Local heroes win out

Sam Crichton reports on the final day of the Sydney International Regatta

Sydney International Regatta finished up today on Sydney Harbour with all 15 classes out on the water. The 226-boat SIRs fleet has experienced a variety of conditions during the four days of racing with the breeze direction being shifty and strength ranging from 6 to 25 knots. 352 competitors from 22 countries have used SIRs for various training exercises with all enjoying the annual Yachting Association of NSW event.

Spanish sailors Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez won the 12-boat 49er class ahead of Australians Chris Nicholson and Gary Boyd, with Danish brothers Peter and Soren Hansen in third.

Michael Blackburn from Australia finished in first in the 55 boat, ISAF Grade One Laser fleet. Second was Tom Slingsby from the Central coast of New South Wales and Danish sailor Pieter-Jan Postma placed third.

Neville Wittey and his mixed crew sailed well to win the last three races and win the Yngling class with Melanie Dennison and her crew of Fiona Herbert and Caroline Aders second overall and first in the all women crews. Nikki Bethwaite and her crew Karen Grojnich and Kristen Kosmala finished third.

Sarah Blanck won the Europe class with a nine-point margin to Kate O'Brien from New Zealand in second place. Blanck finished with six first and three second places during the nine race series. Verena Wagner from Austria finished in third place.

New Zealand sailor Jon-Paul Tobin won the Mistral men's class with Aron Gadorfalui from Hungary in second and Michael Lancey from Australia in third. Natasha Sturges from Great Britain won the women's Mistral class from Romy Kinel from Germany and Barbara Kendall from New Zealand was third. Alison Shreeve from Australia placed fourth in the women's fleet.

Anthony 'Nocka' Nossiter convincingly won the Finn class and National Championship with six first and three second places for the regatta. WA sailors Josh Beaver and Dean McAullay both sailed well to finish and second and third respectively.

Winners of the 470 men's class Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page won by 20 points from second place Nick Rogers and Joe Glandfield from Great Britain. Australia's Jenny Armstrong and Belinda Stowell sailed well to win the 470 women's class from the French team of Ingrid Petitjean and Nadene Douroux with Susanne and Michaela Ward from Denmark in third.

