Le Bateau wins Cruising Division - Hamilton Island

by Rob Kothe on 27 Aug 2005 Sydney RSYS sailor Bob Maidment and some well-credentialed mates sailed Le Bateau to victory in the Cruising division at Hamilton Island today.

Maidment is the executive chairman of Videoeazy and his mates include John Kirby, the chairman of Village Roadshow and two veteran Australian Olympic sailors, Tokyo Gold Medallist Dick Sergeant who won in the 5.5 class and Carl Ryves, who sailed in the Mexico Olympics in 1968, with Sergeant in the Dragon class.

Le Bateau (the boat) is a Jeanneau 45.2 cruiser. She has a 5.5 kva Genset, electric winches, air-conditioning, freezers and DVD player, certainly very un-racy. Obviously the windiest Hamilton Island regatta since 1999 suited the heavy weight cruiser

Maidment commented ‘its been a wonderful trip up from Sydney, this is just a great place to cruise around, plenty of winter sunshine, lots of wind and wonderful scenery. We came up slowly from Mooloolaba, inside Fraser Island, then to Yepoon and up to Mackay. We will take the boat back down to Mackay tomorrow and fly south and come up again later for more cruising.


Second in the Cruising Division is Michael Milne’s Jeanneau 52.5 Jamata, in third place was Greg Maguire’s Jeanneau SO 54DS Rex.




Final Results Series Place Sail No Boat Handicap Series Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6

