Rolex Sydney Hobart flavour to Morna Cup
by Peter Campbell on 23 Nov 2014
Ariel Peter Campbell
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s historic Morna Cup had a distinct Rolex Sydney Hobart Race flavour about it yesterday, with Cup winner Ron Forster’s Ariel an entrant in the blue water classic and runner-up Minerva skippered by the Chairman of the Race Committee, Tim Cox.
Minerva also took first place on PHS scoring in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore results of which the Morna Cup is part of the summer racing calendar. Ariel is not an entrant in this series.
Seven yachts entered in the 70th Rolex Sydney Yacht Race contested the Morna Cup, although last year’s winner Victoire, an entrant, did not start.
The Morna Cup is one of three short ocean races conducted each summer by the RSYS with today’s 28-boat fleet sailing off the Heads in a light south-easterly breeze, starting and finishing within the Harbour at Watsons Bay.
The RSYS’s Morna Cup is decided on PHS scoring with Ariel, a Beneteau First 40, winning on corrected time by a close 1 minute and 12 seconds from Minerva, a Reichel/Pugh designed DK43, third place going to the J122 Jackpot, skippered by Adrian van Bellen.
Ariel has not entered the Grant Thornton SOPS series and first place in the PHS division then awarded to Minerva from Jackpot and another entrant for the 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, Willyama.
Willyama, also a Beneteau First 40, was helmed today by Trish Stanley but co-owner Richard Barron will be skipper in the Sydney Hobart.
Forster and van Bellen both race out of the CYCA while Cox is a member of the RSYS, as is Stanley.
Cox will again be chairman of the race committee for this year’s 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart which will be officially launched next Tuesday with a fleet of 118 boats expected on the start line on Boxing Day, 26 December.
Division two yachts raced for the G Carter perpetual trophy with first place going to Velocity (Brian Carrick) from Arcturus 3 (Peter Davenport) and Solange (William Hutchinson).
IRC results for the Grant Thornton SOPS series saw Division One go to Justadash (Philip Dash) by just 28 seconds on corrected time from another Rolex Sydney Hobart entrant, Robin Hawthorn’s Imagination, and Jackpot.
IRC Division two went to Saltshaker (Peter Franki) from Crosshaven and King Billy (Philip Cox).
Complete Results:
Division One PHSTCF results:
Place |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Fin Tim |
Elapsd |
AHC |
Cor'd T |
Score |
1 |
6837 |
MINERVA |
Tim Cox |
14:31:26 |
02:31:26 |
1.1331 |
02:51:35 |
1.0 |
2 |
6774 |
JACKPOT |
Adrian Van Bellen |
14:39:01 |
02:39:01 |
1.0891 |
02:53:11 |
2.0 |
3 |
335 |
WILLYAMA |
Richard Barron |
14:48:29 |
02:48:29 |
1.0335 |
02:54:08 |
3.0 |
4 |
5915 |
STORMAWAY |
J.Stening C.Gunn |
14:47:46 |
02:47:46 |
1.0406 |
02:54:35 |
4.0 |
5 |
7722 |
JUSTADASH |
Philip Dash |
14:38:19 |
02:38:19 |
1.1044 |
02:54:51 |
5.0 |
6 |
35 |
IMAGINATION |
Robin Hawthorn |
14:33:54 |
02:33:54 |
1.1416 |
02:55:42 |
6.0 |
7 |
6808 |
FLYING CLOUD |
Howard Piggott |
14:42:46 |
02:42:46 |
1.0820 |
02:56:07 |
7.0 |
8 |
11978 |
MUCH ADO V |
John Stephen |
14:40:22 |
02:40:22 |
1.0990 |
02:56:15 |
8.0 |
9 |
226 |
SWISH |
Steven Proud |
14:22:07 |
02:22:07 |
1.2538 |
02:58:11 |
9.0 |
10 |
18889 |
NINE DRAGONS |
Bob Cox |
14:26:50 |
02:26:50 |
1.2208 |
02:59:15 |
10.0 |
11 |
46 |
KHALEESI |
Andrew Dally |
14:27:08 |
02:27:08 |
1.2191 |
02:59:22 |
11.0 |
12 |
RQ2404 |
NOT A DIAMOND |
David Redfern |
14:49:01 |
02:49:01 |
1.0634 |
02:59:44 |
|
13 |
6492 |
WILD ONE |
Larki Missiris |
14:45:36 |
02:45:36 |
1.0918 |
03:00:48 |
12.0 |
14 |
6377 |
TRITON |
Michael Cranitch |
14:09:18 |
02:09:18 |
1.4215 |
03:03:48 |
13.0 |
15 |
11001 |
ULTREYA |
Rod Pearse |
14:53:58 |
02:53:58 |
1.0566 |
03:03:49 |
14.0 |
DNC |
99 |
PAZAZZ |
Rob Drury |
|
|
1.1242 |
|
18.0 |
DNC |
360 |
PATRICE |
Tony Kirby |
|
|
1.2950 |
|
|
DNC |
5845 |
BOTANY ACCESS COCOMO |
Justin Brownbill |
|
|
1.0010 |
|
|
DNC |
6755 |
RAPTOR |
Ian Creak |
|
|
1.0470 |
|
|
DNC |
6807 |
PRECISION |
John Anet |
|
|
0.9496 |
|
|
DNC |
7027 |
THE GOAT |
Bruce Foye |
|
|
1.0978 |
|
18.0 |
DNC |
7778 |
FARR 'N AWAY |
David Lee |
|
|
1.0297 |
|
|
DNC |
00400 |
VENTO |
Walter Lewin |
|
|
1.2072 |
|
18.0 |
DNC |
16129 |
WAILEA |
Neil Padden |
|
|
1.0130 |
|
|
DNC |
65007 |
ELENA NOVA |
Craig Neil |
|
|
1.2238 |
|
|
DNC |
AUS03 |
SOUTHERNEXCELLENCEII |
Andrew Wenham |
|
|
1.5410 |
|
|
DNC |
AUS160 |
CRUSADER |
Jonathan Green |
|
|
1.0986 |
|
18.0 |
DNC |
MH4 |
TOY BOX 2 |
Ian Box |
|
|
1.1564 |
|
|
DNC |
MH20 |
THEPHILOSOPHERS CLUB |
Peter Sorensen |
|
|
1.0820 |
|
|
DNC |
MH777 |
PATRICE SIX |
Shaun Lane |
|
|
1.0846 |
|
|
Division Two PHSTCF results:
Place |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Fin Tim |
Elapsd |
AHC |
Cor'd T |
Score |
1 |
YC868 |
VELOCITY |
Brian Carrick |
15:19:20 |
03:14:20 |
0.8648 |
02:48:04 |
1.0 |
2 |
7409 |
SOLANGE |
William Hutchinson |
15:06:27 |
03:01:27 |
0.9439 |
02:51:16 |
2.0 |
3 |
6683 |
CROSSHAVEN |
J Pelly & S Rahilly |
14:48:51 |
02:43:51 |
1.0498 |
02:52:01 |
3.0 |
4 |
5826 |
SALTSHAKER |
Peter Franki |
14:49:27 |
02:44:27 |
1.0567 |
02:53:46 |
4.0 |
5 |
5861 |
OUTLANDISH |
Sean Barrett |
15:04:11 |
02:59:11 |
0.9705 |
02:53:54 |
5.0 |
6 |
4966 |
KING BILLY |
Philip Bennett |
15:02:57 |
02:57:57 |
0.9833 |
02:54:59 |
6.0 |
7 |
35135 |
CROWDED HAUS |
Graeme Neuhaus |
14:59:59 |
02:54:59 |
1.0040 |
02:55:41 |
7.0 |
8 |
6609 |
AMANTE |
Dennis Cooper |
14:55:49 |
02:50:49 |
1.0506 |
02:59:28 |
8.0 |
DNC |
5273 |
SOUNDTRACK |
John Amos |
|
|
0.9665 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
5935 |
ALPHA CARINAE |
Damian Barker |
|
|
0.9953 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
7045 |
DEFIANT |
P Billingham P Mcgee |
|
|
0.9752 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
8063 |
EYE APPEAL |
J Markos M Delaney |
|
|
1.0269 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
8330 |
SHIBUMI |
Paul Thompson Bryan |
|
|
0.9734 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
A147 |
TICKET OF LEAVE |
Matthew Prentice |
|
|
1.0191 |
|
12.0 |
DNC |
SYD181 |
ONLINE |
Stephen Trevillion |
|
|
1.0224 |
|
12.0 |
Division One IRC results:
