126 boats travel to Canberra Yacht Club for ACT Optimist Championships
by Nic Douglass on 29 Oct 2016
2016 ACT Optimist Championships - Day 1 Nic Douglass /
www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com
Day 1 of the Capital Insurance Brokers ACT Optimist Championships got underway today, with a record-breaking one design fleet of 126 boats on Lake Burley Griffin.
What an amazing sight it was to see all 126 competitors and their families readying for racing, even with a breeze that was delayed. Kids played soccer, while parents relaxed on their deck chairs waiting for the breeze to fill in.
The Nor 'Westerly gradient battled with the Easterly sea breeze until well after 3pm, but the patience of the race committee (and Optimist families) was rewarded with two races being tallied on the board practically right in front of a huge spectator fleet on the greens of the club.
'We sat on the water for an hour, then the Race Committee sent us home' said Daryl Roos, a coach of the Canberra Yacht Club's Youth Sailing Program and Opti parent. 'As soon as we hit the beach the breeze filled, but the RC were ready, and managed to get two really tight races away in five to ten knots'.
Stay tuned for a full wrap of the event tomorrow, including interviews with the competitors and Optimist parents who have travelled from all over the state of NSW to take part in this regatta, known for a gentle introduction into sailing away from home.
Stay tuned for a full wrap of the event tomorrow, including interviews with the competitors and Optimist parents who have travelled from all over the state of NSW to take part in this regatta, known for a gentle introduction into sailing away from home.
Head to Adventures of a Sailor Girl website, or find the Sailor Girl on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for more adventures.
Results:
Intermediate Fleet:
| Plc |
Sail
No |
Boat Name
(Boat Type) |
Skipper/Crew |
From |
Race 1
29-Oct |
Race 2
29-Oct |
Drop |
Total |
| 1 |
433
|
Thunder
|
Finn Jones
|
WSC
|
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| 2 |
1248
|
Double or Nothin
|
Ava Whitten
|
GRSC
|
9 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
| 3 |
1731
|
Skullduggery
|
Oscar Verity
|
RPAYC
|
2 |
12 |
0 |
14 |
| 4 |
1547
|
Pixel
|
Ellis Merrett
|
RPAYC
|
4 |
11 |
0 |
15 |
| 5 |
883
|
Iceberg
|
William Troop
|
RPAYC
|
3 |
13 |
0 |
16 |
| 6 |
1650
|
Weather or Knot
|
George Calligeros
|
WSC
|
18 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
| 7 |
1605
|
I Wanted a Pony!
|
Darcy Robbins
|
DAC
|
13 |
6 |
0 |
19 |
| 8 |
898
|
Ba-Boom
|
Eva Attwood
|
RPAYC
|
11 |
8 |
0 |
19 |
| 9 |
524
|
Benny Buoy
|
Benjamin Costandi
|
GRSC
|
10 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
| 10 |
580
|
Avenger
|
Orlando Springer
|
RPAYC
|
5 |
15 |
0 |
20 |
| 11 |
667
|
Flying Dugong
|
Henri Collyer
|
RSYS
|
1 |
20 |
0 |
