38th NSW Tasar State Championships

38th NSW Tasar State Championships - Day 2

by Nic Douglass on 5 Apr 2015

The Douglass' were boat of the day on day 2 - www.sportsailingphotography.com Nic Douglass http://www.adventuresofasailorgirl.com

Day two at the Tasar NSW State Championships on Lake Illawarra was a day for the movers and shakers. The east to sou’easterly breeze of eight to fourteen knots made for exceptionally tight and action-packed racing, a good distraction from the otherwise less than ordinary weather.

Regatta leaders, Martin Linsley and Russell Ford - www.sportsailingphotography.com © Nic Douglass http://www.adventuresofasailorgirl.com

Race four got away with a pin favour, with early leaders Martin Linsley and Russell Ford on Lass, Hugh and Anna Tait on Serendipity, John and Jesse Dransfield on Galah, and Ben and Cath Walker on Boogie Time rounding out the top four around the first top mark. The top three broke away on the first reach but were chased down on the second by Rob and Nic Douglass on Chukkel. Martin and Russell and Anna and Hugh played with one another right down the final run, but their positions were unchanging leading into the finish, with Rob and Nic hot on their heels.

The Tait's are currently in second leading into the last day of racing with the most consitent score card - www.sportsailingphotography.com © Nic Douglass http://www.adventuresofasailorgirl.com

Race five was rain affected, with Hugh and Anna Tait coming out of the left in pressure to round in first with some separation. Chris Johnson and Johno Liddle had a great first work coming out of the right to round in second. Rob and Nic Douglass rounded in third and managed to sail to leeward of the early leaders to round the win mark in first, and continued to step away from the fleet on the second reach. Their decent lead was handy when their main strop broke a third of the way up the final beat. This resulted in a tacking duel between the Douglass’ and Taits in the top portion of the work, and the entire way down the beat. The Douglass’ held their lead to take the gun ahead of Hugh and Anna with Rick Longbottom and Kristi Ruus-Atkinson taking third.

Action at the 38th NSW Tasar State Championships - www.sportsailingphotography.com © Nic Douglass http://www.adventuresofasailorgirl.com

Race six was another win for Martin Linsley and Russell Ford on Lass, leading from start to finish despite various attacks from defending champions Rob and Nic Douglass making a big comeback from their day one 21 and OCS to move to sixth overall. Martin and Russell hold the regatta lead over Hugh and Anna Tait who finished in third position in race six to continue their consistent scorecard holding them in second place, the only boat in the top five that does not have a significant drop at this stage of the regatta. Glenn and Vanessa Collings were a close fourth in their return to the class after 13 years away.
There is a possibility three more races will be sailed today, and with nine races a second drop will come into effect. All is still to play for in the 38th NSW Tasar State Championships.

A big thanks to Illawarra Yacht Club for being fantastic hosts and to Sport Sailing Photography for coming out yesterday to grab some shots, even in the horrendous rain!

Results:

Overall Scratch:

