Two great ABYC Regattas

This past weekend ABYC hosted two great regattas in the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals and the 505 International invitation.

Both fleets enjoyed the best of the Bays wind, water and weather.

The 2014 Boardwalk Hobie 16 National was the last for the Bay for a while as the regatta will probably move to Durban next year.

The international sailors in the 505 fleet will go back to their respective countries with positive feedback.

Boardwalk Hobie 16 Report:

4 days of sailing and 9 races later Blaine and Roxanne Dodds sailing for Knysna Yacht Club finally clinched the 2014 Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals – a title that has eluded them for the last three years of keen competition in Algoa Bay.

The three days of sailing presented a range of conditions but Port Elizabeth saved the best for last.

A mid morning start for bridge and officials saw the support team dotted around the still bay in the windless conditions whilst the fleet waited for the call for the final race which came at 1:30 pm as the promised South South East made it’s appearance over Cape Receife and settled into 9 to 10 knots.

An over eager start saw the dreaded Black Flag being raised for the restart and the slow jostle for the line began – two boats were adjudged over at the start; Andrew and Angela Ward from Algoa Bay Yacht Club and David and Rebecca Scott from the Dar Es Salaam Yacht Club earning them an OCS and maximum points of 31 points each.

The Dodds pair sailed a faultless and conservative race – getting ahead of the second placed William and Lucinda Edwards and covering them the whole course. Belinda and Ryan Hayward slipped in between the Edwards’ and Dodds’ boat to gain second place and a clear winner was apparent with Blaine and Roxanne finishing the regatta on 13 points with the Edwards’ 2 points behind and the Haywards’ trailing a further 20 points behind in third place.

The top Port Elizabeth based boat finished in 4th place sailed by Robert Archibald and daughter Alexa. Despite two OCS’ Andrew and Angela Ward sailed to 7th place in the 30 boat fleet.

The top three finishers overall:

1. Blaine and Roxanne Dodds – Knysna Yacht Club on 13 points
2. William and Lucinda Edwards – Knysna Yacht Club on 15 points
3. Belinda and Ryan Hayward – Fish Hoek Beach Sailing Club on 35 points.

Full Results of the 2014 Hobie 16 Nationals:

Rank	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	Nett
1st	888	KYC	Blaine Dodds	Roxanne Dodds	13.0
2nd	1001	KYC	William Edwards	Lucinda Edwards	15.0
3rd	109132	FHBSC	Belinda Hayward	Ryan Hayward	35.0
4th	107669	ABYC	Robert Archibald	Alexa Archibald	45.0
5th	109154	KYC	Douglas Edwards	Pippy Edwards	50.0
6th	91067	BYC	Ewald Erasmus	Mark Teasdale	58.0
7th	91091	ABYC	Andrew Ward	Angela Ward	63.0
8th	111336	PYC	Peter Hall	Sarah-Ann Hall	75.0
9th	111319	LDYC	Andrew Fourie	Chad Bilsbury	85.0
10th	109170	ZVYC	Nic Ryall	Josh Seilig	98.0
11th	111335	SYC	Mark Wijtenburg	Amy Fisher	98.0
12th	108651	LDYC	Mark Kopel	Laura Ilgner	103.0
13th	111344	FHBSC	Brent Hayward	Charlie Boulle	105.0
14th	75202	ABYC	John Mc Gillivray	Tim Jones	112.0
15th	109118	SYC	Brandon Wijtenberg	Todd Fisher	115.0
16th	108907	RYC	Klaas de Rooy	Tracy Whitehead	115.0
17th	91058		Matt Whitehead	Daniel Lawrence	116.0
18th	112489	FHBYC	John Ryall	Sarah Arnold	120.0
19th	91025	PYC	Sean Fennessy	Bart Fokkens	121.0
20th	112445	FHBSC	Michael Goodyer	Jennifer Goodyer	121.0
21st	54460	ABYC	Andrew Bosworth	Ashley Bosworth	138.0
22nd	91054	Dar es Salam	David Scott	Rebecca Scott	166.0
23rd	106121	TCC	Jordan McQueen	Gregan McQueen	190.0
24th	101	ELYC	Byron Ravenscroft	Peter-Blaine Dodds	190.0
25th	73412		Mark Gale	Sigi Bailes	192.0
26th	91076	ABYC	Russel Morgan	Thea Pretorius	195.0
27th	106198	LYC	Wessel van der Merwe	Christaan Koegelenberg	204.0
28th	113050	PYC	Justin Butler	Clint du Toit	205.0
29th	108401	TCC	Phillip Miller	Alan Miller	220.0
30th	91059	Olifantsnek	Chris Petersen	Anthony Pearson	235.0

2014 Hobie 16 Nationals Images. Photos: Alan Straton.

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