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Australian Tasar Championship win for Douglass' team at Airlie Beach

by Ian Grant on 12 Jul 2010
Tasar Championships Ron Simpson
2010 Ice Berg Australian Tasar championship

The exciting 10 race championship attracted 186 one design dinghy sailors crewing 93 Tasar dinghies representing clubs from West Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, The Northern Territory and Queensland where the colourful one-design dinghy fleet transformed the sailing venue into a spectacular scene reminiscent to butterflies fluttering in a gentle wind on the Bay.

More importantly many of the sailors and their families and friends were first time visitors to the Whitsundays and besides topping up their sun tan they enjoyed the pleasant tropical winter environment and the friendly hospitality which is always on offer at the Whitsunday Sailing Club.

Sure all of the competitors were in a relaxed mode on the rigging lawn but became more focused on testing the tactical strategy and individual boat speed on the water in what proved to be 10 exciting races to decide 2010 Australian champion and the Ice Berg trophy winner.

As expected the regatta attracted the best of the best including the multiple championship winning New South Wales father and daughter combination of Robert and Nicole Douglass in Coollit.

The Coollit racing team besides winning a Tasar World gold medal among several Australian Gold and minor medals were accepted as the pre-championship pacesetter with previous National champions Shane Guanaria, Craig McPhee and Paul Ridgeway.

All four skippers held the extensive class racing experience to be considered among the title favourites but it was the crew commitment and the sail trimming skill of Nicole Douglass that provided the decisive edge which allowed her dad to steer Coollit to remarkably consistent 4-1-1-2-1-2-1-6 score and a 2 point win over the talented North Queensland crew of Aaron Linton and Jamie Jochheim.

Both Aaron Linton and Jamie Jochheim again reflected their individual talent to achieve an outstanding Silver Medal result in their maiden Tasar National championship.

They have raced with and against each other in many classes since graduating from junior Sabot class racing with the Whitsunday Sailing Club fleet.

However this was their first ever major championship in the tactically demanding Tasar class where they surprised their more experienced rivals when they crewed AA Team to a comfortable 13 point Silver Medal over the Shane Guanaria helmed Sway.

The AA Team mastered the ideal moderate 12 knot South South West wind to lead the fleet home in the first race but then broke the start in race 2 to record a 1-94 on the opening day. But they progressively fought back into medal contention in the remaining races to eventually record a 1-7-1-2-3-2-2-2 to claim a deserved Silver Medal just 2 points astern of the Gold Medal winning Douglass sailing team while Shane Guanaria, Craig McPhee, Paul Ridgeway and female skipper Heather Macfarlane completed the top six overall.