Place |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
AHC |
Fin Tim |
Elapsd |
Cor'd T |
Score |
1 |
7722 |
JUSTADASH |
Philip Dash |
1.078 |
14:38:19 |
02:38:19 |
02:50:40 |
1.0 |
2 |
35 |
IMAGINATION |
Robin Hawthorn |
1.112 |
14:33:54 |
02:33:54 |
02:51:08 |
2.0 |
3 |
6774 |
JACKPOT |
Adrian Van Bellen |
1.078 |
14:39:01 |
02:39:01 |
02:51:25 |
3.0 |
4 |
46 |
KHALEESI |
Andrew Dally |
1.183 |
14:27:08 |
02:27:08 |
02:54:04 |
4.0 |
5 |
18889 |
NINE DRAGONS |
Bob Cox |
1.187 |
14:26:50 |
02:26:50 |
02:54:18 |
5.0 |
6 |
5915 |
STORMAWAY |
J.Stening C.Gunn |
1.048 |
14:47:46 |
02:47:46 |
02:55:49 |
6.0 |
7 |
6808 |
FLYING CLOUD |
Howard Piggott |
1.083 |
14:42:46 |
02:42:46 |
02:56:17 |
7.0 |
8 |
226 |
SWISH |
Steven Proud |
1.241 |
14:22:07 |
02:22:07 |
02:56:22 |
8.0 |
9 |
6492 |
WILD ONE |
Larki Missiris |
1.092 |
14:45:36 |
02:45:36 |
03:00:50 |
9.0 |
10 |
6377 |
TRITON |
Michael Cranitch |
1.403 |
14:09:18 |
02:09:18 |
03:01:24 |
10.0 |
11 |
335 |
WILLYAMA |
Richard Barron |
1.079 |
14:48:29 |
02:48:29 |
03:01:48 |
11.0 |
12 |
RQ2404 |
NOT A DIAMOND |
David Redfern |
1.079 |
14:49:01 |
02:49:01 |
03:02:22 |
|
13 |
11978 |
MUCH ADO V |
John Stephen |
1.146 |
14:40:22 |
02:40:22 |
03:03:47 |
12.0 |
DNC |
99 |
PAZAZZ |
Rob Drury |
1.127 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
DNC |
360 |
PATRICE |
Tony Kirby |
1.284 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
5845 |
BOTANY ACCESS COCOMO |
Justin Brownbill |
1.034 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
6755 |
RAPTOR |
Ian Creak |
1.076 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
7027 |
THE GOAT |
Bruce Foye |
1.098 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
DNC |
16129 |
WAILEA |
Neil Padden |
1.057 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
65007 |
ELENA NOVA |
Craig Neil |
1.210 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
AUS03 |
SOUTHERNEXCELLENCEII |
Andrew Wenham |
1.618 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
MH4 |
TOY BOX 2 |
Ian Box |
1.144 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
MH20 |
THEPHILOSOPHERS CLUB |
Peter Sorensen |
1.058 |
|
|
|
|
DNC |
MH777 |
PATRICE SIX |
Shaun Lane |
1.111 |
|
|
|
|
Division Two IRC results:
Place |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
AHC |
Fin Tim |
Elapsd |
Cor'd T |
Score |
1 |
5826 |
SALTSHAKER |
Peter Franki |
1.036 |
14:49:27 |
02:44:27 |
02:50:22 |
1.0 |
2 |
6683 |
CROSSHAVEN |
J Pelly & S Rahilly |
1.040 |
14:48:51 |
02:43:51 |
02:50:24 |
2.0 |
3 |
4966 |
KING BILLY |
Philip Bennett |
0.990 |
15:02:57 |
02:57:57 |
02:56:10 |
3.0 |
4 |
6609 |
AMANTE |
Dennis Cooper |
1.043 |
14:55:49 |
02:50:49 |
02:58:10 |
4.0 |
5 |
35135 |
CROWDED HAUS |
Graeme Neuhaus |
1.020 |
14:59:59 |
02:54:59 |
02:58:29 |
5.0 |
DNC |
5273 |
SOUNDTRACK |
John Amos |
1.010 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
DNC |
8063 |
EYE APPEAL |
J Markos M Delaney |
1.041 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
DNC |
A147 |
TICKET OF LEAVE |
Matthew Prentice |
1.060 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
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