2023 DF95 Australian National Championships – Lake Kawana, Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club.
Final results :
Tasmania show the way with 1st, 2nd & 7th – great sailing & superb comradeship ! – Congratulations Mathew Gray – amazing sailing
1st Mathew Gray #29 52 pts
2nd Lisa Blackwood #35 97 pts
3rd John Musgrave #222 101 pts
4th Rob Black #520 149 pts
5th Phil Page #50 150 pts
6th Erin Conza #88 152 pts
7th Kyle Stewart #59 170 pts
8th John Wyatt #36 177 pts
9th Daniel Bergan #329 179 pts
10th Geoffrey Morris #95 193 pts
Fantastic 3 days of DF Racing – great weather, close racing & very social. Thanks to all the competitors for making it a roaring success. Total of 8 days hard work for our Volunteers – 6 race days, 2 days set up camp, measuring & practise… 68 competitors, 101 races … not to mention the hours of planning, discussion & 5 pages of action plans…. plus sleepless nights !!
Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club, Queensland Australia
DAY 2 DF95 2023 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – LAKE KAWANA, SUNSHINE COAST
Well after a cold blustery day yesterday we had a better than forecast day 2 . Clouds mostly disappeared, Sun & Blue skies arrived with a perfect 5 knot S – SE breeze… a spectacular day of competitive sailing .
1st Mathew Gray #29 40 pts
2nd John Musgrave #222 63 pts
3rd Phil Page #50 79 pts
5th Erin Conza #88 101 pts
6th Rob Black #520 104 pts
7th Kyle Stewart #59 115 pts
8th Daniel Bergan #329 131 pts
9th Steven Findley #750 141 pts
10th Peter Ross # 887 149 pts
Drama on the water when Lisa Blackwoods boat caught fire – luckily our quick thinking rescue boat man, Roger Frith, was close by and put the fire out ! Her fellow Tasmanians jumped into action & repaired the damage including a huge patch to keep her racing … amazing support from an amazing group of people.
Day 3 & final day tomorrow. Watch this space.
Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club Inc.
Day 1 results :
1st Mathew Gray #29 20 pts
2nd John Musgrave #222 23pts
3rd Rob Black #520 26 pts
4th Lisa Blackwood #35 34 pts
5th Peter Ross #887 37 pts
6th Erin Conza #88 38 pts
7th Steven Findlay #750 40 pts
8th Phil Page #50 42 pts
9th Kyle Stewart #59 48 pts
10th Daniel Bergan #329 55 pts
Tough B rig conditions with winds varying from 7knots to 15knots, spectacular to watch !
Cloudy but luckily the rain stayed away … ended up pretty cold. 9 groups of races ran- 18 in total squeezed into the day with steady momentum under the management of our expert duo – PRO Bill Clancy & Assistant RO Derick Warne.
Watch out for our next update as the Day 2 level of competition increases .
