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12:38 AM Fri 2 Jan 2009 GMT
The NS14 National Championships are now well underway and Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club in Adelaide, Australia. A variety of conditions from 0 knots to 25 knots have been experienced by the fleet, making for a challenging series provding something for everyone.
Race 1 was sailed under very trying conditions with the breeze almost completely dying aonly a few minutes into the first leg. A couple of boats made it around the top mark before the tide got hold of them, but the majority of the fleet spent a frustrating hour or so trying to get up to the mark.
Eventually the breeze picked up to 3-5 knots and we were all back underway, but the lead boats had extended an unattainable lead. The race was finished at the wing mark on a shortened course just as the breeze kicked in to around 10 knots. Defending champion Tigger Too (Hugh Tait and Tom Potter) was the winner by 1 second over Fizzy (Malcolm Page and Fiona Elliot).
Races 2 and 3 were held back to back on day two in light to moderate winds. Race 2 was subject to a general recall as everyone was a bit too keen to get going. Once the fleet got away cleanly the rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Fizzy took out both heats to take the lead in the series.
Race 4 was started in 20-25 knots and a nearly two metre swell in conditions that saw many entrants not even make the start line due to gear failure and early fatigue. Due to the strong breezes and the speeds obtained, the race was over quite quickly, with most of the boats that crossed the start line also finishing. Tigger Too was the winner with Peter and Kathryn Davis in Spinifex second. The run back into the beach after the race was just as difficult as the race itself with Dark Horse being dismasted on the way in. The club grounds looked more like a boat yard as everyone scrambled to get back on the water for the next day's racing.
At the end of race 4, Tigger Too was leading from Fizzy and Spinifex. With five races to go, its still anyone's series.
Series Results [Gold] for Ns14 up to Race 4 (Drops = 0)| Place | Ties | Sail No | Boat Name | Skipper | Crew | From | Sers Score | Race 4 | Race 3 | Race 2 | Race 1 | | 1 | | 1996 | Tigger Too | H Tait | T Potter | NSW | 7.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | | 2 | | 2008 | Fizzy | M Page | F Elliot | NSW | 9.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | | 3 | | 1981 | Spinifex | P Davis | K Davis | TAS | 19.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | | 4 | | 1944 | Wildfire | C Gardner | S Jones | NSW | 25.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 6.00 | | 5 | 5.0S | 1899 | Hooters | G Bellamy | E Cumming | NSW | 32.00 | 3.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 5.00 | | 6 | | 1936 | Powderburn | D Colebatch | A Barclay | SA | 32.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 14.00 | | 7 | | 1948 | Pumkin Eater | D Eggins | J Eggins | TAS | 33.00 | 22.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | | 8 | | 1849 | Captain Planet | H Kernot | H Lee | NSW | 39.00 | 7.00 | 18.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | | 9 | | 1943 | Alternative Pathway | D Gordon | L Brock | SA | 44.00 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 18.00 | 7.00 | | 10 | | 1994 | Tigger | M Tait | R Lee | NSW | 51.00 | 16.00 | 11.00 | 14.00 | 10.00 | | 11 | | 2007 | Dark Horse | T Dunstan | C Stewart | NSW | 52.00 | 10.00 | 16.00 | 10.00 | 16.00 | | 12 | | 1945 | In A Frenzy | D Dey | D Hawke | NSW | 54.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 37.00S | | 13 | | 2000 | Diabolical | D Johnson | A Johnson | NSW | 69.00 | 8.00 | 37.00O | 13.00 | 11.00 | | 14 | | 2001 | Road Runner | A Baglin | R Wiley | NSW | 70.00 | 37.00F | 13.00 | 16.00 | 4.00 | | 15 | 11.0S | 1985 | Beach Twenty Five | N Cook | A Chittenden | NSW | 71.00 | 21.00 | 15.00 | 11.00 | 24.00 | | 16 | | 1984 | Samba Pa Ti | M Graham | A Walker | NSW | 71.00 | 17.00 | 24.00 | 17.00 | 13.00 | | 17 | | 1911 | Sling Shot | P Gurr | S Withall | NSW | 73.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 22.00 | 21.00 | | 18 | | 1842 | Nexus | J Dawson | J McNally | NSW | 76.00 | 19.00 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 22.00 | | 19 | 9.0S | 1986 | Finger Looking Good | T McCall | J Breislin | NSW | 78.00 | 37.00F | 9.00 | 9.00 | 23.00 | | 20 | | 1971 | Alaska | G Rowsell | C Eggins | TAS | 78.00 | 12.00 | 19.00 | 32.00 | 15.00 | | 21 | | 1852 | Evolution | G Bellamy | V Dey | NSW | 81.00 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 26.00 | | 22 | | 1939 | Joker IV | A Adams | D Adams | SA | 84.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 26.00 | 18.00 | | 23 | | 1873 | Rainbow Magic | E Stephens | H Stephens | NSW | 97.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 31.00 | 28.00 | | 24 | | 1950 | Liquid Insanity | C Hart | T Vercoe | SA | 100.00 | 13.00 | 26.00 | 24.00 | 37.00C | | 25 | 12.0S | 1871 | Go With The Flow | K Davis | M Davis | TAS | 106.00 | 37.00C | 28.00 | 29.00 | 12.00 | | 26 | 15.0S | 1961 | All That Jazz | T Ryan | A Graham | NSW | 106.00 | 37.00F | 17.00 | 15.00 | 37.00F | | 27 | | 1975 | Twisted Sister | S Donovan | L Glynn | NSW | 106.00 | 37.00C | 22.00 | 30.00 | 17.00 | | 28 | | 1949 | Smoke & Mirrors | J Haines | R Talbot-Male | SA | 107.00 | 37.00C | 23.00 | 27.00 | 20.00 | | 29 | | 1999 | Jetlagged | S Dunstan | N Dunstan | NSW | 108.00 | 37.00F | 27.00 | 19.00 | 25.00 | | 30 | | 2005 | Supersonic Cyril | A Burdon | K Burdon | SA | 119.00 | 37.00C | 30.00 | 33.00 | 19.00 | | 31 | | 1833 | Hypo Kid | G Kernot | T Stephens | NSW | 123.00 | 23.00 | 34.00 | 36.00 | 30.00 | | 32 | | 1826 | Selenium | A Bryant | N Warner | NSW | 126.00 | 37.00C | 35.00 | 25.00 | 29.00 | | 33 | | 1919 | Sweet Rock & Roller | B Couch | C Grigg | SA | 128.00 | 37.00F | 31.00 | 23.00 | 37.00R | | 34 | | 1794 | Orion | R Schultz | I Withall | SA | 130.00 | 37.00C | 32.00 | 34.00 | 27.00 | | 35 | | 1796 | Steam Roller | M Sharp | J Bussell | SA | 131.00 | 37.00C | 29.00 | 28.00 | 37.00F | | 36 | | 1785 | XLR8 | N Alexander | G Alexander | SA | 142.00 | 37.00C | 33.00 | 35.00 | 37.00F |
by Kathryn Burdon
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