SOUTH QUEENSLAND IOM CHAMPIONSHIP 2007

Photos by Andrew MILNE & John McLACHLAN - DAY 1 photos click here

Results after Race 16 with 2 Discard(s)
#	Skipper	Sail No	State	Design	Total	Discards	Score	RACE NUMBER
#	Skipper	Sail No	State	Design	Total	Discards	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	CRAIG SMITH	47	VIC	OBSESSION	54	23	31	2	1	1	1	12	8	11	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	JABIN CRISP	04	QLD	COCKATOO 2	81	21	60	3	5	5	7	10	4	3	7	5	11	2	5	4	3	5	2
3	PETER KAMPE	90	QLD	SPOOK	93	20	73	4	7	9	6	2	3	7	3	3	9	10	3	3	7	7	10
4	ROD MOLKENTIN	68	QLD	MUTINY	102.5	27	75.5	7	6	4	8	4	12	10	14	2	4	4	4	6.5	2	2	13
5	GRANT COOPER	12	QLD	COCKATOO 2	104	25	79	7	8	6	10	15	7	4	4	4	8	8	6	5	4	3	5
6	JEFF BYERLEY	96	QLD	COCKATOO	140	50	90	2	2	3	2	11	14	20	6	1	3	9	2	2	13	25	25
7	MAT GRAY	185	TAS	V6	123	25	98	5	4	11	4	7	10	14	5	11	6	5	8	6	11	10	6
8	TOM BUTLER	125	QLD	CROSSBREAD	148	40	108	10	3	10	11	8	2	25	15	6	7	7	7	8	8	12	9
9	LISA BLACKWOOD	35	TAS	ITALICO	152	39	113	4	9	12	9	3	1	2	12	18	13	15	21	13	5	11	4
10	ALLAN WALKER	168	QLD	COCKATOO 2	152	30	122	1	14	13	5	6	9	9	2	8	12	13	15	7	10	13	15
11	ROGER TAYLOR	85	QLD	COCKATOO 2	167	37	130	3	10	8	12	9	6	5	9	7	10	19	11	15	9	16	18
12	ANDREW MILNE	147	QLD	TS2	185	43	142	8	23	17	20	14	18	1	8	9	2	12	13	14	15	4	7
13	GEOFFREY MORRIS	73	QLD	EXTREME	184	39	145	9	17	22	14	1	5	12	17	14	15	3	9	16	13	9	8
14	IAN ASHE	192	QLD	RAGE	187	42	145	6	15	14	22	13	16	8	10	13	5	6	12	20	16	8	3
15	TONY FANNIN	56	QLD	GHOST	221	43	178	6	22	7	13	18	14	21	16	15	14	11	10	10	14	17	13
16	JON WILSON	181	QLD	MUTINY	231	50	181	1	12	2	3	5	11	6	11	19	20	16	25	25	25	25	25
17	JIMMY MEE	53	QLD	COCKATOO 2	256	46	210	11	16	20	16	21	21	23	19	12	23	23	17	11	6	6	11
18	LINDSAY WALKER	24	QLD	V6	254	39	215	5	13	15	17	20	19	15	13	16	19	18	18	17	18	14	17
19	TOM PURSHEIMO	93	QLD	LION	275	46	229	8	19	23	15	19	20	16	18	23	16	23	16	13	17	15	14
20	IAN THOMPSON	19	QLD	GHOST	275	41	234	10	20	18	19	16	15	18	20	21	17	14	14	19	20	18	16
21	BRIAN HENEKER	58	QLD	COCKATOO 2	298	45	253	11	18	16	18	17	22	19	22	20	23	17	19	18	19	19	20
22	ERIN CONZA	25	QLD	ZIG ZAG	330	50	280	12	21	19	21	22	17	17	21	17	18	20	25	25	25	25	25
23	PETER MORRIS	31	QLD	MUTINY	370	50	320	9	11	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
24	MARK SMITH	94	QLD	GECKO	380	50	330	12	24	21	23	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

IOM Sth Qld Championships 2007

The Wynnum Manly Radio Model Yacht Club again hosted the IOM Championships at Carbrook.

The Carbrook venue has been steadily developed by the Brisbane Radio Yacht Club. WMRMYC pay a fee to sail there. This time the Carbrook Golf Club was pleased to have our patronage for food and drinks, which is appreciated.

Day One saw 24 skippers weigh in their yachts for the event.

Skippers from Tasmania and Victoria as well as North Qld had registered.

After a welcome address by the Commodore, John McLachlan, the PRO Bill Clancy outlined his requirements for the event.

Sailing commenced with the control area on the south bank and this continued for the whole weekend.

The wind was S to SE at 8kn gusting 10kn which created a quandary of whether to sail A rig or B rig. Between the gusts it seemed that A rig won out.

The windward mark proved to be difficult with Port tack yachts trying to reach the mark over the Starboard tack yachts powering through. Some incredible bingles were seen there.

It was a great education to watch the current World Champion and current Australian Champion, Craig Smith, manouevre his yacht almost seamlessly through the pack, not always successfully, but mostly.

Challenges from the fleet came repetively and the Australian Champion did not always come out on top.

The afternoon was getting colder and the rescue boat crew Allen Penman and Peter Niven, continued to patiently man the dinghy in the lee of the south bank.

Day Two saw 20 skippers assemble to complete the challenge.

Overcast and very light winds.

This became RAIN (whoopee!) which continued on and off, for the rest of the day.

The course was lengthened, the wing mark was placed much further out, and this created some difficulty with the skippers sailing 5, 10, 15 metres past the buoy.

The course now however was such that there was time for skippers to work at catching up if necessary.

There was one protest heard on Saturday and two on Sunday, which limited the number of races held. PRO, Bill Clancy was excellent in his management of the Protest Committees and his instructions to the fleet. His intention to ensure a less experienced skipper was included on the Protest Panel, can only provide experience and a benefit to all future competitors.

The rain continued and the South Bank became very muddy, slippery and unsafe. The Regatta was called off one hour early.

Thanks to Gil Walker and David Black the results were immediately available.

The Presentations for First, Craig Smith, Second, Jabin Crisp and Third, Peter Kampe were then made.

Many thanks, and congratulations, to the people who made it happen:-

Two days

Bill Clancy, David Black, Gil Walker, Gordon James, Allen Penman, Peter Niven,

Des Nelson, Dennis Patterson, John McLachlan

One and Half Days

Ian Caverswall

One Day

Bernie Coogan

Half Day

Andrew Milne (sailing), Bernie Cornish, Clive Brooks, Mike Brightman, Peter Kampe (sailing)

John McLachlan

Commodore

WMRMYC Inc