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2005 SKANDIA GEELONG WEEK

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RACES:

SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES
2005 winner: First National Real Estate
2004 winner: Ichi Ban

LOU ABRAHAM TROPHY
Williamstown to Geelong Passage Race
2005 winner: AAPT

SYDNEY 38s NATIONAL
2005 winner: Cydon
2004 winner: Clockwork Orange

BUNDERBERG RUM NATIONAL SPORTS BOATS
2005 winner: Max Power
2004 winner: Vivace

CLASSIC YACHTS
2005 winner: Kookaburra
2004 winner: Bungoona

GEELONG ADVERTISER CLUB PRIZE
2005 winner: Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
2004 winner: Royal Yacht Club of Victoria

1856 REINACTMENT RACE
2004 winner: Windward II

TRAILER YACHT SERIES
2005 winner: Magic
2004 winner: Time Out

OTB SERIES
2005 winner: Skandia Creativity
2004 winner: Mach 5

MULTIHULL SERIES
2005 winner: Slick Willie
2004 winner: Skandia Commitment

CRUISING BOAT SERIES
2005 winner: Spirit of Rani
2004 winner: Coromandel

THUNDERBIRD SERIES
2005 winner: Larriken 2
2004 winner: Tambo II

WINDSURFERS
2005 winner: Mark Lloyd

INTERNATIONAL CADETS
2005 winner: Red Rocker
2004 winner: Atomic

 

2005 GEELONG REGATTA

  • January 21-26, 2005 ; the largest sailing regatta in Australia
  • Oldest sporting event in Victoria; first held in 1844
  • Organiser: Royal Geelong Yacht Club (commodore Peter Stephens); Event co-ordinator: Doug Jarvis; Patron: John Bertrand AM
  • Title sponsor: Skandia (since 2004)
  • Location: Corio Bay, Geelong, VIC, Australia; approx. 1 hour by car from Melbourne

2005 SKANDIA GEELONG WEEK WINNERS:

  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES: 1 First National Real Estate (Michael Spies)
    2 Cougar 3 Dekadence 4 Gomez 5 Toecutter 6 As Good As It Gets
    DIVISION 2: 1 Skandia Courage "Koomooloo" 2 Skandia Passion "Vapour Trail" 3 Mrs Over Newton
  • LOU ABRAHAM TROPHY: DIV 1: 1 Island Trader (John Chatham)
  • SYDNEY 38 NATIONAL: 1 Cydon (Leon Christianakis)
    2 Shining Sea 3 London Tavern 4 38 Degrees South 5 Acuity 6 Estae Master
  • CLASSIC YACHTS: 1 Kookaburra 2 Boambillee 3 Bungoona
  • CRUISING BOATS: 1 Spirit of Rani(Ian Robottom)
    2 Ingenue 3 Sugoi 4 French Connection 5 Imogene
  • S80: 1 Moondah (Grant Hailes) 2 Scarlett Runner 3 Merak 4 Kasam 5 Flying circus
  • NATIONAL SPORTS BOATS: 1 Max Power (Paul Heyes)
    2 Team Gue 3 Rock 'N Roll 4 Chicken Run 5 Grange Securities
  • GEELONG ADVERTISER CLUB PRIZE: 1 Royal Yacht Club of Victoria 2 Royal Geelong Yacht Club
  • TRAILER YACHT SERIES: 1 Executive Suite (Herman Van Ree) 2 Time Out 3 Rolls Ross
  • TRAILABLE 5 R's: 1 Magic (Graham Puffett) 2 Maverick 3 Blu & Me
  • OTB SERIES: 1 Skandia Creativity (Rohan Veal) 2 Statler & Waldor 3 Inari
  • THUNDERBIRDS: 1 Larriken II (Darren Pickering) 2 Skandia Courage UK 3 Thunder Downunder
  • MULTIHULLS: 1 Slick Willie (Craig Unthank) 2 Redshift 3 Cascade
  • SUPER 30: 1 Sierra Bullet (Mel Mollison) 2 Merlin 3 Matador 4 Empara 5 Laurelle
  • CADETS: 1 Red Rocker (Jock Sinclair) 2 Cat Burglar 3 Atomic
  • WINDSURFER: 1 Mark Lloyd 2 Martin Stone 3 Derek Couper; Women: 1 Karen Constable

PRESS RELEASE:

PIC GALLERY

AAPT

ENTERPRIZE

2005 ENTRANTS:

SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES BOATS include

  • ICHI BAN (Matt Allen, FARR 52 design, LOA: 15.79) *** 2004 WINNER ***
  • AAPT (Sean Langman, Open 66 design, LOA: 20.03), 60 footer record holder, Sydney to Hobart; finished 2nd in 2004 Sydney to Hobart
  • FIRST NATIONAL REAL (Michael Spies, Beneteau 44.7 design, LOA: 13.35), Overall Winner 2003 Sydney to Hobart
  • HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD (Raymond Roberts, Mark Mills design, LOA: 14.00) *** 2003 WINNER ***
  • "SKANDIA" - David Goetz' Volvo 60 'Howarth Merit' will be re-branded in Skandia colours while the Super maxi Skandia is being repaired.
  • WITHDRAWLS: Super maxi Skandia and Konica Minolta have withdrawn due to damage sustained during the Sydney to Hobart race.

