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AUSTRALIAN SAILING (^) + YACHTING
APRIL-MAY 2015 MYSAILING.COM.AU
MG14 NATIONAL TITLES
The 2014/2015 MG14 National Titles
were held at Gosford Sailing Club on
the beautiful Brisbane Waters in early
January 2015. The fleet of 23 boats
from 11 different clubs enjoyed a range
of conditions with some close and
interesting racing. Rohan Nosworthy and
Janine Turton won eight out of nine heats
over the five day series with their worst
result being a fourth place to take out the
title with two heats to spare.
470 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2015 470 Nationals conducted
five days of racing with a jam
packed schedule of 12 races, from
Southport Yacht Club’s Hollywell
Sailing Squadron. Mathew Belcher
and Will Ryan took out the
championship again with Kazuto
Doi and Kimihiko Imamura from
Japan second.

1. Whimsical, Gordon Ingate, 9


2. Indulgence, Robert Campbell, 10


3. Shapes, Wolf Breit, 10

FLEET: 16 boats

RESULTS

DAVID STALEY, RBYC, JANUARY 2015

Gordon Ingate with David Giles and Brad Sheridan on Whimsical (left) and Wolf

Breit on Shapes (right) with Roger Hickman, Dan Morrow and Kim Ketelby

PRINCE PHILIP REGATTA

Gordon Ingate won his second Prince Philip Regatta (the

Australasian championship for the dragon class) in 58

years of sailing dragons. The first two races of the series

were won by Sydney boat Shapes skippered by Wolf Breit

with a crew which included Roger Hickman. There was

mixed contitions with racing on day three abandoned due

to stormy conditions over Melbourne The final day's racing

started in pouring rain and light wind.

1. Carbon Neutral, Rohan
   Nosworthy/Janine Turton, 7


2. Chillin’, Greg Roche/
   Nathan Kaul, 18


3. Tempest, Neil/Josh
   Tas ker, 20

FLEET: 23 boats

RESULTS

1. Practical Magic, Mathew Belcher
   and Will Ryan


2. Abeam Consulting, Kazuto Doi
   and Kimihiko Imamura


3. Selden for Sailing, Angus
   Galloway and Josh Dawson

FLEET: 15 boats

RESULTS

GENELLE ALDRED

Racing in the MG14 National Titles.

MICHAEL JENNINGS

Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan, sailing on the shores of the

Gold Coast, at the 2015 470 class Australian Championships.