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Fireball South Australia State Championship - Heat 8

by Robin Inns 5 Mar 2009 07:38 GMT 22 February 2009
Nathan Stockley & Sam Muirhead in their new Fireball during heat 8 of the South Australia State Championship © Ben Neaylon

Race 8 of the South Australian Fireball Championship was held as Grange Sailing Club on 22nd February.

The fleet was greeted with clear skies, a gentle 8 knot SW breeze and friendly club volunteers.

The race was well won by Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead sailing their new boat. Robin Inns/Joel Coultas finished in 2nd position which was enough for them to take the overall title. 3rd was Greg Allison/Richard Watson lifting them to 3rd position overall.

After 8 races of the South Australian championships the overall winners have been decided however there are mini battles being played out amongst the fleet.

With the final 2 races to be held at Adelaide Sailing Club on March 15th there is much to play for with minor places and handicap positions wide open.

Come down to the club to watch the racing and have a look at the boats. We would welcome the opportunity to show you the Fireball class and invite you to take a boat for a sail.

Our National Championships will be held in December 2009 at Port Stephens, NSW and the Fireball World Championships are planned for Mandurah, Western Australia in 2012. Now is a great time to jump into the class!

For more information see www.fireballaustralia.org or in South Australia, www.fireballsa.yachting.org.au .

Results after 8 Races: (2 discards)

PosSail NoHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
114782Robin InnsJoel Coultas-2-52121129
214850Ben SchulzBen Neaylon133(15F)143-615
314971Greg AllisonRichard Watson41-5-5352318
414786John HeywoodBrett Littledike-5443-534523
514812Peter InnsEdward Alder56-96-725428
614587Nathan StockleySam Muirhead32126(20S)(20S)20S34
714811Matthew CarterMatthew Neale6-1374876(20S)38
814933Roger GoldfinchBrett Goldfinch778(20S)48(13F)741
914545Steve LudersLisa Lavery89-1171010(20S)852
1014599Chris StevensMelissa Stevens10-1212(15F)997956
1114487Jim HughesBeth Fawcett1111(20S)8(20S)1191262
1214510Patrick HughesTom Hughes91010(20S)(20S)6820S63
1314529Rod SchmidtDamien Chambers14-1714(20S)1212101173
1413686Dave GoddenDanielle Godden15-18(20S)15F1113111378
1514810Ryan KellyMarcus Korobacz19F869(20S)(20S)20S20S82
1614814Andrew CrossleyPeter Crossley1214(20S)15F15F(20S)20S20S96
1714746Geoff LingChelsea Ling131513(20S)15F(20S)20S20S96
1814745James SzpunarChristopher Rowney19F16(20S)15F(20S)20S20S10100
1915011Nathan StockleySam Muirhead(20S)(20S)20S20S20S20S20S1101

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