2014 Ronstan Tasar Victorian Championships at Westernport Yacht Club

by Chris Payne 11 Mar 2014 00:26 PDT 8-10 March 2014

Close mark rounding for top 3 boats in heat 3 of the 2014 Ronstan Tasar Victorian Championships © Rohan Cantley Smith

A fleet of 39 Tasars entered for the 2014 Ronstan Tasar Victorian Championships sailed at Westernport Yacht Club, Balnarring, for what turned out to be a super Tasar state titles.

The forecast was for high twenty and low 30 degrees and light winds, but luckily the forecasters got it slightly wrong. The temperatures were correct, but we managed to get a good mix of wind to make sure everyone had "their" conditions.

The first day was sailed in a predominately easterly breeze with the first race in about 8 knots, but heat 2 and 3 in mid teens. The Doppio boys have had a successful year sailing with Peter Hackett skippering and Chris Dance crewing, but decided to swap for this regatta. This new arrangement saw them with two firsts and a third to take the regatta by the scruff of the neck.

Day 2 was a more variable day with an offshore Northerly blowing from 6-15 knots. Although quite light at times, still saw some great reaches for everyone to stretch their legs. The old "Grand Masters" and current National Champions, Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway came back with two firsts and a second to finish the day with a 4 point lead. Newly weds Peter Ellis and Charlotte Birbeck also were on the move with a big win and a second, to sit equal with the Doppio boys.

Day 3 started off interestingly with a variety of wind forecasts, but the fleet were greeted by 25 knots from the North. With some damaged boats, and some boats heading to Tasmania, the PRO sent the fleet in. After waiting on shore the breeze dropped and came around to the South at 15 knots, enabling the PRO to get only one of the two races scheduled. Chris and Peter had a great start and led around the first mark with the Ridgways in close pursuit with Micah Shuwalow/Kaye Goss and Mark Tonner Joyce/ Monica Tonner. Chris and Peter tried to slow the Ridgways down to try and get a few more boats between them, but were unable to achieve their aim, allowing the Ridgways to reclaim their state championships (and the Grand Masters trophy).

The top three boats sailed extremely well, and had quite a points advantage on the rest of the fleet, but the Ridgways showed a little more class to always be in the top few and thoroughly deserved the win. The fleet of 39 entries, included a number of newcomers, some of which sailed extremely well in their first Tasar regatta.

A big thank you to Ronstan as the major sponsor, and Felco as a sponsor, and also to Western Port Yacht Club and the PRO, Cameron Cantley Smith, who put in a huge effort to make the regatta the huge success it was.

All eyes are now firmly on the 2015 World Championships at Busselton, Western Australia www.tasar2015.com

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	2871	Ridgididge	P Ridgway	B Ridgway	SYC	[6]	2	3	2	1	1	3	12
2	2858	Doppio	C Dance	P Hackett	BRYC	3	1	1	3	[5]	5	1	14
3	2891	Poms Away	P Ellis	C Birbeck	SYC	5	3	2	1	6	2	[10]	19
4	2883	SMAC	H Mcfarlane	C Payne	SYC	1	11	5	4	3	[15]	4	28
5	2703	Pocket Rocket	M Shuwalow	K Goss	SYC	7	5	[8]	6	2	4	5	29
6	2905	Trace Aliment	A Murray	D Eger	SYC	[20]	4	4	5	4	13	11	41
7	2237	Dodgy Element	S Bly	C Davies	Somers YC	15	9	10	8	[16]	7	7	56
8	2823	High Heels & Sneaker	M Tonner Joyce	M Tonner	SYC	8	[40O]	9	16	9	16	2	60
9	2778	Naaid	S Rose	K Schrank	?	[40O]	12	13	10	8	11	9	63
10	2788	Windfix	R Martin	N Martin	Safety Beach	2	8	17	[18]	15	14	8	64
11	2760	Maybe	A Riley	E Riley	McCrae YC	13	[21]	7	9	17	8	13	67
12	2769	The Antz Pantz	T Creak	J Creak	RGYC	4	15	16	7	20	6	[40O]	68
12	846	Waimukabout	J Ross	J Bange	McCrae YC	[17]	6	12	11	12	12	15	68
14	2854	Water Rat	C Pedicini	A Nutting	Westernport	9	17	14	13	[24]	10	14	77
15	2142	Shearwater	J Elmslie	D Elmslie	MSC	[40O]	19	11	15	19	3	24	91
16	2924	Loddon Calling	C Thompson	L Thompson	Cairn Curran	12	14	15	12	18	[25]	21	92
16	1663	Clairebouyant	C Gurney	T Ottaway	Somers YC	10	18	[40C]	17	14	21	12	92
18	787	Gone Feral	C Thompson	D Apthorp	Canberra	11	[23]	18	20	10	18	16	93
19	2772	Well Heeled	R Gilpin	S Dulaney	Chelsea	14	16	20	[23]	11	22	18	101
20	2664	4U	D Bretherton	P Pedicini	Chelsea	[40O]	10	25	14	7	40O	6	102
21	2910	Helter Skelter	D Elmslie	A Elmslie	MSC/SYC	[40O]	7	6	24	25	27	17	106
22	2656	Ultra Violet	M Sandiford	J Briggs	Somers YC	18	20	[31.5]	19	13	17	25	112
23	2548	Guns Blazing	T Narborough	M Parry	CSC	19	25	23	[31]	21	9	20	117
24	2923	The Dark Side	M Vanderberg	W Wilson	Somers YC	25	13	21	21	22	19	[40S]	121
25	2642	Ze Shed	B Vinot	K Vinot	HSC	21	34	19	25	[35]	20	23	142
26	2198	TOFS	R Briggs	W Haynes	Somers YC	[31]	22	29	29	30	28	19	157
26	1775	Just a Faze	S Austin	D Wilson	Somers YC	16	29	30	35	23	24	[40S]	157
26	2742	Hydrofobik	R Miles	D Webber	MSC	22	30	27	22	27	29	[40S]	157
29	2585	Private & Confident	G White	M White	Rosebud YC	23	27	22	33	29	26	[40S]	160
29	2851	Edge Off	C Shepherd	J Kidd	Altona YC	27	26	26	30	[34]	23	28	160
31	1829	White Noize	J Close	E Close	SYC	29	24	31.5	32	26	[40O]	22	164.5
32	2798	Me'nTone	T Hammond	D Canta	Mordialloc SC	26	[35]	24	27	28	34	26	165
33	2789	Ice Cube	I Scholes	D Canta	MSC	28	33	[40O]	26	33	31	27	178
34	2796	Sirroco	P Collins	R Collins	MSC	24	32	33	28	31	32	[40S]	180
35	2864	The Grey Ghost	W Ward	M Scully	AWYC	30	31	34	34	[36]	30	29	188
36	1850	Note Pad	P Drury	L Drury	Lysterfield SC	33	37	35	36	32	33	[40S]	206
37	2180	Indecision	S Humphrey	R Manning	Lysterfield SC	32	28	28	[40S]	40S	40S	40S	208
38	2781	Slippery When Wet	B Carter	P Carter	Safety Beach	34	36	[40C]	40F	40S	40S	40S	230
39	2856	Fearless Frog	L Labat	M Labat	PMYC	[40C]	40C	40C	40C	40S	40S	40S	240