Soho Lawyers Australian Contender Championship at McCrae Yacht Club

by Jane Moffat 19 Jan 2018 23:46 PST 16-18 January 2018

Soho Lawyers Australian Contender Championship 2018 © VR Sport Media

Soho Lawyers Australian Contender Championship 2018 at McCrae Yacht Club © VR Sport Media

Jason Beebe wins the Soho Lawyers Australian Contender Championship 2018 © VR Sport Media

The Melbourne weather played games with competitors in the 2018 Soho Lawyers Australian International Contender Championship.

With rising temperatures and light winds the first couple of days proved tricky and race 1 saw some of the hot favourites further down the leader board than expected. Mark Bulka (AUS 2457) finished ninth and Simon Mussell (GBR 2420) was black flagged. Mussell finished the championship.

Races three and four saw an equally mixed set of results, Bulka finishing 19th and previous World Champion Jono Neate (AUS 2652) 20th. This championship was a warm up to the Worlds with everybody stretching their legs and getting used to the conditions and by the end the names at the top of the leader board were more who you would expect to see. However Bulka's prediction that newcomer to the class Scott Cunningham (AUS 2571) would be one to watch and be challenging for a podium position appears to be coming to fruition, with Cunningham finishing fourth.

Current World Champion Jason Beebe (AUS 2482) showed why he is the man to beat, a consistent score line, apart from one blip, took the Australian title finishing on 12 points.

With the Melbourne weather looking more settled for the week after a blistering 40+ degrees followed by a cool change on Saturday, the cool southerly breeze looks to hold with forecasts of between 10–20 knots for the afternoon each day.

The Aussies dominated the top places in the championships but there's all to play for next week, it's going to be close with 90 boats and 6 World Champions on the course, don't miss a minute.

