Royal Natal Yacht Club
Christmas Regatta incorporating Flying Fifteen Nationals and
505 Championships
Offshore: Saturday 13 – Tuesday 16 December
A small competitive fleet participated in the Christmas
Regatta hosted by Royal Natal Yacht Club over the long weekend in Durban
leading up to the festive season.
Race officer Rob Samways managed to get in nine races over
the three days of competition with eight races counting and one race being a discard.
Newcomers to the fleet Paul Changuion and crew member Tim Duguid were crowned
champions in the Flying Fifteen fleet.
Changuion and Duguid have recently made a move from racing
in the Hunter class to the Flying Fifteens. The sailors who have had the honour
of competing in events such as the Lipton Challenge Cup and other big National
and International events worked hard in preparation for the National Regatta.
Their determined hard work paid off toppling defending champions Patrick Harris
and Jeremy Kriek. They earned three first places, three second places, a third
and fourth to end the regatta with 16points. Their discard was a race that they
didn’t compete in, the final race on day two.
In the 505 class there was a tie on points at the conclusion
for the overall leaderboard. Brothers Thomas and Peter Funke were in a
demanding position claiming the top spot in the first four races. On the second
day the brothers opted not to compete but rather to get in some training ahead
of the 505 World Championships, the conditions offshore were testing with winds
in the low 20knots and the 4m swell rising in quick concession. The talented
duo spent five hours offshore flying across the water and as racing concluded disappointedly
damaged a fixture on their rudder and were unable to race on the final day. Sharing
the points with the Funke brothers were Ulrich and Marius Fourie who, like the
Funke brothers only got on the water for two days. They both ended on a
respectable 16 points.
Samways stated, “It is a treat for the Flying Fifteens to
race offshore and the conditions were somewhat trying. The first day was
perfect racing with a small running swell and winds just over 10knots. Nine
boats joined us that day. The numbers dropped drastically for day two but the
conditions were extremely challenging for everyone out on the water. Myles was
telling me that he clocked a boat speed of 14knots with only his mainsail
powering them. Massive swells with winds consistently in the high teens and
early twenties. Day three was overcast and drizzly but seven boats joined us
which was fantastic.”
Continuing he said, “Only two 505s participated which was
disappointing as the World Championship is around the corner but well done to
the guys that did come out. They got some really good training with the variety
of conditions.”
Flying Fifteen Nationals
1 Paul Changuion / Tim Duguid 16pts, 2 Campbell Alexander / Chris
Clark 18pts, 3 Mike Wright / Jon Marshall 32pts, 4 = Patrick Harris / Jeremy
Kriek 40pts, 4 = Gregg Hurter / Jeff Rose 40pts, 6 Myles White / David Curtis
50pts, 7 Craig Campbell / Ian Hogg 55pts, 8 Edrich de Lange / Charlotte
Marshall 68pts, 9 Nqoba Mswazi / Thokozani Latha 78pts, 10 Neil Yelland /
Michael Surgeson 88pts
505 Provincials
1 = Peter Funke / Thomas Funke 16pts, 1 = Ulrich Fourie /
Marius Fourie 16pts
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