86th 12 Foot Skiff Australian Championship at the Sydney Flying Squadron
by Murray Press 12 Jan 2023 22:40 PST
5-8 January 2023
86th 12 Foot Skiff Australian Championship © David Killoran
The 12 Foot Skiff Australian titles where held at the Sydney Flying Squadron from the 5th to the 8th January. For Sydneysiders this coincided with the strong southerly gusting into the +30 knot range for the fist two days & three races, certainly one way to test the fleet & fitness!
After five races and going into the last race we had three boats on equal points before & after drops. Geotherm (Brett Hobson & Pete Nicholson), Sail inc (Nick Press & Noddy Hay) & Sydney Sailmakers (Cameron McDonald & Brendan Jenkins). A slightly softer day greeted the fleet although still in the 15 to 20 knot range. Some close early racing gave way to a convincing race win by Geotherm & with that the championship. Sail Inc finished second on a count back with Sydney Sailmakers.
Some great racing over some EPIC days with 26 knots in boat speed being recorded downwind.
Congratulations to Brett Hobson & Pete Nicholson for a great series under intense pressure from the other contenders and the weather.
More information on the event website.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Bow No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| 1 | 23 | Geotherm | Brett Hobson | Peter Nicholson | SFS | ‑3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | Sail Inc. | Nicholas Press | Andrew Hay | Lane Cove | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑4 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 | Sydney Sailmakers | Cameron McDonald | Brendon Jenkins | SFS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Red Energy | Murray Press | Mark Muirhead | Lane Cove | 4 | 4 | ‑5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | 9 | Terms & Conditions | Brad Phillips | Oscar Wilson | SFS | (DNF) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | 25 | LCC Asia Pacific | Jonathon Temple | Richard Jones | SFS | 5 | ‑8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | 31 | The Bird | Cam Gundy | Glenn Farquhar | Lane Cove | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ‑11 | 33 |
| 8 | 61 | Arrogant Frog | Peter Hill | Steven Hill | Abb | (DNC) | 7 | TLE | 8 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| 9 | 3 | Chapman High Performance Sailing | James Francis | Brett Phillips | Lane Cove | (DNF) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 |
| 10 | 71 | Your Move Conveyancing | Dave Winning | Joe Bourne | Lane Cove | (DNC) | 10 | DNF | 9 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
| 11 | 59 | Giddy Up | Paul O'Malley‑Jones | Stephen Tapsall | Qld RQYS | DNF | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 11 | 3 | 61 |
| 12 | 63 | Slippery when wet | John Williams | Robbie Polec | Lane Cove | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNF | DNF | 9 | 75 |
| 13 | 79 | Maersk | Adam Forbes | John Mulquiney | SFS | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 12 | 10 | DNC | 76 |
| 14 | 49 | Vintage | Ollie Hartas | Phillip Hartas | Lane Cove | (DNC) | DNF | DNC | 11 | DNC | 16 | 76 |
| 15 | 91 | Handful | Jamie McCrudden | John Mulquiney | Lane Cove | DNF | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 14 | 79 |
| 16 | 29 | Hey Charger | Nick Bernard | Ian Terley | Lane Cove | (DNC) | DNF | DNC | DNF | DNC | 15 | 80 |
| 17 | 43 | Stay Connected Electrical | Jakub Ronowicz | Ben Faulkner | SFS | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNF | DNC | 13 | 83 |
