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Over a thousand yachties at Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week
14 August 2010
From Lesley Haslar at Airlie Beach:
120 competing boats at Airlie making a total of 1005 or more yachties champing at the bit to get out there and do battle.Weatherwise this morning it couldn't have been better. SW/SE -15/20 knots. And that's just how it was for the first hour on Race Day One. Mother Nature however must play games - and by late morning the windspeed was down to 8 knots...then 5 knots.
The bigger boats enjoyed 15 knots or more at first gun and in a very short time were gone over the horizon. Living Doll ahead of Wired just about all the way round the track, coming in first over the line; Wired second home, but she sailed well, making Living Doll work hard to hold her position throughout the race. Unfortunately Georgia did not make Day one. Weather is the culprit we hear - we'll update her status on Day two.The breeze kicked back in just after midday; high speed hulls snaking through the water was much more fun for photographers.
Ian Thompson showed his skill in the Performance Racing Division aboard SOS Ocean Racing (Save Our Seas). Ian is well known from sailing Solo- Round-Australia; he brought the problem of flotsam and jetsam polluting our oceans to public attention (more often than not just plain plastics).
So only one New Zealand yacht challenging today, but the Kiwis were right up there. Living Doll was built in New Zealand - there are NZL sails on Aussie boats around the circuit - and - there are dozens and dozens of kiwi sailors on these Aussie boats. I rest my case.
Medal Races to go - Eight Kiwis to sail
14 August 2010
Date: 14th August 2010
From: Jodie Bakewell-White
The 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is now down to the final day with only the top ten of each fleet set to sail off in the medal races late tonight (NZT) in Weymouth England.
Image: Sara Winther in action taken by Natalie McDowell for the NZL Sailing Team
Eight of New Zealand's representatives have made the top ten and will hit the water tonight in a last ditch attempt to reach the podium.
Sara Winther in second in the Laser Radial is the only one of the New Zealanders lying in the top three going into the medal race, and the team need to pull out all the stops and sail to their absolute best to get their hands on the silverware. However, the medal race is a high pressure, quick-fire sail off that counts for double-points, so anything can happen.
Here's who will sail the medal races for New Zealand...
Laser Radial
Sara Winther has been at a personal best in terms of form during this series sailing with consistency in the world class fleet of 91 boats and improving her position as the series has unfolded despite being challenged with a variety of sailing conditions.
Overnight she returned a 5th and a 2nd which sees her move up again, from fourth place to now sit in second position before tonight's medal race where the battle is on between the top four placed sailors.
Marit Bouwmeester from the Netherlands on 32 has the lead four points ahead of Winther on 36, while Sarah Steyaert of France and Finland's Sari Multala are close behind with 38 and 39 points respectively.
Laser
Both Andrew Murdoch and Mike Bullot are pretty familiar with sailing a medal race, and both have sailed through to qualify after five days of gruelling racing.
However the leaders - Tom Slingsby from Australia in front and Paul Goodison sailing on home waters in second place, have pushed out to what appears to be an unassailable lead, with the battle on for the bronze medal behind them.
Murdoch goes into the final races six points adrift of third place, in fifth position in the standings, with Bullot a further 11 points behind lying seventh.
Finn
Dan Slater reports in after the penultimate day of racing; "Today was 8-12 knots and very shifty."
Slater sailed well, crossing the line first in race one, but was among a group disqualified for being across the start line early. From there he bounced back with a second, and goes into the medal race lying sixth with a shot at the podium.
"I can get as high as second overall as the four boats in front of me are all within seven points," reports Slater.
Men's RS:X
Jon-Paul Tobin is set to represent New Zealand in the Men's RS:X fleet, with Tom Ashley dipping out of contention after last night's racing.
Despite it not being his best day on the water last night, Tobin has done enough throughout the series to go into the finale in sixth place in the standings. 17 points back from third place it could be a tough ask for the North Shore board sailor to reach the podium this time, but he is clearly in excellent form and will go on to the RS:X World Champs soon after.
Tom Ashley has finished the regatta in 11th place - just outside the top ten.
Women's 470
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie had mixed results from last night's two races with a 38th and a 4th, and they go into the Women's 470 medal race lying seventh. Points are close around them and the leaders are well out in front so it's a tough challenge for the kiwi girls tonight who recently won World Championship silver.
