Mosquito State Titles 2011 – Gippsland Lakes YC
12-14 March 2011
Results (from SailRes.com)
Photos by Bob Wilson, Christie Arras and Jonathon Lyons
Awards
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MkI (Cat rigged) |
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Outright |
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| 1st | Shannon Wilson | 1781 | VooDoo |
| 2nd | Stuart Ridge | 1752 | Nautical Nuts |
| 3rd | Matt Stone | 1816 | Unko |
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Handicap/Most Improved |
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| 1st | Garry Johnstone | 1785 | Bear Talk |
| 2nd | Peter Foulsum | 1791 | Lightning |
| 3rd | Jeremy Pearse | 1812 | Overture |
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MkII (Sloop rigged) |
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Outright |
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| 1st | Neil & David Joiner | 1789 | Immunity |
| 2nd | Sarah & Mick Floyd | 1802 | Totally… |
| 3rd | Trevor Armstrong & Jake Sheffield |
1805 | Just a Toy |
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Handicap/Most Improved |
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| 1st | Philip & Cameron Warren-Smith |
1794 | More Than A Splash |
| 2nd | Gordon & James Hyde | 1520 | Air Apparent |
| 3rd | Nick Baglioni & Tom Floyd |
1749 | Bite Me |
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Other Awards |
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Junior Skipper |
Sarah Floyd | 1802 | Totally… |
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Encouragement Award |
Luke Marthick & Andrew Jamieson |
1824 1811 |
Veloce Spirit of Somers |
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Clap Hanger |
Matt Stone | 1816 | Unko |
Results – MkI
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Score |
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| 1 | 1781 | Voodoo | Mosquito | Shannon Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 1752 | Nautical Nuts | Mosquito | Stuart Ridge | BYC | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 3 | 1816 | Unko | Mosquito | Matt Stone | SYC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19.0 |
| 4 | 1760 | Thrice Bitten | Mosquito | Gary Maskiell | GLYC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19.0 |
| 5 | 1747 | Catalyst | Mosquito | Mitch Meade | GLYC | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23.0 |
| 6 | 1775 | Karma Cat | Mosquito | Tim Shepperd | GLYC | 2 | 6 | 19(DNF) | 2 | 11 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 7 | 1812 | Overture | Mosquito | Jeremy Pearse | SYC | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 37.0 |
| 8 | 1785 | Bear Talk | Mosquito | Garry Johnstone | LBYC | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 38.0 |
| 9 | 1791 | Lightning | Mosquito | Peter Foulsum | SYC | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42.0 |
| 10 | 1790 | Bee Alert | Mosquito | Peter Nikitin | GLYC | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 43.0 |
| 11 | 1754 | Easy Screw | Mosquito | Philip Mann | BYC | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 19(DNS) | 45.0 |
| 12 | 1808 | Grey Matter | Mosquito | Robert Lott | AYC | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 53.0 |
| 13 | 1822 | The Unsent Letter | Mosquito | Peter Lyons | SSC | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 64.0 |
| 14 | 1819 | Chat Blanc | Mosquito | Simon Clavin | McYC | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 68.0 |
| 15 | 1815 | Sanity | Mosquito | Nic Maan | RYC | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 (DNF) | 69.0 |
| 16 | 1824 | Veloce | Mosquito | Luke Marthick | RYC | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 74.0 |
| 17 | 1811 | Spirit of Somers | Mosquito | Andrew Jamieson | SYC | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19(DNS) | 83.0 |
| 18 | 1602 | Maurauder White | Mosquito | Will Alexander | WYC | 19 (DNF) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19(DNC) | 19 (DNC) | 91.0 |
Results – MkII
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Score |
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| 1 | 1789 | Immunity | Mosquito | Neil Joiner David Joiner |
GLYC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 2 | 1802 | Totally… | Mosquito | Sarah Floyd Mick Floyd |
BYC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 3 | 1805 | Just a toy | Mosquito | Trevor Armstrong Jake Sheffield |
SSC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13.0 |
| 4 | 1794 | More than a splash | Mosquito | Philip Warren-Smith Cameron Warren-Smith |
RYC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17.0 |
| 5 | 1520 | Air apparent | Mosquito | Gordon Hyde Kate Hyde |
NEWS | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 6 | 1749 | Bite Me | Mosquito | Nick Baglioni Tom Floyd |
GLYC | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27.0 |
Report by Peter Foulsom
Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club at Paynesville hosted the 2010/2011 Victorian Mosquito and Arrow Catamaran Class State titles. The event coincided with the traditional Marlay Point trailable yacht race and all Mosquito sailors were warned at the briefing that we should anticipate some traffic through the race course on Sunday.
The weekend forecast was for light to medium winds generally ranging from 5 to 15 knots with 15 to 20 knots on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately the wind didnât arrive in any stable condition and the sea breeze struggled against northerly winds for most of the weekend. There were reports from Melbourne of strong Northerly winds on Sunday but we learnt from the locals that the Great Divide generally stopped the Northerly winds from reaching the Gippsland Lakes.
Two races were scheduled for Saturday afternoon and were run as planned. There were a few points in the race where trapezing was possible but generally the race was spent moving around on the trampoline trying to minimize wetted area by flying a hull. Shannon Wilson and Neil and David Joiner started the titles in magnificent fashion with wins in both races of their respective divisions.
Two races were scheduled for Sunday morning but with a lack of any consistent breeze all morning racing was postponed and eventually cancelled. The postponement allowed sailors the opportunity to review the Marlay Point yachts as they trickled into Paynesville. This included the massive catamaran “Mad Max” which was impressively dismantled in the car park on its specially designed trailer by a team of 5 crew. We also heard that many of the Marlay Point yachts had dropped anchor in the straits at Holland’s Landing due to lack of wind and a current pushing the yachts backwards.
Two Sunday afternoon races were scheduled and ran as planned. Matt Stone won the first race in the cat rigged division and Stuart Ridge won the second race. Neil and David Joiner continued their unbeaten record in the sloop rigged division. Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula had received torrential rain in the afternoon and the black clouds to the West were a sign of things to come. As soon as the evening AGM was closed the drops of rain started to fall and the wind strength picked up. Many sailors were seen scurrying about tying down their yachts in the pouring rain and wind.
Despite more light and fickle winds, two races were run in the final Monday morning session. The shifting wind pattern required adjustment of the course and the second race was abandoned on the first upwind beat due to shifting winds. Shannon Wilson continued his winning form in both races whilst Neil and David Joiner won the first race but Sarah and Mick Floyd won the second race.
A special word of thanks goes to Tim Shepperd who billeted more than half of the fleet on his property at Eagle Point. A special thanks also goes to the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club for running the event while feeding the Marlay Point race arrivals and re-laying our courses on a regular basis.
Congratulations to Shannon Wilson and Neil & David Joiner for winning the Mk I and Mk II championships respectively. Well done to Stuart Ridge 2nd and Matt Stone 3rd in the MkI fleet and Sarah and Mick Floyd 2nd and Trevor Armstrong and Jake Sheffield 3rd in the Mk II fleet. Trevor and Sarah were tied on points but Sarah’s win in the final race decided 2nd place. Special mention also goes to Luke Marthick and Andrew Jamieson who were attending their first state titles and received encouragement awards for their efforts and performances.
The annual “claphanger” award was won by Matt Stone who capsized between the two back to back races on Monday morning next to the start boat, six minutes before the start in virtually zero wind.