Ronstan Tasar Victorian Championship at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club

by Chris Payne 14 Mar 2017 07:26 GMT 11-13 March 2017

(l-r) Alistair Murray (Ronstan Representative), Jeremy Elmslie, Chris Dance and Dave Taylor (TAV President) © Sarah McCully

With Tropical Cyclone Blanche dissipating over northern Western Australia, Sorrento on Port Phillip was blessed with beautiful sailing weather for the whole weekend. The fleet included the current Tasar State Champion/National Champion/World Champion (all different boats) plus dual Olympian, Krystal Weir and previous Tasar World Champions Rob & Nicole Douglass and Rick Longbottom along with other World Champions such as Glenn Collings and a host of National and State Champions from Tasars and other classes.

Day 1 set the scene with the temperature in the high 20's and a 10 to 16 knot steady Southerly to South Easterly blowing across the course. Both Chris Dance/Jeremy Elmslie and Rob & Nicole showed why they were current champions and shared the wins between them and ended up with Rob/Nicole 1 point ahead of Chris/Jeremy.

Day 2 started very differently with a 30 knot Easterly blowing across the course, but by the time the fleet launched it was 15 knots and dropping. The first two races were sailed in light conditions and saw a mix up of the points, except for Chris/Jeremy who ended with two second places. Daryl and Michelle Stone from Albury sailing in the newest Tasar in Australia, showed their talent to win the difficult 2nd race. The fleet broke for lunch as the wind stopped, and again a lovely southerly came in for the afternoon race. Current State Champions Heather Macfarlane/ Chris Payne won this race to put some pressure on the leaders, but Chris/Jeremy went into the last day with a 6 point buffer over Rob & Nicole.

Day 3 looked like a day on the beach due to no wind, but by the time the fleet had to launch, a nice SE was filling in. Two races were held in a breeze building from 10 knots to 15 by the end. In the first race Heather/Chris won, Glenn & Vanessa Collings were 2nd and Rob/Nic were 3rd. Chris/Jeremy had their worst race for the series with a hard fought 5th. This set the scene for the final race with Heather/Chris needing to win with Chris/Jeremy 5th or worse, and Rob/Nic only 1 point behind.

Final race was in perfect conditions and class stalwarts Mike Paynter/ Kim Paynter (Super Grand Masters) won followed closely by the other class stalwarts Alistair Murray/ Tracey Murray. Alistair and Mike have done numerous Tasar state titles together and won a Tasar Nationals 25 years ago and showed they have not lost any of their skills. Chris/ Jeremy kept a close watch on Chris/ Heather which sealed the overall win for them, and Rob/ Nicole finished a strong second overall.

