2015 SA O'pen Cup - Tight at the top

by Ryan Spring on 11 Mar 2015 The 2015 SA O’pen Cup was held at Adelaide Sailing Club on the 7th-8th March in conjunction with the YSA Musto Youth Championships. The fleet of 14 brought some new faces including kids from newly contending clubs Victor Harbor and Wallaroo Sailing club.

In the youth championships, optimists (open and green fleets), O’pen BIC’s, international cadets, 420s and lasers were the competing classes while there was also a 49er and finns on the course for the weekend. Sailors had light but still competitive conditions for the weekend, which meant eight races were completed as well as the most prestigious 'Freestyle' title being hotly contended.

Young Harry Mitton took out the 2015 SA O’pen Cup Title closely followed by Peeter Kaju from Estonia. Harrison Barret made the podium in third place with some very close racing, all three athletes displaying a close level of talent with no clear winner decided until the very last race.

Harry Mitton doubled up his trophies for the weekend showing he can pull off some serious freestyle moves with his partner Xanib Bleakley, as they took out the 2015 SA O’pen Cup freestyle battle.

Adelaide Sailing club hosted yet another great Regatta, with a well organised and professional event they excelled to get in as many races as they did over the weekend. For many in the O’pen BIC fleet this was their first Regatta. With new clubs hopping on the BIC bandwagon, every week the future of world class fleet racing is mixed with an attitude of 'fun', and this bright future has certainly been secured in South Australia.

 Complete Results:

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 1 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
420	1		55232	ANYTHING GOES	Nicci Edwards	Patrick Royle	10.0	ABN	[10.0O]	1.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
420	2	1.0S	51978	SELDEN	Alex Higgins	Joal Mackenzie	15.0	ABN	3.0	[5.0]	1.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	4.0
420	3		51979	Violet Crumble	Jane Lane	Laura Groome	15.0	ABN	2.0	[4.0]	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.0
420	4		53153	RAMPAGE	Matt Meaney	Sam Magarey	16.0	ABN	1.0	2.0	5.0	4.0	1.0	[5.0]	3.0
420	5		54348	DOUBLE TROUBLE	Angus Higgins	Joshua Tonkin	30.0	ABN	[10.0O]	3.0	4.0	5.0	9.0O	4.0	5.0
420	6		52715	THE BEAST	Josh Hinks	Alexander Newman	35.0	ABN	5.0	6.0	6.0	7.0	5.0	[7.0]	6.0
420	7		47179	USER FRIENDLY	Lachlan Nairn	Matthew Van Riel	38.0	ABN	6.0	7.0	[8.0]	6.0	6.0	6.0	7.0
420	8		51384	BIG BLUE MONKEY	Xavier Agnew	Jack Agnew	42.0	ABN	4.0	8.0	7.0	[10.0C]	7.0	8.0	8.0
420	9		51288	BLACKBIRD	Aiden Scrafton	Thomas Zhu	54.0	ABN	7.0	9.0	9.0	10.0C	10.0C	[10.0F]	9.0

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 2 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
Bic	1		7283	BIG BIC	Harry Mitton		9.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	[14.0R]
Bic	2		7372	TBA	Peeter Kaju		14.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	[14.0R]
Bic	3		5052	Hazardous	Harrison Barrett		16.5	3.0	[4.0]	3.0	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.0	1.0
Bic	4		7098	TBA	Sarah Dredge		29.0	4.0	3.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	[5.0]	4.0
Bic	5		5065	TBA	Bethany Leach		43.0	7.0	7.0	4.0	6.0	8.0	7.0	4.0	[9.0]
Bic	6		7425	WOLFIE	Xanib Bleakley		51.0	5.0	6.0	8.0	8.0	14.0C	[14.0C]	7.0	3.0
Bic	7		3660	UNKNOWN	Alexander Lebedev		56.0	[14.0C]	8.0	7.0	7.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	7.0
Bic	8		7370	Sam's	Sam Pelton		57.0	6.0	5.0	6.0	5.0	14.0C	[14.0C]	11.0	10.0
Bic	9		6596	TXL	Miles Weder		61.0	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	[14.0C]	5.0	4.0	8.0	2.0
Bic	10		7305	Isabella's	Isabella Porteous		70.0	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	[14.0C]	7.0	6.0	10.0	5.0
Bic	11		7424	RILEY'S	Riley Holloway		73.0	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	[14.0C]	6.0	8.0	6.0	11.0
Bic	12		6448	Bob's	Bob White		89.0	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	11.0F	[14.0C]	8.0
Bic	13		6451	Malley's	Malley Hutchison		90.0	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	14.0C	[14.0C]	6.0

