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Saunders leads in Starling Nationals at Nelson

by Sail-World on 29 Jan 2007
Tauranga's Jason Saunders is looking set to match the feat of his younger brother in taking a National title at Nelson in 2008.

With two days left to sail in the 2008 Starling Nationals, Saunders is leading the pointsscore by a comfortable 10pts with five races left to sail over the next two days. Tied up for second place is Darren Kennedy (Tauranga) and Andy Maloney (Kerikeri), who each have 22 points.

Last week, Jason Saunder's younger brother Thomas pulled off a double win in the Tanner and Tauranga Cups, and the scene is set for a very unique double in New Zealand sailing history. Saunders does have one DNF on his scorecard, which has been his discard, and there is some pressure to be consistent and a little conservative for the remainder of the regatta.

The show is far from over with two days racing ahead.

So far conditionhave been varied, to put it mildly ranging from just above zero knots through to 30 knot winds at the other end of the scale. The forecast for today is for 10 kts rising to 25 kts which covers most options. Three races are scheduled for today, and two for tomorrow, Tuesday, the fleet has been split in Gold and Silver after the Qualifying Round at the start of the regatta.

Nelson Pine Industries Starling National Championship
Nelson Yacht Club
PROVISIONAL Results as of 20:56 on January 28, 2007
Contents
Gold Fleet
Silver Fleet
Gold Fleet
Sailed:7, Discards:1, To count:6, Entries:55, Scoring system:My scoring system
Rank SailNo Fleet Helm Club Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F1 F2 F3 Total Nett Notes
1st 1297 Gold Jason Saunders Tauranga 1 2 3 1 (56.0 DNF) 3 2 68 12  
2nd 1296 Gold Darren Kennedy Tauranga 3 1 2 1 11 4 -14 36 22  
3rd 1153 Gold Andy Maloney Kerikeri 1 6 5 3 1 -10 6 32 22  
4th 1144 Gold Sam Meech Tauranga (56.0 OCS) 1 4 7 10 1 3 82 26  
5th 1129 Gold Hayden Cockburn Howick 7 5 1 2 2 9 -15 41 26  
6th 1118 Gold Cameron McKee Nelson 2 3 3 3 6 -11 11 39 28  
7th 1040 Gold Bruce Kennedy Tauranga 9 -11 4 7 3 2 4 40 29  
8th 1266 Gold Paul Snow-Hansen Wakatere 2 2 1 4 -25 13 8 55 30  
9th 1054 Gold Matt Vincent Nelson 6 4 18 10 -31 7 1 77 46  
10th 1294 Gold Ben Goodwin Napier 3 -19 7 11 5 15 9 69 50  
11th 1277 Gold Rowan Swanson Worser Bay 5 4 9 23 (56.0 DNF) 5 5 107 51  
12th 1284 Gold Thomas Saunders Tauranga 4 3 6 2 12 27 (56.0 DNF) 110 54  
13th 1245 Gold Tim Coltman Muritai 12 16 13 11 -19 8 12 91 72  
14th 1231 Gold Vincent Saunders Glendowie 19 6 11 -24 16 12 10 98 74  
15th 1260 Gold Luke Deegan Howick 8 18 2 10 18.0 ZFP 19 (56.0 DSQ) 131 75  
16th 1306 Gold Kagan Weeks Napier -18 8 17 16 18 6 16 99 81  
17th 1168 Gold Michael Rodgers Howick 7 7 6 14 26 22 -37 119 82  
18th 1099 Gold Codie Banks Bucklands Beach 9 9 8 12 24 -25 21 108 83  
19th 1117 Gold Ryan Donaldson Naval Point 10 12 10 -23 22 14 18 109 86  
20th 1301 Gold Tom Bilkey Kohimarama 20 29 10 6 15.0 ZFP -37 7 124 87  
21st 1201 Gold George Kool Glendowie 6 11 7 6 28 -38 34 130 92  
22nd 1191 Gold Gabrielle Cross Naval Point 11 9 15 9 (56.0 DNF) 21 27 148 92  
23rd 1033 Gold Scott Barnes Murrays Bay 21 12 8 12 9 -40 32 134 94  
24th 1263 Gold Laura Hemingway Tauranga 23 10 11 17 21 -41 19 142 101  
25th 1179 Gold Adam Locke Tauranga 4 14 12 19 23 -45 35 152 107  
26th 1193 Gold Sam Bullock Napier 13 28 16 4 27 24 -43 155 112  