1 6399 LE BATEAU 278 9 1 23 1 3 2 2

2 SYD7 JAMATA 286 25 6 5 12 1 12 1

3 Z50 REX 248 35.5 2 19 4 4 19 6.5

4 6535 IN THE MOOD 230 38 14 31 5 6 5 8

5 M707 JUST ONE MORE… 307 39 3 35 9 2 9 16

6 Z46 CHAMAELEON 302 44 27 DNC101 2 7 3 5

7 Z43 TUCANA 294 53 15 6 6 11 23 15

8 RQ7800 MARISA 267 54 7 2 18 15 24 12

9 6408 FOUR BELLS 278 56 22 15 3 5 11 DNC101

10 HI29 SEA GYPSY 330 59 9 DNC101 7 10 22 11

11 4616 FIONA 243 60 29 16 8 13 1 22

12 M40 4TH DIMENSION 274 60.5 17 4 20 16 17 6.5

13 Z41 LADY ELIZABETH II 345 61 51 32 10 8 8 3

14 4725 O.D. 285 73 10 8 14 24 25 17

15 4760 MORNING MIST 365 87 18 13 11 9 37 36

16 1770 SARABANDE 287 94 34 11 30 36 15 4

17 5824 TRECENTO 245 97 28 10 33 35 16 10

18 S110 BRINDABELLA II 338 105 16 DNC101 13 22 26 28

19 B411 THE PROBE 316 110 19 47.5 41 37 4 9

20 6523 HOLY COW! 230 116 52 22 31 20 29 14

21 Z53 MUIR WINCHES AUST. 295 121 40 49 44 14 10 13

22 7321 ALABASTER 240 128 25 20 28 53 18 37

23 G2000 HANNERS 208 129 55 DNC101 24 21 6 23

24 5758 CAMPEADOR 305 133 11 25 34 18 45 DNC101

25 B59 REDLINE 305 135 38 9 26 44 42 20

26 1030 MUIR MARINE QLD 295 137 24 30 17 28 38 DNC101

27 RQ11 HELTER SKELTER 345 138 31 14 36 23 35 35

28 R32747 SERENITY III 205 139 26 24 49 48 20 21

29 6654 GUCCI 298 141 32.5 37 35 33.5 21 19

30 212 NESSIE 411 145 5 36 25 50 DNC101 29

31 6489 STILL DANGEROUS 322 146 56 3 15 39 DNC101 33

32 Z34 AVANTI 320 157 41 54 43 12 7 DNC101

33 B76 LA DOLCE VITA 300 157 39 47.5 37 17 33 31

34 6304 TANDANYA 300 165.5 21 43 40 33.5 28 DNC101


35 M473 YESDEAR 285 169 49 DNC101 16 29 49 26

36 6237 SUPERTRAMP 365 171 47 DNC101 42 27 30 25

37 999 TRUE LOVE 248 174 20 1 21 DNC101 31 DNC101

38 Z40 L'ATTITUDE 365 184.5 32.5 DNC101 27 25 51 49

39 HI27 SEA HAWK 298 186 58 7 38 62 41 42

40 407 ALLUSIVE 198 190 50 40 47 40 13 DNC101

41 RQ40 MELTEMI 375 190 23 DNC101 29 19 DNC101 18

42 3429 THE MAJOR 315 192 30 39 54 32 50 41

43 6515 MISTRAAL 210 196 53 28 46 55 39 30

44 Z60 SAPPHIRE 355 197 57 DNC101 60 26 27 27

45 6127 SORCERER 210 197.5 45 26 50.5 65 44 32

46 Z62 SILVERSHOT 280 200 72 57 19 31 59 34

47 257 MEDINA 200 203 46 41 39 45 32 DNC101

48 6701 SUNFAST ONE 303 204 35 27 56 38 DNC101 48

49 4961 INFINITY 306 208 36 12 55 58 47 DNC101

50 Z57 SOUTHERN SWELL 335 208 69 51 22 30 36 DNC101

51 1142 SPIRIT 272 212 4 42 23 42 DNC101 DNC101


52 6285 SEA QUEST 190 227 48 34 61 59 48 38

53 RQ33 CEILIDH LASS 280 229 12 21 32 63 DNC101 DNC101

54 9111 ROPABULL 250 242.5 62.5 33 58 46 43 DNC101

55 611 CHINA BEAR 270 244.5 13 56 50.5 71 64 61

56 GBR455ST FIRST FISH 230 246 82 44 68 60 34 40

57 Z55 RUMSAIL 300 259 76 55 52 47 52 53

58 F473 SERENITY II 280 261 84 DNC101 45 68 40 24

59 5050 MANDALA 280 264 43 45 78 70 62 44


60 Z47 LORELI 330 276 68 DNC101 64 43 46 55

61 Z49 DAIKIN DSP 338 276 64 DNC101 48 52 61 51

62 SM3530 RUBYS REWARD 295 277 80 50 57 49 67 54

63 Z45 STEALING BEAUTY 330 278 71 DNC101 73 41 54 39

64 8041 LORNA ROSE TOO 310 281 37 17 53 73 DNC101 DNC101

65 AUS5419 MILLENNIUM 180 296 83 46 74 75 55 46

66 SM25 EPSILON 255 297 66 38 72 74 58 63

67 816 'T' BAGS 370 299 44 53 67 67 68 DNC101

68 W677 SUNRISE 245 304 70 29 66 80 DNC101 59

69 Z2 BLISS 200 308 61 DNC101 63 69 14 DNC101

70 Z37 DREAMER 365 310 67 52 76 57 DNC101 58

71 Z54 EIS - ONE 300 318 75 DNC101 69 64 63 47

72 Z51 GIROFLE 340 318.5 62.5 DNC101 59 DNC101 53 43

73 1106 PSYCHO 248 329 8 18 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101

74 Z61 STARGAZER 365 349 79 DNC101 71 77 70 52

75 Z1 FLYING FOX 320 354 42 DNC101 65 DNC101 DNC101 45

76 Z59 SCALLYWAG 355 356 65 DNC101 79 54 57 DNC101

77 Z56 SCARBOROUGH 365 357 59 DNC101 89 83 66 60

78 Z44 PRICKLY PEAR 375 370 54 DNC101 77 76 DNC101 62

79 Z52 FALCON 320 376 74 DNC101 85 66 DNC101 50

80 SP35 ZEN 322 382 60 DNC101 75 81 65 DNC101

81 6514 CAPRICORN DANCER 380 384 90 DNC101 81 DNC101 56 56

82 Z39 JIGSAW 400 384 86 DNC101 80 85 69 64

83 YC029 AQUARIUS 370 396 77 DNC101 82 79 DNC101 57

84 Z38 HEXAL 340 397 DNC101 DNC101 84 51 60 DNC101

85 Z42 LORENA 340 412 81 DNC101 87 72 71 DNC101

86 S1123 TRIDENT 3 400 416 91 DNC101 62 61 DNC101 DNC101

87 Z58 SINSAIL 380 429 DNC101 DNC101 70 56 DNC101 DNC101

88 Z48 RUMBA 320 451 85 DNC101 86 78 DNC101 DNC101

89 Y2K HOME 290 452 78 DNC101 88 84 DNC101 DNC101

90 MH1001 CHATOILLE MOI 350 473 87 DNC101 83 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101

91 6224 WISEMAN'S FERRY 290 477 73 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101

92 5246 RISQUE 365 479 DNC101 DNC101 94 82 DNC101 DNC101

93 707 CHIP 260 482 89 DNC101 90 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101

94 RQ809 MARRIAH 355 492 88 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101 DNC101