TALL SHIPS (for WIlliamstown to Geelong passage race)

  • "ONE & ALL": Replica of a classic 1850’s brigantine.
  • "ENTERPRIZE": Replica of the ship that brought the first settlers to Melbourne. The original ship was built in Hobart in 1829 by William Pender.

2005 SCHEDULE / STANDING:

  • FRI, JAN 21, 2005
  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES - heat 1, 2
    Result: 1 AAPT 2 Ichi Ban 3 Skandia 4 Hardy's Secret Mens Business 5 Skandia Contribution
  • CLASSIC YACHT PURSUIT - Result: 1 BUNGOONA 2 TANDANYA 3 SCIMITAR
  • SAT, JAN 22, 2005
  • LOU ABRAHAM TROPHY PASSAGE RACE (about 400 boats)
    Result: 1 AAPT 2 Volvo 60 "Skandia" 3 Ichi Ban 4 XLR-8
    Tall Ships arrive (including "Enterprize" and "One and All")
  • SYDNEY 38 NATIONAL - heat 1
    Result: 1 Shining Sea 2 Calibre 3 Cydon 4 Acuity 5 Chutzpah 6 Alex
  • NATIONAL SPORTS BOATS - heat 1, 2
    Result: 1 MAX POWER 2 CHICKEN RUN 3 TEAM GUE
  • SUN, JAN 23, 2005
  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES - heat 3, 4 ; CURRENT STANDING: 1 First National 2 Dekadence 3 Cougar / As Good As It Gets 5 Skandia Contribution
  • SYDNEY 38 NATIONAL
    heat 2: 1 Estate Master ; heat 3: 1 Estate Master; heat 4: 1 38 Degrees South
  • NATIONAL SPORTS BOATS - heat 3, 4
    CURRENT STANDING: 1 Max Power 2 Team GUE 3 Chicken Run 4 Rock ‘N Roll
  • 1858 RENACTMENT RACE: 1 SAYONARA 2 BOAMBILLEE 3 SCIMITAR
  • S80 - heat 3, 4: 1 MOONDAH 2 KASAM 3 ESPRIT
  • TEAM TROPHIES - FINAL
  • MON, JAN 24, 2005
  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES - heat 5, 6;
    CURRENT STANDING: 1 First National 2 Dekadence 3 Skandia Contribution
  • SYDNEY 38 NATIONAL - heat 5, 6, 7
    CURRENT STANDING: 1 Cydon 2 Acuity 3 Estate Master 4 Shining Sea 5 38 Degrees South
  • S80 - heat 5, 6
  • TUE, JAN 25, 2005
  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES - FINAL
  • S80 - FINAL
  • TRAILER YACHT - FINAL
  • THUNDERBIRDS - FINAL
  • MULTIHULLS - FINAL
  • OTB - FINAL
  • CRUISING - FINAL
  • SPORTS BOATS - FINAL
  • WED, JAN 26, 2005
  • SYDNEY 38 NATIONAL - FINAL
  • PASSAGE RACE - Geelong to Melbourne
  • CADETS

PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS:

  • Super maxi Skandia took line honours in every race last year (2004).
  • SCOTCHMANS HILL SERIES (inshore keelboats, IRC)
    2005 winner: First National Real Estate
    2004 winner: Ichi Ban (Matt Allen)
    2003 winner: Hollywood Boulevard (Ray Roberts)
    2002 winner: Another Challenge
    2001 winner: 38 Degrees South
    2000 winner: Hawk (UK)
    1999 winner: Terra Firma
  • LOU ABRAHAM TROPHY
    Williamstown to Geelong Passage Race
    mono hull record (Skandia "Wild Thing") 2hrs 32m 13s
    multi hulls record (Raw Nerve) 1hr 46m 12s
  • SYDNEY 38s NATIONAL (largest off-shore 1 design series in Australia)
    2004 winner: Clockwork Orange (Jock McAdie)
  • BUNDERBERG RUM NATIONAL SPORTS BOATS
    2005 winner: Max Power
    2004 winner: Vivace
    2003 winner: Team GUE
    2002 winner: Team GUE
    2001 winner: Team GUE
  • CLASSIC YACHTS
    2004 winner: Bungoona
    2003 winner: Roama
  • GEELONG ADVERTISER CLUB PRIZE (best club in Australian Measurement System, divisions 1 and 2, and the International IRC division)
    2004 winner: Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
    2003 winner: Royal Geelong Yacht Club
    2002 winner: Sandringham Yacht Club
    2001 winner: Royal Geelong Yacht Club
    2000 winner: Royal Geelong Yacht Club
    1999 winner: Sandringham Yacht Club
  • 1856 REINACTMENT RACE
    2004 winner: Windward II
  • TRAILER YACHT SERIES
    2004 winner: Time Out
  • OTB (Off the Beach) SERIES
    2004 winner: Mach 5
  • MULTIHULL SERIES
    2004 winner: Skandia Commitment
  • CRUISING BOAT SERIES
    2004 winner: Coromandel
  • THUNDERBIRD SERIES
    2004 winner: Tambo II
  • WINDSURFERS
    (The Wild Child Australian Windsurfer Championships)
  • INTERNATIONAL CADETS
    2004 winner: Atomic

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America's Cup

Admirals Cup

Volvo Ocean Race

Rolex Transatlantic

Rolex Fastnet
Maxi Rolex Cup
Skandia Cowes Week


 

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