Plc	Sail No	Boat Name (Boat Type)	Skipper/Crew	From	Race 1 3-Apr	Race 2 3-Apr	Race 3 3-Apr	Race 4 4-Apr	Race 5 4-Apr	Race 6 4-Apr	Drop	Total
1	2813	LASS	Martin Linsley Russel Ford	CYC ACT	1	OCS (35.00)	3	1	6	1	35	12
2	2925	Serendipity	Hugh Tait Anna Tait	NSC NSW	2	5	4	2	2	3	5	13
3	2898	Navy Sailing	Rick Longbottom Kristi Ruus-Atkinson	CYC/WSC ACT	3	4	2	6	3	11	11	18
4	2903	Vivace	Bradley Stephens Jennifer Overton	BSC NSW	5	1	8	4	5	6	8	21
5	2852	Far Out	Glenn Collings Vanessa Collings	SBSC VIC	4	3	9	8	7	4	9	26
6	2710	Chukkel	Rob Douglass Nicole Douglass	JBSC NSW	21	OCS (35.00)	1	3	1	2	35	28
7	2619	Galah	John Dransfield Jesse Dransfield	M16FSSC NSW	6	OCS (35.00)	7	5	4	13	35	35
8	2114	blew n	Bruce Hilleard Jenny Sorensen	GRSC NSW	9	14	10	7	11	5	14	42
9	2853	2sheepstations	Bernard Streater Sarah Streater	GRSC NSW	15	6	6	26	12	8	26	47
10	2914	Lizard	David Hart Jackie Morison	SPASC NSW	10	21	5	12	13	9	21	49
11	2947	Prime Suspect	Anton Lynar Vicki Lynar	BSC NSW	14	2	14	18	23	7	23	55
12	2896	Hellfire	Kirstin Norris John Force	RANSA ACT	16	8	15	13	10	10	16	56
13	2349	like lightning	Chris Johnson Lorna Morrison	GRSC NSW	13	13	12	11	9	15	15	58
14	2763	More Edge	John Balass Heather Forton	BSC NSW	7	9	13	19	16	18	19	63
15	2603	RATz	Gary Ratcliffe Robyn Ratcliffe	GRSC NSW	20	12	16	10	8	PEN (27.00)	27	66
16	2888	Agamemnon	Chris Parkinson Jenny Day	SPASC NSW	12	7	21	21	15	14	21	69
17	2345	1 to get ready	John Campbell Lea Foster	RQYS NSW	23	11	19	25	18	12	25	83
18	1885	stormbringer	Dan Bromelow Mark Bromelow	M16FSSC NSW	11	10	22	23	19	24	24	85
19	761	Madman	Sean Mullin Fiona Powell	DAC NSW	8	19	26	14	OCS (35.00)	21	35	88
20	2567	Sea Ferret	Tait Fortier Will Mckenzie	JBSC NSW	24	20	17	15	17	22	24	91
21	2953	Boogie Time	Ben Walker Cath Walker	BSC NSW	31	25	18	9	24	17	31	93
22	2902	Eagle Eye	Noel Borel Els Leenaars	BSC NSW	17	16	27	16	21	23	27	93
23	2952	Tasared Twice	Gavin Brown Robyn Brown	BSC NSW	19	23	11	17	26	DNS (35.00)	35	96
24	2895	Sidewinder	James Belton Kate Burgess	PRSC ACT	30	15	20	27	20	16	30	98
25	2900	Puzzle	Simon Brown Andrew Foulkes	CYC ACT	22	18	30	22	14	26	30	102
26	2894	Javelin	Richard Blessington Michale Skene	CYC ACT	29	26	24	20	25	19	29	114
27	2588	What A Pearler	Andrew fINNEY Yanni Shaw	GRSC NSW	27	22	28	24	22	20	28	115
28	2819	Firefly	Derek Hadwen kelly saltman	BSC NSW	18	24	23	28	27	25	28	117
29	1878	Tranquil Shaw's	Cameron Shaw Eva Shaw	GRSC NSW	25	27	25	29	29	27	29	133
30	2581	Afternoon Delight	Davd Cull Matthew Cull	CSC NSW	28	17	33	32	30	30	33	137
31	2841	Woooo Hoooo!!	Mark Kelly Susan Kelly	GRSC NSW	33	30	32	30	28	29	33	149
32	1901	Bubbles	Helen Impey Tristan Butterworth	WSC NSW	26	29	29	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	35	154
33	1912	Cruz'n	Mark Hooper Pip Hooper	GRSC NSW	32	28	31	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	35	161
34	2139	String Theory	John Haines Mark Furka	GRSC NSW	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	31	DNF (35.00)	28	35	164

