Australian A-Cat Nats 2023: Beattie & Howells crowned Champs
Last two days with less breeze for the 2023 A-Cat Australian Nats. Adam Beattie prevailed over a top talented foiling fleet and Ritchie Howells demonstrated how good the DNA hulls still are, equipped with a standard straight boom rig he won the Classics division 1pt ahead current World Champ Andrew Landenberger. Tight racing in the Classics with David McKenzie in 3rd also 1pt behind Landy.
Photos by Gippsland YC, more here
Foiling Fleet Results:
| Pos | Sail# | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS 14 | Adam Beattie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15.0 |
| 2 | AUS 88 | Darren Bundock | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24.0 |
| 3 | AUS 20 | David Brewer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.0 |
| 4 | AUS 89 | James Clark | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37.0 |
| 5 | AUS 4 | Steve Brewin | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 41.0 |
| 6 | AUS 1087 | Stuart Scott | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 64.0 |
| 7 | AUS 10 | Brad Collett | 8 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 66.0 |
| 8 | AUS 7 | Hamish Sinclair | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 90.0 |
| 9 | AUS 1056 | Mitch Meade | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 97.0 |
| 9 | AUS 18 | Jack Benson | 12 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 22 (DNC) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 97.0 |
| 11 | AUS 81 | Joey Randall | 15 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 99.0 |
| 12 | AUS 1042 | Neil How | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 110.0 |
| 13 | AUS 1055 | Ron Scherwins | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 (DNS) | 22 (DNC) | 124.0 |
| 14 | AUS888 | Jake Liddell | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 127.0 |
| 15 | AUS 57 | Paul Raymond | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 (RET) | 152.0 |
| 16 | AUS 1050 | Miles Milward | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 154.0 |
| 17 | NED 888 | Carolijn Brouwer | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 22 (DNS) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 159.0 |
| 18 | AUS 1067 | Oliver McKeon | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 (DNC) | 163.0 |
| 19 | AUS 51 | Paul Larsen | 11 | 9 | 22 (DNC) | 20 | 22 (DNF) | 22 (DNS) | 11 | 7 | 22 (DNF) | 22 (DNS) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 168.0 |
| 20 | AUS 44 | Simon McKeon | 16 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 22 (DNF) | 22 (DNS) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 182.0 |
| 21 | AUS 1052 | Stephen McTaggart | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 (DNF) | 22 (DNS) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 22 (DNC) | 194.0 |
Results Classics:
| Pos | Sail# | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS 965 | Ritchie Howells | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27.0 |
| 2 | AUS 308 | Andrew Landenberger | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28.0 |
| 3 | AUS 907 | David McKenzie | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29.0 |
| 4 | AUS 1020 | Bruce Woodward | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35.0 |
| 5 | AUS 300 | Andreas S Landenberger | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 37.0 |
| 6 | AUS 101 | Chris Cairns | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 (DNS) | 29 (DNS) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 59.0 |
| 7 | AUS 1061 | Leon McNeill | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 76.0 |
| 8 | AUS 27 | William Michie | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 88.0 |
| 9 | AUS 9 | John Dowling | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 105.0 |
| 10 | AUS 8 | Greame Harbour | 7 | 23 | 13 | 29 (DNF) | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 106.0 |
| 11 | AUS 49 | Matt Johnson | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 108.0 |
| 12 | AUS 99 | Mark Capel | 14 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 110.0 |
| 13 | AUS 954 | Paul Neeskens | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 117.0 |
| 14 | AUS 977 | Martin Grant | 5 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 126.0 |
| 15 | AUS 210 | Mason Collett | 18 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 133.0 |
| 15 | AUS 67 | Trevor Brown | 22 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 133.0 |
| 17 | AUS 987 | Clare Neeskens | 16 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 153.0 |
| 18 | AUS 953 | David Graham | 29 (RET) | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 29 (DNF) | 9 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 166.0 |
| 19 | AUS 960 | Neil Caldwell | 13 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 170.0 |
| 20 | AUS 1011 | Richard Nicholson | 19 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 174.0 |
| 21 | AUS 913 | Jon Goodall | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 176.0 |
| 22 | AUS 933 | Brian Cole | 20 | 29 (RET) | 29 (DNS) | 29 (DNS) | 29 (DNS) | 29 (DNS) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 184.0 |
| 23 | AUS 48 | Ian Johnson | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 189.0 |
| 24 | AUS 978 | Ewan Campbell | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 211.0 |
| 25 | AUS 990 | Glenn Lazzar | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 226.0 |
| 26 | AUS 1074 | Dom Tanner | 25 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 29 (DNS) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 229.0 |
| 27 | AUS 949 | Calum Liddle | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 (DNF) | 29 (DNS) | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 258.0 |
| 28 | AUS 936 | Matthew Dawson | 23 | 24 | 29 (DNF) | 29 (DNF) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNF) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 29 (DNC) | 279.0 |