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 3 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
CadetInternational	1		9285	Uncut	Emily Patching		6.0	EXC	2.0	1.0	[2.0]	EXC	1.0	1.0	1.0
CadetInternational	2		9427	BOB	Mary Hood	Jack O'Donnell	10.0	EXC	1.0	2.0	1.0	EXC	3.0	3.0	[3.0]
CadetInternational	3		4659	RED ROCKET	Brooke Gaffney	Darcy Conry	17.0	EXC	5.0	[8.0]	4.0	EXC	2.0	4.0	2.0
CadetInternational	4		9745	Full Speed Ahead	Samuel Paynter	Gil Casanova	19.0	EXC	[7.0]	4.0	5.0	EXC	4.0	2.0	4.0
CadetInternational	5		9744	SHADOW	Madeline Harris	Cassie Paynter	25.0	EXC	6.0	3.0	3.0	EXC	[8.0]	7.0	6.0
CadetInternational	6		9749	CLOSE ENCOUNTER	Matt Sampson	Mitchell Baker	29.0	EXC	4.0	5.0	6.0	EXC	9.0	[9.0]	5.0
CadetInternational	7		9283	VELA	Isobel Royle	Marissa Hankinson	32.0	EXC	3.0	[12.0C]	8.0	EXC	5.0	8.0	8.0
CadetInternational	8		5631	SPLASH	Hannah Anspach	Alicia Gaffney	34.0	EXC	8.0	6.0	9.0	EXC	6.0	5.0	[9.0]
CadetInternational	9		9429	CHEEKY MONKEYS	Elise Franson	Jack Dretschmer	40.0	EXC	10.0	7.0	10.0	EXC	[10.0]	6.0	7.0
CadetInternational	10		9281	HIGH CALIBRE	Oliver Hankinson	Marissa Hankinson	42.0	EXC	9.0	9.0	7.0	EXC	7.0	10.0	[10.0]
CadetInternational	11		9285	UNCUT	Emily Patching	Holly Schnaars	60.0	EXC	12.0C	12.0C	12.0C	EXC	12.0C	12.0C	[12.0C]

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 4 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
Laser4.7	1		161235	PARASITE	Jackson Knoop		7.0	ABN	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	[3.0]	1.0
Laser4.7	2		203761	Pineapple Express	Oscar Mitton		12.0	ABN	3.0	[3.0]	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Laser4.7	3		190363	HIGHLY STRUNG	Ethan Clerke		14.0	ABN	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	[3.0]
Laser4.7	4		188595	Jade's	Jade Forbes		24.0	ABN	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	[4.0]
Laser4.7	5		SALAZER	SALAZER	Zali Forbes		36.0	ABN	7.0C	7.0C	5.0	7.0C	[7.0C]	5.0	5.0
Laser4.7	6		LASERDIR	Laser Direct	Zali Forbes		42.0	ABN	7.0C	7.0C	7.0C	7.0C	7.0C	7.0C	[7.0C]

