Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship at Bayview Yacht Racing Association

by Hugh Stodart 13 Nov 2020 02:51 PST 7-8 November 2020

Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship © Mel Yeomans

The Flying11s finally got their regatta season under way on the weekend of 7 and 8 November with the first round of the Allen NSW State Championships held at BYRA on Pittwater.

A fresh southerly prevailed for the first two races on the Saturday and there were plenty of capsizes and gear breakages between wild rides. Bailey James and Connor Radford from Belmont dominated the day with two wins in extraordinary circumstances. They dropped their rig after the first race due to a broken side stay fitting, but managed to find a replacement fitting and re-rig in time for the second race.

Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship - photo © Mel Yeomans

Sunday saw three races in lighter and very shifty conditions which placed a premium on good strategy. The different conditions saw a mixed bag of results on the day with wins going to Aimee Galloway and Bella Divola (Manly 16s) and Sam Stodart and Ash Napper (Manly 16s). There ended up being very little difference between the top 5 boats so there will be plenty of interest for round 2 at Lake Illawarra in February.

The Flying 11 will be a class familiar to most in the Australian sailing community. As a boat for young teenagers to refine their boat handling and racing skills it is without peer. Young sailors get the opportunity to learn spinnaker craft, have great rides and make lifelong friendships.

Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship - photo © Mel Yeomans

The current generation of sailors can be inspired by the outstanding range of champions that laid foundations for exceptional sailing careers by sailing Flying 11s. The list is long, but includes Malcolm Page (2x Olympic Gold Medalist), Nathan Outteridge (Olympic Gold Medalist), Lisa Darmanin (Olympic Silver Medalist), Michael Coxon (Skiff Legend), 3 generations of Barnabas skiff legends and James Spithill (America's Cup Winner).

This year the National Titles for the class will be held at Belmont on Lake Macquarie NSW in January. Given the shortage of National Championships being held over Christmas this year the Flying 11s will welcome sailors from other classes who want to try their hands at sailing an exciting double handed boat with a spinnaker. There are plenty of boats around and some available for charter so contact the association via if you are interested.

