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Audi Winter Series 2011 - Mothers’ Day on the water

by Di Pearson on 8 May 2011
Light and tricky on the Harbour today - Audi Winter Series 2011 David Brogan www.sailpix.com.au
Audi Winter Series 2011 is sponsored by Audi and is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). It has increased over the years to become Australia’s largest ongoing series, with fleets averaging 140+ boats last year.

A beautiful autumn day signalled the opening race of the CYCA´s Audi Winter Series, and what it lacked in breeze was more than made up for in warm sunshine for a perfect Mothers’ Day on the water.

With many women now heavily involved in sailing, it was no surprise to count 116 boats across 12 divisions spread along Sydney Harbour in a light west-nor-westerly breeze, spinnakers wafting gently and crews spread around the decks of yachts, trying to sail the various yachts as flat as possible and keep the momentum going.

The huge fleet started off Point Piper as per their handicap start time and after a slow sun-baking spinnaker run down the Harbour, Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson opted to shorten the course when it became obvious that a long day was on the cards had he not, and with the time limit for all competitors 4,30pm, the decision was the right one.

Greg Mason, skipper of the Davidson 37 Cruiser, Sinewave, the Division F winner, described today’s race and conditions: 'It was a lovely winter’s day sail with a nice westerly coming thought. We got off the start bang on the money – and with a new crew – so that was rewarding,' he said.

'From there, we made a good decision to go with our symmetrical kite, rather than an asymmetrical and carried it all the way to the mark, making the best of the outgoing tide. We stayed out of the current and picked off Sports Bar (Neville and Joe Blair) which is well handicapped and we were on our way.'

Mason said the breeze went around to the north-west and eased off. 'We picked the shifts and pressure well; there were 15 to 20 degree variations in direction and the breeze was 12 knots at its best, but generally below 10,' he said.

'It’s always good to get a win in early; usually it takes us a few races to warm up to the theme,' he owned.

Bob Steel’s TP52 Quest took the honours in division A1 after enjoying a summer hiatus. CYCA Commodore Garry Linacre and former Commodore David Fuller came off second best with their Corby 49 Vamp, while Geoff and Pip Lavis’ UBS Wild Thing took third place.

In Division A2, the spoils went to NSC Mahligai, the light air Sydney 46 flyer of Murray Owen and Jenny Kings, who outsailed Peter Horn’s proven yacht, Canute and Kirribilli, the ILC Farr 40 skippered by reigning 18ft skiff champion, Sam Newton.

A good day out for CYCA board members, as Howard Piggott, next in line to be commodore, finished the day second overall with his reliable Beneteau First 40, Flying Cloud, pipped to the post in Division B by a well-sailed Papillon, the Archambault A40 owned and skippered by Phil Molony.

Other winners today were Cyrene 3 (Michael Selby) taking Division C; 2008 Audi IRC Australian Champion Peter Sorensen (Philosopher’s Club) Division D; Devil’s Lair (Barry Crook) Division E; Sinewave (Greg Mason and Barb Maunsell) Division F; Velocity (Brian Carrick) Division G; The Holy Gale (Jason Klaas) Division H; Sextant (Denis Doyle) Division J and MRX (John Short and Miles Bastick) Division K and Wild One (Larki Missiris) won the Sydney 38 Division.

Barry Crook was not aboard Devil’s Lair for today’s race, as he is recovering from a hip replacement, so left crew member Nigel Williams in charge with distinguished navigator Carl Crafoord at the back helping out.

'They mightn’t let me back on board after winning today – I might have to undergo a fitness test,' an excited Crook said. 'I saw the race and knew the guys were looking good. The boat is improving all the time. She was derelict when I bought her, but with some modifications and new Quantum Sails; it’s all coming together.

'We’re looking forward to being prepared for the CYC’s summer season; I think we’ll do the Ocean Pointscore Series,' said Crook who expects to be back aboard the Devils Lair, a Mount Gay 30, in a couple of weeks’ time.

The happiest man today was Brian Carrick, the winner of Division F with his Beneteau First 31.7 Velocity, who was the lucky recipient of the keys to an Audi A5 Sportback 3.0 TDI quattro for the week.

'Because it’s Mothers’ Day, I could only scrape together me and two others. We got daring and set a masthead kite and carried it all the way to Lady Bay with our boat angle at 80 degrees. If it had got to 12 knots, we’d have been in a bit of trouble,' Carrick confessed late this afternoon.