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 5 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
Optimist	1		1155	DODGER	Alexander Magarey		16.0	[6.0]	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	5.0
Optimist	2		1422	Zig Zag	Ben Hinks		22.0	1.0	2.0	[12.0]	6.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	7.0
Optimist	3		1382	INFINNITY	Finn Sanderson		23.0	5.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	[6.0]	2.0	2.0
Optimist	4		1210	IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS	Celsea Higgins		28.0	[10.0]	7.0	2.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	6.0	6.0
Optimist	5	1.0S	722	TAZZIE DEVIL	Taran Sanderson		39.0	7.0	[13.0]	7.0	3.0	5.0	11.0	5.0	1.0
Optimist	6		1209	HURRICANE HARRY	Harry Higgins		39.0	3.0	9.0	3.0	[17.0]	6.0	5.0	3.0	10.0
Optimist	7		1313	SHARKY	Jonas Barrett		48.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	12.0	[15.0]	11.0
Optimist	8		1465	GLASS 1/2 FULL	Ella Konings		59.0	12.0	11.0	11.0	10.0	7.0	4.0	[12.0]	4.0
Optimist	9		355	TOUPHEN UP PRINCESS	Ruby Pike		63.0	8.0	[19.0]	14.0	9.0	8.0	7.0	9.0	8.0
Optimist	10		925	OPTIMIST	Alexi Wigglesworth		72.0	14.0	6.0	13.0	8.0	[14.0]	8.0	10.0	13.0
Optimist	11		1570	BLITZ	Maxwell Brown		78.0	[21.0C]	14.0	9.0	20.0B	11.0	14.0	7.0	3.0
Optimist	12	9.0S	1260	WORLD ON WATER	Thomas Keough		81.0	15.0	4.0	15.0	[20.0B]	12.0	13.0	13.0	9.0
Optimist	13		1125	Blue Dragon	Benjamin Newman		81.0	4.0	10.0	10.0	13.0	15.0	15.0	[19.0]	14.0
Optimist	14		1206	LIL ROCK CHICK	Madi Pike		83.0	17.0	12.0	8.0	7.0	10.0	9.0	20.0	[21.0R]
Optimist	15		1555	JACK HAMMER	Jack Higgins		96.0	13.0	8.0	16.0	11.0	[20.0]	19.0	17.0	12.0
Optimist	16		1285	RUSH	Carter Baker		97.0	9.0	18.0	6.0	12.0	18.0	18.0	[18.0]	16.0
Optimist	17		1450	SCRAPPY DOO	Austin Higgins		100.0	[18.0]	16.0	17.0	14.0	17.0	10.0	11.0	15.0
Optimist	18		839	OCEAN AMBUSH	Josh Gomez		106.0	16.0	17.0	[19.0]	15.0	16.0	17.0	8.0	17.0
Optimist	19		1214	SPLASH TEST DUMMY	Isaac Konings		111.0	11.0	15.0	18.0	16.0	19.0	[20.0]	14.0	18.0
Optimist	20		1374	PHANTOM	Tom Chambers		129.0	21.0C	21.0C	21.0C	21.0C	13.0	16.0	16.0	[21.0F]

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 6 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
OptimistGreen	1		1485	CARNAGE	Sam Aplin		9.0	ABN	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	[3.0]	1.0
OptimistGreen	2		1441	Jaws	James Wilson		16.0	ABN	[7.0]	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	4.0
OptimistGreen	3		771	SPOTO	Isabelle Chisholm		21.0	ABN	3.0	5.0	2.0	[7.0]	5.0	4.0	2.0
OptimistGreen	4		1132	NAUTICAL MYLES	Myles Wilson		24.0	ABN	1.0	3.0	4.0	6.0	4.0	[7.0]	6.0
OptimistGreen	5	1.0S	1253	SLICER	Thomas Ebourne		25.0	ABN	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	[7.0]
OptimistGreen	6		1261	CHARMANDER	Nicholas Ebourne		25.0	ABN	5.0	4.0	5.0	4.0	[6.0]	2.0	5.0
OptimistGreen	7		1442	RIPPLE	Tom Gordon		41.0	ABN	10.0C	10.0C	[10.0C]	5.0	7.0	6.0	3.0
OptimistGreen	8		12	Tank	Nick Aplin		48.0	ABN	4.0	[10.0C]	8.0F	9.0C	9.0C	9.0C	9.0C
OptimistGreen	9		1141	JAWS	James Wilson		56.0	ABN	10.0C	10.0C	[10.0C]	9.0C	9.0C	9.0C	9.0F

