Official Programme Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 National Title 21-24 February 2013 Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron FARR 40 AUSTRALIAN SERIES AUSTRALIA Photo: Dane Lojek, DL Sport Fotos FARR 40 AUSTRALIA President: Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Treasurer / Secretary: Richard Perini NSW Fleet Captain: Guido Belgiorno-Nettis Queensland Fleet Captain: Howard Lambourne Tasmanian Fleet Captain: Wayne Banks-Smith Class Administrator: Jennie Hughes E: [email protected] Photo: Dane Lojek, DL Sport Fotos Contents Welcome to the Aberdeen Asset Management National Title 02 About our Sponsor 04 About Farr 40 05 The Aberdeen Asset Management National Title 06 Course map 07 Competitors Edake 09 Enigma 10 Estate Master 11 Forty 12 Impi 13 Kokomo 14 Lambourdini 15 POW 16 Transfusion 17 Voodoo Chile 18 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 11 Welcome Welcome to the Farr 40 National Titles/John Calvert-Jones Trophy Farr 40 Australia and Aberdeen Asset Management welcome all competitors and spectators to the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 National Championships. This is the pinnacle of our sailing season, with the crews having already competed in Brisbane, Tasmania and Sydney. This year is also the first time that crews will be competing for the John Calvert-Jones Trophy, named after Australia’s first world champion and the only Australian to win a world championship overseas. John will be watching the regatta aboard Kokomo this weekend. The Australian series scoreboard is very busy at the top, with Transfusion currently holding the lead, followed closely by Kokomo and Estate Master. Other boats to keep an eye out for include Voodoo Chile, Lambourdini and Edake (who won the Corinthian award in last week’s NSW State Titles), as all showed good speed last weekend. POW, the new entry from Tasmania, is a genuine unknown and could be a dark horse. We are excited to be able to showcase exceptional One Design racing against the backdrop of Sydney’s magnificent harbour and anticipate highly competitive, international standard racing among the crews. We have eight Sydney boats competing in the fleet this weekend and these have been joined by two interstate boats who have travelled to be a part of this event. This fleet of ten boats is largest to have participated in many years, which will lead to a wonderful spectacle on Sydney Harbour. All crews have been out on the water honing their skills for the unpredictability of racing in the congested Sydney Harbour, with crews having to deal with the many ferries and other race and spectator craft. We look forward to you joining us for a wonderful weekend of sailing. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis Brett Jollie President Managing Director Farr 40 Australia Aberdeen Asset Management 2 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Photo: Dane Lojek, DL Sport Fotos About our Sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management Aberdeen Asset Management is a global investment management group. From our beginnings in Scotland in 1983, we have grown rapidly through both organic growth and acquisition. We have offices in 23 countries around the world and have had a presence in the Australian market since 2000. Aberdeen’s business is the active management of equities, fixed income, property and alternative solutions for institutional and retail clients. We currently manage over $280 billion in assets worldwide. We have the scale to provide global coverage of financial markets, yet we are flexible enough to focus on each and every portfolio decision. We have teams of skilled investment professionals across our range of investment strategies. In 2012, Aberdeen partnered with Farr 40 to support the Farr 40 Australia National Series. The skill, camaraderie and teamwork required for success in this exciting sport are qualities that are equally important to the success of the asset management industry and Aberdeen’s own success. Contact us www.aberdeenasset.com.au [email protected] 4 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series About Farr 40 Farr 40 sailing is a contest between evenly matched 40-foot racing boats, helmed by their skilled and competitive amateur owners and guided by world-renowned tacticians. Boats in the Farr 40 class must meet strict One Design criteria. One Design racing in Australia is widely celebrated through successful classes such as Etchells and dinghy Olympic classes including the Lasers and 470s. The Farr 40 class follows similar principles in racing and complies with specific One Design rules; boats have been built to a specific design and competing boats in the class are not permitted to make amendments to the design. Any competitive advantage must be derived by the skill of the skipper and crew. Unique to the Farr 40 class is that the One Design rules are internationally governed, dictate an owner driver rule and impose limitations on number of professional crew members. The Farr 40 fleet