2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia

2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia - Overall

by Ben Solly 9 Jan 20:36 NZDT 3-9 January 2024

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club: James Sly and Eliza Solly finish in 4th Place © Beau Outteridge

It is not unusual for citizens of Melbourne to start a conversation with a reflection on the weather, it's actually a sport in its self to predict what will the day will bring and what has happened?

Our city of Melbourne has rolled out all seasons... Hats off to every sailor as they have managed the amazing range of weather thrown at them over the series. But today was Port Phillip at its best with a perfect uninterrupted southerly race track with an oscillating 12 to 15 knot breeze. All final 3 races hit off with un bias lines and clear starts, switching on game face immediately as the class flag was dropped. Each side showed promise and spikes of brilliance but it was never for long... Together with constant gear changing, trim, working the varying sea states, the current, pressure and angle, today's racing injected all sailors with emotions of a text book yacht race. We say yacht racing is one of the highest decision making disciplines in the sporting platform, and today was no exception.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club: New Tasar world champions Jonathan Mckee and Libby Johnson Mckee - photo © Beau Outteridge

USA2981 Dr Beverly Jonathan Mckee and Libby Johnson Mckee displayed extreme consistency and calculated professionalism throughout the whole series, an incredible result in winning the Championship. Their best race a 3rd and worst a 13th they approached every race as a new beginning and managed each start with what was delivered. Congratulations to Jonathan and Libby.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club: Harrison and Zara perfect trim and in control - photo © Beau Outteridge

AUS2967 Skippy, Harrison Sly and Zara Challis were an outstanding second overall, they are a powerful example of the new and younger generation of sailors, I watched them burst off the start line at the port end of race 8. Their boat was shinning with energy and performance, they sailed flat and fast working ever available gust and wave, their trim was perfect! 50 metres away on the media vessel I could felt their passion and will to take control... and they did just that to convincingly win that race and race 10. Bravo you two, we look forward to experiencing your next sailing challenge.

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club: The perfect gentlemen Pete and Chris in harmony with their boat - photo © Beau Outteridge

AUS2976 Magic, Chris Dance and Peter Hacket can only be described as the silent achievers, Chris and Pete are polite gentleman where there experience and preparation has developed an internal confidence to earn a position at the top. There Race 7 was notable by a calculated downwind comeback chopping out 20 places from 24th to 4th by picking an early gybe to take clear air all the way to the bottom gate.

There have been so many wonderful stories across the championship, but family and friendships are the clear winners. I have played Beau Outteridges Day 3 highlight many times. Koki and Yuu's happiness is infectious, the supportive culture of the Tasar community is also infectious... I love the thought of every human being smiling at each other for no reason !

2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club: Full on Tasar! - photo © Beau Outteridge

Congratulations to all sailors... we hope all visitors have enjoyed our hospitality and thank you for visiting Sandringham Yacht Club, our state and our country. Take care with your travels home. There are a couple of things that make our sport of sailing a stand out, we never age out... leaving a life of experiences to continually grow and when we travel you can always guarantee a warm welcome by visiting a yacht club.

