Perfect conditions for Day 1 of the Zhik CHS Championships

by Rod Carter on 19 Apr 2017 Opening day at the 2017 Zhik CHS Championships on Lake Macquarie saw a picture perfect warm autumn day with a light 5-7knt breeze.

Today’s start of the invitation race was delayed initially due to the variable and swinging breeze. Once the breeze settled the 120+ strong fleet successfully managed to complete the race.

The conditions saw smaller boats fare a little better than the skiffs and multihulls, with the Flying Elevens and NS14s dominating the top 10 positions on corrected time. James Alexander from Pennant Hills High sailing his F11 ‘Ninja’ took the win from second placed Zoe Dransfield (Manly Selective High) on ‘Nomad’ another F11. Third place went to NS14 sailor Nathan Gulliksen (St Edwards College).

A few incidents today saw boats learn the hard way of what happens when you sail inside cardinal markers, and the depth of the water reduces dramatically. Fortunately, no major injuries or damage occurred.

Tomorrow’s racing will see the sailors start the series with two races. With similar light condition expected for the duration of the regatta, sailors will be working on their light air skills in order to win the overall prizes and trophies.

Place	Bow No	Boat Name	Skipper	CREW	Fin Tim	Elapsd	YS Cor d T	School	Score
1	67	NINJA	James Alexander	Jordan Smith	14:25:41	54:41	01:03:15	Pennant hills high s	1.0
2	04	NOMAD	Zoe Dransfield	Maya Lilley	14:25:42	54:42	01:03:16	Manly Selective Camp	2.0
3	64	NEMESIS	Nathan Gulliksen	Thomas Molin	14:21:13	45:13	01:03:26	St Edwards College	3.0
4	47	FLYING NEMO	Aimee Gallaway	Jamie Dobinson	14:26:19	55:19	01:03:59	Asquith Girls	4.0
5	57	MADNESS	Maxwell Downey	Hugh Skeen	14:26:32	55:32	01:04:14	Normanhurst Boys Hig	5.0
6	118	WILDTHING	Joshua Dyer	Nick Stenger	14:26:48	55:48	01:04:32	Covenant Christian H	6.0
7	45	FLIGHT TIME	Beau Preston	Bailey James	14:27:06	56:06	01:04:53	Saint Marys Catholic	7.5
7	40	DARK SIDE OF MOON	Hayden Hansen	Will Rivers	14:22:15	46:15	01:04:53	St Edwards College	7.5
9	36	CHITTY CHITTY BANG B	Jessica Rivers	Annika Hansen	14:22:21	46:21	01:05:02	Central Coast Gramma	9.0
10	06	HOT CHILLI	Kelsey Turner	Georgia Steenson	14:27:54	56:54	01:05:49	Kotara High School	10.0
11	13	199017	Lukas Lechner-Scott		14:27:29	51:29	01:05:50	Newcastle Grammar Sc	11.0
12	85	ROCKSTAR	Conall Minchin	Flyn Jocumsen	14:26:03	50:03	01:05:56	Lyneham High School	12.0
13	32	BULLSEYE	Daniel Russo	Thomas Mark Huntingt	14:28:19	57:19	01:06:18	Turramurra High Scho	14.0
14	39	DAMO	Henry Larkings	Miles Davey	14:25:00	59:00	01:06:27	Newington College	15.0
15	41	DONT TELL MUM!	James Downey	Sam Skeen	14:28:37	57:37	01:06:38	Normanhurst Boys Hig	16.0
16	111	TOUGHEN UP PRINCESS	Reagan Minchin		14:31:55	55:55	01:07:47	Merici College	17.0
17	84	ROADRUNNER	Graham Middleton		14:12:40	41:40	01:07:57	st peters catholic c	18.0