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Skipper	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	AUS 2482	Jason Beebe	RQYS	3	1	‑24	5	1	2	12
2	AUS 2652	Jono Neate	Mornington YC	5	2	6	‑20	3	1	17
3	AUS 2457	Mark Bulka	McCrae YC	9	6	1	‑19	2	3	21
4	AUS 2571	Scott Cunningham	McCrae YC	4	3	4	16	11	(DNF)	38
5	AUS 2408	Jan Scholten	Avalon SC	7	22	‑30	3	7	4	43
6	AUS 2575	Dan Kohlman	McCrae YC	10	11	7	11	9	‑13	48
7	GER 551	Christoph Homeier	SVGO	2	4	8	25	‑31	10	49
8	AUS 2237	Simon Barwood	RFBYC	1	12	13	‑36	21	8	55
9	AUS 2578	Andre Webster	Canberra YC	8	10	20	12	‑38	7	57
10	ITA 11	Andrea Bonezzi	SCM	6	9	14	15	‑53	25	69
11	AUS 2502	Anthony Nash	Davey's Bay YC	‑35	28	2	4	17	23	74
12	NED 2582	Rene Heynen	Maas en Roer	21	17	5	‑52	19	12	74
13	AUS 2468	Callum Burns	Blairgowrie YS	20	7	23	9	‑37	17	76
14	ITA 2561	Antonio Lambertini	YCD	‑30	24	3	22	15	14	78
15	GBR 2572	Ed Presley	Cotswold SC	13	16	‑39	17	23	11	80
16	AUS 2670	Matt Mulder	Balmoral SC	11	14	‑28	28	10	18	81
17	ITA 40	Luca Bonezzi	Canottieri Mincio Mantova	32	27	16	‑44	4	9	88
18	AUS 2204	Michael Macdonald	McCrae YC	29	19	11	23	‑35	15	97
19	AUS 2320	Chris Jones	Royal Geelong YC	14	32	10	2	41	(DNC)	99
20	AUS 2650	Steven Johannessen	McCrae YC	42	8	17	6	‑49	28	101
21	AUS 2380	Geoff Fisher	DPSS	28	25	31	21	6	(DNC)	111
22	GBR 716	Richard Franks	Weston SC	‑46	31	37	14	13	21	116
23	AUS 2565	John Lindholm	Blairgowie YS	17	36	‑53	27	33	5	118
24	GER 2438	Markus Maisenbacher	Wassersportverein Hemelingen	18	47	(DNS)	43	5	6	119
25	GER 2527	Dirk Mueller	SKWB	12	18	33	‑50	32	34	129
26	AUS 2560	Jeff Owen	McCrae YC	39	13	12	30	‑45	36	130
27	GER 2400	Thomas Wieting	WVH Wassersportverein Hemelingen	25	38	(DNS)	34	22	16	135
28	AUS 2518	Joseph Randall	McCrae YC	38	(BFD)	51	18	8	27	142
29	GBR 630	James Spikesley	Netley SC	33	45	27	1	‑47	38	144
30	GBR 678	Tommy Hooton	Burton SC	23	20	(OCS)	SCP	12	29	144
31	AUS 2174	Mathew Vandervoort	Teralba SC	40	44	21	29	14	‑46	148
32	AUS 2577	Paul Cohen	Canberra YC	16	(DNF)	15	49	36	40	156
33	AUS 2600	Steve Wilson	Royal Queensland YS	43	23	34	(UFD)	25	31	156
34	SUI 92	Jacqueline Rufenacht	Thunersee YC	‑62	55	9	31	42	24	161
35	AUS 2681	Thomas Vincent	McCrae YC	19	(DNF)	46	61	18	19	163
36	AUS 2263	Richard Batten	Mudeford SC	22	29	26	46	‑55	42	165
37	AUS 2680	Lindsay Irwin	Black Rock YC	26	42	49	24	24	(BFD)	165
38	AUS 2530	Iain Larkins	ROYAL FRESHWATER BAY YC	27	21	47	26	‑54	50	171
39	GBR 2449	Rob Smith	Castle Cove SC	34	30	38	‑67	51	20	173
40	GBR 712	Rodger White	King George SC	56	(DNF)	19	54	26	22	177
41	GBR 2439	Gary Langdown	Highcliffe SC	15	15	25	45	(UFD)	BFD	180
42	AUS 2651	Dean Taylor	Blairgowrie YS	24	41	‑61	39	28	49	181
43	GBR 2420	Simon Mussell	Highcliffe SC	(UFD)	5	48	33	20	DNC	186
44	AUS 2437	Scott Munro	McCrae YC	36	33	‑68	53	44	30	196
45	AUS 2349	Stephen Ianna	Teralba Amateur SC	50	43	40	8	‑65	56	197
46	AUS 2517	Jonathan Vandervoort	Teralba Amateur SC	53	54	35	‑57	29	26	197
47	AUS 2666	Michael Hughes	McCrae YC	45	46	‑59	51	16	41	199
48	AUS 2284	Darrell Faulkner	Frankston YC	31	26	‑58	41	56	45	199
49	AUS 2614	Rob Stenta	M16FSSC	41	34	42	‑55	39	44	200
50	AUS 2360	Scott Watson	McCrae YC	37	53	22	37.5	52	‑58	201.5
51	AUS 3	John McLean	Darling Point SS	48	37	36	‑65	46	35	202
52	AUS 1753	Thomas Young	Canberra YC	(DNF)	40	18	60	60	32	210
53	AUS 2411	Andrew Churcher	McCrae YC	(UFD)	48	52	7	59	52	218
54	AUS 2136	Ian Bowman	RQYS	(DNF)	50	55	47	27	39	218
55	AUS 2142	Tim Dorning	Blairgowrie YS	49	60	50	40	30	(BFD)	229
56	AUS 2668	Jonathan Harding	Blairgowrie YS	55	39	63	10	63	(DNC)	230
57	AUS 2562	Andrew Butler	Royal Geelong YC	52	‑59	57	35	48	43	235
58	AUS 2375	Garrath James	Blairgowrie YS	57	(DNF)	56	42	58	33	246
59	AUS 2665	Paul Wilson	BYS	(DNF)	DNF	29	32	50	61	252
60	AUS 1483	Andrew Chisholm	B and SYC	(DNC)	DNC	44	58	34	37	253
61	AUS 2617	Matthew Triglone	Manly SC	51	58	54	37.5	‑66	53	253.5
62	AUS 2208	Pat Moore	Somers YC	‑65	49	62	48	43	55	257
63	GBR 2522	Chris Boshier	Thorpe Bay YC	44	(DNF)	41	13	DNC	DNC	258
64	AUS 2441	Ian Kirkwood	BSYC	58	52	45	‑68	57	51	263
65	AUS 2178	David Cunningham	McCrae YC	66	(DNF)	72	64	40	48	290
66	AUS 226	Glenn Dalton	Humpybong YC	64	51	65	‑70	67	47	294
67	GBR 666	Bill Hooton	Burton SC	63	35	43	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	301
68	AUS 2167	Toby Bath	McCrae YC	(DNF)	57	67	63	68	57	312
69	AUS 2678	Michael Vandenberg	Somers YC	SCP	61	32	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	316
70	CAN 2525	Stephanie Mah	Outer Harbour Centreboard Club	61	(DNF)	60	59	64	DNC	324
71	AUS 2165	Sian Harding	Blairgowrie YS	(DNF)	DNF	70	66	61	54	331
72	AUS 2649	Neil Whitaker	McCrae YC	67	(DNF)	69	71	69	60	336
73	AUS 2616	Adrian Mulcahy	Blairgowrie YS	(DNF)	DNC	64	69	70	59	342
74	NED 2637	Cees de Gruijter	GWV de Vrijbuiter	47	56	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	343
75	NED 2630	Pim Langendijk	WV Braassemermeer	54	(DNC)	DNF	72	62	DNC	348
76	AUS 2542	Chris Batty	Blairgowrie YS	60	62	66	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	348
77	AUS 1246	Mark Young	Canberra YC	(DNF)	DNF	71	SCP	71	62	350
78	AUS 1752	Ned Lindholm	Blairgowie YS	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	400
79	NED 2	Mark Thorborg	KMJC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	400