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	Boat Name	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	DANCE Chris	JEREMEY Elmslie	Doppio	2858	MSC	1	1	4	2	2	4	5	DNC	19
2	DOUGLASS Rob	DOUGLASS Nicole	Chukkel	2710	JBSC	2	2	1	6	‑14	5	3	4	23
3	MACFARLANE Heather	PAYNE Chris	SMAC	2883	BRYC & SYC	6	4	5	1	12	1	1	‑15	30
4	COLLINGS Glenn	COLLINGS Vanessa	Far Out	2852	SBSC	5	5	9	8	3	‑10	2	7	39
5	SLY James	HAYNES Chelsea	Indecisive	2954		10	3	11	3	7	2	‑18	6	42
6	PAYNTER Michael	PAYNTER Kim	Peregrine	2950	McCYC	7	7	16	‑24	4	3	14	1	52
7	WEIR Krystal	GOSS Kate	A little wicked	2703	SYC	3	12	7	7	‑19	6	7	10	52
8	STONE Daryl	STONE Michelle	ARTwork	2961	ADFSA & AWYC	9	14	6	17	1	7	9	‑24	63
9	O'BRIEN Murray	FRENCH David	YUUGE	2642	McCYC	8	‑20	10	5	18	17	11	5	74
10	DAVIES Peter	LEHTONEN‑DAVIES Pia	Another Roady	2911	BSC & GRSC	14	6	3	16	11	11	15	‑20	76
11	RILEY Alan	PEDICINI Pat	Maybe	2760	McYC	12	15	8	13	10	8	‑20	14	80
12	LONGBOTTOM Rick	RUUS‑ATKINSON Kristi	Puzzle	2900	RANSA & CYC	15	11	13	12	8	13	‑22	12	84
13	RATCLIFFE Gary	RATCLIFFE Robyn	Ratz	2874	GRSC	21	8	21	4	5	24	‑27	3	86
14	MURRAY Alistair	MURRAY Tracey	Al Capitan	2941	SYC	19	‑21	17	10	21	9	10	2	88
15	WALKER Ben	WOODS Clare	Boogie Time!	2953	BSC	22	10	12	BFD	32	12	4	8	100
16	GREEN Chris	GREEN Mandy	On Edge	2790	RGYC	13	19	18	9	‑20	16	16	9	100
17	THOMPSON Chas	THOMPSON Lorraine	Loddon Calling	2924	CCSC	17	17	2	19	‑33	23	12	13	103
18	BROWN Michael	BROWN Myles	Funny As	2928	BYC	11	16	14	14	15	‑22	17	17	104
19	CREAK Tony	CREAK Julie	The "AntzPantz"	2769	RGYC	‑24	13	19	23	17	19	8	16	115
20	ELMSLIE David	POTTER Philip	Helter Skelter	2	SYC	4	9	UFD	BFD	9	14	23	23	120
21	MARTIN Ross	MARTIN Natasha	Windfix	2788	SBSC	20	18	15	18	16	15	‑25	18	120
22	HOFFMAN Matthew	HOFFMAN Leanne	Fusion	2782	McYC	18	‑27	20	21	13	21	21	19	133
23	MARTIN Andrew	MARTIN Imogen/Aurelia	Waimukabout	2617	SBSC	28	24	23	‑33	6	25	6	27	139
24	STREATER Bern	STREATER Sarah	2SheepStations	2853	GRSC	26	23	27	20	22	DNC	13	11	142
25	HART David	MORISON Jackie	Lizard	2914	SPASC	‑27	22	22	15	27	18	24	21	149
26	PEDICINI Cary	BANGE Jacqui	Water Rat	2854	WYC	25	26	26	11	‑34	20	19	25	152
27	TAYLOR David	MCCULLY Sarah	Hilarious	2784	SYC	22	28	25	22	23	26	‑30	22	168
28	VINOT Blaise	VINOT Kate	Sail a vie	2931	HSC	23	25	24	25	26	‑27	26	26	175
29	LOWE Greg	EVERETT James	NAIAD	2778	SBSC	30	29	28	27	‑31	28	28	28	198
30	ROBSON Dean	LARY Susan	High Heels and Sneakers	2823	SYC	‑33	30	29	30	24	31	29	33	206
31	CRESWELL Robert	KEAST E	Navy Sailing	2548	HMAS C	29	31	30	SCP	29	‑33	31	31	213
32	DICKINSON Andrew	DICKINSON Andrew	Bail Up	2587	MSC	31	35	DNF	26	UFD	29	25	32	216
33	AHERN Sean	M Easton	Air Force Sailing	2146	ADF Sailing	‑34	32	32	31	30	30	33	29	217
34	PARKER M	GREENHILL N	Navy Sailing 2	2145	HMAS C	32	DNC	31	34	35	32	32	30	226
35	DUNLOP Hugo	FREEMAN Nick	Latest Entry	2491	Med	35	34	33	28	25	35	DNF	DNC	228
36	MILLAR Andrew	XX xx	2786	2786		36	33	‑38	32	36	34	34	34	239
37	RYAN Andrew	THERON Michelle	Harmony	926	BYC	DNF	DNC	DNC	35	28	36	DNC	DNC	251