International 14 2018 Australian Championship at Darling Point Sailing Squadron - Day 1
by John Graham 7 Jan 2018 05:33 GMT
5-12 January 2018
Givin' it some Grunt - International 14 2018 Australian Championships - Day 1 © John Graham
There was a light ESE for the first race that shifted left just before the start, requiring an AP and re-laying of the course. Short, two windward and returns saw the first boat, Mark "Meaty" Krystic, finish in just under 20 minutes ahead of David Hayter, with Roger Blasse in third.
The second race saw similar conditions. An ENE of maybe up to 10-12 knots, with most crews two-wiring. "Meaty" won again in a longer race in just over 42 minutes - four windward and returns, from Dave Alexander, with Roger Blasse in third. Fleet number at 19.
Lindsay Irwin entered, but had to cancel due to appendix problems. The weather is looking like being much of the same for the next few days. An ESE early shifting left after midday, as a NE sea breeze looks likely. Starts have been rescheduled to 1330 AEDT to hopefully get a breeze in by then. Tuesday is a scheduled lay day.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Fleet | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | VIC | Too late to stop now | AUS656 | Mark Krstic | James Lanati | BRYC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | SA | Alexander Sails | AUS672 | David Alexander | Cameron McDonald | ASC | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | QLD | Wang Wang | AUS677 | David Hayter | Trent Neighbour | DPSS | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4th | VIC | Do you get it yet | AUS657 | Roger Blase | Andrew Gilligan | BRYC | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | VIC | Ron Jeremy | AUS644 | Chris Vaughn | Matt Balmer | BRYC | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6th | WA | The Jolly Roger | AUS645 | David Bramley | Steve Walters | PDSC | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7th | VIC | Givin' it some grunt | AUS649 | Greg Coutts | Jason Close | SYC | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 8th | WA | Snatch | AUS626 | Cortney Mahar | Elliott Mahar | 18 footers league | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 9th | WA | Stealth | AUS670 | David Lugg | Phil Vance | PDSC | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th | VIC | Black Parrot | AUS638 | Ben Strong | James Patterson | SYC | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 11th | WA | Carbon Comet II | AUS662 | Luke Devine | Marcel Bucek | PDSC | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 12th | SA | Monkey Wrench | AUS653 | Brec Mitton | Jordi Oakley | ASC | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 13th | VIC | Joker | AUS676 | Anthony Anderson | Dan Vaughn | McYC | DNS | 7 | 26 |
| 14th | QLD | Roger Ramjet | AUS650 | Craig Padman | Derik Layfield | RQYS | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 15th | VIC | Argo | AUS674 | Stuart Vickery | Freya Vickery | SYC | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 16th | NSW | CST Composites | AUS651 | Ron Scherwiniski | Greg Dixon | BRYC | 14 | DNF | 31 |
| 17th | VIC | PTG | AUS667 | Phillip Tomamichel | Geoffrey Tomamichel | FYC | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 18th | QLD | Zulu | AUS648 | Adam Syms | Daniel Farthing | BRYC | 17 | DNF | 34 |
| 19th | VIC | Back in Black | AUS669 | Robert Vickery | Aaron Vickery | SYC | DNF | DNS | 37 |