Hamilton Island Race Week - Southern crews dominate cruising divisions
by Lisa Ratcliff on 27 Aug 2011
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At Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2011 Tasmanian crews have taken top honours in two of the three Cruising divisions.
Southern excellence has made a big splash in what is once again the largest division racing at Hamilton Island where the competition wrapped up today with the abandonment of the final Molle Islands Race. Competitors were given an early mark and more time to doll up for tonight’s official trophy presentation and celebrations.
Brothers John and Ross Muir and their majority Tasmanian and ex-Tasmanian crew scored well enough over five races with their chartered Jeanneau 49 called Muir to finish strongly on 22 points. Second was Mathew Barlow’s sistership Saphira and third was David Molloy’s mighty IOR maxi Condor, celebrating its 30th birthday year.
Peter Maitz’ modified Beneteau 50 Leonardo is campaigned once at year, at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, by a 'bunch of amateurs' confesses the skipper. Given this fact it’s perhaps surprising but not unwelcome that a first in Cruising Division 2 has come their way.
Maitz and his crew wore very distinct shirts for the week-long regatta attended by a total boat and shore crew of 14 adults and 13 children with nine on board Leonardo at any one time. On the front is the Vitruvian Man, Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous diagram of a man in perfect proportion, something that as a plastic surgeon appeals to Maitz. On the back of their shirts is a picture of three young boys atop a raft with a square rigged tablecloth as a sail, supposedly how sailing began in Austria where Maitz was born.
Now that he’s won his division, Maitz is in the running for the major prize at Race Week, the all new Audi A1 which will be announced tonight at the formal presentation of trophies. His result on the water will be combined with his wife’s result at the Final Drive Challenge run on the layday. 'She hit every single witch’s hat,' laughed Maitz as he celebrated with his crew.
Leonardo only narrowly triumphed; just one point the difference to second placed Colin Pruden’s Queensland based Swarbrick S111 Sandpiper Wutba. Third was Andrew Molnar’s Victorian Bavaria design, Jemson.
In Cruising Division 3 Tassie sailors once again demonstrated their flair. Derek Cragg’s Jeanneau 36i Knee Deep, representing the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, finished half a point ahead of Steve Clarke’s Jeanneau 39i Topaz, sailing for Victoria’s Mornington Yacht Club while Peter Skillington’s Victorian Jeanneau design Karma collected third.
In the Non Spinnaker Division John Brand’s Marchi 39 Star Ferry was the star performer, edging out Mike Walter’s Catalina 350 Mim on a countback. Third was Peter McAdam’s Bavaria Manly Too.
No final Molle Islands race means yesterday’s Melges 32 results stand, Noel Leigh-Smith’s Desperado from Southport Yacht Club snatching victory from Stephen Girdis’ Funnel Web and Angus Reid’s Maxstar.
Principal race office Denis Thompson says it’s been another successful regatta without the usual drama of yachts running aground. 'Due to a combination of good courses and given we had wind, people weren’t trying to cut corners, which I’m pleased about,' he says.
'From light winds yesterday to Tuesday’s long race day with gusts over 30 knots, there was good variety and there’s a lot of happy yachties out there.'
Cruising Division 1
Series Results [EHC Div1] up to Race 5 (Drops = 1)
Place |
Ties |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Sers Score |
Race 5 |
Race 4 |
Race 3 |
Race 2 |
Race 1 |
1 |
|
1030 |
MUIR |
