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Etchells Australasians: Bertrand blew it - Hong Kong and Kiwis lead
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'Race 1 start - 2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship'
2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship
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2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship - Mooloolaba - sensation at the start of race one, then a very unusual set of podium results in today's two races.
The fleet started in eight to ten knots of breeze from 170, under cloudy but clearing skies. A number of boats were a little too eager and jumped the start causing a general recall.
On the second start John Bertrand (The Stig), John Savage (Black Knight), Tom Braidwood (Fantazia), class new comer Michael Hiatt (Baby Doll) and Tom Woods (Echo Beach) were all black flagged.
At the top mark for the first time, Mark Johnson (Roulette) was first, followed by Simon Ellis (MoJo), Mark Thornburrow (Racer X), David Clark (Fifteen), Jake Gunter (the Boat) and Alastair Gair (Velsheda).
At the bottom mark for the first time, Dave Clark the NSW Champion (Fifteen) was leading, from New Zealand's Alastair Gair (Velsheda) with David Healey (Rapscallion) third.
On the second beat Gair was doing well on the right which appeared to be favoured. Although the sun was out, the breeze dropped to five to six knots and PRO Ross Wilson shortened the last run down to a mile.
Under blue sky at the top mark for the second time, Hong Kong sailor Mark Thornburrow led the 2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship race one, from New Zealand’s Alastair Gair. The first Australian boat was Richard Hammond (Alchemist), followed by Dave Clarke, Simon Ellis, Mark Johnson and Gary Boyd (B Squared).
Observing the fleet at the top mark and sailing outside the course was John Bertrand, who smiled ruefully but declined to offer a comment on the start of the 2010 Championship.
Down the run Thornburrow held a handy ten boat lengths lead over Gair.
As the fleet ran down to the finish line, the boats on the right came down with a new breeze and Dave Clark made the most gains. As the finish line loomed he was locked in a battle for second place with Alastair Gair.
In the end, Thornburrow won comfortably from Gair, the fast finishing Clark and Richard Hammond.
Race 1 winner Mark Thornburrow commented ‘The pressure was up and down, it was hard to stay in phase, but we are pleased with the result.’
Alastair Gair’s post-race comment was simply … ‘It was pretty tricky.’
Race 2
The Committee set Race 2 at 175, under brilliant blue skies and with breeze of 11-12 knots blowing along the picturesque Mooloolaba coastline.
Eagerness again forced a general recall and black flag start, but on the restart all boats were clear with no transgressors.
On the Committee Boat end ‘Spiderman’ David Rose (This will make her scream) had speed, lifted early and led the right hand side of the fleet as they headed towards Point Cartwright.
Rose acquired his new nickname after being discharged from hospital only last night, following a redback spider bite on the foot during the week.
First to the top mark for the first time was Hong Kong sailor Mark Thornburrow (Racer X) coincidently ahead of New Zealand’s Alastair Gair (Velsheda), who in turn was ahead of Lake Macquarie based Gary Boyd (B Squared).
In the end the right did not pay for 'Spiderman' Rose and he was around the mark in about 20th place.
Heading down the run in glorious sunshine with 10-12 knots of breeze, the day was turning out to be a very Australasian affair.
At the bottom mark for the first time, Thornburrow, Gair, Boyd, Mark Johnson (Roulette), Brendan Garner (The Moe Szyslak Experience ) and John Bertrand (The Stig) all rounded in quick succession.
The breeze had shifted 10 degrees to the right so the Committee moved the course back to the top mark, as the pressure dropped back to eight to ten knots.
As they headed down to the finish line, Gair got through Thornburrow, while Clark moved into third.
They crossed the finish line in that order, and after day one of the 2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship, Alastair Gair, the Kiwi sailor and Mark Thornburrow from Hong Kong, lead the championship on equal points.
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Dockside Alastair Gair, who finished third in this event in 2009 said 'We had two good starts and good pace. We’ve been sailing a lot with our Auckland Etchells fleet over the last few months and that time on the water has proven worth-while. Mark and ourselves grabbed that first left shift and we both crossed the fleet.
