Race 5 Vectrix SB3 Nationals

SB3 Australian Championships

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Results by : TopYacht Software
Updated on : 26/01/2008 18:39:46

Race 5 (26/01/2008) PROVISIONAL RESULTS


Elapsed Time results Start : 17:20:00 Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd Skipper Score
1 3386 HOME TEAM RGYC 52:17 Brendan Garner 1.0
2 3382 GBR 1 UYC 53:22 Jon Shelley 2.0
3 3380 SAIL-MCRAE MCCYC 53:35 Guy Bancroft 3.0
4 3356 OCEANBURO 11 MDSC 54:12 Kai Timm 4.0
5 3357 WAGOP NQCYC 54:24 Mike McLean 5.0
6 3384 OCEAN BLUE RQYS 54:27 Mark Dagge 6.0
7 3383 GBR 2 UYC 54:29 Andy Hazell 7.0
8 3387 NOOSA RIVER FERRY NRYRC 55:16 Phil Crawford 8.0
9 3352 DART VADER NCYC 55:28 Mark Prince 9.0
10 3364 TASQUA YOUTH MDSC 56:15 Sean ORourke 10.0
11 SM3001 SEABISCUIT SYC 57:45 Ian McLeod 11.0
12 3385 FLYING FISH ONLINE MHYC 59:02 Andy Fairclough 12.0
13 3389 PBR- MDSC 01:00:15 Leigh McMillan 13.0

Race 4 Vectrix SB3 Nationals

SB3 Australian Championships

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Results by : TopYacht Software
Updated on : 26/01/2008 18:10:19

Race 4 (26/01/2007) PROVISIONAL RESULTS


Elapsed Time results Start : 16:20:00 Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd Skipper Score
1 3389 PBR- MDSC 41:40 Leigh McMillan 1.0
2 3386 HOME TEAM RGYC 41:43 Brendan Garner 2.0
3 3384 OCEAN BLUE RQYS 41:48 Mark Dagge 3.0
4 3383 GBR 2 UYC 41:51 Andy Hazell 4.0
5 3380 SAIL-MCRAE MCCYC 41:56 Guy Bancroft 5.0
6 3382 GBR 1 UYC 42:43 Jon Shelley 6.0
7 3356 OCEANBURO 11 MDSC 42:51 Kai Timm 7.0
8 3387 NOOSA RIVER FERRY NRYRC 43:05 Phil Crawford 8.0
9 3385 FLYING FISH ONLINE MHYC 44:21 Andy Fairclough 9.0
10 3352 DART VADER NCYC 44:50 Mark Prince 10.0
11 SM3001 SEABISCUIT SYC 45:15 Ian McLeod 11.0
12 3364 TASQUA YOUTH MDSC 47:35 Sean ORourke 12.0
13 3357 WAGOP NQCYC 52:55 Mike McLean 13.0

Race Three Results - Vectrix SB3 Nationals

SB3 Australian Championships

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Results by : TopYacht Software
Updated on : 26/01/2008 3:10:53 PM

Race 3 (26/01/2008) PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Elapsed Time results Start : 13:25:00 Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd Skipper Score
1 3382 GBR 1 UYC 01:00:03 Jon Shelley 1.0
2 3386 HOME TEAM RGYC 01:01:53 Brendan Garner 2.0
3 3389 PBR- MDSC 01:01:56 Leigh McMillan 3.0
4 3383 GBR 2 UYC 01:02:12 Andy Hazell 4.0
5 3380 SAIL-MCRAE MCCYC 01:03:33 Guy Bancroft 5.0
6 3384 OCEAN BLUE RQYS 01:03:40 Mark Dagge 6.0
7 3387 NOOSA RIVER FERRY NRYRC 01:03:42 Phil Crawford 7.0
8 3356 OCEANBURO 11 MDSC 01:03:49 Kai Timm 8.0
9 3385 FLYING FISH ONLINE MHYC 01:03:53 Andy Fairclough 9.0
10 3364 TASQUA YOUTH MDSC 01:05:38 Sean ORourke 10.0
11 3352 DART VADER NCYC 01:05:46 Mark Prince 11.0
12 3357 WAGOP NQCYC 01:06:38 Mike McLean 12.0
13 SM3001 SEABISCUIT SYC 01:07:08 Ian McLeod 13.0