Ross & John Muir |
22.0 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
[20.0] |
2 |
|
8222 |
SAPHIRA |
Mathew Barlow |
25.0 |
[22.0] |
1.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
16.0 |
3 |
|
KB80 |
CONDOR |
David Molloy |
28.0 |
3.0 |
16.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
[23.0] |
4 |
|
6702 |
JOIE DE VIE |
Peter Byford |
29.0 |
[18.0] |
3.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
5 |
1.0S |
6037 |
EUREKA 11 |
Chris Stockdale |
31.0 |
4.0 |
[23.0] |
9.0 |
17.0 |
1.0 |
6 |
|
00100 |
ENCORE |
Jim Milledge Tim Lew |
31.0 |
13.0 |
[21.0] |
7.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
7 |
|
HKG1943 |
ZEPHYR |
Ian Hoyle |
32.0 |
[14.0] |
6.0 |
12.0 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
8 |
|
6535 |
IN THE MOOD |
Geoff Little |
34.0 |
[29.0F] |
17.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
9 |
2.0S |
7 |
HAMMER OF QUEENSLAND |
Seiichi Yoshikawa |
39.0 |
2.0 |
18.0 |
11.0 |
[19.0] |
8.0 |
10 |
|
YC1066 |
NELLIE MYRA |
Trevor Mudge |
39.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
[24.0] |
9.0 |
11 |
1.0S |
H6110 |
SAMSKARA |
David Stoopman |
40.0 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
[29.0F] |
7.0 |
19.0 |
12 |
|
BOW18 |
AVANTI |
Lindsay Cormie |
40.0 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
[29.0S] |
3.0 |
10.0 |
13 |
|
W888 |
MISTA GYBE |
David Redfern |
41.0 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
[29.0S] |
12.0 |
5.0 |
14 |
|
SM58 |
SYMPATICO |
Bryan Dorman |
42.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
[14.0] |
8.0 |
13.0 |
15 |
|
6590 |
ERESSEA |
John Bankart |
44.0 |
[20.0] |
15.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
16 |
|
5612 |
ABRACADABRA |
James Murchison |
45.0 |
6.0 |
14.0 |
21.0 |
[21.0] |
4.0 |
17 |
|
6842 |
TONIC |
Robert Pizzie |
47.0 |
24.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
[24.0] |
18 |
|
1021 |
FANTASEA VITESSE |
Ian Thomson |
50.0 |
19.0 |
4.0 |
[19.0] |
13.0 |
14.0 |
19 |
|
6698 |
FIREFLY |
Dean Gillies |
51.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
15.0 |
[18.0] |
20 |
|
8913 |
TIME LORD |
Chris Waldron |
52.0 |
9.0 |
[20.0] |
8.0 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
21 |
|
SM51 |
51ST PROJECT |
Philip Coombs |
55.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
[22.0] |
21.0 |
22 |
|
MH169 |
SPRAYDRIFT |
Dean Corbett |
57.0 |
15.0 |
22.0 |
[29.0F] |
9.0 |
11.0 |
23 |
|
633 |
DEHLER MAGIC |
Mark Tobin |
59.0 |
[21.0] |
12.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
24 |
|
MAGNOLIA |
MAGNOLIA |
Peter Higgins |
74.0 |
23.0 |
[29.0F] |
6.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
25 |
|
RQ11 |
SHAMELESS |
William Andrews |
89.0 |
17.0 |
25.0 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
[25.0] |
26 |
|
BOW17 |
COOPERS |
Craig Watson |
99.0 |
29.0S |
24.0 |
20.0 |
[29.0F] |
26.0 |
27 |
|
1317 |
KICKATINALONG |
Graeme Poole |
116.0 |
29.0S |
29.0S |
29.0S |
29.0S |
[29.0S] |
27 |
|
3303 |
ZENITH |
Scott Beach |
116.0 |
29.0S |
29.0S |
29.0S |
29.0S |
[29.0S] |
Cruising Division 2
Series Results [EHC Div2] up to Race 5 (Drops = 1)
Place |
Ties |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Sers Score |
Race 5 |
Race 4 |
Race 3 |
Race 2 |
Race 1 |
1 |
|
5984 |
LEONARDO |
Peter Maitz |
24.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
[22.5] |
6.0 |
2 |
|
W8 |
SANDPIPER WUTBA |
Colin Pruden |
25.0 |
3.0 |
11.0 |
[31.0] |
4.0 |
7.0 |
3 |
|
B44 |
JEMSON |
Andrew Molnar |
32.0 |
[36.0Y] |
20.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
4 |
3.0S |
MK6 |
THE POACHER |
Foster John |
39.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
[16.0] |
11.0 |
3.0 |
5 |
|
1095 |
LEGLESS |
Don & Bill Walter |
39.0 |
6.0 |