Overall Results:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	81	2981	DR BEVERLY	Jonathan Mckee	Libby Johnson Mckee	SYC/CYC	USA	3	4	4	5	4	5	[8]	[13]	3	3	31
2	76	2976	SKIPPY	Harrison Sly	Zara Challis	SYC	AUS	7	[12]	5	2	[48]	1	12	1	9	1	38
3	80	2980	MAGIC	Chris Dance	Peter Hackett	SYC	AUS	9	[11]	2	4	11	4	4	4	2	[20]	40
4	70	2970	PIEWACKET	James Sly	Eliza Solly	SYC	AUS	1	3	[35]	[25]	2	3	14	14	5	4	46
5	112	2982	OLE	Jay Renehan	Lisa Renehan	SYC	USA	[108B]	10	7	8	6	[20]	2	7	15	8	63
6	48	2948	BLUEROCK	Jon Holroyd	Tom Johnston	SYC	AUS	6	5	[48]	[50]	10	6	26	2	6	12	73
7	31	2971	BALANCE	Mark Bulka	Oliver Bulka	McCrae	AUS	[108B]	2	17	[45]	3	15	9	3	29	5	83
8	97	2994	ROCINANTE	Alyosha Strum‑Palerm	Analucia Clarkson	SYC	USA	5	17	15	17	12	[27]	[45]	10	1	7	84
9	25	2969	WAC	Heather Macfarlane	Chris Payne	SYC	AUS	11	8	3	3	[31]	8	20	6	25	[32]	84
10	92	2992	MAGIC ELEMENT	Rick Longbottom	Darryl Bentley	RANSA/CYC/GRSC	AUS	8	6	31	[33]	13	11	[48]	20	8	2	99
11	28	2848	COOLLIT	Robert Douglass	Nicole Douglass	JBSC/CYC	AUS	[108B]	18	12	11	7	13	[22]	12	20	16	109
12	30	2930	TOO SHIFTY	Lachlan Heath	Carmen Walker	MBSC	AUS	[108B]	1	14	37	5	2	5	42	7	[108Q]	113
13	6	2983	SKOOKUM	Michael Karas	Molly Karas	SYC	USA	10	7	6	18	[48Y]	[41]	7	8	28	31	115
14	57	2857	ROLL YOUR OWN	Craig Mcphee	Wayne Hale	GAC	AUS	13	13	29	13	[30]	[108B]	16	16	16	9	125
15	96	2398	DOPPIO	Stasi Burzycki	Sophia Kasper	PMYC	USA	2	14	26	30	[33]	19	25	9	[34]	6	131
16	87	2987	MEGAPTERA II	Satoshi Kami	Saori Kami	HMYC	JPN	[78]	[50]	1	1	17	12	1	22	31	48	133
17	7	2907	RUBY	Brad Jones	Allegra Jones	SYC	AUS	16	[37]	10	9	15	33	[38]	15	19	17	134
18	22	2842	MANGO CHILLI	Joshua Faddy	Paula Cummins	BSC	AUS	17	9	23	21	[35]	10	[52]	11	30	15	136
19	71	2871	RIDGIGIDGE	Stephen Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	SBSC	GBR	12	22	21	12	[37]	21	[31]	18	18	13	137
20	99	2799	A TEAM	Aaron Linton	Jay Whittem	Tsc	AUS	4	15	40	[42]	1	38	[43]	29	4	10	141
21	44	2844	BUS RIDE	David Chapman	Eliza Davis	RSYS/ SYC	AUS	15	[39]	22	31	[52]	9	11	34	13	11	146
22	91	2991	RIDGIDIDGE	Paul Ridgway	Bronwyn Ridgway	SYC	AUS	[108B]	24	[28]	14	8	7	18	25	27	25	148
23	16	2916	SUPER BAD	Chris Lanzinger	Molly Lanzinger	syc	USA	[108B]	30	[108U]	32	36	25	15	21	10	14	183
24	11	2911	ANOTHER ROADY	Peter Davies	Pia Lehtonen‑Davies	BSC	AUS	26	32	8	6	22	[108B]	35	31	[41]	38	198
25	5	2941	AL CAPITAN	Alistair Murray	Mischa Suda	SYC	AUS	28	[54]	38	7	40	[70]	27	19	22	19	200
26	88	2392	CRUZN	Ellie Ungar	Jackson Mccoy	CYC	USA	18	20	27	36	19	[108B]	[47]	24	32	24	200
27	111	2811	DEFINITE MAYBE	Alan Riley	Geoff Smith	McC YC	AUS	39	23	18	26	42	17	13	[45]	[49]	28	206
28	66	2966	GOOD NOT GOOD	Luke Owen	Megan Ridgway	HYC	AUS	25	44	[53]	41	23	14	17	[46]	24	18	206