Star
Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk are in seventh place on the board going into the Star class medal race sail off. The pair have had good days and not so good days over the course of the event and will be looking to finish on a high note.
49er
Mixed results from last night also for the young 49er duo of Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who sailed away from the fleet in one race to cross the finish a minute and a half ahead. Footing it in the top ten at times in the other two races they slipped away to finish in the twenties.
They have comfortably made the cut for the medal race, qualifying in seventh place, but the points spread means they're out of medal contention.
Today's comments from Rod Slater in Weymouth with the NZL Sailing Team...
"Both Hamish Pepper, Craig Monk and Dan Slater are showing how these conditions here a very similar to New Zealand's shifty tricky conditions which bodes well for 2012."
"Disappointment for Dan Slater winning race one only to be OCS but great to see him bounce straight back with a second."
You can now follow the NZL Sailing Team via their Facebook page.
Full results, images and more information are available on the regatta website. Media requiring high resolution images or footage can contact event media services on Sarah.Alexander@intotheblue.biz
2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta
New Zealand's Current Standings after day five as available
Star (36 boats)
7th Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk (1, 1, 9, 10, 22, 25, 2, 6, 28, 15)
Laser (180 boats)
5th Andrew Murdoch (1, 2, 4, 7, 5, 15, 20, 21, RAF62, 12)
7th Mike Bullot (13, 12, 3, 13, 5, 2, 19, 12, 19, 26)
14th Josh Junior ( 2, 39, 1, 1, 14, 13, 62BFD, 24, 9, 4)
17th Sam Meech (5, 34, 3, 4, 3, 6, 42,13, 22, 24)
23rd Andy Maloney (43, 9, 21, 10, 6, 19, 8, 3, 23, BFD62)
88th (27th silver fleet) James Sandall (10, 32, 45, 34, 33, 36, 7, 26, 29, 36)
128th (8th bronze fleet) George Lane (34, 37, 53, 46, 44, 45, 6, 25, 17, 25)
154th (34th bronze fleet) Spencer Loxton (DSQ, 52, 33, 41, 47, 45, 7, 21, 49, BFD61)
Laser Radial (91 boats)
2nd Sara Winther (5, 22, 3, 4, 6, 1, 10, 3, 2)
32nd Rachel Basevi (33, 24, 6, 8, 1, 35, 30, 36, 30)
34th Miranda Powrie (33, 31, 15, 11, 14, 24, 15, 44, 25)
470 Men (60 boats)
18th Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (18, 8, 11, 3, 6, 4, 10, 22, 11, 28, 22)
28th Geoff Woolley and Daniel Willcox (15, 10, 14, 24, 14, 10, 19, 20, 15, 27)
31st (1st in silevr fleet) Francisco Lardies and Finn Drummond (20, 18, 9, 11, 15, 15, 6, 4, 2, 6)
470 Women (46 boats)
7th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (20, 12, 16, 1, 19, 20, 2, 8, 38, 4)
49er (58 boats)
7th Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 14, 16, 12, 11)
Finn (50 boats)
6th Dan Slater (2, 17, 9RDG, 3, 8, 14, 7, 6)
RS:X Men (75 sailors)
4th Jon-Paul Tobin (6, 6, 1, 1, 8, 1, 5, 7)
9th Tom Ashley (19, 2, 4, 4, 2, 8, 11, 8)
RS:X Women (50 sailors)
24th Natalia Kosinska (25, 30, 28, 24, 17, 15, 19, 30)
34th Stephanie Williams (40, 27, 23, 16, 44, 43, 37, 28)
35th Alice Monk (41, 34, 24, 31, 42, 33, 31, 20)
Women's Match Racing (24 teams)
13th overall - Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen and Susannah Pyatt
And from Dan Slater:
Today was 8-12 knots and very shifty . Really just what I wanted before the medal race tomorrow.
Race 1 I started down towards the pin end and I new I was close to the line but I thought I was well hidden by the other boats. However all 6 boats round me and including me were disqualified for breaking the start early. I didn't find out till after the finish and I had rounded the top mark 7th and worked my way up to the lead and then went on to win the race buy a large amount. It was a big let down not to get the gun when I crossed the line as I had sailed really well.