Carrick said he felt a bit lucky in winning the Audi: 'Would you believe I won the use of an Audi in the first race last year! It was very nice to drive and I’m really looking forward to driving the Sportback. I’m going to take the boat back to its mooring, drive my car to the CYCA and drive the Audi home,' he said.

With nine races to sail, the Audi Winter Series has a long way to go and those whose boats enjoy the fruits of heavier winds need not fret; their day or days will come.


Full results:

 

Da1 PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

Da1

1

52002

QUEST

13:33:48

01:28:48

1.400

02:04:19

1.0

 

Da1

2

43218

VAMP

13:54:08

02:01:08

1.269

02:33:43

2.0

 

Da1

3

1014

UBS WILD THING

14:03:01

02:13:01

1.233

02:44:01

3.0

 

Da1

4

6377

VANGUARD

14:47:56

02:36:56

1.486

03:53:12

4.0

 

Da1

5

SYD222

YOU'RE HIRED

14:58:28

02:51:28

1.427

04:04:41

5.0

 

Da1

DNC

10

Q

 

 

1.450

 

9.0

 

Da1

DNC

AUS60000

LOKI

 

 

1.637

 

9.0

 

Da1

DNC

NOR2

SOUTHERN EXCELLENCE

 

 

1.273

 

9.0

 

 

Da2 PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

Da2

1

NZL1

NSC MAHLIGAI

13:55:22

02:07:22

1.119

02:22:31

1.0

 

Da2

2

MH85

CANUTE

14:19:26

02:29:26

1.133

02:49:18

2.0

 

Da2

3

99991

KIRRIBILLI

14:30:21

02:37:21

1.163

03:03:00

3.0

 

Da2

4

51408

EDAKE

15:02:11

03:07:11

1.180

03:40:53

4.0

 

Da2

5

888

HUNTRESS

15:09:17

03:21:17

1.118

03:45:02

5.0

 

Da2

6

AUS88

WASABI

15:11:38

03:26:38

1.096

03:46:28

6.0

 

Da2

7

9990

SINTARA

15:11:58

03:25:58

1.101

03:46:46

7.0

 

Da2

8

33345

HONEYSUCKLE

15:14:31

03:29:31

1.096

03:49:38

8.0

 

Da2

9

10101

EQUINOX II

15:09:31

03:12:31

1.195

03:50:03

9.0

 

Da2

10

8001

FORTY

15:12:39

03:17:39

1.180

03:53:14

10.0

 

Da2

11

AUS6151

ENIGMA

15:13:48

03:15:48

1.202

03:55:21

11.0

 

Da2

12

6606

ST HILLIER'S QUEST

15:14:39

03:16:39

1.209

03:57:45

12.0

 

Da2

13

6188

WINE-DARK SEA

15:22:29

03:37:29

1.096

03:58:22

13.0

 

Da2

14

6111

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

15:22:34

03:30:34

1.155

04:03:12

14.0

 

Da2

DNC

6686

ST JUDE

 

 

1.167

 

18.0

 

Da2

DNC

7771

BALANCE

 

 

1.147

 

18.0

 

Da2

DNC

SYD8

TULIP

 

 

1.186

 

18.0

 

 

DivB PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivB

1

6841

PAPILLON

15:14:19

03:32:19

1.023

03:37:12

1.0

 

DivB

2

6808

FLYING CLOUD

15:13:55

03:22:55

1.088

03:40:46

2.0

 

DivB

3

8447

MR BEAKS RIBS

15:13:07

03:20:07

1.107

03:41:32

3.0

 

DivB

4

360

PATRICE SIX

15:12:30

03:17:30

1.125

03:42:11

4.0

 

DivB

5

8975

LAST TANGO

15:15:59

03:23:59

1.095

03:43:22

5.0

 

DivB

6

7133

EUPHORIA

15:15:22

03:22:22

1.109

03:44:26

6.0

 

DivB

7

9999

ASSASSIN

15:19:36

03:28:36

1.088

03:46:57

7.0

 

DivB

8

447

QUATRE QUART

15:18:47

03:25:47

1.105

03:47:23

8.0

 

DivB

9

6870

BENNIE AND THE JETS

15:30:46

03:50:46

1.007

03:52:23

9.0

 

DivB

10

6812

PACA

15:28:47

03:43:47

1.040

03:52:44

10.0

 

