Please select your home edition
Edition
Exposure Marine

Etchells 2017 Syd Corser Regatta: Blowing dogs off chains

by Jonny Fullerton 17 Dec 2017 05:18 GMT 16-17 December 2017
AUS947 - Magpie - Etchells 2017 Syd Corser Regatta © Jonny Fullerton

Due to strong winds and the forecast for the rest of the day by the Bureau of Meteorology, the remaining races of the 2017 Syd Corser Regatta were cancelled.

Magpie sailed by Neville Wittey, James Mayo and Ritchie Allanson from Mornington Yacht Club, Victoria, was therefore declared the winner of the 2017 Syd Corser Regatta. Second place went to Peter Chappell, Graeme Johnson & Alex Boston on AUS1382 from Royal Freshwater Bay YC and 3rd place to Bruce Ferguson, Cameron Miles & David Sampson sailing on Whisper from Royal Prince Alfred YC in Sydney.

The vast majority of the fleet will remain at the Royal Perth Yacht Club in Fremantle to no doubt get some training in over the holidays before the Etchells Australian Championship held in Fremantle from 6 - 12 January, 2018.

The Eastern State visiting Etchells were keen to point out how valuable the regatta had been in getting used to the Fremantle sailing conditions. The Etchells Swan River Fleet Etchells Australia fleet look forward to welcoming the fleet back in the new year.

Overall Results (Top 6 after 4 races, all to count)

  1. AUS947 Magpie - Neville Wittey, James Mayo, Ritchie Allanson - 6,1,5,3 = 15pts
  2. AUS1382 - Peter Chappell, Graeme Johnson, Alex Boston - 2/RDG,4,8,6 = 20pts
  3. AUS875 Whisper - Bruce Ferguson, Cameron Miles, David Sampson - 10,10,2,1 = 23pts
  4. AUS1374 St Johns Dance - Raymond Smith, Peter Nicholas, Mike Hughes - 7,2,12,4 = 25pts
  5. AUS1400 Azure - Chris Pratt, Simon Wilder, Jake Flintoff - 1/RDG,13,7,5 = 26pts
  6. AUS925 Lisa - David Chapman, Mark Langford, Julian Plante, Joachim Aschenbrenner - 8,3,1,18/OCS = 30pts
For more information visit website or Facebook.

Overall Results: (all races count)

PosBoat NameSkippeer & CrewR1R2R3R4Pts
1Magpie AUS947Neville Wittey & James Mayo & Ritchie Allanson 6) 1) 5) 3)15
2AUS1382Peter Chappell & Graeme Johnson & Alex BostonDG) 4) 8) 6)20
3Whisper AUS875Bruce Ferguson & Cameron Miles & David Sampson10)10) 2) 1)23
4St Johns Dance AUS1374Raymond Smith & Peter Nicholas & Michael Hughes 7) 2)12) 4)25
5Azure AUS1400Chris Pratt & Simon Wilder & Jake FlintoffDG)13) 7) 5)26
6Lisa AUS925David Chapman & Mark Langford & Julian Plante & Joachim Aschenbrenner 8) 3) 1)CS)30
7The Croc AUS1402Michael Manford & Dean McAullay & Nick Gray 3) 6) 3)CS)30
8Bandwagon AUS891Al Murchison & Skip Lissiman & Liam Seagreen & Nick Syme13) 8) 6) 7)34
9Cone of Silence AUS990Ben Durham & Andy Fethers & Sean Gregory11)SQ) 4) 2)38
10Chelsea Lady AUS1267Bill Steele & Sam Gilmour & Emilia Horn & Alex Landwehr14) 9)10) 9)42
11The Rat AUS963Grantham Kitto & Bradley Moore & Tim Ward & Jonathon Kitto 5) 5)16)NC)47
12Dragon Lady AUS1150Matthew Wearn & Brad Wearn & Peter Burtenshaw15)11)11)12)49
13Happy Little Friend AUS883Robbie Gibbs & Paul Spencer & Trent Carter 4)17)17)13)51
14Briar Patch AUS1356Gus McBriar & David King & Peter Vos12)16)15) 8)51
15Highlander AUS1226Martin Webster & Chris Smith & Adele Jackson & Bjorne Neilson17)15) 9)11)52
16Chilly Bin AUS1320Dirk Van der Struyf & Matt Smith & Richard Rowell16) 7)CS)10)54
17Screaming Plum AUS1022Doug Kerr & Greg Kerr & Luke Paterson 9)12)13)NC)55
18Chicken Soup AUS1359Mark Crier & Dean Motteram & Alvaro Proietti18)14)14)NF)64
19Galactic Wind AUS1223John Greeve & Warrick Bagnell & Aaron de Longville19)18)18)NF)73
20Bobsled AUS1289Karen Koedyk & Jenny Spearman & Annette Koenders & Vera Waldby20)19)ET)NC)81

