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Latest News Links Keelboat - Goacher and Owen take Aussie Flying 15 title . . . Keelboat - Jamin defends Yngling World title . . . Keelboat - Yngling Class Open Regatta and Youth Gold Cup . . . Keelboat - Top names gather for Etchells Worlds . . . Keelboat - Third for Joe Woods and tactician Geoff Carveth at Melges 32 Gold Cup . . . Keelboat - Woods and Carveth in fourth at Melges 32 Gold Cup . . . Keelboat - Artemis Racing take RC44 World Championships . . . Keelboat - The Brits win Pan American Viper 640 Championship series . . . Keelboat - Etchells European title for Shaun Frolich . . . Keelboat - K6 Inland Championship – Queen Mary Sailing Club. Keelboat - 1,762 Starters for the 43rd Barcolana race . . . Keelboat - Boisterous opening weekend at Hamble Winter Series . . . Back to latest Sailing News reports here . . . Goacher and Owen take Aussie Flying 15 title . . . Final day of the Australian Flying Fifteen Championship and Britain’s triple world champion Steve Goacher who teamed up with the winning skipper from last year’s Flying Fifteen nationals, Matt Owen, secured the Golden Anniversary title. While Goacher and Owen made sure that Alan Bax and Simon Childs did not finish more than three places ahead of them, both finishing worse than seventh. Adele Jackson and Dean McAullay took the final race win ahead of Hawkins/Jones and Yu/Nelson, and were best all-Australian crew in fourth place overall.  The result was a huge triumph for the three visiting British crews, who took out the first three placings in the regatta. The trio showed remarkable consistency, so much so that the worst placing for any of them was a fifteenth in the 58 boat fleet. Individual brilliance by several of the Australians from time to time was offset by the odd disaster in their scoreline and even with the benefit of two drops, they could not match the visitors. Adam Semple and Lisa Greeve won the silver fleet trophy with a four point buffer over Hank Heimans and Alan Sharpe, while Ray Ellard and Ken Treharne won the Classic championship. Flying 15 - Final leading positions Australian 50th Nationals after 8 races (57 entries) 1. GBR3988 Steve Goacher / Matt Owen 17pts 2. GBR3987 Alan Bax / Simon Childs 20pts 3. GBR3775 Mike Hart / Richard Rigg 22pts 4. AUS3933 Adele Jackson / Dean McAullay 27pts 5. AUS3781 David Tucker / Matt Summers 30pts 6. AUS3881 Adam Hawkins / Ben Jones 30pts 7. AUS3670 Graeme Lillingstone / Ed Repsevicius 35pts 8. AUS 3743 Greg Tonnison / Steve Roberts 43 pts 9. AUS3859 David Yu / Chris Nelson 45 pts 10. AUS 3982 Chris Paterson / Rupert Leslie 58pts Jamin defends Yngling World title . . . Only three points today separated the first three boats at the end of the 2012 World Championship for the International Yngling one-design keelboat class, with victory going to defending champion, Maarten Jamin, from The Netherlands. Jamin, a dual world champion in the three-crew keelboat, finished with 40 points, two points clear of fellow countryman Tom Otte on 42 points, with one point to third placegetter, Australian champion Michael Nash on 43 points. Nash had led the series going into the final race. Yngling Class Open Regatta and Youth Gold Cup . . . Final results of the Yngling Class Open Regatta and Youth Gold Cup have now been posted. No report but it seems results are - After eight race, Mike Nash of Australia on AUS 57 took the overall regatta victory with world champions, Maartin Jamin NED 355 in second and Tom Otte, NED 328 in third. In the Youth Gold Cup, Anne-Chris’n Kentgens, NED 365 took the title, with Lucas Lier, DEN 199 staying in second and Marjolein Hufen NED 333 taking third. 
Top names gather for Etchells Worlds . . . Competitors have until 17:00 hours on the 31 December to lodge their entries for the International Etchells 2012 World Championship, being held in Sydney. Entry numbers to date are 57, with an 80-boat fleet expected to contest the Championship off Sydney heads between the 16 and 25 February 2012. Racing under the burgee of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron commences with the Invitational Race on Sunday 19 February. First race proper of the World Championship is on Monday 20 February, with the final race on Saturday 25 February. The race course will be on Manly Circle, located just off Sydney's famous Manly