Laser Training News from Performance Sailcraft

H2O-PSA Laser Training. Michael Blackburn

H2O-PSA Laser Training. © PSA

H2O Watersports is a new training centre established by Olympic sailor and coach Laura Caldecoat (Baldwin). The centre has state of the art facilities and will cater for all sailors needs. The unique thing with H2O Sports Academy is that they have the skills and expertise to run courses from beginner all the way through to Olympic winner.

If you are serious about your Laser racing you will understand the importance of good coaching and should consider one of the H2O - PSA training days. These training days have been set up to provide the best coaching possible. You will have the chance to learn from the best, ensuring your time and money is well spent achieving your goals.

PSA Laser training will be held on the following dates with ISAF World number one Tom Burton, Ash Brunning and Australian Sailing Team Laser Radial Coach Laura Baldwin-Caldecoat. Suitable for any sailor who is confident in getting around the course and wishing to improve their skills.

Training will be held at Point Wolstoncroft unless noted otherwise.

Youth Training Dates (U21yrs)
31 Jan-01 February – Laser 4.7 and Radial Youth Training
07-08 February – Laser 4.7 and Radial Youth Training
14-15 February – Laser 4.7 and Radial Youth Training
28-01 March – Girls Laser Training in 4.7 and Radial
14-15 March – Open Laser Training
21-22 March – Open Laser Training

Senior Training Dates (+18yrs)
14-15 February – Open Laser Training
28-01 March – Ladies Laser Training in 4.7 and Radial
14-15 March – Open Laser Training
21-22 March – Open Laser Training

Masters Training Dates: (+35yrs)
31 Jan-01 February – Pre-NSW State Master’s Championship Training
07-08 February – NSW State Master’s Championship Coaching @ SLMASC
14-15 February – Open Laser Training
28-01 March – Ladies Laser Training in 4.7 and Radial
14-15 March – Open Laser Training
21-22 March – Open Laser Training

H2O don't just cater for the racers they also run start sailing programs which are a great first step into sailing.
Click on the link to visit their website: H2O Sports Academy

Entries are now open for the Byte CII Worlds in Thailand. To get your entries in and confirm a charter boat please visit: Event website

Pl	Name	Boat	Sail Num	Bow Num	Country	State	Club	Total Points	Net Points
1	Thomas BURTON	NB Laser	9012	331	AUS	NSW	GSC	99	13
2	Matthew WEARN	Liros	9015	366	AUS	WA	FSC / RPYC	19	15	Youth