DivB

DNC

5271

NOCTURNE

 

 

1.064

 

14.0

 

DivB

DNC

5995

NIPS N TUX

 

 

1.079

 

14.0

 

DivB

DNC

8008

OCCASIONAL COARSE LA

 

 

1.090

 

14.0

 

DivB

DNC

A140

ARIEL

 

 

1.045

 

14.0

 

 

DivC PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivC

1

8412

CYRENE 3

15:20:10

03:29:10

1.018

03:32:56

1.0

 

DivC

2

2001

QUETZALCOATL

15:21:42

03:30:42

1.014

03:33:39

2.0

 

DivC

3

4343

WILD ROSE

15:21:27

03:27:27

1.036

03:34:55

3.0

 

DivC

4

SYD181

ONLINE

15:26:54

03:37:54

0.999

03:37:41

4.0

 

DivC

5

MH115

BEAR NECESSITY

15:31:18

03:40:18

1.013

03:43:10

5.0

 

DivC

6

8455

EUROPA

15:30:36

03:34:36

1.052

03:45:46

6.0

 

DivC

7

RQ1123

SOLAHART-RUM JUNGLE

15:33:11

03:41:11

1.024

03:46:30

7.0

 

DivC

8

6797

HOLY COW!

15:50:24

04:10:24

0.944

03:56:23

8.0

 

DivC

DNC

4715

MARLOO

 

 

1.025

 

13.0

 

DivC

DNC

6360

INTEGRITY

 

 

0.985

 

13.0

 

DivC

DNC

6482

GAIA

 

 

1.041

 

13.0

 

DivC

DNF

89

INTO THE MYSTIC

 

 

0.971

 

10.0

 

DivC

DNF

7407

WAVE SWEEPER

 

 

0.965

 

 

Yes

 

DivD PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivD

1

MH20

THEPHILOSOPHERS CLUB

13:24:54

01:30:54

1.074

01:37:38

1.0

 

DivD

2

8035

ONE MORE-NO MORE

13:24:08

01:35:08

1.038

01:38:45

2.0

 

DivD

3

4970

AKELA

13:24:03

01:42:03

0.987

01:40:43

3.0

 

DivD

4

6223

TRIM

13:26:13

01:39:13

1.021

01:41:18

4.0

 

DivD

5

6772

LISDILLON

13:26:57

01:36:57

1.045

01:41:19

 

Yes

DivD

6

8063

EYE APPEAL

13:27:16

01:41:16

1.019

01:43:11

5.0

 

DivD

7

KA400

SCARLETT O'HARA

13:28:05

01:43:05

1.009

01:44:01

6.0

 

DivD

8

7100

M

13:27:50

01:44:50

0.998

01:44:37

7.0

 

DivD

9

5273

SOUNDTRACK

13:27:42

01:45:42

0.991

01:44:45

8.0

 

DivD

10

700

SOMMERBREEZE

13:30:13

01:44:13

1.017

01:45:59

9.0

 

DivD

11

6609

AMANTE

13:29:48

01:44:48

1.012

01:46:04

10.0

 

DivD

12

7035

BRIGUS

13:30:15

01:51:15

0.972

01:48:08

11.0

 

DivD

13

142

CROSSBOW

13:33:39

01:51:39

0.987

01:50:12

12.0

 

DivD

DNC

5331

ZIG ZAG 2

 

 

0.994

 

17.0

 

DivD

DNC

6332

RAZORS EDGE

 

 

0.992

 

17.0

 

DivD

DNC

6683

CROSSHAVEN

 

 

1.035

 

17.0

 

DivD

DNC

6935

L'ALTRA DONNA

 

 

1.054

 

17.0

 

DivD

DNC

8832

LARRIKIN

 

 

0.972

 

17.0

 

DivD

DNF

B347

SPEEDWELL

 

 

0.945

 

14.0

 

 

DivE PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivE

1

621

DEVILS LAIR

13:10:55

01:35:55

0.937

01:29:52

1.0

 

DivE

2

6696

DON'T TELL MUMM

13:15:05

01:33:05

0.985

01:31:41

2.0

 

DivE

3

AUS82

TIGGER

13:18:41

01:33:41

1.004

01:34:04

3.0

 

DivE

4

6311

ZIPPIER

13:25:47

01:23:47

1.131

01:34:46

4.0

 

