Nail Biting Finish to IOM Championship


Feb 16, 2019

Going into the final day Sean Wallis held a slim lead of just 6.3 points ahead of Paul Jones, this was narrowed to 3.3 points by lunch as the championship was to be fought out between the pair.

Wind conditions were slightly lighter than previous days with a mix of A & B rigs for the earlier races however the course still remained challenging with the onshore breeze and gusts which swept across the course at regular intervals. As the day progressed more and more skippers chose the B rig as the preferred option although there continued to be some who felt the A rig was the better choice until a gust hit and the bow went down.

Wallis started the day well with a third in the first race of the day (race 14) while Jones scored a seventh and the lead stretched out. The second race of the day (race 15) saw a costly mistake by Jones who, after leading the race, sailed to the wrong mark for the leg to the finish allowing Wallis to take the win while he finished fifth further stretching the Wallis lead. At this stage it was still far from over, with Jones fighting back with a vengence in race 16 and taking the win while Wallis had a poor performance picking up a 9th and with the additional drop kicking in the lead was shattered to 3.3 points.

At the same time a tussle had developed for third overall with WA's Roger Paul closing to just two points behind SA's Scott Mitchell and as the wind dropped for race 17 and became significantly shifty the pair struggled resulting in both ending up in B fleet for race 18. Jones and Wallis also found this race difficult and found themselves well behind the leaders however it was Wallis who had the edge over Jones to finish with a 7th while Jones finished 16th and fell to B fleet also.

With the final race to be sailed Wallis had a lead of 10.3 points which was enough to secure the championship. Jones came through B fleet and won the final race with Wallis finishing 7th but claiming the championship.

Third place was decided with Roger Paul failing to return from B fleet leaving Mitchell to take third overall while Brad Johnston slipped through to fourth and Paul finished fifth.

Race winners for the day were Mike Freebairn (R14), Sean Wallis (R15), Paul Jones (R16/R18) and Doug Allen (R17).

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Presentation Function

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L-R: Paul Jones (2nd), Brad Johnston (4th & Master), Roger Paul (5th), Peter Burford (Grand Master), Sean Wallis (1st), Scott Mitchell (3rd)

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Sean Wallis, 2019 Australian Champion in International One Metre yachts.  Wallis has put the hard yards into preparing for the event when he traveled from WA to to compete in and win the QLD State Chamionship in September 2018.  Clearly the dedication has been rewarded

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Ron Fawcett (2nd from L) and Ian Lobley (3rd from L) accepting the George Middleton Trophy for the most valuable contribution to Radio Sailing in the National Championship host State.  Presented by Col Cameron, President QRYA (L) and Andrew Reid President ARYA (R).

