Y&Y Report : Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Overall

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Overall

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 25 Mar 06:36 GMT

Lavery & Green on day 1 of the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia ©Regatta Services

Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) win the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia © Regatta Services

Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (AUS) finish 3rd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia ©Regatta Services

Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) finish 2nd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Vials and Turner on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Vials & Turner lead Jerwood & Sheridan on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Andrew and Anne Knowles on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Jerwood & Sheridan lead Andrew & Anne Knowles on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Race 7 winners Nick Jerwood & Brad Sheridan on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 ©Regatta Services

previous next After no sailing was possible on the penultimate day or the regatta only one race was sailed on the final day of the Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle.

With an unassailable lead Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) won their unprecedented fifth World Championship in the class. Vials and Turner from Derwent Reservoir / Lyme Regis SC won 5 of the 10 world championship races and with drops of a 4th and 8th they could not be beaten.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day – photo © Regatta Services
The final race of the series was started at 1030 hrs on a sultry Saturday morning in a fading Easterly breeze which started at around 10 – 11 knots and by the end of the two lap windward / leeward course with a final upwind to the finish line, had dropped to a soft 6 knots.

Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan from South of Perth YC/Fremantle SC led the final race from start to finish extending on every leg. The Australian pair did everything possible to close the points gap on Floaty McFloat Face (Vials / Turner) but ended up just three points shy of the British boat.

Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) finish 2nd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia – photo © Regatta Services
Going into the last race the there was only one point difference between third and fourth place overall. The youngest crew in the fleet, ex Olympic sailors Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson from Royal Freshwater Bay YC / Esperance Bay YC had steadily improved throughout the regatta and again today had to work their way through the leading bunch to take second in the last race and secure an excellent third overall. Initially on the first lap of the course they trailed the British boat sailed by Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader but a slow gate rounding gave the opportunity to get away to form a comfortable gap.

Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (AUS) finish 3rd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia – photo © Regatta Services
‘Nellie and Caddy’ (Pinnell and Cadwallader) from Northampton SC slipped to 6th in the final race which dropped them to 4th overall. Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson representing the Royal Thames YC maintained fifth overall.

In the final race of the series a couple of boats sailed outstandingly, Kim Peaker and Neill White (SoPYC) finished in third and Esperance Bay boat sailed by David Swan and Matt Elliot finished 4th their best result of the series.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day – photo © Regatta Services
The 2023 Flying 15 World Championship comes to a close with presentations at the organising club the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club.

World Championship Results

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Yachts and Yachting Day 5 Report : Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 5

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 23 Mar 11:53 GMT

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 © Regatta Services
Two leaders edging away from the rest of the fleet

After an epic lay day where the vast majority of the fleet of 150 competitors took a boat trip to Rotto (Rottnest Island) 19 nm off Fremantle for a mass raft up of power vessel’s loaded to the gunnels with booze and food and a massive lunch at the pub, a day that will be remembered for a long time. Today we got back to the business of the Flying Fifteen World Championship.

Two more races held in light to moderate conditions produced similar results with the first two boats edging ahead of the rest of the fleet. Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) won both races just ahead of Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) (2/2). Both crews are putting a bit of daylight between themselves and the rest of the fleet.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 – photo © Regatta Services
Race 8 began just after noon in a light 9 – 10 knot breeze from SW direction. Again the windward / leeward course of 2 laps was chosen. After the usual huge separation across the course, the usual suspects came into view at the top mark.

Vials and Turner rounded in front of Jerwood and Sheridan with a newcomer to the front of the fleet in the crew from Durban in South Africa, Campbell Alexander and Ralph Thomas (RNYC/PYC). By the turn at the gate the top two remained the same but Charles and Charlie Apthorp (GBR) and Andrew and Anne Knowles (AUS) entered the frame.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 – photo © Regatta Services
One more upwind and the Knowles family from South of Perth YC challenged club mates Jerwood / Sheridan at the top mark rounding. On the long run back to the finish Vials / Turner held off the two Australians to take his fourth winning gun of the regatta. Jerwood / Sheridan collecting second and the Knowles family third. Working up to fourth was the steadily improving locals Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson from Royal Freshwater Bay YC. The Apthorp family claimed their best result of the regatta with fifth.

A short turn around and race 9 started with a course 6, two windward / leeward legs followed by a beat to the finish, under very similar conditions 8 – 11 knots from a bearing of 240 degrees. For the first lap it was the same story, Vials / Turner just in front of Jerwood / Sheridan but the fight for placings 3 – 6 still a good bun fight.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 – photo © Regatta Services
Another South of Perth boat sailed by the Dunbar brothers Mike and Paul, were fighting it out with some regular top 6 boats, Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (GBR) and Gilmour / Donaldson (AUS). The first two boats remained the same but the fight for third remained tight until the last 100 meters to the finish line. A couple of cover tacks and the Dunbars crossed third, their best result of the regatta.

After 9 races have been sailed the second discard comes into play so there has been a bit of movement in the overall results. Graham Vials and Chris Turner remain in front with a points gap of 6 points from Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan. The British pair have however now racked up 5 race wins in the series.

Jerwood & Sheridan lead Andrew & Anne Knowles on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 – photo © Regatta Services
Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader remain in third overall but only one point ahead of Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson who themselves move into fourth overall. The Scots, Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson occupy fifth.