DivE

5

AUS77

SHERE KHAN

13:20:10

01:35:10

1.003

01:35:27

5.0

 

DivE

6

4377

MAX

13:19:30

01:38:30

0.974

01:35:56

6.0

 

DivE

7

AUS74

SABRE

13:21:11

01:35:11

1.010

01:36:08

7.0

 

DivE

8

2608

RAPID TRANSIT

13:23:47

01:31:47

1.050

01:36:22

8.0

 

DivE

9

7017

EXCEL

13:21:59

01:36:59

1.001

01:37:05

9.0

 

DivE

10

840

YOUNGSTAR

13:21:20

01:40:20

0.978

01:38:08

10.0

 

DivE

11

6544

JET

13:27:08

01:34:08

1.062

01:39:58

11.0

 

DivE

12

8383

KRAKATOA

13:27:40

01:44:40

0.986

01:43:12

12.0

 

 

DivF PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivF

1

5436

SINEWAVE

13:10:42

01:31:42

0.924

01:24:44

1.0

 

DivF

2

9900

SUPERFINE

13:15:49

01:33:49

0.948

01:28:56

2.0

 

DivF

3

6726

SPORTS BAR

13:13:48

01:42:48

0.879

01:30:22

3.0

 

DivF

4

508

STORMY PETREL

13:15:47

01:39:47

0.908

01:30:36

4.0

 

DivF

5

5356

ILLUSION

13:18:40

01:38:40

0.935

01:32:15

 

Yes

DivF

6

SM74

PERFECT MATCH

13:22:06

01:38:06

0.959

01:34:05

5.0

 

DivF

7

6626

DOUBLE TROUBLE

13:25:28

01:36:28

0.996

01:36:05

6.0

 

DivF

8

8484

WINDFLYT

13:25:24

01:43:24

0.948

01:38:01

7.0

 

DivF

9

193

SYONARA

13:28:38

01:57:38

0.878

01:43:17

8.0

 

DivF

10

5828

KAHOONA

13:34:51

01:47:51

0.978

01:45:29

9.0

 

DivF

11

2557

WITCHDOCTOR

13:33:52

01:53:52

0.931

01:46:01

10.0

 

DivF

12

6767

BIG BLUE

13:35:16

01:50:16

0.968

01:46:44

11.0

 

DivF

13

6232

MORTGAGECHOICE RUMBA

13:44:00

01:57:00

0.978

01:54:26

12.0

 

DivF

DNC

1220

WAVE NINE

 

 

0.874

 

 

Yes

DivF

DNC

1510

VANESSA III

 

 

0.925

 

16.0

 

DivF

DNC

4896

L'EAU CO.

 

 

0.896

 

16.0

 

DivF

DNC

5796

KELLY2N

 

 

0.914

 

16.0

 

DivF

DNC

6783

BLACK PEARL

 

 

0.889

 

16.0

 

 

DivG PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivG

1

YC868

VELOCITY

13:14:47

01:39:47

0.879

01:27:43

1.0

 

DivG

2

E33

SEVENTH WAVE

13:19:14

01:44:14

0.876

01:31:18

2.0

 

DivG

3

E43

CHAMELEON

13:23:04

01:40:04

0.922

01:32:16

3.0

 

DivG

4

6862

NEW TERRITORIES

13:26:02

01:50:02

0.885

01:37:23

4.0

 

DivG

5

KA17

WALLOP

13:31:34

01:51:34

0.903

01:40:45

5.0

 

DivG

6

5861

OUTLANDISH

13:34:25

01:47:25

0.943

01:41:18

6.0

 

DivG

7

5910

ENBEEDEE

13:32:11

01:56:11

0.885

01:42:49

7.0

 

DivG

8

8150

ATTITUDE

13:35:10

01:52:10

0.921

01:43:18

8.0

 

DivG

9

544

OUT OF SIGHT

13:36:20

01:49:20

0.946

01:43:26

9.0

 

DivG

10

9201

SELKIE

13:37:46

01:55:46

0.914

01:45:49

10.0

 

DivG

11

5484

GONDWANA

13:39:03

01:55:03

0.928

01:46:46

11.0

 

DivG

12

920

LADY BUG

13:39:06

01:56:06

0.922

01:47:03

12.0

 

DivG

13

6370

YOUNG OBSESSION

13:51:06

02:10:06

0.910

01:58:24

13.0

 

DivG

DNC

3966

MARIGOT BAY

 

 

0.889

 

17.0

 

DivG

DNC

6027

REX

 

 

0.922

 

 

Yes

 

DivH PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivH

1

6677

THE HOLY GALE

13:45:47

01:51:47

0.854

01:35:28

1.0

 

DivH

2

A92

CLEWLESS ?

