhauled Sly Bone, Bonework (Rhys Bancroft/Joey Randell) and Pigs Arse (Nick Richardson/Alan Nicholas) to win from Pigs Arse and Bonework.

In Race three, and with the breeze shifting right, then a large shift to the left, the fleet right had paid on the first round with Last Gasp (Chris Bibby and Scott Cunningham) taking the lead form a tight pursuing group. On the second beat, there was a strong shift to the left, closing up the front runners and bringing others who had headed hard left to the front led by Quinta Raddison (Chris Bines/Dave Gibbons) at the windward mark. With very tight racing, there were many place changes on the last run and a big group crossing the line together. Quinta Raddison Held on to win from Last Gasp and Bonework.

Going into day 3, with more of the same, all is to play for and the fleet were very closely bunched from front to back.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	AUS778	Sly Bone	Guy Bancroft	Nick Darlow	McYC	1	4	3	8
2	AUS7	Bonework	Rhys Bancroft (Y)	Joey Randell	McYC	9	3	4	16
3	AUS374	Toxic	Dave Lorimer	Raf Heale	McYC	8	5	5	18
4	GBR768	Seavolution	Mark Barnes	Pete Nicholson	W/BYC	5	1	12.5	18.5
5	GBR773	Team Gill	Nick Craig	Matt Johnson	FPSC	3	7	12.5	22.5
6	AUS372	Pigs Arse	Nick Richardson	Alan Nicholas	WYC	6	2	16	24
7	GBR772	Simmons & Simmons	Mark Watts	George Morris	WeSC	7	9	11	27
8	AUS371	bangbang	Kieran Livermore	Jonathan Branch	WSC	10	6	14	30
9	AUS137	Aviva	Simon Morgan (Y)	Drew Latham	RYCT	11	14	9	34
10	AUS370	The Plumbers	Ian Cunningham	David Cunningham	McYC	13	11	10	34
11	AUS379	Last Gasp	Chris Bibby	Scott Cunningham	McYC	16	18	2	36
12	GBR757	MJF/North	David Hayes	Sean Dwyer		17	17	6	40
13	AUS357	Buggar The Bone	Richard Fisher	Stuart McDonnell	TYC/PDYC	14	19	8	41
14	GBR763	Hyde Sails	Alan Davis	Toby Barsley-Dale	WeSC	2	16	24	42
15	AUS368	The Nude	Richie Reynolds	Lissa McMillan	WSC	15	10	17	42
16	GBR758	Anthill Mob	Tim Harrison	Jonathan Ratcliffe	HPYC	25	13	7	45
17	AUS359	Epic	Chris Wells	Dianne Maynard	DSC	18	8	19	45
18	GBR775	Quinta Raddison Ltd	Chris Bines	Dave Gibbons	BSC	33	12	1	46
19	GBR770	Compact Pussycat	Simon Hadley	Nikki Webster	WhYC	12	26	21	59
20	AUS363	Just In Time	Ben Price (Y)	Jim Morgan	RYCT	4	28	28	60
21	GBR777	Dynamic Ovington Boats	Chris Turner	Phil Eltringham	TSC	28	21	15	64
22	AUS151	The George	James Patterson (Y)	James Huggett	McYC	20	24	22	66
23	AUS376	Hunt Leather	Sophie Hunt	Andrew Payne	WSC	21	23	25	69
24	AUS369	Strait4devils Budget	Adrian Beswick (Y)	Josh Phillips	RYCT	23	15	34	72
25	AUS353	Dodge A Bullet	Andre Webster	Jacob Webster	CYC	19	27	26	72
26	AUS375	Octopussy	Peter Ray	Karen Branch	WSC	27	22	23	72
27	GBR760	On Purpose	Geraldine Brown	Leaky Fermor		24	29	20	73
28	AUS378	Siren	Kelvin Boyle	Josh Fullenger	McYC	31	25	18	74
29	AUS377	Early Warning	Ross Daley	John Genders	MPYC	29	20	33	82
30	AUS159	Partic Nasty Weather	William Short	Alan Short	KBSC	22	34	31	87
31	AUS366	The Cunning Plan	Cole Dabner	Rob Moreton	PDYC	32	30	35	97
32	AUS280	B+	Craig Macaulay	Louise Macaulay	BRYC	35	33	30	98
33	AUS182	Power Play	Simon Baker (Y)	Aaron Ellis	DSC	26	41	36	103
34	AUS356	B-Sting	Daniel Watson	Derek Schaefer	RPAYC	39	36	29	104
35	AUS250	B Alert	Tim Grant	Stuart Grant	MYC	38	31	40	109
36	AUS361	Smokin'	David Cromarty (Y)	Cameron Gibson	TYC	51	37	27	115
37	AUS355	Bondi Tram	Stephen Mitchell	Amy Van Galen	MPYC	51	32	32	115
38	AUS181	The Edge	Timothy Starkey	Mathieu Mongin	RYCT	37	40	38	115
39	AUS155	Zone	Gemma Meincke	Danielle McKay	MPYC	40	35	41	116
40	AUS152	Not Just Yet	John Tanton	Benn Morgan	RYCT	30	43	44	117
41	AUS226	Esra Tew	Gavin Barwick (Y)	Simon Legge	TYC	34	51	37	122
42	AUS290	Serious Yahoo	Peter Fox	Mick Hawes	KYC	36	39	51	126
43	AUS104	Austral Asia Line	Benjamin Zamstra	Peter Coad	DSS	51	38	39	128
44	GBR728	Hey Ho, Here We Go	Trevor Harris	Lucy Walter	BSC	51	42	42	135
45	AUS299	Hurricane	Geoff Waldon	Rick Boughton	WSC	51	44	43	138
46	AUS103	Blow Me	Luke Cripps	Sam Cannamela	BYC	51	45	45	141
47	AUS354	Bounce	Michael Semelbauer	John Semelbauer	MPYC	51	46	51	148
48	AUS313	Bring It On	Shaun Hancock	Sam Lowe	MPYC	51	51	51	153
48	AUS362	Shmoo	Roger Board	Alex Board	RYCT	51	51	51	153
48	AUS367	Phantom	Stephen Miller	Lauren Keil	MPYC	51	51	51	153