Tough day at the office in Land Rover Winter Series

by Di Pearson on 9 May 2016 2016 Land Rover Winter Series - It was not the easiest of days on the water in the Land Rover Series, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, as a light breeze on a dull day floated in and out, just enough to tease competitors and either make or break their day.

Eighty boats from 108 starters finished the race, conditions, or lack of, getting the better of many, while Holy Cows! owners were heard telling the start boat they were retiring in time to make a champagne dinner commitment.

Among the fleet were many mothers who chose to race on Mother’s Day, while others stayed ashore, enjoying viewing the race over brunch or lunch.

Race two of the annual series tested all on Sunday, including those aboard the finish boat, as the light and fickle northerly breeze meant some extremely close finishes, making it difficult to call, with so many finishing in clusters.

One such case was Division B, where it was originally thought the CYCA’s commodore, John Cameron, had won with his More Witchcraft. Unfortunately, Cameron didn’t quite conjure up enough witchcraft, when it was discovered the aptly named ‘Outlaw’, Alan and Tom Quick’s Beneteau First 40, had won.

“I’ve been out-lawed,” said Cameron laughing on discovering his Dibley 46 had been beaten to the punch. “It was one of those days of breeze, no breeze. You know – your turn, my turn.

“We’re happy to finish second anyway, after retiring last week when the crew dropped the spinnaker in the Harbour. I asked them for two dozen prawns, but they only picked up the raw prawn,” he said tongue in cheek.

Tom Quick, co-owner of Outlaw with his father Alan, was thrilled with their win, even though his dad could not make the race.

“We got them (More Witchcraft) right on the line,” Quick commented.

“We were pretty lucky in the race. We got through the start at the boat-end well and then picked the right way to go. Then we got clear air when the breeze filled in and lucky we didn’t get slowed up too much and got away from the rest,” said Quick who was particularly pleased with the win because a few new crew members were aboard.

“My wife and two daughters were at Watsons Bay celebrating Mother’s Day and waved me off, while with the rest of my crew, we celebrated the day aboard.”

Martin and Lisa Hill’s Farr 40, Estate Master won Division A2 from Adrian Abbott’s ILC40 Kirribilli, and Komodo, a Farr 40 recently purchased by Jason King.

Lisa elected to stay ashore to celebrate Mother’s Day, telling husband Martin after the race, “See, you don’t need me to win!”

The pair regularly competes together at major Farr 40 events, including numerous world championships, but Hill understood his wife’s desire to stay ashore on this special day.

“It was an inconsistent and light northerly. We sailed straight through the fleet at Shark Island, gybed and crossed the finish line first. You can only laugh at those magic moments –and at the difficult sailing conditions,” Hill said.

For yachting veteran Mike Hesse, winning Division J1 with his Ringle 39, Hanni, was a rewarding experience.

“The day required a huge amount of concentration. The wind was all over the place and a strong tide was running,” he said. “The lead changed a couple of times near the finish, so it was a very close finish. Really exciting racing.

“The tide was so strong I thought some boats would run aground at Clark Island. I thought we might have to start our motor to avoid it at one point,” finished Hesse, whose notable career includes many offshore wins aboard Love and War.

Karen Hawkett and Brett Pearce sailed their Hanse 350, La Niche, to victory in Division K, making it two wins from two starts. Their ‘lucky charm’ Phil Thompson was aboard again.

Division C winner, Rum Jungle (a Swarbrick 40), owned by the ‘Lost Boys’ syndicate, was the lucky winner of the lift stand launch and two free lay days, kindly donated by the Noakes Group.

Other divisional winners on the day were: Division A1 – Aftershock (Steve McConaghy); Division D – Botany Access Cocomo (Justin Brownbill); Division E – Bandit/Accru (Warwick Rooklyn/Kevin Nixon); Division F – Peach Teats-Velocity (Brian Carrick); Division G – Fiction (Michael Blaxell); Division J2 – Monkey Business (Paul Glynn); Sydney 38 – Shine On (Phil Herscovics).

Racing in the Land Rover Winter Series continues next Sunday from 11.25am.

