Optimists enjoy mixed conditions in Queensland Youth Week

8:52 AM Thu 9 Jul 2009 GMT

'Close racing Downwind - Queenland Youth Week 2009' Joe Cronin Click Here to view large photo

38 Gold Fleet and 21 Green Fleet Optimists gathered in Queensland last weekend for Queensland Youth Week. Members of the Australian Optimist Sailing Team arrived a day early to train with coach, Rob Brewer in the venue that will be critical in the selection of the Australian team for the Worlds in 2010.

Optimist sailors and their families travelled from Victoria, NSW, WA and New Zealand to join the Queenslanders.

The Optimist fleet has taken a leap forward in numbers throughout Australia in the past few months. The opportunities for excellent fleet racing, high level coaching, travel both interstate and overseas and the 'level playing field' created by strict class rules has contributed to this surge in numbers.

Optimist sailors travel to interstate regattas with only their sail as charter boats are available.

Optimists Battling Upwind - Queenland Youth Week 2009 - Joe Cronin Click Here to view large photo

Conditions were mixed throughout Queensland Youth Week but a consistent James McLennan, from Victoria, achieved five race wins to take the 'Gold' medal. Other than James, there were four other race winners in the ten race series.

Mark Spearman and Lloyd Collins - Queenland Youth Week 2009 - Joe Cronin Click Here to view large photo

Final Results:
James McLennan (Victoria)
Nia Jerwood (WA)
Lloyd Collins (Victoria)
Mark Spearman (WA)
James Brewer (NSW)

Lloyd, Mark and James will be traveling to Brazil to represent Australia in the International Optimist Dinghy Association World Championship later in the month.