18	88	SCHMICK	Tegan Hanrahan		14:32:14	56:14	01:08:10	Canberra College	19.0
19	123	WIND WARRIOR	Will Taylor		14:12:53	41:53	01:08:18	Kirrawee High School	20.0
20	68	NO NAME	Thomas Farley		14:32:44	56:44	01:08:46	Great Lakes College	21.0
21	29	HAKUNA MATATA	Thomas Skinner		14:33:09	57:09	01:09:16	Barrenjoey High Scho	22.0
22	17	ACTION	Thomas Larkings	James Pagett	14:33:50	01:07:50	01:09:34	Newington College	23.0
23	35	CAT SCAN	Monique Mcenearney	Tanya Roberts	14:31:36	01:00:36	01:10:05	Loretto Normanhurst	24.0
24	89	SCHWEPPES	Cameron Burt	Thomas Steenson	14:21:10	55:10	01:10:08	St Pauls Booragul	25.0
25	26	BLADE RUNNER	Akito Koike		14:16:21	45:21	01:10:38	The Forest High Scho	26.0
26	03	STACEY	Thomas Young		14:36:44	01:10:44	01:12:12	Canberra College	28.0
27	95	SPLASH	Archie Swadling	Henry Szenczy	14:34:17	01:03:17	01:13:12	Muirfield High Schoo	29.0
28	61	MONSTER	Tahlia Phillips	Ed Breslin	14:37:38	01:11:38	01:13:27	Riverside Girls High	30.0
29	14	2-4-5-T	Cameron Gordon		14:37:43	01:01:43	01:13:38	Menai High School	31.0
30	98	SUPATOY	William Burt		14:36:49	01:00:49	01:13:43	Macquarie College	32.0
31	106	TENACIOUS	Felix Laubi		14:36:50	01:00:50	01:13:44	Newington College	33.0
32	73	POSEIDON	Azura Gacoin		14:37:16	01:01:16	01:14:16	Mackellar Girls High	34.0
33	96	STAR JUMP	Melanie Watson		14:37:27	01:01:27	01:14:29	Emmanuel College	35.0
34	107	POCKET ROCKET	Gabriela Molin	Rhianna Wallace	14:29:16	53:16	01:14:44	St Josephs College E	37.0
35	43	ENIGMA	Eva Anido	Abbey Anido	14:36:23	01:05:23	01:15:37	Terrigal Highschool	38.0
36	81	REECE LOVES KAI	Kai Johnston		14:38:39	01:02:39	01:15:56	The Forest High	39.0
37	71	OLD MATE	Thomas Mcenearney	Reece Johnston	14:33:33	01:07:33	01:16:05	Normanhurst Boys Hig	40.0
38	86	SALTY	Grace Powers	Kate Richardson	14:33:48	01:07:48	01:16:22	Northern Beaches Chr	41.0
39	21	ANGRY BIRD	Elizabeth Knorre		14:36:29	01:00:29	01:17:20	St Pauls Booragul	43.0
40	122	FREE SPIRIT	Ethan Micallef		14:15:31	54:31	01:17:28	Lake munmorah high s	44.0
41	28	BLONDES AWAY	Britney Bedding	Nele Schulz	14:38:06	01:07:06	01:17:36	Wyong Christian Comm	45.0
42	100	T.U.P	Will Imlay	Sarah Imlay	14:41:52	01:15:52	01:17:48	Chatswood High Schoo	46.0
SCP	102	OUTRAGOUSE	Imogen Este	Alegra Nash	14:35:25	01:04:25	01:14:30	International Gramma	48.0
ENP	44	EXCLAMATION	Jack Moran		14:27:46	51:46	01:06:11	St Pius X Chatswood	49.0
45	16	2660	Archie Gargett		14:28:00	01:07:00	01:18:18	De la salle Caringba	50.0
46	42	DREAM ON	Joss Dal Vera	Jenna Searl	14:42:24	01:16:24	01:18:21	De La Salle Catholic	51.0
47	55	KAIPHOON	Mitchell Harden		14:19:20	48:20	01:18:49	Cronulla High School	52.0
48	27	BLAST	Kyle Micallef		14:17:02	56:02	01:19:37	Lake Munmorah High S	53.0
49	60	MOCEAN	Sascha Bakker	Liam Larman	14:39:56	01:08:56	01:19:44	Fort Street High Sch	54.5
49	07	CUSTARD PUMPER	Bailey Hord		14:29:13	01:08:13	01:19:44	Lake munmorah high s	54.5
