42nd Mosquito Catamaran Nationals 2014
5th Jan to 11th Jan
Meningie SC, Lake Albert, South Australia
Mosquito National Titles – Five in a row for Maskiell and two new champions
32 Mosquitoes made the journey to Lake Albert in SA where Meningie SC ran the Australian Titles in some very challenging conditions – winds mostly ranged from 15 to 25 knots for the whole week, making it spectacular, both for the sailors and for those watching from the beach.
Gary Maskiell continued his dominance of the cat rigged division winning his 6th National Title in the class and his fifth in a row. Whilst Daniel Stone showed impressive boat speed in the very strong winds, Gary showed consistency in all conditions to finish 7 points ahead of Daniel. Philip Warren-Smith showed a long-awaited return to form taking 3rd place.
Daniel was more consistent in the spinnaker division, with a string of 2nd placings giving him his first National Title in Mosquitoes. Once again the wind was fresh to frightening for the spinnakers, and it took a few downwinds before the sailors started to feel more confident. The spectacular nature of the spinnaker rig was brilliantly demonstrated on the final run to the finish of the last race where six boats were locked together in a group, barely under control and all crossing the line within seconds of each other.
In the sloops another new Champion was crowned when Simon Hallsworth and Ben Clarke achieved a perfect score of eight first places to depose the long-time sloop master Warwick Kemp and his crew Tomas Norman. Peter Dunk and Kirsten Thomas achieved many 2nd placings and a 1st but finished one point behind Warwick.
The spinnaker titles have been held as a separate event prior to the cats and sloops up to now, but at the AGM this year the class decided that, from now on, the three divisions (cat, sloop and spinnaker) will run concurrently for the whole event. After 12 years of racing with spinnakers the addition of the 3rd division is a significant milestone for the Mosquitoes. The class continues to grow, with more new boats launching every year and a recent poll showed that around 25-30 Mosquitoes are now racing with spinnakers.
Awards
| MkI (Cat rigged) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Gary Maskiell | 1766 | 9Lives |
| 2nd | Daniel Stone | 1825 | Kryptonite |
| 3rd | Philip Warren-Smith | 1794 | More Than A Splash |
| Handicap | |||
| 1st | Bob Wilson | 1780 | Voodoo |
| 2nd | Tim Shepperd | 1775 | Karma Cat |
| 3rd | Matt Stone | 1826 | The Joker |
| MkII (Sloop rigged) | |||
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Simon Hallsworth & Ben Clarke | 1800 | The Young Mariner |
| 2nd | Warwick Kemp & Tomas Norman | 1788 | Atreus |
| 3rd | Peter Dunk & Kirsten Thomas |
1744 | Splashes Of Brilliance |
| Handicap | |||
| 1st | Trevor Armstrong & Eliza Kimlin |
1828 | The Latest Toy |
| Spinnaker fleet | |||
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Daniel Stone | 1825 | Kryptonite |
| 2nd | Gary Maskiell | 1760 | Thrice Bitten |
| 3rd | Tim Shepperd | 1775 | Karma Cat |
| Handicap | |||
| 1st | Tim Shepperd | 1775 | Karma Cat |
| Other Awards | |||
| Best placed female (skipper or crew) | Sarah Floyd & Kate Hyde |
1802 | Totally… |
| Junior Skipper | Sarah Floyd | 1802 | Totally… |
| Veteran Skipper | Bob Wilson | 1780 | Voodoo |
| Encouragement Award | Greg Hackett | 1769 | Goodnight Nurse |
| Spirit of the Nationals | Bradley Spencer | 1734 | Go Nads II |
| Best Placed Heavy Weight Boat | Michael Crouch | 1574 | Geronimo |
| Best Presented Boat | Trevor Armstrong | 1828 | The Latest Toy |
| Best placed Wooden Boat | Peter Dunk & Kirsten Thomas |
1744 | Splashes Of Brilliance |
| State Teams Award | Victoria | ||
| Panel Beater Award | Garry Johnstone | 1785 | Bear Talk For entering and exiting his mainsail |
| Invitation Race | |||
| 1st MkI | Gary Maskiell | 1766 | 9Lives |
| 1st MkII | Warwick Kemp & Tomas Norman | 1788 | Atreus |
Results
MK I
Series Scores (click here for race results)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 2 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 3 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 4 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 5 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 6 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 7 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 8 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 9 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 10 11 Jan 2014 |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1766 | 9Lives | Mosquito | Gary Maskiell | GLYC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 (DNC) | 13.0 |
| 2 | 1825 | Kryptonite | Mosquito | Daniel Stone | SYC | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 3 | 1794 | More Than A Splash | Mosquito | Philip Warren-Smith | RYC | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28.0 |
| 4 | 1781 | Voodoo | Mosquito | Bob Wilson | AYC | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 (RDG) | 6 | 2 | 32.0 |
| 5 | 1826 | The Joker | Mosquito | Matt Stone | SYC | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35.0 |
| 6 | 1775 | Karma Cat | Mosquito | Tim Shepperd | GLYC | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 36.0 |
| 7 | 1827 | Aldebaran VI | Mosquito | Phillip Pearce | ASC | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 (DNS) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 50.0 |
| 8 | 1786 | Matrix | Mosquito | Mark Pfennig | LBYC | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 67.0 |
