Manly Junior 37th National Titles – So Far !
by Sally Darmanin on 7 Jan 2006
Alex McFadyen - 2006 Manly Junior National Titles Sally Darmanin
51 Entries are competing at Belmont 16s on Lake Macquarie for the 37th National Championship. Two fleets are competing; 20 Novices in their first year of Skippering and 31 Main Fleet, sailing for the Big Prize. The win is not yet in the bag and positions two through to five are very very close.
Heat 1 and 2 were sailed in 8 – 12 knot breezes and were dominated by Alex McFadyen and Mathew Stocks from Manly 16’s with a four minute margin in the second race. Day two brought even lighter breezes with McFadyen still maintaining dominance over club mate Jonathon Roel and Ira Dubery and RPAYC Sailors Karl Bromfeild and Charlie Bradshaw.
Day 3, and Heats 4 and 5 saw new faces on the winners podium. Paul Darmanin and Lucy Copeland from Manly 16s and Tim Forbes-Smith and Oliver Giles from Avalon. Conditions were very difficult and saw shifty five-eight knot breezes, testing the maturity and patience of all skippers.
The Novice Division is decided on Handicap results, to highlight the improvement of the Skippers. Local Sailors from Belmont, Nina Long and Geordi Golden in a borrowed boat, are showing great promise with a win on scratch and Handicap. Other Novice winners on handicap include Jarrod Stain and Adam Bradley from RMYC, Will Coxon and Daniel Wear and Jessica Peach and Taylah Stain from Avalon, and George Stent and Steven Boukatos from Vaucluse.
Provisional Results as of 5th January, with two heats to go:
Open Division Heats 1-5 no drop
Points H1 H2 H3 H4 H5
2761 Alex. McFadyen 13 1 1 1 7 3
2685 Jono Roel 22 2 2 6 6 6
2762 Karl Bromfield 25 4 6 2 3 10
2759 Tim Forbes Smith 26 7 9 7 2 1
2705 Robert Wojcik 32 5 7 5 4 11
2740 Paul Darmanin 34 6 17 3 1 7
Novice Handicap Results Heats 1-5
Heat 1
2704 Jarrod Stain
2656 Prudence Stent
2689 Jessica Russell
Heat 2
2686 Nina Long ( Belmont 16’s)
2709 Matt Stent
2758 Mathew Wilmot
Heat 3
2731 Daniel Coxon
2599 Harvey Bates
2575 Narborough
Heat 4
2713 Steven Boukatos
2599 Harvey Bates
2632 Jack Tinworth
Heat 5
2744 Jessica Peach
2656 Prudence Stent
2728 Sam Bradshaw
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