Escapade wins Cruising 3 at Hamilton Island
by Ian Grant & Sail-World on 27 Aug 2007
Day 8 of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, August 25, 2007. Jack Atley
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David Berry's Beneteau First 310 Escapade finished ninth in the Lindeman Island race and then showed the benefit of her all angle sailing speed in a mixed range of winds to complete the following five Island passage races with the remarkably consistent 2-1-1-1-2 score to win the Gold Medal by 11points from Paul Melling’s Beneteau Oceanis 390 Morning Mist (18pts) while Brisbane skipper Jim Shannon steered Meltimi into third with 19pts.
Skipper Berry was proud of his crew including ‘Old Salt’ John McMinn of Noosa who complimented the local knowledge of Hobart winning tactician Damien Suckling.
'Both those guys have sailed a lot of miles and their collective knowledge was the key to the success of Escapade'
'They certainly made my job a lot easier steering Escapade for speed and deserved to enjoy a quite celebration in the cockpit at the end of the regatta for a job well done'. Berry Said.
Six out of the top ten boats in this class were Beneteau cruisers, a great result for a marque that has supported Hamilton Island's race week for many years.
Damien Suckling steered his Another Fiasco to a convincing Performance Handicap win in the 2006 Rolex Sydney-Hobart race. Damien was more relaxed but equally competitive last week when he contested the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Division 3 Cruising class championship with a group of good mates on David Berry’s Beneteau First 310 Escapade.
He played a major role in selecting the best possible tactical options and his knowledge of the swift flowing current allowed his proud skipper to claim his best career result when Escapade scored a convincing win in her class championship.
Cruising Division 3
Entries: 27 Races Sailed: 6 Discard: 1
Provisional Results
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2007
Series Place |
Sail No |
Boat |
Type of Boat |
Owner |
Handicap |
Series Points |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
1 |
5489 |
Escapade |
Beneteau First 310 |
David Berry |
326 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4760 |
Morning Mist |
Beneteau Oceanis 390 |
Paul Melling |
337 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
RQ40 |
Meltemi |
S&S 34 |
Jim Shannon |
348 |
19 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
B411 |
Interlude |
Beneteau Oceanis 411 |
Tim Lewis |
302 |
23.5 |
2 |
5.5 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
B88 |
Ingenue |
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 |
Rosie Colahan |
318 |
26.5 |
4.5 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
212 |
Nessie |
Sonata 8 |
William McMillan |
389 |
35 |
3 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
Z20 |
Lady Elizabeth II |
Beneteau Oceanis 423 |
Richard Whyte |
348 |
41.5 |
11 |
5.5 |
15 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
Z16 |
Stargazer |
Beneteau Oceanis 361 |
Gary Cripps |
394 |
43 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
9 |
8041 |
Lorna Rose Too |
Clubman 8 |
Michael Wearne |
328 |
48 |
19 |
25 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
Z9 |
Stealing Beauty |
Cyclades 43.3 |
Meryl & Steve Simpson |
360 |
50 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
RQ11 |
Helter Skelter |
Northshore 340 |
William Andrews |
344 |
52 |
12 |
18 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
Z7 |
Falcon |
Beneteau Oceanis 423 |
Brian de Vries |
344 |
56 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
25 |
16 |
19 |
13 |
R12 |
Wind Spirit |
Norseman 447 |
Terry Ohare |
328 |
64 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
14 |
14 |
Z12 |
Ocean Princess |
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2 |
Anthony Twibill |
347 |
64.5 |
4.5 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
23 |
15 |
389 |
Montego |
Roberts 17.0 |
Monty Blomfield |
378 |
67 |
10 |
1 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
21 |
16 |
Z02 |
Silhouette |
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 |
Michael Freeman |
335 |
68 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
17 |
F111 |
Inca |
Vickers 41 |
Noel Sneddon |
310 |
75 |
21 |
19 |
7 |
23 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
WS55 |
Happy J |
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey |
Roger Johnstone |
365 |
80 |
13 |
15 |
21 |
26 |
18 |
13 |
19 |
Z17 |
Dreamer |
Beneteau |
Colin Kelly |
380 |
82 |
17 |
14 |
24 |
24 |
28 |
3 |
20 |
Z5 |
Redline |
Jeaunneau Sun Odyssey 54 |
Mark Burton |
390 |
85 |
23 |
21 |
19 |
11 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
Z6 |
Rumba |
Oceanis 42.3 |
Philip Cormie |
350 |
88 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
H15 |
Aquarius |
Sun Odyssey |
Neil Sellars |
348 |
94 |
28 |
22 |
18 |
20 |
12 |
22 |
23 |
Z01 |
Scallywag |
Oceanis 411 |
Michael Silcock |
380 |
104 |
18 |
23 |
26 |
13 |
28 |
24 |
24 |
6583 |
Goondawindi |
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 |
Kevin Brandt |
385 |
107 |
25 |
12 |
20 |
22 |
28 |
28 |
25 |
356 |
Grateful |
Hunter 356 |
Paul Laurence |
390 |
110 |
26 |
24 |
27 |
17 |
28 |
16 |
26 |
Z03 |
Latitude |
Oceanis 393 |
Shane Wilkinson |
375 |
112 |
15 |
28 |
22 |
19 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
6657 |
Pantomine IV |
Moody 35 |
Michael Kelly |
400 |
132 |
24 |
28 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
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