Final results

	470
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1st	Nathan Wilmot, Malcolm Page	AUS	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	7
2nd	Nick Rogers, Joe Glandfield	GBR	9	2	2	6	3	5	8	5	4	27
3rd	Graham Vials, Bevis Field	GBR	5	6	BFD	1	10	4	12	7	7	40
4th	Mathew Belcher, Nick Behrens	AUS	2	4	BFD	5	4	10	7	8	BFD	40
5th	Gildas Philippe, Nicolas Le Berre	FRA	3	10	BFD	14	DNC	6	2	2	9	46
6th	Jenny Armstrong, Belinda Stowell	AUS	12	11	4	10	9	7	11	4	2	47
7th	Ingrid Petitjean, Nadene Douroux	FRA	8	7	9	15	2	2	9	15	12	49
8th	Andrew Brown, Jamie Hunt	NZL	4	3	3	16	OCS	17	24	3	3	49
9th	Gerald Owens, Ross Killian	IRL	6	5	7	12	6	9	18	16	5	50
10th	Nathan Outteridge, Ayden Menzies	AUS	11	DNF	DNC	8	7	11	1	9	8	55
11th	John Russell, Brent MacDonald	CAN	OCS	9	8	4	5	15	5	11	16	57
12th	Kristian Kjaergaard, Mads Moeller	DEN	14	12	16	3	8	13	6	6	10	58
13th		ITA	10	13	6	DNC	DNC	3	4	23	6	65
14th	Susanne Ward, Michaela Ward	DEN	18	15	12	7	14	8	10	14	BFD	80
15th	Akira Ishibashi, Hiroko Goto	JAP	7	17	5	9	13	20	19	DNC	15	85
16th	Jennifer Provan, Nikola Girke	CAN	13	8	13	11	OCS	16	25	10	18	89
17th	Christina Bassadone, Katherine Hopson	GBR	16	19	11	17	11	12	14	12	BFD	93
18th	Melinda Henshaw, Caroline Brisebois	NZL	17	14	10	19	15	24	20	21	13	108
19th	Chizuko Ijima, Makiko Ikuta	JAP	15	16	14	13	17	18	16	18	19	109
20th	Tomas Musil, Jan Danek	CZE	22	18	BFD	18	12	OCS	15	22	11	118
21st	Elise Rechichi, Rike Ziegelmayer	AUS	19	22	19	22	19	14	17	13	17	118
22nd	Junhao Roy Tay, Pei Ming Chung	SIN	20	20	15	DNC	16	23	21	17	14	123
23rd	Shane Hughes, Andrew Hughes	AUS	21	21	17	DNC	DNC	25	27	20	21	152
24th	Dylan Clarke, Jonno Bannister	AUS	DNF	23	18	20	20	26	29	25	20	152
25th	Alex Chapman, Michael Chidgey	AUS	25	DNC	DNF	23	18	21	26	19	22	154
26th	Jacqui Bonnitcha, Rayshele Martin	AUS	23	24	BFD	24	21	19	23	24	24	158
27th	Li Ying Toh, Lee Ching Tok	SIN	26	27	BFD	26	22	22	13	27	25	161
28th	Lydia Allen, Tessa Parkinson	AUS	24	25	BFD	21	23	27	22	26	23	164
29th	Linda Spicer, Jason Greenaway	RSA	27	26	DNC	25	24	28	28	28	26	184
	Laser
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	Michael Blackburn	AUS	3	12	2	2	3	1	17	3	26
2nd	Tom Slingsby	AUS	2	10	5	25	1	10	12	1	41
3rd	Pieter-Yan Postita	NED	5	3	1	19	4	36	4	10	46
4th	Andrew Murdoch	NZL	7	17	13	1	5	11	3	12	52
5th	Brendan Casey	AUS	4	5	21	7	30	7	7	2	53
6th	Fredrik Westman	FIN	8	4	11	5	21	20	1	9	58
7th	Rod Dawson	NZL	12	9	3	38	17	5	2	11	59
8th	Ed Wright	GBR	15	7	20	35	6	3	8	8	67
9th	Robbie McMillan	NZL	18	15	4	9	20	4	5	14	69
10th	Daniel Slater	NZL	1	2	10	21	27	17	18	4	73
11th	Matthew Blakey	NZL	16	6	18	10	7	18	6	40	81
12th	Mark Howard	GBR	20	14	16	13	9	13	20	6	91
13th	Michael Leigh	CAN	24	19	8	34	18	2	15	7	93
14th	Ricky Ironmonger	AUS	19	11	7	3	35	12	29	18	99
15th	Hugh Styles	GBR	6	20	9	4	12	33	19	32	102
16th	Kevin Lim	MAS	13	8	25	8	24	25	11	20	109
17th	Michael Bullot	NZL	9	25	6	26	8	30	13	23	110
18th	Rory Fitzpatrick	IRL	14	16	15	41	26	9	28	13	121
19th	Hamish Pepper	NZL	21	1	12	11	19	DNF	9	DNC	130
20th	Martin Trcka	CZE	17	31	29	14	22	16	14	21	133