17.0 |
8.0 |
[30.0] |
8.0 |
6 |
|
M434 |
SPRITZ |
Paul Crockett |
44.0 |
16.0 |
4.0 |
[40.0F] |
10.0 |
14.0 |
7 |
|
5050 |
MANDALA |
Gerard Webb |
46.0 |
5.0 |
[22.0] |
20.0 |
5.0 |
16.0 |
8 |
1.0S |
8228 |
WEEKEND OPTION |
Stuart Veitch |
47.0 |
28.0 |
9.0 |
[40.0F] |
9.0 |
1.0 |
9 |
|
6797 |
HOLY COW! |
John & Kim Clinton |
47.0 |
[23.0] |
19.0 |
2.0 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
10 |
|
66 |
SANDSTONE |
Mike Davies |
49.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
22.0 |
[22.5] |
17.0 |
11 |
|
6391 |
ETERNITY |
Anthony Dyson |
50.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
27.0 |
[31.0] |
12 |
|
BOW08 |
SAILING ADVENTURES |
Brian Pozzey |
51.0 |
15.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
[35.0] |
28.0 |
13 |
|
808 |
INTRUSTSUPER LADY K |
Ben Stark |
51.5 |
20.5 |
16.0 |
13.0 |
[28.0] |
2.0 |
14 |
5.0S |
B818 |
CALEDONIA |
Nicholas McGuigan |
53.0 |
[30.0Y] |
12.0 |
21.0 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
15 |
6.0S |
3242 |
SOLUTIONS |
Stephen Dadour |
53.0 |
8.0 |
[31.0] |
27.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
16 |
|
5963 |
PANACEA |
Mick Gillum |
53.0 |
9.0 |
14.0 |
[29.0] |
19.0 |
11.0 |
17 |
4.0S |
6330 |
FRANKLY MY DEAR |
Brett Howard |
58.0 |
4.0 |
15.0 |
[32.0] |
26.0 |
13.0 |
18 |
|
606 |
MORE INTRIGUE |
Merv Stephensen |
58.0 |
11.0 |
[21.0] |
9.0 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
19 |
2.0S |
B3806 |
GRANNY APPLE |
Allan Warren |
62.0 |
[26.0] |
23.0 |
17.0 |
2.0 |
20.0 |
20 |
|
BOW07 |
CEO 1 |
Penny Haire |
62.0 |
[24.0] |
8.0 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
23.0 |
21 |
|
BOW06 |
RHYTHM & BLUES |
Brenton Pegler |
65.5 |
20.5 |
18.0 |
19.0 |
8.0 |
[26.0] |
22 |
|
F8 |
QUATTRO |
Jason Daisley |
66.0 |
22.0 |
5.0 |
[24.0] |
17.0 |
22.0 |
23 |
|
BOW12 |
TURN12/CLIFFORD |
Daniel Eddy |
69.0 |
32.0 |
[32.0] |
5.0 |
3.0 |
29.0 |
24 |
1.0S |
BOW23 |
CHIRPING BIRD |
Rod Smallman |
71.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
28.0 |
[36.0] |
32.0 |
25 |
3.0S |
B444 |
AMADEUS |
Brennan O'Dempsey |
71.0 |
29.0 |
[33.0] |
3.0 |
24.0 |
15.0 |
26 |
|
172 |
INNAMINCKA |
John Crawford |
71.0 |
13.0 |
[24.0] |
23.0 |
14.0 |
21.0 |
27 |
10.0S |
B55 |
ENGARDE |
Roger Johnston |
78.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
26.0 |
[32.0] |
25.0 |
28 |
|
B59 |
REDLINE 2 |
Mark Burton |
78.0 |
14.0 |
25.0 |
[30.0] |
12.0 |
27.0 |
29 |
|
BOW24 |
GIGI |
Wayne Kirby |
79.0 |
[36.0] |
34.0 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
33.0 |
30 |
|
R12 |
WINDSPIRIT |
Scott Ohare |
84.0 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
7.0 |
21.0 |
[37.0] |
31 |
4.0S |
F111 |
CIC SECURE INCA |
Ian Cooke |
96.0 |
33.0 |
[40.0S] |
4.0 |
25.0 |
34.0 |
32 |
|
211 |
G2 |
Paul Laurence |
96.0 |
18.0 |
[30.0] |
25.0 |
29.0 |
24.0 |
33 |
|
648 |
MALAGUANA |
Scott Macdonald |
107.0 |
40.0S |
40.0S |
[40.0F] |
18.0 |
9.0 |
34 |
|
BOW09 |
TEAM SUNSAIL |
Jonathan Croft |
110.0 |
31.0 |
27.0 |
14.0 |
[40.0F] |
38.0 |
35 |
|
BOW05 |
MISS DEVEREUX |
Geoff Gammon |
114.0 |
34.0 |
[40.0F] |
12.0 |
33.0 |
35.0 |
36 |
|
6020 |
CREW'S CONTROL |
Roger Bryce |
115.0 |
25.0 |
29.0 |
[40.0C] |
31.0 |
30.0 |
37 |
|
1885 |
MIKADO |
Peter Smith |
129.0 |
19.0 |
40.0S |
[40.0C] |
34.0 |
36.0 |
38 |
|
RQ67 |
CURLEW ESCAPE |
Greg Luck |
137.0 |
[40.0S] |
28.0 |
33.0 |
37.0 |
39.0 |
39 |
|
PC142 |
TUAN |
Brad Barker |
139.0 |
40.0S |
40.0S |
40.0S |
[40.0S] |
19.0 |
Cruising Division 3
Series Results [EHC Div3] up to Race 5 (Drops = 1)
Place |
Ties |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Sers Score |
Race 5 |
Race 4 |
Race 3 |
Race 2 |
Race 1 |
1 |
|
BOW15 |
KNEE DEEP |
Derek Cragg |
10.5 |
2.5 |
[8.0] |
4.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
