2023 EDDIE COWELL IOM REGATTA
The 2023 Eddie Cowell Regatta, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club, saw 35 IOM’s compete with skippers from all States except NT plus three all the way from New Zealand. 3 days of fantastic racing ensued with a good range of conditions and wind directions.
Day 1
The fleet was split into 3 heats. Unfortunately the start on Day 1 was delayed for an hour waiting for the wind to settle in, eventually a good W - NW breeze arrived giving our competitors some exhilarating sailing, a few changed to B rigs but the majority stayed with A's. Forecast for Day 2 was even stronger conditions .
Results after Day 1 : 1st Sean Wallis #71 7 points, 2nd Ben Taylor #70 9 Points & Lincoln McDowall #97 9 points. Good clean & close racing.
DAY 2
The forecast was right, a lot more wind fluctuating from 5 knots to 18+ knots in the gusts, giving competitors challenging conditions to contend with and occasionally causing havoc especially rounding marks & sailing downwind. Great spectator viewing ! Congratulations to everyone for surviving the day.
Results after Day 2 were : 1st Sean Wallis #71 22 points, 2nd Paul Jones #77 32 points, 3rd Gary McCarthy #181 44 points. Interesting to not that at the end of Day 2 there was Going to be interesting tomorrow as there is only 1 point separating 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th places.
Day 3
After a very windy Day 2 we were happy to have 3-5 knots mostly S to NE, a good, fairly steady breeze with glorious sunshine – Kawana Lake on the Sunshine Coast at its best. A perfect day, a stark contrast to yesterdays 7-18 knot Westerly winds.
A really good days sailing to finish of what was a highly competitive regatta with very varied conditions. Congratulations to all competitors for such a pleasant & enjoyable event.
The top 5 were :
1st Sean Wallis Venti #71 32 points
2nd Paul Jones Venti #77 49 points
3rd Greg Torpy Venti #125 82 points
4th Aaron Farrar Britpop #34 87 points
5th Alex Scapens V11 #106 93.6 points
Masters : Gary McCarthy Venti #181
Grand Masters : Graham Clough ( NZ) V11 #81
On behalf of the Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club I thank all competitors for making the trip to the Sunny Coast & for being part of the 2023 Eddie Cowell – we hope you enjoyed our venue, hospitality & the event in general, we certainly enjoyed watching you race & catching up over the 3 days.
Mark Lewis
SCRSC - Event Secretary
Photos courtesy Nick Lindsley. More here...... https://www.facebook.com/groups/824445040926322/permalink/6676186229085478/?mibextid=Nif5oz&paipv=0&eav=Afbi-hycp1WYxyD_Ik8lZCf2tuD-qY6wVRHVGw-ijeJKH81oeZoRMujGfDb7qa2NwsM&_rdr
Pos | Name/Club | Sail No. /Design | Nett | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sean Wallis CHAMPION LAKES RS | AUS 71 VENTI | 32.0 | 48.0 |
2 | Paul Jones LAKE MACQUARIE RYC | AUS 77 VENTI | 49.0 | 68.0 |
3 | Greg Torpy EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 125 VENTI | 82.0 | 110.0 |
4 | Aaron Farrar GLADSTONE RCYC | AUS 34 BRITPOP | 87.0 | 117.0 |
5 | Alex Scapens ADELAIDE RCYRC | AUS 106 V11 | 93.6 | 129.6 |
6 | Lincoln McDowall ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 97 BLITZ MC6 | 100.0 | 132.0 |
7 | Doug Allen SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 72 V11 | 101.0 | 144.0 |
8 | Andrew Wilson EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 187 V11 | 103.0 | 151.0 |
9 | Gary McCarthy SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 181 VENTI | 108.0 | 167.0 |
10 | Andrew Reid ALBERT PARK MYC | AUS 74 BRITPOP | 111.0 | 151.0 |
11 | Ben Taylor LAKE MACQUARIE RYC | AUS 70 V11 | 114.0 | 159.0 |
12 | Lindsay Walker KOGRAH BAY RYC | AUS 02 V11 | 118.0 | 157.0 |
13 | Peter Sherwood EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 55 V11 | 129.0 | 182.0 |
14 | Andrew R Wilson WYNUM MANLY RMYC | AUS 177 VENTI | 129.0 | 180.0 |
15 | Philip Pryde NORTHERN MARITIME MS | NZ 23 VENTI | 160.0 | 220.0 |
16 | John Gower EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 63 VENTI | 168.0 | 213.0 |
17 | Glen Fitzgerald SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 80 ALIOTH | 175.0 | 221.0 |
18 | Graham Clough NORTHERN MARITIME MS | NZ 81 V11 | 198.0 | 265.0 |
19 | Cliff Davis HARRINGTON WATERS RS | AUS 68 BRITPOP | 218.0 | 273.0 |
20 | Jimmy Mee EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 43 V11 | 221.0 | 269.0 |
21 | Darryn Shawcross EAGLEBY RYC | AUS 61 K2 | 230.0 | 287.0 |
22 | Roger Paul CHAMPION LAKES RS | AUS 86 BRITPOP | 233.0 | 289.0 |
23 | Nick Taylor SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 36 K2 | 263.0 | 335.0 |
24 | Frank Russell SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 75 ELLIPSIS | 282.0 | 354.0 |
25 | Mark Wilson LAKE MACQUARIE WEST RSC | AUS 39 BRITPOP | 285.0 | 353.0 |
26 | Simon Kellett SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 158 K2 | 291.0 | 358.0 |
27 | Kim Mitchell SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 42 V11 | 306.0 | 373.0 |
28 | Graham Payn LAKE MACQUARIE RYN | AUS 189 V8 | 307.0 | 374.0 |
29 | Derick Warne SUNSHINE COAST RSC | AUS 197 BRITPOP | 320.0 | 388.0 |
30 | Ian McKay GLADSTONE RCYC | AUS 95 KANTWO | 335.0 | 402.0 |
31 | Bob Senior NORTH SHORE RYS | NZ 58 K2 | 346.0 | 415.0 |
32 | Murray Walker SPRINGFIELD LAKES RYC | AUS 89 K2 | 349.0 | 418.0 |
33 | Russell Gray WYNNUM MANLY RMYC | AUS 99 K2 | 360.0 | 432.0 |
34 | Mark Beneke FRASER COAST RYC | AUS 46 K2 | 367.0 | 439.0 |
35 | Ian Gordon SPRINGFIELD LAKES RYC | AUS 37 K2 | 390.0 | 460.0 |