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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

 

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RESULTS

PosName/ClubSail No.
/Design
NettTotal
1Sean Wallis
CHAMPION LAKES RS
AUS 71
VENTI
32.048.0
2Paul Jones
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 77
VENTI
49.068.0
3Greg Torpy
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 125
VENTI
82.0110.0
4Aaron Farrar
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 34
BRITPOP
87.0117.0
5Alex Scapens
ADELAIDE RCYRC
AUS 106
V11
93.6129.6
6Lincoln McDowall
ALBERT PARK MYC
AUS 97
BLITZ MC6
100.0132.0
7Doug Allen
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 72
V11
101.0144.0
8Andrew Wilson
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 187
V11
103.0151.0
9Gary McCarthy
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 181
VENTI
108.0167.0
10Andrew Reid
ALBERT PARK MYC
AUS 74
BRITPOP
111.0151.0
11Ben Taylor
LAKE MACQUARIE RYC
AUS 70
V11
114.0159.0
12Lindsay Walker
KOGRAH BAY RYC
AUS 02
V11
118.0157.0
13Peter Sherwood
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 55
V11
129.0182.0
14Andrew R Wilson
WYNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 177
VENTI
129.0180.0
15Philip Pryde
NORTHERN MARITIME MS
NZ 23
VENTI
160.0220.0
16John Gower
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 63
VENTI
168.0213.0
17Glen Fitzgerald
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 80
ALIOTH
175.0221.0
18Graham Clough
NORTHERN MARITIME MS
NZ 81
V11
198.0265.0
19Cliff Davis
HARRINGTON WATERS RS
AUS 68
BRITPOP
218.0273.0
20Jimmy Mee
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 43
V11
221.0269.0
21Darryn Shawcross
EAGLEBY RYC
AUS 61
K2
230.0287.0
22Roger Paul
CHAMPION LAKES RS
AUS 86
BRITPOP
233.0289.0
23Nick Taylor
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 36
K2
263.0335.0
24Frank Russell
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 75
ELLIPSIS
282.0354.0
25Mark Wilson
LAKE MACQUARIE WEST RSC
AUS 39
BRITPOP
285.0353.0
26Simon Kellett
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 158
K2
291.0358.0
27Kim Mitchell
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 42
V11
306.0373.0
28Graham Payn
LAKE MACQUARIE RYN
AUS 189
V8
307.0374.0
29Derick Warne
SUNSHINE COAST RSC
AUS 197
BRITPOP
320.0388.0
30Ian McKay
GLADSTONE RCYC
AUS 95
KANTWO
335.0402.0
31Bob Senior
NORTH SHORE RYS
NZ 58
K2
346.0415.0
32Murray Walker
SPRINGFIELD LAKES RYC
AUS 89
K2
349.0418.0
33Russell Gray
WYNNUM MANLY RMYC
AUS 99
K2
360.0432.0
34Mark Beneke
FRASER COAST RYC
AUS 46
K2
367.0439.0
35Ian Gordon
SPRINGFIELD LAKES RYC
AUS 37
K2
390.0460.0