Hong Kong skipper Mark Thornburrow, the top gun in Asian Etchells sailing was all smiles as he stepped off his chartered boat Racer X, which the was the boat that won the 2009 Etchells Worlds.
'We were fast off the line in both races and in a big fleet like this the clear air made the difference. It’s a great feeling to be up there, but there will be more tough races.'
Dave Clark, the current NSW Etchells Champion: 'We're pleased with the overall result, but we are disappointed to only get third; we thought we were doing better on the second run. In the last race we had a terrible start, we were around 15th at the top mark for the first time and we just kept pushing and again finished third.'
Dockside, the five times Australian Etchells champion and alround sailing icon John Bertrand was mellow.
'I have to tell you the second race was better than the first one.'
** All results are provisional and subject to change.
Musto Etchells Australasian Championship 2010
10th to 13th June 2010
52 Boats
Race # 1
| Fi |
B# |
Crew |
Inf. |
Pt |
| 1 |
51 |
Mark Thornburrow, Martin Mok, Gray Gibson & Simon Cook |
|
1 |
| 2 |
22 |
Alastiar Gair, Stuart McKinven, David Ridley & Derek Scott |
|
2 |
| 3 |
15 |
David Clark, Sean Leonard & Andrew Smith |
|
3 |
| 4 |
16 |
Richard Hammond, Roger Gain & Chris Allen |
|
4 |
| 5 |
29 |
Simon Ellis, Gary Grey & Sutton Sa |
|
5 |
| 6 |
04 |
Mark Johnson, Nikolas Burfoot & Peter Conde |
|
6 |
| 7 |
11 |
Gunther Jake, Tony McPhail & Stuart Skeggs |
|
7 |
| 8 |
20 |
Gary Boyd, John Boyd & Anthony May |
|
8 |
| 9 |
21 |
David Healey, Ashley Deeks, Timothy Robba & Rachael Pocock |
|
9 |
| 10 |
45 |
Steve O'Rouke, Steven Backhouse & Burke Melia |
|
10 |
| 11 |
07 |
Julian Plante, Michael Dunstan & Nick Garland |
|
11 |
| 12 |
33 |
David Rose, Taylor Jane Rose & Todd Anderson |
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12 |
| 13 |
09 |
Chris Hampton, Bucky Smith & Warwick Hill |
|
13 |
| 14 |
31 |
Ian Johnson, Tim Ede & Phil Smidmore |
|
14 |
| 15 |
38 |
Stephen Gunther, John Collingwood & Christopher Maxted |
|
15 |
| 16 |
37 |
David Turton, David Biggar & Trent Rowell |
|
16 |
| 17 |
17 |
Ian Audsley, Graham Flatman & Jan Van Der Schalk |
|
17 |
| 18 |
55 |
Graeme Taylor, Steve Jarvin & Grant Wharington |
|
18 |
| 19 |
10 |
Jeff Rose, Craig McCallum & Craig Rainy |
|
19 |
| 20 |
03 |
Peter Gardner, Richard Allanson & Stephen Barlow |
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20 |
| 21 |
52 |
Guyon Wilson, Paul Darcy & James Wilson |
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21 |
| 22 |
13 |
Glen Norton, Peter Rattray & Peter Wilkinson |
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22 |
| 23 |
08 |
Brendan Garner, Tim Clark & Michael Schilt |
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23 |
| 24 |
43 |
Peter McNeill, Greg Torpy & David Gleadhill |