Race 2 and the clouds had closed over and the breeze had become really patchy on the water. I got an average start down the pin end as not to get another OCS . I tacked almost straight away as the right side of the course had much more pressure. Round the top mark I was maybe 7th and not to much changed down the first run. Just before the bottom mark I looked over towards the right and saw the Star Class racing in the rain and a huge right hand shift. So I rounded the bottom mark and just sailed as fast as I could towards the rain the whole time the breeze was starting to head in my favour . Once I got into the rain and shift I tacked and basically went straight into 3rd place. On final run I was neck and neck with the US sailor and rounded just behind him for the final short reach to the finish. I was able to role over him to cross the line 2nd.
So overall the OCS hurt my day but im still in 6th going into tomorrows medal race. I can get as high as second overall as the 4 boats in front of me are all within 7points.
Tomorrows race will be at 2pm and just for the top 10 can sail and we will score double points for the race.
Dan
2010 Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week
13 August 2010
Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week - Perfect weather for Day One
With a record 1000 plus sailors and 120 yachts of all sizes and shapes, the 21st annual Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week will start at 11am this morning on a sparkling Pioneer Bay.
There will more than just a little Kiwi flavour about the front of the fleet in the Grand Prix division as the top four 50 footers are all New Zealand built, with ownership divided between two camps.
Jim Farmer's Georgia, the IRC optimised design styled on the Emirates Team New Zealand TP52 and the Brett Russell skippered Bakewell White 52 Wired will be in the Black corner, while the Green and Gold will be worn by two former Airlie Beach Race Week winners, Michael Hiatt's Farr 55 Living Doll and Ray Roberts Cookson 50 Evolution Racing.
Principal Race Officer Tony Denham will gun the fleet away on the traditional race week course to Double Cones Island and beyond.
From the startline the boats will first head upwind towards a rounding buoy off Mandalay Point, then the southerly breeze will deliver a wonderful spectacle when the bulk of the fleet will hoist their spinnakers as the yachts stream north towards Double Cone.
The IRC Racing Division and the Multihulls will sail a 31 nautical mile course which extends on to Armit Island and further west to Olden Island, while IRC Racing Division 2, the Super 30's, Performance Racing and Cruising Division 1 fleet will turn south after Armit, sailing a 23 nautical mile course.
Cruising Divison 2, Non Spinnaker cruisers, the Sports Boats and Ross 780 One Design fleets will cut the corner even earlier looping around Double Cone and heading for home, a 19 nautical mile course.
It should be post card weather for the big fleet, with southerly breezes of 15-20 knots powering the fleet north and then easing back to 10-15 before swinging to the north east bringing some of the smaller boats home under spinnaker.
Website www.airliebeachraceweek.com.au
Random Stuff
13 August 2010
Kiwi’s tackle tough conditions on day four
13 August 2010
Date: 13th August 2010
From: Jodie Bakewell-White
The transition from qualifying to the finals series at 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth was heralded with shifty and tricky conditions on the Weymouth race track.
Image of Jon-Paul Tobin in action by On Edition
From here the regatta moves into the penultimate day when, for those within reach, it is all about being in the top ten of the fleet to make the medal race on Saturday in England. After last night's tough conditions nine of the NZL Sailing Team still currently have a spot in the top ten.
Reporting after racing, 470 sailors Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders had this to say: "Today brought out some of the most difficult sailing conditions we have experienced in Weymouth. We had huge 40 degree shifts with big changes of pressure spreading the fleet very soon after the start."
Laser
Best placed of the whole team after day four is Andrew Murdoch in the Laser class lying in second place on equal points with Paul Goodison of Great Britain. In last night's Laser gold fleet race Murdoch was 20th across the line, which is his poorest result to date, although given his relative consistency to date he remains well and truly in medal contention.
Australia's Tom Slingsby has found form in Weymouth and after a disappointing opening race he has gone on to an almost perfect record of five wins and one second from six races.
New Zealand's Mike Bullot is in ninth place after finishing in 19th in last night's race.
Radial
Behind Murdoch, one of the next best placed of New Zealand's sailors is Sara Winther in the Laser Radial event who has continued her climb through the standings to sit in fourth overall going into the penultimate day. With a race win and a 10th overnight Winther is in touch with those out in front - with 29 points she is two adrift of third and three away from second at this stage.