We move into the penultimate day of the regatta with it looking like a two horse race for the title but with three more races to sail it is still in the balance. Races 10 and 11 are scheduled for a 12 noon start local time with a forecast of similar light to moderate breeze.

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Vials & Turner lead Jerwood & Sheridan on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 5 – photo © Regatta Services

Races 8 and 9 : Provisional Results for Flying 15 World Championship 2023

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	Provisional Results for Flying 15 World Championship 2023 after 9 races with 7 races to count

Pos’n		Boat No	Boat Name	Skipper/Crew	Total	Nett	18/03 01	18/03 02	19/03 03	19/03 04	20/03 05	20/03 06	21/03 07	23/03 08	23/03 09
1		4071	Floaty McFloat Face	Graham Vials-Chris Turner(GBR)	24	12	1( 1)	1( 1)	3( 3)	1( 1)	[ 8]( 8)	4( 4)	[ 4]( 4)	1( 1)	1( 1)
2		4105	Best Foot Forward	Nick Jerwood-Brad Sheridan(AUS)	39	18	2( 2)	2( 2)	[ 15]( 15)	3( 3)	6( 6)	[ 6]( 6)	1( 1)	2( 2)	2( 2)
3		4096	Oooh La La	Ian Pinnell-Ian Cadwallader(GBR)	65	31	3( 3)	5( 5)	8( 8)	2( 2)	1( 1)	[ 20]( 20)	8( 8)	[ 14]( 14)	4( 4)
4		3980	Ffast Lane 3	Lachy Gilmour-Ryan Donaldson(AUS)	72	32	[ 12]( 12)	7( 7)	1( 1)	5( 5)	7( 7)	[ 28]( 28)	3( 3)	4( 4)	5( 5)
5		4089	Puffa Fish	Hamish Mackay-Andrew Lawson(GBR)	97	42	4( 4)	6( 6)	2( 2)	6( 6)	5( 5)	[ 36]( 36)	10( 10)	[ 19]( 19)	9( 9)
6		3933	El Toro	Grant Alderson-Luke Paterson(AUS)	86	57	[ 15]( 15)	4( 4)	9( 9)	13( 13)	9( 9)	7( 7)	5( 5)	10( 10)	[ 14]( 14)
7		4063	Firefly	Philippa Packer-Dean McAullay(Aus)	177	66	6( 6)	3( 3)	32( 32)	11( 11)	[ 77](UFD)	1( 1)	[ 34]( 34)	6( 6)	7( 7)
8		4072	The Answer	Greg Tonnison-Nick Robinson(AUS)	182	69	16( 16)	10( 10)	5( 5)	[ 36]( 36)	4( 4)	[ 77](BFD)	6( 6)	8( 8)	20( 20)
9		3822	A-Squared	Andrew Knowles-Anne Knowles(AUS)	118	71	9( 9)	[ 19]( 19)	[ 28]( 28)	10( 10)	18( 18)	3( 3)	18( 18)	3( 3)	10( 10)
10		3986	Ineffable	Mike Dunbar-Paul Dunbar(AUS)	167	72	7( 7)	12( 12)	[ 18]( 18)	7( 7)	14( 14)	16( 16)	13( 13)	[ 77](UFD)	3( 3)
11		4098	Shotgunn	Michael Wilson-Peter Greenhalgh(GBR)	152	80	5( 5)	13( 13)	6( 6)	15( 15)	2( 2)	[ 47]( 47)	16( 16)	23( 23)	[ 25]( 25)
12		4082	Fforemark3	Terry Scutcher-Chris Hewkin(GBR)	149	89	10( 10)	9( 9)	14( 14)	18( 18)	22( 22)	14( 14)	2( 2)	[ 28]( 28)	[ 32]( 32)
13		4004	Foof	Charles Apthorp-Charlie Apthorp(GBR)	167	89	8( 8)	11( 11)	17( 17)	20( 20)	17( 17)	[ 58]( 58)	[ 20]( 20)	5( 5)	11( 11)
14		3859	Tuffan Up	David Yu-Chris Nelson(AUS)	143	90	17( 17)	25( 25)	[ 27]( 27)	[ 26]( 26)	3( 3)	11( 11)	9( 9)	13( 13)	12( 12)
15		4083	Phoenix	John Lavery-Alan Green(IRL)	207	92	11( 11)	8( 8)	7( 7)	14( 14)	[ 38]( 38)	13( 13)	[ 77](BFD)	31( 31)	8( 8)
16		3662	WP3	Wayne Avery-Ross Bannan(NZL)	177	103	18( 18)	[ 29]( 29)	10( 10)	17( 17)	19( 19)	[ 45]( 45)	7( 7)	15( 15)	17( 17)
17		4061	#Sparks	Chris Waples-Simon Hunt(GBR)	157	104	13( 13)	17( 17)	11( 11)	23( 23)	15( 15)	[ 30]( 30)	[ 23]( 23)	12( 12)	13( 13)
18		3992	Glamour Buoys	Greg Leaversuch-Peter Barblett(AUS)	157	107	24( 24)	16( 16)	[ 25]( 25)	9( 9)	[ 25]( 25)	9( 9)	19( 19)	7( 7)	23( 23)
19		4053	Phar Lap	David Swan-Matt Elliot(AUS)	212	117	22( 22)	18( 18)	12( 12)	[ 55]( 55)	16( 16)	[ 40]( 40)	12( 12)	16( 16)	21( 21)
20		4009	RandHedge	Campbell Alexander-Ralph Thomas(RSA)	234	118	14( 14)	24( 24)	[ 39]( 39)	21( 21)	21( 21)	23( 23)	[ 77](BFD)	9( 9)	6( 6)
21		4100	Fanatic 15	Johnny Cooper-Luke Deegan(GBR)	242	131	[ 34]( 34)	20( 20)	13( 13)	12( 12)	24( 24)	29( 29)	[ 77](BFD)	17( 17)	16( 16)
22		3809	Neffarious	Hamish Carnachan-Peter Mudford(AUS)	214	135	19( 19)	15( 15)	29( 29)	22( 22)	10( 10)	[ 39]( 39)	22( 22)	[ 40]( 40)	18( 18)
23		3971	Quindici Controfigura	Bill Chard-Josh Preater(GBR)	221	139	26( 26)	23( 23)	22( 22)	[ 45]( 45)	12( 12)	2( 2)	36( 36)	18( 18)	[ 37]( 37)