Vectrix SB3 Nationals Race report Day 1

Champagne sailing conditions for Day one of the Vectrix SB3 Nationals

The first days racing at the inaugural Vectrix SB3 National championships lived up to all the hype during the last few months. A quality fleet, with top international crews battling it out against crews from Melbourne, Hobart and Queensland.The British sailors have arrived with serious intentions to drive away on the Vectrix Scooter and have the advantage of more time in the boat, this however was not evident from the two event favorites GBR 1 and GB2.

Race One was sailed in 4-7 knots and was always going to be interesting as this was the first time many of these sailors had lined up against each other. The race was lead from start to finish by team PBR, skippered at the last minute by Leigh McMillian. Second place was local boy Brendan Garner and Third Wagop, skipper by Mike Mclean. The surprise from race one was the two pre regatta favorites, 2 times runner up at Skandia Cowes week Jono Shelly being OCS and the other British Team skippered by Andy Hazell DNF.

Top Five Results Race One:
1 PBR, 2 Home Team, 3 Wagop, 4 Oceanblue, 5 Tasqua Youth

Race 2 saw around 9 – 13 knots of breeze and the boats one design nature resulted in one of the closest finishes seen in Keelboat racing for some time. Team PBR, GBR1 and 2 and Brendan Garner all finished within two seconds of each other, highlighting the caliber of the sailors competing. On returning to shore race winner McMillian said “Every second counted in that one, and we really didn’t know who had one!”
With three races forecast for tomorrow the early favourite is now McMillian, his performance will be easy to measure as event leader he will carry the black Vectrix kite. However with so little separating the fleet it’s all to play for.
Talk in the bar from sailors to climb the ranks tomorrow are: Guy Bancroft (Sail Mcrae), Mark Dagge (OceanBlue) and Kai Timm.

Race Two Top Five Poisitons:
1 PBR, 2 GBR1, 3 GBR2, 4 Home Team, 5 Sail McCrae

For Full Race results and pictures please visit:www.dartsailboats.com

For more information:
Tom Rosoman (Dart Sailboats)
tom.rosoman@dartsailboats.com

Race Two results - Vectrix SB3 Nationals

SB3 Australian Championships

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Results by : TopYacht Software
Updated on : 25/01/2008 4:43:42 PM

Race 2 (25/01/2008) PROVISIONAL RESULTS


Elapsed Time results Start : 15:18:00 Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd Skipper Score
1 3389 PBR- MDSC 54:24 Leigh McMillan 1.0
2 3382 GBR 1 UYC 54:25 Jon Shelley 2.5
2 3383 GBR 2 UYC 54:25 Andy Hazell 2.5
4 3386 HOME TEAM RGYC 54:26 Brendan Garner 4.0
5 3380 SAIL-MCRAE MCCYC 55:11 Guy Bancroft 5.0
6 3384 OCEAN BLUE RQYS 55:13 Mark Dagge 6.0
7 3356 OCEANBURO 11 MDSC 55:53 Kai Timm 7.0
8 3387 NOOSA RIVER FERRY NRYRC 56:29 Phil Crawford 8.0
9 3364 TASQUA YOUTH MDSC 56:50 Sean ORourke 9.0
10 3385 FLYING FISH ONLINE MHYC 57:02 Andy Fairclough 10.0
11 3357 WAGOP NQCYC 57:14 Mike McLean 11.0
12 3352 DART VADER NCYC 57:49 Mark Prince 12.0
13 SM3001 SEABISCUIT SYC 59:09 Ian McLeod 13.0

