Vaikobi 60th NSW NS14 State Titles at Port Macquarie Sailing Club

by Monty Lang 24 Mar 2023 10:05 GMT 18-19 March 2023

Close racing in the narrow river during the 2023 NS14 NSW State Titles © NSW NS14 Association

Kylie Vaiciurgis and Sarah Roberts sailing 2074 Lookin' Good took out the Vaikobi 60th NSW NS14 State Championships over the weekend of 18/19 March 2023. The event was sailed on the very challenging Hastings River at Port Macquarie in the Mid-North Coast region.

Light to moderate winds combined with strong run-out tides and a narrow course area to make for a real test of sailing ability within the 22-boat fleet. 6 races were sailed with Kylie and Sarah pipping Hugh Tait and son Zac for first place overall. Wind against tide made for short works with very long runs on the windward leeward course and starts were particularly fraught with the tide consistently pushing boats over the line early. Extra complexity was thrown into the races with the landing and then taxiing of a sea plane in the race course during one race and the mobile wind shadows created by the river cruising barge, fresh from its tour of the canal estates adjacent to the river.

Winning Crew Kylie and Sarah during the 2023 NS14 NSW State Titles - photo © NSW NS14 Association

The NS14 class continues to show its wide appeal and level playing field for competitors with the all-female crew on 2074 outsailing all-comers in all sorts of combinations including family and youth crews. Notably 2nd through to 7th placed boats all consisted of family crews with parents sailing with their kids. The top ten also included youth crews and even vintage boats showing that it is the skill of the sailor, not the age of the boat that delivers competition results. The event was well run by Port Macquarie Sailing Club who also put on a social BBQ on Saturday afternoon and a well-received breakfast on Sunday morning. The club has a prime position on the river and easy launching over a sandy beach.

Boats on the beach during the 2023 NS14 NSW State Titles - photo © NSW NS14 Association

The next major NS14 regatta will be the National Titles which will be sailed at Southport in Queensland in early January 2024 so grab a boat and join the action in this versatile and high-performing class.

Find out more on the class website and Facebook group.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	2074	Lookin' Good	Kylie V	Sarah Roberts	CHYC	1	2	1	3	2	1	7
2	2024	Carbon Neutral	Hugh Tait	Zachary Tait	TASC	2	3	2	1	5	2	10
3	2071	Cutlass	Ryan Savage	Finnegan Savage	CHYC	4	6	7	2	1	5	18
4	2045	Paddy Wack	Brad Clarke	Sienna Clarke	Teralba ASC	3	1	5	5	(OCS)	6	20
5	1992	Gunbarrel Highway	Brett Ellis	Meg Ellis	Teralba ASC	5	4	10	4	3	7	23
6	2070	Midnight Hour	Monty Lang	Alex Lang	NSC	6	5	3	(OCS)	4	8	26
7	2007	Dark Horse	Greg Daniel	Murray Daniel	Teralba ASC	7	10	4	14	7	3	31
7	1883	Snowflake	Josh Faddy	Kai Houzager	PHOSC	8	7	9	6	6	4	31
9	1976	Meltdown	Dylan Clapham	Henry Szenczy	CRSC	18	8	6	7.5	14	11	46.5
10	1961	Maritimo Sail	Michael Spies	Addison Newlan	SYC	11	15	12	7.5	8	10	48.5
11	2062	Rapid Fire	Andrew Grover	Rod Carter	Teralba ASC	17	9	13	9	11	9	51
12	2014	The Force	Peter Williams	Matthew Williams	Teralba ASC	9	13	11	10	9	17	52
13	409	Hullaballoo	Benjamin Moore	Max Morrow	NSC	13	11	8	19	12	14	58
14	1999	Sirocco X	Philip Treloar	Aldred Genelle	PHOSC	10	17	15	12	13	13	63
15	1909	Up Beat	Elsa Gandy			12	18	20	15	10	15	70
16	2050	Wild Cat	Scott Roberts	Janet Forrester	PHOSC	14	16	14	18	15	12	71
17	2031	String Theory	David Bently	Mike Irvine	NSC	15	12	17	13	(OCS)	18	75
18	2057	Gladiator	Rose Boyce	Matthew Lloyd	NSC	21	14	(DNF)	11	17	16	79
19	2013	Goat	Julie Castle	Michael Castle	TASC	19	21	16	16	16	19	86
20	1998	Dark Side	Neil Collyer	Max Collyer	Teralba ASC	16	19	19	17	18	20	89
21	1974	Interceptor	Steve Bohlsen	Lucy Bohlsen	PMSC	20	20	18	(DNS)	(DNS)	(DNS)	108
22	1996	Shake & Bake	Brian Jenkinson	Linda Jenkinson	Teralba ASC	(DNS)	(DNS)	(DNS)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	125