24		3840	Ffrenetic	Murray Gilbert-Jonathan Burgess(NZL)	291	171	30( 30)	40( 40)	19( 19)	8( 8)	31( 31)	32( 32)	11( 11)	[ 77](UFD)	[ 43]( 43)
25		3890	The Flying Flamingo	Lewis Davies-John Radnell(AUS)	248	172	20( 20)	22( 22)	30( 30)	16( 16)	27( 27)	[ 34]( 34)	33( 33)	24( 24)	[ 42]( 42)
26		3880	Where the Bloody Hell Are You	Craig Rainey-Ian Rainey(AUS)	301	174	[ 50]( 50)	28( 28)	35( 35)	25( 25)	[ 77](UFD)	8( 8)	24( 24)	25( 25)	29( 29)
27		4075	Final Fifteen	John Hassen-Kevin Griffiths(AUS)	316	179	28( 28)	30( 30)	21( 21)	28( 28)	[ 60]( 60)	[ 77](BFD)	17( 17)	29( 29)	26( 26)
28		3972	Australian Expat Finance	Ashley Smith-Adam Kingston(HKG)	299	180	31( 31)	26( 26)	[ 42]( 42)	35( 35)	13( 13)	[ 77](BFD)	27( 27)	26( 26)	22( 22)
29		4003	The Godffather	Sally Garrett-Neil Easton(NZL)	293	181	23( 23)	21( 21)	16( 16)	19( 19)	45( 45)	42( 42)	15( 15)	[ 47]( 47)	[ 65]( 65)
30		3989	Ffast Lane 4	John Wilson-Matthew Summers(AUS)	295	184	41( 41)	[ 41]( 41)	[ 70]( 70)	29( 29)	20( 20)	33( 33)	25( 25)	21( 21)	15( 15)
31		3983	Nelsons Loose Cannon	Peter Groom-John Muscio(AUS)	276	190	29( 29)	31( 31)	[ 43]( 43)	30( 30)	23( 23)	26( 26)	21( 21)	[ 43]( 43)	30( 30)
32		3878	Orca	Clive Beeton-Justin Tremain(AUS)	291	191	40( 40)	32( 32)	20( 20)	40( 40)	11( 11)	12( 12)	[ 47]( 47)	[ 53]( 53)	36( 36)
33		3858	Second Breakffast	Karen Dawes-Russell Dawes(AUS)	300	202	[ 47]( 47)	[ 51]( 51)	36( 36)	38( 38)	26( 26)	22( 22)	32( 32)	20( 20)	28( 28)
34		3941	ARK	David Tabb-David Bennett(AUS)	336	211	27( 27)	39( 39)	37( 37)	24( 24)	30( 30)	17( 17)	[ 77](BFD)	37( 37)	[ 48]( 48)
35		3987	Ffollow US	Tim Walker-Alan Sharpe(AUS)	337	215	[ 77](UFD)	35( 35)	24( 24)	27( 27)	43( 43)	27( 27)	35( 35)	[ 45]( 45)	24( 24)
36		3857	Farfallina	Rob Goddard-Jack Muldon(GBR)	352	229	[ 62]( 62)	[ 61]( 61)	59( 59)	32( 32)	28( 28)	38( 38)	14( 14)	39( 39)	19( 19)
37		3984	Faffin	Carl Pettersson-Kristine Pettersson(AUS)	333	232	46( 46)	[ 53]( 53)	26( 26)	[ 48]( 48)	47( 47)	24( 24)	28( 28)	22( 22)	39( 39)
38		3841	Ffeene	Marc Richardson-David McIntyre(NZL)	337	237	35( 35)	48( 48)	23( 23)	[ 52]( 52)	40( 40)	21( 21)	30( 30)	[ 48]( 48)	40( 40)
39		3879	Aussie Way	Kimberley Peaker-Neil White(AUS)	405	251	54( 54)	27( 27)	44( 44)	54( 54)	41( 41)	5( 5)	26( 26)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)
40		3611	Ten Pound Note	Trevor Williams-Bently Conn(AUS)	364	253	43( 43)	44( 44)	[ 62]( 62)	37( 37)	37( 37)	[ 49]( 49)	37( 37)	11( 11)	44( 44)
41		3740	Flying Cloud	Sarah Reynolds-Peter Macartney(NZL)	388	260	42( 42)	37( 37)	[ 77](DNF)	[ 51]( 51)	39( 39)	18( 18)	40( 40)	46( 46)	38( 38)
42		3953	Le Forca del Vento	Robert Hogben-Noel West(GBR)	384	266	39( 39)	[ 50]( 50)	[ 68]( 68)	43( 43)	32( 32)	37( 37)	42( 42)	27( 27)	46( 46)
43		4062	Up Ship Creek	Chris Villa-Mark Holmes(AUS)	376	268	32( 32)	49( 49)	51( 51)	33( 33)	35( 35)	[ 53]( 53)	[ 55]( 55)	33( 33)	35( 35)
44		3930	Aussie Falcon	Dale Collings-Andrew Mason(AUS)	398	271	25( 25)	42( 42)	41( 41)	46( 46)	50( 50)	25( 25)	[ 50]( 50)	42( 42)	[ 77](RET)
45		3722	All Torque	Peter Britten-Oliver Merz(HKG)	382	271	38( 38)	43( 43)	45( 45)	34( 34)	42( 42)	[ 56]( 56)	39( 39)	30( 30)	[ 55]( 55)
46		4108	Uh Oh	Rod Beurteaux-Simon Wilder(AUS)	428	274	21( 21)	14( 14)	4( 4)	4( 4)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)
47		3938	Ffantastic Mr Fox	Niall Meagher-Nicki Matthews(IRL)	408	277	53( 53)	[ 77](RET)	40( 40)	39( 39)	36( 36)	[ 54]( 54)	31( 31)	51( 51)	27( 27)
48		3684	Deffcon 1	David Roberts-Martin Arrowsmith(AUS)	422	290	45( 45)	38( 38)	49( 49)	42( 42)	34( 34)	[ 55]( 55)	41( 41)	[ 77](UFD)	41( 41)
49		4064	Fly in the Ointment	Sandy Dunn-Greg Howell(AUS)	447	293	33( 33)	77(RET)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	33( 33)	44( 44)	43( 43)	32( 32)	31( 31)
