Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship at Bayview Yacht Racing Association
by Hugh Stodart 13 Nov 2020 10:51 GMT
7-8 November 2020
Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship © Mel Yeomans
The Flying11s finally got their regatta season under way on the weekend of 7 and 8 November with the first round of the Allen NSW State Championships held at BYRA on Pittwater.
A fresh southerly prevailed for the first two races on the Saturday and there were plenty of capsizes and gear breakages between wild rides. Bailey James and Connor Radford from Belmont dominated the day with two wins in extraordinary circumstances. They dropped their rig after the first race due to a broken side stay fitting, but managed to find a replacement fitting and re-rig in time for the second race.
Sunday saw three races in lighter and very shifty conditions which placed a premium on good strategy. The different conditions saw a mixed bag of results on the day with wins going to Aimee Galloway and Bella Divola (Manly 16s) and Sam Stodart and Ash Napper (Manly 16s). There ended up being very little difference between the top 5 boats so there will be plenty of interest for round 2 at Lake Illawarra in February.
The Flying 11 will be a class familiar to most in the Australian sailing community. As a boat for young teenagers to refine their boat handling and racing skills it is without peer. Young sailors get the opportunity to learn spinnaker craft, have great rides and make lifelong friendships.
The current generation of sailors can be inspired by the outstanding range of champions that laid foundations for exceptional sailing careers by sailing Flying 11s. The list is long, but includes Malcolm Page (2x Olympic Gold Medalist), Nathan Outteridge (Olympic Gold Medalist), Lisa Darmanin (Olympic Silver Medalist), Michael Coxon (Skiff Legend), 3 generations of Barnabas skiff legends and James Spithill (America's Cup Winner).
This year the National Titles for the class will be held at Belmont on Lake Macquarie NSW in January. Given the shortage of National Championships being held over Christmas this year the Flying 11s will welcome sailors from other classes who want to try their hands at sailing an exciting double handed boat with a spinnaker. There are plenty of boats around and some available for charter so contact the association via if you are interested.
The Flying 11s are very lucky to have great supporters of the class with Allen sponsoring both the Nationals and the States. Liros Ropes and Vaikobi are on board as day sponsors for both regattas as well.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
1 | 1408 | 1408 | Aimee Gallaway | Bella Divola | M16SSC | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
2 | 1399 | Nomad | Luke Sullivan | Taj Waters | Belmont 16s | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
3 | 1363 | Knot Shore | James Hopkins | Tom Cameron | M16SSC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
4 | 1383 | The Muppets | Sam Stoddart | Ash Napper | M16SSC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
5 | 1384 | Don't Worry | Bailey James | Connor Radford | Belmont 16s | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
6 | 1263 | Oscar | Hugh Skeen | Byron Lowe | HKSC | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 43 |
7 | 1404 | Schmick | Georgia Steenson | Jadon Morris | Belmont 16s | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 47 |
8 | 1407 | Flying Star II | Sebastian Spencer | Christian Spencer | Belmont 16s | 12 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 50 |
9 | 1402 | Dirty Rat | Liam Karunaratne | Ben Milham | M16SSC | 5 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 52 |
10 | 1393 | Waverunner | David Tulk | Alex Baldi | M16SSC | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 54 |
11 | 1396 | Flying Bye | Callum Marsh | Taylah James | Belmont 16s | 19 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 63 |
12 | 1389 | Mojo | Peggy Stanbury | Caitlin Edwards | MH16SSC | 10 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 68 |