21 |
| 12 |
1696
|
Fast Forward
|
Hayley Messenger
|
GRSC
|
16 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
| 13 |
1457
|
weather oar knot
|
Grace Morrow
|
NSC
|
6 |
19 |
0 |
25 |
| 14 |
1473
|
Thing A Me Bob
|
Joel Beashel
|
SLMASC
|
19 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
| 15 |
1440
|
Coolhull
|
Harry Ashton
|
HHSC
|
8 |
21 |
0 |
29 |
| 16 |
1667
|
Pocket Rocket
|
Ellen Murray
|
GRSC
|
28 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
| 17 |
1647
|
Nothing
|
Will Destro
|
Scots
|
21 |
10 |
0 |
31 |
| 18 |
1622
|
Round The Twist
|
Logan Radford
|
GSC/SLMASC
|
17 |
18 |
0 |
35 |
| 19 |
1202
|
No Gas
|
Carlos Gundelach
|
DAC
|
20 |
17 |
0 |
37 |
| 20 |
8
|
Bolt
|
Ben Kernohan
|
GRSC
|
15 |
24 |
0 |
39 |
| 21 |
959
|
Break Wind
|
Charlotte Martel
|
DAC
|
40 |
|
0 |
40 |
| 22 |
1553
|
K Bunny
|
Henry Myers
|
WSC
|
27 |
14 |
0 |
41 |
| 23 |
1721
|
na
|
Heidi Ferguson
|
WSC / Ascham
|
14 |
27 |
0 |
41 |
| 24 |
872
|
Where's Wally
|
Walter Tuite
|
RPAYC
|
25 |
16 |
0 |
41 |
| 25 |
1294
|
WaveRunner
|
Dylan Ryan
|
SLMASC
|
12 |
30 |
0 |
42 |
| 26 |
1211
|
The Beast
|
Nathan Pearce
|
RPAYC
|
23 |
23 |
0 |
46 |
| 27 |
1426
|
Aerodynamic
|
Zane Goodridge
|
DAC
|
22 |
26 |
0 |
48 |
| 28 |
333
|
Eternal
|
Ciara Bartels
|
NSC
|
30 |
22 |
0 |
52 |
| 29 |
1466
|
Commando
|
Kye Williams
|
RPAYC
|
24 |
32 |
0 |
56 |
| 30 |
1362
|
Optimist Prime
|
Nathan Deng
|
CPSC
|
26 |
31 |
0 |
57 |
| 31 |
1269
|
Hike
|
Luc Boucher
|
CYC
|
29 |
29 |
0 |
58 |
| 32 |
11
|
BOB
|
Hannah Kernohan
|
GRSC
|
34 |
25 |
0 |
59 |
| 33 |
1395
|
Scrumpy Jack
|
Jack McGreal
|
Scots
|
31 |
28 |
0 |
59 |
| 34 |
897
|
NILOC
|
Hugo Butterworth
|
RPAYC
|
33 |
33 |
0 |
66 |
| 35 |
1472
|
Ratchett
|
Asher Ryan
|
SLMASC
|
35 |
35 |
0 |
70 |
| 36 |
1730
|
Wild Ox
|
Spencer Oxnam
|
DAC
|
32 |
39 |
0 |
71 |
| 37 |
946
|
TuckerBox
|
Jago tucker
|
WSC
|
37 |
34 |
0 |
71 |
| 38 |
1646
|
|
Charlie McKechnie
|
WSC
|
36 |
37 |
0 |
73 |
| 39 |
929
|
CREWLESS
|
Evan Murray
|
HHSC
|
39 |
38 |
0 |
77 |
| 40 |
1139
|
Atomic
|
Tomas Lozevski
|
DAC
|
38 |
40 |
0 |
78 |
| 41 |
1705
|
Ascham 11
|
Emma McKechnie
|
WSC
|
43 |
36 |
0 |
79 |
| 42 |
895
|
Yo Yo
|
Kahu Millin
|
WSC
|
42 |
41 |
0 |
83 |
| 43 |
422
|
River Rat (Club Boat)
|
Alex Moss
|
CYC
|
41 |
43 |
0 |
84 |
| 44 |
1603
|
Dragon
|
Jack Longbottom
|
CYC
|
44 |
42 |
0 |
86 |
| 45 |
1086
|
Optimus Prime
|
Simon Swiderski
|
RSYS
|
DNC
(47.00) |
DNC
(47.00) |
0 |
94 |
| 46 |
1651
|
BLANK
|
Sterling Nasa
|
WSC
|
DNC
(47.00) |
DNC
(47.00) |
0 |
94 |
Open Fleet
| Plc |
Sail
No |
Boat Name
(Boat Type) |
Skipper/Crew |
From |
Race 1
29-Oct |
Race 2
29-Oct |
Drop |
Total |
| 1 |
1715
|
Aloha
|
Jack Ferguson
|
WSC/NSC
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| 2 |
1575
|
The Mighty Muppet
|
Daniel Links
|
RPAYC
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
1619
|
Need For Speed
|
Oliver Gordon
|