27th 2005 Gold Sarah Tootill Bucklands Beach 21 17 -29 18 8 29 20 142 113  
28th 1293 Gold Josh Weeks Napier 16 10 24 20 28.0 ZFP 16 -30 144 114  
29th 902 Gold Sarah Berry Worser Bay 22 18 17 16 (56.0 DNF) 20 23 172 116  
30th 1251 Gold Jordan Coles Tauranga (56.0 OCS) 8 23 9 20 34 24 174 118  
31st 2046 Gold Leon Johnstone New Plymouth 10 15 20 5 30 -46 39 165 119  
32nd 1011 Gold Emma Berry Worser Bay 37 5 16 19 (56.0 DNF) 26 17 176 120  
33rd 1283 Gold Matthew Lee Murrays Bay 24 13 9 14 15 50 (56.0 DNF) 181 125  
34th 1267 Gold Patrick Mcdonald Heretaunga 16 21 15 15 (56.0 DNF) 33 26 182 126  
35th 1289 Gold Michael Glassford Mt Pleasant 14 28 28 28 (56.0 DNF) 18 13 185 129  
36th 1308 Gold Briar Mannering Napier 5 22 19 5 29 -52 51 183 131  
37th 1233 Gold Russell Hopper   25 7 25 22 25.0 ZFP -44 28 176 132  
38th 1132 Gold George Lane Murrays Bay 30 13 14 13 (56.0 DNF) 32 33 191 135  
39th 1122 Gold Madeleine Urry Kohimarama 17 15 18 26 (56.0 DNF) 36 25 193 137  
40th 1198 Gold Charlie Wilkinson Kohimarama 14 23 12 27 (56.0 DNF) 23 45 200 144  
41st 1100 Gold Jake Weeks   29 26 24 8 13 (56.0 DNF) 46 202 146  
42nd 1162 Gold Mark Noyer Sandspit 15 14 5 27 (56.0 DNF) 42 44 203 147  
43rd 1063 Gold James Harrex Macandrew Bay 20 23 19 21 (56.0 DNF) 30 36 205 149  
44th 1150 Gold Chelsea Whitburn Macandrew Bay 8 20 22 15 (56.0 DNF) 51 38 210 154  
45th 1227 Gold Matthew Hern Mt Pleasant 18 20 34 32 (56.0 DNF) 28 22 210 154  
46th 2014 Gold Bobby Gordon Glendowie 12 34 27 21 (56.0 DNF) 31 31 212 156  
47th 1295 Gold Emma Goodwin Napier 23 17 14 13 (56.0 DNF) 43 47 213 157  
48th 1223 Gold Chris Smith 0 13 19 (56.0 DNS) 26 56.0 DNF 35 29 234 178  
49th 1248 Gold James Poore Murrays Bay 50 24 21 17 (56.0 DNF) 17 49 234 178  
50th 1128 Gold Alexandra Davies Kohimarama 22 22 13 18 (56.0 DNF) 54 50 235 179  
51st 1182 Gold Danika Mowlem Kohimarama 15 43 20 24 (56.0 DNF) 39 40 237 181  
52nd 1309 Gold Gye Simkin New Plymouth 34 16 29 8 (56.0 DNF) 47 48 238 182  
53rd 1059 Gold Ryan Thomson Akaroa 32 25 22 20 (56.0 DNF) 49 42 246 190  
54th 844 Gold Juleon Green Torbay 28 30 27 22 (56.0 DNF) 48 41 252 196  
55th 1080 Gold Ollie Steiner Napier 11 (56.0 OCS) 32 30 56.0 DNF 53 56.0 DNF 294 238  
Silver Fleet
Sailed:7, Discards:1, To count:6, Entries:54, Scoring system:My scoring system
Rank SailNo Fleet Helm Club Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F1 F2 F3 Total Nett Notes
1st 1014 Silver Matthew Hix Waimakariri 27 29 -31 28 1 2 2 120 89  
2nd 1088 Silver Tom Peet Glendowie (56.0 OCS) 25 32 31 10 1 7 162 106  
3rd 2019 Silver Chris Staub Muritai 35 26 30 -41 5 9 6 152 111  
4th 758 Silver Alex Morris Macandrew Bay -42 21 28 31 7 13 13 155 113  
5th 1304 Silver Hamish Andrew Glendowie -44 43 26 34 22 3 3 175 131  
6th 1025 Silver Callum Jones Sandspit 26 32 23 29 19 4 (55.0 DNF) 188 133  
7th 1180 Silver Scott Osborne Torbay 37 36 -46 36 2 17 10 184 138  
8th 1178 Silver Yelena Lee Murrays Bay 17 35 33 33 9 18 (55.0 DNF) 200 145  
9th 2043 Silver Emily Batchelor New Plymouth 28 -39 34 25 14 31 17 188 149  
10th 1052 Silver Thomas Gee Vauxhall 30 37 35 -44 27 16 8 197 153  
11th 1252 Silver William Stevens Wakatipu 34 30 36 -39 22.0 ZFP 14 19 194 155  
12th 1147 Silver Claudia Pierce Tauranga/Taupo -36 32 21 29 35 27 12 192 156  
13th 1281 Silver Byron Peard Torbay 32 37 -43 33 25 21 11 202 159  
14th 1255 Silver Jonelle Gillespie Bucklands Beach 24 44 30 30 13 20 (55.0 DNF) 216 161  
