Five bullets for Outteridge

49er ace demolishes the opposition at the Zhik Australian Moth Championship

Thursday January 6th 2011, Author: Pat Langley, Location: Australia

On the final day of the Zhik Moth Australian Championship, Australian Nathan Outteridge sent a strong message to his rivals for the forthcoming Zhik 2011 Moth Worlds- improve or expect more of the same.

The double 49er World Champion won all three races of the day to finish the regatta on 5 points overall with his drop race of 8th place in race one denying him of a clean sweep.

Conditions improved on the final day generating full foiling conditions of 8-12 knots from the ESE that allowed the leaders to complete each race in less than 25 minutes. The racing was much closer today with many of the Internationals starting to get back into form. Most notable was American Brad Funk who improved today posting solid results of 6, 5, and 4 after a 'difficult' day one.

In race one of the day, the left hand side of the race track was heavily favoured and resulted in most competitors approaching the top mark on the port tack layline. Outteridge dominated from the start to win from Pete Burling (NZL) and local Scott Beeby (AUS) in 3rd. ISAF Sailor of the year Tom Slingsby (AUS) broke his forestay before the start of race one of the day however he was able to repair it in time for race two.

Race two took three attempts to get a clean start which eventually saw PRO Peter Moor pull out the black flag to show that he meant business. In the next attempt to start, Rob Gough (AUS) was singled out and disqualified for being over the line early as was Tom Slingsby. Rob Gough went on to win the race but the silence from the committee boat alerted Rob of his disqualification.

This left Nathan Outteridge as the winner of this race, with Scott Babbage (AUS) in second and the consistent John Harris (AUS) in third place.

The final race of the series was an extravaganza for the locally based 'Moth Squad' with all team members taking out the top three places in this race. Nathan Outteridge closed out the regatta with a tight win from Joe Turner (AUS) and Tom Slingsby in third.

The 'Moth Squad' is a group of Lake Macquarie based sailors led by Joe Turner who spend all their time training and learning new moves and tricks on their foiling Moths.

Scott Babbage celebrated his second place overall by performing a spectacular crash on the finish line of the last race which received a rousing applause by spectators.

Joe Turner’s second place in race 6 was enough to see him claim third place overall and prove that he is the real deal for the 2011 Zhik Moth World Championship.

New Zealander 49er champion, Peter Burling had a great series and showed that he will be a threat at the Zhik world’s to take 4th place overall and 2008 Moth World champion John Harris sailed consistently well throughout to round out the top 5 overall.

With the 2011 Zhik Australian Moth Championships now completed, all eyes will focus on race one of the 2011 Zhik Moth World Championship which start tomorrow 8 January at 1300hr (ADST) Can the Internationals bounce back? It is surely going to be an exciting regatta.

Results:

