F18 Australian Nats 2023: Burvill & Puttman Champs
Video by F18 Australian Assoc fb. Photo: Gordon Kemp / KCC. –
F18 Australian Nats 2023
Brett Burvill & Max Puttman (Windrush Edge / Nxt Gen Sails) won today the 2023 F18 Australian Nats held at Kurnell Catamaran Club. 12 races completed with 8 bullets for the top Aussie team, dominating in the breeze as they also do abroad.
For more insights read event report till yesterday by Max published in previous post.
Second place for Colby-Colman (Scorpion / 1D) and third for A-Cat aces Steve Brewin & Adam Beatie (Scorpion / Brewin Sails). Fourth for Eli Henebery & Kris Bliston (Goodall Akurra) who win the last race and saw chances of podium relegated after snapping a rudder in the previous one.
Repetitive but true, F18 with all the now updated designs is a perfectly even platform Formula Class, anyone can win, sailors define the title.
Last day held in +18knots breeze.
Top Ten below, complete results here
| P | Sail | Platform | Helm | Crew | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Tot | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS 3 | Windrush Edge | Brett Burvill | Max Puttman | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (4.0) | 3.0 | (5.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 15 |
| 2 | AUS 05 | Exploder Scorpion | Gavin Colby | Kai Colman | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (4.0) | (5.0) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 36.0 | 27 |
| 3 | AUS 004 | Exploder Scorpion | Steve Brewin | Adam Beatie | 2.0 | 5.0 | (dns) | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | (10.0) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 71.0 | 27 |
| 4 | AUS 880 | Goodall Akura | Eli Henebery | Kris Bilston | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | (17.0) | 4.0 | (dnf) | 1.0 | 84.0 | 33 |
| 5 | AUS 532 | Windrush Edge | Gavin Parker | Dan Brown | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | (dnf) | (dnf) | 120.0 | 52 |
| 6 | AUS 800 | Goodall Akura | Emma Rankin | Beau White / Luke Ratcliff | 10.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | (dsq) | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | (16.0) | 16.0 | 123.0 | 73 |
| 7 | AUS 642 | Windrush Edge | Peter Skewes | Bailey Skewes | 11.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | (ocs) | 8.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | (22.0) | 7.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 147.0 | 91 |
| 8 | AUS 032 | Nacra Evolution | Bevin Chrimes | Ben Hillman | 7.0 | (21.0) | 6.0 | (17.0) | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 134.0 | 96 |
| 9 | AUS 105 | Hobie Wildcat | Shane Hatton | Adrian Fawcett | 8.0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | (27.0) | 7.0 | (dnc) | 9.0 | 168.0 | 107 |
| 10 | AUS 425 | Goodall C2 | Luke Oakden | Mathew Hatton | (21.0) | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | (18.0) | 8.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 152.0 | 113 |