50		3781	Fit as a Fiddle	Adam Semple-Lisa Farnell(AUS)	409	295	[ 58]( 58)	[ 56]( 56)	52( 52)	41( 41)	29( 29)	31( 31)	46( 46)	49( 49)	47( 47)
51		3800	Saltheart	Mark Gooding-Michael Gooding(AUS)	426	309	49( 49)	46( 46)	34( 34)	49( 49)	[ 52]( 52)	[ 65]( 65)	48( 48)	38( 38)	45( 45)
52		3855	Fflashpoint	Michelle Richardson-Peter Rooke(AUS)	425	310	[ 57]( 57)	54( 54)	48( 48)	44( 44)	51( 51)	41( 41)	38( 38)	34( 34)	[ 58]( 58)
53		3909	Tuffa Nuff	Ashley Reichstein-Tim Buckman(AUS)	433	314	48( 48)	55( 55)	31( 31)	[ 62]( 62)	44( 44)	[ 57]( 57)	45( 45)	41( 41)	50( 50)
54		3739	Ffortune	Jenny Price-Alana Pooley(NZL)	450	315	52( 52)	34( 34)	[ 67]( 67)	50( 50)	63( 63)	43( 43)	29( 29)	44( 44)	[ 68]( 68)
55		3935	Reservoir Flogs	Andrew Colquhoun-Victoria Blanckensee(AUS)	469	329	37( 37)	52(AVG)	46( 46)	[ 73]( 73)	57( 57)	10( 10)	65( 65)	[ 67]( 67)	62( 62)
56		4076	Vera May	Gary Richardson-Stuart Fitton(GBR)	476	337	61( 61)	[ 77](RET)	33( 33)	53( 53)	[ 62]( 62)	59( 59)	44( 44)	36( 36)	51( 51)
57		4010	Mr Fox	Mark Millman-Arron Parker(AUS)	475	348	56( 56)	52( 52)	38( 38)	[ 65]( 65)	56( 56)	35( 35)	52( 52)	[ 62]( 62)	59( 59)
58		4006	Ffortitude	David Reid-Mary-Anne Reid(AUS)	484	349	60( 60)	57( 57)	47( 47)	[ 70]( 70)	[ 65]( 65)	15( 15)	57( 57)	56( 56)	57( 57)
59		3846	Dare to Dream	Colin Smith-Nigel Moffit(AUS)	516	366	64( 64)	[ 77](RET)	[ 73]( 73)	61( 61)	53( 53)	19( 19)	49( 49)	66( 66)	54( 54)
60		4079	Mind Re Set	Stephen Fries-Roy Woodcock(AUS)	530	376	44( 44)	33( 33)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	35( 35)	33( 33)
61		4032	Freude	Rob Donaldson-Ryan Norris(AUS)	511	376	36( 36)	36( 36)	63( 63)	60( 60)	[ 69]( 69)	62( 62)	58( 58)	61( 61)	[ 66]( 66)
62		3910	Yes, No, Maybe!	Jennifer Sims-Chris Howell(AUS)	524	384	59( 59)	59( 59)	60( 60)	58( 58)	[ 77](DSQ)	63( 63)	51( 51)	[ 63]( 63)	34( 34)
63		3775	Fractal	John Ryall-Sam Ainsworth(AUS)	522	392	55( 55)	58( 58)	58( 58)	[ 64]( 64)	49( 49)	52( 52)	[ 66]( 66)	60( 60)	60( 60)
64		3833	No Bull	Seth Eggleston-Rob Naish(AUS)	551	400	[ 74]( 74)	47( 47)	65( 65)	59( 59)	58( 58)	61( 61)	[ 77](DNC)	54( 54)	56( 56)
65		3619	Affrodisiac	David Rooke-Julia Rooke(AUS)	540	402	[ 71]( 71)	63( 63)	50( 50)	66( 66)	[ 67]( 67)	48( 48)	59( 59)	55( 55)	61( 61)
66		3982	Storyteller C.R.A.FF.T	Richard Blaquiere-Duncan Parker(AUS)	550	404	66( 66)	[ 77](DNS)	[ 69]( 69)	63( 63)	68( 68)	46( 46)	62( 62)	50( 50)	49( 49)
67		3743	Spot The Difference	Murray Johns-Natalie Waddell(AUS)	549	409	[ 70]( 70)	65( 65)	54( 54)	68( 68)	64( 64)	50( 50)	56( 56)	52( 52)	[ 70]( 70)
68		3754	Business	Chris Reid-Graeme Robinson(NZL)	546	411	[ 68]( 68)	60( 60)	53( 53)	67( 67)	55( 55)	64( 64)	53( 53)	59( 59)	[ 67]( 67)
69		2876	Gripple Nipper	Graham Latham-Sara Briscoe(GBR)	543	412	[ 67]( 67)	64( 64)	[ 64]( 64)	56( 56)	48( 48)	60( 60)	63( 63)	58( 58)	63( 63)
70		3931	Ffortuna	Ed Brewis-Matt Barry(AUS)	555	415	[ 72]( 72)	[ 68]( 68)	55( 55)	57( 57)	59( 59)	66( 66)	60( 60)	65( 65)	53( 53)
71		4000	Relience 4K	Darin Maher-Kevin Norcott(AUS)	573	419	51( 51)	45( 45)	61( 61)	31( 31)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)
72		3719	Ffast Lane	Jeff Vance-Greg Vance(AUS)	582	428	77(DNC)	77(DNC)	57( 57)	47( 47)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	54( 54)	64( 64)	52( 52)
73		3256	Down Under	Harry Miller-Steve Pidgeon(AUS)	585	444	69( 69)	62( 62)	[ 72]( 72)	69( 69)	61( 61)	51( 51)	64( 64)	68( 68)	[ 69]( 69)
74		3823	Ffhotofinish	Nigel Sibun-Oleg Smirnov(NZL)	597	449	63( 63)	67( 67)	71( 71)	[ 71]( 71)	66( 66)	[ 77](BFD)	61( 61)	57( 57)	64( 64)
75		3856	Feet and Fingers	Willem Speelman-David Hall(AUS)	605	460	[ 73]( 73)	66( 66)	66( 66)	[ 72]( 72)	54( 54)	67( 67)	67( 67)	69( 69)	71( 71)
76		3493	Ffullback	Humphrey Hale-Menno Weustink(AUS)	629	475	65( 65)	77(DNF)	56( 56)	77(DNS)	46( 46)	77(DNS)	77(DNC)	[ 77](DNC)	[ 77](DNC)