29	108	2968	REBEL REBEL	Claire Medd	Simon Medd	SYC	AUS	19	27	16	[40]	39	[59]	39	27	33	21	221
30	103	2703	WORKING DOG	Mat Himson	Carly Potter	SYC / PMYC	AUS	21	19	[54]	51	28	40	[73]	5	21	45	230
31	52	2852	FAR OUT	Murray O'Brien	Liam O'Brien	McCYC	AUS	[47]	38	36	46	26	35	[62]	17	12	27	237
32	3	2903	VIVACE	Brad Stephens	Jennifer Overton	GRSC	AUS	31	29	[42]	27	[70]	23	28	32	37	39	246
33	23	2823	GOES TO 11	Philip Potter	Armando Distefano	SYC	AUS	41	[108C]	19	34	20	49	21	[75]	14	52	250
34	4	2904	CRACKER JACK	Christopher Batenburg	Leo Batenburg	DSC	AUS	27	[52]	[46]	28	32	31	29	26	35	46	254
35	64	2964	RATZ3	Gary Ratcliffe	Robyn Ratcliffe	GRSC	AUS	14	[108Q]	32	52	[57]	18	56	40	23	22	257
36	83	2883	SMAC	Peter Davis	Karen Davis	RYCT	AUS	40	16	[49]	19	18	[57]	49	49	42	26	259
37	75	2972	WINDFIX	Stephan Heim	Immanuel Schwickert	PbYC	GER	20	35	33	20	54	[108B]	[65]	35	45	40	282
38	24	2924	LODDON CALLING	Chas Thompson	Peter Martin	CCSC	AUS	23	21	63	39	[73]	50	[76]	30	26	35	287
39	109	2749	HA‑CHAN	Akihiro Morita	Tomoyo Morita	inage	JPN	44	56	[108U]	22	27	29	3	52	[63]	56	289
40	21	2861	PRIME	Yuya Nakamura	Tatsuya Yamada	WSC	JPN	[74]	[81]	20	15	47	32	71	36	17	53	291
41	17	2617	WAIMUKABOUT	Andrew Martin	Aurelia Martin	SBSC	AUS	46	36	37	16	[50]	34	[74]	39	44	43	295
42	39	2829	AMATURE HOUR	Jeremy Hawkins	Suzanne Hawkins	Porthpean SC	GBR	46G	[60]	45	24	[53]	53	41	47	11	29	296
43	74	2984	POOKA	Derek Bottles	Becca Galfer	SYC	USA	22	34	34	44	14	[108B]	[66]	57	52	44	301
44	45	2192	SWEET POTAYTO	Ian Taylor	William Taylor	HSC	AUS	38	28	[108U]	43	25	36	53	48	[56]	30	301
45	94	2826	AQUAPLANE	Tom Cobden	Toby Clarke	AWYC	AUS	29	31	30	48	41	[108B]	37	[58]	46	42	304
46	9	2709	JPN2709	Yuu Fujimoto	Koki Takahashi	NA	JPN	53	57	13	29	66	22	32	[93]	[75]	34	306
47	60	2860	UNLEASHED	Dean Dixon	Roger Jackson	GBYC	AUS	45	25	50	38	[71]	45	10	[62]	48	60	321
48	59	2959	DESTINO	Mahoro Sekiguchi	Ryo Uematsu	HMYC	JPN	54	58	9	10	55	[108B]	24	[63]	54	58	322
49	56	2956	THE WEEKEND	Neil Long	Wendy Hide	SPASC	AUS	37	[78]	52	60	24	30	[63]	38	59	23	323
50	10	2710	TRUE BLEW	Andy Wharton	Jade Cole	JBSC/IYC	AUS	30	49	[108U]	35	46	58	59	23	40	[108R]	340
51	119	2719	LA BRIZE BLEU	Mitsuteru Ishikawa	Atsushi Inoue	HOKKO	JPN	50	41	[108U]	23	79	[108B]	6	55	53	36	343
52	116	1016	DUCK N WEAVE	Megan Thomson	Fergus Thomson	RNZYS	NZL	51	40	[108U]	61	[63]	24	51	37	38	50	352
53	13	2913	THE HONEYMOON	Jordan Commins	Madeleine Commins	SYC	AUS	33	26	[60]	[65]	58	48	60	43	55	37	360
54	47	2847	SLAM DUNC	Natalie Gray	Ingrid Vinot	GRSC	AUS	43	45	25	64	[74]	37	33	59	[65]	61	367
55	77	2977	EDGE OF EQUANIMITY	John Balass	Heather Forton	BSC	AUS	[108B]	62	41	[84]	80	44	23	53	43	33	379
