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100th Australian 18 Footers Championship on Sydney Harbour Overall

by Frank Quealey 13 Feb 2022 01:01 PST 5,6,7 & 13 February 2022

The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton became a deserved winner of the 2021-22 100th Australian 18 Footer Championship which concluded on Sydney Harbour today.

With three wins, a second and two thirds from the seven races, Andoo finished the championship with a total of 14 points, followed by Smeg (Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge, Zac Barnabas) on 22 points and Noakesailing (Sean Langman, Ed Powys, Josh Porebski) on 33 points.

Defending champion Tech2 (Jack Macartney) finished in fourth place on 37 points, followed by Finport Finance (Keagan York) on 41 points and Lazarus Capital Partners (Marcus Ashley-Jones) on 43 points.

Today's racing was split into two distinctive races with the first (Race 6) sailed in a patchy NE breeze and the latter, Race 7, in a much steadier breeze.

The defending champion Tech2 team (Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt, Lewis Brake) took out Race 6 with an outstanding performance which resulted in a 2m9s victory over The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines (Aron Everett, John Cooley, Charlie Gundy) with Smeg a further 14s back in third place.

In a tight finish Shaw and Partners Financial Services (Steve Thomas) came home in fourth place, ahead of Andoo and Ilve (Jono Whitty).

Macartney and his team grabbed the lead mid-way up the first beat when they elected to go to the RHS of the course north of Rose Bay and picked up a favourable breeze which enabled Tech2 to lead narrowly from from Shaw & Partners, Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price) and Yandoo (John Winning).

Tech2's downwind speed and the team's decision to go back to the same side of the course which gave it the lead was a winner and Tech2 totally dominated the rest of the race to score an easy victory.

The breeze was more settled and definitely a little fresher as the final race got away with Andoo and Tech2 immediately going into a match race style contest in a pre-start jostle, then up the first windward leg.

Jarvin and his team then elected to go to the northern shore (LHS of the course) as they did in the previous race while Macartney and his team repeated their earlier race decision and went to the right.

This time, the LHS was far more successful and Ilve led at the top mark from Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings), Noakesailing, Andoo, Finport Finance and Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis).

Ilve and Balmain Slake continued to lead the fleet back down the harbour to the bottom mark north of Clark Island before a gear failure to Ilve saw the team forced to retire, leaving Balmain Slake a narrow leader over Noakesailing, Andoo, Finport Finance, Smeg and Fisher & Paykel.

A problem for the Balmain Slake team on the spinnaker drop cost it the lead and a good battle developed between Noakesailing and Finport Finance over the entire final lap of the course.

With only 200 metres left on the course it appeared that the Sean Langman-led Noakesailing would be the winner before a wonderful finishing burst by Finport Finance, gave Keagan York and his team its best result of the season when they crossed just 1s ahead of Noakesailing.

Andoo finished another 11s back in third place, which was enough to give the team its championship victory.

In yet another tight finish, Smeg finished fourth ahead of Lazarus Capital Partners and Balmain Slake.

Next Sunday is the last race of the Club Championship. Spectators can follow the racing on board the club's spectator ferry on Sunday February 13, however due to the Covid policy, numbers are limited. Booking online through the club's website www.18footers.com is essential. www.18footers.com.au/18-footers-sailing/spectator-ferry

For those unable to make it out onto the water, the club's Sail Media live-as-it-happens broadcast team will be on Sydney Harbour each day to capture all the action. Live streaming is available at www.18footers.com by clicking on the '18 Footers TV' link.

DON'T FORGET: The 2022 JJ Giltinan Championship will be sailed on Sydney Harbour, from March 5-13.

Race 6 Results:

PosBoat NameFinishElapsedHandicapCorrectedCorrected Pos
1Tech2 (Jack Macartney / Charlie Wyatt / Lewis Brake)15:38:3300:53:33000:53:333
2The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (Aron Everett / John Cooley / Charlie Gundy)15:40:4200:55:42200:53:424
3Smeg (Michael Coxon / Ricky Bridge / Zac Barnabas)15:40:5600:55:56200:53:565
4Shaw & Partners Financial Services (Steve Thomas / Lindsay Stead / Tom Quigley)15:41:1800:56:18300:53:182
5Andoo (Seve Jarvin / Matt Stenta / Sam Newton)15:41:2400:56:24000:56:248
6Ilve (Jono Whittu / Lachlan Doyle / John Walton)15:41:3900:56:39400:52:391
7Noakesailing (Sean Langman / Ed Powys / Josh Porebski)15:43:3000:58:30100:57:3015
8Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price / Josh McKnight / Harry Hall)15:43:3900:58:39200:56:3910
9Finport Finance (Keagan York / Bryce Edwards / Phill Marshall)15:43:4500:58:45300:55:457
10Yandoo (John Winning Snr / Fang Warren / Mike Kennedy)15:44:4200:59:42200:57:4216
11Burrawang‑Young Henrys (Simon Nearn / Rory Cox / Brandon Buyink)15:45:2401:00:24400:56:248
12Lazarus Capital Partners (Marcus Ashley Jones / Jeronimo Harrison / Cam Gundy)15:45:3601:00:36200:58:3618
13Appliances Online (Alex Marinelli / Darcy McCraken / Tyler Creevey)15:45:3701:00:37500:55:376
14Noakes Blue (Yvette Heritage / Tom Clout / James Turner)15:46:4601:01:46500:56:4611
15Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis / Sam Monkhouse / Nathan Edwards )15:46:4901:01:49300:58:4919
1618 Footers Bar and Restaurant (Pedro Vozone / Cam Walker / Paddy Bannon)15:47:0201:02:02500:57:0212
17Birkenhead Point Marina (Tim Westwood / Will Dargaville / Alex Chittenden)15:47:0601:02:06500:57:0613
18The Kitchen Maker/ Ceasarstone (Lachlan Steel / Jerome Watts / Matt Doyle)15:47:0801:02:08500:57:0814
19Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings / George Richardson / Flynn Twomey)15:47:1101:02:11400:58:1117
20Lazarus Development (Hugo Stoner / Hugo Leeming / Alex Watson)15:51:3501:06:35501:01:3520
DNCC‑Tech QLD (David Hayter / Ben Roxburgh / Elliot Mahar)     
DNCNoakes Youth (Tom Cunich / Fynn Sprott / Felix Daverio)     
DNCQueenslander (Josh Sloman / George Morton / Angus Barker)     

