Welcome to the NS14 Association 

Some important features of the NOR and Regatta

Racing starts on 28th December and finishes on 1st January

There are 10 races scheduled with a mix of long course (up to 1.5 hours) and short course back-to-back (45 minutes or so) planned

Racing is planned for the afternoons leaving time to explore Canberra in the mornings. We have already secured discounts for some attractions including the Dinosaur Museum, Cockington Green and electric go karts. Regular Parliament House tours are free as is the War Memorial and many other national attractions

There are lots of prize categories, including the new TCF category whereby your hull design will be given a handicap. All categories will get a flash wood trophy of an NS14

There will also be other sponsored prizes which we will announced closer to the event

To help us run the event, we would very much appreciate it if you could have your boat weighed by your State/Club measurer before you come to Canberra (you will see space on the entry form to insert the details of the weighing). If that is not possible we will weigh you in Canberra up until midday on the 28th – no boat will race unless it has been weighed

Please also help us by entering by 27th November, if only to make sure you get a regatta T-shirt the correct size, which is included in your entry price

 

Also included in your entry price are free BBQs every evening after sailing - except the last day where we will have nibbles during the presentations

 

 

We have arranged low cost accommodation and the YMCA Lodge. Please get in touch with me asap.
I look forward to seeing you all in Canberra at the end of the year. Good sailing

Bill Kerrigan
President
ACT NS14 Association

In second place was Bryce Edwards and Amanda Stern sailing Tempest and third was Chris Calwell and Steve Jones sailing Devil in the Detail. Katherine Davis was the National Female Champion sailing Fast Asleep and Handicap Winner was Dave Gordon and Daniel Adams sailing Without a Trace.

The racing program was conducted from the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club, Adelaide, South Australia.

Saturday 28 Dec - Invitation Race
Sunday 29, Mon 30 and Tuesday 31 Dec - race sessions, mostly back to back in afternoons, 
Wednesday Jan 1st - rest day
Thursday 2 Jan, Fri 3 - race sessions pm (+/- resails in am if necessary)
Saturday 4 Jan - race session late am start

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RESULTS

45th Nationals Image Collection

Images from the Adelaide Nationals are available on disc (DVD) for $40. Contact the photographer, Adam Lee, directly to order your copy or speak with him if you need a large display print created. All images are © Adam Lee & cannot be used for commercial/other purposes without prior written permission.

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Other size prints are available for order direct from me from glossy posters to canvas prints. Please send email to adam@adamleephotos.com and mark the subject field "ns14 image request" to avoid deletion as spam. Include image file number (_MG_7125), size & daytime contact number. I will contact you direct with cost + P&H.

 

Over the Christmas New Year period Bryce Edwards and his crew Amanda Stern ventured down to Tasmania to compete in the 44th NS14 National Titles, hosted by the Port Dalrymple Yacht Club.  PDYC is situated on the Tamar River (north of Launceston) and provided 7 days of almost perfect sailing weather with the breeze rarely falling below 12 knots and reaching 25 knots at times.   

Sailing "Tempest" in 10 races over 7 days they had their backs against the wall after day three recording five second places with the first place NS14 "Arctic" achieving 5 straight bullets. The equation was simple, to win the Nationals they had to win the last 5 races and rely on a count back to win. 

Race 6 with nothing to lose saw Bryce and Amanda achieve their first win after the lead had changed a number of times. 

Day four (News Years Eve) PDYC Race Committee scheduled just one long race. The course was longer than the previous days and the breeze was gusting to 20 plus knots.  Bryce and Amanda came into their own with this breeze and they were hitting their straps at the crucial part of the series.  Another win and the confidence was growing - just maybe they could achieve the impossible. 

Well rested after the Lay Day and back on the water for two more races with the forecast 15 to 20 knots from the North.  "Tempest" achieved  Bullet Bullet and with two drops coming into play the result would be determined on the last day of sailing.  Simple scenario evolved - the winner would be whoever crossed the line in front of the other.