|
24 |
| 25 |
24 |
Noel Paterson, Sarah Board, Curtis Skinner & Paul Wyatt |
|
25 |
| 26 |
30 |
Nigel Nattrass, Andrew Coates & Hugh Leicester |
|
26 |
| 27 |
47 |
Mark Bulka, David Lorimer & Oliver Tweddell |
|
27 |
| 28 |
28 |
Robert Hanna, Jake Newman & Stephen Peel |
|
28 |
| 29 |
02 |
Mark Dagge, Matthew Hansen & Joshua Willis |
|
29 |
| 30 |
05 |
Jan Muysken, Steve Langton & Michael Stovin-Bradford |
|
30 |
| 31 |
35 |
Mark Richards & Gary Smith |
|
31 |
| 32 |
39 |
Lindsay Kennedy, Philip Pride & Trevor Swinburne |
|
32 |
| 33 |
23 |
Gary Smith, Michael McAullay & Brad Sheridan |
|
33 |
| 34 |
06 |
Douglas Flynn, David Baker & Calvin Gardner |
|
34 |
| 35 |
14 |
Greg Eddy, David Hall, Rodney Moore & Robert Topping |
|
35 |
| 36 |
25 |
Mark Sanders, Daniel Belcher & Scott McInally |
|
36 |
| 37 |
48 |
Donald Wilson, Jason Browne & Brent Connor |
|
37 |
| 38 |
27 |
Bryce Johnson, Rodney Verstegen & Peter Johnson |
|
38 |
| 39 |
40 |
Patrick Meehan, James Hallam & Brendan Sneddan |
|
39 |
| 40 |
46 |
Gregory Forgan-Smith, Bruce Pitt & John Willey |
|
40 |
| 41 |
26 |
Andrew York, Trevor Martin & Matthew Ramaley |
|
41 |
| 42 |
32 |
Doug Williams, Adrian Kiely & Darren Cooney |
|
42 |
| 43 |
01 |
Peter Coleman, Wayne Dixon & Iain Gartley |
|
43 |
| 44 |
50 |
Michael Hiatt, Jamie Bennet & Mathew Johns |
BFD |
53 |
| 45 |
18 |
Paul Minter, John Minter & Peter Edwards |
|
44 |
| 46 |
49 |
Charles Piggott, Warren Myles, Toby Pearce & Reece Baguley |
|
45 |
| 47 |
42 |
Chris Larsen, Neil Hudson & Mark Jamison |
|
46 |
| 48 |
44 |
Nev Willis, Edward Tait & Ian Staples |
|
47 |
| 49 |
41 |
John Bertrand, James Chilman & Gary Van Lunteren |
BFD |
53 |
| 50 |
19 |
John Savage, Glenn Ferguson & Gary Wilson |
BFD |
53 |
| 51 |
36 |
Thomas Braidwood, Ayden Menzies, Ben Lamb & Ryan Menzies |
BFD |
53 |
| 52 |
34 |
Tom Woods, Clyde Freeman & Keith Jensen |
BFD |
53 |
Overall Results
Mooloolaba Etchells Fleet Inc.
Musto Etchells Australasian Championship 2010
10th to 13th June 2010
Series Summary
Place Bow Skipper and Crew From Race 1 2 Total
1 22 Alastiar Gair, Stuart McKinven, David Ridley & Derek Scott Gulf Harbour 2 1 3
2 51 Mark Thornburrow, Martin Mok, Gray Gibson & Simon Cook Hong Kong 1 2 3
3 15 David Clark, Sean Leonard & Andrew Smith Sydney 3 3 6
4 04 Mark Johnson, Nikolas Burfoot & Peter Conde Sydney 6 8 14
5 20 Gary Boyd, John Boyd & Anthony May Lake Macquarie 8 11 19
6 55 Graeme Taylor, Steve Jarvin & Grant Wharington Mornington 18 6 24
7 09 Chris Hampton, Bucky Smith & Warwick Hill Melbourne 13 12 25
8 11 Gunther Jake, Tony McPhail & Stuart Skeggs Melbourne 7 20 27
9 08 Brendan Garner, Tim Clark & Michael Schilt Geelong 23 5 28
10 07 Julian Plante, Michael Dunstan & Nick Garland Pittwater 11 19 30
11 31 Ian Johnson, Tim Ede & Phil Smidmore Melbourne 14 17 31
12 43 Peter McNeill, Greg Torpy & David Gleadhill Lake Macquarie 24 10 34