Beach. Competing in the event are some exceptional international talent including Hardesty, Vince Brun, Noel Drennan, Ante Razmilovic, John Bertrand and Jud Smith. Leading the British entries is 2007 Etchells World Champion Andy Beadsworth, steering the Swiss entry, Anamchara, for James McHugh. Other British skippers heading down under in February are Ante Razmilovic with Swedish Blue, David Franks with Elvis and Robert Elliott skippering Bedrock. The Etchells World Championship is sponsored by Hamburg SUD, Gill, PredictWind, Telstra, Yachting NSW Boat Insurance and Nautica. Third for Joe Woods and tactician Geoff Carveth at Melges 32 Gold Cup . . . Steve Howe aboard Warpath, alongside of tactician Morgan Larson and crewmembers Jeff Reynolds, Warwick Fleury, Zack Maxum, Mark Towill, James Maloney and Tim Klein, have been crowned 2011 Melges 32 Gold Cup Champions. For Howe, this is his first major win in the Melges 32 Class.  Reigning North American Champion Ryan DeVos on Volpe placed second overall. At his side was none other than Ed Baird, who over the course of the weekend, proved to be consistent and certainly a competitive force in the class. Rounding out the top three was Joe Woods and tactician Geoff Carveth on Red, who has consistently placed in the top five over the last three years at Gold Cup. Melges 32 - Final positions, 2011 Gold Cup Regatta (18 entries) after 8 races 1.) Steve Howe/Morgan Larson, Warpath; 1-1-1-[19/OCS]-1-2-8-2 = 16pts 2.) Ryan DeVos/Ed Baird, Volpe; 3-2-6-2-4-4-3-[8] = 24 3.) Joe Woods/Geoff Carveth, Red; 4-5-5-4-9-3-4-[19/DNC] = 34 4.) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, ARGO; 12-[17]-4-7-2-8-1-4 = 38 5.) Dalton DeVos/Jonathan McKee, Delta; 9-4-3-9-8-[11]-5-1 = 39 6.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michelle Paoletti, Fantastica; 6-8-8-[16]-5-1-12-3 = 43 7.) Benjamin Schwartz, Pisces; 2-11-[13]-3-6-6-9-9 = 46 8.) John Kilroy/Lorenzo Bressani, Samba Pa Ti; 7-3-2-1-[19/DNF]-[19/DNC] = 48 9.) Alex Jackson/Charlie McKee, Leenabarca; [13]-7-10-13-3-5-7-7 = 52 10.) Joel Ronning/Bill Hardesty, Catapult; 5-6-7-6-12-10-[16]-10 = 56 Woods and Carveth in fourth at Melges 32 Gold Cup . . . Three races were completed on opening day of the Melges 32, 2011 Gold Cup Regatta, hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club. Steve Howe on Warpath, along with tactician Morgan Larson handed the fleet some super speed on a silver platter, taking an immediate lead with an impressive 1-1-1 score line.  In second place is reigning Melges 32 North American Champion Ryan DeVos on Volpe with Ed Baird on tactics. Rounding out the top three is John Kilroy’s Samba Pa Ti with Lorenzo Bressani serving as tactician in third overall. Holding fourth place is the GBR entry of Joe Woods on Red, with tactician Geoff Carveth on board. They had a 4, 5, 5 scoreline. Melges 32 - 2011 Gold Cup Regatta (18 entries) after 3 races 1.) Steve Howe/Morgan Larson, Warpath; 1-1-1 = 3 2.) Ryan DeVos/Ed Baird, Volpe; 3-2-6 = 11 3.) John Kilroy/Lorenzo Bressani, Samba Pa Ti; 7-3-2 = 12 4.) Joe Woods/Geoff Carveth, Red; 4-5-5 = 14 5.) Dalton DeVos/Jonathan McKee, Delta; 9-4-3 = 16 6.) Joel Ronning/Bill Hardesty, Catapult; 5-6-7 = 18 7.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michelle Paoletti, Fantastica; 6-8-8 = 22 8.) Benjamin Schwartz, Pisces; 2-11-13 = 26 9.) Alex Jackson/Charlie McKee, Leenabarca; 13-7-10 = 30 10.) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, ARGO; 12-17-4 = 33 Full story at http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=567 Artemis Racing take RC44 World Championships . . . It was Katusha (RUS), steered by Steve Howe this week with Francesco Bruni calling the shots, who relished the windier conditions in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote. The team did not put a foot wrong, as the wind touched 23 knots at times, storming to victory in every race. But even three wins was not enough to get close to the RC44 World Championship leaders Artemis Racing (SWE). The Swedish team slotted in a fourth and then a second giving themselves a six point lead going into the final race of the Championships, to be assured victory they needed to finish in the top seven in the final race of the day. They started well but as they approached the windward mark they had it all on, Ironbound were pushing Katusha for the lead and Artemis Racing