Last day dawned and the forecast was for lighter breezes however once the competitors hit the course the breeze was well over 15 knots.  Bryce and Amanda had a cracking start and approached the top mark in second place 5 boats ahead of Arctic.  After the two reaching legs Tempest was a clear leader with Arctic sailing into 3rd position.  Bryce and Amanda applied a loose cover up the second windward work and was nearly 40 seconds ahead for the down wind run.  Pressure was mounting as Arctic stole a few seconds and drew closer with one full triangle and a final work to the finish.  Top mark and Tempest had extended the lead to nearly a minute and only needed steady sailing to win.  Very controlled tight reaches had Tempest approximately 50 seconds ahead of Arctic with only the work to the finish to go.   With the local press on the finish line and very controlled sailing Tempest extended her lead and the Title was Bryce and Amanda's.  The scream was unbelievable and they had achieved a remarkable comeback. 

Congratulations to Bryce and Amanda for an outstanding achievement "National Champions". 

Three years of hard work and preparations and following their 3rd placing in the Nationals last year they had achieved their dream.

Peter Edwards

CLOSE WINDOW

The final day was raced in the estuary, providing a nail-biting finisher between Peter Vaiciurgis and Tina Babbage and Hugh Tait and Tara McCall. The winner of the final race would ultimately take the title. Peter V came out on top to secure his fantastic record of ten NS14 National titles, with crew Tina. Hugh and Tara took second, with local sailors Bryce Edwards and Amanda Stern, the biggest improvers in the fleet, taking third. The recent MG National Champions Rohan Nosworthy and Sophie Holt finished in fourth, with Scott Day and Holly Norris holding onto fifth thanks to their efforts in the final race.

The race wins were shared between Peter V and Tina on his custom hull with Barracouta sails and Hugh and Tara on their Tiger hull with Brewer sails, apart from the lightest-air race. Neil Murphy and Jeremey Smith took race 5 on their home water convincingly, to be the only other race winner and show that the Aero 12 hulls are capable of winning heats.

Cronulla was a fantastic sailing venue, with the offshore courses providing challenging racing, and most importantly, awesome reaches! Spectators were able to view the racing from surrounding headlands, especially for race 5, where the start was just outside the break at Cronulla Beach.

A big thanks to Cronulla Sailing Club and the NS14 Association for their efforts to put on a fantastic regatta. Thanks also to major regatta and class sponsor Zhik for their long-standing support of the class.

The next NS14 Nationals will be sailed at Port Dalrymple in Tasmania over the 2012-13 New Year period. For more information on this exciting two-handed development class including photos, video and full results from the 43rd NS14 Nationals go to www.ns14.org

Nicole Douglass

 

Top ten:

1st X 2032 Peter Vaiciurgis Tina Babbage Coffs Harbour YC NSW 9.0

2nd Carbon Neutral 2024 Hugh Tait Tara McCall Northbridge SC NSW 11.0

3rd Tempest 2033 Bryce Edwards Amanda Stern Cronulla SC NSW 22.0

4th Aqua Rodent 2034 Rohan Nosworthy Sophie Holt Queens Lake SC NSW 31.0

5th Salty Lips 1933 Scott Day Holly Norris Toronto Amateur SC NSW 41.0

6th Dark side of the Moon 1998 Robert Fish Cassie Cause Taree Aquatic Club NSW 42.0

7th California Times 2008 Chris Eddes Nicole Douglass Canberra YC ACT 55.0

8th Rubber Chicken Rocket Car 2002 Craig Davidson Mel Davidson Canberra YC ACT 55.0

9th Fine Tune 2037 Josh Tasker Tim Narborough Cronulla SC NSW 67.0

10th After Midknight 2027 Neil Murphy Jeremy Smith Cronulla SC NSW 68.0

CLOSE WINDOW 

Sailed on Lake Burley Griffin under the professional management of the Canberra Yacht Club and Peter Smith as PRO, the 8 race series ran from 28th December to 2nd January 2011.

Conditions ranged from a 5 to 8 knot ENE in the first race, through to 8 to 15 knot W or NW winds on race days two to four, with the final race day sailed in a 5 to 10 knot NNW. Races ranged in length from 45 minutes to just over 11/2 hours for the leaders.