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Y&Y Report Day 4 : Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 4

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 21 Mar 10:17 GMT

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 © Regatta Services
Just one race today on yet another hot late summer day in Fremantle as the regatta passes the halfway point. The fleet was held ashore for a few hours until a soft sea breeze perked up about midday.

Race 7 begun in 7 – 11 knots from the SW. A course 6 was set which consisted of two windward / leeward legs followed by a beat to the finish. The race was started under black flag after one general recall.

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It has become usual that the fleet are spread over a massive distance after only half the 1.3nm upwind leg has been sailed. At one point the right looked good then the trusty left looked good and just sometimes tacking on the shifts up the middle seems to pay. On this occasion new faces appeared first at the top mark, a British crew Terry Scutcher and Chris Hewkin representing Dubai Offshore SC and Burton/Shotley. They were followed by Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) and more new faces in the kiwi crew of Wayne Avery and Ross Bannan from Manly SC in Auckland.

Pressure was a bit weak on the run back down to the gate but this was were the leaders split, two went right and two went left with Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (AUS) playing the middle. The left seemed to pay dividends with a new leader at the windward mark. Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) rounded clear of Scutcher and Hewkin with Gilmour and Donaldson moving up to third.

Race 7 winners Nick Jerwood & Brad Sheridan on Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 – photo © Regatta Services
Another long run with the big fleet split on each gybe. Places remained the same at the bottom gate with one more upwind to sail to the finish. By now it was Jerwood / Sheridan’s job to put a loose cover on the leaders to claim their first regatta win of the series. Scutcher and Hewkin were just able to defend second with Gilmour and Donaldson in third. Vials / Turner finished fourth and Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson (AUS) in fifth.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 4 – photo © Regatta Services
The kiwi crew Avery / Bannan did a great job to finish 7th, their best result of the championship. Both the Irish crew Lavery / Green and South African’s Campbell Alexander and Ralph Thomas were the unlucky recipients of the black flag dropping down the overall leaderboard.

As the championship goes past the half way mark after 7 races with 1 discard, Vials / Turner remain in the lead overall but the gap is closing to second placed Jerwood / Sheridan. The other GBR boat Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader remain third overall.

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The fleet will enjoy an evening at Gage Roads Brewery on the Fremantle Harbour wall followed by daily presentations at the WA Maritime Museum. There is a lay day on Wednesday and racing resumes on Thursday.