Pos	Skipper	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Tot
1	Outteridge	AUS	8	1	1	1	1	1	5
2	Babbage	AUS	4	2	2	5	2	11	15
3	Turner	AUS	1	4	DNF	9	6	2	22
4	Burling	NZL	6	14	30	2	7	5	34
5	Harris	AUS	7	19	12	10	3	8	40
6	McDougall	AUS	15	5	8	23	4	15	47
7	Bergan	USA	10	13	6	16	8	17	53
9	Jensen	AUS	2	32	44	8	9	7	58
8	Gulari	USA	11	8	13	15	11	18	58
10	Psarofaghis	SUI	17	15	22	13	10	9	64
11	Lennon	GBR	18	21	23	4	22	6	71
12	Crockett	AUS	23	16	7	12	16	21	72
13	Lister	AUS	24	9	DNF	17	12	12	74
14	Day	AUS	13	17	4	25	24	35	83
15	Peet	USA	14	24	10	39	17	28	93
16	Beeby	AUS	22	48	37	3	15	16	93
17	Sare	AUS	45	11	16	36	21	20	104
18	Sherring	AUS	16	25	11	24	31	50	107
19	Frankcombe	AUS	26	20	14	20	29	27	107
20	Damic	AUS	27	39	20	37	13	13	110
21	Kurts	AUS	DNF	22	18	19	28	29	116
22	Gough	AUS	3	3	5	7	DNE	10	121
23	Vincent	NZL	31	36	24	14	18	34	121
24	Slingsby	AUS	5	10	3	DNF	OCS	3	124
25	Funk	USA	DNF	6	DNF	6	5	4	124
26	Robinson	AUS	19	35	DNF	26	25	22	127
27	Budgen	GBR	34	38	32	33	14	19	132
28	Beashel	AUS	32	29	26	80	34	14	135
29	Payne	GBR	9	23	9	11	DNF	DNS	155
30	Newling	AUS	35	37	25	35	26	49	158
31	Sherring	AUS	20	28	19	50	42	53	159
32	Kunimi	JPN	29	12	17	49	83	56	163
33	McKnight	AUS	28	46	40	46	23	26	163
34	England	AUS	57	26	43	34	36	31	170
35	Stevenson	AUS	33	34	48	18	64	42	175
36	Psarofaghis	SUI	12	18	15	28	DNF	DNF	176
37	Froesch	SUI	47	45	33	30	32	41	181
38	Käsermann	SUI	43	59	31	43	39	25	181
39	Russell	GBR	48	65	35	42	33	23	181
40	Bergan	USA	38	40	38	DNF	35	40	191
41	Byrne	AUS	30	41	DNF	44	50	30	195
42	McKee	USA	52	49	47	22	41	38	197
43	Wakinaga	JPN	41	43	39	40	48	39	202
44	Logan	AUS	62	55	52	27	27	47	208
45	Watts	AUS	53	47	49	48	30	43	217
46	Gravare	SWE	54	54	42	59	37	32	219
47	Crocker	AUS	55	57	DNF	38	20	51	221
48	Arvefors	SWE	50	7	DNF	32	DNE	33	225
49	Gravare	AUS	39	33	27	DNF	DNE	24	226
50	Thorpe	AUS	60	61	36	62	40	37	234
51	Paton	GBR	36	27	DNF	21	DNE	52	239
52	Dixon	AUS	49	53	45	61	44	66	252
53	Coxall	AUS	76	68	34	52	47	57	258
54	Johnson	AUS	63	64	56	66	43	36	262
55	Outteridge	AUS	68	44	28	68	63	61	264
56	Dunstan	AUS	46	42	29	47	DNF	DNF	267
57	Pollard	AUS	44	67	41	57	58	69	267
58	Rankine	AUS	72	72	58	54	38	48	270
59	Dey	AUS	56	58	DNF	53	49	58	274
60	Goddard	AUS	71	77	60	41	52	55	279
61	Rast	USA	25	DNF	DNF	29	19	DNF	279
62	Owen-Smith	AUS	51	70	DNF	51	46	65	283
63	Jackson	AUS	61	66	DNF	64	51	44	286
64	Wilmot	AUS	DNF	50	DNF	31	59	45	288
65	O’Shea	IRL	74	73	65	45	53	54	290
66	Aspington	SWE	40	31	21	DNF	DNE	DNF	298
67	Spiers	AUS	64	74	46	56	65	68	299
68	Donovan	AUS	70	62	51	67	55	78	305
69	Gault	AUS	67	71	57	65	57	60	306
70	Salter	AUS	21	30	50	DNF	DNF	DNF	307
71	Liddington	AUS	65	63	66	69	56	62	312
72	Barton	GBR	DNF	51	DNF	58	62	46	320
73	Olsen	AUS	78	78	55	72	54	64	323
74	Ilett	AUS	66	60	DNF	60	60	79	325
75	Rankin	AUS	59	80	DNF	70	72	74	355
76	Mackenzie	AUS	DNF	76	61	78	68	73	356
77	Flutter	AUS	58	DNF	DNF	71	67	63	362
78	McLeod	AUS	DNF	89	62	73	69	72	365
79	Pearson	AUS	83	82	59	79	70	76	366
80	Dally	AUS	80	81	63	74	75	75	367
81	Genders	AUS	75	79	68	76	73	77	369
82	Emonson	AUS	DNF	52	DNF	OCS	45	67	370
83	Whittle	AUS	77	87	OCS	77	66	70	377
84	Brugger	SUI	73	DNF	DNF	81	61	59	377
85	Dallen	AUS	86	90	64	OCS	74	71	385
86	Wise	AUS	DNF	86	54	85	81	81	387
87	Green	AUS	82	85	67	83	76	82	390
88	Stevenson	AUS	69	69	53	DNF	DNF	DNF	397
89	Ross	AUS	84	88	DNF	75	71	80	398
90	Knowles	USA	37	DNF	DNF	55	DNF	DNF	401
91	Pearson	AUS	42	56	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	407
92	Spence	AUS	85	DNF	71	89	78	85	408
93	McAteer	AUS	DNF	91	70	87	77	83	408
94	Hughes	AUS	DNF	92	69	88	80	84	413
95	Sim	AUS	81	84	DNF	84	79	DNF	431
96	Sim	AUS	79	83	DNF	86	82	DNF	433
97	Phare	GBR	DNF	75	DNF	63	DNF	DNF	447
98	Ruf	SUI	DNF	DNF	DNF	82	DNF	DNF	494
99	Kelly	AUS	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	515
99	Pauler	AUS	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	515
99	Oldfield	AUS	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	515
99	Schiller	SUI	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	515