Peter and Tina made the title safe with 3 wins and 3 seconds in the first 6 races. However, there was an exciting tussle to fill the runner-up placings between Sean Edmiston/Anna Lashko in “Merlin” who won the first and last races of the series; Rohan Nosworthy/Sophie Holt in “Aqua Rodent” who placed consistently in the top six; and Hugh Tait/Taylor Hodgkinson in “Carbon Neutral” and Kylie Vaiciurgis/Rebecca Wiley sailing “Knot Again”, who each one a race. In the end it was “Knot Again” taking second and “Carbon Neutral” placing third. All these sailors are from NSW.

A strong attraction of the NS14 class is the range of categories that competitors can enter within the regatta. These categories are run as separate series, and the $4,500 in prizes were spread around the fleet as follows:

• The Handicap series was equally tight with “Jolly Roger” Steve and Callum Cartwright snatching the title in the last race; 2nd “Shiraz” Chris Eddes/Cassandra Schlimback; and 3rd “Twisted Sister” Sandra Donovan/Laura Glynn
• James and Paddy Macken led all the way in the Classic Boat series (boats older than the Aero 9 design) in “Crosstown Traffic” ; 2nd “Rhapsody” David Cox/Leo O’Keeffe; and 3rd “Abelia Botox” Jim Reeder/Andrew Hunt
• National Female Skipper was Kylie Vaiciurgis/Rebecca Wiley in “Knot Again”
• National Junior Champion was Kanya Raj/Alice Fraser in “Purple Patch”
• National Heavyweight Champion was Adam Cause/Jeremy Dodds in “Talk to Hand”
• National Veteran Champion was Michael Hitchens/Mary Tulip in “Battlestar”
• National Jack and Jill Champions were Rohan Nosworthy/Sophie Holt in “Aqua Rodent”
• National Family Champions were David and Henry Stabback in “The Hairy Lemon”
• The 51st Percentile finisher was “Bandit” sailed by Philip and Georgina Scott
• The first boat with non-carbon boom was “Merlin” sailed by Sean Edmiston/Anna Lashko

The series’ success was underpinned by principal sponsor Over-the-Moon Promotions and by Barracouta Sails; Brewer Sails; CST Composites; C-Tech; Landenberger Sails; YAACT; and Zhik.

CLOSE WINDOW

 

The sailing conditions varied from a light 8 knots to a fresh 20 knots, with quite a lumpy chop, which made it challenging to get your boat going through the water nicely. At times we had to sail around waiting for the wind to steady before the race committee could set a course, but I think I would be correct in saying the committee did a great job here, for the courses were of a good size and reasonably fair.

 

Whilst there was an intense battle happening at the front end of the fleet, there were little battles happening all throughout the fleet and it was pleasing to see the kids shaking hands and congratulating each other after racing. Almost everyone behaved themselves at the starts, except for one heat, when we had 3 general recalls; I was expecting the infamous Black Flag to emerge, but it didn’t.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Darling Point Sailing Squadron, for unselfishly offering their facilities to the NS14 Association; to all the Darling Point volunteers, thank you for your support and effort in making the regatta possible.

 

Furthermore, there was a team of regatta support personnel from South Brisbane Sailing Club; thank you to all of you for your help with registration, rescue craft and manning the bar.

 

Thank you to the pool of photography volunteers, whom have done a fantastic job in capturing the regatta; there are indeed some one in a million shots. However, given the sheer volume of photographs taken, there was simply not enough time to download images for distribution. As such, we shall now burn DVD’s and send copies to respective clubs, which can then be distributed as you see fit. I will also be sending a copy of the photos to the web master for publishing.

 

I also need to thank the staff of Select Catering for their tireless work feeding hungry mouths; prepared each day on site with fresh produce. I can not emphasise enough, that your regatta would not have been possible without the support of Hylec Energy Solutions; on behalf of all competitors, volunteers and the like, thank you Rob, what a tremendous regatta it was.

 

In conclusion, I would encourage those with a story to tell, to prepare your own individual record of events and have it posted on the website for all to enjoy; I’m sure you all have some great stories to tell.

 

To one and all, thank you for the memories, what a week it was.

 

Yours in sailing, Nev Murray