were eighth. By the finish Torbjorn Tornqvist, Morgan Larson and the team had gained one place to seventh, enough to give them the title by two points. RC44 - World Championships in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote (Leading scores, 14 entries) 1 Artemis Racing, 4 5 1 1 4 8 12 1 4 2 7 = 49pts 2 Ironbound, 9 3 5 4 10 1 4 5 2 5 3 = 51pts 3 Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team, 2 2 4 12 3 9 3 6 7 6 4 = 58pts 4 Katusha, 8 11 2 8 5 3 9 10 1 1 1 = 59pts 5 Islas Canarias Puerto Calero, 3 1 7 7 8 4 2 4 8 10 6 = 60pts 6 No Way Back, 1 12 3 3 7 2 10 12 6 7 5 = 68pts The Brits win Pan American Viper 640 Championship series . . . The Viper 640 is one of the fastest growing sports boat in North America. Originally designed in 1998 it has gone through a resurgence in recent years when it was modernised by Rondar Boats based in the UK working closely with the very active class association. The 2011 North American Championships in Sarnia Canada was the final event in the EFG Pan American Series. This outcome for both events in 2011 all came down to the last race. The Brits, Glyn Locke (Isle of Wight), David Chapman (Royal Sydney), and Ian Nicholson (Hayling Island SC) win the Pan American Viper Championship series held at the Sarnia Yacht Club at the South West corner of Lake Huron. The Blue Water Bridge crossing the US Canadian border at Point Edward is aptly named. The lake has clear and surprisingly blue water bordered by sandy beaches. The resemblance to a fresh water version of the Caribbean stopped abruptly with woolly hats and thermal underwear to cope with temperatures that fell steadily as the week progressed. It was beautiful though. The weather served up one awesome finale. The breeze was 18 knots with steepening waves at the warning signal. It was 20 knots at the gun and built to 25+ knots during the race. Jackpot owned the pin at the start with the Brits on their weather hip. Mambo Kings started near the committee boat. The Texans were late at the boat after halyard problems in the pre start. It was breeze up and game on for the final show down. The Brits, Glyn Locke, David Chapman and Ian Nicholson finished the race in second, the regatta in fourth and won the Pan American Championship series. Jackpot (Canada) - Brad Boston, Lee Shuckerow and Erik Vinglass - held their lead to become three time North American Champions. Mambo Kings came fourth across the final line, third in the North Americans and second in the pan Americans. Tony Chapman (GBR) finished the race and the regatta in fifth and collected the adjusted handicap award in the Pan Ams. Etchells European title for Shaun Frolich . . . Shaun Frolich and his crew of David Bedford and Duncan Truswell sailing Exabyte GBR 1352 are the 2011 Etchells European champions. Held over three days in Holland at the picturesque port of Hoorn. There are now estimated to be 10 Etchells in Holland of which five raced at the Europeans, and as the Dutch fleet are building and developing their fleet they hope that more boats will join them in the fleet and they look forward to organising more local and open events in the future. Contact Leendert Faber leendertfaber@gmail.com if you wish to join the Dutch fleet, have a trial sail or become a crew member in Holland. Etchells - European Championship, Final Leading top five: 1. S. Frolich / D. Trustwell / D. Bedford, GBR, 8 points 2. A. Lacy / S. Delisser, NED, 11 3. S. Quinn / S. O'Flaherty / P. Kingston, IRL, 17 4. D. Franks / R. GOddard / L. leClercqq, GBR, 25 5. L.J. Faber / A. Schaaf / M. Veen, NED, 29 Full story at www.etchellsholland.nl K6 Inland Championship – Queen Mary Sailing Club. David Hitchcock and Ian Nicholson from Hayling Island SC won the K6 Inland Championship held at Queen Mary Sailing Club over the weekend. Winning five from six races in conditions that ranged from 5 to 25 knots. K6 - Inland Championship QMSC 1st 166 David Hitchcock, Ian Nicholson HISC 1 1 1 -2 1 1 7 5 pts 2nd 2 David Hall, Laura Hall & Gary Phare Thorpe Bay YC -5 5 5 1 2 2 20 15 pts 3rd 209 Chris Hyde, Martin Fidgeon Carsington SC 2 4 -7 4 3 4 24 17 pts 4th 216 Peter Kirkby, Richard Barker QMSC 3 3 2 -7 7 3 25 18 pts 5th 112 Stephen Blake, David Lucas Carsington SC -8 6 3 3 5 8 33 25 pts 6th 206 Julian Cook, Caroline Aisher & Herbie Harford Royal Torbay YC 7 2 8 -9 6 5 37 28 pts 7th 211 Oliver Southgate, Michael Jarvis Blackwater SC 4 7 6 5 8 -9 39 30 pts 8th 124 Fraser Elms, George Smith & Tash Styles HISC 6 8 4 6 -9 7 40 31 pts 9th 103 Martin Preston, Adrian Dickenson QMSC (11.0 DNC) 11.0 DNC 11.0 DNC 8 4 6 51 40 pts 10th 122 John Tabor Chris, Burrows Oxford SC 9 9 9 10 10 (11.0 DNC) 58 47 pts 1,762 Starters for the 43rd Barcolana race . . . The 43rd Barcolana was again a huge event with 1762 yachts on the starting line last Saturday. Overall victory going to the Super-Maxi 'Esimit Europa 2' owned by Igor Simcic CRO with Jochen Schümann GER as helmsman.  