21st	Gavan Jones	IRL	32	13	14	6	BFD	14	26	31	136
22nd	Nikolas Burfoot	NZL	10	22	DNC	31	11	23	24	17	138
23rd	Matias Del Solar	CHI	23	18	22	32	23	31	10	16	143
24th	Stanley Tan	SIN	26	21	26	24	14	37	31	5	147
25th	Sean Feeney	AUS	28	24	19	37	2	15	34	27	149
26th	Andrew Lea	CAN	11	OCS	17	39	13	21	21	37	159
27th	Mal Parker	AUS	22	29	33	16	BFD	22	27	19	168
28th	John Haverstock	CAN	34	32	32	18	38	24	16	24	180
29th	Trevor Hamilton	CAN	25	28	23	30	BFD	27	25	29	187
30th	Richard Bott	AUS	27	26	24	20	32	32	40	36	197
31st	Sidney Gavignet	FRA	30	23	30	23	29	6	DNC	DNC	198
32nd	Ashley Brunning	AUS	36	41	31	15	31	DNC	23	22	199
33rd	Simon Morgan	AUS	33	30	37	12	44	29	38	28	207
34th	Nick Skulander	AUS	29	34	40	33	15	26	33	39	209
35th	Bradley Thom	NZL	31	DNC	DNF	36	28	8	35	15	210
36th	Andrew Schmidt	AUS	37	33	27	27	41	19	36	43	220
37th	Des Gibney	IRL	39	27	28	45	BFD	28	32	25	224
38th	Seve Jarvin	AUS	43	42	45	17	10	38	44	35	229
39th	Giancarlo Simeoli	ITA	35	37	38	29	37	34	37	26	235
40th	Timothy Castles	AUS	38	38	42	47	40	44	30	33	265
41st	Aaron Heritage	AUS	DNC	39	34	42	16	41	39	DNF	268
42nd	Torvar Mirsky	AUS	48	47	44	22	36	40	46	38	273
43rd	James Grieve	AUS	51	45	36	46	33	35	41	46	282
44th	Josh Paine	AUS	40	36	43	43	34	42	DNF	45	283
45th	Tom Lowndes	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	25	39	22	30	287
46th	Mark O'Toole	AUS	42	43	39	28	BFD	45	DNC	34	288
47th	Alex Godina	AUS	44	35	35	40	BFD	47	43	DNC	301
48th	Dirk Wilkens		45	49	47	44	39	43	45	41	304
49th	John Dahlenburg	AUS	49	46	46	49	42	49	48	42	322
50th	Peter Heywood	AUS	41	44	48	DNF	DNC	DNC	42	44	333
51st	Kevin Burman	AUS	50	48	49	50	43	46	47	DNC	333
52nd	John Conroy	AUS	DNC	DNC	50	48	45	48	49	47	344
53rd	Rob Lowndes	AUS	46	40	41	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	355
54th	James Luffman	AUS	47	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	389
55th	David Schmidt	AUS	52	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	394
56th	David Schmidt	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	399
	49er
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
1st	Iker Fernandez, Xabier Fernandez	ESP	1	4	2	5	1	DNC	2	1	2	3	1	DNC	22
2nd	Chris Nicholson, Gary Boyd	AUS	2	1	4	4	8	1	1	3	4	2	3	DNC	25
3rd	Peter Hansen, Soren Hansen	DEN	4	2	3	1	3	2	OCS	4	3	6	4	2	28
4th	Adam Beashel, Ed Smyth	NZL	3	3	1	3	DNF	4	OCS	7	5	1	2	4	33
5th	Emmett Lazich, Phil Manning	AUS	8	5	5	2	2	5	6	6	OCS	4	7	3	45
6th	Ilya Evmakov, Maxim Logontenko	AUS	5	9	6	10	4	6	5	5	7	5	8	1	52
7th	Kenji Nakamura, Masato Takaki	JPN	6	8	7	7	5	3	3	2	9	8	5	6	52
8th	Mark Turnbull, Nick Partridge	AUS	9	6	DNC	8	6	7	4	8	1	DNC	10	5	64
9th	Euan McNicol, Glen Raphael	AUS	10	10	8	6	9	9	7	9	6	7	6	DNC	77
10th	Ben Tardrew, Marcus Tardrew	AUS	7	7	DNC	9	7	8	8	10	8	9	9	7	79
11th	David Maden, Matthew Brooman	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	11	10	10	9	11	10	DNF	11	8	106
12th	Zak Kelly, Ben Doolin	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	130
	Europe