3	Ryan PALK	Podium Potential	6019	356	AUS	QLD	NYRC	44	34
4	Luke ELLIOTT	Swifto	6762	335	AUS	WA	FSC/RFBYC	45	34
5	Mitchell KENNEDY	TBA	2624	343	AUS	QLD	MYC / RQYS	55	43
6	Jeremy O'CONNELL	-	8331	353	AUS	VIC	SYC	66	52
7	Mark SPEARMAN	Prime Time	3390	360	AUS	WA	FSC/RFBYC	91	72	Youth
8	Thomas VINCENT	Shadow	1506	364	AUS	VIC	McCrae Y C	107	83	Youth
9	Marcus WHITLEY	Wentalright	2595	368	AUS	NSW	DBSC	114	89
10	Benjamin WALKEMEYER		2810	365	AUS	WA	FSC	113	90
11	Shahar JACOB		5011	342	ISR		Sdot-Yam	132	102
12	William BATES	Elevate	6012	329	AUS	QLD	RQYS/SYC	144	110	Youth
13	Gavin DAGLEY	-	2650	334	AUS	VIC	Port Melb YC	176	115	Grand Master
14	Ryan STODDART	TBA	4950	361	AUS	QLD	RQYS	206	140
15	Grant LOVELADY	Grunt n Groan	7531	375	AUS	WA	RFBYC	187	148	Master
16	Gerald WILLIAMS		0315	369	HKG		Hong Kong	194	154	Youth
17	David WHAIT	Fr8 Train	7474	367	AUS	WA	SoPYC	219	160	Master
18	Paul GREEN	Woof Woof	9560	339	AUS	WA	FSC	258	187	Master
19	Keith PATTERSON	The 19th Gymset	6633	357	AUS	WA	DBYC	285	199	Grand Master
20	Chris CALDECOAT		0534	332	AUS	NSW	SLMASC	271	202	Apprentice
21	Campbell ALEXANDER		1055	328	RSA		Point Yacht Club	294	208	Grand Master
22	Anthony WOOD	Red Bull	8602	370	AUS	WA	SoPYC	297	216	Apprentice
23	Ryk BATLEY	Silver Wings	6393	330	AUS	WA	SoPYC	283	230	Master
24	Sean HOMAN	Just Breathe	2664	340	AUS	SA	ASC	320	234	Grand Master
25	Matthew LINGARD	The Stig	4958	348	AUS	WA	SoPYC/HYC	327	241	Youth
26	Jerome PABBRUWE	Just Sailing	2932	355	AUS	WA	SoPYC / FSC	316	242	Master
27	David GLOVER	Eik Gretia	3116	338	AUS	WA	SoPYC	319	248	Master
28	Henry LEITNER	Hectic	1527	345	AUS	SA	ASC	360	274	Youth
29	Stefan KURYS-ROMER	RustyDemon	2564	344	AUS	WA	DBYC	371	285	Grand Master
30	Geoff MCGILLIVRAY	CCGS1	3418	351	AUS	WA	HYC	357	285	Grand Master
31	Geert BUTERS	Lizard Drinking	9087	372	AUS	WA	SoPYC	363	287	Grand Master
32	John ROBERSON	Cliche	2817	358	AUS	WA	RPYC	364	288	Great Grand Master
33	Matthew CLARK-MASSERA	Mr Wah Wah	3388	333	AUS	WA	MYC	374	296
34	Olli OVASKAINEN	Laser Standard	0862	354	FIN		JVS	415	329	Apprentice
35	Michael MCAULLAY	TBA	8644	350	AUS	WA	RPYC	416	330	Master
36	Kim MORRISON	The Swallow	2237	352	AUS	WA	RPYC	425	339	Master
37	Karl GAEBLER	Stimulated Emission	0200	337	AUS	WA	MOFSC	435	349	Master
38	Paul LUFF	Thirsty Work	0348	349	AUS	WA	MOFSC	459	373	Master
39	Steve SAMPSON	Mairead	3133	359	AUS	SA	ASC	486	400	Grand Master
40	Alexander BOSTON	N/A	2907	371	AUS	WA	MBSC	488	402
41	John FUSSELL	Charter	5669	336	AUS	WA	CYC	503	417	Apprentice
42	David LODGE	SYD	2719	347	AUS	WA	GBYC	516	430	Youth