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Y&YY Report Day 3 – Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 3

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 20 Mar 07:40 GMT

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 3 © Regatta Services
It was an early start for the fleet on day 3 of the 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship held on another hot and sunny day off the coast of Fremantle. The forecast of an early Easterly which was due to shut down by lunchtime forced the PRO Kevin Wilson to set an early start time of 0905 hrs. As it turned out it was a wise decision as two windward / leeward races were completed just before the wind died.

Race 5 of the championship started at the second attempt in a shifty 10 – 11 knots off the land. With such large separation it was almost impossible to predict which boat would get to the top mark in the lead. As it turned out it was race 3 winners Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (AUS) who briefly led from Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (GBR) and Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson.(AUS).

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
The downwind was quite a slog in the faint breeze. Places remained the same for the top three but Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) were sniffing at the sterns in front of them.

On the second lap Gilmour / Donaldson dropped back whilst Michael Wilson and Peter Greenhalgh from the Isle of Man YC in the UK and Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay (AUS) pounced. Both turned the port gate mark for the short sprint to the finish. The British crew just got past with a little squirt of pressure just boat lengths from the line to take second. Sadly for Philippa and Dean they were shown on the board on the back of the committee boat as UFD so unable to count their result.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
Another local boat from Royal Freshwater Bay YC, David Yu and Chris Nelson snuck through the lead bunch to grab fourth, easily their best result of this world championship.

Race 6 of the championship had to wait a short while because the Easterly looked to be fading but again the patience of the RO paid off. A quick course alteration and off we went again with another windward / leeward course. This time the breeze was beginning to struggle and the shifts seem to be getting bigger.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
After the start it was again very difficult to predict the front boats with an enormous separation across the fleet. So much so that a complete new set of boats led on the first lap. Bill Chard and Josh Preater from Chew Valley Lake SC in the UK led from Kim Peaker and Neil White from South of Perth YC and light wind specialists Andrew and Anne Knowles from the same club.

By the gate on the first lap Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay (RFBYC) were making amends for their last race U flag by taking the lead as the breeze again threatened to collapse. Much to their delight the course was shortened at the top of the windward leg to enable the pair from the organising club to take their first winning gun of this world championship.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
Bill Chard and Josh Preater finished an awesome second and third went to the Knowles family. Current regatta leaders Vials and Turner climbed back up to fourth and Kim Peaker and Neil White a regatta best fifth place. Other notable performances include Craig and Ian Rainey from Gippsland Lakes YC in Victoria finishing 8th. Several of the top 10 boats in the rankings were deep in the fleet thus counting as their first discarded result.

So after 6 races of a total of 12 races, one discard comes into play. Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) lead on 10 points net from the two Ian’s, Pinnell and Cadwallader (GBR) on 19 points and Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) also on 19 points.

On day 4 of the championship only one race is scheduled with a planned start time of 12 noon. The advanced forecast is for more light shifty breezes.

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Y&Y Report Day 2 : Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 2

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 19 Mar 13:24 GMT

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 2 © Lisa Smith
It was a long day on the water for the fleet of 76 Flying Fifteens competing at the World Championships off Fremantle on day two of the regatta. A new day and a new wind direction meant an earlier start time of 1200 noon. However the early morning Easterly breeze was always due to dye out and the sea breeze fill in the afternoon. The question was when would the change happen?

The PRO Kevin Wilson managed to get race 3 going on the second attempt after one general recall. A new course axis and a new course, a straight forward 2 lap windward/leeward with a distance of 1.3nm legs. Race 3 started in a gentle 10 knots from 90 degrees.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 2 – photo © Lisa Smith
Another upwind leg with huge separation but the team who read the tricky conditions best was local WA Olympic sailors Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (RFBYC/EBYC). The young West Australians led round mark one and down to the gate holding off the British crew of Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader with Irelands John Lavery and Alan Green from Dublin again in the top three.

The whole fleet had to endure the shifty breeze off the land which meant a lot of tacking and searching for pressure. This time the leaders sailed more up the middle of the course. At the windward mark second time around Gilmour / Donaldson just held their lead from Pinnell / Cadwallader but gradually picking their way through the lead bunch was none other than the four time world champions Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR).

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 2 – photo © Lisa Smith
The last downwind leg to the finish was stressful when the soft breeze began to fade and the leaders were approaching the final gate mark rounding from both gybes. It was going to be a very close rounding but Gilmour / Donaldson just squeezed round to finish only a couple of boat lengths from Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson (GBR) who cruised in from the other gybe. Vials / Turner also gained buoy room at the last moment to cross third. Rod Beurteaux and Simon Wilder (SoPYC / EFYC) finished an excellent fourth and another South of Perth YC boat Greg Tonnison and Nick Robinson an impressive fifth.

The breeze shut down completely and the whole fleet had to sit in the warm sunshine for what seemed like hours but the race committee were rewarded for their patience when a soft sea breeze started to waft in from the South.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 2 – photo © Lisa Smith
Finally in the late afternoon sunshine race 4 of the Worlds got started at 1515hrs. A two lap race with one windward / leeward followed by a triangle in a 6 – 10 knot southerly.