15th 1204 Silver Nathan McArthur New Plymouth -49 41 41 46 6 8 24 215 166  
16th 2009 Silver Thomas Rutter Murrays Bay 31 31 26 -38 24 28 26 204 166  
17th 1217 Silver Michael Hatch New Plymouth 42 44 47 -49 14 15 5 216 167  
18th 1305 Silver Matthew Broome Napier 29 27 44 47 3 24 (55.0 DNF) 229 174  
19th 2035 Silver Emily Martin Glendowie 19 40 -51 37 34 32 14 227 176  
20th 1113 Silver Hayden White   46 38 31 -47 36 6 23 227 180  
21st 1145 Silver Sean Syman Worser Bay 39 -47 38 45 20 29 9 227 180  
22nd 1102 Silver Sanne den Boon Nelson 27 34 40 25 18 36 (55.0 DNF) 235 180  
23rd 1286 Silver Kristin de Lisle Worser Bay 35 41 37 38 8 23 (55.0 DNF) 237 182  
24th 1300 Silver Lauren Peet Glendowie (56.0 OCS) 31 25 37 16 19 55.0 DNF 239 183  
25th 1279 Silver Kieran McDonald Waimakariri 43 48 -52 35 32 22 4 236 184  
26th 1228 Silver Carl Syman Worser Bay 45 -53 48 48 33 10 1 238 185  
27th 1024 Silver Finn Drummond Wakatere -48 45 36 42 31 11 25 238 190  
28th 1066 Silver Jacob Cox   40 46 33 42 17 (55.0 DNF) 15 248 193  
29th 1133 Silver John Gamble Vauxhall 33 33 39 36 29 26 (55.0 DNF) 251 196  
30th 579 Silver Lance Hailwood Tauranga 38 36 -42 35 38 39 16 244 202  
31st 1249 Silver Niall Pearson   33 40 (56.0 OCS) 34 39 7 55.0 DNF 264 208  
32nd 2057 Silver Hamish Fraser New Plymouth 38 27 40 41 28 35 (55.0 DNF) 264 209  
33rd 1171 Silver Ash-Leigh Campbell Naval Point 43 33 41 40 51 5 (55.0 DNF) 268 213  
34th 1160 Silver Jamie Hatch New Plymouth 48 38 50 45 23 12 (55.0 DNF) 271 216  
35th 1290 Silver Jay Gable   44 24 37 39 21 (55.0 DNF) 55.0 DNF 275 220  
36th 1271 Silver Kate Waghorn Naval Point 25 47 35 43 26 46 (55.0 DNF) 277 222  
37th 1114 Silver Sean Stirling Murrays Bay 31 49 44 43 30 25 (55.0 DNF) 277 222  
38th 1086 Silver Stacey Swanson Horowhenua 47 42 39 32 12 (55.0 DNF) 55.0 DNF 282 227  
39th 1185 Silver Vicky Francis Murrays Bay -51 46 45 40 40 43 22 287 236  
40th 923 Silver Oliver Staub Muritai 52 -54 53 52 41 34 18 304 250  
41st 1044 Silver Julia Cox   47 (56.0 OCS) 43 46 49 45 21 307 251  
42nd 2054 Silver Joshua Webster Murrays Bay 39 39 42 44 50 38 (55.0 DNF) 307 252  
43rd 2027 Silver Duncan McLachlan Muritai 41 42 47 50 45 30 (55.0 DNF) 310 255  
44th 467 Silver Lauren Anderson Bucklands Beach 46 50 49 48 47 (55.0 DNF) 20 315 260  
45th 2034 Silver Rimon Simhony Murrays Bay 41 48 48 49 43 33 (55.0 DNF) 317 262  
46th 1285 Silver Josh Edmonds QCYC 26 (56.0 DNC) 56.0 DNC 56.0 DNC 15.0 ZFP 55.0 DNF 55.0 DNF 319 263  
47th 1072 Silver Alex Laurence Nelson 40 50 38 51 48 41 (55.0 DNF) 323 268  
48th 1275 Silver Georgina Mowlem Kohimarama 45 51 52 53 37 40 (55.0 DNF) 333 278  
49th 1208 Silver Louise Daley Worser Bay (56.0 DNF) 45 46 51 52 37 55.0 DNF 342 286  
50th 1242 Silver Dylan Menzies- Elliott   51 35 51 53 53.0 ZFP 44 (55.0 DNF) 342 287  
51st 1195 Silver James De Lisle   36 52 45 50 (56.0 DNC) 56.0 DNC 56.0 DNC 351 295  
52nd 754 Silver Nathaniel Watts Nelson 49 49 49 52 (55.0 DNF) 42 55.0 DNF 351 296  
53rd 2004 Silver Nicolle Wood Nelson 50 51 54 54 46 47 (55.0 DNF) 357 302  
54th 1092 Silver Ben Borland Hamilton (56.0 DNC) 56.0 DNC 50 56.0 DNS 44 56.0 DNC 55.0 DNS 373 317  
Scoring codes used
Code Description
DNC Did not come to the starting area
DNF Started but did not finish
DNS Came to the start area but did not start
DSQ Disqualification
OCS On course side at start or broke rule 30.1
ZFP 20% penalty under rule 30.2
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