13:53:17

02:06:17

0.819

01:43:26

2.0

 

DivH

3

2125

SEA RUG HOO HA

13:50:24

02:17:24

0.756

01:43:52

3.0

 

DivH

4

2532

RACY LADY

14:12:13

02:24:13

0.825

01:58:59

4.0

 

DivH

5

5438

CARTWHEEL

14:53:09

03:13:09

0.784

02:31:26

5.0

 

DivH

6

1152

SPLAY

15:00:43

03:30:43

0.742

02:36:21

6.0

 

DivH

DNC

404

HORNBLOWER

 

 

0.764

 

11.0

 

DivH

DNC

6086

NONCHALANT

 

 

0.827

 

11.0

 

DivH

DNC

6659

KURRAKA

 

 

0.777

 

11.0

 

DivH

DNC

B331

BROULEE

 

 

0.891

 

11.0

 

DivH

DNF

5139

KATINKA

 

 

0.830

 

8.0

 

 

DivJ PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivJ

1

9412

SEXTANT

13:05:08

01:11:08

1.030

01:13:16

1.0

 

DivJ

2

6608

ELUSIVE

13:03:26

01:12:26

1.013

01:13:22

2.0

 

DivJ

3

7046

INKONKONI

12:59:30

01:19:30

0.925

01:13:32

3.0

 

DivJ

4

13

CAPRICE OF HUON

13:01:56

01:17:56

0.953

01:14:16

 

Yes

DivJ

5

6652

BALTIC LADY

13:04:11

01:21:11

0.946

01:16:48

4.0

 

DivJ

6

6834

CHANCELLOR

13:12:13

01:18:13

1.035

01:20:57

5.0

 

DivJ

7

129

VIVA

13:15:38

01:31:38

0.956

01:27:36

6.0

 

DivJ

DNC

248

ERICA J

 

 

0.929

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

5826

SALTSHAKER

 

 

1.058

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

6070

SYDNEY

 

 

1.275

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

6501

LAHARA II

 

 

0.979

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

6719

CMIST

 

 

1.013

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

7621

VIKING

 

 

0.953

 

10.0

 

DivJ

DNC

80808

PANACEA

 

 

0.986

 

10.0

 

 

DivK PurHC results Start : 11:30:00

Class

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

Vis

DivK

1

4960

MRX

13:18:25

01:19:25

0.953

01:15:41

1.0

 

DivK

2

4582

PRIVATEER

13:20:17

01:28:17

0.896

01:19:06

2.0

 

DivK

3

6278

CAPELLA

13:21:40

01:32:40

0.877

01:21:16

3.0

 

DivK

4

5106

ANNA

13:23:48

01:53:48

0.769

01:27:31

4.0

 

DivK

5

69200

NEMESIS

13:40:57

01:48:57

0.900

01:38:03

5.0

 

DivK

DNC

3976

GUSTO

 

 

0.805

 

9.0

 

DivK

DNC

6206

SABBATICAL

 

 

0.847

 

9.0

 

DivK

DNC

6593

LU LU BELLE

 

 

0.852

 

9.0

 


Sydney 38 Division:

Handicap results Start : 11:25:00

Place

Sail No

Boat Name

Skipper

Fin Tim

Elapsd

AHC

Cor'd T

Score

1

6492

WILD ONE

Larki Missiris

13:29:25

02:04:25

1.027

02:07:47

1.0

2

3806

LIVEWIRE

Phil Barnes

13:30:21

02:05:21

1.031

02:09:14

2.0

3

6081

NEXT

Richard Holstein

13:26:34

02:01:34

1.073

02:10:26

3.0

4

R38

OUTLAW

Alan & Tom Quick

13:27:04

02:02:04

1.089

02:12:56

4.0

5

7777

CALIBRE

Geoff Bonus

13:27:45

02:02:45

1.106

02:15:46

5.0

6

7027

THE GOAT

Bruce Foye

13:33:12

02:08:12

1.095

02:20:23

6.0

DNC

3060

THIRLMERE

S. Warneford L Jamie

 

 

1.065

 

10.0


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