The 28 year old from Auckland's North Shore will be looking to finish the regatta strongly.
Men's RS:X
Jon-Paul Tobin leads the kiwi charge in the Men's RS:X and with another two solid races last night, where he finished 5th and 7th he is also in fourth place in the standings, just one point off third. Tom Ashley remains in ninth place after an 11th and an 8th in last night's two races.
Finn
Dan Slater managed the tricky conditions without too much trouble coming home with two decent race results last night - 7th and 6th - holding on to sixth place in the standings in good shape to be on the water for Saturday's medal race.
Star
Early leaders in the prestigious Star class Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk have fought back on day four after taking a tumble on day three. Starting the day in ninth place they had a 2nd and a 6th on the water to climb back up to sixth place on the leader board.
Also in the top ten...
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie are now in seventh place in the Women's 470 fighting back from 13th place with a 2nd and an 8th last night. While 49er pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sailed three races overnight and took a slide down the board to sit in seventh place with two days to go.
Women's Match Racing
For Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen and Susannah Pyatt who make up New Zealand's Women's Match Race crew the regatta is now over. After struggling to secure the wins in the early stages they have managed to finish the regatta on a high note.
"Today we finished the silver fleet round robin to decide our final place. We won all our races to finish 13th (the best we could achieve from our pool). Onwards and upwards from here," they report.
Daily reports on the New Zealand team performance will continue to be issued during the regatta and you can now follow the NZL Sailing Team via their Facebook page.
Full results, images and more information is available on the regatta website. Media requiring high resolution images or footage can contact event media services on Sarah.Alexander@intotheblue.biz
2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta
New Zealand's Current Standings after day four as available
Star (36 boats)
6th Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk (1, 1, 9, 10, 22, 25, 2, 6)
Laser (180 boats)
Gold fleet
2nd = Andrew Murdoch (1, 2, 4, 7, 5, 15, 20)
9th Mike Bullot (13, 12, 3, 13, 5, 2, 19)
15th Sam Meech (5, 34, 3, 4, 3, 6, 42)
25th Josh Junior ( 2, 39, 1, 1, 14, 13, 62BFD)
28th Andy Maloney (43, 9, 21, 10, 6, 19, 8)
Silver fleet
24th (86th overall) James Sandall (10, 32, 45, 34, 33, 36, 7)
Bronze fleet
7th (128th overall) George Lane (34, 37, 53, 46, 44, 45, 6)
14th (135th overall) Spencer Loxton (DSQ, 52, 33, 41, 47, 45, 7)
Laser Radial (91 boats)
4th Sara Winther (5, 22, 3, 4, 6, 1, 10)
32nd Rachel Basevi (33, 24, 6, 8, 1, 35, 30)
34th Miranda Powrie (33, 31, 15, 11, 14, 24, 15)
470 Men (60 boats)
Gold fleet
14th Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (18, 8, 11, 3, 6, 4, 10, 22, 11)
29th Geoff Woolley and Daniel Willcox (15, 10, 14, 24, 14, 10, 19, 20)
Silver fleet
2nd (32nd overall) Francisco Lardies and Finn Drummond (20, 18, 9, 11, 15, 15, 6, 4)
470 Women (46 boats)
7th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (20, 12, 16, 1, 19, 20, 2, 8)
49er (58 boats)
7th Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 14, 16, 12, 11)
Finn (50 boats)
6th Dan Slater (2, 17, 9RDG, 3, 8, 14, 7, 6)
RS:X Men (75 sailors)
4th Jon-Paul Tobin (6, 6, 1, 1, 8, 1, 5, 7)
9th Tom Ashley (19, 2, 4, 4, 2, 8, 11, 8)
RS:X Women (50 sailors)
24th Natalia Kosinska (25, 30, 28, 24, 17, 15, 19, 30)
34th Stephanie Williams (40, 27, 23, 16, 44, 43, 37, 28)
35th Alice Monk (41, 34, 24, 31, 42, 33, 31, 20)
Women's Match Racing (24 teams)
13th overall - Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen and Susannah Pyatt - Top of Silver Round Robin: 5 wins/0 losses
And Dan's Report:
Today I thought I sailed really well and had great starts in the very shifty conditions with 12 -18 knots of wind.
