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Aiden Geck Finishes Third in Australian Sabot Championship
Malcolm Thorburn, Sunday, 4 January 2009Aiden Geck in his Sabot "Wobbly Boot" finished third in the Australian Sabot Championships (1 UP Division) held at the Whitsunday Sailing Club in Airlie beach. In a highly competitive fleet of 58 boats, Aiden sailed an incredibly consistent series, finshing just 6 points behind the winner and 1 point behind second place. Aiden had just one placing outside the top 10 in the ten race series, a fantastic performance.
In the 2 UP Division, Trevor Koreman/Maggie Bowden in "The Razors Edge" came in 6th overall, with Lily Geck/Xanthe Walker in "Kid Blast", in 8th place.
In the "Jim Hayes Sabot Week" Event (for boats not contesting the championship), Natalie Koreman in "Cookie Munster" finished 2nd overall out of 23 competitors in the 1 UP Division, a great result. Nicholas Eutick came 13th and Max Von Richter, 15th. In the 2 UP Division, BSS boat "The Fiddler", Fraser Smith/Hugo Von Buuren finished in first place, a great effort at their first major series. Liam Geck/Elija Walker (Kid Blast) came in third after only taking up sailing in the previous few months.
Congratulations to all BSS crews who contested the racing in Airlie Beach.
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BSS Boats Excelling - click here for Aussie Championship results
Malcolm Thorburn, Saturday, 3 January 2009BSS boats are excelling at two Australian Championships currently under way.
SABOTS
At Airlie Beach, Aiden Geck is running second by just 1 point in the 1-up Sabot's Division, with the final two races to be held today (3 January). A fantastic performance in this highly competitive fleet of 58 boats.
Other notable performances:
Trevor Koreman/Maggie Bowden are running 5th in the 2-up Division with Lily Geck/Xanthie Walker currently 8th overall.
In the Sabot Week event, for Sabots not contesting the Championship, Natalie Koreman is running second in 1-up's; and Fraser Smith/Hugo Van Buuren are leading the 2-up's. Special mention for Liam Geck/Elijah Walker who are running 3rd after only completing our Learn to Sail course recently.
In the 125's at Hervey Bay, we have three boats in the top four. Doug Brewer/John Anderson in "J" are leading after three races, with "Shake 'N' Bake" Tim/Lauren Robba second, and "Waterloo" Jenny Anderson/Jo Luscombe in fourth.
"Chemically Enhanced" Oliver Burgess/Will O'Keefe are running a close second in the Junior Division.
You can follow the 125's results at http://www.125assoc.com/results.asp
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Submissions for web site
Peter Fell, Sunday, 2 November 2008we are looking for input! Submissions to the web site
We are seeking all types of submissions to the website - photos, race reports, upcoming events
For anything for inclusion or publicity on the website, email to info@bss.org.au
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