Geelong Glory for Wilparina II

by Traci Ayris / Skandia media on 25 Jan 2009
Yesterday Robert Remilton was modest about the possibility of wining the Geelong Taxi Network Multi Hull Series but a stiff breeze in the last of the seven-race series was the perfect boost to a first place on handicap and overall series win for his Farrier F9r Wilparina II.

With little water flow from the Murray, Remilton’s usual sailing ground at Goolwa is unsuitable for the large multi and he has been spending time sailing her on Lake Macquarie. Making the trip across the border to Victoria was never in doubt though, with Remilton, entering his sixth regatta at Geelong in as many years.

The wind and waters of Port Philip were favourable once again for the veteran multi-hull sailor and his crew, who experienced some fun times during the longer passage races which were a change to the multi-hull series format this year. 'It was all great racing but our final race was the best race of the regatta for us, we had a dream run where we clocked 20.1 knots' he said.

The series win is the second at Skandia Geelong Week for the well-campaigned multi with Remilton’s son Philip at the helm along with his crew which includes a Brisbane sail maker, a yacht builder and a retired teacher, Remilton’s long time crewmate.

David Tapper wasn’t disappointed with his second placing. Lighter winds in the morning were better suited to his Cirrostratus 10 Shuttle but such are the swings and roundabouts of multi-hull racing. Notching up his fourth Skandia Geelong Week regatta, Tapper was also enthusiastic about the multi-hull race series year.

'It’s flipping hard work but a great format. The morning favoured us today of course and we had long runs of about 14 nautical miles so it was good fun coming home but the afternoon was tougher'

Third place in the multi hull series went to local Port Philip sailor Tim Pepperall and his crew on Quickskips, a Farrier F9ax who recorded a final score of 23.00, one point behind Shuttle and three points behind Wilparina II.
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Geelong Taxi Network Multi-Hulls

 

PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Updated:  25/01/2009  18:39:26

 

Series Results [EHC] up to Race 7 (Drops = 1)

Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Design	Sers Score	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1		GR297	WILPARINA 11	Robert Remilton	GRYC	Farrier F9r	20.00	1.00	[9.00]	2.00	6.00	8.00	1.00	2.00
2		V6	SHUTTLE	David Tapper	MYCV	Cirrostratus 10	22.00	[15.00F]	1.00	8.00	1.00	1.00	10.00	1.00
3		339	QUICKSKIPS	Tim Pepperell	BYS	Farrier F9AX	23.00	3.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	2.00	[5.00]
4	4.0S	42	SCHARNHORST	Ross McOmish	GRYC	Corsair Sprint 750	29.00	4.00	2.00	[9.00]	7.00	7.00	6.00	3.00
5		13	THE TRIBE	John Hardy	RSAYS	Farrier F82r	29.00	5.00	7.00	3.00	2.00	[9.00]	5.00	7.00
6		V5	CHILLI	Geoff Floyd	MYCV	Corsair Sprint 750	30.00	2.00	4.00	[10.00]	9.00	3.00	8.00	4.00
7		21	REDSHIFT	George Bulka	MYCV	Farrier F82r	32.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	[8.00]
8		V4	FRASSLD	Shaun Fishley	MYCV	farrier 31	39.00	7.00	3.00	[12.00]	10.00	6.00	7.00	6.00
9		F25	[WITH_TEETH]	Mark Stafford	MYCV	Farrier F25A	43.00	[15.00F]	8.00	6.00	8.00	2.00	9.00	10.00
10		V171	CASCADE	Alex Macnaughtan	MYCV	Crowther 46 Cat	52.00	8.00	10.00	1.00	3.00	15.00C	15.00C	[15.00C]
11		54	VOLANTIS	Dean Snow	MYCV	FARRIER F-32AX	64.00	15.00C	15.00C	4.00	15.00C	[15.00C]	4.00	11.00
12		268	BULLFROG	Geof Hunter	CYC	Kendrik	84.00	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	[15.00F]	9.00
13		V48	PECCADILLO	Charles Meredith	MYCV	Chris White 46 Mk II	86.00	15.00C	15.00C	11.00	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	[15.00C]
14		V1	APC MAD MAX	Tony Considine	MYCV	Grainger 10	90.00	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	15.00C	[15.00C]

(Ties: S=Score R=Race B= Bettered. Penalties: A=ARB B=BFD C=DNC D=DNE E=ESP F=DNF G=RDG L=Late Entrant M=DGM N=ENP O=OCS P=Protest Q=DSQ R=RAF S=DNS U=DUT V=AVG X=EXC Z=ZFP Y=SCP #=NoData [x.y]=Discarded)