Laser 4.7’s out in record numbers at 2016 East Coast Championships

by Tristan Brown on 14 Jun 2016 The 2016 East Coast Championships (sponsored by NB Sailsports) were hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club last weekend 11th – 12th June. Thirty Laser 4.7’s competed in what was one of the biggest showings the class has ever seen in New South Wales.

The fleet completed six races across the two days with shifty winds challenging the fleet in every race.

Local Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club sailors dominated with seven of the top ten placings, however, it was Woollahra Sailing Club’s Jack Littlechild who handled the conditions best to claim victory. Cameron Whiteside finished second with Alexander Bijkerk rounding out the podium in third.

There was also a strong female representation amongst the fleet with one third of entries being female competitors. The top placed girl was Paige Caldecoat from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, however, she was pushed all the way by class newcomer Brooke Wilson who was just four points adrift. Third girl on count back was Charley Wells from the host club.

The competition proved a great regatta for those seven NSW/ACT sailors preparing for the World Laser 4.7 Championships in Kiel, Germany in just over one month’s time.

Thanks to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and the NSW International Optimist Dinghy Association for organising the event and allowing the parents to get out and watch their kids racing in both Optimists and Laser 4.7’s at the same event.

Results:

Plc	Sail No	Boat Name (Boat Type)	Skipper/Crew	From	Race 1 11-Jun	Race 2 11-Jun	Race 3 11-Jun	Race 4 12-Jun	Race 5 12-Jun	Race 6 12-Jun	Drop	Total
1	208807	Fast Forward	Jack Littlechild	WSC	4	3	1	1	3	2	4	10
2	207834	on the gas	Cameron Whiteside	RPAYC	1	5	4	5	12	1	12	16
3	209514	TBA	Alexander Bijkerk	RPAYC	6	1	5	2	4	4	6	16
4	207865	Remarkable	Mark Louis	WSC	7	8	9	3	2	3	9	23
5	185799	Nemesis	Antony Hawke	RPAYC	3	2	7	7	19	5	19	24
6	208818	FUSION	Boston Cortis	RPAYC/RPEYC	5	7	2	6	6	12	12	26
7	196435	Speedy	Nathan Bryant	RPAYC	2	4	8	8	8	16	16	30
8	190354	SKIRMISH	Logan Cortis	RPAYC	DNF (31.00)	14	3	4	11	8	31	40
9	196428	?	Jarrah Sheppard	RPAYC	17	9	15	15	5	11	17	55
10	210489	Aphrodite	Paige Caldecoat	B16'sSC	DNF (31.00)	15	12	12	9	7	31	55
11	175288		Brooke Wilson	WSC	20	16	18	9	1	15	20	59
12	170501	Nb sailsports	Will Mcmillan	RPAYC/WSC	10	12	23	17	14	6	23	59
13	202852	Dream	Charley Wells	RPAYC	9	10	19	10	13	17	19	59
14	191636	Zadok	Reece Johnston	NLSC	8	13	6	14	21	19	21	60
15	202787	Silver bullet	Jake Sweeney	Rpayc	18	11	11	13	7	22	22	60
16	206735	I wasn't expecting that	James Derry	RPAYC	14	6	17	16	16	13	17	65
17	197281	Little Miss Persist	Sylvie Stannage	Hunters Hill SC	11	22	13	11	17	14	22	66
18	202694	BEAU	Georgia Tuckey	RPAYC	12	18	16	18	15	9	18	70
19	181724	Hakuna Matata	Thomas Skinner	RPAYC	22	27	14	21	18	10	27	85
20	182973	Engineered to Slide	Maddie Dwyer	DSC	13	19	26	20	20	18	26	90
21	182984		Morgan Au	HHSC	19	30	21	22	10	20	30	92
22	175987	Lunatack	Morgan Singleton	RPAYC	21	24	22	19	26	23	26	109
23	202595	Free Bird	Charlotte Raftesath	RPAYC	23	17	10	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	31	112
24	186631	See Ya Baby	Amelia Quinlan	HHSC	16	28	25	27	24	26	28	118
25	188590	Locomotion	Samuel Clay	DSC	24	26	24	24	23	24	26	119
26	170524	Wave Rider	Dorian Duschlbauer	BYRA	25	23	27	25	22	25	27	120
27	208538		Angus Crafter		27	25	28	23	25	21	28	121
28	202972	Wavelength	Henry Davison	RSYS / DBSC	15	20	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	31	128
29	209522	Aquaholic	James Durran	HHSC	26	21	20	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	DNC (31.00)	31	129
30	175295	True Blew	Mikaela Downie	DSC	28	29	29	26	27	27	29	137

Number of races completed: 6 | Number of drops allowed: 1