It wasn’t rocket science to work out the leader at the top, the familiar faces of Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR). Places 2 – 5 were however still up for grabs. Around the second lap as the fleet had really separated, Pinnell / Cadwallader (GBR) and Jerwood / Sheridan (AUS) contested for the podium.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 2 – photo © Lisa Smith
Vials / Turner made it 3 wins in 4 races to take a comfortable lead in the championship. Pinnell / Cadwallader crossed second and Jerwood / Sheridan third. Beurteaux / Wilder came in another 4th to jump into the top ten overall in the rankings. Another steady day for the Irishmen Lavery / Green moving up to 7th overall.

An early start is scheduled for the third day of racing with a start time of 0900 hrs to hopefully take a chance on the early Easterly breeze. The fleet enjoyed a real treat of a Wagyu beef BBQ served on the sundeck, supplied by legendary Western Australian Match Racing guru Peter Gilmour and his family including his son Lachy, the race winner of the first race of the day.

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Y&Y Report : Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 1

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Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle – Day 1

18-25 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 18 Mar 13:14 GMT

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 1 © Regatta Services
76 Flying Fifteens from 6 countries left Fremantle Sailing Club for the first two races of the 2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds Championship held off Fremantle under cloudless skies.

It was Fremantle back to its best offering up race 1 in a SW sea breeze starting at around 12 knots and increasing during the afternoon to a feisty 16 knots with a building chop making the downwind legs a real pleasure to sail.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 1 – photo © Regatta Services
The PRO Kevin Wilson set Course 1 for the first race of the series. A windward/leeward followed by a triangle to give the fleet an opportunity for some screaming reaches and some entertainment for a building fleet of spectators enjoying the weekend watching the action at the wing mark.

Under U flag the start only caught out one boat. At the top the familiar blue kite of current world champions Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) popped a good distance from the rest of the fleet. A flurry of Australian and British boats followed downwind including Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (GBR), Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS), Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson (GBR) and Charles and Charlie Apthorp (GBR).

Vials & Turner on day 1 of the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia – photo © Regatta Services
By lap 2 on the reach to the wing mark Vials and Turner had opened up an unassailable lead leaving Pinnell / Cadwallader and Jerwood / Sheridan to fight for second and third place. The Australians pulled through to take second leaving Pinnell / Cadwallader in third. The Scots Mackay / Lawson crossed fourth and an excellent fifth for Michael Wilson and Pete Greenhalgh (GBR).

During the break the wind increased a notch to a steady 15 – 16 knots along with the short chop wich made for some glamour downwind surfing. A lot of dolphins were spotted out on course dancing off the bows of the fifteens in the waves.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 1 – photo © Regatta Services
Course 6 was signalled for race 2, which was two windward / leeward legs of 1.5nm in length followed by a final beat to the finish. After a clear start the majority of the fleet seemed to prefer the left hand side (shoreside) of the upwind leg. Yet again it was the sail number we are getting used to seeing at the turn (GBR4071) Vials and Turner with a handy lead.

This time it was Australians Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay (RFBYC) who had a peach of a start at the committee boat end and rounded with the Irish crew John Lavery and Alan Green (National YC) in close pursuit. Maybe it was off the back of the Paddy’s day celebrations the day before but the Irishman were on fire. These three boats had clear water behind them to the chasing fleet.

Lavery & Green on day 1 of the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia – photo © Regatta Services
On lap two Vials / Turner again stretched their lead but the chase for second was a lot closer. Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (SoPYC/FSC) closed in on Packer / McAullay whilst local Australians Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson (RFBYC) were also on the move.

On the final work to the finish Vials / Turner from Derwent Reservoir SC/Lyme Regis SC in the UK were out of sight to finish the opening day with two bullets.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia day 1 – photo © Regatta Services
Jerwood / Sheridan finished the day with two second’s and third this time was Packer / McAullay. Lavery / Green (IRL) scored an impressive 8th.

So after day one of the Worlds it is shaping up to be a bit of an ‘Ashes’ battle between GBR and AUS occupying the top 9 places overall. The Irish crew sit in 10th overall.

Racing continues on Sunday with a slightly earlier warning signal of 1200 noon. Let us just hope the gorgeous sailing conditions continue and the racing is just as much fun for the 76 boat fleet and those watching the action.

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Endeavour Homes 23rd Flying 15 Australian Championship at Fremantle – Overall

16 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 16 Mar 08:26 GMT

previous next The final day of the Flying Fifteen Australian Championship was set up to go down to the wire on the final day of racing and it certainly did that.

A rare sight on the Indian Ocean off Fremantle, grey clouds rolling in from a rare direction NW. The earlier forecast predicted a swing to the regular sea breeze direction of SW but when would be the question.

The fleet set off from Fremantle Sailing Club for one final race due to start just after noon. PRO Kevin Wilson set a course 6 which was two windward/leeward legs of 1.4nm in distance followed by an upwind leg to the finish. At the start the breeze was only about 7 – 10 knots but it was always due to increase.

1st overall Vials Turner – Flying 15 Australian Championship 2023 – photo © Regatta Services
A clear start this time under U flag so no need for the black flag. At the top it was the usual suspects, Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) led by a couple of boat lengths from a close cluster including Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (GBR), Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) and regatta leaders Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson (AUS).

Downwind Alderson / Paterson slid down on an inshore track to gain second place at the gate behind Vials / Turner. Jerwood / Sheridan moved into third. Back upwind for the second time and the skies begun to get darker with a real threat of rain, a very unusual phenomenon in these parts! Was this the change we were all expecting?