Allen Flying 11 NSW State Championship - photo © Mel Yeomans

The Flying 11s are very lucky to have great supporters of the class with Allen sponsoring both the Nationals and the States. Liros Ropes and Vaikobi are on board as day sponsors for both regattas as well.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	1408	1408	Aimee Gallaway	Bella Divola	M16SSC	6	4	6	1	6	23
2	1399	Nomad	Luke Sullivan	Taj Waters	Belmont 16s	3	2	8	8	3	24
3	1363	Knot Shore	James Hopkins	Tom Cameron	M16SSC	2	5	3	7	7	24
4	1383	The Muppets	Sam Stoddart	Ash Napper	M16SSC	8	6	1	12	1	28
5	1384	Don't Worry	Bailey James	Connor Radford	Belmont 16s	1	1	14	13	4	33
6	1263	Oscar	Hugh Skeen	Byron Lowe	HKSC	13	8	11	3	8	43
7	1404	Schmick	Georgia Steenson	Jadon Morris	Belmont 16s	4	10	7	21	5	47
8	1407	Flying Star II	Sebastian Spencer	Christian Spencer	Belmont 16s	12	15	5	16	2	50
9	1402	Dirty Rat	Liam Karunaratne	Ben Milham	M16SSC	5	24	2	5	16	52
10	1393	Waverunner	David Tulk	Alex Baldi	M16SSC	9	9	4	10	22	54
11	1396	Flying Bye	Callum Marsh	Taylah James	Belmont 16s	19	3	13	17	11	63
12	1389	Mojo	Peggy Stanbury	Caitlin Edwards	MH16SSC	10	7	22	14	15	68
13	1397	Artemis	Theo Franklin	Chloe Franklin	M16SSC	17	11	24	9	13	74
14	1406	Fangin	Sophie Hart	Abigail Rolfe	M16SSC	26	17	10	4	21	78
15	1388	Zephyr	Kye Rivers	Jacob West	GSC	27	26	9	6	10	78
16	1386	Aerolus	Andrew de Montfort	Lucas Rolfe	M16SSC	30	14	17	2	18	81
17	1333	Sudden Impact	Jamie Dobinson	Rupert Hickey	Belmont 16s	7	12	21	35	17	92
18	1339	Luff Me Knot	Isabella Armitstead	Emily Armitstead	LC12ftSSC	15	22	20	25	14	96
19	1373	Hammer Time	Luca Dawson	Mackenzie Patterson	Belmont 16s	16	21	19	18	26	100
20	1338	Brace	Coby Napper	Thomas Milham	M16SSC	23	18	18	24	19	102
21	1265	Tom	Jemma Hopkins	Joe Mills	M16SSC	11	19	OCS	15	12	105
22	1336	Hydromatic	Mackenzie Mayne	Sean McKeon	LC12ftSSC	20	16	25	20	29	110
23	1353	Flying Hellfish	Lily Springett	Lucile Thompson	M16SSC	24	13	28	19	37	121
24	1392	Gary	Noah Steenson	Ryan Morris	Belmont 16s	21	25	23	30	23	122
25	1366	Protagonist	Max Nearn	Zac Golovsky	VA12ftSSC	25	SRS	15	32	20	127
26	1331	General Lee	Banjo Nicholson	Bella Jones	Belmont 16s	DNF	DNS	12	11	9	128
27	1372	Phoenix	Thomas Meacock	Zara Wyatt	HKSC	18	31	27	23	30	129
28	1403	Shotgun	Jack O'Loughlin	Sol Golovsky	VA12ftSSC	14	27	33	29	33	136
29	1323	Up In Flames	Isaac Robbins	Cooper Lowe	HKSC	22	30	26	33	27	138
30	1395	Airborne	Zackary Wyatt	Aodhan Dorgan	HKSC	DNS	23	16	22	32	141
31	1359	Kick It & Rip It	Max Nathans	Are Lynden‑Bell	MH16SSC	SRS	33	29	26	24	145
32	1357	Speedy	Jake Bentley	Harrison Thomas	M16SSC	28	20	OCS	28	25	149
33	1284	Enigma	Pablo Ducarme	Peter Rowe	GSC	SRS	32	30	27	31	153
34	1369	Raptor	Ollie Barrett	Eben Brownlow‑Davies	HKSC	SRS	SRS	32	36	28	164
35	1308	Snowstorm	Samantha Pollett	Jack Pinter	NSW	31	34	35	31	34	165
36	1394	Bandit	Jamie Bando	Isabella Badger	VA12ftSSC	29	28	36	37	36	166
37	1387	Marvellous	Sophia Ugarte	Emma Badger	VA12ftSSC	SRS	SRS	31	41	35	175
38	1364	Dynamite	Sara Coates	Peggy Rowlinson	M16SSC	SRS	SRS	38	34	38	178
39	1356	Pure Blonde	Wilhem Schlipalius	Jaden Kelly	M16SSC	SRS	SRS	34	38	41	181
40	1390	Intrepid	Ziggy Ewart	Riley Armstrong	QLSC	32	29	DNS	DNS	DNS	205
41	1279	The Ritual	Rose Boyce	Max Chapman	NSC	SRS	DNS	OCS	40	40	209
42	1261	Now What	Orlando Sadlik	Lola Sadlik	BYRA	DNS	DNS	39	39	39	213
43	1312	Flying Llama	Joe Pettigrew	Tom Morgan	M16SSC	DNF	DNS	37	SRS	DNF	223
44	1274	In Good Nick	Monique Wacher	Ava Kosi	NSC	DNF	DNS	40	42	DNF	226
45	1250	Redback	Sophie Moore	Alex Donnelly	NSC	DNF	SRS	DNS	DNS	DNS	227
46	1189	Olympus	Nicholas Brown	Rigel Inglis	MH16SSC	DNS	DNS	SRS	SRS	DNF	228
47	1347	Virevolver	Madeleine Phillips	Dilan Bate	M16SSC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNS	DNC	240