Luke Baillie after a black flag in one race and a Did Not Finish (Lack of wind) in another will be struggling to get a real good result.
He said that every time he seems to get a good start they cancel the race because the wind changes - seems like there is a lot of light wind races.
Luke will keep pushing those start lines and results will come sooner or later.
attached photos – Luke now has the Aussie flag on his sail .
The other photos are Joel Tyack and Jo Sterling all from YQ; RQYS and QAS – all on new RSX rigs. (Don’t they look good)
Today saw the end of the 4th day of competition. Unfortunately, it was spent on shore at Singapore’s National Sailing Centre as the breeze faded away to nothing early in the day and failed to return. This leaves the competitors having completed six races and now down two. It looks unlikely that we will complete the scheduled 16 races.
Both Madison Kennedy (QLD) and Mark Spearman (WA) have had moments of brilliance, each having several good races. The light and shifty winds and the world class competition make it difficult to be consistent with even the regatta leaders having bad races and bad results outside the top ten.
After the third day of racing Madi was protested by the girl from Chile about a bottom mark rounding incident involving rule 18.2 Mark room and 14 Avoiding a collision. Madi was clearly in the right and after a protest hearing with the International Jury, Madi’s first real protest. The Chile girl was disqualified from the race and Madi’s results stood. After this first protest Madi was then required as a witness for the Swiss girl involving a port starboard incident with the Chinese girl. The incident was clear cut and the Chinese girl was disqualified. Madi definitely learnt a lot from the experience. Read more…
Luke Baillie Qld High Performance Program Member had a fair bit of trouble with delivery of gear from Pryde UK, where he had to stay in Weymouth an extra 2 days after 2 weeks of gear not turning up.
I spoke to him last night as he was watching the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Apparently he will finally have his board travel cover just before he and Tim Gourlay (from West Aus) go across on the Ferry to Denmark (RSX Worlds).
In this photo he got a 5th so he finally started to get some speed out of the new gear. At the moment Luke looks like top ranked Aus men’s RSX sailor.
Lets hope this new found speed travels with him and his team mates to Denmark (120 RSX men – 75 RSX women competitors).
By Ben Callard
Last night Saturday the 14th August 2010 the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge declared the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games open.
The Australian Youth Olympic Sailing Team consisting of Madison Kennedy (QLD), Mark Spearman (WA) and coach Ben Callard (QLD) have been in Singapore since the 9th August. They spent the first three days training off the Singapore National Sailing Centre after setting up their supplied equipment. The next few days Madi and Mark where allowed some free time to take advantage of the opportunities at the YOG Village. These include table tennis, pool, cinema, gaming room, dining hall, cultural activities, swimming pools, plus lots more. The rest of the 100 strong athletes who make up the Australian Team arrived on the night of the 12th. The 13th saw a lot of new people in the accommodation and village and the Australian Team visited one of the local Singapore Schools for a welcoming ceremony. Read more…
I have recently returned from competing over in Largs, Scotland at the Laser Radial Women’s and Youth Worlds. It was a very fun and worthwhile experience.
The Laser Radial Women’s Worlds were complete after only 6 races out of 12 races scheduled. In the training beforehand we probably had the best run of wind, where the breeze was continuous- making some great training. The regatta started with similar conditions, however the second half of the regatta became more of a wait for wind, either to ease or fill into the bay. Where the final two days did not get any racing completed.
The first day was raced in the most even breeze of about 15-18 knots, even though it was raced in an offshore breeze – basically unavoidable in the race area mostly surrounded by land. This was my best race where I placed 3rd, after rounding the top and bottom marks in 1st in front of Olympic Gold Medallist- Anna Tunnicliffe. Between races proved Scotland’s ability to turn on the cold. Both feet were numb, it was freezing. With skies clearing and winds having swung 90 degrees between races, as winds eased throughout the second race, the racing became more difficult as the waves were still relatively big and sloppy. I found myself rounding the top mark 5th after holding my lane following a good start, and then putting together a good upwind. However, I lost boats evenly on the next downwind and upwind, finishing 24th. Read more…
Hi Everyone,
Well, the racing is over and the 2010 International 420 World Championships has finished! We had a fantastic regatta managing to finish 16th overall in the Womens Gold Fleet (including a race win in the final series),which met our goal of Top 20. We also really enjoyed the overall experience and learnt a lot which we can apply to our sailing in the future.