Land Rover Winter Series Divisions A - K Entrants and Results:

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivA1 up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		226	SWISH	Steven Proud	MHYC	5.0	3.0	2.0
2		421	THE GOAT	Sebastian Bohm Bruce	CYCA	8.0	5.0	3.0
3		1014	UBS WILD THING	Geoff Lavis	CYCA	9.0	4.0	5.0
4		ESP6100	DUENDE	Damien Parkes	CYCA	11.0	2.0	9.0
5		52152	KOA	A Kearnan / P Wrigle	CYCA	12.0	6.0	6.0
6		884	AFTERSHOCK	Steve McConaghy	CYCA	14.0	1.0	13.0C
7		6953	SAILORSWDISABILITIES	David Pescud	CYCA	15.0	14.0C	1.0
8	7.0S	AUS5299	VICTOIRE	Darryl Hodgkinson	CYCA	17.0	7.0	10.0
9		6377	TRITON	Michael Cranitch	CYCA	17.0	9.0R	8.0
10		8181	ESPRESSO FORTE	Laurence Freedman	CYCA	18.0	14.0C	4.0
11		AUS9999	ASSASSIN	Robin Crawford	CYCA	21.0	14.0C	7.0
12		6952	CELESTIAL	Sam Haynes	CYCA	27.0	14.0C	13.0C
12		10000	BRINDABELLA	Jim Cooney	CYCA	27.0	14.0C	13.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivA2 up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		9327	KOMODO	Jason King	CYCA	5.0	3.0	2.0
2		AUS615	ESTATE MASTER	Martin & Lisa Hill	MHYC	6.0	1.0	5.0
3		6837	MINERVA	Tim Cox	RSYS	8.0	5.0	3.0
4		6111	NEVER A DULL MOMENT	Col & Denise Wilson	CYCA	10.0	6.0	4.0
5	2.0S	99991	KIRRIBILLI	Adrian Abbott	CYCA	11.0	2.0	9.0
6		AUS160	CRUSADER	Jonathan Green	CYCA	11.0	4.0	7.0
7		7075	QUEST	Bob Steel	CYCA	13.0	7.0	6.0
8		6686	ST JUDE	Noel Cornish	CYCA	16.0	15.0C	1.0
9		101010	PLAYSTATION 4	Dean Harrigan	CYCA	19.0	9.0	10.0
10	2R	65007	ELENA NOVA	Craig Neil	CYCA	23.0	8.0	15.0C
11		888	HUNTRESS	Philip Grove	CYCA	23.0	15.0C	8.0
12		SM6518	ADVENTURESAFETY JEM	Jeff Dusting	SYC	26.0	15.0C	11.0
13		00400	VENTO	Walter Lewin	CYCA	30.0	15.0C	15.0C
13		8008	OCC.COARSELANGUAGE 2	Warwick Sherman	CYCA	30.0	15.0C	15.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivB up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		040	OUTLAW	Alan & Tom Quick	CYCA	5.0	1.0	4.0
2		6808	FLYING CLOUD	Howard Piggott	CYCA	6.0	3.0	3.0
3		415	ARCH RIVAL	Steve Connors	DSC	10.0	8.0	2.0
4	4.0S	6774	JACKPOT	Adrian Van Bellen	CYCA	11.0	4.0	7.0
5		8975	LAST TANGO	Phillip King	CYCA	11.0	5.0	6.0
6		5271	NOCTURNE	Gerard Kesby	RANSA	13.0	12.0	1.0
7		33345	BLACK SHEEP	Derek Sheppard	CYCA	14.0	9.0	5.0
8		6396	SPORTS BAR	Nev & Jo Blair	CYCA	15.0	6.0	9.0
9		8402	MORE WITCHCRAFT	John Cameron	CYCA	16.0	2.0	14.0R
10		A140	ARIEL	R Forster P Damp	CYCA/SASC	17.0	7.0	10.0
11		248	WAX LYRICAL	Les Goodridge	CYCA	18.0	10.0	8.0
12		8412	CYRENE 3	Michael Selby	CYCA	23.0	11.0	12.0
13		99	PAZAZZ	Rob Drury	CYCARSYS	26.0	15.0C	11.0
14		6841	PAPILLON	Phil Molony	CYCA	30.0	15.0C	15.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivC up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		RQ1123	RUM JUNGLE	Lost Boys Synd	CYCA	4.0	1.0	3.0
2		53444	SUMATRA	Basil Diethelm	CYCA	5.0	4.0	1.0
3		6870	BENNIE AND THE JETS	John Griffin	CYCA	8.0	3.0	5.0
4	2.0S	8824	CHANCELLOR	Edward Tooher	CYCA	9.0	2.0	7.0
5		5930	REVE	Kevin Whelan	CYCA	9.0	5.0	4.0
6		8975A	ZORA	Pacificsailing Schoo	CYCA	11.0	9.0R	2.0
7		2001	QUETZALCOATL	Bruce/Lee Warn Er/Sw	CYCA	15.0	9.0R	6.0
8		SYD181	ONLINE	Stephen Trevillion	DSC	17.0	9.0R	8.0
9		6360	INTEGRITY	Andrew Stoeckel	CYCA	20.0	10.0C	10.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivD up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		6358	IRUKANDJI	P Stubbs/Snash	GFS	5.0	4.0	1.0
2		6609	AMANTE	Dennis Cooper	CYCA	8.0	2.0	6.0
3		8035	ONE MORE-NO MORE	Ian Guanaria	CYCA	9.0	5.0	4.0
4	2R	5935	ALPHA CARINAE	Damian Barker	CYCA	13.0	3.0	10.0
5		KA400	SCARLETT O'HARA	Robert Skol	RANSA	13.0	10.0	3.0
6		6683	CROSSHAVEN	S Rahilly / J Pelly	CYCA	14.0	6.0	8.0
7	2.0S	6232	MORTGAGECHOICE RUMBA	R Carr S Cook & K Bu	MHYC	16.0	14.0R	2.0
8		5273	SOUNDTRACK	John Amos	CYCA	16.0	9.0	7.0
9		4970	AKELA	Alan Mather	CYCA	17.0	12.0	5.0
10		5845	BOTANY ACCESS COCOMO	Justin Brownbill	MHYC	18.0	1.0	17.0C
11		700	SOMMERBREEZE	Hans Sommer	CYCA	20.0	11.0	9.0
12		8063	EYE APPEAL	J Markos/ M Delaney	CYCA	22.0	7.0	15.0R
13		6511	CLOUD IX	Andrew Waugh / Jon C	CYCA	23.0	8.0	15.0R
14		5923	TWILIGHT ZONE	Peter Fallon	CYCA	28.0	17.0C	11.0
15		35000	NEXT LIGHT	Derek Collins	CYCA	32.0	17.0C	15.0R
16		5826	SALTSHAKER	Peter Franki	CYCA	34.0	17.0C	17.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivE up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		9201	SELKIE	Anthony Booth	RPEYC/CYCA	7.0	6.0	1.0
2		AUS814	BANDIT / ACCRU	W Rooklyn K Nixon	CYCA	8.0	1.0	7.0
3		8339	LUNA SEA	James Cameron	DSC	9.0	5.0	4.0
4	2.0S	6928	MENAGE A TROIS	Karl Matiszik	CYCA	10.0	8.0	2.0
5		AUS1337	ITCHY	Jamie Watson	CYCA	10.0	4.0	6.0
6	3.0S	9997	SKEETER	Sandor Tornai	DSC/CYCA	12.0	3.0	9.0
7		4377	CLEWLESS?	Lachlan/Guy Irwin	SASC	12.0	7.0	5.0
8		AUS6133	FOREIGN AFFAIR	Matt Wilkinson	CYCA	15.0	2.0	13.0C
9		AUS007	JAMES	Tim Ryan	CYCA	16.0	13.0C	3.0
10		6544	JET	Justin Graham	SRB	21.0	13.0C	8.0
11		8383	KRAKATOA	Don Young	CYCA	22.0	9.0	13.0C
12		6890	ADELA	David Lamond	RSYS	23.0	13.0C	10.0

