7:59 AM Mon 7 Sep 2009 GMT
Sunferries Magnetic Island Regatta Day 4 report.
Four days of sunshine and light breezes for the record 49 boat fleet sailing in the third annual Sunferries Magnetic Island Regatta.
Today race was the feature event for Race Week 2009 and, Regatta Director Denis Thompson sent the full fleet on the Round Island 20.8 nautical mile course.
In the IRC Division Wayne Millar's Zoe was fastest around the course in 3 hours, 37 minutes and 29 seconds. Townsville rival Graham Donnell's Quattro was second and Belinda Cooper's Groove was third.
On handicap Quattro won the day from Zoe and Mike Steel's Boudicea.
Overall in the IRC Division, Quattro leads Zoe by two points, with Groove third.
Quattro skipper Graham Donnell commented 'It seemed like a long way today; it was tough to keep the boat going in the sloppy seas. At least the wind held in well.
'It was hard work; shifty upwind and hard work to hold the kites but it was good fun.'
Perhaps the defining moment of the regatta was when Zoe gambled, hoisting a kite off West Point. She quickly soaked down into Liver Point and took a long time to climb back up the rhumbline. Behind her the Quattro crew did not make the same mistake. Perhaps that was Game, Set and Regatta Match?
Line honours in Performance Racing went to Never A Dull Moment, Colin Wilson's Lyons 49. Second was Charles Wallis Reignition from the Whitsunday Sailing Club. Fortified, Graham Van Brederode's Bavaria Match 35 was second.
Colin Wilson's Lyons 49 Never a Dull Moment took Overall race line honours.
Dockside Wilson, said 'a good race, very soft around the back of the Island but we had good speed when the breeze picked up.
'In the Western Channel we close tacked along the sandy shoreline. I suspect we were stupid rather than brave, we were right on the shallows but we got through...just.'
The southern sailor cannot speak highly enough about this regatta.
'Today was another perfect day. The back of the Island was pretty amazing, the granite cliffs are spectacular and today we saw a sea eagle with a sea snake in its claws.
'Seven of our crew, who were due to fly out on Wednesday, are staying longer - they are having such a great time. This is the most affordable regatta on the national circuit; it's just a pleasure to be here.'
It is very tight for Overall honours. Apollo V1 is first, with Reignition second on count back. Never A Dull Moment is third, by way of a count back from Kachina.
The Sports Boat fleet enjoyed a wild and wet ride around Magnetic Island. The adrenalin was pumping as Guilty Pleasures, Leon Thomas T7 from Townsville crossed the line just 44 seconds ahead of Patrick Stokes, Stoked. Michael Unwin's Fuzzy Logic was third.
On handicap, Stoked won today from Fuzzy Logic and Guilty Pleasures.
Another close fight for Overall divisional honours with Stoked leading Guilty Pleasures by one point. Fuzzy Logic is a further one point further back.
Patrick Stokes previously crew on Guilty Pleasures, is enjoying showing his former skipper the ropes. He was all smiles this afternoon. 'We are absolutely stoked to be leading the regatta. Guilty Pleasures did well on the upwind beat, but we were pleased to take back her gains on the reach and the run.'
In Cruising with Spinnaker Division 1, Don Algie's Storm 2 continued its clean sweep again taking line honours. Seaduction, skippered by Brian Pattinson was second, with Bob Robertson's On Location third.
On handicap Windsong, Rob Starkey's Holland 46 from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Pittwater, took its first win in the series. Delphian, John Sloan's McIntosh 47 with kangaroo mascot aboard was second, with John Finch's Warrigal, a Finch 40, was third. Overall On Location leads from Instant Karma and Warrigal.
Very close racing in the Cruising with Spinnaker Division 2 today. The line honours win was eventually secured by Richard Nichols Seduction, just one minute and eight seconds ahead of Doug Ryan's Magic, with Phil McCutcheon's Farrago, just thirty six seconds later.
Farrago took the overall handicap win in the division from Magic. Jeni Anne, John Phelan's Elan Impression 344 made her first podium debut of the series, finishing in third place.
Overall Farrago is leading from magic on a count back with Seduction third.
Planet Peugeot, Alison Smith's Bavaria 50 from the UK took the line honours win in the Cruising Non Spinnaker division, from Dick Cerny's Beneteau Oceanis 500 Aussie Rules. Tucana, Andrew Burford's Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2 was third.
The handicap placings were the same; Planet Peugeot from Aussie Rules and Tucana.
Aussie Rules leads the division Overall, with Vantage and Starkers both tied on 12 points. Vantage currently holds second by way of a count back.
First day Cruising Non-spinnaker winner Mackay boat Spindrift did not have such a great day today. She was tacking along Pallerenda shore, attempting to stay out of the running tide when she ran aground on a falling tide. The skipper of the sturdily built wooden sloop decided to stay put and refloat on the next tide, rather than risk damage being dragged from the sand.
The Multihull division is always tight and today was no exception. Graeme Etherton's The Boat took line honours today from Mal Tynan's Barbarella and Shaun Watson's Slinky Cat.
Barbarella took the handicap win from The Boat and Slinky Cat.
Mal Tynan commented 'We needed a little more breeze. We were sailing hot angles, with our hot pink kite. A lovely day on the water.'
Overall the Boat leads from Barbarella and Slinky Cat.
Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week 2009 has already been pronounced a great success by some of the top southern sailors. Mooloolaba Yacht Club Commodore Bob Robertson said yesterday 'This regatta is going to grow and grow. It has all the best elements of the Whitsunday regattas, exciting new sailing waters and the locals are very welcoming.'
