Paul Jones wins 2020 NSW IOM GP Rd 1
Paul Jones recently back from his very good performance at the IOM World Championship in Brazil convincingly won the Susan McAnna Memorial Trophy regatta hosted by Kogarah Bay Radio Yacht Club over the weekend of 7th & 8th of March 2020.
The event honors Susan McAnna who played a terrific role in the administration of Radio Sailing in NSW and the Kogarah Bay Radio Yacht Club and was highly respected within the NSW radio sailing community. Her husband Matthew, a longtime member of KBRYC gives up his sailing time to PRO the event each year.
It was a quality 18 boat fleet which included Joe Roos & Mark Newman from Canberra and Andrew Wilson, who travelled down from Queensland. Boats at the pointy end were varied with a K2, Britpop’s, V10’s and a V11 all having success.
The conditions were ideal with a moderate to fresh Southerly blowing most of the weekend which enabled 27 races to be run across the 2 days. Rig choice was a key consideration and there was a lot of indecision on chosing A, B or C rigs… there was a fair bit of looking in the Jones direction for guidance!
Paul dominated the racing on Saturday, but Sunday was much closer with Owen Jarvis and Ben Taylor having multiple heat wins. Paul finally won fairly easily, however the podium spots were very close with only 10 points separating 2nd place Owen Jarvis from Ben Taylor and Mark Newman. The event was held in great spirit and was a fitting tribute to the memory of Susan McAnna. See the full results below.
The Susan McAnna Memorial Trophy is presented to the highest placed NSW skipper who doesn’t already have his/her name on the trophy. This year the worthy winner was Phil Page from the Northern Mariners club. Well done Phil.
Thanks should go to all the helpers primarily Matt who did a great job as PRO with great help from Maurie Fletcher, Ian Taylor, Ron Moon, Neil Webb and Ted Gay.
The next IOM GP will be round 2 hosted by Wollongong Model Yacht Club on the 4th and 5th of April. The NoR and online entry is available on the NSWRYA website.
Pictured L-R: Owen Jarvis, Paul Jones, Ben Taylor, Phil Page, Matthew McAnna
Wayne Keavy
KBRYC Secretary
Results
Pos | Name/Club | Sail No. /Design | Nett | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | JONES, Paul LAKE MACQUARIE RYC (NSW)/NSW | AUS 148 K2 | 34.0 | 68.0 |
2 | JARVIS, Owen KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 82 BRITPOP | 88.0 | 142.0 |
3 | TAYLOR, Ben LAKE MACQUARIE RYC (NSW)/NSW | AUS 70 V11 | 94.0 | 140.0 |
4 | NEWMAN, Mark CANBERRA MYC (ACT) | AUS 60 BRITPOP | 98.0 | 137.0 |
5 | ROOS, Joe CANBERRA MYC (ACT) | AUS 10 V10 | 111.0 | 173.0 |
6 | KEAVY, Wayne KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 11 V10 | 139.0 | 203.0 |
7 | PAGE, Phil NORTHERN MARINERS (NSW) | AUS 50 | 153.0 | 229.0 |
8 | WILSON, Andrew BRYC/QLD | AUS 08 CORBIE | 158.0 | 215.0 |
9 | MCLEOD, Terry KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 03 BRITPOP | 186.0 | 259.0 |
10 | PAYN, Graham LAKE MACQUARIE RYC (NSW)/NSW | AUS 89 V8 | 194.0 | 263.0 |
11 | BENOIT, Bruce WMYC/NSW | AUS 79 GOTH EVO2 | 217.0 | 273.0 |
12 | HOLLY, Andrew NORTHERN MARINERS (NSW) | AUS 00 MADMAX | 242.0 | 318.0 |
13 | O'DONNELL, Patrick NORTHERN MARINERS (NSW) | AUS 93 BRITPOP | 265.0 | 331.0 |
14 | HARDING, Russell KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 51 BTL | 283.0 | 351.0 |
15 | ZECCHIN, Peter KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 20 DISCO | 329.0 | 405.0 |
16 | SPENCER, Ross KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 13 V10 | 343.0 | 419.0 |
17 | CLEARY, Peter KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 81 BRITPOP | 354.0 | 430.0 |
18 | GAY, Ted KOGARAH BAY RYC (NSW) | AUS 119 BRITPOP | 383.0 | 459.0 |