Nathan Outteridge takes lead at Moth Australian Nationals

by Gerald New www.Sail-World.com/UK on 24 Jan 2009
Australian Nathan Outteridge grabbed the overall lead in the penultimate race of the Zhik Moth Australian Nationals on a blustery day on Geelong’s Corio Bay. Outteridge took two second places to oust Britain's Simon Payne, who had a disastrous day, an OCS and a DNF, to slip to second place and all now depending on the final Dash for Cash race Sunday.

With a peak gust of 32 knots and winds averaging 22 knots and gusting up to 28 the sports boats were sent ashore by the race committee not long after the start of their first race of the day while the SB3’s were also sent ashore without getting a start in. Both classes later resumed racing in a 14 knot westerly which is gusting to 20 knots.

The Moth Nationals were also postponed until the breeze moderated and before they were able to complete their scheduled two races.

Winner of race eight was American, Bora Gulari, with Outteridge second and Psarofaghis Arnaud of Switzerland in third place.

In the final race of the day, David Lister took his second win in the event ahead of Outteridge and reigning world champion John Harris.

Payne was OCS in the first race and then during the second his trampoline ripped and he was forced to retire. One more race will be sailed Sunday to complete the championship.

In the 'dash for cash' event off the breakwater at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Scott Babbage won the $500 cash (£240) after a series of short races with the last two in each dropping out until just the two survived, Babbage and Outteridge, for the final.

Zhik International Moth Australian Nationals - Results after 9 races of 10

Pos	Sail No	Skipper	Score	Race 9	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1	AUS11	Nathan Outteridge	15	2	2	2	[7.00]	2	3	2	[10.00]	2
2	GBR3381	Simon Payne	19.2	[32.00F]	[43.00O]	0.8	3	0.8	4	0.8	9	0.8
3	AUS9368	David Lister	19.6	0.8	5	3	2	[15.00]	0.8	5	[13.00]	3
4	AUS3263	Scott Babbage	30	4	[8.00]	7	4	3	[7.00]	4	2	6
5	NZL3217	Andrew Brown	33	[9.00]	4	8	5	8	2	3	3	[11.00]
6	USA3281	Bora Gulari	37.8	6	0.8	5	6	[17.00]	6	9	[14.00]	5
7	AUS3295	John Harris	49	3	10	4	14	9	5	[14.00]	[17.00]	4
8	3283	Rob Gough	56.5	8	9	12	8.5	[16.00]	[12.00]	7	5	7
9	3573	Luka Damic	58.8	13	6	6	0.8	[22.00]	11	15	7	[19.00]
10	3128	Mark Robinson	59.5	7	[14.00]	13	8.5	6	13	6	6	[13.00]
11	3252	Psarofaghis Arnaud	65	11	3	[43.00C]	[18.00]	4	8	10	15	14
12	3262	Les Thorpe	72	10	7	9	[15.00]	13	9	[13.00]	12	12
13	3570	Alan Goddard	77.8	15	16	14	13	5	14	[19.00]	0.8	[23.00]
14	3288	Rod Ray	86	[32.00F]	12	10	20	7	20	8	[21.00]	9
15	3297	Samantha England	91	12	15	15	11	12	18	[28.00]	[20.00]	8
16	3128X	Lochlin Byrne	93	[20.00]	[21.00]	16	16	11	10	12	11	17
17	9332	Andrew Stevenson	99	14	13	11	12	[29.00]	16	23	[23.00]	10
18	3290	Peder Arvefors	118	16	20	17	10	[25.00]	17	22	[24.00]	16
19	3260	Stephen Donovan	118	19	19	20	[29.00]	10	[24.00]	16	16	18
20	3321	Martin Cross	129	21	17	19	17	18	19	[27.00]	18	[21.00]
21	13279	Martin Gravare	139	18	11	[37.00F]	25	23	15	18	29	[43.00C]
22	9343	Phil Stevenson	144	24	18	23	19	14	[28.00]	24	22	[24.00]
23	3271	Greg Wise	152	17	22	22	21	[35.00]	25	[30.00]	25	20
24	9334	Lea Sitja	158	43.00C	[43.00C]	[43.00C]	40.00F	19	22	11	8	15
25	3420	Brent Pearson	162	[32.00F]	23	21	26	[27.00]	23	21	26	22
26	3309	Michael Boode	165	23	[43.00C]	28	23	20	[29.00]	25	19	27
27	3472	James Owen-Smith	183	43.00C	[43.00C]	18	22	28	21	17	34	[43.00C]
28	9365	Ned Dally	183	25	27	24	[32.00]	24	30	[33.00]	27	26
29	3232	Will Logan	186	5	24	30	31	36	32	[37.00]	[38.00]	28
30	3279	Magnus Gravare	194	22	25	27	28	[37.00]	27	35	[40.00]	30
31	9364	Martin Johnson	209	43.00C	[43.00C]	25	24	26	[43.00C]	26	36	29
32	8978	Michael Willcocks	214	26	26	31	[37.00]	31	[43.00S]	36	33	31
33	3305	Alastair Gibson	217	43.00C	[43.00C]	29	30	21	26	31	37	[43.00S]
34	3359	Stephen Tillman	217	27	29	32	35	33	[35.00]	29	[41.00]	32
35	1	James Mackenzie	223	28	28	34	[38.00]	32	36	[40.00]	32	33
36	9256	Ian Sim	231	43.00C	[43.00C]	26	33	30	33	38	28	[43.00C]
37	9360	Matthew Day	234	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	[43.00C]	38.00F	20	4	[43.00C]
38	9168	Kylie Lowry	238	[43.00C]	[43.00C]	33	34	34	34	34	35	34
39	1260	Hiroki Goto	252	43.00C	43.00C	37.00F	27	[43.00C]	31	32	39	[43.00C]
40	3182	Jonathan Emonson	269	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	[43.00S]	[43.00C]	42.00F	30	25
41	3178	Bruce McLeod	278	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	36	43.00C	[43.00C]	39	31	[43.00C]
42	9311	David Barnes	301	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	43.00C	[43.00C]	[43.00C]