51	09	SHORT TIRED EMOTIONA	Rebecca Hancock	Alistair Hunter	14:43:50	01:17:50	01:19:49	Hills Grammar School	56.0
52	99	SUPERNOVA	James Henderson	Nicole Henderson	14:37:02	01:11:02	01:20:01	St Brigids Lake Munm	57.0
53	34	CAPTAIN RISKY	Mark Murray	Seth Chapman	14:33:15	57:15	01:20:19	Central Coast Advent	58.0
54	74	PREDATOR	Edward Coates		14:22:59	51:59	01:20:58	Newington College St	59.0
55	58	MIDNIGHT MADNESS	Sam Magarey		14:23:00	52:00	01:21:00	St Ignatius College	60.0
56	25	BLACK PEARL	Jessica Swadling	Ben Kirby	14:45:14	01:19:14	01:21:15	Muirfield High Schoo	61.0
57	49	FRONTLINE	John-Mark Paul	Sarah Hoffman	14:39:25	01:13:25	01:22:42	St Aloysius College	62.0
58	50	FURY	Samuel Grilk	Myah Greenwood	14:43:23	01:12:23	01:23:43	St Edwards College G	63.0
ENP	110	THURLOW FISHER	Jesse Dransfield	Brendan Crisp	14:28:44	01:02:44	01:10:40	Manly Selective Camp	63.0
60	30	BORRIS	Jake Barnabas	Alex Hart	14:40:26	01:14:26	01:23:50	St Pius X College	64.0
61	115	WATERMELON	Suzy Milton		14:33:07	01:02:07	01:24:02	MacKellar Girls High	65.0
62	66	NICE GARY	Lachlan Steel	Paddy Dawson	14:26:10	01:00:10	01:24:36	Marist Catholic Coll	66.0
63	37	CUNNING HAM	Kiera Vickery	Noah Gerdes	14:48:58	01:22:58	01:25:05	Rosebank College	67.0
64	38	DAFFEY DUCK	Emily Fatches	Saxon Perry	14:36:14	01:15:14	01:25:38	St Pauls High School	69.0
65	65	NEVILLE	Arbi Watt	Liam O'Neill	14:25:14	01:04:14	01:25:40	Saint Pauls Booragul	70.0
66	15	2237	Eve Peel	Evie Haseldine	14:43:20	01:17:20	01:27:06	Monte Sant Angelo Me	71.0
67	69	NO PLANE NO GAIN	Will Divola	Thomas Smith	14:43:21	01:17:21	01:27:08	Forest High School F	72.0
68	01	YEEAAH	Connor Weare	Riley Curry	14:35:27	01:09:27	01:28:18	Shellharbour Anglica	73.0
69	10	MIDNIGHT INSPIRATION	Ethan White	Ellie Cross	14:20:22	59:22	01:28:24	MacKillop College Po	74.0
70	120	SHU STYX	Will Beck	Sean Kearns	14:41:15	01:15:15	01:29:24	St Josephs College	75.0
71	63	AURORA	Cassie Piggott	Ella Davies	14:53:35	01:27:35	01:29:49	Engadine High School	76.0
72	11	13FT SKIFF	Thomas Carolan	Jesse-Flynn Panozzo	14:44:16	01:18:16	01:30:01	Holy Spirit College	77.5
72	75	PRINCESS	Madeline Sloane	Victoria Aston	14:45:55	01:19:55	01:30:01	Pymble Ladies Colleg	77.5
ENP	116	WHAT BOAT	Harry Gabites		14:36:08	01:00:08	01:16:53	Hunter Valley Gramma	78.0
75	82	REX	Bonnie Butler	Chilli Engel	14:28:32	01:07:32	01:30:04	St Johns High School	79.0
76	22	APSU	Emma Milton		14:45:38	01:14:38	01:30:28	MacKellar Girls High	80.0
77	108	THIS WAY WAVERUNNER	Harry Parker	Zoe Whitlock	14:45:02	01:19:02	01:30:54	Barrenjoey	81.0
78	20	SLAKE	Grae Morris		14:42:20	01:06:20	01:31:22	Cranbrook	82.0
79	24	BANANA COAST	Bethany Sherry	Lyndon Jordan	14:44:32	01:18:32	01:32:47	Warners Bay High Sch	83.0
ENP	76	PROTEGE	Lachlan Atkins	Cody Linnegar	14:41:57	01:15:57	01:17:53	Port Hacking High Sc	83.0
81	56	KINGFISHER	Amelia Quinlan		14:43:27	01:07:27	01:32:54	Loreto Kirribilli	84.0
ENP	54	IN GOOD NICK	India Gilbert	Katina Casimaty	14:38:26	01:07:26	01:18:00	Mercy Catholic Colle	84.0