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1st	Sarah Blanck	AUS	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	8
2nd	Kate O'Brien	NZL	2	2	4	DNC	7	1	3	3	2	17
3rd	Verena Wagner	AUT	6	3	3	3	1	3	2	4	4	19
4th	Maiko Sato	JPN	3	4	5	1	3	7	6	2	5	23
5th	Riana Haldane	AUS	5	5	7	5	5	4	5	6	3	32
6th	Krystal Weir	AUS	4	6	2	4	6	5	7	7	6	33
7th	Clare Hozach	AUS	7	7	6	6	4	6	4	5	7	38
8th	Emily Hookings	AUS	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	55
	Finn
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	Anthony Nossiter	AUS	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	9
2nd	Josh Beaver	AUS	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	13
3rd	Dean McAullay	AUS	3	4	3	3	3	3	DNF	5	4	4	27
4th	William Wild	AUS	5	3	4	6	4	6	8	8	3	5	36
5th	Michael Grieve	AUS	4	6	5	7	5	9	4	4	5	6	39
6th	Sandy Fesq	AUS	7	DNC	6	4	7	4	3	6	7	3	40
7th	James McAllister	AUS	6	DNC	DNC	8	6	5	6	3	6	7	47
8th	Michael Dicker	AUS	8	5	7	9	9	8	7	9	8	8	60
9th	John Shallvey	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	5	8	7	5	7	DNC	DNC	62
	Mistral
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	Jon-Paul Tobin	NZL	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	6	3	12
2nd	Aron Gadorfalui	HUN	3	3	2	13	7	9	6	9	2	1	33
3rd	Michael Lancey	AUS	6	4	6	3	3	4	9	8	1	13	35
4th	Natasha Sturges	GBR	8	7	7	9	6	2	3	2	5	6	38
5th	Romy Kinel	GER	5	9	4	6	12	8	4	1	4	7	39
6th	Jonathan Bonnitcha	AUS	4	5	9	2	4	7	7	6	7	4	39
7th	Barbara Kendall	NZL	9	6	3	4	8	5	2	3	10	10	40
8th	Corey Plant	AUS	10	8	5	8	2	12	11	10	12	5	59
9th	Allison Shreeve	AUS	11	10	10	5	5	13	12	11	11	2	65
10th	Lanee Beashel	USA	12	12	8	12	9	10	8	12	3	11	73
11th	Bryony Shaw	GBR	DNF	13	OCS	11	11	6	5	5	13	9	73
12th	Jessica Crisp	AUS	7	11	DNF	7	DNC	1	DNF	DNC	9	8	81
13th	Jannicke Stalstrom	NOR	13	15	12	10	OCS	11	13	7	8	14	88
14th	Lorand Utassy	HUN	RAF	14	11	14	10	14	10	13	14	12	98
15th	Lars Kleppich	AUS	2	2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	15	DNC	DNC	DNC	114
16th	Diana Detre	HUN	14	17	DNC	16	13	15	14	14	16	16	118
17th	Chris Thompson	AUS	DNF	16	DNF	15	DNC	DNF	DNF	16	15	15	134
18th	Alisha Kawalla	GBR	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	DNF	DNF	15	DNC	17	141
	Yngling
Pos	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1st	Wittey, Strong and Newton	AUS	10	1	4	1	4	6	1	1	1	13
2nd	Dennison, Herbert and Aders	AUS	1	2	3	7	2	7	7	3	2	20
3rd	Bethwaite, Gojnich and Kosmala	AUS	5	3	2	4	1	3	6	5	4	22
4th	Dahlstrom, Planander and Klang	SWE	2	5	8	12	8	5	3	2	5	30
5th	Nash, Edmonton and Jones	AUS	3	4	7	6	3	10	4	11	3	30
6th	Thorpe, Lambert and Vinsen	NZL	4	8	5	3	5	2	12	4	12	31
7th	Ferris, White and Jameson	NZL	OCS	6	1	9	7	1	5	7	6	33
8th	Dunstan, Hutchinson and TBA	AUS	8	7	6	8	6	9	2	9	7	44
9th	Jarrett, Anderson and David	AUS	6	9	9	2	12	8	9	8	11	51
10th	Ward, Rodger and Ross	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	5	9	13	10	6	9	66
11th	Warn, Morean and Warn	AUS	DNC	DNC	DNC	11	10	4	8	12	8	67
12th	Lowndes, Malcolm and Lowndes	AUS	7	10	10	10	13	11	11	10	10	68
13th	Reece and TBA	AUS	9	11	11	13	11	12	13	13	13	80