13 | 1397 | Artemis | Theo Franklin | Chloe Franklin | M16SSC | 17 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 |
14 | 1406 | Fangin | Sophie Hart | Abigail Rolfe | M16SSC | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 78 |
15 | 1388 | Zephyr | Kye Rivers | Jacob West | GSC | 27 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 78 |
16 | 1386 | Aerolus | Andrew de Montfort | Lucas Rolfe | M16SSC | 30 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 81 |
17 | 1333 | Sudden Impact | Jamie Dobinson | Rupert Hickey | Belmont 16s | 7 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 92 |
18 | 1339 | Luff Me Knot | Isabella Armitstead | Emily Armitstead | LC12ftSSC | 15 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 96 |
19 | 1373 | Hammer Time | Luca Dawson | Mackenzie Patterson | Belmont 16s | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 100 |
20 | 1338 | Brace | Coby Napper | Thomas Milham | M16SSC | 23 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 102 |
21 | 1265 | Tom | Jemma Hopkins | Joe Mills | M16SSC | 11 | 19 | OCS | 15 | 12 | 105 |
22 | 1336 | Hydromatic | Mackenzie Mayne | Sean McKeon | LC12ftSSC | 20 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 110 |
23 | 1353 | Flying Hellfish | Lily Springett | Lucile Thompson | M16SSC | 24 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 37 | 121 |
24 | 1392 | Gary | Noah Steenson | Ryan Morris | Belmont 16s | 21 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 122 |
25 | 1366 | Protagonist | Max Nearn | Zac Golovsky | VA12ftSSC | 25 | SRS | 15 | 32 | 20 | 127 |
26 | 1331 | General Lee | Banjo Nicholson | Bella Jones | Belmont 16s | DNF | DNS | 12 | 11 | 9 | 128 |
27 | 1372 | Phoenix | Thomas Meacock | Zara Wyatt | HKSC | 18 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 129 |
28 | 1403 | Shotgun | Jack O'Loughlin | Sol Golovsky | VA12ftSSC | 14 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 136 |
29 | 1323 | Up In Flames | Isaac Robbins | Cooper Lowe | HKSC | 22 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 138 |
30 | 1395 | Airborne | Zackary Wyatt | Aodhan Dorgan | HKSC | DNS | 23 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 141 |
31 | 1359 | Kick It & Rip It | Max Nathans | Are Lynden‑Bell | MH16SSC | SRS | 33 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 145 |
32 | 1357 | Speedy | Jake Bentley | Harrison Thomas | M16SSC | 28 | 20 | OCS | 28 | 25 | 149 |
33 | 1284 | Enigma | Pablo Ducarme | Peter Rowe | GSC | SRS | 32 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 153 |
34 | 1369 | Raptor | Ollie Barrett | Eben Brownlow‑Davies | HKSC | SRS | SRS | 32 | 36 | 28 | 164 |
35 | 1308 | Snowstorm | Samantha Pollett | Jack Pinter | NSW | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 165 |
36 | 1394 | Bandit | Jamie Bando | Isabella Badger | VA12ftSSC | 29 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 166 |
37 | 1387 | Marvellous | Sophia Ugarte | Emma Badger | VA12ftSSC | SRS | SRS | 31 | 41 | 35 | 175 |
38 | 1364 | Dynamite | Sara Coates | Peggy Rowlinson | M16SSC | SRS | SRS | 38 | 34 | 38 | 178 |
39 | 1356 | Pure Blonde | Wilhem Schlipalius | Jaden Kelly | M16SSC | SRS | SRS | 34 | 38 | 41 | 181 |
40 | 1390 | Intrepid | Ziggy Ewart | Riley Armstrong | QLSC | 32 | 29 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 205 |
41 | 1279 | The Ritual | Rose Boyce | Max Chapman | NSC | SRS | DNS | OCS | 40 | 40 | 209 |
42 | 1261 | Now What | Orlando Sadlik | Lola Sadlik | BYRA | DNS | DNS | 39 | 39 | 39 | 213 |
43 | 1312 | Flying Llama | Joe Pettigrew | Tom Morgan | M16SSC | DNF | DNS | 37 | SRS | DNF | 223 |
44 | 1274 | In Good Nick | Monique Wacher | Ava Kosi | NSC | DNF | DNS | 40 | 42 | DNF | 226 |
45 | 1250 | Redback | Sophie Moore | Alex Donnelly | NSC | DNF | SRS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 227 |
46 | 1189 | Olympus | Nicholas Brown | Rigel Inglis | MH16SSC | DNS | DNS | SRS | SRS | DNF | 228 |
47 | 1347 | Virevolver | Madeleine Phillips | Dilan Bate | M16SSC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNS | DNC | 240 |