B14 Australian Championship at McCrae Yacht Club - Overall
by Jane Moffat 2 Jan 2015 07:41 GMT
27-31 December 2014
B14 Australian Championships on Port Phillip Bay © Dean Reynolds
After two days blown out the B14 Australian Championship finally got underway at McCrae with a light westerly at 9 knots.
Race one and two were started under black flag revealing the eagerness of the sailors to get underway; but also the determination of Race Officer Peter Merritt to get in four races to complete a championship. The course was set close to shore so providing spectators a great view from the balcony of the club.
With a dying breeze race three was shortened but Chris Lewns and Tom Pygall GBR 761 prevailed taking the third bullet. However a wind shift of around 20 degrees to 330 meant some quick race management manoeuvres before the start of race 4.
The British contingent seemed to have relished the conditions with Mark Barnes and Alicia Clifford GBR 788 taking first in the final race. Clifford is a past Team GBR member and Nacra sailor. Finishing third overall we expect to see them at the top of the fleet for the Worlds.
Brent Frankcombe and Leigh Dunstan AUS 375 finished second overall and first Australian and so take the National Championship. Frankcombe and Dunstan recently won the B14 Victorian State Championship having only been sailing together for six months. With Dunstan’s sailing pedigree as a Moth sailor they will also be ones to watch over the next few days.
With Raceqs trackers on the boats sailors can review their races at raceqs.com/regattas/b14-australian-champs
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 761 | Chris Lewns | Tom Pygall | WYC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | AUS 375 | Brent Frankcombe | Leigh Dunstan | MMYC | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | GBR 788 | Mark Barnes | Alica Clifford | WYC | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | AUS 780 | Richard Reynolds | Lissa McMillan | WSC | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | AUS 782 | Andre Webster | Craig Davidson | CYC | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | GBR 791 | Mark Watts | Chris Bishop | WSC (Weston) | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | AUS 793 | Guy Bancroft | Lachlan Imeneo | McCYC | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | GBR 785 | Peter Knight | Crispin Taylor | RSC | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | AUS 378 | Nick Darlow | David Grace | McCYC | 9 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | AUS 371 | Rick Plain | Alice Walker | MH16SC | 15 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 11 | GBR 786 | Geraldine Fermor‑Brown | Leaky Fermor‑Brown | WYC | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 12 | AUS 373 | Ian Cunningham | David Cunningham | McCYC | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| 13 | GBR 787 | Alan Davis | Kathy Sherratt | WSC (Weston) | 3 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 50 |
| 14 | GBR 764 | Tony Blackmore | Meg Baker | SYC (Starcross) | 17 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 60 |
| 15 | AUS 361 | Cole Dabner | Clare Cromarty | PDYC | 13 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 64 |
| 16 | AUS 792 | Adrian Beswick | Jono LeBis | LYC | 21 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 65 |
| 17 | GBR 770 | Simon Hadley | Nikki Hadley | WYC | 12 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 66 |
| 18 | AUS 781 | Stuart Wood | Ben Jones | McCYC | 18 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 67 |
| 19 | AUS 367 | Stephen Miller | Lauren Bird | MPYC | 24 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 81 |
| 20 | AUS 1378 | Dave Lorimer | Scott Munro | McCYC | 16 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 81 |
| 21 | AUS 374 | Allen Graham | James Reynolds | CYC | 25 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 89 |
| 22 | AUS 794 | Kelvin Boyle | Amy Van Gaylen | McCYC | 22 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 90 |
| 23 | AUS 779 | Mark Lainson | Mark O'Brien | McCYC | 20 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 91 |
| 24 | FRA 777 | Sebastien Le Cam | Sophie Le Cam | PSS | 19 | 19 | 18 | BFD | 96 |
| 25 | AUS 372 | Robert Hunt | David McAully | KBSC | 26 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 101 |
| 26 | AUS 355 | Stephen Mitchell | Adrianne Daly | MPYC | 23 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 105 |
| 27 | GBR 735 | Tom Gatehouse | Kate Wardle | NSC | 29 | DNF | 17 | 20 | 106 |
| 28 | AUS 376 | Nathan Reynolds | Kate Fourneaux | CYC | 33 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 107 |
| 29 | AUS 357 | Anthony House | Max Unruh | WSC | 27 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 110 |
| 30 | AUS 778 | Sophie Hunt | Andrew Payne | WSC | 28 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 115 |
| 31 | AUS 351 | Glenn Cardwell | Dylan Cardwell | PKSC | 32 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 121 |
| 32 | GBR 694 | Alistair Moppett | Rory Moppett | BBSC | 31 | 27 | 32 | BFD | 130 |
| 33 | AUS 379 | Ron Kane | Alex Albert | McCYC | 36 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 130 |
| 34 | AUS 280 | Sarah Walker | Matthew Walker | RQYS | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 130 |
| 35 | AUS 368 | Geoff Waldon | Jim Gaal | WSC | 30 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 133 |
| 36 | AUS 156 | Ewan Campbell | Tori Campbell | SBSC | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 136 |
| 37 | AUS 354 | Thomas O'Brien | Hugo Briggs | McCYC | 37 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 145 |
| 38 | AUS 299 | Luis Miranda | Kostya Marchenko | WSC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 160 |
| 39 | AUS 370 | Freya Vickery | Ross Berryman | SYC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 160 |
Race one of the Worlds starts Friday 2 January. Updates via the McCrae Yacht Club Facebook page.
More information at www.mccraeyc.com.au