Corsair Seawind Australian Multihull Championships get underway

11:06 PM Sun 18 Sep 2011 GMT

'Moreton Bay' .

Australia's talented fast lane sailors competing for first race honours in the Corsair Marine/Seawind Australian Multihull championship can expect to face a supreme test of tactical racing on a surprisingly calm Moreton Bay today.

The fleet representing 24 high performance trimarans and catamarans from South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and crewed by a number of the nation's best will be challenged with racing in light wind on an unfamiliar course that has a history of separating the smartest from the rest. All skippers and tacticians will need to be aware of when the flood tide changes to the ebb as this remains as a crucial tactical factor because of the geographical nature of the course.

Selecting the wrong option will certainly play a major role in deciding which of the 24 crews gain the important major places during the Bay Passage race later today. As expected there is a very competitive line up for the 'Gun Boat' of the regatta title headed by the super fast Victorian catamaran Mad Max skippered by former Brisbane to Gladstone line honours winner George Owen.

George Owen known as a crafty helmsman will need to have his tactical thinking totally focused on steering Mad Max to her potential to stay ahead of the former Mackay catamaran Hot Vindaloo skippered by Sunshine Coast boat builder Julian Griffiths and the consistent Lake Macquarie trimaran Trilogy helmed by the experienced Keith Glover.

This trio have been nominated as the likely pacesetters in a championship which promises to test the tactical awareness of all 25 crews in their bid to record the fastest corrected handicap.

Nominating a possible winner before the first race is always a risky prediction particularly with so many top racing crews having their sights set on being crowned as the 2011 Australian champion after the sixth and final race on Friday September 23rd.

Former champions Rob Remilton in Wilparina 11 racing under the South Australian Goolwa Yacht Club burgee and Queenslander Peter Hackett's Intrigue are favoured by officials while the Brisbane to Gladstone Race champion's Phil Day in Rhythmic and Mike Hodges Renaissance have the important knowledge of racing in light winds with and against current on a tricky Moreton Bay to be ranked among the major contenders.

Further information is available from Mike Hodges on 041188 8850 or Ian Grant 0427 592 664.

by Ian Grant

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Sailing

Sailing

The Beaufort Scale: How We Learned to Rank Wind

Sailing

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Sailing

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Sailing

Heaving To: Park the Boat in a Blow

Sailing

The Figure-8: Return to a Person Overboard

Sailing

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Sailing

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Nearby
Gatton, QLD	5 kn SE	18°
Toowoomba, QLD	20 kn E	14°
Wellcamp Airport, QLD	14 kn ESE	16°
Windiest in Australia
Rundle Island, QLD	26 kn SE	22°
Most Windless in Australia
Bairnsdale, VIC	Calm	4°
Hottest in Australia
Fitzroy Crossing, WA	6 kn SSW	31°
Coldest in Australia
Perisher Valley, NSW	2 kn N	-2°
Wettest in Australia
Victoria River Downs, NT	21.2 mm

Corsair Seawind Australian Multihull Championships get underway

Read the Wind: Judge Its Force Without a Gauge

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

Sailing Articles

Buy & Sell

2025 Duotone Sls Glide 2. Set (Front Wing And Stabili

2023 Naish S27 Carbon 1040 Full Set

2025 Duotone Spirit

2026 FLITElab Ampjet_Board Complete Set 5'0

2025 SMIK Hipster Twin Swallowtail

2025 Gong Droid Team Series

2025 Levitaz R6

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support