VIC Marblehead States @ Edgewater
The 2024 Vic RM State Champs were held over the weekend of 13 & 14 July with six Victorians and seven interstate Skippers, two from Canberra, two from Sydney and three from Tasmania.
With a light breeze from the west to start the day the first several races were indeed hard to navigate. Early out of the docks were Mark Newman from the ACT with his Grunge and Richard Fisher from Tasmania sailing a Skalpel. Only one rescue was needed for Andrew Crocker who lost control in race Two. After four races a 15 minute break turned into a early lunch. A new course was set by Scott Fleming (SW) and we were off again for the afternoon session. Scott Condie had finally found a winning setup and was on his way to top place with Lincoln McDowall in second and Lisa Blackwood third.
Day Two was a carbon copy of day one wind wise and Scott Condie took full advantage of the breeze winning 5 of the first 6 races. Other winners for the day were Andrew Reid, Mark Newman, Richard Fisher with the conventional sails and Rob Novak won the last, winner take all race. Only one casualty Andrew Crocker who retired after race 20.
Winner Scott Condie
Best Loser Lincoln McDowall
Third Place Lisa Blackwood
Thank you to all involved Andrew Crocker, Rob Novak, Patrick Parisienne, and Andrew Reid. Also a big Thank you to Scott Fleming for giving up his weekend to help Mario Gulic.
Until next time Fair winds to you all.
Results
| Pos | Name/Club | Sail No. /Design | Nett | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONDIE Scott CANBERRA MYC | AUS 06 GRUNGE | 51.0 | 84.0 |
| 2 | MCDOWALL Lincoln ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 97 F6 | 71.0 | 115.0 |
| 3 | BLACKWOOD Lisa RISDON BROOK RYC | AUS 35 F6 | 80.0 | 123.0 |
| 4 | REID Andrew ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 74 GRUNGE | 87.0 | 134.0 |
| 5 | NEWMAN Mark CANBERRA MYC | AUS 60 GRUNGE | 93.0 | 132.0 |
| 6 | WEIZMAN Daniel SYDNEY MARITIME MC | AUS 146 PRIME NO. | 125.0 | 172.0 |
| 7 | NOWAK Rob ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 17 GRUNGE | 132.0 | 185.0 |
| 8 | STEWART Kyle RISDON BROOK RYC | AUS 59 INDIE | 136.0 | 185.0 |
| 9 | PARISIENNE Patrick ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 38 INDIE | 137.0 | 181.0 |
| 10 | FISHER Richard RISDON BROOK RYC | AUS 21 SKALPEL | 140.0 | 188.0 |
| 11 | Wyatt John SYDNEY MARITIME MC | AUS 75 INDIE | 152.0 | 203.0 |
| 12 | THOMAS David ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 88 F6 | 165.0 | 214.0 |
| 13 | CROCKER Andrew ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 36 F7 | 223.0 | 279.0 |