The final day of racing was the lightest wind we sailed throughout our entire time in Israel. The breeze was very unsettled so even before the start we knew it was going to be a challenging two races. The first race we didn’t have a fantastic start or first upwind, but after rounding the top mark in the 20’s, we managed to keep slowly fighting back to finish in 6th position. The second race we had a great start which enabled us to sail in the best pressure and after rounding the top mark in the top 10, we managed to finish in 6th position again, making a fairly consistent day! Read more…
Hi Everyone,
I am now back in Australia after three months in Europe. Overall it was a pretty successful tour, with a 4th in Scheveningen Week, 5th Holland Regatta, 6th Kiel Regatta.
My last event was the World Championships in Largs, Scotland where I finished in the back of the Gold fleet. It was a tough event and probably one of those regattas you look back on and learn a lot from. The event was running over 6 days but we were only able to get in proper racing on the first 3 days. This teaches you how important the first few races of a regatta can be.
Quick Run down Worlds 2010 Read more…
2010 Laser Radial Women?s Worlds Report ? Ashley Stoddart The Laser Radial Women?s Worlds is complete after only 6 races out of 12 races scheduled.
In the training beforehand we probably had the best run of wind, where the breeze was continuous- making some great training.
The regatta started with similar conditions, however the second half of the regatta became more of a wait for wind, either to ease or fill into the bay. Where the final two days did not get any racing completed.
The first day was raced in the most even breeze of about 15-18 knots, even though it was raced in an offshore breeze ? basically unavoidable in the race area mostly surrounded by land. This was my best race where I placed 3rd, after rounding the top and bottom marks in 1st in front of Olympic Gold Medallist- Anna Tunnicliffe. Between races proved Scotland?s ability to turn on the cold. Both feet were numb, it was freezing. Read more…
Ashley
My Scottish Adventure begins tomorrow, hitting the airport in the early evening to reach destination Largs via Dubai and Glasgow. The Women’s Open Radial Worlds begin on the 9th of July and there are 6 days of racing, and then the Women’s Youth Radial Worlds are from the 19th-25th July.
They are being held from a small town in Scotland, on the West Coast called Largs.
The trip is getting exciting now that the assessment of school is finished for the term and things are basically packed.
Thank you for the support and contribution you have made towards my sailing in recent times. I am extremely excited about the challenges and adventures which await me in Scotland, follow my adventure with results on the links below to the home page.
Event Website: http://www.sailracer.co.uk/events/event-v22.asp?eventid=18438 Read more…
Released: Thursday, 24 June 2010
Two Golds and a Bronze for Aussies on final day of Sailing World Cup
The Australian Sailing Team has won two Golds and a Bronze medal on the final day of round six of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Kiel, Germany.
Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page continued their dominance of the 470 men’s fleet at this regatta, finishing second in the medal race to claim the Gold medal and wrap up the 2009/2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup in the process.
Fellow Australian Tom Slingsby claimed his second successive ISAF Sailing World Cup round victory with a nine point win in the Laser fleet.
In the RS:X women’s class Jessica Crisp won the medal race to jump from sixth to third overall and claim the Bronze medal.
Belcher and Page led the 470 men’s class from start to finish, winning the four qualifying races and then picking up a second place in the medal race to give the pair a nine point victory over Anton and Ostling of Sweden and a second World Cup round victory of the year following a win in Melbourne last December.
The victory in Germany gives Belcher and Page an untouchable overall series lead heading into the final round in Weymouth, England, in August. Read more…