I had good pace and was able to hang in with the big guys upwind to have really good first beats.
In the first race today I had a good start and basically punched out from the committee boat end. I controlled the fleet with 2-3 others on the middle right hand side of the course. We were nearing the top of the beat and I could see a dark line of pressure coming down from the left hand side and I tried to get to it and the fleet rotated and I ended up 12th round the first mark. I was a bit gutted as the shift was 30 degrees with pressure and I felt robbed after such a good beat. There was still plenty of yachting to go and I worked my way up to finish 7th after a good first run and a good second beat.
Race 2 and the breeze had increased to 15-18 knots and the current had also changed so the waves got much bigger. I had another great start at the committee boat end and sailed the same game plan as race 1. This time the big left shift never came in and I was second round the first mark. At the end of the reach I had a 20m lead. Down the run I lost 2 places as the whole fleet closed up because we were sailing down against the current. Going up the second beat I was a bit out of phase on the first shift as I was avoiding the downwind boats and lost a big chunk of time on the boats behind by the top mark I was 5th and lost one more boat on the run to the finish.
Overall I closed on the leaders and am sitting in 6th place . I hope tomorrow we get some more shifty stuff to mix it up a little.
Each day you can see some of the racing on this link http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/SailTV:-Skandia-Sail-For-Gold/73192
Thanks
Dan
Dan Slater
SLAM Kiwi Match - Chicago Match Race Cup
12 August 2010
SLAM Kiwi Match are on a new continent this week as the team continue there summer season with the Chicago Match Cup. The team have been keeping themselves busy over the last couple of weeks with other commitments but we're all excited to be back in Chicago for another shot at the Chicago Cup. Having sailed here last year we have good knowledge of the boats and the local are so hopefully have what it takes to take this one out.
Based out of Chicago's Belmont harbour on Lake Michagen the Chicago Match Race Centre was the brain child of succesful sailor Don Wilson. The regatta is sailed on the club's fleet of Tom 28 yachts which were commisioned in 2009 with the yacht club based on a 70ft house boat. The setup here really is first class with the courses being set adjacent to the entrance of Belmont Harbor, where the stadium-like setting in the lakefront park allows direct viewing just a few yards away from all the action. Also with the yacht club based on a house boat the whole club facilities can follow the yachts out to the race course providing a viewing platform for crews and supporters as well as an ideal change over boat.
Once again the club has assembled a world class field of skippers for this Grade 2 event. With teams competing from the New Zealand, USA, Russia, Virgin Islands and Denmark there are going to be no easy beats. Everyone is going to have to sail at the top of their game to get an edge against the tight field and the difficult conditions familier with sailing on the Great Lakes.
For more regatta information check out the SLAM Kiwi Match website www.kiwimatch-sailing.com. We will hopefully be able to update Twitter straight from the house boat on the water so keep an eye out for all the action. Thanks to SLAM and all our friends and family for continuing there support.
Shake up on day three
12 August 2010
Date: 12th August 2010
From: Jodie Bakewell-White
Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is now at the halfway point with three days of racing completed and three to go in Weymouth, England - the site of the next Olympic Sailing Regatta.
Image of Andrew Murdoch by On Edition
A lovely sunny day in Weymouth with good consistent breeze provided sailors with opportunities to consolidate on their results after the turbulent conditions yesterday (Tuesday). There are some shake-ups in the overall standings as the first discard comes into effect.
There are now ten New Zealand representatives placed in the top ten of their respective events, the best placed being Andrew Murdoch in second in the Laser, and Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, also second in the 49er.
Laser
Andrew Murdoch has second place in the Lasers with Olympic champion Paul Goodison out in front. Murdoch, from Northland, raced to place 5th and then 15th overnight which sees him hold on to second place in the standings, but with a narrow margin.
He has 19 points and has a couple of sailors hot on his heels, including New Zealand's Sam Meech just two points behind, on 21, in fourth position overall. Meech takes a meteoric climb after lying 21st after day two the young sailor from Tauranga finished 3rd then 6th, drops his worst race from his total and rockets up the board.
Josh Junior has also made his way into the top ten in the Lasers although unable to repeat his stellar day of two wins on day two, he came home in 14th and 13th on day three and moves up into seventh place. Mike Bullot is not too far behind in 12th place.