56	38	2748	JPN2748	Takashi Yonemoto	Tomoyuki Miyashita	Delamancha YC	JPN	[108B]	72	24	73	29	[108B]	19	71	47	55	390
57	95	2687	PTERANODON	Brian Johnson	Jenny Sorensen	NATA	USA	[108B]	[108C]	11	77	34	16	58	76	61	59	392
58	82	2882	IN THE GROOVE	Kym Flint	Karen Westlake	WSC	AUS	32	33	[73]	57	45	[108B]	70	44	57	67	405
59	85	2885	ICEBERG	Tim Alexander	Stephen Penny	NSC	AUS	35	48	[82]	49	44	64	44	54	70	[78]	408
60	19	2819	FIREFLY	Derek Hadwen	Laurie Hoffman	bsc	AUS	[108B]	43	[80]	74	62	26	30	60	66	51	412
61	55	2598	WHY NOT?	Mark Reed	Kate Lanzinger	CYC	USA	34	55	39	[78]	61	39	61	[74]	72	72	433
62	14	2954	FEARLESS FROG	Ludovic Labat	Marie Labat	SYC	FRA	24	42	61	[79]	60	[108B]	69	69	39	75	439
63	50	2950	JOUST	Rod Warren	Jeff Casley	Syc	AUS	[108B]	70	59	[83]	9	82	42	50	80	49	441
64	58	2658	CRISP	Dennis Dixon	Zac Bruce	GBYC	AUS	56	[74]	47	47	64	42	72	[77]	60	57	445
65	18	2818	UNDER PRESSURE	Ken Waller	Cj Waller	GBYC	AUS	57	65	55	[76]	56	[75]	46	41	64	62	446
66	61	2461	FRENCH CONNECTION	Jonathan Ross	Jacqueline Bange	CYCT	AUS	69	47	62	59	[108C]	55	54	68	50	[108R]	464
67	40	2830	OOGY WAWA	Stuart Templeton	Nicole Kidman	Somerton YC	AUS	[108B]	[108U]	69	56	65	76	84	28	36	64	478
68	65	2965	INDEFENSIBLE	Bernard Streater	Van James Streater	GRCS	AUS	[108B]	68	[84]	63	67	79	40	56	58	47	478
69	26	2926	CHUCKLING AGAIN	Greg Heath	Judy Heath	MBSC	AUS	63	61	67	62	[81]	28	64	70	[71]	66	481
70	51	2993	HEI HEI	Damien Smith	Lorelei Barnes‑Smith	MBSC	AUS	62	53	71	[97]	21	77	79	[89]	79	54	496
71	68	2868	BOB	Steven Floyd	Vivienne Floyd	McCYC	AUS	[108B]	59	64	[82]	78	63	77	64	51	41	497
72	72	2872	ELUSIVE	Neil Temperley	David Temperley	DAC	AUS	42	69	43	66	[82]	60	[92]	79	68	70	497
73	90	2990	COOL CHANGE	Malcolm Handel	Beatriz Calvete	NSC	AUS	66	63	[78]	[94]	77	65	50	33	77	71	502
74	46	2946	SUMMER LOVE	Richard Mackinnon	Tony Creak	RPPYC	AUS	[108R]	73	77	[87]	43	43	36	82	83	65	502
75	34	2734	SOMETHING COOL	Murray Spiers	Derek Brooker	SYC	AUS	58	67	74	70	49	46	78	67	[84]	[83]	509
76	33	2323	MISSION IMPOSSIBLE	Philip Schwarz	Maureen Cooper	SYC	AUS	64	76	44	53	69	47	68	[94]	91	[93]	512
77	79	2579	LOST IN TRANSLATION	Innes Kirkwood	Sarah Mccully	SYC	AUS	59	[83]	51	75	[108F]	51	80	51	67	80	514
78	41	2905	JEDI MIND TRICKS	Ollie Roodhouse	Ben Roodhouse	GBYC	AUS	36	46	65	68	[90]	83	[86]	61	76	84	519
79	105	2605	2605	Nana Okimura	Yuki Kaseda	SSC	JPN	65	[108F]	85	58	75	[108B]	55	65	62	73	538
80	63	2963	SAIL A VIE	Blaise Vinot	Kate Vinot	HSC	AUS	52	66	70	72	51	52	75	[108C]	[108C]	108C	546
81	115	2790	QUICK STICKS	Daniel Mccutcheon	Claire Gustavsson	SsYC	AUS	61	64	56	67	68	[108B]	81	83	73	[88]	553
82	27	777	LET IT GO	Jamie Richardson	Leigh Richardson	SYC	AUS	48	51	76	69	[91]	74	67	86	[87]	86	557
