SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania – Final day

SB20 Tasmania Mid Winter Regatta Fleet Jane Austin

Scott Brain – Brainwave – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

With six races completed by race officer Nick Hutton, Burnell was able to discard Saturday’s race two UFD starting line disqualification for a final scorecard or 4-(UFD)1-1-2-6 and a net 14 points.

Burnell will be one of six skippers from the Hobart SB20 fleet contesting the worlds at Cowes in August/September, helming a boat called Marvel owned by English sailor Richard Powell, with his brother Tim Burnell also in the crew.

Masters winner Steve Catchpool - Hypertronics – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

The top three placegetters in this weekend’s mid-winter championship, Burnell, runner-up Stephen Catchpool (Hypertronics) and third placegetter Nick Rogers (Karabos) also will be contesting the 2017 worlds at Cowes.

The 2018 worlds will be sailed on the River Derwent, conducted jointly by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and the Derwent Sailing Squadron, with a strong European contingent expected.

Nick Rogers, Karabos and Chris Sheehan, North Sails – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Catchpool, steering Hypertronics, won the final race yesterday for a net 19 points, also taking out the masters trophy, while Rogers climbed up from seventh at the end of day one to steer Karabos into third place on 20 points.

The women’s trophy went to Felicity Allison, vice commodore of Sandy Bay Sailing Club, steering Cook Your Own Dinner.

Allison and her crew of Jill Abel, Amelia Catt and Emma Cook, finished third in the final race for a net score of 34 points from a series of DNF-10-5-9-7-3.

Kirwan Robb – Ikon20 – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

In Germany, Tasmanian sailor Matt Bugg is leading the 2.4m class after day, despite a race one disqualification for an early start. The Rio Paralympic silver medallist then won the next two races.

Kiel Week is one of the biggest sailing regattas in Europe with 14 classes racing on the Baltic Sea. For Bugg and other disabled sailors in the 2.4m class, Kiel Week is a lead-up to the 2017 Para Worlds.

Chris Sheehan – North Sails – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Paul Burnell – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Black Richard and Fader Scott – Brain Brainwave – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Womens winner Felicity Allison, Jill Abel, Amelia Catt, Emma Hooper, Bridget Hutton, Cook Your Own Dinner – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Third place Andrew Roberts, Nick Rogers, Rob Jeffreys Karabos – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

First place Richard Goodfellow, Oli Toby and Paul Burnell, Bailey Fisher, Honey Badger – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin

Masters and second place Chris Keil, Leigh Johnston, Steve Catchpool Hypertronics – SB20 Mid-Winter Regatta Tasmania © Jane Austin