83	78	RALPH	India Vickery	Daniel Hughes	14:56:54	01:30:54	01:33:13	St Scholasticas Coll	85.0
ENP	59	MINE	Davis Koorey		14:18:55	47:55	01:18:09	NBSC Balgowlah Boys	85.0
85	109	THRILL ME TIGER	Rose Bakker	Zahra Plumsted	14:57:46	01:31:46	01:34:06	Burwood Girls High S	86.0
86	12	1837	Pia Stoner	Natasha Nisbet	14:50:35	01:24:35	01:35:16	Wenona	87.0
87	23	AUQA FUN	William Horin	Angus Matthews	14:42:32	01:16:32	01:37:18	Killarney Heights Hi	88.0
88	87	SASSY THE SASQUATCH	Reilly Tasker	Camille Elise	14:52:45	01:26:45	01:37:43	Bulli High School	89.0
89	119	WRONG TROUSERS	Lola Vickery	Caitlin Mulquiney	15:01:54	01:35:54	01:38:20	St Scholasticas Coll	90.0
90	91	SHEAD	Kashi Saunders	Sarah Bartels	14:44:16	01:18:16	01:39:30	Manly Selective Camp	91.0
91	18	AFTERBURN	Will Cooley	Tahnie Caldecoat	14:23:52	01:02:52	01:41:14	Waverley College Hig	93.0
92	05	AUS060	Jake Liddell	Brin Liddell	14:25:45	01:04:45	01:44:16	Arndell Anglican Col	94.0
93	53	IDUKNOW	Matthew Quinlan		14:52:43	01:16:43	01:45:40	St Aloysius College	95.0
94	48	FOILED AGAIN	Jack Ferguson		14:44:16	01:18:16	02:15:02	St Aloysius	96.0
ENP	80	RATS	Emma Horin	Matthew Haywood	14:44:46	01:13:46	01:25:19	Killarney Heights Hi	104.0
DNC	62	MUSTO4YOUTH	Lucy Nissen	Ethan Micallef				Saint Francis Xavier	120.0
DNC	113	TRITON RACING	Leopold Mcallister	Carl Hansen				Scegs Redlands	120.0
DNC	92	SIRIUS FUSION	Bella Green	Mina Ferguson				Pymble Ladies Colleg	120.0
DNC	72	ON FIRE	Bridget Conrad	Ruby Cowin				St Philips Christian	120.0
DNC	31	BULLET	Emma Young	Abbey O'Toole				Belmont High School	120.0
DNC	46	FLYING LAMA CREW	Samantha Radford	Bezi Saunders				Pymble Ladies Colleg	120.0
DNC	117	WILBUR	Alex Holtheuer					Redlands SGEGGS	120.0
DNC	52	HOORAY FOR BOOBEYS	Taylor Hodgkinson	Chester Collins				Shore	120.0
DNC	08	TALK TO THE HAND	Rory Murtagh	Phoebe Cause				Great Lakes College	120.0
DNC	121	LITTLE RIPPA	Harry Gabites					Hunter Valley Gramma	120.0
DNC	90	SEA WOLF	Danielle Hyde					Ku-ring-gai High Sch	120.0
DNC	93	ANEMOI	Peter Brumby					Marist College Canbe	120.0
DNC	114	WALK ON WATER	David Dooley					Barrenjoey High Scho	120.0
DNC	103	TBC	Oliver Martyn	George Thompson				Pittwater House	120.0
DNC	105	TECHNO	Anthony Charlton					Charlton Christian C	120.0
DNC	97	STARBOARD	Alex Halank					Nowra Anglican Colle	120.0
DNC	94	SONIC	Elli Halank					Nowra Anglican Colle	120.0
DNC	02	ZHIK	Max Paul	Lachlan Brewer				St Aloysius College/	120.0
DNF	19	ANARCHY	Maddison Lavis	Nathan Mcnamara				St Leos College	120.0
DNF	104	TBC	Evan Gauci					Knox Grammar School	120.0
ENP	101	TALLULAH	Jed Fatches	Karma Randall	14:23:37	01:02:37	01:40:50	Newcastle grammar sc	120.0
OCS	79	RAMONA	Will Mckenzie	Patrick Butler				St Johns Nowra	120.0
OCS	33	HEART SHAPED BOX	Peter Mcleod	Charles Lilley				The Kings School	120.0
OCS	112	TRADESMANS ENTRANCE	Adele Phillips	Meggie Suthers				Riverside Girls High	120.0