49er
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sailed two races in the 49er on day three, placing 2nd in the first, then 14th in the next, which becomes their discard. They retain their position in second place on the board with the French pair of Dyen and Christidis still out in front with a six point lead.
Points are tight behind the kiwis with two teams just one point behind, the young guns from New Zealand will be aiming to keep their cool and sail well for the remaining three days. Despite their youth, they are both accomplished sailors and are really footing it with the best in their first Olympic campaign together in the class.
Image of Burling and Tuke by On Edition
Star
Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk sailed three races overnight and have slipped from the lead in the Star class after placing 10th, 22nd and 25th on the water. They have taken a tumble to ninth place, but with three days of racing to play out they will be looking to fight back.
Men's RS:X
Jon-Paul Tobin added another race win on day three of the regatta bringing his tally of race wins to three from six sailed in the world class Men's RS:X fleet. In his other race last night he was 8th and just two points adrift of second place he stays well in touch with the leaders in fourth overall.
Britain's Nick Dempsey has the lead in the class sailing with a pretty clean record on home waters despite the range of conditions; his worst race so far is a 5th.
Tom Ashley discards his poorest result from race one of the series and now moves up into seventh place after sitting in 13th at the start of the day.
Also in the top ten...
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders in the Men's 470 had a great day, relishing the conditions and rising to the challenge. With a 6th and a 4th they have made their way into the top ten sitting in tenth place.
Dan Slater lies sixth in the Finn class after being awarded redress for an incident in race three, he went out on the water today and placed 3rd, 9th and 14th.
Sara Winther moves from 13th in the Laser Radial up in to sixth place with a solid day on the race track where she returned a 6th place. Her climb up the standings is largely due to the discard coming into play allowing her to drop a poor results from race two of the series.
Women's Match Racing
With Stephanie Hazard at the helm the NZL Sailing Team's Women's match race crew came through the round robin with three wins and four losses, making a comeback on day two. It was not quite enough for them to advance to the finals rounds. Here is the latest from the women...
"We didn't get much rest as we were first start today for our final race in our round robin. Today we matched up against the Spanish team in light shifty breezes from the west. We came off the line with a boat length advantage. We made the most of the shifty conditions making gains round the race track. We finished with a six boat length lead."
"So we finished the round robin with three wins four losses. This unfortunately was not enough to put us through to the final round so will fight it out for places 13th-18th. We start this race off later this evening, and should be finished by tomorrow."
The venue...
CEO Des Brennan commented, "I am hugely was impressed by the scale of the venue, it's almost like another planet in terms of scale."
"Not only the number of Olympic aspirants that are here, but also the number of kids that are going through the training programme. It shows that the investment will benefit subsequent generations." he added "It is great to be back in Dorset."
Daily reports on the New Zealand team performance will be issued during the regatta and you can now follow the NZL Sailing Team via their Facebook page.
Full results, images and more information will be available on the regatta website. Media requiring high resolution images or footage can contact event media services on Sarah.Alexander@intotheblue.biz
2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta
New Zealand's Current Standings after day three as available
Star (36 boats)
9th Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk (1, 1, 9, 10, 22, 25)
Laser (180 boats)
2nd Andrew Murdoch (1, 2, 4, 7, 5, 15)
4th Sam Meech (5, 34, 3, 4, 3, 6)
7th Josh Junior ( 2, 39, 1, 1, 14, 13)
12th Mike Bullot (13, 12, 3, 13, 5, 2)
32nd Andy Maloney (43, 9, 21, 10, 6, 19)
97th James Sandall (10, 32, 45, 34, 33, 37)
136th George Lane (34, 37, 53, 46, 44, 45)
147th Spencer Loxton (DSQ, 52, 33, 41, 47, 45)
Laser Radial (91 boats)
6th Sara Winther (5, 22, 3, 4, 6)
19th Rachel Basevi (33, 24, 6, 8, 1)
36th Miranda Powrie (33, 31, 15, 11, 14)
470 Men (60 boats)
10th Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (18, 8, 11, 3, 6, 4)
29th Geoff Woolley and Daniel Willcox (15, 10, 14, 24, 14, 10)
32nd Francisco Lardies and Finn Drummond (20, 18, 9, 11, 15, 15)
470 Women (46 boats)
13th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (20, 12, 16, 1, 19, 20)
49er (58 boats)
2nd Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 14)
Finn (50 boats)
6th Dan Slater (2, 17, 9RDG, 3, 9, 14)
RS:X Men (75 sailors)
4th Jon-Paul Tobin (6, 6, 1, 1, 8, 1)
8th Tom Ashley (19, 2, 4, 4, 2, 8)
RS:X Women (50 sailors)
23rd Natalia Kosinska (25, 30, 28, 24, 17, 15)
33rd Stephanie Williams (40, 27, 23, 16, 44, 43)
39th Alice Monk (41, 34, 24, 31, 42, 33)
Women's Match Racing (24 teams)
Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen and Susannah Pyatt (Group C Round Robin: 3 wins/4 losses)
And from Dan Slater:
Today the breeze was 10-15 knots with about 1 knot of current pushing us up the course. This made for a one way track upwind and very long downwinds. As we only got 1 race yesterday they sailed 3 races today. We left the marina at 930 am and arrived back at 630pm it was like doing a offshore race and going on and off watch between races.
