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8:02 PM Fri 16 Jan 2009 GMT

'Current Moth world champion John Harris - OAMPS SIRS 2008' Harvie Allison Photography Click Here to view large photo

The 77th Zhik International Moth Australian Championships are looming and already the International contingents have arrived to begin training at Royal Geelong Yacht Club in conjunction with Skandia Geelong Week.

This year's Championship's have attracted National Champion's from the US Bora Gulari, Japan's Hiroki Goto, Switzerland's Arnaud Psarofaghis, Sweden's Peder Arvefors and Martin and Magnus

With the unveiling of a few new models from boat builders Bladerider and Mach2, each competitor is looking for that edge to put them over the line. The current Moth World champion John Harris has just taken delivery of his new Bladerider VRX and hopes to put former World Champion UK's Simon Payne to the test on his new Mach2.

It has also been rumoured that former World Champion Rohan Veal may be a late entrant testing a new Bladerider. Now this should be Championships worth watching.

With a line up of 6 of the top 10 mothies in the world, the regatta will be also be contested by Nathan Outteridge the 49er World Champion and Aussie Olympian.

The majority of the fleet are foiling moths, pushing the edge of sailing technology, but there are still a few traditional scows on the entry list, which have their own division. The majority of the entrants are males except for Samantha England, the current Women's World Champion and Kylie Lowry in her famous blue and white frangipani scow.

With a lot of these moths now using GPS, speeds of up to 28 knots have been recorded in the past. These little boats should provide some spectacular entertainment for the crowds at Skandia Geelong Week, with thrills and spills aplenty.

Entry International Moth Australian Championships

3279 Magnus Gravare GKSS
3297 Samantha England BYS
3316 Roger Quinn BSC
3420 Brent Pearson KBSC
8978 Michael Willcocks LCSC
9256 Ian Sim BSC
9332 Andrew Stevenson STGSC
9343 Phil Stevenson STGSC
9368 David Lister STGSC
AUS3128 Mark Robinson CYCA
AUS3178 Bruce McLeod STGSC
AUS3182 Jonathan Emonson GLYC
AUS3232 Will Logan RYCT
AUS3260 Stephen Donovan STGSC
AUS3262 Les Thorpe BYRA
AUS3263 Scott Babbage WSC
AUS3271 Greg Wise ASC
AUS3283 Rob Gough RYCT
AUS3288 Rod Ray BISC
AUS3305 Alastair Gibson BSC
AUS3309 Michael Boode RGYC
AUS3315 Nathan Outteridge RSYS,B16S
AUS3455 John Harris A18L
AUS3570 Alan Goddard BSC
AUS3573 Luka Damic STGSC
AUS3889 Lea Sitja SGSC
AUS9168 Kylie Lowry STGSC
AUS9355 Lochlin Byrne SYC/RBYC
AUS9359 Stephen Tillman ASC
AUS9360 Matthew Day WSC
AUS9364 Martin Johnson WSC
AUS9365 Ned Dally ASC
GBR3321 Martin Cross BSCRPAYC
GBR3379 Simon Payne HISC
JPN1260 Hiroki Goto SFC
NZL3217 Andrew Brown TBC
SUI3252 Psarofaghis Arnaud SNG
SWE3290 Peder Arvefors BRASS
TBA Andrew McDougall BRYC
TBA Josh McKnight M16FTSC
USA3281 Bora Gulari BYC

by Virginia (Moth Hat) Veal

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