Colin Wilson, the Commodore of Kiama Yacht Club said today. 'Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week is definitely a winner. It's a great formula; great sailing waters, a really good venue and affordable accommodation all across the island, meaning it's a great opportunity for family holidays, and the spring weather is amazing.'
There has been lots of good sailing and lots of good parties this week. The Sunferries spectator boats on Saturday and Sunday offered everyone the chance to enjoy the racing from an on-water vantage point, and the Race Week shore side party over spilled the deck at Peppers Blue on Blue resort on Saturday night.
Results
IRC Division
Sailed:4, Discards:0, To count:4, Ratings:TCF, Entries:4, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Buoy Race 1 Buoy Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
1st Quattro IRC Graham Donnell 2 2 1 1 6 6
2nd Zoe IRC W Millar 1 3 2 2 8 8
3rd Groove IRC Belinda Cooper 3 1 4 4 12 12
4th Boudicea IRC Mike Steel 4 4 3 3 14 14
PHS Division
Sailed:4, Discards:0, To count:4, Ratings:TCF, Entries:6, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Buoy Race 1 Buoy Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
2nd Reignition PHS Charles Wallis 2 2 4 2 10 10
1st Apollo VI PHS Paul Stuart 1 3 5 1 10 10
4th Kachina PHS P McGuire 3 5 1 3 12 12
3rd Never a dull moment PHS Colin Wilson 4 1 2 5 12 12
5th Amaya II PHS Peter David Boxall 5 6 3 4 18 18
6th Fortified PHS Graham Van Brederode 6 4 6 6 22 22
Sports Boat Division
Sailed:4, Discards:0, To count:4, Ratings:TCF, Entries:4, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Buoy Race 1 Buoy Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
1st Stoked Sports Boat Patrick Stokes 2 1 3 1 7 7
2nd Guilty Pleasures Sports Boat L Thomas 1 3 1 3 8 8
3rd Fuzzy Logic Sports Boat Michael Unwin 3 2 2 2 9 9
4th DIVA Sports Boat Dennis Coleman 5.0 DNF 5.0 DNC 5.0 DNC 5.0 DNC 20 20
Cruising Spin 1 Division
Sailed:3, Discards:0, To count:3, Ratings:TCF, Entries:13, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Passage Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
1st On Location Cruising Spin 1 Robert Robertson 3 4 5 12 12
2nd Instant Karma Cruising Spin 1 Paul Wise 2 3 8 13 13
3rd Warrigal Cruising Spin 1 J Finch 9 2 3 14 14
4th Windsong Cruising Spin 1 Rob Starkey 5 10 1 16 16
5th Valdolese Cruising Spin 1 Greg Sier 7 1 9 17 17
7th Last Tango Cruising Spin 1 Colin White 6 5 6 17 17
6th Ingenue Cruising Spin 1 Rosie Colahan 4 9 4 17 17
8th Zora I Cruising Spin 1 Kevin Horne 1 6 11 18 18
9th Delphian Cruising Spin 1 John Sloan 10 8 2 20 20
10th Seaduction Cruising Spin 1 Brian Pattinson 8 7 7 22 22
11th Storm 2 Cruising Spin 1 D Algie 11 11 10 32 32
12th Savanna Cruising Spin 1 M Whitehead 12 12 12 36 36
13th Pure Cruising Spin 1 Steve Battley 13 14.0 DNS 13 40 40
Cruising Spin 2 Division
Sailed:3, Discards:0, To count:3, Ratings:TCF, Entries:9, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Passage Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
2nd Magic Cruising Spin 2 Doug Ryan 1 3 2 6 6
1st Farrago Cruising Spin 2 P McCutcheon 4 1 1 6 6
3rd Seduction Cruising Spin 2 Richard Nichols 3 6 4 13 13
4th Librian Cruising Spin 2 B Barnes 5 4 6 15 15
5th The Major Cruising Spin 2 M Gillum 6 5 5 16 16
6th Akarana Cruising Spin 2 Ian Hamilton 2 8 8 18 18
7th Jeni Anne Cruising Spin 2 John Phelan 8 7 3 18 18
8th Zen Cruising Spin 2 Jack Maguire 9 2 10.0 DNC 21 21
9th Iseulta Cruising Spin 2 Tristram Denyer 7 9 7 23 23
Cruising Non Spin Division
Sailed:3, Discards:0, To count:3, Ratings:TCF, Entries:10, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Passage Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
1st Aussie Rules Cruising Non Spin Richard Cerny 3 4 2 9 9
2nd Vantage Cruising Non Spin R Kimlin 5 1 6 12 12
3rd Starkers Cruising Non Spin Alan Stark 4 3 5 12 12
4th Planet Peugeot Cruising Non Spin Alison Smith 6 6 1 13 13
5th Volare Cruising Non Spin Grant Thompson 2 7 4 13 13
6th Tucana Cruising Non Spin Andrew Burford 7 5 3 15 15
7th My Way Cruising Non Spin Terry Price 8 2 11.0 DNF 21 21
8th Spindrift Cruising Non Spin Bruce Shanks 1 11.0 DNS 11.0 DNF 23 23
9th Providence V Cruising Non Spin Grant Lewis 11.0 DNS 11.0 RAF 11.0 DNF 33 33
9th Black Rose Cruising Non Spin Rodney Hart 11.0 DNF 11.0 DNF 11.0 DNS 33 33
Multi Hull Division
Sailed:3, Discards:0, To count:3, Ratings:TCF, Entries:3, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Division Skipper Passage Race 1 Passage Race 2 Around the Island Total Nett
1st The Boat Multi Hull G Etherton 1 2 1 4 4
2nd Barbarella Multi Hull Mal Tynan 2 1 2 5 5
3rd Slinky Cat Multi Hull Shaun Watson 3 3 3 9 9
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