13ft skiff series won by ‘The Daniel’s’

by Di Pearson on 20 Jan 2007 The ‘two Daniels’, Daniel Turner and Daniel Ambler sailing Typhoon T-Shirts won every race of the 13ft skiff series at the International Regatta held on the waters of Corio Bay to claim the winners trophy.

An experienced pair, the teenagers, representing the Manly 16ft Sailing Club in Sydney, were in the unusual position of using a win as a race drop. According to Turner, their comparably heavier weight helped them in the heavier air races, as the bulk of the 11-boat fleet is quite light.

A number of entries were female/male combinations and a couple of girl crews, who struggled in the heavier air, but made inroads in the lighter conditions.

Apart from top place, the other podium places throughout the series were shared more fairly, with second and third places at the end of the series decided on the final day in the final race.

Sheads First National, sailed by brothers Richard and Tim Plain, Fire Stopping (James Dorron/Jay Harris) and Ultra Tune (Fiona Walker/Eric Hoeger), brother and sister Peter and Anna Ewald-Rice on Addbuild Master Builders and Fluid, sailed by Skye McFadyen/Alana Clancy all managed a third or fourth place. The latter two are an ultra-light girl crew who struggled in the conditions on their long outer trapezoid courses.

Second place overall for the series went to the Plain brothers from Middle Harbour, with third going to James Dorron and Jay Harris from Manly.

The 13ft skiff is a feeder boat to the 16ft class and a number of current crews are already talking moving into a 16 next season.

Their Sail Melbourne series was hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on Corio Bay.

Series Results [Class ET] for 13ft Skiff up to Race 7 (Drops = 1)

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	From	Sers Score	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1		14	TYPHOON T-SHIRTS	Daniel Turner	Daniel Ambler	Manly	6.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	[1.00]
2		13	SHEADS	Richard Plain	Tim Plain	Mid Harbr	17.00	2.00	2.00	5.00	2.00	3.00	[5.00]	3.00
3		12	FIRE STOPPING	James Dorron	Jay Harris	Manly	19.00	3.00	4.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	[4.00]	2.00
4		10	ULTRA-TUNE	Fiona Walker	Eric Hoeger	Manly	24.00	5.00	5.00	[7.00]	3.00	5.00	2.00	4.00
5		7	FLUID	Skye Mcfadyen	Alana Clancy	Manly	30.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	12.00F	2.00	6.00	[12.00F]
6		11	ADDBUILD MASTER BUIL	Peter Ewald-rice	Anna Ewald-rice	Manly	31.00	6.00	6.00	4.00	6.00	6.00	3.00	[12.00F]
7		5	BUSTED	Angus Kerr	Bernie Kerr	Manly	41.00	8.00	[12.00C]	6.00	5.00	9.00	8.00	5.00
8		15	MACBRIDE HINTON & CO	Susan Veal	Madeleine Graham	Manly	48.00	10.00	9.00	[11.00]	7.00	7.00	9.00	6.00
9		6	BIGFOOT	Ellen Roel	Georgia Clancy	Manly	55.00	7.00	7.00	9.00	12.00F	10.00	10.00	[12.00F]
10		4	CURE OUR KIDS	Lachlan Hunter	Mitchel Galbraith	Manly	58.00	9.00	8.00	10.00	8.00	11.00	12.00O	[12.00F]
11		3	HAP-HAZARD	Mel Walker	Don Mcphee	Mid Harbr	59.00	12.00F	12.00F	8.00	12.00F	8.00	7.00	[12.00F]