Hamilton Island Race Week - Southern crews dominate cruising divisions

by Lisa Ratcliff on 27 Aug 2011 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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