Race One results- Vectrix SB3 Australian Nationals

SB3 Australian Championships

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Results by : TopYacht Software
Updated on : 25/01/2008 3:34:39 PM

Race 1 (25/01/2008) PROVISIONAL RESULTS



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Elapsed Time results Start : 13:15:00 Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd Skipper Score
1 3389 PBR- MDSC 01:00:08 Leigh McMillan 1.0
2 3386 HOME TEAM RGYC 01:01:02 Brendan Garner 2.0
3 3357 WAGOP NQCYC 01:02:15 Mike McLean 3.0
4 3384 OCEAN BLUE RQYS 01:02:57 Mark Dagge 4.0
5 3364 TASQUA YOUTH MDSC 01:04:38 Sean ORourke 5.0
6 3356 OCEANBURO 11 MDSC 01:04:52 Kai Timm 6.0
7 3387 NOOSA RIVER FERRY NRYRC 01:05:32 Phil Crawford 7.0
8 3380 SAIL-MCRAE MCCYC 01:05:36 Guy Bancroft 8.0
9 3385 FLYING FISH ONLINE MHYC 01:05:43 Andy Fairclough 9.0
10 3352 DART VADER NCYC 01:06:20 Mark Prince 10.0
11 SM3001 SEABISCUIT SYC 01:07:38 Ian McLeod 11.0
DNF 3383 GBR 2 UYC Andy Hazell 14.0
OCS 3382 GBR 1 UYC Jon Shelley 14.0

The Australian Sailing Team Crowned ‘King of the Docklands’

Over the weekend of 19th – 20th January 2008, Victoria Harbour, in Melbourne’s Docklands was venue for the inaugural King of the Docklands event. With 20 competing in strict one design racing in SB3’s, battling it out for the title of King of the Docklands.

The sun was out briefly for a super Sunday of sailing on day two of the Skandia Docklands Invitational. While the ocean racing yachts raced out on Port Philip, twenty teams of elite sailors gathered to race in super-slick one-design sports boats as part of the Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands event. The first prize of a high performance Vectrix electric maxi-scooter focused the attention of the twenty teams battling for the 2008 King of the Docklands trophy.

Anticipation was intense as crews prepared to take part in the high adrenaline competition at Victoria Harbour in Melbourne’s Docklands. The harbour was transformed to a hive of activity when boats of all shapes and sizes took to the water for various events, with many describing the blustery southerly wind as potentially chaotic.

Guessing the winner from any of the heats was always going to be difficult. One of the favourites for Heat One was Oceanburo, skippered by Kai Timm; tactician and top sailing coach in his own right and director of Oceanburo, distributor of the SB3 in Australia. However, with a field that included Skandia Team GBR, ten time world champion of various classes Mitch Booth and local sailors the Ridgeways it was not going to be easy for anyone. Early leaders in heat one, Skandia Team GBR appeared to have the race rapped up, until the on water jury judged them to have infringed class rules so they had to do a 720o turn that took them out of contention for the heat. This left Team Oceanburo and Mitch Booth to dual it out and it was Booth who came out on top.

In race two, the Australian Sailing Team, skippered by current 49er World champion Nathan Outtridge and crewed by Laser World champion Tom Slingsby took line honours and Andrew Campbell’s North Atlantic Sailing Team (NATO) raced to glory in the third heat. Campbell, a member of the US Olympic Sailing Team Pan American Gold Medalist was joined by Abil Torchinsky, and Dave Wright, both of Canada.
Race four had the biggest upset of the day with well-respected sailor and editor of Australian Sailing Magazine, Vanessa Dudley showing speed and technique to clinch the final heat from Olympic medalist Mark Turnbull and hot favoutite for Olympic Medal in the Tornado Class in this years Olympics. It was only on her return to shore that the commentators spotted she had enlisted the crewing abilities of Australian Sailing Team member Brendon Casey.
After the four heats there was star studded line up for the final race. Spectators gathered on shore to watch the race for the most expensive prize in a single days racing in Australian history.
Racing in short courses, there was no room for error as the experienced sailors pitted against one another, putting their boats to the test in a thrilling final. Laser World Champion Tom Slingsby, 49er World Champion Nathan Outteridge, 470 World Champion Nathan Wilmot and Radial National Champion Sarah Blanck, Captain of the Australian Sailing Team consolidated their considerable skills to outrace their opponents.

