International Fireball Australian Championships winner decided

by Chris Payne on 3 Jan 2011 International Fireball Australian Championships, Gippsland Lakes.

With a pleasant 10-14 knots from the South East, the fleet left the beach, with the battle between Michael Thomson/Eddy Alder and Lauren Thredgold/ Beth Fawcett to claim first overall in the final race remaining.

The fleet pushed the start hard with three boats recorded OCS, with only one of them restarting.  Lauren/ Beth showed they meant business by taking an early lead.  They were followed closely by Thomo/Eddy who only had to finish near them to secure first.  

Lauren/Beth pulled away to win comfortably, but Thomo/ Eddy held on to second and the overall championship win.

Other prize winners are:
Lauren Thredgold first junior. 
Heather Macfarlane first Ancient Mariner
Don Allen/Emily Allen win the Bombay Bowl for first on handicap.

Place	Sail#	Name	Class	Crew	Club	Race 1 29 Dec 2010	Race 2 29 Dec 2010	Race 3 30 Dec 2010	Race 4 30 Dec 2010	Race 5 30 Dec 2010	Race 6 31 Dec 2010	Race 7 31 Dec 2010	Race 8 2 Jan 2011	Race 9 2 Jan 2011	Race 10 3 Jan 2011	Score	Imp
1	14777	Kiss	Fireball	Michael Thomson   Eddy Alder	ASC	3	20 (DNF)	1	1	3	6	4	2	1	2	17.0	6.5
2	14603	Fred	Fireball	Lauren Thredgold   Beth Fawcett	ASC	2	11	2	3	7	3	2	5	2	1	20.0	16.7
3	15048	Not your Average Rockstars	Fireball	Heather MacFarlane   Chris Payne	BRYC	5	4	3	4	4	2	1	8	3	3	24.0	8.8
4	15011	Slik	Fireball	Nathan Stockley   David Kemp	ASC	1	3	6	2	6	4	8	4	4	20 (OCS)	30.0	1.9
5	15026	Black Pearl	Fireball	Peter Inns   Chris Went	ASC	6	20 (DNF)	7	7	2	8	3	1	10	5	39.0	12.7
6	15032	AEG	Fireball	Greg Allison   Richard Watson	ASC	10	1	8	6	1	1	7	6	11	20 (OCS)	40.0	18.8
7	15027	The Grey Ghost	Fireball	Ben Schulz   Sam Gunner	ASC	20 (OCS)	2	9	5	5	7	9	7	5	4	44.0	4.2
8	14587	Magic Moose	Fireball	David Arnold   Michael Arnold	LBSC	4	8	5	12	10	9	5	3	9	7	50.0	8.8
9	14970	Mono Syndrome	Fireball	Andrew Martin   Ross Martin	SBSC	11	6	4	9	9	5	6	10	6	13	55.0	15.1
10	14218	Scarlet Manuka	Fireball	Phil Peverell   Jon Emonson	FSC	8	5	10	8	8	7.8 (OVR)	12	11	7	20 (DNS)	64.8	4.9
11	15049	Scatter Gun	Fireball	Nick Gunner   Daniel McLaren	WYC	7	9	13	10	11	11	14	13	12	10	83.0	1.1
12	14571	Dumb & Dumber	Fireball	Greg Schulz   Jeffrey Schulz	ASC	9	10	11	11	15	14	20 (DNF)	9	16	6	85.0	8.5
13	14515	Orinoco	Fireball	Nick Faulks   Howard Faulks	CYC	15	7	14	13	12	10	10	12	13	9	86.0	15.1
14	14650	Mrs Palmer	Fireball	Don Allen   Emily Allen	WYC	12	14	12	16	16	12	13	14	8	8	93.0	14.3
15	14414	Outback Dingoes	Fireball	Glenn Peverall   James Cantley Smith	FSC	14	12	16	14	14	13	11	17	17	12	106.0	8.1
16	14722	Paranoid	Fireball	Rod Hookway   Grant Ireland	GSC	13	13	15	15	13	15	20 (DNF)	15	15	11	110.0	4.2
17	14972	Smokin\' Gun	Fireball	Penny Gunner   Samantha Allen	WYC	16	20 (DNS)	17	17	19	16	15	16	14	15	126.0	7.7
18	14943	Rockstars	Fireball	Cameron Cantley Smith   Kathy MacFarlane	WSC	17	20 (DNS)	18	18	17	17	16	19	20 (DNF)	16	138.0	4.0
19	14942	Victorian Sailing Supplies	Fireball	Matt Allen   Liam Hoy	WYC	18	20 (DNS)	19	20 (DNF)	18	20 (DNS)	20 (DNS)	18	18	14	145.0	5.3

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