NSW 12' Skiff Championship
by Murray Press 13 Dec 2021 07:27 GMT
4-5 & 11-12 December 2021
Red Energy during the NSW 12' Skiff Championship © Wayne Goodfellow
The NSW 12' Skiff Championship has been raced and won with all six races completed in some very windy conditions. Thanks go to the hosting clubs & volunteers at both the Sydney Flying Squadron & Lane Cove 12' Skiff Club. The racing was close across the fleet with conditions of 20 to 30 knots on two days & 15 to 20 knots on the other two.
At the finish of the last race 1 second separated the winning skiff Geotherm, skippered by Brett Hobson with crew Pete Nicholson from Sail Inc, Nick Press & Noddy Hay. That 1 second win gave them the championship by one point. A great result following a very consistent series from both skiffs.
The 3rd & 4th skiffs also had there close quarter racing with again one point separating them at the end of the series. 3rd was Sydney Sailmakers, James Francis & Berndan Jenkins with 4th going to the also veteran winners Murray Press & Mark Muirhead in Red Energy. LCC Asia Pacific, Jono Temple & Richard Jones finished in 5th place only 3 points adrift.
Geotherm capped off a great series winning the handicap trophy on a count back from Red Energy.
The 12's are putting racing back together after a Covid affected start to the season & postponements of the major Interdominion Championship but next up will be the running of the YOUR MOVE CONVEYANCING 86th Australian Championship in early January 2022 at the Sydney Flying Squadron. A great opportunity to see 12's on the harbour with skiffs from NSW & QLD getting together.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Bow No | Boat Name | Skipper | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| 1 | 23 | Geotherm | Brett Hobson | Pete Nicholson | SFS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 17 | Sails Inc. | Nick Press | Andrew Hay | Lane Cove | DNF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 15 | Sydney Sailmakers | James Francis | Brendan Jenkins | SFS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | Red Energy | Murray Press | Mark Muirhead | Lane Cove | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | 25 | LCC Asia Pacific | Jonathan Temple | Richard Jones | SFS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | 9 | Terms & Conditions | Brad Phillips | Oscar Wilson | SFS | DNF | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | 43 | Stay Connected Electrical | Jakob Ronowicz | Ben Faulkner | SFS | DNF | 9 | 10 | DNF | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | 33 | Gizmo | James Birdsall | Ewen Duckworth | Lane Cove | DNC | 10 | 6 | DNC | 10 | 9 | 50 |
| 9 | 3 | Chapman High Performance Sails | Jack Winning | Brett Phillips | Lane Cove | DNF | 8 | 7 | DNF | 12 | 11 | 53 |
| 10 | 61 | Arrogant Frog | Pete Hill | Steve Hill | Abbotsford | DNF | DNC | DNC | 7 | 9 | 10 | 56 |
| 11 | 5 | Skoll | Robbie Polec | Andrew O'Brien | Lane Cove | DNC | 11 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 5 | 59 |
| 12 | 7 | Shu‑Styx fabrications | Scott Hobson | Jim Beck | SFS | DNC | 7 | 8 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 60 |
| 13 | 31 | The Bird | Billy Lusty | Glenn Farquhar | Lane Cove | DNF | DNC | DNC | 8 | 11 | 12 | 61 |
| 14 | 71 | Your Move Conveyancing | Dave Winning | Joe Bourne | Lane Cove | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNF | 8 | DNF | 68 |