B14 NSW State Titles at Woollahra Sailing Club
by Lissa McMillan 16 Nov 05:59 GMT
1-2 November 2025
The sun was shining on the first day of the B14 NSW State Titles at Woollahra Sailing Club on the 1st November 2025.
Unfortunately, the wind was not blowing at all, so the 9 boats, some of which had travelled from as far as Tasmania and Melbourne, were treated to a drifter on the beautiful Sydney Harbour.
It was textbook Nude weather, and Richie and Lissa (sailing in The Nude AUS800) duly took the three bullets on offer. It wasn’t without drama and very stiff competition – Nick Richardson and Natalia Wisniewska (Apparent AUS779) dominated in Race 1, only to have The Nude pip them on the finish line by a fingernail after being OCS at the start.
Race Officer John Allan swung the course for the changing breeze direction (sort of Southeast-ish) in Race 2, shortening the leg length, but increasing the race to 3 laps.
By Race 3, the breeze totally dropped out, with the RO shortening the race after 2 laps, but even so 5 boats timed out.
Day 2 saw slightly more breeze, and Craig Garmston and Paul Fleming (Snatch AUS 375) returned to their winning ways, taking out Races 4 and 5. Tim Brazier and Katy Denney (B Flat AUS353) really found their mojo on the second day of racing, with an impressive 2nd in Race 4 plus a 3rd in Race 5, cementing them firmly as eventual winners on handicap.
The Nude left her best race until last and won Race 6 and the NSW State Titles, with Craig and Paul not being able to regain the attractive coathanger trophy they had taken out last year.
Glenn Cardwell and Karen Branch (Bandit AUS 793) had a consistent regatta with four thirds, but it wasn’t enough to push Nick and Nat off the podium for 3rd place.
Stan Bland and Erica Huber (Pretty in Pink AUS 780) had some tremendous starts, and great pace, and Andy Harper and Jay Windsor (Green Machine AUS 378) led the fleet to the top mark in one race. Anthony House (Yellow Bone AUS 357) sailed with Cameron and Amanda blitzing the first work in Race 5.
The very Presidential Ryan Gerrish (the NSW B14 Class Association President), sailing with Dominik Vogt, used the opportunity to officially rename AUS 368 The Significant Other, with champagne and appropriate speeches and much applause. Thanks also to Ryan for organising the banquet on Saturday night at the local restaurant Jewel on the Bay.
After two days and six races it was Richie and Lissa sailing in The Nude who won the series on 9 points, Craig and Paul in Snatch visiting from Victoria in second and Nick and Natalia in Apparent visiting from Tasmania third on the podium.
On handicap, it was Tim and Katy in B Flat who sailed to first place, followed by Andy and Jay in Green Machine in second and Stan and Erica in Pretty in Pink coming third.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| Handicap Fleet |
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| 1st | B Flat | AUS 353 | Tim Brazier | Katy Denney | WSC | 1 | 2 | (DNF) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2nd | Green Machine | AUS 378 | Andy Harper | Jay Windsor | IYC | 3.5 | 5 | (DNF) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 3rd | Pretty in Pink | AUS 780 | Stan Bland | Erica Huber | WSC | 3.5 | 1 | (DNF) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19.5 |
| 4th | Yellow Bone | AUS 357 | Anthony House | Cameron / Amanda | WSC | 6 | 4 | (DNF) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 5th | Significant Other | AUS 368 | Ryan Gerrish | Dominik Vogt | WSC | 2 | 3 | (DNF) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 6th | Apparent | AUS 779 | Nick Richardson | Nathalie Wisniewska | WSC | 5 | ‑8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 7th | The Nude | AUS 800 | Richie Reynolds | Lissa McMillan | WSC | 8 | 6 | 1 | ‑9 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 8th | Snatch | AUS 375 | Craig Garmston | Paul Fleming | SBSC | ‑9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 9th | Bandit | AUS 793 | Glenn Cardwell | Karen Branch | IYC | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | ‑8 | 8 | 32 |
| Scratch Fleet |
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| 1st | The Nude | AUS 800 | Richie Reynolds | Lissa McMillan | WSC | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | Snatch | AUS 375 | Craig Garmston | Paul Fleming | SBSC | 3 | 2 | ‑4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3rd | Apparent | AUS 779 | Nick Richardson | Nathalie Wisniewska | WSC | 2 | ‑5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4th | Bandit | AUS 793 | Glenn Cardwell | Karen Branch | IYC | ‑5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 5th | B Flat | AUS 353 | Tim Brazier | Katy Denney | WSC | 4 | 6 | (DNF) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 6th | Pretty in Pink | AUS 780 | Stan Bland | Erica Huber | WSC | 6 | 4 | (DNF) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7th | Yellow Bone | AUS 357 | Anthony House | Cameron / Amanda | WSC | 8 | 7 | (DNF) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 8th | Significant Other | AUS 368 | Ryan Gerrish | Dominik Vogt | WSC | 7 | 8 | (DNF) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 9th | Green Machine | AUS 378 | Andy Harper | Jay Windsor | IYC | 9 | 9 | (DNF) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 42 |