2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia

2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia - Day 1

by Ben Solly 4 Jan 06:10 PST 3-9 January 2024

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Top mark 100 percent action packed © Beau Outteridge

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Tasar city in the Sandringham Yacht Club boat harbour © Beau Outteridge

All systems go!

"How good is this! So many boats" this is the raw quote from Beau Outteridge, our world regatta photographer! As the dust settled after Beau's professional camera attack at the action packed top mark first rounding, he justified his emotion by highlighting the power and the size of this diverse fleet of crews sailing a mass of identical yachts.

Beau is a renowned regular photographer at international Olympic, SailGP and America's Cup events, but today he was blown away by what this Tasar world event stands for. Congratulations to all competitors, stand up and be proud, you are all winners!

Special mentions of the day:

Balance AUS 2971, Mark Bulka, 4 time World Contender champion cherishes his time on the water with son Oliver, Podium second place position race 2.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Team Bulka father and son take control in race 2 - photo © Beau Outteridge

Doppio USA 2398, Making Australia home by arriving months early and planning a very late exit, Stasi and Sophia have taken positions at Sandringham Yacht Club and embraced the local community, a beautiful young couple maximising life at its best.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Team Doppio (USA2398) Stasi Burzycki and Sophia turning the Tasar world into a life experience - photo © Beau Outteridge

Windfiv GER2972, Stephan and Immanuel, 2 very focused sailors enjoying the regatta spirit, new friends, and true Australian living at their billets home with John and Christine Chip. I did ask the question: "When towing the Tasar behind the BMW on the autobahn in Germany do you hit 250kph?" answer NO.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Team Windfiv (GER2972) Father and son Stephan Heim and Immanuel Schwickert loving the Australian sailing experience - photo © Beau Outteridge

Today's race one drained first race regatta jitters following three broken starts including 15 Black Flag disqualifications, then finally getting away with a 100% clear start.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Race 1 winners James Sly and Eliza Solly - photo © Beau Outteridge

The second race went straight to a U flag and got away first attempt capturing only one anxious OCS player. The southerly breeze gradually increased throughout the day commencing with 10 knots and finishing around 18. The angle can only be described as a precision military march in, Left Right Left Right Left Right Left! and so on! Missing a step meant missing an opportunity, easy to say but the boats that managed the phases today led the race. Several legs displayed extreme left and extreme right boats meeting upwind together.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club Day 1: Lachlan Heath and Carmen Walker win Race 2 - photo © Beau Outteridge