Overall Results - Laser Radial

Gold Fleet

Pl	Name	Boat	Sail Num	Bow Num	Country	State	Club	1	Total Points	Net Points
1	Alistair YOUNG	Caporn Young	8351	320	AUS	WA	FSC, RFBYC	(1)	29	11	Youth
2	Tristan BROWN	MonkeyFist Marine / Optimum Time	2854	264	AUS	WA	FSC/RFBYC	1	18	13
3	Conor NICHOLAS	Blue Diamond	2777	300	AUS	WA	SoPYC / FSC	(3)	42	26	Youth
4	Finnian ALEXANDER	Infinity	6393	256	AUS	NSW	DBSC	2	84	38	Youth
5	Ashley STODDART	Stellar	7855	313	AUS	QLD	RQYS	(4)	63	47	Female
6	Richard MAHER	Reach Around	7840	296	AUS	WA	FSC/ SoPYC/ RFBYC	5	66	48	Youth
7	Benjamin FRANKLIN		7467	278	AUS	QLD	RQYS	2	75	51
8	Stuart PLENDERLEITH	PharLap	7451	326	AUS	NSW	MHASC	(5)	118	73	Youth
9	James JENNINGS	n/a	3052	288	NZL		MBSC	6	113	76	Youth
10	James STEWART	Limitless	8345	312	AUS	WA	FSC/RFBYC	3	116	80	Youth
11	Daniel SELF	N/A	7857	310	AUS	QLD	RQYS	6	148	82	Youth
12	Bradley UTTING	Scud	2882	315	AUS	WA	FSC	8	114	87
13	Yuichiro KITAMURA	GB	2618	291	JPN		Japan	9	127	95
14	Manami DOI	NIKE	9066	270	JPN		Enoshima	9	135	102	Female
15	Mark KENNEDY	Titanic	4180	290	AUS	QLD	MSC	7	168	120	Masters
16	Yuki NISHIO	Western Tail	4570	301	JPN		WSYC	4	181	124	Youth
17	Jackson REES	TBA	8799	309	AUS	QLD	TSSSC/RQYS	7	167	127	Youth
18	Jeff LOOSEMORE	Gutbuster	9093	325	AUS	NSW	MHASC-GRSC	(13)	186	141	Grand Masters
19	Rhett GOWANS	Wahoo	6011	282	AUS	VIC	MYC/SYC/MMYC	12	205	145
20	Craig HUGHES	TBA	3189	341	AUS	WA	FSC	11	196	145	Masters
21	William FOX	OZONE	6014	277	AUS	VIC	BYS/SYC	10	207	153	Youth Junior
22	Lachlan GILHAM	THE LAKE	6040	281	AUS	WA	FSC/SOPYC	8	222	161	Youth Junior
23	Jack GRAVES	Pusheen	7494	283	AUS	VIC	SSCBC	12	219	166	Youth
24	Ken FUJIMOTO	1	5709	279	JPN		Enoshima	11	219	166
25	David LUKETINA	Dr X	2591	295	AUS	WA	SoPYC	15	227	168	Masters
26	Thomas COOPER	The Cat's Whiskers	2559	268	AUS	TAS	PDYC, TYC	(20)	227	178	Youth Junior
27	Hamish WILTSHIRE	Karragane	6013	316	AUS	NT	DSC	(18)	237	182	Youth
28	Haddon HUGHES	Laser Radial	9144	323	USA		Texas Corinthian Yacht Club	10	247	190	Youth Female
29	Marcus FISK	Ndege II	2898	275	AUS	WA	HYC	21	262	197	Youth
30	Alastair GIFFORD	Charter	7850	280	NZL		Queen Charlote Yacht CLub	13	268	207	Youth Junior
31	Angus BARKER	Old Tom	2890	259	AUS	QLD	RQYS	14	270	209	Youth
32	Alexander JUROVIC	Prebrzo	6005	289	AUS	VIC	W YC/SYC/SSCBC	14	288	210	Youth
33	Blake SELLEY	Gotta Go	7848	311	AUS	NSW	WSC/DBSC	15	273	215	Youth
34	Lachlan DARE	Mar Mostro	7485	269	AUS	VIC	SYC/SSCBC	(24)	278	218	Youth Junior
35	Jacinta AINSWORTH	Off The Sails	8336	255	AUS	WA	SoPYC/FSC	16	276	223	Youth Female
36	Anna PHILIP	goanna	4602	303	AUS	VIC	SSCBC / SYC	19	282	224	Female
37	Elyse AINSWORTH	White Wolf	8335	254	AUS	WA	SoPYC/FSC	17	295	237	Youth Junior Female
38	Jack BRETT	Clone	2895	298	AUS	WA	HYC	22	312	248	Youth
39	Samantha HOMAN	Addiction	7279	286	AUS	SA	Kangaroo Isl Yacht Club	17	322	259	Female

Silver Fleet

Pl	Name	Boat	Sail Num	Bow Num	Country	State	Club	Total Points	Net Points
1	Harmon MCAULLAY	Bounce	2725	297	AUS	WA	RPYC / HYC / FSC	142	86	Youth Junior
2	Andrew WHITTELL	Magic	6754	327	AUS	WA	DBYC	164	111	Grand Masters
3	Bruce UTTING	BadFace	9016	362	AUS	WA	HYC	165	117	Grand Masters
4	Indiabeau LABORIE	Velocity	2290	292	AUS	QLD	NYRC	170	118	Youth Junior
5	Samuel BECKMAN	n/a	8339	260	NZL		Murrays Bay Sailing Club	191	132	Youth
6	Oskar HANSEN	A Frayed Knot	1602	284	AUS	NSW	RSYS	205	134	Youth Junior
7	Carissa BRIDGE	Stay Classy	2753	263	AUS	QLD	RQYS	191	137	Youth Female
8	Riley CAMERON		9410	265	HKG		Hong Kong Sailing Federation	202	140	Youth
9	Marlena BERZINS	Vida Loca	7825	261	AUS	NSW	WSC	216	146	Youth Female
10	Peron PEARSE	Illegal	0836	302	AUS	WA	PRSC	209	152
11	Stefan ASPELING	none	8835	258	AUS	WA	MOFSC	217	155	Apprentice
12	David EDMISTON	Unfinished Business	6046	273	AUS	NSW	GSC	215	162	Great Grand Masters
13	Luke ABBOTT	T Boned	2693	253	AUS	WA	MOFSC	223	167	Youth
14	Kevin PHILLIPS	Adios	7552	304	AUS	NSW	GAC	239	179	Great Grand Masters
15	Arrik FISK	NFI	8601	274	AUS	WA	HYC	244	187
16	Megan THOMSON	na	7851	363	NZL		French Bay Yacht Club	267	202	Female
17	Riley PIKE	Gimme Shelter	2818	306	AUS	NSW	GSC	274	210
18	Annie EASTGATE	HELLO BUOYS	6391	272	AUS	QLD	RQYS	272	214	Youth Female
19	Brian PIKE	Scared Chuteless	3002	305	AUS	NSW	GSC	282	218	Masters
20	Lewis ARNDT	VOODOO	8817	257	AUS	WA	SoPYC	284	218	Great Grand Masters
21	Michael TOWNSEND	Mercury Again	2563	314	AUS	WA	RFBYC	292	226	Masters
22	Jack CLARK-MASSERA	No Excuses	4322	266	AUS	WA	MYC	299	235	Youth
23	John WINTERINGHAM	SKA	3787	317	AUS	WA	RPYC	313	243	Masters
24	Kate LATHOURAS	Hang On	3069	293	AUS	WA	MOFSC	332	262	Female
25	Flinders APSITIS-LYNCH	Endless Flight	3215	321	AUS	QLD	RQYS	347	271	Youth
26	Elizabeth HODGMAN	Nemo	2851	218	AUS	ACT	CYC	349	274	Youth Female
27	Kevin LUFF	Super Cha Cha Maru	2865	294	AUS	WA	MOFSC	350	279	Grand Masters
28	Rian CONBOY	Zinc+VE	2578	267	AUS	WA	HYC	362	288
29	Yoshifumi KAMEI	JAPAN2	9067	324	JPN	WA	FSC	368	295	Youth
30	Malik HOOD		7089	287	HKG		Hong Kong Sailing Federation	366	297	Youth Junior
31	Esther HILLEBRAND	Mate	4926	322	AUS	WA	RFBYC	389	309	Youth Female
32	Simone WOOD	Please Turn Over	6731	319	AUS	QLD	RQYS	400	324	Youth Female
33	Harley DYMOND	Recalcitrant	6901	271	AUS	WA	HYC	412	332	Great Grand Masters
34	David RALPH	Trimmer	3461	308	AUS	WA	MOFSC	436	356	Great Grand Masters
35	Graham FLINTOFF	Me Time	4228	276	AUS	WA	MOFSC	468	388	Great Grand Masters
36	Kevin META	PLATU	2765	299	AUS	WA	HYC	475	395	Grand Masters
37	Ethan PRIETO-LOW	The E - Factor	8598	307	AUS	WA	RFBYC	480	400	Junior
37	Roger WINTON	No name	2689	318	NZL		Onerahi Yacht Clug	480	400	Masters
37	Christopher MEECH	Electric Dreams	2958	399	AUS	NSW	GSC	480	400	Masters

