Victorian State Titles 2022-23
Rye YC – 11-13 March 2023 & 22-23 April 2023
The Mk1 and Spinnaker Mosquito State Titles for 2022/23 were held at Rye Yacht Club over the weekend of 11th to 13th March in almost perfect sailing conditions.
For the Mk2 titles there were 7 entry’s and 4 different race winners. The race crew did a great job to get 3 races in on the Saturday, in light shifting breeze.
Each race was started quickly after the last boat finished, and with a close fleet there wasn’t much time lost waiting for the next start.
The Saturday night pie and football was well supported by the mosquito sailors, even if the football game was terrible!
Sunday was lighter than Saturday and didn’t look promising, but to the credit of the race crew a course was set and a race was started. Peter Lyons and John Dunn had a great start on port, looking like he was going to be first to the top mark before falling into a hole. Josh Hall and Thomas Taylor went around the top mark first only to fall into a hole and get passed by the fleet. The race was shortened to just a triangle with Justin and Gina winning their first race at state level.
The top 3 positions were separated by only 1 point. It was great to see so many new faces from Rye YC out sailing, and the return of Charlie Broomhall, who sailed on Immunity with Jamie Zizman. They finished 3rd with one race win.
In 2nd place were Brett Rowe and Sarah Skene, returning from their 2nd at the recent National titles, also with one race win.
In first place was Rob Lott sailing with local Rye mosquito sailor Madi Shears in her first of hopefully many more titles. They also had one race win.
Encouragement awards went to Henry and Jaxson who sailed separate days with Phil Warren-Smith and Thomas who sailed both days with Josh Hall.
This was the first event ably managed by the new VMCA President/Vice President team of Rob Lott and Brett Rowe. Special thanks to Gary Maskiell for organising the prizes and trophies and Tim Shepperd for organising the race with members of the Rye Yacht Club
| MkI (Cat rigged) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Shannon Wilson | 1835 | Taboo |
| 2nd | Robert Lott | 1836 | Grayce |
| 3rd | Stuart Ridge | 1752 | Nautical Nuts |
| MkII (Sloop rigged) | |||
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Robert Lott & Madi Sheard | 1836 | Grayce |
| 2nd | Brett Rowe & Sarah Skene | 1800 | 4 Shore |
| 3rd | Jaime Zizman & Charlie Broomhall | 1751 | Gone Viral |
| Spinnaker | |||
| Outright | |||
| 1st | Gary Maskiell | 1834 | The Bees Knees |
| 2nd | Pete Kiely | 1782 | Sixth Element |
| 3rd | Tim Shepperd | 1791 | Brakefree |
| Other Awards | |||
| Best placed female skipper | |||
| Best placed youth skipper | Jamie Zizman | 1751 | Gone Viral |
| Best placed youth | |||
| Encouragement Awards | |||
| Clap Hanger | Tim Shepperd | Poor organisation | |
Mk I
Series Scores (complete results here)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 11 Mar 2023 | Race 2 11 Mar 2023 | Race 3 12 Mar 2023 | Race 4 12 Mar 2023 | Race 5 12 Mar 2023 | Race 6 12 Mar 2023 | Race 7 12 Mar 2023 | Race 8 13 Mar 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1835 | Taboo | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Shannon Wilson | AYC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | 1836 | Grayce | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Robert Lott | BeYC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | ||
| 3 | 1752 | Nautical Nuts | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Stuart Ridge | BeYC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | ||
| 4 | 1768 | Crazy Horse | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Gordon Hyde | RYC | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20.0 | ||
| 5 | 1785 | Bear Talk | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Garry Johnstone | LBYC | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30.0 | ||
| 6 | 1786 | The Matrix | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Paul Amaira | GLYC | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36.0 | ||
| 7 | 1789 | Immunity | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Neil Zizman | GLYC | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 37.0 | ||
| 8 | 1800 | 4 Shore | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Brett Rowe | GLYC | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 40.0 | ||
| 9 | 1825 | Kryptonite | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Ian McAlister | LBYC | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 47.0 | ||
| 10 | 1792 | Swiper | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Sam Watson | LBYC | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 51.0 | ||
| 11 | 1812 | Overture | Mosquito Cat (Mk1) | Michael Anthony | BeYC | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 55.0 |
Mk II
Series Scores (complete results here)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 22 Apr 2023 | Race 2 22 Apr 2023 | Race 3 22 Apr 2023 | Race 4 23 Apr 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1836 | Grayce | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Robert Lott Madi Sheard | BeYC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | |
| 2 | 1800 | 4 Shore | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Brett Rowe Sarah Skene | GLYC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 1751 | Gone Viral | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Jaime Zizman Charlie Broomhall | GLYC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 1794 | More Than A Splash | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Philip Warren-Smith | RYC | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 1823 | Zanzara | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Justin Prior Gina Webster | SoYC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13.0 | |
| 6 | 1822 | The Unsent Letter | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Peter Lyons John Dunn | RYC | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 1645 | Nebu | Mosquito Sloop (Mk11) | Josh Hall Thomas Taylor | CCSC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19.0 |
Spinnaker
Series Scores (complete results here)
| Place | Sail# | Name | Class | Crew | Club | Race 1 11 Mar 2023 | Race 2 11 Mar 2023 | Race 3 12 Mar 2023 | Race 4 12 Mar 2023 | Race 5 12 Mar 2023 | Race 6 12 Mar 2023 | Race 7 12 Mar 2023 | Race 8 13 Mar 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1834 | The Bees Knees | Mosquito Cat Spin | Gary Maskiell | GLYC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | 1782 | Sixth Element | Mosquito Cat Spin | Pete Keily | SGYC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | ||
| 3 | 1791 | Brakefree | Mosquito Cat Spin | Tim Shepperd | GLYC | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | ||
| 4 | 1830 | Sanity | Mosquito Cat Spin | Neil Joiner | GLYC | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| 5 | 1775 | Snakes And Ladders | Mosquito Cat Spin | Darrin Tomison | GLYC | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | ||
| 6 | 1751 | Gone Viral | Mosquito Cat Spin | Jaime Zizman | GLYC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27.0 | ||
| 7 | 1794 | More Than A Splash | Mosquito Cat Spin | Philip Warren-Smith | RYC | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32.0 | ||
| 8 | 1731 | White Noise | Mosquito Sloop Spin | Christopher Campbell Declan Styant-Browne | RYC | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 46.0 | ||
| 9 | 1660 | Fly By Nite | Mosquito Sloop Spin | Kai Robertson Mikayla Eriksson | RYC | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 47.0 | ||
| 10 | 1790 | Bandit | Mosquito Cat Spin | Andrew Polimeni | AYC | 8 | 11 (DNF) | 8 | 11 (DNC) | 11 (DNC) | 11 (DNC) | 60.0 |