***Series Results [Optimist] up to Race 10 (Drops = 2)***
*Place*	*Ties*	*Sail No*	*Skipper*	*From*	*Sers Score*	*Race 10*	*Race 9*	*Race 8*	*Race 7*	*Race 6*	*Race 5*	*Race 4*	*Race 3*	*Race 2*	*Race 1*
1		AUS585	James McLennan	VIC	18.00	1.00	6.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	4.00	1.00	[11.00]	[7.00]
2		AUS405	Nia Jerwood	WA	31.00	2.00	5.00	1.00	3.00	4.00	[8.00]	5.00	5.00	[8.00]	6.00
3		AUS374	Lloyd Collings	VIC	34.00	5.00	1.00	7.00	6.00	5.00	7.00	[38.00O]	2.00	1.00	[10.00]
4		AUS557	Mark Spearman	WA	35.00	7.00	[9.00]	4.00	8.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	[12.00]	3.00	5.00
5		AUS506	James Brewer	NSW	39.00	4.00	[14.00]	2.00	2.00	13.00	3.00	8.00	[15.00]	6.00	1.00
6		AUS380	Dylan Passmore	NSW	42.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	[10.00]	8.00	6.00	2.00	3.00	[13.00]	2.00
7		AUS400	Klaus Lorenz	QLD	54.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	[12.00]	6.00	4.00	[12.00]	9.00	2.00	3.00
8		AUS211	Melissa Hitchen-Haw	VIC	59.00	13.00	[17.00]	5.00	4.00	2.00	[18.00]	1.00	11.00	7.00	16.00
9		AUS613	Jack Felsenthal	VIC	61.00	3.00	[20.00]	8.00	9.00	12.00	5.00	7.00	[23.00]	9.00	8.00
10		4263	Jack Simpson	NZ	81.00	11.00	[21.00]	14.00	14.00	[17.00]	9.00	9.00	10.00	5.00	9.00
11		568	Tom Lidgett	VIC	83.00	9.00	4.00	9.00	[21.00]	11.00	10.00	[24.00]	16.00	12.00	12.00
12		AUS372	Brodie Crossman	NSW	91.00	15.00	13.00	[26.00]	13.00	10.00	14.00	6.00	6.00	[19.00]	14.00
13		600	Jack Graves	VIC	93.00	6.00	3.00	12.00	11.00	[21.00]	[21.00]	20.00	4.00	18.00	19.00
14		614	Sam Hannah	VIC	96.00	12.00	15.00	13.00	7.00	[15.00]	12.00	10.00	13.00	14.00	[18.00]
15		AUS317	Tyrone Gowans	VIC	115.00	20.00	18.00	17.00	5.00	7.00	17.00	11.00	20.00	[25.00]	[28.00]
16		AUS564	Anna Philip	VIC	126.00	21.00	[31.00]	18.00	19.00	18.00	[24.00]	16.00	17.00	4.00	13.00
17	4.0S	AUS329	Katie Deakin-Sharpe	QLD	129.00	17.00	[24.00]	15.00	20.00	20.00	16.00	[23.00]	22.00	15.00	4.00
18		AUS449	Stacey Robinson	VIC	129.00	16.00	11.00	20.00	17.00	14.00	13.00	[21.00]	18.00	[23.00]	20.00
19		610	Oliver Kalpokas	VIC	132.00	18.00	22.00	19.00	15.00	[32.00]	20.00	13.00	8.00	17.00	[25.00]
20		AUS606	Hugh Cronin	QLD	135.00	[39.00O]	12.00	11.00	[39.00Q]	9.00	15.00	38.00O	19.00	16.00	15.00
21		AUS343	Rhett Gowans	VIC	139.00	19.00	[26.00]	[23.00]	18.00	16.00	11.00	17.00	14.00	22.00	22.00
22		AUS346	Fergus Galloway	QLD	155.00	14.00	2.00	25.00	[27.00]	25.00	19.00	25.00	[25.00]	24.00	21.00
23		567	Jack Lidgett	VIC	162.00	23.00	16.00	16.00	24.00	19.00	[31.00]	19.00	28.00	[38.00S]	17.00
24		484	Sam Danks	VIC	174.00	22.00	19.00	22.00	22.00	23.00	22.00	[27.00]	[29.00]	20.00	24.00
25		AUS509	Daniel Quinlan	NSW	180.00	24.00	[25.00]	21.00	23.00	22.00	[25.00]	22.00	24.00	21.00	23.00
26		AUS394	Flinders Lynch	QLD	181.00	[29.00]	8.00	27.00	25.00	27.00	23.00	18.00	27.00	26.00	[29.00]
27		514	Duncan Branch	QLD	194.00	26.00	27.00	28.00	16.00	[39.00S]	[39.00F]	14.00	7.00	38.00C	38.00C
28		456	Alistair Young	WA	213.00	39.00C	39.00C	39.00C	39.00C	[39.00C]	[39.00C]	15.00	21.00	10.00	11.00
29		AUS487	Freddy Brown	VIC	215.00	27.00	[30.00]	29.00	26.00	24.00	28.00	29.00	26.00	[29.00]	26.00
30		AUS500	Sarah Philip	VIC	227.00	31.00	[33.00]	[32.00]	28.00	26.00	27.00	26.00	31.00	27.00	31.00
31		AUS231	Clancy Lott	QLD	232.00	28.00	34.00	31.00	[39.00O]	28.00	26.00	28.00	30.00	[38.00F]	27.00
32		263	Elise Ryan	QLD	235.00	25.00	29.00	24.00	29.00	31.00	29.00	[38.00O]	35.00	[38.00F]	33.00
33		AUS550	John Laws	QLD	243.00	32.00	23.00	[35.00]	32.00	[33.00]	32.00	32.00	32.00	28.00	32.00
34		AUS554	Alex King	QLD	247.00	30.00	28.00	30.00	31.00	30.00	33.00	31.00	34.00	[38.00F]	[38.00S]
35		551	Ben Domeracki	QLD	250.00	33.00	32.00	33.00	30.00	29.00	30.00	[38.00O]	33.00	[38.00F]	30.00
36		AUS425	Sarah Meldrum	VIC	275.00	34.00	[39.00F]	34.00	33.00	35.00	35.00	30.00	36.00	38.00S	[38.00S]
37		AUS62	Edward Bennett	NSW	286.00	35.00	35.00	36.00	34.00	34.00	34.00	39.00L	39.00L	[39.00L]	[39.00L]
38		NZL4203	Luke French	NZ	308.00	39.00C	39.00C	39.00C	39.00C	[39.00C]	[39.00C]	38.00S	38.00S	38.00C	38.00C