Overall Results - Laser 4.7

Pl	Name	Boat	Sail Num	Country	State	Club	Total Points	Net Points
1	Brody RILEY	Spindrift	6392	AUS	VIC	McCrae YC	22	12	Youth
2	Caelin WINCHCOMBE	tba	7486	AUS	WA	GBYC/DBYC	49	33	Youth
3	Jordan MAKIN	Marge	6399	AUS	NSW	GSC	49	33	Youth
4	Nicholas BEZY	TBC	1919	HKG		Hong Kong Sailing Federation	105	45	Youth
5	Zachary LITTLEWOOD	The Nuke	9088	AUS	WA	FSC/RFBYC	65	46	Junior Youth
6	Noah TAYLOR	Mr Pipeline	6747	AUS	ACT	CYC	74	52	Youth
7	Samuel KING	RED	6732	AUS	TAS	RYCT	164	62	Junior
8	Zoe THOMSON	FSC	4568	AUS	WA	FSC/ RFBYC	96	76	Female Youth
9	Hamish FLEETWOOD	Daweasel	8343	AUS	VIC	SSCBC/ SYC	151	78	Youth
10	Tyrone GOWANS	Tubby	6043	AUS	VIC	MYC/SYC/MMYC	107	79	Youth
11	Ryan MORETON	Voom	7495	AUS	TAS	PDYC/ TYC/ RYCT	131	102	Junior Youth
12	John LYNCH		4312	AUS	NT	DSC	233	131	Youth
13	Lachlan GRIMWADE	B3	5560	NZL		FBYC	186	138	Youth
14	Joshua RAGG	No Limit	7285	AUS	TAS	RYCT	190	141	Youth
15	Ethan MCAULLAY	Spike	2865	AUS	WA	RPYC / HYC / FSC	193	142	Junior Youth
16	Chris GALLEN	Argo	6001	AUS	WA	RFBYC	220	171	Youth
17	Jonathan PANG	Wavelength	2785	AUS	WA	HYC/FSC	249	175
18	Max QUAN	Mad Max	1515	AUS	QLD	SYC	252	177	Youth
19	Jed CRUICKSHANK	Horus	7094	AUS	NT	DSC	252	181	Junior
20	Jack LEWIS	Black Jack	6020	AUS	VIC	SSCBC / SYC	237	182	Youth
21	Casey IMENEO		6388	AUS	VIC	McCrae YC	244	191	Female Youth
22	Nathaniel DUTTON	TBA	3223	AUS	QLD	RQYS	254	197	Junior
23	Joshua EDWARDS	Green Slime	2248	AUS	WA	MOFSC	301	199	Youth
24	Marian WILLIAMS	nil	1818	HKG		Hong Kong Sailing Federation	291	229	Female Youth
25	Joshua PANG	Catalyst	2716	AUS	WA	SoPYC/HYC/FSC	302	235	Youth
26	Jacques AUDET	Florence	6900	AUS	WA	GBYC	307	242	Youth
27	Christopher BEZY	nil	0815	HKG		Hong Kong Sailing Federation	345	243	Junior
28	Djarrah AUDET	Cheesecake	2924	AUS	WA	GBYC	310	244	Junior
29	Daniel BROWN	Crusader	7847	AUS	WA	FSC	317	251	Junior
30	Brendan DREW	Hangover	6888	AUS	WA	MOFSC	331	263
31	Harrison FOX	Shake and Bake	2771	AUS	VIC	BYS/SYC	378	287	Junior Youth
32	Hailey JOHNSON	La Luna	7452	AUS	WA	GBYC	367	291	Female Youth
33	Grace HUGHES	155688	5688	AUS	WA	FSC	364	295	Female Youth
34	Callum GREEN	Spitfire	4806	AUS	WA	FSC	416	326	Junior
35	Preston TSO	Laser 4.7	8410	HKG		J Asia	416	335	Youth
36	Eleonore RICH	Luffly	2925	AUS	VIC	WYC	429	339	Female Youth
37	Bronagh ALLISON	Wanna Bee	6641	AUS	WA	MOFSC	432	340	Female Junior
38	Tara SLOCOMBE	Sonic	3228	AUS	QLD	PPSC	458	361	Female
39	Hardye GODFROY	Nauti Bitz	3416	AUS	WA	RFBYC	475	373	Youth
40	Adam HARRISON	The Animal	2823	AUS	WA	HYC	489	387
41	Liam BATTY	Tickety Boo	5789	AUS	VIC	BYS	491	389	Youth
42	Campbell STEWART	tba	2712	AUS	WA	RFBYC/ FSC	503	401	Junior Youth
43	Riley NAIL	Bunyip	4238	AUS	WA	GBYC	490	402	Junior Youth
44	Ben WADE	Over Easy	8661	AUS	WA	MOFSC	511	415	Youth
45	Paige CALDECOAT	Full Tilt	7834	AUS	NSW	SLMASC	540	438	Female Junior
46	Gregory JACKSON	Aeolus	2934	AUS	WA	MOFSC	570	468	Youth
47	Baily HUGHES	Azura	1816	AUS	WA	FSC	571	469	Junior Youth
48	Lucas ALLUM	Bluebottle	0507	AUS	WA	HYC	572	470	Youth
49	Leopold MCALLISTER	No Bananas	6402	AUS	NSW	BSC/ MHASC	583	481	Youth
50	Laura CARMICHAEL	A'salt Weapon	1985	AUS	WA	HYC	600	498	Female Youth

Smiles all round on the radial podium. Left Tristan Brown; Centre Alistair Young; right Conor Nicholas. © Perth Sailing Photography

Ashley Stoddart preparing to gybe © Perth Sailing Photography

It’s all action in the radial fleet on the last day. © Perth Sailing Photography

The top Standard Laser Sailors. Left Matt Wearne; Centre Tom Burton, right Ryan Palk © Perth Sailing Photography

Top female radial sailors Left, Manami Doi; centre Ashley Stoddart; right Haddon Hughes © Perth Sailing Photography

Top three 4.7 sailors Left, Caelin Winchcombe; centre Brody Riley; right Jordan Makin © Perth Sailing Photography

Matt Wearn-Tom Burton - 2015 Laser Nationals (Mandurah, WA 27 December 2014 – 4 January 2015). © Perth Sailing Photography