Klaus Lorenz (Whitsunday Sailing Club) as the top Australian at the Asian Champs held recently at Pattaya, Thailand. Altogher, the 2010 AOST members performed better than at any previous Asian Championship Regatta. Results were: Klaus Lorenz, 11th; James McLennan (Vic), 20th; Jack Graves (Vic), 25th; Chris Charlewood (WA) 44th; Nia Jerwood (WA), 48th; Sam Blackburn (WA), 54th.
Congratulations to the 2 Queenslanders who competed in the East Coast Optimist Championships hels at Woollahra, Sydney Harbour, on the weekend. Kyle O'Connell (Southport Yacht Club) came 2nd overall, and Klaus Lorenz (Whitsunday Sailing Club) came first. Third was Brodie Crossman from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
What a great event (Thanks, Southport Yacht Club!)
Here's the first (of many?) reports from sailors.... photos will be posted soon... ed.
My Name is Stuart Plenderleith and I am from Northbridge S.C and this is my experience at Southport Yacht Club.
My experience at the Queensland State Optimist Championships was huge because I learned a lot of things that I could not have learnt at Northbridge S.C such as the tide.
The 8 members of the Australian Optimist Sailing Team who travelled to Whitianga, NZ, for the NZ Nationals all finished in the top 50, and two finished in the top 10! Full results are on the NZIODA website, and the Aussies finished:
Klaus Lorenz (Qld), 7th; Jack Graves (Vic), 10th; James McLennan (Vic), 19th; Tyrone Gowans (Vic), 20th; Alistair Young (WA), 29th; Brodie Crossman (NSW), 31st; Tom Trotman (Vic), 44th; Chris Charlewood (WA), 49th.
The photo shows (L to r) Tom, Klaus, Brodie, Alistair, James, coach Ivor MacNamara, Chris, Jack and Tyrone.
The closing date for the first prize draw for photographs was 31st March, but we still need more! The prize for the first draw will be awarded at the State Championship in May. The second round will be drawn 30th June, and awarded soon after.
Send your pics for publication to admin@qioda.com before the closing date
As we end yet another busy year, it gives me great pleasure to lodge my second report as the President of the Queensland International Optimist Dinghy Association. My report this year is divided into three sections:
QIODA is offering some special prizes for Queensland sailors travelling to Sydney for the NSW State Championships to be held at the end of March. See the events page for details, NOR, etc.,
Please help us make this 'the mother of all Opti websites'!!!
We need articles, news items, and lots of photos. Just send your photos, with captions, to the editor at <admin@qioda.com> to go in the monthly draw for a prize!
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