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 7 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
LaserRadial	1		199256	TBA	Ben Knoop		8.5	ABN	2.5	[6.0C]	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
LaserRadial	2		202899	XTREMELY GRATEFUL	Ashleigh Dyer		13.0	ABN	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	[3.0]
LaserRadial	3		196905	Luke's	Luke Stevens		16.0	ABN	[5.0]	4.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0
LaserRadial	4		193040	TBA	Cameron Forbes		23.5	ABN	2.5	3.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	[6.0]
LaserRadial	5		202847	John's	John Gordon		24.0	ABN	4.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	[5.0]
LaserRadial	6		175298	Mr Gibbs	David Williams		48.0	ABN	9.0	10.0	10.0	[11.0C]	6.0	6.0	7.0

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 8 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
Laser	1		199256	TBA	Andrew Darcy		11.0	ABN	1.0	3.0	[3.5]	3.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Laser	2		177101	Skamm	Scott Marshall		16.0	ABN	2.0	4.0	1.0	[5.0]	3.0	3.0	3.0
Laser	3		202664	Just Breathe	Sean Homan		21.0	ABN	5.0	1.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	[8.0]	2.0
Laser	4		194932	Andy's	Andy Dyer		22.0	ABN	3.0	2.0	2.0	[7.0]	6.0	4.0	5.0
Laser	5		193012	Inshallah	Mitchell Lowe		24.0	ABN	8.0	[8.0]	6.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	6.0
LaserRadial	6		202870	Mark's	Mark Forbes		28.0	ABN	6.0	6.0	[8.0]	2.0	7.0	5.0	2.0
Laser	7		180037	Shaman	Juha Vanhakartano		30.5	ABN	7.0	5.0	3.5	6.0	5.0	[7.0]	4.0
Laser	8		181894	TBA	Rob Hudan		48.0	ABN	4.0	7.0	7.0	10.0C	10.0C	10.0C	[10.0C]
Laser	9		193133	Mairead	Steve Sampson		57.0	ABN	[12.0C]	9.0	9.0	11.0C	10.0C	10.0C	8.0
Laser	10		1	Josh's	Josh Carr		58.0	ABN	12.0C	12.0C	[12.0C]	11.0C	10.0C	6.0	7.0

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 9 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class	Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Crew	Sers Score	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
Finn	1	7R	243	Moby	Neville Wild		11.0	ABN	4.0	[5.0]	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
Finn	2		8	Dark Secret	Dirk Seret		11.0	ABN	[5.0]	1.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Finn	3	2.0S	9	John	John Shelley		20.0	ABN	[6.0]	2.0	5.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.0
Finn	4		252	Mulga Bill	Danny Parkinson		20.0	ABN	3.0	3.0	4.0	[5.0]	4.0	3.0	3.0
Finn	5		264	Roller Coaster	Aaron Heritage		24.0	ABN	1.0	4.0	3.0	[7.0C]	6.0	5.0	5.0
Finn	6		273	Zest	Nick Patterson		28.0	ABN	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.0	5.0	6.0	[6.0]

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 10 up to Race 8 (Drops = 1)

Class

Place

Ties

Sail No

Boat Name

Skipper

Crew

Sers Score

Race 8

Race 7

Race 6

Race 5

Race 4

Race 3

Race 2

Race 1

OkDinghy

1

640

TBA

Mark Roberts

6.0

ABN

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

[1.0]

OkDinghy

2

762

Ted

Mark Roberts

20.0

ABN

4.0C

4.0C

4.0C

[4.0C]

3.0F

2.0

3.0C

OkDinghy

3

754

Danish Blue

Brent Williams

23.0

ABN

4.0C

4.0C

4.0C

4.0C

4.0C

[4.0C]

3.0C

Series Results [Class ET] for Division 11 up to Race 8

Class

Place

Ties

Sail No

Boat Name

Skipper

Crew

Sers Score

Race 8

Race 7

Race 6

Race 5

Race 4

Race 3

Race 2

Race 1

49Er

1

082

TBA

Luke Hookings

Andre McPherson

0.0

ABN

EXC

EXC

EXC

EXC

EXC

EXC

EXC