Arriving back at the dock Tom Slingsby was full of praise for the Dart SB3 sports boat, a relative newcomer on the Australian sailing scene. “It was nice to sail, it would get up and plane and was tactical to sail upwind” he said adding “we had a great time out there!!”
In a generous gesture, the four sailors of Team AST will donate their prize, a revolutionary Zero-emission Vectrix electric vehicle valued at $17,500, to the Australian Paralympic team and look forward to defending their “King of the Docklands” title at next years’ Skandia Docklands Invitational event.
The Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands event was part of Skandia Docklands Invitational, which was proudly presented by Skandia, the Victorian State Government, the City of Melbourne, The Age and the organising authority, Royal Geelong Yacht Club.

Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands - The Teams

20 teams will face off in the inaugural Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands. The competition will be tight as Olympians, World and National Champions battle it out to win the prestigious title. Their prize, one of the richest in a single day of sailing is a $17,500 high performance Vectrix maxi-scooter.

The teams vying for the title are:

Ridgidige
o Paul Ridgeway – numerous State and National titles
o Bronwyn Ridgeway – Numerous State and National titles
o Hugh Ridgeway – 2005 Junior World Champion

Firbog Team Ireland
o Paddy Oliver - Olympian 1984 & 1998
o Bill O’hara - Irish Olympic Squad
o Chris Kalleen - British Team Racing Champion
o Diane Nelson - Current Australian Team Racing Champion

Mitch Booth
o Mitch Booth - Dual Olympic medalist, 10 time World Champion
o Pim Niuewenhuis - Olympic Team 2008

Oceanburo
o Kai Timm - ‘Team Oceanburo’ Skippered by Kai Timm, tactician and top sailing coach. Kai is the distributor for the SB3 in Australia and will have had a chance to sharpen his teeth well before the event.

Skandia Cowes Week
o Jono Shelley
o Lawrie Smith - 2nd in Cowes Week (fleet size 90 plus) for three years running

Hawaiian Lau
o Michael Harvey - Match Racing UK Team member
o Darren Simcox - Match Racing UK Team member, 7 Melbourne to Hobarts
o Lino Lascalia
o Peter Nagarski - 4 Melbourne to Hobarts

AST
o Tom Slingsby - Australian Team sailing member, world champion, NSW Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year

Sail McCrae
o Guy Bancroft - Numerous National dinghy titles
o Rhys Bancroft - National Title Winner
o Kelvin Boyle

Ocean Blue
o Mark Dagge - 3 time Hong Kong Yachting Association Yachtsmen of the Year
o James Dagge - 2nd Youth Championship – Laser
o Samantha Dagge - Royal Queensland Yachtsmen Squadron Junior Yachtsman of the Year, multiple State and National championships

Team Hungary
o Tamas Keleman
o Andras Vigh
o Balint Perjes

Tasqua Youth
o Sean O’Rourke - Audi Australian IRC Champion

Home Team
o Brendan Garner - 2 time fireball Australian Champion
o Jake Newman - 4 Sydney to Hobarts
o Michael Schilt

AST Masters
o Tom King - A gold medalist at the Sydney Olympics and World Champion
o Mark Turnbull - OAM, over the years Mark has won nine Victorian, five Australian, two pre-worlds, one World Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal

Skandia Wild Thing
o Grant Wharington - Too many to mention, Sydney to Hobart and much more

