Moth Victorian Championship - Mach 2 Moths vying for the lead

11:36 AM Sun 24 Jan 2010 GMT

'Mach 2 Boats - Audi Victoria Week, McConaghy - KA Sails International Moth Victorian Championships' Teri Dodds &copy

Mach 2 Moth designer Andrew McDougall has climbed to the top of the leaderboard in the McConaghy - KA Sails International Moth Victorian Championship at Audi Victoria Week with three strong results today, but he is tied on points with fellow Mach 2 sailor Lochlin Byrne.

The two Victorian sailors were best of the nine-boat fleet in today's puffy, light to moderate breeze on Corio Bay. The super-fast foiling craft raced close to the marina of regatta host Royal Geelong Yacht Club, and there were big wind shifts and tricky light patches across their course.

McDougall, a class veteran and leading hull and rig designer who recently won the Australian Moth championship on the Swan River in Perth, WA, looked equally at home in today's lighter conditions, taking a third place followed by two wins.

His younger rival Lochlin Byrne from Sandringham Yacht Club had a 5-2-2 scorecard to close the day on equal points with McDougall, who is from Black Rock Yacht Club.

Third overall after six races is David Barnes of Latrobe Valley Yacht Club (Vic), sailing Bladerider VRX, followed by local RGYC sailor Michael Boode in the Bladerider Hydrophobic.

The series continues tomorrow with up to four races scheduled on Corio Bay from 1pm.

Moths on Corio Bay - Audi Victoria Week McConaghy - KA Sails International Moth Victorian Championships - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

McConaghy - KA Sails Int Moth Championship

PROVISIONAL RESULTS

**Series Results [Fleet] up to Race 7 (Drops = 1)**
Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1	1.0S	AUS3380	MACH 2	Andrew McDougall	BRYC	9.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	[11.0C]
2		AUS3379	MACH2 BOATS	Lochlin Byrne	SYC	9.0	2.0	2.0	[5.0]	2.0	2.0	1.0
3		AUS3455	BLADERIDER VRX	David Barnes	LVYC	14.0	5.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	[11.0F]
4		AUS3309	HYDROPHOBIC	Michael Boode	RGYC	18.0	4.0	6.0	2.0	[11.0C]	4.0	2.0
5		AUS3271	RED BARON	Greg Wise	ASC	28.0	8.0	8.0	[9.0]	4.0	5.0	3.0
6		AUS3464	X-FACTA	James Owen-Smith	DBYC	34.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	11.0C	11.0C	[11.0C]
7		3144	NA1	Leigh Dunstan	DYC	38.0	7.0	5.0	4.0	11.0C	11.0C	[11.0C]
8		3283	HIMALAYAN WOMEN	Paul Newman	CYC	43.0	6.0	7.0	8.0	11.0C	11.0C	[11.0C]
9		AUS3359	CHATTERBOX	Stephen Tillman	ASC	51.0	11.0C	11.0F	7.0	11.0C	11.0C	[11.0C]
10		TBA	NA2	Brent Frankcombe	ESC	55.0	11.0C	11.0C	11.0C	11.0C	11.0C	[11.0C]