Related Articles

Royal Thames YC 250th Anniversary Regatta overall
Perfect Solent conditions and desperately tight racing for the conclusion Picture-perfect conditions of a building 8-18 knots from the south-west, bright sunshine and flat Solent conditions on the flood tide made for a glamorous conclusion to the Royal Thames Yacht Club's 250th Anniversary Regatta on Sunday. Posted on 16 Jun
Royal Thames YC 250th Anniversary Regatta Day 4
Challenging summer Solent conditions test the fleets A brisk south-westerly breeze, with gusts above 20 knots at times, made for challenging top-end conditions for all the fleets on a very busy Solent for the Royal Thames Yacht Club 250th Anniversary Regatta. Posted on 14 Jun
Royal Thames YC 250th Anniversary Regatta Day 3
Patience rewarded on light air afternoon Conditions more akin to the Mediterranean greeted the 251 entries on day 3 of the Royal Thames Yacht Club's 250th Anniversary Regatta, with bright sunshine and a shut-down of air flow across the Solent racecourses. Posted on 13 Jun
Royal Thames YC 250th Anniversary Regatta Day 2
All seasons in one day as the competition gets serious Day two of the Royal Thames Yacht Club's 250th Anniversary Regatta was described by Principal Race Officer, Tim Hancock, in his morning competitors' briefing as a 'transitional' one with a chilly, rain-filled weather system passing over the Solent. Posted on 12 Jun
Inaugural Eastern Asia Offshore Race start
Seasoned sailors beat through the harbour in super light winds 14 boats set off from Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour in the Inaugural Eastern Asia Offshore Race, taking competitors on a 350nm journey to Tainan, the southwestern tip of Taiwan Island. Posted on 29 May
Jura Scottish Series runners and riders
Fleet are mustered in Tarbert Habour, Loch Fyne, ready to race Competitors at the Jura Scottish Series may not be assured of continued sunshine, the like of which has blessed the north of Britain for the last few weeks, but they should be blessed with breezes which seem set to build progressively. Posted on 23 May
Scottish Series champions will be back to defend
Jura Scottish Series on Loch Fyne starts soon Last year's overall winners of the Jura Scottish Series, Allan Manuel's Etchells 22 Bounce Back, are returning to Tarbert, Loch Fyne over the coming days looking to defend the class title which they won with a convincing scoreline. Posted on 20 May
Etchells North American Championship overall
Luke Lawrence and team win at San Diego Yacht Club The competitors for the Etchells North American Championship in San Diego left the dock Sunday morning for the final two races of the regatta with a lot of work still in front of them to determine the winner. Posted on 19 May
Etchells North American Championship day 2
Three more races held on Saturday The 2025 Etchells North American Championship continued with 3 more races on Saturday. Conditions were more favorable for racing today with wind in the 8 - 12 kt range. Posted on 18 May
Etchells North American Championship day 1
A strong day for Masfen, Cooke and Wilkinson give the NZL team top position Day one of the Etchells North American Championship started off under an AP flag with mostly cloudy skies. After an almost 90 minute delay, Race 1 got under way at 12:55 with a course bearing of 235 with 1.2 nm legs. Posted on 17 May