2010 Australian Tasar Nationals

Hosted By Whitsunday Sailing Club

Sail Iceberg

Updated:  7/10/2010  11:31:22 AM

Series Results [Overall Result] up to Race 10 (Drops = 2)
Place Bow No Boat Name Skipper Sers Score Race 10 Race 9 Race 8 Race 7 Race 6 Race 5 Race 4 Race 3 Race 2 Race 1
1 25 Coollit Robert Douglass 18.0 [94.0C] 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 [8.0] 1.0 4.0
2 15 AA Team Aaron Linton 20.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 7.0 [17.0] [94.0B] 1.0
3 16 Sway Shane Guanaria 33.0 3.0 1.0 7.0 [17.0] 4.0 8.0 [8.0] 6.0 2.0 2.0
4 22 Roll Your Own Craig Mcphee 39.0 6.0 4.0 [10.0] 5.0 9.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 [16.0] 6.0
5 42 Ridgididge Paul Ridgway 42.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 [13.0] 3.0 5.0 4.0 [94.0O] 4.0 3.0
6 06 SMAC Heather Macfarlane 46.0 4.0 [15.0] 5.0 6.0 5.0 9.0 [12.0] 3.0 7.0 7.0
7 21 Unleashed Scott Olsen 53.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 12.0 [18.0] [15.0] 6.0 11.0
8 76 Navy Sailing Rick Longbottom 54.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 14.0 7.0 [21.0] 13.0 12.0 [23.0]
9 10 Tangaroa Leigh Riddell 82.0 14.0 [22.0] 8.0 10.0 8.0 21.0 2.0 16.0 3.0 [22.0]
10 85 Edge Off David Bretherton 83.0 7.0 10.0 9.0 [30.0] 10.0 10.0 17.0 12.0 [20.0] 8.0
11 88 Magic Pye Peter Wilson 88.0 13.0 11.0 [20.0] 12.0 12.0 [34.5] 19.0 7.0 9.0 5.0
12 68 High in the Bite Scott Cant 96.0 12.0 24.0 11.0 7.0 19.0 [33.0] [29.0] 2.0 8.0 13.0
13 19 Corsair viii John Gibson 97.0 9.0 7.0 13.0 [21.0] [20.0] 19.0 9.0 18.0 10.0 12.0
14 77 JAC Martin Linsley 107.0 [34.0] 14.0 19.0 11.0 [24.0] 11.0 20.0 9.0 14.0 9.0
15 36 Trouble Michael Quirk 109.0 10.0 8.0 22.0 25.0 11.0 4.0 [40.0] 4.0 [38.0] 25.0
16 60 Clarebuoyant Alistair Murray 127.0 17.0 12.0 17.0 9.0 13.0 23.0 11.0 [32.0] 25.0 [28.0]
17 11 Purple Patch Mike Paynter 134.0 23.0 [33.0] 15.0 14.0 [32.0] 18.0 15.0 20.0 11.0 18.0
18 13 okidoki Derick Warne 138.0 11.0 13.0 [27.0] 16.0 23.0 13.0 26.0 [37.0] 15.0 21.0
19 86 Mango Chilli Josh Faddy 139.0 19.0 21.0 12.0 8.0 [42.0] 24.0 14.0 26.0 [27.0] 15.0
20 30 Poms Away Pete Ellis 141.0 [30.0] 16.0 24.0 20.0 17.0 17.0 24.0 10.0 13.0 [24.0]
21 94 Stunner Neville Wittey 149.0 29.0 20.0 14.0 23.0 [56.0] 15.0 10.0 33.0 5.0 [44.0]
22 72 Im Smiling Lachlan Heath 154.0 31.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 7.0 14.0 [37.0] [35.0] 23.0 10.0
23 45 Redline Kieran Mouldey 161.0 25.0 29.0 [30.0] 27.0 15.0 29.0 3.0 [29.0] 17.0 16.0
24 44 Aquaholic Chris Allen 164.0 [35.0] 17.0 [49.0] 22.0 34.0 16.0 28.0 5.0 28.0 14.0
25 02 SheepStations Jonathan Ross 179.0 [40.0] 30.0 [35.0] 18.0 21.0 22.0 16.0 22.0 30.0 20.0
26 91 Swine Flew Mitchell Heath 192.0 [94.0F] 42.0 31.0 [45.0] 16.0 6.0 6.0 25.0 37.0 29.0
27 04 Oogy Wawa Stuart Templeton 218.0 24.0 23.0 32.0 24.0 37.0 [47.0] 30.0 [63.0] 31.0 17.0
28 01 The AntzPantz Tony Creak 219.0 18.0 36.0 [52.0] 26.0 22.0 28.0 [50.0] 39.0 19.0 31.0
29 32 Sea Ferret Mat Craig 233.0 20.0 32.0 33.0 32.0 26.0 [64.0] [33.0] 31.0 32.0 27.0