13 10 Jeff Rose, Craig McCallum & Craig Rainy Brisbane 19 15 34
14 45 Steve O'Rouke, Steven Backhouse & Burke Melia Cronulla 10 26 36
15 23 Gary Smith, Michael McAullay & Brad Sheridan Perth 33 4 37
16 16 Richard Hammond, Roger Gain & Chris Allen Sydney 4 33 37
17 38 Stephen Gunther, John Collingwood & Christopher Maxted Melbourne 15 24 39
18 37 David Turton, David Biggar & Trent Rowell Mooloolaba 16 23 39
19 35 Mark Richards & Gary Smith Pittwater 31 9 40
20 21 David Healey, Ashley Deeks, Timothy Robba & Rachael Pocock Brisbane 9 32 41
21 52 Guyon Wilson, Paul Darcy & James Wilson Geelong 21 21 42
22 29 Simon Ellis, Gary Grey & Sutton Sa Mooloolaba 5 38 43
23 33 David Rose, Taylor Jane Rose & Todd Anderson Gold Coast 12 31 43
24 47 Mark Bulka, David Lorimer & Oliver Tweddell Melbourne 27 22 49
25 24 Noel Paterson, Sarah Board, Curtis Skinner & Paul Wyatt Brisbane 25 29 54
26 30 Nigel Nattrass, Andrew Coates & Hugh Leicester Sydney 26 28 54
27 48 Donald Wilson, Jason Browne & Brent Connor Gosford 37 18 55
28 26 Andrew York, Trevor Martin & Matthew Ramaley Mooloolaba 41 16 57
29 17 Ian Audsley, Graham Flatman & Jan Van Der Schalk Pittwater 17 40 57
30 05 Jan Muysken, Steve Langton & Michael Stovin-Bradford Sydney 30 27 57
31 03 Peter Gardner, Richard Allanson & Stephen Barlow Sydney 20 39 59
32 06 Douglas Flynn, David Baker & Calvin Gardner Sydney 34 25 59
33 02 Mark Dagge, Matthew Hansen & Joshua Willis Brisbane 29 30 59
34 41 John Bertrand, James Chilman & Gary Van Lunteren Melbourne 53\BFD 7 60
35 36 Thomas Braidwood, Ayden Menzies, Ben Lamb & Ryan Menzies Pittwater 53\BFD 13 66
36 39 Lindsay Kennedy, Philip Pride & Trevor Swinburne Auckland 32 34 66
37 34 Tom Woods, Clyde Freeman & Keith Jensen Sydney 53\BFD 14 67
38 28 Robert Hanna, Jake Newman & Stephen Peel Geelong 28 44 72
39 13 Glen Norton, Peter Rattray & Peter Wilkinson Melbourne 22 51 73
40 25 Mark Sanders, Daniel Belcher & Scott McInally Gold Coast 36 37 73
41 40 Patrick Meehan, James Hallam & Brendan Sneddan Brisbane 39 43 82
42 14 Greg Eddy, David Hall, Rodney Moore & Robert Topping Pittwater 35 48 83
43 18 Paul Minter, John Minter & Peter Edwards Pittwater 44 41 85
44 01 Peter Coleman, Wayne Dixon & Iain Gartley Melbourne 43 42 85
45 46 Gregory Forgan-Smith, Bruce Pitt & John Willey Gold Coast 40 47 87
46 32 Doug Williams, Adrian Kiely & Darren Cooney Sydney 42 45 87
47 19 John Savage, Glenn Ferguson & Gary Wilson Melbourne 53\BFD 35 88
48 27 Bryce Johnson, Rodney Verstegen & Peter Johnson Sydney 38 50 88
49 50 Michael Hiatt, Jamie Bennet & Mathew Johns Melbourne 53\BFD 36 89
50 44 Nev Willis, Edward Tait & Ian Staples Brisbane 47 46 93
51 49 Charles Piggott, Warren Myles, Toby Pearce & Reece Baguley Melbourne 45 49 94
52 42 Chris Larsen, Neil Hudson & Mark Jamison 46 52 98
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