Race 7 Results:

PosBoat NameFinishElapsedHandicapCorrectedCorrected Pos
2Finport Finance (Keagan York / Bryce Edwards / Phill Marshall)16:55:3100:46:31300:43:313
4Noakesailing (Sean Langman / Ed Powys / Josh Porebski)16:55:3200:46:32100:45:327
6Andoo (Seve Jarvin / Matt Stenta / Sam Newton)16:55:4300:46:43000:46:4311
8Smeg (Michael Coxon / Ricky Bridge / Zac Barnabas)16:56:0200:47:02200:45:025
10Lazarus Capital Partners (Marcus Ashley Jones / Jeronimo Harrison / Cam Gundy)16:56:0600:47:06200:45:066
12Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings / George Richardson / Flynn Twomey)16:56:2500:47:25400:43:251
14Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis / Sam Monkhouse / Nathan Edwards )16:56:3500:47:35300:44:354
16Appliances Online (Alex Marinelli / Darcy McCraken / Tyler Creevey)16:57:2700:48:27500:43:272
18Yandoo (John Winning Snr / Fang Warren / Mike Kennedy)16:57:3100:48:31200:46:319
20Shaw & Partners Financial Services (Steve Thomas / Lindsay Stead / Tom Quigley)16:58:1000:49:10300:46:108
22Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price / Josh McKnight / Harry Hall)16:58:3900:49:39200:47:3913
24Tech2 (Jack Macartney / Charlie Wyatt / Lewis Brake)16:59:1800:50:18000:50:1817
26Noakes Blue (Yvette Heritage / Tom Clout / James Turner)17:00:3100:51:31500:46:319
28The Kitchen Maker/ Ceasarstone (Lachlan Steel / Jerome Watts / Matt Doyle)17:00:5200:51:52500:46:5212
30Burrawang‑Young Henrys (Simon Nearn / Rory Cox / Brandon Buyink)17:01:4300:52:43400:48:4316
32The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (Aron Everett / John Cooley / Charlie Gundy)17:01:5000:52:50200:50:5018
3418 Footers Bar and Restaurant (Pedro Vozone / Cam Walker / Paddy Bannon)17:02:0800:53:08500:48:0814
36Birkenhead Point Marina (Tim Westwood / Will Dargaville / Alex Chittenden)17:02:2900:53:29500:48:2915
DNFIlve (Jono Whitty Lachlan Doyle / John Walton)     
DNFLazarus Development (Hugo Stoner / Hugo Leeming / Alex Watson)     
DNCC‑Tech QLD (David Hayter / Ben Roxburgh / Elliot Mahar)     
DNCNoakes Youth (Tom Cunich / Fynn Sprott / Felix Daverio)     
DNCQueenslander (Josh Sloman / George Morton / Angus Barker)     

Overall Results:

PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1Andoo (Seve Jarvin~ Matt Stenta~ Sam Newton)121315614
2Smeg (Michael Coxon~ Ricky Bridge~ Zac Barnabas)2116443822
3Noakesailing (Sean Langman~ Ed Powys~ Josh Porebski)6358127433
4Tech2 (Jack Macartney~ Charlie Wyatt~ Lewis Brake)3527212437
5Finport Finance (Keagan York~ Bryce Edwards~ Phill Marshall)5918979241
6Lazarus Capital Partners (Marcus Ashley Jones~ Jeronimo Harrison~ Cam Gundy)773115121043
7Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price~ Josh McKnight~ Harry Hall)4645382244
8Yandoo (John Winning Snr~ Fang Warren~ Mike Kennedy)1046108101856
9Shaw & Partners Financial Services (Steve Thomas~ Lindsay Stead~ Locky Pryor)818132942056
10The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (Aron Everett~ John Cooley~ Charlie Gundy)1324111623265
11Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis~ Kurt Fatouros~ Nathan Edwards )141372324151486
12Burrawang‑Young Henrys (Simon Nearn~ Rory Cox~ Brandon Buyink)221291314113089
13Appliances Online (Alex Marinelli~ Darcy McCraken~ Tyler Creevey)1819141616131693
14Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings~ Max Paul~ Flynn Twomey)921242311191295
15Ilve (Nick Daly~ Lachlan Doyle~ John Walton)24118121764296
16C‑Tech QLD (David Hayter~ Ben Roxburgh~ Elliot Mahar)11815610244898
17The Kitchen Maker/ Ceasarstone (Lachlan Steel~ Jerome Watts~ Matt Doyle)1610121518182899
18Noakes Blue (Yvette Heritage~ Tom Clout~ James Turner)1217171813142699
1918 Footers Bar and Restaurant (Pedro Vozone~ Cam Walker~ Paddy Bannon)15161019191634110
20Birkenhead Point Marina (Tim Westwood~ Will Dargaville~ Alex Chittenden)22151914201736121
21Queenslander (Josh Sloman~ George Morton~ Angus Barker)17142017152448131
22Lazarus Development (Hugo Stoner~ Hugo Leeming~ Alex Watson)22202420212042145

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