RPAYC
|
2 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
| 4 |
1524
|
RALLAR
|
Ryan Littlechild
|
WSC
|
5 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
| 5 |
1716
|
Get Sirius
|
Mina Ferguson
|
WSC/NSC
|
6 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| 6 |
1734
|
FAR OUT
|
Logan Cortis
|
RPAYC/WSC
|
9 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
| 7 |
1551
|
Sketchy
|
Fletcher Walters
|
RPAYC
|
12 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
| 8 |
1502
|
Optimized 2.0
|
Morgan Wells
|
RPAYC
|
4 |
13 |
0 |
17 |
| 9 |
1596
|
The boat has no name
|
Finbar McLeay
|
NSC
|
7 |
12 |
0 |
19 |
| 10 |
1685
|
Fairwinds
|
Finley Scade
|
WSC
|
13 |
8 |
0 |
21 |
| 11 |
1419
|
Ten8cious
|
Nate Brown
|
WSC/GRSC
|
8 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
| 12 |
1631
|
Sea Ya Later
|
Bridget Conrad
|
GSC/SLMASC
|
15 |
10 |
0 |
25 |
| 13 |
1515
|
Wild Opti
|
A J Whitnall
|
RSYS / WSC
|
18 |
9 |
0 |
27 |
| 14 |
1606
|
Better Knot
|
Jonathan Tuite
|
RPAYC
|
20 |
11 |
0 |
31 |
| 15 |
1669
|
Whisper
|
Luca Gambacorti
|
WSC
|
17 |
15 |
0 |
32 |
| 16 |
1729
|
Silver Arrow
|
Bayley Taylor
|
RPAYC
|
14 |
20 |
0 |
34 |
| 17 |
1701
|
Deja Vu
|
Joshua Whitten
|
GRSC
|
22 |
19 |
0 |
41 |
| 18 |
1195
|
LIGHTNING
|
EZRA Samuel
|
WSC
|
11 |
31 |
0 |
42 |
| 19 |
1385
|
Redback
|
Chapman Tanner
|
RSYS
|
26 |
16 |
0 |
42 |
| 20 |
1276
|
Vitesse
|
Ethan Lozevski
|
DAC
|
19 |
25 |
0 |
44 |
| 21 |
1401
|
Liaminator
|
Daniel Roos
|
CYC
|
10 |
35 |
0 |
45 |
| 22 |
1594
|
WHOOSHKA
|
Cooper Bellingham
|
RPAYC
|
23 |
22 |
0 |
45 |
| 23 |
884
|
Optimistic
|
Matthew Quinlan
|
HHSC
|
27 |
21 |
0 |
48 |
| 24 |
1604
|
Blossom
|
Olivia Williams
|
RPAYC
|
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
| 25 |
15
|
TBA
|
Ryan Ewings
|
GRSC
|
32 |
18 |
0 |
50 |
| 26 |
1384
|
Wee 1
|
Roan Tucker
|
WSC
|
24 |
27 |
0 |
51 |
| 27 |
1081
|
TBC
|
Keizo Tomishima
|
NSC
|
16 |
36 |
0 |
52 |
| 28 |
1679
|
Knot Tide Up
|
Ian Louis
|
CYC/WSC
|
36 |
17 |
0 |
53 |
| 29 |
533
|
Happy Times
|
Thomas Holmes
|
CYC
|
28 |
26 |
0 |
54 |
| 30 |
923
|
Tommy Gun
|
Thomas Quinlan
|
HHCS
|
21 |
34 |
0 |
55 |
| 31 |
1709
|
Groove 2
|
Paul Davison
|
RSYS
|
31 |
24 |
0 |
55 |
| 32 |
1158
|
Firefly
|
Aiden Hodzic
|
DAC
|
30 |
28 |
0 |
58 |
| 33 |
1680
|
CIK
|
Trent Beashel
|
SLMASC
|
29 |
29 |
0 |
58 |
| 34 |
1559
|
Faster than a Bullet
|
Angus Brewer
|
NSC
|
33 |
30 |
0 |
63 |
| 35 |
1633
|
Afterburn
|
Rohan Stannage
|
HHSC / WSC
|
35 |
33 |
0 |
68 |
| 36 |
1338
|
Catching Fire
|
Mitch Kruse
|
WSC
|
38 |
32 |
0 |
70 |
| 37 |
1404
|
Breeze
|
Harry Smith
|
CYC
|
34 |
37 |
0 |
71 |
| 38 |
1180
|
Endaevor
|
Patrick Roos
|
CYC
|
37 |
38 |
0 |
75 |
| 39 |
1405
|
Midget Termite
|
Julian Taylor
|
CYC
|
39 |
39 |
0 |
78 |
| 40 |
642
|
The Unsinkable Marshmallow
|
Thomas Westwood
|
NSC
|
40 |
40 |
0 |
80 |
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