The Barcolana, Bay of Trieste, is one of the most important European events owing to its sporting activities but also to the many cultural and music events included in a rich and top quality programme which satisfies the thousands of visitors who come to Trieste in these days. Barcolana 2011 - winners (1,762 entries) Category SuperMaxi: Esimit Europa 2 - Igor Simcic / Jochen Schuemann - y.c. Monaco Category Maxi: Wild Joe - Marton Jozsa Category 0: MoonShine - Edoardo Zicarelli - Lni Pesaro Category 1: Tutti per Aism - Cesare Bressani /Antonella Ferrari - Società velica di Barcola e Grignano Category 2: Sayonara - Roberto Bertocchi - Circolo della vela di Muggia Category 3: w Madeline - Gilberto Cattarini - Società velica Oscar Cosulich Category 4: Margherita Jackpot - Roberto Mazzuccato - Il Portodimare asd Category 5: Mummy one Emk Group - Alessandro Alberti - Società velica Oscar Cosulich Category 6: Code 7 Marine - Goran Ivankovic Category 7: Perun - Tomaz Virnik jr. - Jadralni klub Lubljiana Category 8: Maria Adele - Eugenio Maria Bischi - cdv Vela Alto Adriatico Category 9: Ileus IV - Alessandro Luzzati - sv Desenzano Full story at http://www.barcolana.it/contenuti.php?view=news&id=274 Boisterous opening weekend at Hamble Winter Series . . . A boisterous opening weekend for 30th Anniversary Garmin Hamble Winter Series with some exciting, blustery conditions. Saturday was the first day of the new-format Autumn Championships, with racing for SB3, J80, J109 and Quarter Ton classes on two courses. Winds of 12-18 knots provided ideal, if gusty racing conditions. The day wasn’t short of drama, with one SB3 losing her rig and a J80 shredding her kite close to a lee shore. There were also a few retirements in the Quarter Ton class by the end of the day.  In the SB3s, Geoff Carveth and his crew had a near-perfect score of firsts, spoiled only by a second place in race 3 when Tich Summers in Chill Pill snuck ahead to take the bullet. After a shaky start in the J80 class, Rob Larke in J2X found his form and won four races in a row, and is sitting in first place overall, ahead of J.A.T, sailed by Phil Taylor. In the Quarter Tonners, Ian Southworth and Liz Rushall’s Whiskers is in the lead with 5 bullets, ahead of Mike Webb in Flashheart and Howard Sellers in Bullet. Stephen Tapper’s Stalker currently leads the J109 class, equal on points with Richard and Valerie Griffith’s OutraJeous. Sunday also saw the first day of racing for the Black Fleet in the main series, with two races scheduled. PRO Jamie Wilkinson set a range of windward-leeward courses for the different classes. The first race saw 17-20 knots of breeze and a classic wind-over-tide chop which made for some impressive surfing on the downwind leg. In IRC 0, Mark Devereux’s Swan 42 Brevity won, while in IRC1 Ivan Trotman’s J122 Jolou led the fleet. In IRC 2, Michael Brough’s Match 38 Steady Barker took the top spot. J-97 Jika Jika was first in IRC 3, while Chris and Vanessa Choules on With Alacrity romped home in fine style to win the Sigma 38 class. In IRC4, Impala 28 Polly was first, and in the mixed Sportsboat class, Hunter 707 Turbulence did well to survive the by now quite extreme conditions and win her class. By the second race, the wind, now in the south-west, was building, with regular gusts of 25 knots. Many fleets saw the winners of race one come out on top again, with Brevity, Jika Jika, With Alacrity and Polly all winning their respective classes. Visit Malta Puma won the second race in IRC1, and in IRC2, Elan 37 Elaine finished ahead of X362 Extra Djinn to take the top spot. Big Boys Toys was the sole survivor of race 2 in the Sportsboat fleet and finished first in fine style. Full story at http://www.garminhamblewinterseries.co.uk |
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