2 |
|
BOW04 |
TOPAZ |
Steve Clarke |
11.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
[10.0] |
3 |
|
BOW03 |
KAOS |
Peter Skillington |
14.0 |
[8.0] |
4.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
4 |
|
M5 |
WINDSONG OF M'TON |
Jim Watson |
17.0 |
[10.0] |
7.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
5 |
|
BOW11 |
RUBY RED |
Paul Duffy |
17.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
[8.0] |
7.0 |
5.0 |
6 |
2.0S |
BOW14 |
BULA! |
Steve Smith |
22.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
[9.0] |
2.0 |
8.0 |
7 |
|
BOW01 |
SUNSTRUCK |
Dennis Hambleton |
22.0 |
[9.0] |
5.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
8 |
1.0S |
BOW02 |
KARMA |
Alan Breidahl |
25.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
[10.0] |
9.0 |
9 |
2.0S |
6063 |
PAINKILLER |
Rod West |
25.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
[15.0S] |
8.0 |
11.0 |
10 |
|
8047 |
PEGGY |
Benjamin Meakin |
25.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
[9.0] |
3.0 |
11 |
|
BOW22 |
CERVANTES II |
Andrew Johnson |
51.0 |
15.0S |
15.0S |
15.0S |
[15.0S] |
6.0 |
12 |
|
191 |
PLUNDER |
John Spalvins |
60.0 |
15.0S |
15.0F |
15.0S |
15.0S |
[15.0S] |
12 |
|
6726 |
SPORTS BAR |
Neville & Jo Blair |
60.0 |
15.0S |
15.0S |
15.0S |
15.0S |
[15.0S] |
12 |
|
BOW20 |
LOOKOUT |
Greg Williams |
60.0 |
15.0S |
15.0S |
15.0S |
15.0S |
[15.0S] |
Non-Spinnaker
Series Results [EHC] up to Race 5 (Drops = 1)
Place |
Ties |
Sail No |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Sers Score |
Race 5 |
Race 4 |
Race 3 |
Race 2 |
Race 1 |
1 |
1.0S |
68 |
STAR FERRY |
John Brand |
17.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
[11.0] |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2 |
|
397 |
MIM |
Mike Walter |
17.0 |
2.0 |
[13.0] |
4.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
3 |
|
SM4400 |
MANLY TOO |
Peter McAdam |
21.0 |
[11.0] |
9.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
4 |
1.0S |
4902 |
EVENING STAR |
Mark Hunter |
22.0 |
[19.0R] |
5.0 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
5 |
|
6782 |
THAT BOAT |
Darryle Dransfield |
22.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
[12.0] |
8.0 |
5.0 |
6 |
|
M473 |
YESDEAR |
Michael Paull |
24.0 |
[14.0] |
10.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
7 |
|
361 |
FARGO |
Keith McGuire |
26.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
[11.0] |
1.0 |
8 |
|
6735 |
ZEBEDEE |
Greg Maddox |
27.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
[19.0S] |
4.0 |
12.0 |
9 |
|
5456 |
MULLEE MULLEE |
Hans Pettersson |
28.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
5.0 |
[11.0] |
10 |
|
PH385 |
VALHALLA |
Peter Cox |
30.0 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
[13.0] |
7.0 |
11 |
|
LE11 |
LADY ELIZABETH 11 |
Richard Whyte |
33.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
[15.0] |
12 |
2.0S |
ST461 |
VALDOLESE |
Greg Sier |
34.0 |
12.0 |
[14.0] |
2.0 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
13 |
|
MH67 |
SHAZAM |
Colin Pitstock |
34.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
[14.0] |
14 |
|
241 |
BRILLIANT II |
Julian Smallwood |
37.0 |
7.0 |
[16.0] |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
15 |
|
BOW16 |
WHITE PEARL |
George Fortey |
41.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
[16.0] |
16 |
|
SYD02 |
THE COUNT |
Anthony Bell |
61.0 |
19.0F |
19.0S |
19.0C |
[19.0S] |
4.0 |
17 |
|
000 |
RENATA |
Darren Short |
62.0 |
[19.0F] |
15.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
18 |
|
A65 |
RUBY CHARLOTTE |
Jonathan Hickling |
69.0 |
19.0F |
17.0 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
[19.0F] |
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