30 80 Platform 9 3/4 Thomas Scully 237.0 44.0 26.0 18.0 15.0 30.0 [51.0] 46.0 24.0 [94.0B] 34.0
31 82 Evolution Mark Hughes 239.0 15.0 19.0 16.0 40.0 38.0 40.0 [48.0] 36.0 35.0 [51.5]
32 74 EXPLODING WHITE MICE Chris Todd 242.0 27.0 31.0 23.0 35.0 25.0 36.0 42.0 23.0 [45.0] [42.0]
33 87 Violet Femme Alexandra Almond 244.0 16.0 18.0 26.0 28.0 44.0 49.0 [65.0] 44.0 [50.0] 19.0
34 40 Pigs Can Fly Chris Darby 245.0 [94.0F] [52.0] 42.0 43.0 18.0 41.0 25.0 19.0 24.0 33.0
35 63 Woooo Hoooo !!!! Richard Gallimore 255.0 26.0 27.0 36.0 [94.0F] 36.0 46.0 36.0 [94.0O] 22.0 26.0
36 43 Rob Gilpin Rob Gilpin 260.0 [50.0] 44.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 26.0 34.0 11.0 47.0 [55.0]
37 18 Pinch Hitter Trevor Gurr 272.0 43.0 43.0 [74.0] 29.0 40.0 20.0 [49.0] 28.0 39.0 30.0
38 70 Tortle Jared Moudley 278.0 32.0 39.0 [43.0] 41.0 27.0 [45.0] 27.0 42.0 34.0 36.0
39 34 Bungarra Lloyd Lissiman 297.0 36.0 [53.0] 28.0 31.0 51.0 52.0 [55.0] 49.0 18.0 32.0
40 79 Watch Your Backs Graham Baxendale 305.0 41.0 40.0 37.0 [53.0] 29.0 25.0 [59.0] 41.0 52.0 40.0
41 67 Fire Fly Derek Hadwen 311.0 21.0 35.0 40.0 34.0 47.0 [69.0] 54.0 [94.0O] 41.0 39.0
42 65 Hudwalloper Kym Widdows 311.0 42.0 37.0 21.0 [50.0] [48.0] 42.0 44.0 46.0 36.0 43.0
43 27 Agamemnon Chris Parkinson 312.0 37.0 [50.0] 45.0 48.0 39.0 37.0 43.0 21.0 42.0 [65.0]
44 61 Tallulah's Fat Siste Jonathan Ward 325.0 38.0 [72.0] 54.0 42.0 [60.0] 31.0 47.0 27.0 40.0 46.0
45 24 Rangamemnon Trevor Hilleard 327.0 [66.0] 47.0 53.0 57.0 35.0 [60.0] 13.0 40.0 33.0 49.0
46 48 Pulp Fiction Mark Hansen 331.0 54.0 28.0 41.0 38.0 43.0 27.0 [64.0] 57.0 43.0 [60.0]
47 20 Icon Stephanie Creedy 331.0 53.0 41.0 38.0 46.0 41.0 48.0 [53.0] [58.0] 29.0 35.0
48 78 The Longstay Chris Eddes 342.0 22.0 59.0 [62.0] 36.0 33.0 43.0 [79.0] 48.0 56.0 45.0
49 57 Water Rat Cary Pedicini 351.0 46.0 46.0 51.0 [56.0] [66.0] 30.0 35.0 50.0 55.0 38.0
50 07 Parrot Fever Adrian Nicholson 356.5 56.0 49.0 [57.0] 49.0 45.0 34.5 22.0 52.0 49.0 [56.0]
51 29 Enigma Robert Fussell 360.0 49.0 [68.0] 55.0 63.0 49.0 55.0 31.0 14.0 44.0 [70.0]
52 69 Chemistry Ross McMullen 361.5 28.0 38.0 39.0 [94.0F] 53.0 39.0 [61.0] 56.0 57.0 51.5
53 05 One for the Road Peter Davies 372.0 61.0 48.0 58.0 59.0 [73.0] [80.0] 45.0 30.0 21.0 50.0
54 03 More Edge John Balass 383.0 39.0 45.0 44.0 37.0 50.0 [68.0] [67.0] 60.0 46.0 62.0
55 59 In the Groove Melissa Crawford 411.0 55.0 [67.0] 56.0 44.0 54.0 32.0 [62.0] 55.0 61.0 54.0
56 39 Waimulkaboat Warren Stahel 417.0 47.0 34.0 48.0 60.0 52.0 71.0 [72.0] 34.0 [94.0F] 71.0
57 47 Iceberg Luke Mairs 421.0 71.0 57.0 50.0 61.0 [88.0] 59.0 56.0 [94.0O] 26.0 41.0
58 49 Beebop Greg Heath 424.0 48.0 [94.0F] 60.0 47.0 [86.0] 66.0 41.0 43.0 58.0 61.0
59 17 The Blunt End Alex Kostin 431.0 45.0 58.0 29.0 [67.0] 65.0 [79.0] 63.0 65.0 53.0 53.0
60 33 Impressions Donald Thompson 435.0 59.0 [73.0] [89.0] 51.0 57.0 67.0 32.0 53.0 59.0 57.0
61 84 Yakyeti Yak Chris Ramsey 437.0 51.0 64.0 [67.0] 39.0 64.0 63.0 58.0 38.0 60.0 [64.0]
