Mach2 versus Bladerider VRX at Moth Australian Championships

by Simon Payne on 20 Jan 2009
Simon Payne is in Australia for the Zhik International Moth Australian Championships at the Royal Geelong YC. After a couple of days training Simon will race the new Mach2 design against a hot fleet that includes the current Moth World champion John Harris, who has just taken delivery of his new Bladerider VRX .

'Out training today in Port Phillip Bay. Geelong is on the bow, about 25 kilometers away. Tomorrow I will go there and race against the other 44 competitors. I think there are seven different countries represented. How the Moth class has changed, and again I'm looking forward to meeting new people.

Today I noticed how easy the Mach 2 was to drive through waves, the slim frontal area offering much less drag, and she just punches out. When the wind came up and with a slightly sticky wand mechanism I nearly had the hull two foot underwater. Green water everywhere, but she still came out.

We are untested in combat and I am pragmatic about next week, but a couple of times today she felt very very fast. Tonight the boat and sails were measured. All good.'

Wish me luck.

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Entry International Moth Australian Championships

3279 Magnus Gravare GKSS
3297 Samantha England BYS
3316 Roger Quinn BSC
3420 Brent Pearson KBSC
8978 Michael Willcocks LCSC
9256 Ian Sim BSC
9332 Andrew Stevenson STGSC
9343 Phil Stevenson STGSC
9368 David Lister STGSC
AUS3128 Mark Robinson CYCA
AUS3178 Bruce McLeod STGSC
AUS3182 Jonathan Emonson GLYC
AUS3232 Will Logan RYCT
AUS3260 Stephen Donovan STGSC
AUS3262 Les Thorpe BYRA
AUS3263 Scott Babbage WSC
AUS3271 Greg Wise ASC
AUS3283 Rob Gough RYCT
AUS3288 Rod Ray BISC
AUS3305 Alastair Gibson BSC
AUS3309 Michael Boode RGYC
AUS3315 Nathan Outteridge RSYS,B16S
AUS3455 John Harris A18L
AUS3570 Alan Goddard BSC
AUS3573 Luka Damic STGSC
AUS3889 Lea Sitja SGSC
AUS9168 Kylie Lowry STGSC
AUS9355 Lochlin Byrne SYC/RBYC
AUS9359 Stephen Tillman ASC
AUS9360 Matthew Day WSC
AUS9364 Martin Johnson WSC
AUS9365 Ned Dally ASC
GBR3321 Martin Cross BSCRPAYC
GBR3379 Simon Payne HISC
JPN1260 Hiroki Goto SFC
NZL3217 Andrew Brown TBC
SUI3252 Psarofaghis Arnaud SNG
SWE3290 Peder Arvefors BRASS
TBA Andrew McDougall BRYC
TBA Josh McKnight M16FTSC
USA3281 Bora Gulari BYC