83	54	2854	WATER RAT	Cary Pedicini	Pat Pedicini	SYC	AUS	73	[108C]	58	55	76	62	82	[87]	85	74	565
84	42	2742	HYDROFOBIK	John Lawton	Sarah Allen	BCSC	GBR	[108B]	82	83	71	38	58N	[88]	81	78	76	567
85	49	2349	LIKE LIGHTNING	Chris Johnson	Petra Johnson	GRSC	AUS	71	[86]	81	81	83	56	34	85	[95]	81	572
86	100	2800	SPLIT PERSONALITY	Felix Duell	Matilda Field	SYC	AUS	70	84	57	[93]	84	84	[108R]	72	74	79	604
87	2	902	LOTIONS & POTIONS	Seb Van Aaken	William Brown	HSC	AUS	49	75	87	89	87	71	[96]	[95]	92	63	613
88	15	2915	ZAILING	Trevor Date	Sammual Nash	MOFSC	AUS	55	71	79	86	72	[108B]	[108C]	66	94	92	615
89	43	2943	COPTHAT	Campbell Martin	Emma Martin	Safety Beach	AUS	[108B]	77	86	80	59	72	[94]	73	81	87	615
90	53	1953	SHINDIG	Josh Griffith	Oliver Van Der Slot	SYC	AUS	67	87	72	[91]	86	73	[108R]	84	69	85	623
91	1	2601	DREADNAUGHT	Andrew Hays	Reuben Hays	PYC	AUS	64N	80	[108C]	[108C]	108C	66	89	80	82	68	637
92	69	2569	DR SUESS	Fiona Mcmanus	Darren Watkins	DSC	AUS	[108B]	91	66	85	[108C]	78	57	90	88	89	644
93	32	2532	DITTO	Peter Listrup	Virginia Ayliffe	TANSW	AUS	68	79	92	92	92	67	91	[96]	[96]	82	663
94	73	2843	JAC	Lynden Roberts	Katrina Harris	SsYC	AUS	72	90	[93]	88	88	69	87	[99]	86	90	670
95	89	2789	HIGH MAINTENANCE	Ian Scholes	Doina Canta‑Hill	SYC	AUS	[108B]	93	75	[95]	89	80	90	92	89	77	685
96	98	2898	FALKOR	Meika Wright	Sean Ahern	DSC	AUS	[108B]	85	68	54	94	61	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	686
97	86	1886	FRANKSGIFT	Peter Warde	Fiona Chisholm	DAC	AUS	75	94	88	96	85	85	93	[100]	[98]	95	711
98	37	2890	WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER	Paul Stamp	Holly Savage	ESC \ HSC	AUS	76	92	91	90	93	86	[97]	[98]	97	94	719
99	20	2320	RED E SET GO!	Rod Austin	Mary Mccauley	SYC	AUS	77	88	90	[108R]	[108C]	108B	95	91	93	91	733
100	36	1836	HIGH NOTE	Brian Clarke	Martin Burd	ESC	AUS	[108R]	[108C]	94	98	108C	68	85	88	99	96	736
101	101	2901	BLAYSER	Warren Blay	Ashton Blay	MOFSC	AUS	[108R]	89	89	99	95	81	[108Q]	78	108C	108C	747
102	62	2642	YUGEE	Isobel Buchanan	Robert Buchanan	SYC	AUS	[108C]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108B	83	97	90	69	771
103	29	2729	EXPRESSO	Dan Flynn	Jennifer Flynn	CYC	AUS	[108C]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	864
103	8	2608	RENEGADE	Sean Hogan	Will Hogan	SYC	AUS	[108C]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	864
103	117	917	ROCKETSHIP	Nick Watson	Jamie Watson	SYC	AUS	[108R]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	864
103	121	2691	SPONGE BOB	Dieter Creitz	Sam Bush	syc/cyc	USA	[108C]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	864
103	12	2942	PETRA	Matthew Paton	John Hooper	SYC	AUS	[108C]	[108C]	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	108C	864