Harrison Sly and Zara Challis AUS lead the 2023 Australian Tasar Championship after two races completed on the opening day.
Sly and Challis won the opening race, then took a seventh in the second to lead overall on eight points, a one point lead from Lachlan Heath and Carmen Walker AUS, winners of the second race, who took an eighth place in the first race.
In third place are Jay and Lisa Renehan AUS with a 7 and 2 also on nine points and tied with Heather Macfarlane and Chris Payne AUS and Alyosha Strum-Palerm and Analucia Clarkson USA.
Best placed British pair are Steve and Sarah Cockerill in 11th with a 14 and 12 on 26pts.
The Australian Championship is the high profile warm-up event for the 2024 Tasar World Championship which commences on 2nd January.
Both events are hosted at the Sandringham Yacht Club, Melbourne.
2023 Australian Tasar Championship – Leaders after 2 races (87 entries)
1st AUS 2976 Harrison Sly and Zara Challis – – 1 7 – – 8 pts
2nd AUS 2930 Lachlan Heath and Carmen Walker – – 8 1 – – 9 pts
3rd USA 2982 Jay Renehan and Jay Renehan – – 7 2 – – 9 pts
4th AUS 2969 Heather Macfarlane and Chris Payne – – 3 6 – – 9 pts
5th USA 2994 Alyosha Strum-Palerm and Analucia Clarkson – – 6 3 – – 9 pts
6th AUS 2968 Claire Medd and Simon Medd – – 2 16 – – 18 pts
7th AUS 2992 Rick Longbottom and Darryl Bentley – – 5 18 – – 23 pts
8th USA 2888 Ellie Ungar and Jackson Mccoy – – 18 5 – – 23 pts
9th AUS 2991 Paul Ridgway and Bronwyn Ridgway – – 10 13 – – 23 pts
10th AUS 2842 Joshua Faddy and Paula Cummins – – 16 10 – – 26 pts
11th GBR 2871 Stephen Cockerill and Sarah Cockerill – – 14 12 – – 26 pts
12th USA 2398 Stasi Burzycki and Sophia Kasper – – 11 19 – – 30 pts
13th AUS 2811 Alan Riley and Geoff Smith – – 31 4 – – 35 pts
14th AUS 2941 Alistair Murray and Mischa Suda – – 13 23 – – 36 pts
15th AUS 2971 Mark Bulka and Oliver Bulka – – 19 17 – – 36 pts
16th USA 2983 Michael Karas and Molly Karas – – 4 34 – – 38 pts
17th USA 2916 Chris Lanzinger and Molly Lanzinger – – 17 22 – – 39 pts
18th AUS 2964 Gary Ratcliffe and Robyn Ratcliffe – – 20 21 – – 41 pts
19th AUS 2911 Peter Davies and Pia Lehtonen-Davies – – 33 9 – – 42 pts
20th USA 2984 Derek Bottles and Becca Galfer – – 27 15 – – 42 pts
Other GBR
28th GBR 2829 Jeremy Hawkins and Suzanne Hawkins – – 21 41 – – 62 pts
74th GBR 2742 John Lawton and Sarah Allen – – 70 72 – – 142 pts
