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Australian 16ft Skiff Sprints & Belmont Bay C'ShipA reminder that the Australian 16ft Skiff Sprint Championships are to be hosted by the Belmont Club on Saturday 11th February 2012. AUSTRALIAN 16FT SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2012/13 SEASONThe dates for the 2012/13 Australian 16ft Skiff Championships, to be held at Manly (NSW), have been announced. AUSTRALIAN 16FT SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011/12 SEASONThe Australian 16ft Skiff Championships, sailed on Hervey Bay in Queensland from 28th December 2011 to 5th January 2012, was won by "Fluid Building" sailed by Clint Bowen and crew of Anthony King and Brent Dennis from Manly (NSW). "Fluid Building" secured the series with a scorecard of 1-1-1-1-3-3-DNS (10 points). QLD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011/12 SEASONBrad Colledge, Ian Miller and Russell Miller sailing "Data#3" secured their 7th Queensland 16ft Skiff Championship for the Vic Lucas Memorial Cup following an eventful final heat hosted by Brisbane Sailing Squadron on the Brisbane River on Saturday 26th November. Brad now equals John Anderson's record of 7 state championships and the question is, will he back up again next season to take the record? In the end there was only one point difference to the well sailed "Four Three" (sailed by John Ando's son Chris), but "Data#3" had it wrapped up after four heats and was able to drop their 5th placing in Heat 5. For full details on the final results click here. A king tide, and further Wivenhoe Dam releases up River, provided a rushing ebb tide, with the first long beat just downstream of the Gateway Bridge achieved in record time. Starting at Bulimba in a 10 knots breeze, the seconds leading up to the start saw the whole fleet pointing upstream instead of the direction to the first mark. The breeze built to a solid 15-20 knots past the Bridge. "One Turn Short" (Craig Taylor) took the early lead, with "Four Three" showing their consistent form to overtake and lead around the first mark. Turning into the tide for the first run, the waves were really standing up and "One Turn Short" and "Data#3" both performed spectacular nose dives. The drop mark at Gateway proved challenging as it regularly disappeared, being dragged under by the tidal flow. "Four Three" retained a good lead until the end, with the remaining skiffs bunching up against the tide. "RW Retail" crossed the line second, with "One Turn Short" having their best result of the series to finish 3rd. For full race results click here. "BGN" (Geoff Hawgood) sailed consistently throughout the series to take out the overall Handicap for the Philip Pappas Memorial Cup. For full details on the final handicap results click here. The QSSA would like to thank sponsors, "Data#3", Bill Thorburn, and particularly Jetmaster Fireplaces for donation of a BBQ which was raflled over the series (our sincere thanks to Glenn York for organising this). |
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- AUSTRALIAN 16FT SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011/12 SEASON
- QLD ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF RACE for 2011/12 SEASON
- AUSTRALIAN 16ft SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTICE OF RACE for 2011/12 SEASON
- NSW ASSOCIATION SAILING INSTRUCTIONS for 2011/12 SEASON
- NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011/12 SEASON
- QLD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011/12 SEASON
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- DATES FOR 2011-12 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
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