Port Stephens, 14 – 15 November 2009
by Peter Robinson
The NSW Association held its NSW State Championships at Port Stephens over the weekend of the 14 and 15 of November 2009. 17 boats contested the championships. There were two races on Saturday the 14th and two on Sunday 15th of November.
We had a steady 15 to 18 knots of breeze on Saturday resulting in some close racing. On Sunday we enjoyed a steady 10 to 12 knots of breeze from the south east. Peter Horne won both heats with Tim Davies finishing a close second.
The weekend regatta was a great success. The venue had good access to the water with many competitors taking the advantage of staying over in Port Stephens for the weekend.
The NSW OK Executive and members extend a big thankyou to the Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club for the professional approach taken. The courses were set true to the wind with adequate rescue craft and race officials.
First place in the State titles went to Peter Horne in Another Crack, with Tim Davies in Dune Buggy securing second place. Eddie O’Donnell in Cracked Pecker won third place.
| Pos | Sailno. | Boat Name | Name | Score | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS733 | Another Crack | Peter Horne | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | AUS732 | Dune Buggy | Tim Davies | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | AUS734 | Cracked Pecker | Edward O’Donnell | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | AUS353 | Synergy | Peter Lynch | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | AUS716 | Natural Selection | Peter Wallace | 22 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | AUS736 | Shakey | Peter Robinson | 27 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | AUS695 | The Wife | David O’Donnell | 29 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | AUS742 | Mako | Gareth Wells | 29 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | AUS704 | Occasional Kudos | Bob Chapman | 33 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | AUS724 | A Fine Line | Glenn Yates | 39 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | AUS685 | Once More Dear Legs | Jonathan O’Donnell | 42 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | AUS641 | Wallaby Hunter | Darren Hunt | 47 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| 13 | AUS692 | Dining with the Devil | Bill Tyler | 50 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | AUS689 | Spliced | Ed Kennedy | 58 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | AUS693 | Pale Rider | Tom O’Donnell | 61 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | AUS676 | Thanks for all the Fish | Steve Schmidt | 64 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | AUS660 | Beaver Fever | Jake O’Donnell | 68 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |