RYCT sailors dominate Tasmanian Laser State championships

2:15 AM Tue 9 Mar 2010 GMT

'Tasmanian Laser champions for 2010, left to right, Rohan Langford (Radial), Mat Himson (standard) and Lew Noye (4.7). Photo: Garry Langford' Peter Campbell &copy

Young Hobart sailors from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania dominated top placings at the State championships for the International Laser class sailed on the River Tamar at Beauty Point over the weekend, winning the standard,
radial and 4.7 divisions.

The Laser standard division, the Olympic single-handed class, saw a close duel throughout the 10 races, with victory going to Matthew Himson by just two points from Elliott Noye, both representing the RYCT.

Each won four races, Noye taking out two of the final three races to finish on 17 points, but still falling short of Himson's consistent scorecard of a 15 net points. Third place went to another RYCT sailor, Ben Price, on 28 points.

George Jones, one of the favourites, virtually lost all chances of winning the big rig title when he and six others were disqualified from the first three races for failing to sign on before they left the Port Dalrymple Yacht Club to go on the water on Saturday. He ended up fifth overall.

Rohan Langford won seven races in the Laser radial division and with a second and two thirds in the other races, finished with a net 9 points, comfortably clear of RYCT/DSS Dinghy Group club mate Zac Pullen on 16 points. Third place on 27 points went to Port Dalrymple Yacht Club's Angus Barton.

The Laser 4.7 division drew a fleet of 17 out of the total Laser fleet of 34 boats and saw a tight series between the RYCT's Lewis Noye and PDYC's Matthew Connelley. Noye won five races, including the last today, to finish on 15 points while Connelley had two wins and was only once worse than fourth, finishing with 22 points.

A sixth place in the final race cost Sophie Chesterman from the RYCT second place overall, but she finished a most creditable third overall on 24 points, also winning the women's trophy in the 4.7 fleet.

by Peter Campbell

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