M Class - Day 1

Day one of the RMG Sailwinch 2012 Australian Radio Sailing Championship showed the mainland skippers yet another side of Risdon Brook dam. The morning started  with a light north to north westerly blowing down the dam, this gradually increased in strength during the day. A just after four o’clock, PRO, Jeff Byerley called a halt to proceedings, some experts estimated the wind to be gusting close to forty knots.

 

After eight races Lisa Blackwood, on fifteen points, is leading Denis Mc Loughlin by a point with Mike Hickman and Lincoln McDowall next on 25points.

Racing continues tomorrow with the final day on Tuesday.

 

Pos Skipper Sail # Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 L Blackwood 35 15.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 6.0  
2 D McLoughlin 36 16 2.0 6.0 9.0 1.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 1.0  
4 M Hickman 18 25 1.0 4.0 1.0 12.0 5.0 10.0 5.0 9.0  
3 L McDowall 97 25 3.0 15.0 15.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 13.0  
5 P Page 03 27 2.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 7.0 9.0 5.0  
6 P O'Brien 53 30 5.0 5.0 7.0 4.0 6.0 12.0 13.0 3.0  
7 W Behrens 60 32 4.0 8.0 2.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 2.0  
8 M Gray 09 32 8.0 13.0 8.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 4.0  
9 P Lawson 55 39 3.0 11.0 6.0 2.0 9.0 8.0 12.0 16.0  
10 C Midgley 15 41 6.0 9.0 12.0 17.0 2.0 5.0 11.0 8.0  
11 J Cole-Cook 12 44 4.0 1.0 5.0 11.0 10.0 13.0 21.0 14.0 1.0
12 D Thomas 88 54 7.0 16.0 13.0 5.0 12.0 17.0 7.0 10.0 5.0
13 C McIndoe 16 63 7.0 18.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 14.0 4.0 7.0  
15 S Dawes 130 66 10.0 7.0 11.0 10.0 13.0 16.0 16.0 15.0  
14 P Levi 91 66 13.0 20.0 14.0 15.0 14.0 6.0 8.0 11.0  
16 K Dobbie 10 68 5.0 10.0 10.0 14.0 22.0 11.0 18.0 19.0 2.0
18 L Hanson 19 87 9.0 15.0 19.0 13.0 16.0 20.0 15.0 20.0 7.0
17 R O'Brien 28 87 8.0 12.0 23.0 24.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 12.0 6.0
19 B Morris 85 90 9.0 17.0 17.0 24.0 19.0 15.0 14.0 18.0 3.0
20 I Dowsett 42 102 10.0 23.0 18.0 18.0 21.0 19.0 20.0 17.0 4.0
21 P Darcey 05 108 6.0 22.0 20.0 19.0 17.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 11.0
23 M Cockshell 72 114 11.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 11.0
22 A Sands 30 114 11.0 19.0 22.0 24.0 23.0 24.0 17.0 22.0 11.0