62 28 On Edge Paul Grant 443.0 94.0C [94.0C] [94.0F] 68.0 67.0 38.0 23.0 54.0 51.0 48.0
63 92 2 Sheep Stations Bern Streater 444.0 33.0 62.0 59.0 54.0 [94.0Q] [78.0] 70.0 61.0 68.0 37.0
64 55 Ricochet Tim O'Shea 444.0 62.0 60.0 61.0 58.0 61.0 44.0 [85.0] 51.0 [63.0] 47.0
65 23 The Usual Suspects Kim Short 445.0 58.0 [65.0] 46.0 62.0 62.0 56.0 51.0 62.0 48.0 [73.0]
66 41 FireFly Kate Best 452.0 68.0 54.0 64.0 52.0 28.0 50.0 66.0 [78.0] 70.0 [76.0]
67 35 flasher warren morris 478.0 72.0 [94.0C] [94.0C] 70.0 55.0 57.0 52.0 45.0 69.0 58.0
68 08 Just Crusin Colin Franke 484.0 65.0 [94.0F] [73.0] 71.0 63.0 58.0 38.0 59.0 67.0 63.0
69 46 On Ice Bill Mairs 488.0 67.0 63.0 65.0 66.0 [72.0] [74.0] 57.0 47.0 64.0 59.0
70 53 Rumline Richard Mackinnon 500.0 57.0 55.0 47.0 74.0 46.0 [84.0] [91.0] 75.0 77.0 69.0
71 31 Slartibartfast Josie Roper 506.0 64.0 69.0 63.0 64.0 [76.0] 61.0 39.0 [77.0] 72.0 74.0
72 09 SLAM DUNC Duncan Robertson 514.0 [76.0] [94.0F] 70.0 55.0 68.0 53.0 68.0 66.0 62.0 72.0
73 73 Big Bang Warren Sykes 547.0 63.0 51.0 75.0 [77.0] 70.0 [90.0] 76.0 71.0 66.0 75.0
74 75 Spindrift Guy Chester 547.0 70.0 71.0 68.0 73.0 [75.0] 65.0 [81.0] 68.0 65.0 67.0
75 83 Strategy Jack Ramsey 550.0 69.0 61.0 72.0 [94.0R] 77.0 54.0 75.0 76.0 [94.0B] 66.0
76 62 Me'n' Tone Tony Hammond 556.0 78.0 56.0 66.0 69.0 71.0 [87.0] 74.0 74.0 [79.0] 68.0
77 66 MG Michael Bayer 558.0 73.0 74.0 69.0 65.0 59.0 [82.0] 77.0 67.0 74.0 [85.0]
78 54 Chain Reaction Ben Ledez 564.0 52.0 66.0 79.0 72.0 58.0 [91.0] [86.0] 83.0 75.0 79.0
79 90 Dodgy Element Andrew Foulkes 572.0 74.0 70.0 71.0 76.0 74.0 72.0 71.0 64.0 [81.0] [80.0]
80 14 Naiad Andrew Hill 580.0 60.0 76.0 78.0 75.0 [80.0] 73.0 69.0 [79.0] 71.0 78.0
81 50 Clockwork Alan Booth 617.0 82.0 83.0 [83.0] 79.0 79.0 76.0 60.0 80.0 78.0 [83.0]
82 52 Call Mr Mike Ross MacDonald 621.0 94.0C [94.0C] 80.0 80.0 78.0 75.0 78.0 [94.0O] 54.0 82.0
83 51 Dotted Spog Anne Muller 624.0 80.0 79.0 [84.0] 78.0 81.0 83.0 [83.0] 73.0 73.0 77.0
84 64 ONO Nicola Callander 625.0 79.0 78.0 82.0 81.0 69.0 85.0 [88.0] 70.0 [94.0B] 81.0
85 37 DECADENCE Scott Ramsay 637.0 94.0C 81.0 77.0 94.0C [94.0F] 62.0 73.0 72.0 [94.0B] 84.0
86 38 Gold Rush Daniel Scott 644.0 77.0 77.0 76.0 83.0 83.0 86.0 [87.0] 82.0 80.0 [86.0]
87 12 Play Station Ian Scholes 649.0 [94.0C] 75.0 81.0 85.0 84.0 [92.0] 84.0 69.0 83.0 88.0
88 71 Shearwater David Elmslie 666.0 75.0 80.0 87.0 82.0 82.0 81.0 92.0 87.0 [94.0C] [94.0S]
89 58 Rock Star Suzanne Williams 673.0 84.0 82.0 86.0 86.0 85.0 77.0 82.0 [94.0C] [94.0C] 91.0
90 26 Super Duck Mark Krynda 675.0 83.0 87.0 [91.0] 89.0 [91.0] 89.0 80.0 84.0 76.0 87.0
91 81 AFK Gavin Church 679.0 81.0 84.0 85.0 84.0 89.0 88.0 [90.0] 86.0 82.0 [94.0B]
92 56 Miss Behave Jack Maguire 688.0 [94.0C] 86.0 90.0 88.0 90.0 70.0 93.0 81.0 [94.0C] 90.0
93 89 It Was Him Heinz Schlimbach 690.0 85.0 85.0 88.0 87.0 87.0 [93.0] 89.0 85.0 84.0 [89.0]

(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)

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