Fleet downwind – Flying 15 Australian Championship 2023 – photo © Regatta Services
On the second lap there were several place changes below the top three boats but it was now beginning to look like a two horse race to the finish and a rapid look at the overall results to look at the maths.

Rounding the gate for the last time, Vials and Turner held a several boat length lead from Alderson and Paterson but the local Australians representing Royal Freshwater Bay YC would claim the win in the regatta on count back if places stayed the same. Alas a bit more drama was to come!

2nd overall Alderson Paterson – Flying 15 Australian Championship 2023 – photo © Regatta Services
Vials and Turner were unlikely to be caught with a loose cover on Alderson / Paterson but any of the chasing boats could change the end result if one boat got between the race winners and Alderson / Paterson. This is exactly what happened, finally the big change came in the wind swung and the final beat became a fetch to the finish line in rapidly increasing pressure.

Graham Vials and Chris Turner from Derwent Reservoir SC/Lyme Regis SC in the UK, crossed the finish line in the mizzle to become Australian Champions. Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (SoPYC/FSC) snatched second place in race 7 and by finishing third in the final race, Grant Alderson / Luke Paterson (RFBYC) had to settle for second overall missing out on the title by one solitary point.

Brits Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (Northampton SC) finished third overall and another British boat, Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson from Royal Thames YC finished fourth overall. Fifth overall went to Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan.

The remaining top 10 places were taken up by Australian teams with notable performances by the ex olympic sailors Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (RFBYC/Esperance Bay YC) in sixth, Rod Beurteaux and Simon Wilder from (SoPYC/East Fremantle YC) the Viper sportsboat experts in seventh.

Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay (RFBYC) finished 8th, the Dunbar brothers from (SoPYC) in 9th and Andrew and Anne Knowles (SoPYC) in 10th.

The 79 boat fleet have a well earned lay day tomorrow before the whole show re-starts on Saturday 18 March with seven days of World Championship racing.

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Endeavour Homes 23rd Flying 15 Australian Championship at Fremantle – Day 3

14 March 2023

by Jonny Fullerton 15 Mar 12:52 GMT

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Gilmour & Donaldson on Flying 15 Australian Championship Day 3 © Regatta Services

Andrew and Anne Knowles on Flying 15 Australian Championship Day 3 © Regatta Services

Fremantle just keeps on delivering, another beautiful blue sky day and another two races in lighter 7 – 10 knot SW breezes. The water may be clear enough to see the bottom but there was quite a lot of weed floating around so a number of boats were seen clearing their foils before the start of race 5 of the series.

The fleet left Fremantle Sailing Club for race 6 due to start at 12 noon. As the breeze was a little lighter the leg distance was reduced to 1.3nm using course 1 which is a sausage followed by a triangle.

As has become a regular occurrence the fleet was well spread upwind. Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) led briefly at the windward mark but Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson (RFBYC/FSC) overtook by the time they reached the downwind gate. Also closing fast was Andrew and Anne Knowles from (South of Perth YC) who seemed to excel in the lighter conditions. Other local sailors Rob Beurteaux and Simon Wilder (SoPYC / East Fremantle YC) were making an appearance in the top 10.

The two Australian boats pulled away on the triangle legs to take positions one and two, whilst Vials and Turner had to settle for third. Beurteaux / Wilder finished fourth and Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (GBR) in fifth.

Race 6 had to go through the motions, first a U flag caught out FFI Commodore Chris Waples (GBR) and then two subsequent Black flag starts caught out a batch of competing crews. Vials and Turner were amongst the culprits heading home for an early bath.

Finally around 1415 hrs race 6 got started using course 3, a two lap windward / leeward course with a longer 1.5nm leg length. The soft breeze just held but did give more importance to getting clear lanes on the upwind legs and pressure on the downwind legs.

Flying 15 Australian Championship Day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
At the top of the course Pinnell / Cadwallader rounded just ahead of Alderson / Paterson with Nick Jerwood / Brad Sheridan (SoPYC/FSC) back in the mix. Beurteaux / Wilder and local lads Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson were amongst the leaders again.

Alderson / Paterson got away downwind to lead at the gate with Jerwood / Sheridan closing on their stern. Positions 3 to 5 were however shuffling. Another RFBYC crew Greg ‘Levo’ Leaversuch and Peter Barblett came into contention for a podium finish. The two lead boats separated downwind and with the breeze softening it looked like it could go either way but when they converged Alderson / Paterson passed through the bottom gate a couple of boat lengths ahead of Jerwood / Sheridan to take the gun for the second time in the day and take the overall lead in the regatta. Gilmour / Donaldson finished an excellent third to maintain their healthy position overall.

Flying 15 Australian Championship Day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
Queenslanders Ashley Smith and Adam Kingston (sailing under a HKG flag) sailed their best race of the regatta finishing sixth in race 5. New Zealanders, Murray Gilbert and Jonathan Burgess from Royal Akarana YC in Auckland, had their best result of the regatta scoring an 8th in race 6.

Now that the only race discard comes into play Alderson / Paterson lead the rankings by 1 point from Vials / Turner with Pinnell / Cadwallader in third overall. There is then a small gap in points to Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson (GBR) in fourth and Jerwood / Sheridan in fifth.

Flying 15 Australian Championship Day 3 – photo © Regatta Services
It is all to play for with one more race to decide the Australian Championship which is scheduled for a warning signal at 1200 noon. The advanced forecast is for a shifty morning breeze which is due to build in the afternoon and swing to the SW with a lot more guts.

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