Sunshine and classic nor'easter put a smile on all the F18 sailors faces at Palm Beach Bullets Regatta last weekend. It was great to see new young blokes join the fleet. We had young Michael McCormick race with Rod Waterhouse on the Wild Cat. Caedrick and Darbi Reader joined the racing in a Capricorn. Paul Whyte and Rob spent the weekend putting together their new boat. Welcome to the new blokes. Young Lachie White had his first solo sail in a Hobie Wave before the event and his Dad Brett had a problem to get him off the thing to race the F18.
This weekend the Steve and Richard Brewin, in the C2, gave us all a sailing lesson and won the F18 NSW state title in style. Jason Waterhouse and Josh McKnight came second and Billy and Dean Nissen were third.
Results F18 State Titles
1st Steve and Richard Brewin 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, (12OSC), 1, 1 = (20) = 8
2nd Jason Waterhouse and Josh McKnight 4, 3, (8 ), 4, 2, 2, 2, 4 = (29) = 21
3rd Billy and Dean Nissen 2, 4, 5, 2, (12OSC), 4, 3, 3 = (35) = 23
4th Kyle Amadio and Grant Rogers 5, 5, 2, 3, ( 8), 6, 6, 5 = (40) = 32
5th Grant Pellew and Grant 7, 6, 4, 6, 5, 3, ( 8), 6 = (45) =37
6th Rod Waterhouse and Michael McCormick 6, (12 DNS), 12 DNS, 12 DNS, 3, 15, 2 = (53) =41
7th James Ogilvie and Paul Williams 3, 1, 3, 5, (12DNS), 12DNS, 12DNS, 12DNS = (60) = 48
8th Brett and Lachie White (9), 7, 7, 7, 6, 8, 4, 9, = (57) = 48
9th Leanne Gould and Stuart Morton (8 ), 8, 6, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, = (59) = 51
10th Caedrick and Darbi Reader 10, (12DNS), 12DNS, 10, 4, 5, 9, 7 = (69) = 57
11th Henk Zeeman and Spike (12DNS), 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 12DNS, 12DNS, = (81) = 69
Next Events of the NSW F18 Travellers Series
Nov 27-28 Kembla Klassic Port Kembla
Jan 22-24 F18 Nationals Gosford
Feb 5 Pulbah Island Marathon race Speers Point
Feb 27 Cock of the Bay Marathon Kurnell
March 5,6 Trial Bay Regatta
April 17 Kurnell