Results

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PosName/ClubSail No.
/Design
NettTotal
1 WALLIS, Sean
CHAMPION LAKES
AUS 71
V10 LE
61.7100.7
2 JONES, Paul
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 48
K2
65.0141.0
3 MITCHELL, Scott
ADELAIDE RCYRC
AUS 52
BRITPOP
92.0147.0
4 JOHNSTON, Brad
PARADISE RYC
AUS 87
BRITPOP!
109.0176.0
5 PAUL, Roger
PERTH RSC
AUS 76
V10
109.0186.0
6 PEDRICK, George
NORTH BAY RC SAILING CLUB
USA 150
V10
115.0205.0
7 FLEMING, Scott
PATTERSON LAKES RMYC
AUS 53
PLAN B
117.0186.0
8 BENNETT, Ross
HARRINGTON WATERS RS
AUS 39
V10 LE
122.0338.0
9 FREEBAIRN, Mike
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 16
SEDICI
137.0192.0
10 MEWS, Robert
CHAMPION LAKES
AUS 41
V10
138.0219.0
11 COOPER, Grant
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 20
V10
147.0249.0
12 HICKMAN, Michael
RISDON BROOK RYC
AUS 45
V10
162.0255.0
13 PRYDE, Philip
NORTHERN MARITIME MODEL SOCIETY
NZL 23
V10S
164.0259.0
14 ALLEN, Doug
CLUB KAWANA RADIO YACHTS
AUS 72
V10
166.0244.5
15 WALKER, Lindsay
KOGARAH BAY RYC
AUS 02
K2
185.0270.0
16 FARRAR, Aaron
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 34
BRITPOP
185.0260.0
17 BROWN, Tim
TWIN TOWNS RYC
AUS 07
SEDICI
193.0269.0
18 REID, Andrew
ALBERT PARK MYC
AUS 74
BRITPOP
196.0301.0
19 VITTE, Edgar
PERTH RSC
AUS 50
V10
209.0308.0
20 WILSON, Andrew
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 187
V10
260.0381.0
21 GOWER, John
PARADISE RYC
AUS 63
V10
262.0370.0
22 SIBUN, Nigel
NORTHERN MARITIME MODEL SOCIETY
NZL 100
KANTUN 2
269.0379.0
23 JOHNSON, Paul
PEGASUS RSC
NZL 04
V10
272.3360.3
24 BUCHANAN, Peter
HARRINGTON WATERS RS
AUS 115
BRITPOP!
302.0414.0
25 RUSSELL, Frank
CLUB KAWANA RADIO YACHTS
AUS 75
ELLIPSIS...
310.0410.6
26 KEAVY, Wayne
KOGARAH BAY RYC
AUS 11
V10
311.0434.0
27 SHERWOOD, Peter
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 27
V10
371.0539.0
28 RUSSELL, Garry
CLUB KAWANA RADIO YACHTS
AUS 01
K2
380.0505.0
29 NOWAK, Rob
ALBERT PARK MYC
AUS 17
BRITPOP
389.0564.0
30 MORRIS, Geoffrey
CLUB KAWANA RADIO YACHTS
AUS 96
KANTUN 2
405.0544.0
31 IRVINE, Robert
TWIN TOWNS RYC
AUS 44
FRAKTAL 2
415.0586.0
32 GRAY, Russell
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 99
BRITPOP
420.0566.0
33 GENTLES, Mich
PARADISE RYC
AUS 121
K2
426.0571.0
34 GULIC, Mario
PATTERSON LAKES RMYC
AUS 175
SCHARMING XVA
436.3586.3
35 EDGAR, Bruce
PEGASUS RSC
NZL 93
V10
452.0597.0
36 MITCHELL, Kim
FRASER COAST RYC
AUS 174
KMR
487.0659.0
37 MITCHELL, Peter
ADELAIDE RCYRC
AUS 194
CHASE
488.0653.0
38 KAMPE, Peter
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 90
TIC TOC
500.0686.0
39 CAMERON, Colin
TOWNSVILLE MODEL MARINE CLUB
AUS 92
GOTH EVO 7
521.1680.1
40 NEWMAN, Mark
CANBERRA MYC
AUS 60
BRITPOP
526.0701.0
41 HINCHCLIFF, Laurie
PARADISE RYC
AUS 152
PLAN B
539.0695.0
42 WARNE, Derick
CLUB KAWANA RADIO YACHTS
AUS 97
BRITPOP
552.0700.0
43 BURFORD, Peter
PARADISE RYC
AUS 15
PLAN B
564.3730.3
44 PAYN, Graham
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 89
V8
573.0764.0
45 SPENCER, Ross
KOGARAH BAY RYC
AUS 82
BRITPOP!
577.0761.0
46 WOOD, Warick
PARADISE RYC
AUS 128
TNT
598.0759.0
47 HARRADINE, Richard
TWIN TOWNS RYC
AUS 84
FUSION
604.0765.0
48 NEWMAN, Peter
KOGARAH BAY RYC
AUS 165
V10
621.0792.0
49 WILSON, Ray
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 151
K2
623.0809.0
50 ELLIS, Simon
PERTH RSC
AUS 05
V10
645.0838.0
51 WILSON, Mark
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 66
V9
645.0841.0
52 WILSON, Andrew
BRISBANE RYC
AUS 08
CORBIE
681.0865.0
53 QUIGGIN, Brad
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 117
V10
740.0956.0
54 HARRIS, Eugenia_(Gene)
NORTH BAY RC SAILING CLUB
USA 57
V9
745.0933.0
55 WATSON, Marty
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 120
BLITZ#2
748.0958.0
56 MARTIN, Paul
WORKERS HUBERTUS MODEL BOAT CLUB
AUS 29
V9
752.0968.0
57 NEEDHAM, John
TWIN TOWNS RYC
AUS 171
FRAKTAL 2
758.0974.0
58 CLANCY, Bill
PARADISE RYC
AUS 00
NITRO
773.0989.0
59 OBRIEN, Robert
PATTERSON LAKE
AUS 28
TBA
795.01,003.0
60 LINDSLEY, Nick
MORETON RYS
AUS 40
BLITZ 4
801.01,017.0
61 PRYOR, Ken
PARADISE RYC
AUS 73
V9
807.01,023.0
62 MEIKLE, Robert
MORETON RYS
AUS 197
BRITPOP!
810.01,008.0
63 SMITH, Peter
PATTERSON LAKE
AUS 10
PLAN B
812.01,017.0
64 SMITH, Rick
BALLINA RYC
AUS 184
V8
813.01,019.0
65 MEE, Jimmy
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 172
V10
837.01,046.0
66 BESSELL, Alan
ADELAIDE RCYRC
AUS 37
PLAN B
842.01,047.0
67 WELLS, Doug
PARADISE RYC
AUS 160
PIKANTO
851.01,067.0
68 WALLIS, Norman
ADELAIDE RCYRC
AUS 192
TNT
853.01,069.0
69 BROWN, Philip
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 21
BRITPOP!
909.01,125.0
70 CAMPBELL, Stewart
KINGHORN RYC (SCOTLAND)
AUS 14
PIKANTO
957.01,173.0
71 SEDGMEN, Stephen
CANBERRA MYC
AUS 30
V10
1,022.01,238.0

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