in Australia consists of 27 boats, 20 of which will compete in the 2012/13 Farr 40 Australia Series. Crews in this Class consist of yachting luminaries such as Tom Slingsby, Malcolm Page, Mathew Belcher, Nathan Outteridge & Nina Curtis – all successful competitors in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The New South Wales Farr 40 State Titles is the third of a three part State Title series, with previous events held in Queensland (27-28 October 2012), and Tasmania (4-6 January 2013). The pinnacle event for the Australian Farr 40 Association is the National Titles, which will be held in Sydney on 21-24 February 2013. www.farr40.asn.au The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 15 The Aberdeen Asset Management National Title Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 33 Peel Street, Kirribilli, New South Wales Schedule of official events Thursday 21 February 17:30 AEDST Invitational Twilight Race Friday 22 February 11:00 AEDST Racing commences Saturday 23 February 11:00 AEDST Racing commences Sunday 24 February 10:30 AEDST Racing commences The Race Committee intends to conduct as many races as practicable on each scheduled date of racing, up to a maximum of eleven races for the series. The entries for this championship: Boat Name Sail Number Edake 007 Enigma 6151 Estate Master AUS 615 Forty 8001 Impi 6024 Kokomo AUS 8883 Lambourdini 8877 POW 6040 Transfusion 6422 Voodoo Chile 8888 6 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Course map Racing Area The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 17 Photo: Dane Lojek, DL Sport Fotos Edake Edake Racing is looking forward to the upcoming State and National Titles. After finishing 3rd in the CYCA Trophy Series the team is fully aware that there will 7 be even stiffer competition at 0 these regattas. Some core team 0 members remain from the Worlds in 2011 but there have been some exciting additions. These include Evan Walker, who returned last year from coaching the Finnish girls’ match racing squad to a very credible 3rd in the Olympics. Other team additions include Don McPhee, Tim Lake, Jaidan Stevens, Boat Edake Nicki Hodgson and Dan Nixon. The team will be competing in the Sail No. 007 Corinthian division and is keen to Fleet Sydney regain the Australian Corinthian title which it last won in 2010. Owner Jeff Carter Tactician Evan Walker Bow Don McPhee Mast Lachlan Carter Jeff Carter Float 1 Dan Nixon Float 2 Nicki Hodgson Evan Walker Pit Jaiden Stevens Trim 1 Scott Francis Trim 2 Tim Lake Main Noel Holder The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 19 Enigma 6 Enigma is a Sydney based Farr40 1 OD jointly owned and campaigned 5 by David Gotze and Michael 1 Cranitch. Although the two owners are based in different states, Enigma is constantly campaigned in both One Design and handicap regattas. David is focusing on the One Design campaigns and, after a successful start to the season with a solid performance taking out the Forgacs Newcastle regatta, he’s looking forward to the competition in Sydney. David’s team is ably led by Steve McConaghy (Macca) on Tactics, Scott Hinton (Scooter) Boat Enigma trimming and supported by Sail No. 6151 experienced Farr 40 sailors from Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania. Fleet NSW The team is looking forward to a Owner David Gotze solid regatta while enjoying the usual hospitality and good sailing Tactician Steve McConaghy conditions of Sydney. David Gotze Bow Mal Clarke Mast Andrew Kearnan Float 1 Narelle Barns Pit Gary Adshead Trim 1 Scott Hinton (Scooter) Trim 2 Stuart Broom Main Bruce Savage 10 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Steve McConaghy Estate Master Estate Master is campaigned by the husband and wife team of Lisa 5 and Martin Hill with son-in-law and 3 times Olympian Michael 1 Blackburn as tactician. It is a family 6 affair with Michael’s wife Sarah Hill also on board backing up her mum, S Lisa in the Pit position. Michael, a Laser world champion and Sydney U Bronze medallist in the Laser Class, has recently been made AIS joint A coach of the Year, having coached Tom Slingsby to Gold in the London Olympics. Estate Master is a seasoned global Farr 40 competitor with 4 World Championship to Boat Estate Master her credit with results 15, 8, 5 & 4. The yacht’s other international Sail No. AUS 615 highlights include 1st in 2010 Pre Fleet NSW Worlds and 1st in 2011 Sydney International Regatta. Estate Owner Martin and Lisa Hill Master crew is also joined by Martin Hill International Gordon McGuire on main who was Farr 40 President sailing master on the yacht when Tactician Michael Blackburn it scored 2nd in Newport Farr 40 World championships in 2007. Bow Morgan White Michael Blackburn Mast Russell Ely Float 1 Sarah Hill Float 2 Nick Stansell Pit Lisa Hill Trim 1 James Corrie Trim 2 Jordon Reece Main Gordon McGuire Martin and Lisa Hill The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 111 Forty 8 The Forty crew came together in 0 February 2012 for the Nationals 0 regatta in Sydney.