| 9 | 1520 | Air Apparent | Mosquito | Gordon Hyde | RYC | 8 | 6 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNF) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 71.0 |
| 10 | 1785 | Bear Talk | Mosquito | Garry Johnstone | LBYC | 10 | 11 | 27 (DNC) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 27 (DNC) | 3 | 74.0 |
| 11 | 1790 | Bee Alert | Mosquito | Peter Nikitin | LSBC | 14 | 12 | 27 (DNC) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 75.0 |
| 12 | 1808 | Grey Matter | Mosquito | Robert Lott | BeYC | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 82.0 |
| 13 | 1732 | Just Do It | Mosquito | Steve Thomas | LBYC | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 89.0 |
| 14 | 1676 | Both Barrells | Mosquito | Rick Verboon | SYC | 16 | 9 | 27 (DNC) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 27 (DNF) | 15 | 9 | 9 | 95.0 |
| 15 | 1787 | Try Again | Mosquito | Tim Kennedy | LBYC | 15 | 17 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNF) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 110.0 |
| 16 | 1574 | Geronimo | Mosquito | Michael Crouch | MSC | 18 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 116.0 |
| 17 | 1734 | Go-Nads II | Mosquito | Bradley Spencer | 24 | 16 | 27 (DNF) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 128.0 | |
| 18 | 1782 | Bullet | Mosquito | Darren Kopp | 3 | 1 | 9 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 148.0 | |
| 18 | 1769 | Goodnight Nurse | Mosquito | Greg Hackett | PVSC | 21 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNF) | 148.0 |
| 20 | 1770 | Rebel Without A Clew | Mosquito | Roy Douglas | NSC | 19 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 27 (DNC) | 17 | 149.0 |
| 21 | 1805 | Just A Toy | Mosquito | Ian McAlister | LBYC | 23 | 22 | 27 (DNC) | 19 | 19 | 27 (DNC) | 16 | 17 | 27 (DNC) | 16 | 159.0 |
| 22 | 1721 | The Ultimate | Mosquito | Allan Pettman | 26 | 20 | 27 (DNC) | 18 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 15 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 187.0 | |
| 23 | 1773 | Spot | Mosquito | Peter Nicholson | NSC | 25 | 23 | 27 (DNC) | 20 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 19 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 195.0 |
| 24 | 1777 | Beyond A Joke | Mosquito | Peter Hallsworth | SYC | 7 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 196.0 |
| 25 | 1733 | Touch N’Go | Mosquito | Mark O’Halloran | LBYC | 22 | 24 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNF) | 19 | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 200.0 |
| 26 | 1695 | EpiMagic | Mosquito | David Heynemann | PTSC | 20 | 21 | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNF) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 27 (DNC) | 203.0 |
| Please check the order of tied scores | ||||||||||||||||
MK II
Series Scores (click here for race results)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 2 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 3 7 Jan 2014 |
Race 4 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 5 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 6 8 Jan 2014 |
Race 7 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 8 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 9 10 Jan 2014 |
Race 10 11 Jan 2014 |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1800 | The Young Mariner | Mosquito | Simon Hallsworth Ben Clark |
SYC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 (DNC) | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1788 | Atreus | Mosquito | Warwick Kemp Tomas Norman |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | |
| 3 | 1744 | Splashes Of Brilliance | Mosquito | Peter Dunk Kirsten Thomas |
LBYC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 1802 | Totally… | Mosquito | Sarah Floyd Kate Hyde |
3 | 6 | 7 (DNF) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 (DNF) | 3 | 33.0 | |
| 5 | 1828 | The Latest Toy | Mosquito | Trevor Armstrong Eliza Kimlin |
6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 (DNF) | 34.0 | |
| 6 | 1818 | To Be Sure Two | Mosquito | Phil Flaherty Mark Stillman |
5 | 5 | 7 (DNF) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 (DNF) | 40.0 |
Spinnaker Fleet
Series Scores (click here for race results)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 4 Jan 2014 |
Race 2 4 Jan 2014 |
Race 3 4 Jan 2014 |
Race 4 4 Jan 2014 |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1825 | Kryptonite | Mosquito | Daniel Stone | SYC | 11 (DNC) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1766 | 9Lives | Mosquito | Gary Maskiell | GLYC | 11 (DNC) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1775 | Karma Cat | Mosquito | Tim Shepperd | GLYC | 11 (DNC) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1744 | Splashes Of Brilliance | Mosquito | Peter Dunk Kirsten Thomas |
LBYC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8.0 |
| 5 | 1794 | More Than A Splash | Mosquito | Philip Warren-Smith | RYC | 11 (DNC) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13.0 |
| 6 | 1826 | The Joker | Mosquito | Matt Stone | SYC | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14.0 |
| 7 | 1732 | Just Do It | Mosquito | Steve Thomas | LBYC | 11 (DNC) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22.0 |
| 8 | 1786 | Matrix | Mosquito | Mark Pfennig | LBYC | 2 | 11 (DNS) | 11 (DNC) | 11 (DNC) | 24.0 |
| 9 | 1828 | The Latest Toy | Mosquito | Trevor Armstrong Eliza Kimlin |
11 (DNC) | 11 (DNC) | 11 (DNC) | 7 | 29.0 | |
| 10 entrants. Please check the order of tied scores | ||||||||||