Prince Philip Cup Australasian Dragon Championship - Ingate leading

by Peter Campbell on 6 Jan 2015 In the prestigious 2015 Prince Philip Cup on Melbourne’s Port Phillip, arguably one of the oldest one-design class yachtsmen in the world, 88-year-old Gordon Ingate is showing he is still a remarkably talented helmsman by today sailing his International Dragon class yacht Whimsical into the overall lead.

Ingate moved up from third to first on the leaderboard with a second and a first place today against a 16 boat fleet from Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Great Britain, following his four-three score on day one of the regatta being conducted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club.

Over a yachting career spanning more than 75 years, Ingate has represented Australia at the Admiral’s Cup and the Olympic Games and has skippered a challenger for the America’s Cup. He won the Prince Philip Cup on Hobart’s River Derwent several years back, his first win in what is the Australasian championship for the Dragon class after half a century in the class.

He also went close to wining the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with Caprice of Huon in 1972.

After four races, Whimsical is on 10 points, with fellow RSYS member Wolf Breit in second place in Shapes after placings of 1-1-3-6 for 11 points. Among Shapes’ experienced crew is Roger Hickman who last week skippered the ocean racing yacht Wild Rose to an overall victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Third overall is the West Australian entry, Wizzardy, skippered by Raymond Chatfield from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club with 16 points from placings of 5-4-5-2.

British yachtsman Robert Campbell and the crew of Indulgence, winners of the Ted Albert Memorial Regatta on Sunday, were OCS in race two yesterday today improved their overall standing to sixth with a first and a third place.
Racing continues Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Royal Brighton Yacht Club.

Overall Results - Prince Philip Cup Regatta

						Race Number				Points
Pl	Name	Boat	Sail Num	State	Club	1	2	3	4	Total Points	Net Points
1	Gordon INGATE Brad SHERIDAN David GILES	Whimsical	DKA217	NSW	RSYS	4	3	2	1	10	10
2	Wolf BREIT	shapes	aus213	NSW	rsys	1	1	3	6	11	11
3	Raymond CHATFIELD Peter MASSEE Karen CHATFIELD	Wizzardry	AUS201	WA	RFBYC	5	4	5	2	16	16
4	Jeff ROSE Stuart LOFT Zane RIDGEWAY	Ridgeway	AUS180	VIC	RTYC/Metung YC	3	5	4	5	17	17
5	Sandra ANDERSON	Liquidity	210	WA	RFBYC	6	2	8	4	20	20
6	Robert CAMPBELL Robert ALPE Richard FRANKLIN	Indulgence	AUS218		RSYS	2	17 OCS	1	3	23	23
7	Angus RONEY	LYLA	194	VIC	RBYC	7	7	9	8	31	31
8	Michael WILKINSON Roger MASTERS Stephen FRIES	Xanthos	AUS212	TAS	RYCT	12	9	7	7	35	35
9	Paul JACKSON Glenn NORTON Peter COLEMAN	DRAGON LADY	AUS165	VIC	RBYC	8	8	11	11	38	38
10	Anthony ARMSTRONG Brendan MOSS Andrew HOWE	FrenchConnection	AUS211	NSW	RSYS	11	6	12	17 DNF	46	46
11	Hugh HOWARD Julie CLARK Manuela GALVAO	Tarakona	GBR600	VIC	Brighton	9	12	13	12	46	46
12	Charles STANTON Greg STANTON Andrew MOSS	AMAZING GRACE	AUS176	VIC	RBYC	13	10	15	9	47	47
13	Christian BOILLOT James HEYWOOD Paul MCKENZIE	IMAGINATION	AUS179	VIC	METUNG YC	17 DSQ	17 DSQ	6	10	50	50
14	Sarah CLOUGH Jacqui LOFT Jayde ROSE	Magic	D183	VIC	Metung Yacht Club	10	17 DNF	14	13	54	54
15	Donald BLANKSBY Steven NEWLANDS James HARLAND	ASA	DAUS177	VIC	RBYC	17 DNC	11	10	17 DNF	55	55
16	Jeremy NOLAN	Dejoka	AUS148	VIC	RBYC	14	13	16	17 DNF	60	60