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivF up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		YC868	PEACH TEATS-VELOCITY	Brian Carrick	CYCA	3.0	1.0	2.0
2		6990	GREAT WHITE	Bob Penty	CYCA	5.0	2.0	3.0
3		9900	SUPERFINE	George Waldthausen	CYCA	7.0	3.0	4.0
4		F8	QUATTRO	Daisley/Garnse Y/Mon	CYCA	13.0	12.0R	1.0
5		6626	DOUBLE TROUBLE	Steve Wyatt	DRUMMOYNESAILINGCLUB	15.0	5.0	10.0
6		8484	WINDFLYT	Douglas Sturrock	CYCA	17.0	4.0	13.0C
7	5.0S	8550	PANACEA	Reece Theedam	CYCA	18.0	13.0C	5.0
8		SM74	PERFECT MATCH	Michael Gentry	CYCA	18.0	12.0R	6.0
9		4896	L'EAU CO.	Grant Pollock	CYCA	19.0	12.0R	7.0
10		B347	SPEEDWELL	Colin Geeves	CYCA	20.0	12.0R	8.0
11		7045	DEFIANT	Billingham / McGee	CYCA	21.0	12.0R	9.0
12		3724	SALONA	Pacificsailing Schoo	CYCA	23.0	12.0R	11.0

