Kurnell "Cock of the Bay"

 

Ten F18s made the journey to Kurnell on Sunday to compete in the Botany Bay Classic and Cock of the Bay Regatta. The current Australian champions, Greg and Brett Goodall, made the trip from Bendigo Victoria to compete against the Brewins and the NSW sailors. There was a lot of flapping about in very little wind as all the poultry fought it out. Steve Brewin was the fastest fowl sailing an A Class and the Goodalls were the fastest F18 sailors. Here are the rest of the results.

 

Kurnell Catamaran Club Botany Bay Classic and "Cock of the Bay" Regatta

Sunday 27th February 2011 – Results are Final

 

F18 Fleet – Aggregate Scores

Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Ratings: VY, Entries: 10,:

Rank Boat Name Class Sail No. Helm Crew Club YS R1 R3 Total

1st C2 F18 AUS 222 Greg Goodall Brett Goodall BYC 67.5 1 1 2

2nd Sue Bo F18 AUS 60 Chris Brewin Richard Brewin KCC 67.5 3 2 5

3rd Magical F18 AUS 751 Kyle Amadio Grant Rogers KCC 67.5 2 4 6

4th Krank the Noodle F18 AUS 101 Greg Wyers Bob Wyers KCC 67.5 4 3 7

5th Norselec Switchboards F18 AUS 018 John Flewin Simon Young KCC 67.5 6 5 11

6th Cruel & Heartless F18 AUS 619 Ian Simpson Grant Bow SPSC 67.5 7 7 14

7th Flying Fish F18 AUS 1023 Leanne Gould Stuart Morton KCC 67.5 5 11 DNF 16

8th Durepox F18 AUS 10 James Ogilvie Neil "Stiffy" NCYC 67.5 11 DNF 6 17

9th F N Crazy F18 AUS 7 Greg Chamber Trevor Lowder KCC 67.5 8 11 DNF 19

10th Silver Fox F18 AUS 207 Peter Lane Gary Selwood KCC 67.5 11 DNF 11 DNF 22

 

Weekend March 5 and 6  Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta Trial Bay.

At this stage it looks like we will have fifteen F18s sailing next weekend at Trial Bay. We will have 13 NSW boats and 2 boats are making the trip down from Queensland. This will be a big regatta and a highlight of the season. Almost everybody has booked their accommodation. If you haven't booked yet don't leave it too late. Briefing Saturday at 1100hrs. The notice of race is on website http://www.kcc.asn.au/   For camping contact  Arakoon State Recreational Area 02 65666168 or check out the website http://www.trialbaygaol.com/camping.html For rental apartments contact LJHookers South West Rocks http://www.ljhooker.com.au/search?g1=192&a1=1&a0=all&a0=residential&a3=rent&a5[]=holiday

 

Sunday April 17 Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta Kurnell

For info go to the website http://www.kcc.asn.au/

 

See you Saturday

Leanne Gould

 

F18 Training Day Palm Beach

2011 WA F18 States - 22nd - 25th April

Please find attached the Notice of Race and Entry form for the 2011 Mandurah Easter Regatta.
The Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club are excited to be hosting the very first WA State Titles from the 22 - 25 April 2011.

Currently there are 12 Formula 18 Catamarans and 3 Formula 16 Cats in WA, and it would be great to get them all out racing at Easter.


If you are intending to sail, then please email myself or Gavin Parker as well as sending in your completed entry form to MOFSC.

Those who are unable to sail the state titles weekend are asked to consider lending/leasing their boats. A list of competent skippers/crews will be available should you choose to do so.

Hope to see you all there!

Worlds Slots Positions and Allocation

Hi to all,

The international F18 Association has confirmed we have been given 9 spots for the 2011 F18 Worlds to be held in Hungary. I have listed the overall positions from the Australian Nationals and the Teams that have already advised they would like to attend. If you are listed and/or  wish to attend but not in the list, or have a TBA next to your name and will not be attending please let me know ASAP so I can have the selections completed ASAP.

Many thanks in advance

Nationals Results				Worlds Slots, 9 spots available
1st	Greg Goodall	Brett Goodall		1	Greg Goodall	Brett Goodall	Confirmed
2nd	Steve Brewin	Jack Benson		2	Steve Brewin	Jack Benson	TBA
3rd	Jason Waterhouse	Josh McKnight		3	Jason Waterhouse	Josh McKnight	Confirmed
4th	Adam Beashel	Grant Pewell		4	Adam Beashel	Grant Pewell	TBA
5th	Warren Guinea	MARJA Van Helden		5	Adam Beattie	Jamie Leitner	Confirmed
6th	Adam Beattie	Jamie Leitner		6	Brett Burvill	Ryan Duffield	Confirmed
7th	Brett Burvill	Ryan Duffield		7	Rod Waterhouse	Chris Way	Confirmed
8th	Michael Guinea	Viv Haydon		8	Lachlan Gibson	Joshua Fugill	Confirmed
9th	Rod Waterhouse	Chris Way		9	Gorden Beath	Alex Beath	Confirmed
10th	Chris Brewin	Richard Brewin		10	Andrew Holden	TBA	Confirmed
11th	Lachlan Gibson	Joshua Fugill
12th	Chris Cauldercoat	Dan Sims
13th	Luke Mc Mullen	Lam Richardson
14th	Billy Nissen	Dean Nissen
15th	Rob Lattimore	Luke Duncan
16th	Leigh Thorne	David Veysie
17th	Martin Webb	Leigh Mcnally
18th	Kyle Amadio	Grant Rogers
19th	James Ogilvie	Claudine Ogilvie
20th	Gorden Beath	Alex Beath
21st	Steven Kroon	Tim Wildy
22nd	Gavin Parker	Mark Parker
23rd	Gary Gonall	Leigh Gornall
24th	Greg Wyers	TBA
25th	Andrew Holden	TBA
26th	Mark Letiner	Jerone Fritz
27th	Brett White	Lachlan White
28th	David Jorgenson	Neil Moxham
29th	Leanne Gould	Stuart Morton
30th	Ian Simpson	TAB
31st	Bruce Gunn	Bridget Gunn
32nd	John Fewing	Antony Edwards
33rd	Glenn Towndrow	James Towndrow