North Atlantic (Nato)
o Andrew Campbell - US Olympic Sailing Team 2008 Laser, PanAmerican Games Gold Medalist (07) Youth World Champion (02), US University Sailor of the Year
o Ed Wright - British Sailing Team – Finn, currently winning Sail Melbourne, top three at Finn Gold Cup, World ranked #3
o Dave Wright - Canadian Sailing Team – Laser, current US Laser National Champion, US University Champion

Team GBR
o Nick Rogers - Nick and Joe have grown a reputation as one of the worlds strongest pairings, achieving medals at Olympic, World and European competition and reached No 1 on the world rankings
o Joe Glanfield
o Ronstan
o Michah Shusalow
o Josh Newman

AST
o Glen Ashby - Australian and Victoria Sailor of the year. A number of World, National and State titles in catamaran classes, including two F18 World titles as crew for Darren), two F18 Australian titles, five European A-Class wins and as of February 2007 the pair are currently ranked number on in the world in the Tornado class.
o Darren Bundock - Australian Sailor of the Year, Olympic Silver medalist at Sydney and representing Australia in the 2008 Olympics

Intrusion – Demand
o Cameron Way – S80 2007 State Champion
o Luke Reinher – S80 2007 State Champion
o Gary Holdsworth - S80 2007 State Champion
o Mike Kusnank - S80 2007 State Champion

Australian Sailing
o Vanessa Dudley – Editor of Australian Sailing Magazine
o Alistair Murray – Managing Director of Ronstan

Sunshine Coast Sailors do battle in SB3 Nationals at Geelong

Kai Timm and Sean O’Rourke will have their personal friendship challenged when they contest the inaugural Dart SB3 Australian championship on Corio Bay, Geelong over the Australia Day weekend.

There is absolutely no evidence of feud between the two talented Sunshine Coast sailors who played a contributing role when Mooloolaba’s Rod Jones skippered Alegria to a runaway win in the Audi Australian IRC championship last August.

However they will become rival skippers when the battle lines are drawn to decide who is the smarter one-design racing helmsman.

Naturally personal pride is at stake and the tactical skills of the clever Kai Timm will stretched to the depth on his international sailing experience by the younger Sean O’Rourke.

They are both very good mates and are individually proud to be representing the Sunshine Coast.

However that friendship will be left onshore when the respected tactician and coach Kai Timm and his student Sean O’Rourke enter into a personal match race in what promises to be an exciting debut regatta ‘down under’ for the Dart SB3 which has recently gained International recognition as the World’s fastest growing sports boat class.

The battle between the two exceptionally talented sailors will be one of the highlights of the championship which has also attracted entries from champion English helmsman Jono Shelly and the experienced Victorian B16 skipper Guy Bancroft.

Based on his valued Dart SB3 racing experience in England and Europe Jono Shelly deserves his ranking as the title favourite however while he promises to set the speed sailing benchmark the title result remains in the melting pot simply because the clone nature of the class provides all the crews with an equal chance from the start line.

Sure Shelly has proved his sail-fast technique but his results will hinge on the ability to limit the mistakes in the important human applied elements of race strategy and crew technique.

Corio Bay has a reputation for being a tricky course and promises to test all of the crews irrespective of their career results which sets the pattern for an exciting series of races when the fleet of Dart SB3 one design ‘sprint machines’ duel for their important debut class championship in Australia.

Both Kai Timm in Oceanburo and Sean O’Rourke in Tasqua Youth despite their limited class experience have the temperament and the tactical skills to master the challenge but who will finish with the best place will only be decided during the final meters of the last race.

Sean O’Rourke has already proved his sailing talent winning the Australian Senior Sabot title before climbing the ranks as one of Australia’s best one on one match and fleet racing sailors.

He also has a good young crew of Nik Peate, Matt Jones and Mitch Kennedy who are well prepared to enter into a tactical title dog-fight under the Tasqua Youth battle-flag.

They all have the skill and determination to enter the battle and will not hesitate to test their combined talent and youthful endurance to win a medal against their older rivals.