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1	70	2970	PIEWACKET	James Sly	Eliza Solly	SYC	1	3	4
2	81	2981	DR BEVERLY	Jonathan Mckee	Libby Johnson Mckee	SYC/CYC	3	4	7
3	48	2948	BLUEROCK	Jon Holroyd	Tom Johnston	SYC	6	5	11
4	92	2992	MAGIC ELEMENT	Rick Longbottom	Darryl Bentley	RANSA/CYC/GRSC	8	6	14
5	96	2398	DOPPIO	Stasi Burzycki	Sophia Kasper	PMYC	2	14	16
6	6	2983	SKOOKUM	Michael Karas	Molly Karas	SYC	10	7	17
7	99	2799	A TEAM	Aaron Linton	Jay Whittem	Tsc	4	15	19
8	76	2976	SKIPPY	Harrison Sly	Zara Challis	SYC	7	12	19
9	25	2969	WAC	Heather Macfarlane	Chris Payne	SYC	11	8	19
10	80	2980	MAGIC	Chris Dance	Peter Hackett	SYC	9	11	20
11	97	2994	ROCINANTE	Alyosha Strum‑Palerm	Analucia Clarkson	SYC	5	17	22
12	22	2842	MANGO CHILLI	Joshua Faddy	Paula Cummins	BSC	17	9	26
13	57	2857	ROLL YOUR OWN	Craig Mcphee	Wayne Hale	GAC	13	13	26
14	71	2871	RIDGIGIDGE	Stephen Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	SBSC	12	22	34
15	88	2392	CRUZN	Ellie Ungar	Jackson Mccoy	CYC	18	20	38
16	103	2703	WORKING DOG	Mat Himson	Carly Potter	SYC / PMYC	21	19	40
17	24	2924	LODDON CALLING	Chas Thompson	Peter Martin	CCSC	23	21	44
18	108	2968	REBEL REBEL	Claire Medd	Simon Medd	SYC	19	27	46
19	7	2907	RUBY	Brad Jones	Allegra Jones	SYC	16	37	53
20	44	2844	BUS RIDE	David Chapman	Eliza Davis	RSYS/ SYC	15	39	54
21	75	2972	WINDFIX	Stephan Heim	Immanuel Schwickert	PbYC	20	35	55
22	83	2883	SMAC	Peter Davis	Karen Davis	RYCT	40	16	56
23	74	2984	POOKA	Derek Bottles	Becca Galfer	SYC	22	34	56
24	11	2911	ANOTHER ROADY	Peter Davies	Pia Lehtonen‑Davies	BSC	26	32	58
25	13	2913	THE HONEYMOON	Jordan Commins	Madeleine Commins	SYC	33	26	59
26	3	2903	VIVACE	Brad Stephens	Jennifer Overton	GRSC	31	29	60
27	94	2826	AQUAPLANE	Tom Cobden	Toby Clarke	AWYC	29	31	60
28	111	2811	DEFINITE MAYBE	Alan Riley	Geoff Smith	McC YC	39	23	62
29	82	2882	IN THE GROOVE	Kym Flint	Karen Westlake	WSC	32	33	65
30	14	2954	FEARLESS FROG	Ludovic Labat	Gautier Labat	SYC	24	42	66
31	45	2192	SWEET POTAYTO	Ian Taylor	William Taylor	HSC	38	28	66
32	66	2966	GOOD NOT GOOD	Luke Owen	Megan Ridgway	HYC	25	44	69
33	60	2860	UNLEASHED	Dean Dixon	Roger Jackson	GBYC	45	25	70
34	4	2904	CRACKER JACK	Christopher Batenburg	Leo Batenburg	DSC	27	52	79
35	10	2710	TRUE BLEW	Andy Wharton	Jade Cole	JBSC/IYC	30	49	79
36	5	2941	AL CAPITAN	Alistair Murray	Mischa Suda	SYC	28	54	82
37	17	2617	WAIMUKABOUT	Andrew Martin	Aurelia Martin	SBSC	46	36	82
38	41	2905	JEDI MIND TRICKS	Ollie Roodhouse	Ben Roodhouse	GBYC	36	46	82
39	85	2885	ICEBERG	Tim Alexander	Stephen Penny	NSC	35	48	83
40	52	2852	FAR OUT	Murray O'Brien	Liam O'Brien	McCYC	47	38	85
41	47	2847	SLAM DUNC	Natalie Gray	Ingrid Vinot	GRSC	43	45	88
42	55	2598	WHY NOT?	Mark Reed	Kate Lanzinger	CYC	34	55	89
43	116	1016	DUCK N WEAVE	Megan Thomson	Fergus Thomson	RNZYS	51	40	91
44	119	2719	LA BRIZE BLEU	Mitsuteru Ishikawa	Atsushi Inoue	HOKKO	50	41	91
45	27	777	LET IT GO	Jamie Richardson	Leigh Richardson	SYC	48	51	99
46	109	2749	HA‑CHAN	Akihiro Morita	Tomoyo Morita	inage	44	56	100
47	30	2930	TOO SHIFTY	Lachlan Heath	Carmen Walker	MBSC	108B	1	109
48	31	2971	BALANCE	Mark Bulka	Oliver Bulka	McCrae	108B	2	110
49	9	2709	JPN2709	Yuu Fujimoto	Koki Takahashi	NA	53	57	110
50	72	2872	ELUSIVE	Neil Temperley	David Temperley	DAC	42	69	111
51	59	2959	DESTINO	Mahoro Sekiguchi	Ryo Uematsu	HMYC	54	58	112
52	56	2956	THE WEEKEND	Neil Long	Wendy Hide	SPASC	37	78	115
53	51	2993	HEI HEI	Damien Smith	Lorelei Barnes‑Smith	MBSC	62	53	115
54	61	2461	FRENCH CONNECTION	Jonathan Ross	Jacqueline Bange	CYCT	69	47	116
55	112	2982	OLE	Jay Renehan	Lisa Renehan	SYC	108B	10	118
