Racing got underway at the 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championships with the Invitation Race won by Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan of Australia.
Next up was day 1 of the four days of racing for the Australian Championship/Pre-Worlds on the waters off Fremantle, Western Australia.
After two races Graham Vials and Chris Turner GBR have a one point lead over Grant Alderson and Luke Paterson AUS, with Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson GBR in third place tied on 7 points with Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader GBR.
Britain’s Mackay and Lawson won the opening race with Vials and Turner second and Pinnell and Cadwallader in third.
Race 2 was a win for Australia’s Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay with Alderson and Paterson second and Vials and Turner third.
Flying 15 2023 Australian Championship – Leaders after 2 races (79 entries)
1st GBR 4071 Graham Vials-Chris Turner 2( 2) 3( 3) – – 5 pts
2nd AUS 3933 Grant Alderson-Luke Paterson 4( 4) 2( 2) – – 6 pts
3rd GBR 4089 Hamish Mackay-Andrew Lawson 1( 1) 6( 6) – – 7 pts
4th GBR 4096 Ian Pinnell-Ian Cadwallader 3( 3) 4( 4) – – 7 pts
5th AUS 4063 Philippa Packer-Dean McAullay 10( 10) 1( 1) – – 11 pts
6th AUS 4105 Nick Jerwood-Brad Sheridan 8( 8) 5( 5) – – 13 pts
7th AUS 3809 Hamish Carnachan-Peter Mudford 6( 6) 7( 7) – – 13 pts
8th GBR 4004 Charles Apthorp-Charlie Apthorp 5( 5) 10( 10) – – 15 pts
9th AUS 3980 Lachy Gilmour-Ryan Donaldson( 7( 7) 12( 12) – – 19 pts
10th AUS 3822 Andrew Knowles-Anne Knowles 12( 12) 8( 8) – – 20 pts
11th AUS 3986 Mike Dunbar-Paul Dunbar 13( 13) 11( 11) – – 24 pts
12th AUS 3859 David Yu-Chris Nelson 16( 16) 9( 9) – – 25 pts
13th AUS 4108 Rod Beurteaux-Simon Wilder 9( 9) 16( 16) – – 25 pts
14th AUS 3992 Greg Leaversuch-Peter Barblett 15( 15) 14( 14) – – 29 pts
15th IRL 4083 John Lavery-Alan Green 14( 14) 22( 22) – – 36 pts
16th GBR 4098 Michael Wilson-Peter Greenhalgh 17( 17) 21( 21) – – 38 pts
17th AUS 4053 David Swan-Matt Elliot 18( 18) 20( 20) – – 38 pts
18th AUS 3890 Lewis Davies-John Radnell 24( 24) 15( 15) – – 39 pts
19th GBR 4061 Chris Waples-Simon Hunt 22( 22) 17( 17) – – 39 pts
20th AUS 3941 David Tabb-David Bennett 11( 11) 29( 29) – – 40 pts
Full results available here . . .
Flying 15 Invitation Race – Final Leaders
1st AUS 4105 N.Jerwood-B.Sheridan (AUS)
2nd GBR 4071 G.Vials-C.Turner (GBR)
3rd AUS 4072 G.Tonnison-N.Robinson (AUS)
4th AUS 3986 M.Dunbar-P.Dunbar (AUS)
5th GBR 4100 J.Cooper-L.Deegan (GBR)
6th AUS 3933 G.Alderson-L.Paterson (AUS)
7th AUS 3980 L.Gilmour-R.Donaldson (AUS)
8th GBR 4098 M.Wilson-P.Greenhalgh (GBR)
9th GBR 4096 I.Pinnell-I.Cadwallader (GBR)
10th NZL 4082 T.Scutcher-C.Hewkin (GBR)
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