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World Champion Guy Bancroft and his crew David Grace
Photograph:Sophie Hunt

Adrian Beswick, Belmont, Monday, 28 December 2009

Guy Bancroft leads after the first day of racing in testing weather. The fleet experienced light conditions in race one. Race two saw the breeze build to see some of the heavier crews move up in the fleet.

Race Report Day 1

B14 Nationals 2009/10

Belmont 16 Foot Skiff Club

Twas a damp and rainy grey day at Belmont, to the dismay of the competitors from Tasmania and England in particular (having been promised quite the opposite). A gun fleet of 23 boats set off from the beach in a SW breeze, about 5-10kts.

The breeze softened in the first race, and went left at the start, leaving some of us wallowing about and some others struggling to lay the pin. First round the top mark was Chris Wells (TAS), with Rani Dabner crewing, in Epic. Chris and Rani led the whole way, only to be beaten on the line, as neither had read the sailing instructions and didn’t know where the finish was. Current World Champion Guy Bancroft, (VIC), in Sly Bone with new crew David Grace, had worked through the fleet and took the gun. Second was Epic, and third was Toxic (VIC), skippered by Dave Lorimer and Raf. Steve Miller and Amy Vangelen, in Phantom, (TAS) put in a tremendous performance, taking fourth place. Ian Cunningham and son David in The Plumbers (VIC) took fifth, and John Tanton and Benn Morgan (TAS) sailed showed great improvement on last year picking up sixth.

In race 2 the breeze had picked up to about 12kts for the first leg. Again there was a big swing with 30 seconds to go, leaving some struggling to cross the line. Those who got onto port early did well, including Nick Richardson (Tasmanian Sailor of the Year) and Mark Padgett (Padge), in Pig’s Arse, who were first around the top mark, followed by Chris Bibby with crew James Huggett (VIC) in Last Gasp, and Sly Bone. The breeze soon dropped away again in the middle of the race, before picking up a little at the end. The top six had a close fight, right to the finish, with Pig’s Arse first, then Sly Bone, Toxic and then three boats crossing within less than a second – Last Gasp, Bonework (VIC) (Scott Cunningham and Jason Walker) and The Nude (NSW)(Richie Reynolds and Lissa McMillan).

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OVERALL Scratch and Handicap RESULTS
Race 1
Race 2

Belmont Nationals 2009 2010	Nick Richardson and his Rockstar Crew Mark Padgett	World Champion Guy Bancroft and his crew David Grace	Ross Daley and Nicolas Ducharme Sailing AUS 377
Leaky and Gerry GBR378	The Gang gathered under the new shelter supplied by Kelvin Boyle. The shelter is coming in handy in the current rainy weather	Ritchie Reynolds and Lissa McMillan sailing the new Nude AUS780	Kelvin Boyle and Michael McDonald AUS781
David Cromarty and Cameron Gibson, Smokin AUS361	Scott Cunningham and Jason Walker, Bone Work AUS373	Drew Malcom and Joshua Phillips, Blitzkreig AUS353	Chris Bibby and James Huggett, The Last Gasp AUS379
Steve Miller and Amy Van Galen, Phantom AUS367	Geoff Walden Daniel Foster, Orca AUS299	The Happy Couple Chris Wells and Rani Dabner, Epic AUS359	Gavin Barwick and Simon Legge, Esra Tew AUS226
Father Son Combination Ian and David Cunningham, The Plumbers AUS370	Sophie Hunt and Andrew Paine, Hunt Leather, AUS 376	The Town of Yass, Darlow Convoy heads bush	GPS Tracking assists the Darlows in making their way back to the Hume Highway on their way out of Yass
The Town of Yass, Darlow Convoy returns south back into the town of Yass	Wes and Amy Moore, Plane Crazy, AUS168	David Lorimer and Rafael Heale, Toxic, AUS374	Father son Combination John and Adrian Beswick regroup after a four year absence
Father Son Combination Tim and Stuart Grant, B Alert, AUS250	Blown Seal - Kelvin Boyle and Mike McDonald	Bonework - 3rd place team in their most consistent regatta ever	Bonework - Scott Cunningham and Jason Walker, VIC - 3rd place winners
Buggar the Bone leading Siren and Blown Seal to the mark	AUS 369 Craftsman Homes, Sailed by Adrian and John Beswick	Craftsman Homes - Adrian Beswick and John Beswick - the Strait for Devils boat (aka the mouse boys)	Epic - 10th place - Chris Wells and Rani Dabner TAS
Hunt Leather - Sophie Hunt and Andrew Payne - 7th place	Leward Mark Day 4	Last Gasp - former National Champ Chris Bibby and James Huggett	National Champions Nick Richardson and Mark Padgett with Richie Reynolds (sporting the mankini award)
Nick Richardson and Mark Padgett - national champions	Pigs Arse AUS 372 2009-2010 National Championship Boat	Sly Bone - Guy Bancroft and David Grace	The Nude - Richie Reynolds and Lissa McMillan - 6th place
Sly Bone - Guy Bancroft and David Grace	UK entrants Geraldine Brown and Leaky (Chris Fermor) on Siren

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