56	63	2963	SAIL A VIE	Blaise Vinot	Kate Vinot	HSC	52	66	118
57	64	2964	RATZ3	Gary Ratcliffe	Robyn Ratcliffe	GRSC	14	108Q	122
58	18	2818	UNDER PRESSURE	Ken Waller	Cj Waller	GBYC	57	65	122
59	2	902	LOTIONS & POTIONS	Seb Van Aaken	William Brown	HSC	49	75	124
60	26	2926	CHUCKLING AGAIN	Greg Heath	Judy Heath	MBSC	63	61	124
61	34	2734	SOMETHING COOL	Murray Spiers	Derek Brooker	SYC	58	67	125
62	115	2790	QUICK STICKS	Daniel Mccutcheon	Claire Gustavsson	SsYC	61	64	125
63	28	2848	COOLLIT	Robert Douglass	Nicole Douglass	JBSC/CYC	108B	18	126
64	15	2915	ZAILING	Trevor Date	Sammual Nash	MOFSC	55	71	126
65	87	2987	MEGAPTERA II	Satoshi Kami	Saori Kami	HMYC	78	50	128
66	90	2990	COOL CHANGE	Malcolm Handel	Beatriz Calvete	NSC	66	63	129
67	58	2658	CRISP	Dennis Dixon	Zac Bruce	GBYC	56	74	130
68	91	2991	RIDGIDIDGE	Paul Ridgway	Bronwyn Ridgway	SYC	108B	24	132
69	16	2916	SUPER BAD	Chris Lanzinger	Molly Lanzinger	syc	108B	30	138
70	33	2323	MISSION IMPOSSIBLE	Philip Schwarz	Oliver Schwarz	SYC	64	76	140
71	79	2579	LOST IN TRANSLATION	Innes Kirkwood	Sarah Mccully	SYC	59	83	142
72	1	2601	DREADNAUGHT	Andrew Hays	Reuben Hays	PYC	64N	80	144
73	32	2532	DITTO	Peter Listrup	Virginia Ayliffe	TANSW	68	79	147
74	23	2823	GOES TO 11	Philip Potter	Armando Distefano	SYC	41	108C	149
75	19	2819	FIREFLY	Derek Hadwen	Laurie Hoffman	bsc	108B	43	151
76	53	1953	SHINDIG	Josh Griffith	Oliver Van Der Slot	SYC	67	87	154
77	100	2800	SPLIT PERSONALITY	Felix Duell	Matilda Field	SYC	70	84	154
78	21	2861	PRIME	Yuya Nakamura	Tatsuya Yamada	WSC	74	81	155
79	49	2349	LIKE LIGHTNING	Chris Johnson	Petra Johnson	GRSC	71	86	157
80	73	2843	JAC	Lynden Roberts	Katrina Harris	SsYC	72	90	162
81	20	2320	RED E SET GO!	Rod Austin	Mary Mccauley	SYC	77	88	165
82	68	2868	BOB	Steven Floyd	Vivienne Floyd	McCYC	108B	59	167
83	39	2829	AMATURE HOUR	Jeremy Hawkins	Suzanne Hawkins	Porthpean SC	108S	60	168
84	37	2890	WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER	Paul Stamp	Holly Savage	ESC \ HSC	76	92	168
85	86	1886	FRANKSGIFT	Peter Warde	Fiona Chisholm	DAC	75	94	169
86	77	2977	EDGE OF EQUANIMITY	John Balass	Heather Forton	BSC	108B	62	170
87	105	2605	2605	Nana Okimura	Yuki Kaseda	SSC	65	108F	173
88	65	2965	INDEFENSIBLE	Bernard Streater	Van James Streater	GRCS	108B	68	176
89	50	2950	JOUST	Rod Warren	Jeff Casley	Syc	108B	70	178
90	38	2748	JPN2748	Takashi Nakamura	Tatsuya Yamada	Delamancha YC	108B	72	180
91	46	2946	SUMMER LOVE	Richard Mackinnon	Tony Creak	RPPYC	108S	73	181
92	54	2854	WATER RAT	Cary Pedicini	Pat Pedicini	SYC	73	108C	181
93	43	2943	COPTHAT	Campbell Martin	Emma Martin	Safety Beach	108B	77	185
94	42	2742	HYDROFOBIK	John Lawton	Sarah Allen	BCSC	108B	82	190
95	98	2898	FALKOR	Meika Wright	Sean Ahern	DSC	108B	85	193
96	101	2901	BLAYSER	Warren Blay	Ashton Blay	MOFSC	108R	89	197
97	69	2569	DR SUESS	Fiona Mcmanus	Darren Watkins	DSC	108B	91	199
98	89	2789	HIGH MAINTENANCE	Ian Scholes	Doina Canta‑Hill	SYC	108B	93	201
99	62	2642	YUGEE	Isobel Buchanan	Robert Buchanan	SYC	108C	108C	216
99	117	917	ROCKETSHIP	Nick Watson	Jamie Watson	SYC	108R	108C	216
99	12	2942	PETRA	Matthew Paton	John Hooper	SYC	108C	108C	216
99	36	1836	HIGH NOTE	Brian Clarke	Martin Burd	ESC	108R	108C	216
99	40	2830	OOGY WAWA	Stuart Templeton	Nicole Kidman	Somerton YC	108B	108U	216
99	29	2729	EXPRESSO	Dan Flynn	Jennifer Flynn	CYC	108C	108C	216
99	95	2687	PTERANODON	Brian Johnson	Jenny Sorensen	NATA	108B	108C	216
99	121	2691	SPONGE BOB	Dieter Creitz	Sam Bush	syc/cyc	108C	108C	216
99	8	2608	RENEGADE	Sean Hogan	Will Hogan	SYC	108C	108C	216