I had really good first beats and starts but my downwind legs let me down and I gave away 14-16 points today form the places I lost downwind which became very frustrating. I think I have some answers why but not all. My first mark rounding's in the three races were 1st, 5th and 4th and I finished 3rd, 9th and 12th today and am now 6th Overall.
I was pleased with my upwind sailing and starting strategy today but was disappointed with the downwinds. Tomorrow is maybe more of the same so I will get a chance to sort it out.
This is short today as its now 11pm so will have a better go tomorrow.
Dan
Here's Des
11 August 2010
How to Build a Catamaran
11 August 2010
With all the multi building going on at the moment I though I would offer this piece from Popular Mechanics (Oct 1909) to help out, even though the first line is a bit offensive.
2010 Appleton Estate Elliott 5.9 Regatta - Marsden Cove
11 August 2010
Thanks to Boatworks for the report:
Voodoo (RAYC, Auckland) took out the 2010 Appleton Estate Marsden Cove Elliott 5.9 Regatta at the weekend, beating Slam Dunk (RAYC, Auckland) into second. Sailed in an at times blustery NW breeze the fleet sailed 10 races over two days.
The fleet launched on Saturday from Marsden Cove Marina in passing showers and with a gale warning broadcast. The breeze increased to a moderate NW as the fleet towed out towards the harbour entrance. OOD, Paddy Simms in consultation with the sailors, decided to turn around and set a course inside the harbour.
As the breeze increased the fleet sailed five races in what became at times challenging conditions and this lead to some damage in the fleet. In particular Zoot Allures (OYC, Whangerei) suffered a broken sidestay sending them home before the start of race 3 and ruining their regatta.
On day one, Voodoo scored 1,1,2,1,3 leaving them with a lead over Slam Dunk who scored 4,2,3,2,1.
Sunday saw a continuation of the passing showers but the first race started in a light westerly which built during the remainder of the day. Slam Dunk finished race six in second behind Zoot Allures and just ahead of Voodoo to close the points down. However Voodoo then scored three straight wins to clinch the series. Brzo (Auckland) came through to third overall, also winnning the final race of the day. Fourth was Hobo the Butcher (OYC, Whangarei)
The regatta was notable for several new sailors joining the class on various boats and the debut of Luxury Liner under new ownership.
In the overall 2010 Traveller Series rankings, Voodoo trails Slam Dunk, winner of the Opua event with two events to sail.
Place Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Net
1 Voodoo 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 DNS 14
2 Slam Dunk 4 2 3 2 1 2 6 2 2 DNS 24
3 BRZO 3 6 4 6 2 4 3 4 4 1 31
4 Hobo the Butcher 2 8 1 3 4 7 4 7 7 3 38
5 Zoot Allures 6 3 DNS DNS DNS 1 5 3 6 2 46
6 Sub 60 5 5 5 5 OCS 6 2 5 3 DNS 46
7 Cut Lunch 7 4 6 4 OCS 5 7 6 5 4 48
8 Frivolous Fish 8 7 7 DNF DNS 8 8 8 8 5 69
9 Luxury Liner 9 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNF 9 9 OCS DNS 87