J24 Australian National Championships 2015 – Day four

by Simon Grain - J24 Australia on 13 Jan 2015 J24 Australian National Championships 2015 hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia - ‘When you have got it flaunt it’ and that’s just what the Black Prince did in the last race today. With the series win in the bag after two wins this morning they were spectators at the start, watching the fleet sail off while they cruised home to early celebratory drinks.

This morning the real race was for second, third and fourth with Doug Watson (El Fideldo), Brendan Lee (By the Lee) and Simon Grain (Code Violation) all in with a chance on second and third. Simon Grain scared the other two enough with two seconds behind Dave’s two firsts in the first two races that they both pounced on the poor blighter from Sandy and after a dump on Simon First leg, Code was out the back.

A certain discard for sure and made certain by an unfortunate bottom mark rounding when Lisa on the foredeck got hit by the kite pole and covered the deck and her white top with an alarming shade of red. Retired hurt – but you have to look after the ladies faces! Doug Watson put in a stellar performance to take out the race and the second overall from Brendan with Simon in fourth.

A long jump back to Kirsty Harris in Hyperactive and Ron Thompson in Kicking. Rob Hogan coming in seventh making the famous Cookie Monster get up and fly with a best place second in the regatta, 'good to see that old sun umbrella kite go Rob' and Dave Mackay from Cronulla, our newest ‘circuit devotee’ in Stockcar coming home eight.

Unfortunately after an enormous effort in training and preparation program prior to the nationals our Victorian President Doug MacGregor got a hit from the boom and has now gained a few stitches but lost a couple of teeth, tough luck and a bad end to a good campaign, but Doug will be back with that Scottish vigor and determination we all see in him. Our thoughts are with you Doug. Maybe a trip to Thailand coming up – I hear the teeth are good and cheap there.

The Performance Handicap winner is Janette Syme with a well deserved win over new comer Steve O’Rourke and his crew of grandkids (well done Steve, your competitive spirit and attendance at the regatta is much appreciated by the class and we look forward to see you again in the circuit. Janette arrived in the heat before the regatta and rubbed the black antifoul off the bottom of Foolish Behaviour prior to the start – our own little coal miner!

Go Janette – we love you sailing the J’s with us. Next big gig is the Vic States – 18th April. (SA States possibly the last weekend in Feb, but yet to be confirmed). Rob Hogan in Cookie Monster took out third from Helen Wilmer in Good Company in fourth.

This year’s Thommo Cup was taken out by the big brother, a bit monotonous, but Ron is just a bit competitive over little sister, must be some other way to do the Thommo Cup.

The class has a great deal of appreciation for the efforts of SA President Jim Townsend and wife Robin and his team in putting the regatta and the class back together in SA – we can’t say enough thanks for all your effort. Thank you to all the CYCSA members and volunteers in helping to put the Nationals together and making it a well run and smooth operation.

2015 J24 Australian National Championships

Hosted By Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia

***Provisional Results***

Updated:  1/11/2015  4:24:08 PM

Series Results [PHS] up to Race 12 (Drops = 2)

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score
1		4474	FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR	JANETTE SYME	MANLY YC	51.5
2		AUS4791	ENDLESS SUMMER	STEVE O'ROURKE	CRONULLA SC	57.5
3		AUS4424	COOKIE MONSTER	ROB HOGAN	CYCSA	60.0
4		AUS2663	GOOD COMPANY	HELEN WILMER	RSAYS	61.5
5		4457	AMAZING GRACE	BRUCE ALEXANDER	SYC	66.5
6		AUS2637	SUCH IS LIFE	DAVE NICOLSON	CYCSA	67.0
7		AUS144	STOCKCAR	DAVID MACKAY	CRONULLA SC	68.5
8		AUS4790	WITCH'S THIMBLE	ROBIN TOWNSEND	CYCSA	69.0
9		AUS5246	HYPERACTIVE	KIRSTY HARRIS	SYC	73.0
10		4792	CODE VIOLATION	SIMON GRAIN	SYC	73.5
11		AUS1324	KICKING	RON THOMPSON	SYC	74.5
12		AUS4859	EL FIDELDO	DOUG WATSON	CYCSA	75.0
13		AUS5333	PACEMAKER	DAVID SUDA	SYC	80.0
14		AUS4795	BY THE LEE	BRENDAN LEE	SYC	94.0
15		AUS1315	NO EYE DEER	ANDREW TOWNSEND	CYCSA	95.0
16		AUS5086	CRACKERJACK	DOUG MACGREGOR	SYC	102.5

(Ties: S=Score R=Race B= Bettered. Penalties: A=ARB/MED B=BFD C=DNC D=DNE E=ESP F=DNF G=RDG I=DPI L=Late Entrant M=DGM N=ENP O=OCS P=Protest Q=DSQ R=RET S=DNS T=TLE U=UFP V=AVG W=DUT X=EXC Z=ZFP Y=SCP #=NoData [x.y]=Discarded)

***Provisional Results***

Updated:  1/11/2015  4:24:09 PM

Series Results [OD] up to Race 12 (Drops = 2)

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score
1		AUS5333	PACEMAKER	DAVID SUDA	SYC	13.0
2		AUS4859	EL FIDELDO	DOUG WATSON	CYCSA	32.0
3		AUS4795	BY THE LEE	BRENDAN LEE	SYC	34.0
4		4792	CODE VIOLATION	SIMON GRAIN	SYC	37.0
5		AUS5246	HYPERACTIVE	KIRSTY HARRIS	SYC	56.0
6		AUS1324	KICKING	RON THOMPSON	SYC	66.0
7		AUS4424	COOKIE MONSTER	ROB HOGAN	CYCSA	75.0
8		AUS144	STOCKCAR	DAVID MACKAY	CRONULLA SC	77.0
9		AUS5086	CRACKERJACK	DOUG MACGREGOR	SYC	78.0
10		AUS4791	ENDLESS SUMMER	STEVE O'ROURKE	CRONULLA SC	79.0
11		4457	AMAZING GRACE	BRUCE ALEXANDER	SYC	86.0
12		AUS4790	WITCH'S THIMBLE	ROBIN TOWNSEND	CYCSA	94.0
13		AUS2637	SUCH IS LIFE	DAVE NICOLSON	CYCSA	95.0
14		4474	FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR	JANETTE SYME	MANLY YC	114.0
15		AUS1315	NO EYE DEER	ANDREW TOWNSEND	CYCSA	118.0
16		AUS2663	GOOD COMPANY	HELEN WILMER	RSAYS	137.0

(Ties: S=Score R=Race B= Bettered. Penalties: A=ARB/MED B=BFD C=DNC D=DNE E=ESP F=DNF G=RDG I=DPI L=Late Entrant M=DGM N=ENP O=OCS P=Protest Q=DSQ R=RET S=DNS T=TLE U=UFP V=AVG W=DUT X=EXC Z=ZFP Y=SCP #=NoData [x.y]=Discarded)
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