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivG up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		2153	FICTION	Michael Blaxell	CYCA	3.0	1.0	2.0
2		2125	SEA RUG HOO HA	Peter Howes	CYCA	7.0	6.0R	1.0
3		AUS4439	JAGGED EDGE	Gary Mason	RANSA	9.0	6.0R	3.0
4		KA17	WALLOP	B Collis S Wall	CYCA	12.0	6.0R	6.0C
4		404	HORNBLOWER	Steve Sweeney	CYCA	12.0	6.0R	6.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivJ1 up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		6226	SANTE'	Rob &Sue Segaert	CYCA	8.0	5.0	3.0
2		6223	TRIM	Shaaron Walsh	CYCA	9.0	7.0	2.0
3		6563	L'ATTITUDE	R Hunt/J Short /M Ba	CYCA	11.0	4.0	7.0
4	1.0S	6937	HANNI	Michael Hesse	CYCA	12.0	1.0	11.0R
5		1961	IN CAHOOTS	Pat & Roberta Easton	CYCA	12.0	6.0	6.0
6	2.0S	R447	LIBERTINE	Benjamin Morgan	CYCA	13.0	2.0	11.0R
7		7100	M	Steve Hatch	RSYSCYCA	13.0	8.0	5.0
8		6501	LAHARA II	Glenn Crane	RSYS	14.0	3.0	11.0R
9		129	VIVA	Ken Hudson	CYCA	15.0	14.0C	1.0
10		7046	INKONKONI	Arthur Lane	CYCA	16.0	12.0R	4.0
11		6652	BALTIC LADY	Niel Burling	CYCA	23.0	9.0	14.0C
12		6797	HOLY COW!	John & Kim Clinton	CYCA	26.0	12.0R	14.0C
13		8455	EUROPA	David Mason	CYCA	28.0	14.0C	14.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivJ2 up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1	1.0S	9933	MONKEY BUSINESS	Paul Glynn	RMYC	5.0	1.0	4.0
2		508	STORMY PETREL	Kevin O'Shea	CYCA	5.0	3.0	2.0
3		6739	HUBCAP2	Herman Heiligers	CYCA	10.0	7.0R	3.0
4		6593	LU LU BELLE	Peter Lewis	MHYC	11.0	10.0C	1.0
5		1008	STAR FERRY	John Conroy	MHYC/RSYS	12.0	2.0	10.0C
6		69200	ARCH NEMESIS	Dale Ghabrial Hare T	CYCA	13.0	7.0R	6.0
7		7006	LORELEI	Matthew Farr	CYCA	14.0	7.0R	7.0
8		7080	MINNOW	Les Pongrass	CYCA	15.0	10.0C	5.0
9		193	SYONARA	Greg Maughan	CYCA	20.0	10.0C	10.0C

Series Results [PHSTCF] for DivK up to Race 2

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 2	Race 1
1		7121	LA NICHE	Brett Pearce Karen H	CYCA	2.0	1.0	1.0
2		3031	KATINKA	Paul Oconnell	CYCA	10.0	8.0R	2.0
3		4582	PRIVATEER	Bill Mirow	CYC	11.0	8.0R	3.0
4		5719	DOUBLE DUTCH	Phil Tanner	SASC	13.0	8.0R	5.0
5		7096	SOLUTION	Peppernell Lee Conwa	CYCA	14.0	8.0R	6.0
6		6809	APPLEJACK	Derek McDonnell	CYCA	15.0	11.0C	4.0
7		5950	SHORETHING	James Butler	CYCA	17.0	8.0R	9.0R
8	7.0S	3942	ASTRAEA	Anne Lawson-Jones	CYCA	18.0	11.0C	7.0
9		W1	FRANK	Simon Triggs	CYCA	18.0	8.0R	10.0C
10		3976	GUSTO	Phillip Denison	CYCA	21.0	11.0C	10.0C