Paul Ridgway and Bronwyn Ridgway lead 2012 NSW Tasar State Championships
Penultimate day of the 2012 NSW Tasar State Championships was full of thrilling sailing competitions where the contestants had complete proceedings of the day. With consistent performance throughout the championship, Paul Ridgway and Bronwyn Ridgway were
able to clinch the championship’s top spot with 10 points after participating in six races, including a discard.
The event witnessed some favourable wind conditions as the south easterly wind visited the racing area throughout the race. The breeze was blowing from 12 to 18 knots along with some big shifts that troubled the sailors a bit and made changes in the top
ten.
The fleet was led by Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway on 2871 from the very start as they began their regatta campaign with a bullet. The pair maintained their regatta lead until the end of the second last and finally made it to the top podium place to claim the
leading podium with 10 points after sailing in six races.
They set off with a superb result in the championship and clinched a bullet followed by a fifth finish in the second race. The third and fourth race improved their result more with a second position and another bullet which was enough to occupy the leading
mark.
Fifth race brought another low finish for the pair as they crossed the ending line on fourth position. However, a second finish in the last race did the job and they remained on top with ten points. They hope to retain their lead and eventually win the championship
with impressive scores.
Overall results:
1. 2871 Ridgididge, Paul Ridgway, Bronwyn Ridgway, Sandringham 1, (5), 2, 1, 4, 2 = 10 points
2. 2883 SMAC, Heather MacFarlane, Chris Payne, Sandringham 6, 2, 1, 2, (11), 8 = 19 points
3. 2710 Chukkel , Nicole Douglass, Rob Douglass, Jervis Bay, 3, 1, 11, 7, (18), 4 = 26 points
4. 2891 Poms Away, Pete Ellis, Charlotte Birbeck, Sandringham 4, 3, 7, 3, 12, (12) = 29 points
5. 2484 Watch Your BAXS!, Graham Baxendale, Darryl Bentley, Belmont (21), 4, 10, 10, 6, 1 = 31 points
6. 2889 Tangaroa, Leigh Riddell, Melinda Rippe, BSC 2, 7, 15, (39F), 3, 5 = 32 points
7. 2905 Trace Ali-ment, Alistair Murray, Darren Edgar, Sandringham 13, 6, (19), 5, 2, 7 = 33 points
8. 2714 Magic Pye, Peter Wilson, Gillian Wilson, RMYC 5, 8, 6, 8.5, 8, (30) = 35.5 points
9. 2830 Oogy Wawa, Stuart Templeton, Nicole Kidman, Darwin 14, (16.5), 3, 4, 7, 11 = 39 points
10. 2910 Helter Skelter, Jeremy Elmslie, David Elmslie, Mordialloc 12, (12), 8, 6, 5, 10 = 41 points
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