Kind Regards
James Ogilvie

Durepox Marine Australia
james.ogilvie@durepox.com.au
www.durepox.com.au

PH: +61 400 701 878
Fx: +61 2 8569 0383

Pulbah Island Marathon

Last Saturday it was 41oC and blew over 25kts from the NW and an intense day of sailing was had by all. Several skippers from the local fleet came down to have a look but declined from racing, deciding discretion was the better part of valor. Eleven F18s were brave/stupid enough to enter the event for a bit of rip roaring, mast snapping fun.  After multiple capsize, breakages and general mayhem only three boats actually finished the marathon. Billy and Dean Nissen where victorious completing the race in just under two hours. They only had two capsizes and broke main sail battens and dinted their mast. Thirteen minutes and a couple of swims later, Brett White and his guest crew sailed home on their new Wild Cat appropriately named the Feral Cat. Chris Caldercoat finished third on his Capricorn.

 

Speers Point Amateur sailing Club did a wonderful job hosting the event and kept everyone safe. The rescue boats had many customers and there was quite an inventory damage with two boats breaking spreaders. Thank you to Brianna White for the fabulous photos of the day.

 

Grant Barr has bought a Nacra from Queensland and will be racing with John Jay. Ian Simpson has picked up his dad Kershy as crew. It was also good to see some of the new blokes Caedric Reader, Paul Whyte and some of the old faces Andrew Driver and Chris Caldercoat amongst the sailors.

 

Next Events of the NSW F18 Travellers Series

 

Sunday Feb 27 Cock of the Bay Marathon Kurnell.

This is a one day regatta with a briefing at 10 am. In the past they run sprint races in the morning followed by a marathon race around Botany Bay. The race is lots of fun and attracts a first class fleet. The NOR is coming soon. For info on the club go to website http://www.kcc.asn.au/

 

Weekend March 5 and 6  Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta Trial Bay.

Two days, six races and the social BBQ of the year. Come experience some of the greatest sailing in what has to be the greatest venue on the NSW Coast. This is not only the regatta of the year and a great social weekend away, but a chance to remember a lost sailor and friend to many

 

Best to book your accommodation for this regatta. For camping contact  Arakoon State Recreational Area 02 65666168 or check out the website http://www.trialbaygaol.com/camping.html For rental apartments contact LJHookers South West Rocks http://www.ljhooker.com.au/search?g1=192&a1=1&a0=all&a0=residential&a3=rent&a5[]=holiday

 

Sunday April 17 Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta Kurnell

For info go to the website http://www.kcc.asn.au/

 

Sydney Flying Squadron

The F18 President is visiting the SFS this week to talk about the $5000 race next season. They are keen to see F18s race at the club occasionally and they are getting sponsorship. A couple of us are going down to join their Saturday races for the next two weeks.

 

See you on the water

Leanne Gould

 

Cyclone report from Townsville

 

Hi everyone ,

 

The guys from Townsville all faired ok, all the F18s are damage free and apart from a few fallen trees properties are ok aswell.

Was a long night with breeze starting to build here about 7pm last night with around 35knots, peaked at around 90 knots during the night for around 5 hours and was still around 30-40 knots at around 8am. Only in the last couple of hours has the breeze dropped below 20. We were bunkered in the house with essentials under the mattress in the bathroom.

Big clean up tomorrow, currently we are on extreme water rations in Tvl but have been told water and sewage plants should be operational tomorrow. Power is out and still could be many days before it returns. A lot of lines down around town. We all have gen sets so the beers are still cold! 

As far as I know all the guys in Cairns and port Douglas faired well, the major hit areas were south of Mission.

Mission beach has been reported to have been hit pretty hard. I will let you know how our friends from there are

As soon as I know, I can only assume they had to be evacuated prior due to being such a low area.

 

Thanks for all your thoughts and wishes. It is very much appreciated.

 

Mick and Christy.

 

 

F18 sailors in Far North Queensland

 

We have a large group of F18 sailors in the Mission Beach area. This is a photo of the group a couple of weeks ago at the Nacra Nationals. The F18 sailors from around Australia are thinking of them and hope all their families are safe.

 

Leanne Gould