Overall Handicap

Plc	Sail No	Boat Name (Boat Type)	Skipper/Crew	From	Race 1 3-Apr	Race 2 3-Apr	Race 3 3-Apr	Race 4 4-Apr	Race 5 4-Apr	Race 6 4-Apr	Drop	Total
1	2114	blew n	Bruce Hilleard Jenny Sorensen	GRSC	7	26	13	5	14	1	26	40
2	2895	Sidewinder	James Belton Kate Burgess	PRSC	32	3	10	21	6	7	32	47
3	2900	Puzzle	Simon Brown Andrew Foulkes	CYC	11	4	30	9	1	25	30	50
4	1878	Tranquil Shaw's	Cameron Shaw Eva Shaw	GRSC	5	29	2	12	16	23	29	58
5	2894	Javelin	Richard Blessington Michale Skene	CYC	23	23	5	7	15	8	23	58
6	2841	Woooo Hoooo!!	Mark Kelly Susan Kelly	GRSC	19	14	21	2	3	24	24	59
7	2925	Serendipity	Hugh Tait Anna Tait	NSC	14	21	17	3	13	14	21	61
8	2896	Hellfire	Kirstin Norris John Force	RANSA	25	6	23	20	4	9	25	62
9	2588	What A Pearler	Andrew fINNEY Yanni Shaw	GRSC	24	15	14	15	7	11	24	62
10	2898	Navy Sailing	Rick Longbottom Kristi Ruus-Atkinson	CYC/WSC	15	17	7	19	5	29	29	63
11	2567	Sea Ferret	Tait Fortier Will Mckenzie	JBSC	26	16	8	10	9	21	26	64
12	2603	RATz	Gary Ratcliffe Robyn Ratcliffe	GRSC	27	11	16	4	8	PEN (27.00)	27	66
13	2914	Lizard	David Hart Jackie Morison	SPASC	10	30	1	25	19	12	30	67
14	2852	Far Out	Glenn Collings Vanessa Collings	SBSC	9	9	29	24	20	5	29	67
15	2953	Boogie Time	Ben Walker Cath Walker	BSC	30	18	11	1	25	13	30	68
16	2349	like lightning	Chris Johnson Lorna Morrison	GRSC	13	20	18	17	2	18	20	68
17	2710	Chukkel	Rob Douglass Nicole Douglass	JBSC	33	OCS (35.00)	6	14	11	4	35	68
18	2345	1 to get ready	John Campbell Lea Foster	RQYS	29	8	19	26	10	6	29	69
19	2813	LASS	Martin Linsley Russel Ford	CYC	16	OCS (35.00)	22	6	29	3	35	76
20	2853	2sheepstations	Bernard Streater Sarah Streater	GRSC	31	12	3	31	21	10	31	77
21	2902	Eagle Eye	Noel Borel Els Leenaars	BSC	17	10	25	13	12	26	26	77
22	2888	Agamemnon	Chris Parkinson Jenny Day	SPASC	12	7	28	27	17	15	28	78
23	2903	Vivace	Bradley Stephens Jennifer Overton	BSC	22	5	26	11	26	16	26	80
24	2763	More Edge	John Balass Heather Forton	BSC	2	19	24	29	23	20	29	88
25	1885	stormbringer	Dan Bromelow Mark Bromelow	M16FSSC	4	13	27	28	18	27	28	89
26	2819	Firefly	Derek Hadwen kelly saltman	BSC	8	25	12	23	24	22	25	89
27	2947	Prime Suspect	Anton Lynar Vicki Lynar	BSC	28	2	31	30	30	2	31	92
28	761	Madman	Sean Mullin Fiona Powell	DAC	1	24	32	18	OCS (35.00)	19	35	94
29	2619	Galah	John Dransfield Jesse Dransfield	M16FSSC	21	OCS (35.00)	15	8	22	28	35	94
30	2952	Tasared Twice	Gavin Brown Robyn Brown	BSC	20	27	4	16	28	DNS (35.00)	35	95
31	2581	Afternoon Delight	Davd Cull Matthew Cull	CSC	18	1	33	22	27	30	33	98
32	1901	Bubbles	Helen Impey Tristan Butterworth	WSC	3	28	9	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	35	110
33	1912	Cruz'n	Mark Hooper Pip Hooper	GRSC	6	22	20	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	35	118
34	2139	String Theory	John Haines Mark Furka	GRSC	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	DNC (35.00)	32	DNF (35.00)	17	35	154